US blames allies for backing Nord Stream
Policy
The US is disappointed the Dutch authorities allowed firms, including Royal Dutch Shell, to help support the Nord Stream 2
Policy
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Cyprus reports increased Turkish naval activity
Policy
Greece and Cyprus are reporting an increase in activity by Turkish ships off the Cypriot coast as Turkey said it
Iran economy slumps, despite complying with nuclear deal
Policy
Iran’s inflation is rising as oil exports and state coffers tumble but the government in Tehran remains defiant over Donald
The polarizing EU elections and the energy transition
Opinion
Citizens around the world are voting to change the way things are done. There are many causes of this upheaval
Transneft refuses to pay Druzhba compensation
Policy
Russia’s embattled oil pipeline operator Transneft and the government in Moscow are in disagreement over who should pay to clean
US promises Nord Stream 2 sanctions
Policy
Washington is preparing to impose sanctions on Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 project as Congress is due to debate a bill
Turkey complies with US sanctions on Iran
Policy
Turkey has reportedly stopped buying Iranian oil following the US decision to end sanctions waivers, despite condemning Washington’s decision. Refinitiv
BP boss calls for energy transition
Policy
BP’s chairman Helge Lund says the world’s energy consumption is “unsustainable” and that the days of chasing after fossil fuels
Oil prices rise amid Iranian tensions
Policy
Global oil markets face more disturbances as tensions continue to rise between Iran and the US. Regional tensions, combined with
Senators target Nord Stream with legislation
Policy
Two US senators reportedly plan to introduce a bill to target the Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia
Erdogan aide: Cypriots should ‘remember 1974’
Policy
As Turkey says it plans to drill in Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which Ankara refuses to recognise, a government
Europe rejects Iran’s 60-day nuclear ultimatum
Policy
France, Germany and the UK have rejected Iran’s 60-day “ultimatum” over the 2015 nuclear deal a year after the US
Turkey is shifting gears on gas
Opinion
Russian missiles and U.S. fighter jets have dominated the news in Turkey in recent weeks as Ankara is set to
Zarif accuses US of ‘economic terrorism’
Policy
As the Iranian economy suffers under the impact of Donald Trump’s sanctions, Tehran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said the
Erdogan hopes to extend TurkStream through Bosnia
Policy
Turkey and Bosnia have signed a revised free-trade agreement, a deal on the Sarajevo-Belgrade Highway Project and made plans to