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Daily (20.03.2020): Oil prices regained ground on Thursday after significant declines, supported by stimulus measures
Crude oil futures rebounded on Thursday, buoyed by supportive measures from centrals banks and governments to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic .Moreover, Trump administration reportedly said it may intervene in the oil-price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia. However, analysts consider the climb more symbolic, rather than a clear signal that prices are ready for a sustained rebound.
read more... 20/03/2020
The road to 2050 should be fossil gas pipelines free
All scenarios prepared by transmission grid operators feature very high shares of gas in Europe’s future energy mix.
read more... 04/03/2020
France faces tough Arenh reform talks with EC – minister
Talks with the European Commission over plans to reform sales of French nuclear output to rivals will be no “walk in the park” as Brussels has “state aid and competition distortion” concerns, said France’s energy minister. “You can imagine that when we propose a regulatory mechanism for prices at a European level, there are indeed fears of state aid, fears of distortion of competition, but that is what we must respond to,” Elisabeth Borne told Montel on the sidelines of an energy conference in Paris.
read more... 07/02/2020
UK government confirms 40GW offshore goal
The new UK Conservative government has included an election manifesto pledge to increase new offshore wind capacity to 40GW by 2030, from 30GW previously, in today's Queen's speech, which outlines its agenda for the next parliament.
read more... 20/12/2019
Global coal demand set to remain stable through 2023, despite headwinds
While global coal demand looks set to rise for the second year in a row in 2018, it is forecast to remain stable over the next five years, as declines in Europe and North America are offset by strong growth in India and Southeast Asia, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest coal market report, Coal 2018.
read more... 18/12/2019