Bosnia moves to cut coal consumption
Environment
Bosnia’s autonomous Serb republic has invited bids for a concession to build a 65-megawatt solar power installation in a €77-million
Archive for July 2018
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Total faces North Sea strikes
Production
Total’s North Sea oil workers are to stage a series of offshore strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions.
German renewables grow 9%: Eon
Environment
Germany produced enough renewable energy in the first half of this year to power all its household in the country
EU EV policy under fire
Storage
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has labelled the European Commission’s proposed 2030 targets for electric vehicles (EVs) “completely unrealistic”.
Gazprom to fund pipeline despite US
Consumption
Russia’s gas-export giant Gazprom will still be able to finance the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if US sanctions are imposed
Equinor submits Troll bid
Production
Equinor and its partners in the Troll licence have submitted a NOK7.8 billion (US$955 million) plan for the further development
Groningen reinforcement urgent: agency
Policy
The repair and reinforcement of Dutch homes damaged by gas-extraction earthquakes near the Groningen gas field needed to be speeded
EU banks under pressure over Balkan dams
Industry
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for one of the last wild rivers in Europe to be
First Hywind battery fitted
Storage
Norway’s state-run Equinor and renewable firm Masdar from Abu Dhabi have attached the first battery to the floating Hywind wind
EU-Iran oil trade plummets
Policy
European oil refiners are reducing purchases of Iranian oil faster than expected as Donald Trump prepares to reimpose sanctions which
Gazprom expects record year: CEO
Production
Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller expects to achieve record gas sales to Europe, despite US liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. The