Germany’s levy on cross-border gas trading puts the EU’s energy solidarity at risk and hurts efforts to cut the bloc’s reliance on Russian gas, the bloc’s energy commissioner and deputy Czech PM told reporters on Monday (4 March) following a meeting of EU energy ministers.
read more... 06/03/2024
A broad coalition of members of the European Parliament has written to the leaders of EU institutions urging them to ban all Russian energy from Europe, including pipeline gas and LNG.
read more... 04/03/2024
Lithuania will call for urgent legal actions to stop Russian LNG imports to the EU at an energy ministers' council meeting on Monday, a senior EU diplomatic source said on Thursday.
read more... 01/03/2024
On Tuesday, oil prices saw a notable rise amid rising tensions in the Middle East and tightening supplies. The suspension of some Russian gasoline exports also lent support to prices. Consequently, Brent crude oil price increased by 1.4% to $83.65 a barrel, while WTI Crude gained 2% to settle at $78.87 a barrel.
read more... 28/02/2024
The first vessel carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Germany's Baltic Sea terminal of Mukran arrived on Saturday for a test operation as the country steps up its quest to replace Russian pipeline gas.
read more... 26/02/2024