Montenegro PM calls for gas pipeline
Production
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Dusko Markovic says he expects the construction of the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) and railway investment will
Production
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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
Poland broke EU pollution limit: ECJ
Environment
Poland has violated European Union law on air quality by continuously exceeding pollution limits from 2007 to 2015, the European
Plastic taxes to cut oil demand: BP
Environment
Bans on single-use plastic items such as carrier bags will reduce oil demand, according to oil and gas giant BP,
Gazprom waiting for TurkStream permit
Industry
Ankara is reportedly yet to issue a permit for Russia’s Gazprom to start building the land-based part of the TurkStream
Tirana plans power exchange
Production
Albania plans to launch a power exchange in January 2018 and the government will choose partners to run it along
Can the Russian-OPEC Alliance (ROPEC) provide oil-price stability?
Opinion
The fall of the U.S. stock market over past two weeks has pulled global markets and oil prices down with
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
EDF eyes nuclear waste site
Production
France’s state-controlled utility EDF says it plans to build a new central storage pool for nuclear waste but is yet
EU moves to calm Cypriot gas dispute
Policy
The European Union has called on Turkey to reduce its aggression towards Cyprus and accused its navy obstructing a gas
Gazprom trading pioneer quits
Consumption
The energy entrepreneur who spent more than 13 years turning Gazprom into a global energy trading giant has left the
Cyprus hails gas discovery
Policy
Cyprus’ energy minister says exploratory drilling off the southern Cypriot coast has shown indications of a potentially sizeable gas deposit,
Ukraine gas imports slump
Consumption
The Slovak-Ukrainian gas Vojany to Uzhgorod (pictured) pipeline is only operating at half capacity although winter demand would normally be
BP profits double in year
Industry
Annual profits at BP have more than doubled in the last 12 months, reaching €4.9 billion in 2017 on the