Russia boasts of gas dominance
Production
Russia has boasted about its growing dominance in the European gas market, despite strained diplomatic ties after the 2014 invasion
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Stanford study hails hydrogen battery
Storage
A Stanford University research team has developed a prototype of a manganese-hydrogen battery for recyclable storage. The study in the
Total’s Iran stake at risk: Tehran
Industry
French oil giant Total, the only western energy major investing in Iran, will lose its stake in the vast South
Balearics struggle towards green targets
Production
Spain’s Balearic Islands hope to be running on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050, but the regional government faces
EU theatres slam lighting proposal
Consumption
A proposed EU regulation, to meet the 2015 Paris climate agreement, could set theatres “back by decades”, according to London
Tanap braced for June opening
Production
The ceremony to open the 1,850km-long Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (Tanap), with an initial capacity of 16 billion cubic metres
Cyprus and Israel discuss divided gas field
Consumption
Cyprus’ energy minister says companies with a stake in a gas field in its territorial waters will hold talks with
‘Nuclear Titanic’ heads into Baltic
Industry
The Akademik Lomonosov, dubbed Russia’s “floating Chernobyl”, is due to be wired into the electrical grid in the Arctic town
Verus buys Statoil North Sea stake
Production
Verus Petroleum has acquired a 17-per-cent stake in the Chevron-operated North Sea Alba field from Statoil. About 200km north-east of
EU carbon prices set to double: study
Policy
A study says carbon prices across the European Union could double by 2021 if Brussels makes the emissions trading scheme
Statoil proposes Irish wind farm
Industry
Ireland has “enormous potential for offshore energy developments”, Norwegian state-run giant Statoil told Dublin’s Department Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Ireland faces fines for renewable failure: commissioner
Policy
Ireland faces fines of around €600 million a year from the European Union for failing to meet renewable energy targets
TurkStream reaches Thrace coast
Industry
The deep-water offshore construction of the first TurkStream gas pipeline is now complete as the world’s largest pipelaying vessel, the