Kiev and Vilnius jointly condemn Nord Stream
Production
Lithuania’s energy minister Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and his Ukrainian counterpart Ihor Nasalyk have signed a joint statement on the threats of
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Novatek chief slams US sanctions
Policy
Russian gas extractor Novatek chief financial officer Mark Gyetvay says the latest US sanctions against Russia this month are “a
‘Nuclear Titanic’ leaves St Petersburg
Industry
Russia has launched a controversial floating nuclear power station, which environmentalist have dubbed a “nuclear Titanic”, to provide energy to
Wind-to-hydrogen prices falling: IEA
Transmission
Hydrogen produced by surplus wind and solar energy could be cheaper than natural gas by the 2030s, a study claims.
Germany pays less for Russian gas: data
Industry
Russia’s Federal Customs Service statistics show Germany paid less for natural gas from the world’s largest exporter, Gazprom, than most
Innogy: Eon deal lacks clarity
Transmission
Essen-based energy company Innogy says a proposed deal by its parent RWE and rival Eon to break up the German
Belgium and Denmark plan giant wind parks
Production
Belgium plans to double the amount of its waters made available for offshore wind farms and Denmark says it wants
EU energy dependency on rise: Eurostat
Industry
A downturn in primary productionof fossil fuels, as well as nuclear energy, means that the EU’s energy imports have increased,
Trump’s OPEC tweet and the art of the Iran deal
Opinion
Donald Trump’s Twitter spat with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week, in which the American President
Gazprom hails $20bn Baltic methane plant
Industry
De-facto Russian gas monopoly Gazprom says it plans to work with Rusgazdobycha to build a gas processing plant on the
GE to test world’s largest wind turbine
Storage
General Electric has decided to test the world’s largest offshore wind turbines in the UK ahead of possible installation in
Rotterdam plans ship-to-ship LNG refuelling
Industry
The Dutch port of Rotterdam expects to see its first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling operation in June, boosting
EDF diversifies from nuclear
Transmission
The French state-run utility EDF (Electricité de France) is adapting to a market where wind and solar costs have fallen
Swedish turbines built on Scottish coast
Production
The world’s most powerful wind turbine is being built by a Swedish firm off the coast at Aberdeen in northwest
Bosnia-Serb utility board sacked
Industry
The management board of the autonomous Bosnia-Serb region’s largest power utility ERS has resigned over supposedly unaccountable losses. Bosnian-Serb Prime