French wind power costs fall
Environment
Costs have fallen in the latest French onshore wind tender, according to government results, with 22 projects, totalling 508 megawatts
Policy
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Statoil refuses to complete water study
Environment
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, wants the 9,100 employers in which it holds stakes to submit details on
No drilling without deal: Erdogan
Policy
No gas drilling will be conducted in Cypriot waters without the consent of Ankara and Turkish Cyprus, Turkey’s increasingly dictatorial
Exxon blames sanctions for deal axe
Policy
ExxonMobil says it will end a joint venture with Russia’s state-controlled Rosneft, the nation’s biggest oil producer, because of US
The globalization of clean energy transitions
Opinion
On February 17, Mexico became the first Latin American member of the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members consume over
34% renewables ‘feasible’: study
Environment
The European Union can reach a 34-per-cent share of renewable energy by 2030 in order to meet its 2015 Paris
Sheikhs eye steppe investment
Policy
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala, is reportedly nearing an agreement to invest in a Gazprom Neft project in western
‘Piratical’ Turks block another drill mission
Policy
The European Union has warned Turkey to pull back its navy after Turkish warships threatened and blocked a rig from
RWE looks to boost Croat stake
Consumption
German energy provider RWE is hoping to boost its market share in Croatia to a 10-per-cent stake, according to Karl
MEPs move to end coal subsidies
Consumption
The European Parliament has moved to impose strict rules on coal subsidies but faces the challenge of winning member states’ approval. MEPs
Nuclear cloud controversy continues
Environment
For two weeks in September and October last year, traces of the artificial isotope ruthenium-106 were found above Europe, triggering
Qatar gets Cyprus gas warning
Policy
Qatar, which signed a deal with US petroleum giant ExxonMobil last year to explore for oil and gas off the
Balearics unveil renewable targets
Environment
Ibiza, Menorca, Formentera and Mallorca will transition to 100-per-cent renewable electricity by 2050 under an ambitious regional climate law. The
Gazprom demands pipe ‘discounts’
Industry
Gas giant Gazprom is apparently demanding big discounts from Russian pipeline suppliers for its major projects, especially Nord Stream 2
Nuclear: is it in our energy future?
Opinion
Nuclear power has long been a controversial energy source, but it accounted for roughly 11% of the world’s electricity production