ENERGIA
Gás natural com preço recorde
September 20, 2021 -
Um inverno frio e prolongado que drenou as existências, uma onda de
calor no verão sem ventos, furacões nos EUA e restrição de fluxos de gás da Rússia, tudo se conjugou para causar um aumento perigoso dos preços do gás.
Post-pandemic economic recovery, particularly in Asia, has increased demand and competition for scarce supplies. Gas supplies around a fifth of Europe’s electricity and Europe is facing a growing price crunch for energy, with smaller suppliers committed to fixed price deals going bust and food supplies threatened by the shortage of carbon dioxide, used for everything from frozen goods, in the form of dry ice, to animal slaughter.