The most serious disruption came in January 2009, when 18 European countries reported major drops or complete gas cut-offs.
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New Jersey Natural Gas cut off gas flow completely on Thursday in order to stop the fuel to these fires, but much damage was done.
Europe included the greenhouse-gas cut promise in the Berlin declaration celebrating 50 years of integration, putting it at the core of Europe's purpose for the next half century.
Gas prices spiked on short supply, and Sempra, struggling to keep U.S. power plants supplied with gas, cut off its 75 million cubic feet a day of gas deliveries to Rosarito.
Natural gas output fell 5.9 percent worldwide, driven by an 8.7 percent decline in the U.S. Exxon and other domestic gas producers cut back production starting last year after U.S. natural gas prices fell to decade-lows in the wake of the historically warm winter of 2011 - 2012.
The overall North American rig count declined by around 15% over the last year while the number of gas rigs declined by around 45% as low natural gas prices prompted oil and gas companies to cut down on gas drilling.
Prices rose after Libyan gas was cut off as a result of the country's uprising and a lot of Qatari LNG has found a new destination in Japan, deprived of much of its nuclear power since the disaster at its Fukushima plant.
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Draught-proofing can cut gas bills by 10% by merely putting sticky tape around windows and doors.
In January 2009, several EU states saw imports of Russian gas via Ukraine cut for up to three weeks.
The winner on February 7th will need to raise heavily subsidised gas prices and cut public spending with a vengeance.
Mr Davey said the advent of shale gas would not weaken the UK's legally binding targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
She then managed the feat of winning an IMF bail-out without fulfilling the fund's demands to raise gas prices and cut public spending.
Although a number of energy suppliers have cut gas and electricity prices this year, they rose sharply last year and are expected to rise again this winter.
And to suggest to Americans that there is some other way, that you can wave a magic wand and cut oil prices and cut gas prices, is simply not treating the American people with the kind of respect they deserve -- because they know better.
As gas prices are regionalised around the world, the sharp cut in US gas prices has not been seen in Europe or Asia.
His report's key message, one of policy: that governments had to cut greenhouse gas emissions urgently.
One of the primary benefits of a smart grid is its potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Replacing an old boiler with a modern version can cut a gas bill by up to 25%.
Double it. (Applause.) Now, put another way, that would cut your gas bill in half.
So how might customers cut their gas bills by 15% before then to avoid a price hike?
It is still fuzzy who was ultimately responsible for deciding to cut the gas to central and western Europe.
In January, Russia cut off gas supplies to more than a dozen European countries for two weeks, amid a row with Kiev.
During the trial, Manchester Crown Court heard he cut two gas pipes in his house because his girlfriend had left him and taken their children.
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Russia has stood firm on the price tag, however, and threatened to cut off gas supplies to the Ukraine if its terms are not agreed by Jan. 1.
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