Europe attempts to dodge US sanctions on Iran
Policy
Germany, France and the UK have unveiled a plan to help companies trade with Iran, in an attempt to salvage
Archive for January 2019
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Nord Stream ready by November: engineer
Industry
Russian gas could be piped directly to Germany from November through the new Baltic pipeline despite the project’s detractors, according
Gas exports will remain high: Gazprom chief
Production
Russia will sustain gas supply to Europe of at least 200 billion cubic metres (bcm) for many years, downstream to
BP invests in drilling artificial intelligence
Production
BP Ventures, the oil major’s venture-capital division, has invested US$5 million in an artificial intelligence firm in a bid to
US lifts sanctions on Deripaska firms
Policy
The US Treasury has lifted sanctions on the energy and aluminium firms tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska – Rusal,
Ireland targets 90% plastic bottle recycling
Environment
An Irish deposit and return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles could be introduced as part of government plans to ensure
EU backs €1.2bn Lithuania renewable scheme
Production
The European Commission says it is backing renewable energy production and electro-intensive users in Lithuania in a push for energy
Brussels warns of fossil fuel subsidies
Production
The European Commission has warned that the total subsidies for coal, oil and gas across the EU remain at 2008
Russian gas giants begin to clash in Europe
Industry
Russia’s two biggest natural gas producers have previously avoided competing overseas because of Gazprom’s export monopoly but this has changed
Albania to review dam strategy
Production
Albania’s energy minister says she wants to make the environment central to national policy and study whether the government’s small
Germany advised to phase out coal by 2038
Policy
A German government commission after seven months of talks has proposed the phase-out of all 84 of its coal-fired power
Putin: ready to open Akkuyu by 2023
Transmission
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is being built in Turkey with Russia’s
Chechen court angers Gazprom by axing debt
Production
A Chechen district court’s decision that the volatile North Caucasus region’s US$135 million in residential gas debts should be written
Hungary chokes on pollution
Environment
Air pollution is seen as the leading cause of premature deaths this century, killing 9 million people because of pollution-related
Scotland-Norway undersea cable approved
Transmission
Plans for a giant energy cable linking northeastern Scotland with Norway have been given approval to proceed, helping to boost