Environmentalists challenge Shannon LNG ruling
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The decision to extend planning permission for a €500 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal beside western Ireland’s Shannon estuary
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Nord Stream ready by November: engineer
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Russian gas could be piped directly to Germany from November through the new Baltic pipeline despite the project’s detractors, according
Russian gas giants begin to clash in Europe
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Russia’s two biggest natural gas producers have previously avoided competing overseas because of Gazprom’s export monopoly but this has changed
Equinor cuts logistics emissions
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Norway’s oil and gas giant Equinor says that since 2011 it has cut carbon dioxide emissions from its logistical operations
Germany set to import 45m tonnes of coal
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Germany is forecast to import 45 million tonnes of environmentally damaging hard coal during 2019, an increase of around 1.4
UK told to U-turn on wind subsidies
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The UK, Europe’s leader in offshore wind, has been urged to axe blocks on subsidies for onshore wind farms, as
US set to extend waivers
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The US is set to grant fresh waivers for Iranian oil as it intensifies efforts to eliminate Iran’s exports of
Tullow promises profitable 2019
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A delay in receiving payment from the sale of a stake in Ugandan oilfields has caused European-based Tullow Oil to
Volkswagen and Ford unveil EV strategy
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Volkswagen has announced that it is planning to invest US$800 million to build a new electric vehicle at its factory
Steel tariffs to hammer wind power: NGO
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Restrictions on steel imports into Europe could undermine wind power cost savings and the EU’s 2030 renewable energy targets, according
US threatens Nord Stream sanctions
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The Donald Trump-appointed US ambassador in Germany has purportedly warned firms involved in constructing the Nord Stream 2 natural gas
Premier eyes $1.5bn Chevron fields
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The debt-laden, London-listed Premier Oil is reportedly considering a share placing to help finance a deal for US$1.5 billion worth
Faroe concedes defeat after Norwegian raid
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London-listed North Sea oil explorer Faroe Petroleum’s board has conceded defeat in a long-running takeover bid and advised its shareholders
Oil price has best week in two years
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The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, measured its best weekly gain in more than two years, as a lively economy
Struggling oil firm eyes Indonesia sale
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A struggling European-based oil explorer and producer is in talks to sell itself to an Indonesian rival. Shares in Ophir