Poland wins court bid to limit Russian access to gas link
Industry
Poland has won a European Union court ruling that limits Russian control of the pipeline that will link to the
Archive for September 2019
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Can Europe Shed its Dutch Gas Crutch?
Opinion
As foreign companies formerly based in Britain flee to the continental confines of the Netherlands, the Dutch themselves are fleeing
Gazprom boss determined to sell Ukraine cheap gas
Consumption
Russia’s de-facto gas export monopoly, Gazprom, says it is focused on securing a new supply agreement with Ukraine. The gas
Renewables to dominate global production by 2035: Statkraft
Environment
Solar power will become the world’s biggest source of electricity generation by 2035, accounting for almost 40 per cent of
Germany to cut methane as US relaxes rules
Environment
Methane emissions from Germany’s landfill sites will be gradually reduced by an estimated 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents
UN calls for end to coal ahead of climate summit
Environment
The United Nations says that the increasing use of coal in Asian countries is undermining international efforts to fight climate
Oil firms accused of undermining Paris climate deal
Environment
Oil and gas firms have been accused of approving US$50 billion of projects since 2018 that undermine the 2015 Paris
German minister demands emissions policy ahead of UN summit
Industry
Germany’s minister for the environment, Svenja Schulze, has said the fragile governing coalition should resign if it cannot agree on
Iran and China seal $400bn investment deal
Policy
Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Zarif, visited his Chinese counterpart, Wang Li, late last month to update a comprehensive bilateral strategic
Norway’s Equinor set for shares buyback
Industry
Norwegian state-run oil and gas giant Equinor has launched a US$5-billion share buyback while promising to bring a major new
Turkey hopes to deploy third Cyprus drillship
Production
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey may be acquiring a third drillship to look for gas off
Norwegian and UK firms to study carbon capture
Storage
C-Capture, the designer of chemical processes for carbon dioxide removal, says it is to work with Norway’s SINTEF on a
Wind farms due to power North Sea rigs: trade body
Production
North Sea oil and gas platforms could use offshore wind farms to cut their carbon emissions, following the example of
Spain swamped by renewable applications
Uncategorized
Spain’s electricity network operator Red Electrica de España (REE) has rejected numerous renewable projects amid an overwhelming number of applications.
PV already below average power price: study
Storage
A Finnish study says photovoltaic power is already far cheaper than the average energy price in six European markets and