Iran ready to fill Total void
Policy
The possible withdrawal of France’s oil and gas giant Total from Iran’s extensive South Pars gas field has not hampered
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Equinor and Microsoft 7-year sign deal
Industry
Norway’s energy giant Equinor and tech firm Microsoft have agreed to exchange expertise and establish a data centre in Stavanger
3,000 dams set to devastate Balkan rivers
Environment
Over the next few years, 3,000 hydropower stations could be built in the Balkans and environmentalists say the plans threaten
Russia dismisses Nord Stream criticism
Production
Russia has declared that its controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline has no strategic political agenda and is just an attempt
Leak raises questions about Akkuyu deal
Production
Documents from Panama-based Mossack Fonseca, the firm behind the Panama Papers scandal in 2016, suggest a pro-Turkish-government construction conglomerate owner
EU blunders on biomass: study
Environment
The European Union’s climate commissioner declared this week that the bloc could make bigger greenhouse-gas cuts than it pledged under
Erdogan promises third nuclear plant
Production
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised a third nuclear power station to increase energy security as the strongman leader
Norway looks to replicate Hywind
Environment
The energy minister of Norway has been in discussions over the construction of a floating, offshore wind farm, like the
Norway signs $95m Argentina solar deal
Environment
Norwegian state-controlled oil and gas giant Equinor says it has bought 50 per cent of an Argentinian solar farm capable
Ukraine tries to seize Gazprom UK assets
Policy
Ukraine and Russia are in disagreement again, with Naftogaz handing Gazprom an order to freeze assets in England and Wales.
Norway hands out Arctic oil contracts
Production
Norway has awarded 12 oil and gas exploration licences to its state-run giant Equinor and 10 other firms focused mostly
Gazprom signs $1.2bn Bolivia deal
Consumption
Russian state-run gas monopoly Gazprom has committed to invest US$1.2 billion in exploration and production at the Vitiacua onshore field
Equinor signs massive drilling contracts
Production
Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor has unveiled new contracts worth US$3.7 billion for drilling and well services on its
Le Maire plays down Iran hopes
Industry
Most French companies will find it impossible to continue doing business in Iran after the US imposes sanctions, France’s Finance
Coal crime that escaped justice
Industry
As Brussels tries to convince member states to ditch polluting coal, especially in the east of the European Union, it