Blocked CEZ Sale Underscores Bulgaria’s Investment Woes
Industry
This month, Bulgaria’s anti-trust authority refused to consider local company Inercom’s new bid to take over the Bulgarian assets of
Archive for October 2018
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500,000 European deaths blamed on air pollution
Environment
Air pollution is annually responsible for more than 500,000 premature deaths in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA).
China to double Kazakh gas imports
Production
Annual gas exports from Kazakhstan to China are set to double next year, as Beijing prepares for a trade war
Offshore wind could boost economy: report
Environment
A report predicts floating offshore wind developments could add 17,000 jobs and generate £33.6 billion of gross value added to
Kazakhs prepare to boost oil exports
Production
Russia has lifted its embargo on oil exports from Kazakhstan to other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the central
Iran sanctions threaten dollar: EU sources
Production
European Union diplomats are warning that US financial sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and gas exports could force the world to
Norway’s fund demands corporate shakeup
Industry
The US$1-trillion Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, is calling for better corporate governance in
Spain agrees deal to close coal mines
Policy
Spain is due to close most of its coal mines by the end of 2018 after the Socialist-led coalition government
Serbia, Hungary want TurkStream gas
Production
Serbia is eager to be linked to the TurkStream pipeline project, according to Belgrade’s minister of mines and energy, Aleksandar
Budget airline blames fuel price for slump
Industry
The spiralling fuel prices and the burden of compensation for passengers affected by plane engines deemed faulty has reduced profits
Total signs EV charging deal
Storage
French fossil-fuel giant Total and electric-vehicle infrastructural developer ChargePoint have signed a deal to “lay the groundwork for the next
Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil would be a Disaster for the Amazon and Global Climate Change
Opinion
Photo: Antonio Scorza / Shutterstock Ed Atkins, University of Bristol It is perhaps a cruel irony that, on the same
Equinor hails quarterly profits
Production
Norway’s Equinor has enjoyed another period of strong growth in the third quarter amid “value enhancing transactions” as the state-run
Russia replaces west at Saudi conference
Policy
Echoing moves into Iran after Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, Russia and China have filled the holes
Poland opts for US LNG in Gazprom snub
Industry
Poland’s state-run gas utility PGNiG has signed a 20-year deal for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and says it