# Russia May Be Testing U.S. Gas Nerve With Europe Push, Citi Says - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com

> Citigroup says Russian gas shipments to Europe have pushed European storage near full and added to oversupply. The bank suggests Moscow may be testing US LNG export resilience, and it estimates that restricting US LNG for two months could remove about 400 bcf of supply. Otherwise, Russian pipeline flows may need to fall about 15% year on year.

- Date: 2019-06-10 · published 2019-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58780-russia-may-be-testing-u-s-gas-nerve-with-europe-push-citi-says-energy-news-top
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A possible LNG restriction or Russian supply cut could tighten gas balances and lift prices. The link to feed commodities is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2021-12-30 | [Hoping for cheaper gas to come, Europe reverses Russian link to tap storage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43783-hoping-for-cheaper-gas-to-come-europe-reverses-russian-link-to-tap-storage.md) | +3.6% | +42.4% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-23 | [Europe energy crisis: natural gas prices jump as Russia cut looms \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27595-europe-energy-crisis-natural-gas-prices-jump-as-russia-cut-looms-fortune.md) | +14.0% | +18.4% |
| NATGAS | 2025-10-22 | [US hits top Russian oil companies with sanctions, EU bans Russian LNG \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8128-us-hits-top-russian-oil-companies-with-sanctions-eu-bans-russian-lng-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +19.1% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-27 | [Europe’s gas stores are running low — and prices could top 100 euros](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18060-europe-s-gas-stores-are-running-low-and-prices-could-top-100-euros.md) | +3.2% | +11.3% |
| NATGAS | 2021-11-03 | [Explainer: Why Russian exports hold sway over European and British gas prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44229-explainer-why-russian-exports-hold-sway-over-european-and-british-gas-prices.md) | -7.5% | -21.2% |

## Sources

- energynow.com: https://energynow.com/2019/06/russia-may-be-testing-u-s-gas-nerve-with-europe-push-citi-says/

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