On October 12, local time, Polish oil pipeline operator PERN issued a statement saying that on the evening of the 11th local time, one of the two oil pipelines in the western section of its "Friendship" oil pipeline was detected to have leaked.

Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Europe has encountered the energy crisis , and many countries are suffering from the strong impact of energy scarcity.

Leakage accident occurred in important European oil pipelines

On October 12th local time, PERN, a company in Poland oil pipeline operator, issued a statement saying that on the evening of the 11th local time, one of the two oil pipelines in the western section of its "Friendship" (Przyjaźń) oil pipeline was detected to have leaked.

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, the "friendship" oil pipeline is one of the longest oil pipelines in the world, and is also an important pipeline for transporting oil to Germany. The pipeline starts from Russia, with its northern section mainly transporting Russian crude oil to Poland and Germany, while the southern section mainly supplies crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia .

This pipeline leak occurred in its northern section, and the leakage point is located in Poland. According to PERN, the company found a leak about 70 kilometers from the Plock area in central Poland. This also means that oil supply from Poland and Germany may be at risk.

It is reported that the Polish authorities are investigating the cause of the pipeline leak . At the same time, Polish government personnel have rushed to the scene to assess the situation, ensure safety around them and carry out repair work. "At present, the cause of the incident is not clear." PERN spokesman Katarzyna Krasinska revealed on the phone that it is expected that the possible cause of the leak will be known in a few hours.

Although the previous leak of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline was believed to have been deliberately damaged, Polish government officials claimed that had no reason to believe that the "friendship" oil pipeline was also deliberately damaged, and this time "may" was an accident.

German Chancellor Scholz called for joint action

lowering energy prices

German Chancellor Scholz said on October 11 local time that energy prices must be "lowered to an acceptable level, but this is not something Germany and even the entire EU can do it unilaterally".

Shultz called on in his speech that day that all international conferences at discussed "mutual responsibilities", "We need a coordinated procedure to return the price to a reasonable level."

Among the member countries of G7 , Canada and the United States are major energy exporters, so the energy products of both countries are also becoming the targets that energy importers such as Germany are striving for. Previously, Germany's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic and Climate Protection Habeck had accused the United States of energy products of too high.

Italian Natural gas price soared by more than 770%!

The Italian National Bureau of Statistics released a monthly economic trend report on the 11th. The report believes that the sharp rise in energy prices has posed a significant risk to the operations of Italian companies.

data shows that compared with 2019, the current natural gas price in Italy has risen by about 776% , the production and transmission and distribution prices have increased by 131.5%, the gasoline price has increased by 20%, and the heating diesel price has increased by 36%.

. This situation may cause 8.2% of the country's enterprises, that is, , to fall into operating losses, and involves a total of 3.4 million employees.

The United States' export of natural gas to Europe greatly increased its price

Europe needs to spend nearly 10 times the price

According to Reuters citing data from financial market data provider " Refinitiv ", from January to June 2022, the United States exported 39 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to Europe, accounting for 68% of the total U.S. exports.

In the six months of 2022, the total amount of liquefied natural gas exported by the United States to Europe exceeded the whole year of last year. At the same time, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, the price of liquefied natural gas exported by the United States reached US$12.76 per thousand cubic feet in July this year, compared with US$7.23 in the same period last year. increased by 76.5% year-on-year, while the price in June this year was US$14.37, a year-on-year growth of 119%.

According to relevant information, American energy companies only need to spend $60 million to fill a liquefied natural gas transport ship, while the purchase price in Europe has soared to $275 million. Excluding transportation and other costs, each ship can earn more than $150 million.

Industry insiders analyzed that this winter, Europe will pay 10 times the money it has to pay for natural gas.

This article is comprehensively compiled from CCTV Finance, CCTV News, Global Network and other