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France, Spain and Portugal agree to build Barcelona-Marseille gas pipeline

Spain, Portugal and France said on Thursday they will build a sea-based pipeline to carry hydrogen and gas between Barcelona and Marseille, substituting plans to extend the so-called MidCat pipeline across the Pyrenees that France opposed.

read more... 21/10/2022

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France begins direct gas shipments to Germany

France has started sending natural gas to Germany as part of its pledge to ensure EU energy solidarity as Russia reduces exports after its invasion of Ukraine, the French network operator said Thursday.

read more... 17/10/2022

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Technical issues affecting plan to send gas from France to Germany now solved

France will be able to send gas to Germany via a pipeline with now that technical problems have been addressed, gas network operator GRTgaz said on Monday, as the euro zone's biggest economy rushes to replace Russian gas.

read more... 12/10/2022

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EU countries at odds over possible gas price cap

European Union countries were at odds on Wednesday over whether to cap gas prices in the bloc, with France, Belgium and 13 other states stepping up their call for the move opposed by Germany and others.

read more... 29/09/2022

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French grid operator RTE to return more than 1 bln euros to clients

France's power grid operator RTE said it intended to return more than 1 billion euros ($961 million) to its clients at the start of 2023, a total matching this year's revenue windfalls prompted by tensions on the electricity market.

read more... 29/09/2022

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