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€1 billion in cash from sale of Tallgrass Energy stake to benefit Enagás’ credit profile

Santander Corporate & Investment | Enagás (Baa2u e, BBB e, BBB e) has announced the sale of its 30.2% stake in Tallgrass Energy to Blackstone for $1.1 billion (equivalent to €1.018 billion). The company noted that the sale is part of the asset rotation programme announced in the 2022-30 Strategic Plan. Enagás will record an accounting loss of €360 million, but also noted that the divestment will have a very…


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Construction begins on Germany’s first onshore LNG plant to be operated by Enagás

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | The laying of the foundation stone for Germany’s first onshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal, which will be operated by Enagás and come on stream in 2027, was held last Friday in Stade. More than 1,100 people will work on the construction of Europe’s two largest LNG tanks, each with a capacity of 240,000 cubic metres, which will also be able to operate with renewable ammonia. The terminal…


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ENAGAS increases 1Q24 profit by 19%

Total demand for natural gas fell by -4.0% in 1Q2024 compared to the same period in 2023. But the company’s total revenues as of 31 March 2024 remained the same as in 1Q23: €220.5 million. EBITDA at 31 March 2024 stood at €178.3 million, 2.7% higher than in 1Q2023 and on track to meet ENG’s annual target of €750 – 760 million. EBIT decreased by 3.1% year-on-year in 1Q2024 to…


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Enagás raises stake in HEH consortium to 15% and will take over management of Stade LNG plant

Banc Sabadell| Enagás (ENG) announced at the AGM that it will consolidate its presence in Germany by increasing its stake in the Hanseatic Energy Hub (HEH) consortium from 10% to 15%, where Enagás will assume the technical management of the construction of the Stade LNG plant (scheduled to come online in 2027). The total investment volume of the project amounts to around €1.6 billion (€1 billion for construction). Assessment: Low…


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Enagás estimates Spanish investment in H2Med at €1 billion, as it registers 650 green hydrogen projects

Norbolsa| The company estimates that the investments planned to achieve the Spanish hydrogen infrastructure total €4.9 billion (€1.2 billion in underground storage and €3.7 billion in infrastructures). In this sense, for H2Med, an investment of €2,5 billion was estimated, of which €1 billion would be Spanish investment. The company registered 650 hydrogen projects from a total of 206 companies in the “Call for interest” process it launched last September to…


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Enagás awards logistics services contract for LNG plant at El Musel (Gijón) to Endesa

Link Securities| Enagás (ENG) has awarded Endesa (ELE) the logistics services for the El Musel liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Gijón, according to Europa Press. This step marks the end of the binding phase of the capacity allocation process (Open Season). A total of 13 bids were received between 5 and 30 June, the period during which this final part of the process took place. The logistics services offered…


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Enagas expects to complete sale of Morelos gas pipeline before spring

ENAGAS has presented its 2022 results. Operating results were in line with consensus, both revenues and EBITDA (€797m vs €798m css, down 11% Year-on-Year), as well as EBIT (€478mn vs €476mn). However, the company posted a FY22 net profit (€376mn) -6% below consensus (€401mn), due to the discrepancy in the timing of the Morelos pipeline sale (the sale is now expected to be completed in the first four months of…


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Enagás plans roadshow to finance near €7,135 million cost of H2Med project, with Germany also joining

The country set to account for the lion’s share of Iberian exports of green hydrogen agreed yesterday, Sunday, with France, Spain and Portugal, to join the H2Med project, which will therefore reach Germany, as announced yesterday by the German and French presidents, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron. The H2Med project consists of building a large underwater pipeline linking Spain with France, via Barcelona and Marseilles, to transport hydrogen to Europe….


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Enagás reaches agreement with Uniper to buy 20% stake in UK-Netherlands pipeline

Enagás (ENG) has reached an agreement with Germany’s Uniper to acquire a 20% stake in BBL Company, owner of the 235-km gas interconnection linking the UK and the Netherlands. This transaction is part of the company’s Strategic Plan objectives to contribute to Europe’s security of supply and decarbonisation. Just a month ago Enagás, France’s Teréga and GRTgaz and Portugal’s REN signed a Memorandum of Understanding ratifying their commitment to collaborate…


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“Carbon Prices Are Having Perverse Effects”

Carlos Schwartz | Natalia Fabra is a director of Enagás and chair of the European programme “CURRENT TOOLS AND POLICY CHALLENGES IN ELECTRICITY MARKETS”. Q:There seems to be a shift in thinking about pricing mechanisms in the energy sector at the moment. A: Yes, it is part of the paradigm shift. It has been realised that, in the case of the electricity market, it is not correct to remunerate power…