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  • Europe’s frozen February may last until month’s end

    Europe’s big freeze may last until the end of February. That is the chilling warning from leading meteorologists. Italy is already mourning some 40 victims… 08/02/2012

  • Big chill boosts European energy prices

    European energy prices have shot up on a combination of bitterly cold weather across the region and Iran’s talk of banning oil exports to some European… 07/02/2012

  • Gas grumbles heat up in bitter cold

    The European Commission has confirmed several European countries are experiencing reduced flows of Russian natural gas. Brussels says the countries involved… 04/02/2012

  • EDF set to boost stake in Italian power giant

    EDF the French state controlled power company has boosted its stake in Edison, Italy’s number two utility company. It has agreed to pay 700 million euros in… 27/12/2011

  • Gassing up Europe

    The controversial Nord Stream pipeline which started operations on Tuesday takes an undersea rather than an overland route. That means gas going from… 08/11/2011

  • Turkish Cypriot leader: EU not sincere or impartial over Cyprus

    In response to gas and oil drilling carried out by the Greek Cypriot government in the Mediterranean, Turkish Cypriots have started to conduct their own… 04/10/2011

  • Leap in demand for LPG debated in Doha

    Where there is gas there is growth – that could be the motto of the liquefied petroleum gas industry, whose leading lights are in Doha in the Gulf for their… 28/09/2011

  • Cyprus blasts Turkey over gas

    EU member Cyprus has a major natural gas find on its hands, which is complicating even further dealings with EU-candidate country Turkey. Unification talks on… 28/09/2011

  • Financial crisis, Schengen zone and relations between Europe and Ukraine in Europe Weekly

    In this week’s Europe Weekly we look at why there is no let up from financial crisis and how it affects the Europe’s poorest people. We look at why two … 24/09/2011

  • Ukraine at the crossroads

    This is a crucial year for Ukraine and especially for its international relations with both Russia and Europe.   That was the backdrop to this year’s… 22/09/2011

  • Europe Weekly: Gas, Greece and a Kosovo compromise

    In this week’s Europe Weekly we take a look at the EU’s new energy strategy, a customs deal in Kosovo and the eurozone debt crisis. We also chat to the Vice… 09/09/2011

  • Shell’s profits soar but output lower

    Royal Dutch Shell has reported big profit increases – as did Norway’s Statoil and Spain’s Repsol. But that was due to high oil prices and masked the impact… 28/07/2011

  • Gazprom looks east

    Gazprom says it will keep deliveries to Europe steady even as Asian customers start taking significant amounts of gas. Alexei Miller, the chief executive of… 30/06/2011

  • Eni’s TAG pipeline stake sold

    The Italian oil and gas group Eni has sold its stake in the TAG gas pipeline as it was ordered to do in a European competition ruling. Eni’s 89 percent… 10/06/2011

  • Nabucco pipeline moves closer to reality

    Four EU countries and Turkey have signed additional deals for the construction of the long-delayed Nabucco gas pipeline. The ambitious and costly project… 08/06/2011

  • Turkey-Azerbaijan pipeline deal will bring gas to Europe

    Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a deal to build a pipeline to transport Azeri gas to Turkey and Europe. Energy ministers from the two nations signed the… 26/12/2011

  • Polska a gaz łupkowy

    Polska posiada jedne z najwiekszych zlóż gazu łupkowego w Europie. Dlatego też Warszawa naciskała na Unię w celu wypracowania wspólnego stanowiska dla… 19/12/2011

  • Russia agress cut-price gas deal with Belarus

    Russia has agreed to sell discount gas to Belarus for a price 60 per cent below what European countries pay. Minsk will pay 164 dollars per cubic metre… 26/11/2011

  • Tourists injured in gas leak on Canary Islands

    Six people have been injured in a gas explosion at a holiday resort on the Canary islands. The blast occurred as a lorry made a delivery to a local hotel… 24/11/2011

  • Cyprus, Turkey and Israel wrestle over gas

    Cyprus went drilling for gas in September, partnered up with the US firm Noble Energy, from Texas. Nicosia has high hopes for its exclusive economic zone… 23/11/2011

  • Energy giant Shell signs Turkish oil and gas deal

    Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell agreed an oil and gas exploration deal with Turkish state petroleum firm TPAO on Wednesday. Shell will search for oil and gas… 23/11/2011

  • World’s leading gas producers meet in Doha

    Stabilising the natural gas market has been the focus of a summit in the Qatari capital Doha. Members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)… 15/11/2011

  • EU leaders celebrate Nord Stream gas switch on

    Leaders from across the EU were in Lubmin on Germany’s Baltic coast on Tuesday to celebrate the switch-on of a new gas supply route from Russia to… 08/11/2011

  • Ukraine’s Tymoshenko faces new corruption claims

    New criminal charges have been filed against jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Security officials are alleging she was involved in a… 14/10/2011

  • Wide condemnation of Tymoshenko verdict

    There has been a stunned reaction in Ukraine and elsewhere to the seven year jail sentence handed down to former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She was… 12/10/2011

  • Drilling row gets deeper as Turkey starts exploration

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed Turkey has begun drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, even though an exclusive economic zone has… 28/09/2011

  • Gas tensions rise between Turkey & Cyprus

    Turkey has begun exploring for gas off the Cyprus coast in a move that is sharpening a dispute over resources and may threaten Turkey’s desire to join the … 27/09/2011

  • Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel attacked

    There has been another attack on a pipeline carrying natural gas from Egypt to Israel. This is the sixth time the pipeline has been targeted since February… 27/09/2011

  • Ukraine says Russia agrees to review gas deal

    Russia has agreed to revise its gas contract with Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov. “We have finally managed to reach and… 26/09/2011

  • Row between Cyprus and Turkey over offshore drilling escalates

    In Cyprus the start of exploratory offshore drilling for gas by the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government has escalated a row with Ankara. It… 19/09/2011

  • Yanukovitch wants South Stream through Ukraine

    Ukraine’s President Yanukovitch wants the proposed South Stream gas pipeline to pass through his country instead of the Black Sea. He said it would make the… 16/09/2011

  • EU unveils new energy strategy to end gas cuts

    The EU has unveiled a new energy strategy it says will help it avoid possible shortages arising from gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine. Europe imports… 08/09/2011

  • Putin and Schroeder get Nord Stream pumping

    A controversial pipeline to pump Russian gas to Europe has been officially inaugurated. The 8.8-billion-euro Nord Stream project was agreed in 2005 by then… 06/09/2011

  • Controversial Russian pipeline takes gas to Europe

    Russia will begin pumping gas to European countries through the Nord Stream pipeline on Tuesday. The first of the project’s lines is complete, and long term… 06/09/2011

  • Gas talks fail between Russia and Ukraine

    Talks between Russia and Ukraine on gas prices have broken up in Moscow without agreement between the bickering pair. Energy has been a thorn in the side of… 05/09/2011

  • Ukraine fires another salvo in gas battle with Russia

    Kiev’s state gas company has signed a deal with Royal Dutch Shell to extract gas from shale deposits in the former Soviet republic. It comes after Kiev has… 01/09/2011

  • Russia-Ukraine gas row hots up

    The temperature is rising in the latest gas row between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine wants a discount on the price it pays its neighbour for gas. But Russian… 01/09/2011

  • Medvedev, Yanukovich meet in Sochi

    The presidents of Russia and Ukriane have met in Sochi on the Black Sea to discuss a wide range of economic and political issues, chief among them the price… 11/08/2011

  • Chlorine gas leak strikes Iraq’s Sadr City

    Hundreds of Iraqis living in Sadr City near Baghdad were taken to hospital when poisonous chlorine gas escaped from a water-treatment plant. Officials said… 13/07/2011

  • Israeli gas finds lead to border rows

    A three-nation dispute is escalating over massive natural gas discoveries in the Mediterranean sea. Israel has made two large finds in the last 18 months… 10/07/2011

  • Russia and China hopeful over gas deal

    The Chinese and Russian presidents are not averse to signing economic agreements of mutual benefit, as they did on Thursday at an investment forum in St… 17/06/2011

  • Gas leak kills five in Israel

    A gas leak is being suggested as the possible cause of a huge explosion that ripped through the first floor of a four-storey building in Netanya, Israel… 17/06/2011

  • Egypt’s gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan attacked

    In Egypt’s north Sinai desert there has been an explosion on the country’s gas pipeline. Security forces say it was an act of sabotage by an armed gang. The… 27/04/2011

  • Blast reported at Egypt gas pipeline

    There has been a major explosion on or near a gas supply pipeline in northern Sinai. Egyptian state TV described the blast as a “terrorist attack” which was… 05/02/2011

  • EU signs Azeri gas deal, reducing reliance on Russia

    The EU has signed a major gas deal with Azerbaijan. Hailed as a breakthrough by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, the move helps curb the… 14/01/2011

  • Qatar marks LNG output boost

    Bosses of the world’s top energy companies gathered in Qatar this week to mark it reaching annual production of 77 million tons of liquefied natural… 14/12/2010

  • E.ON Ruhrgas to sell stake in Gazprom?

    Russia’s state-owned bank VEB is reportedly in talks to buy 3.5 percent of E.ON Ruhrgas’s share in Gazprom. The German utility could make nearly 3.4 billion… 24/11/2010

  • Iraq auctions major gas fields

    Iraq has auctioned off three major natural gas fields to international companies. Baghdad wants to become a top energy producer by tapping its vast oil and… 20/10/2010

  • Death toll rises in California inferno

    Rescuers fear the death toll could rise after a gas pipeline explosion tore through a neighbourhood in San Francisco. Four people are now confirmed dead… 10/09/2010

  • Gas explosion sets San Francisco suburb ablaze

    A gas pipeline explosion has ripped through a San Francisco suburb, killing at least four people and destroying fifty three homes. The explosion in San… 10/09/2010

  • Gas explosion sparks massive fire in San Francisco

    A gas pipeline explosion has ripped through a suburb of San Francisco, killing at least one person and destroying 53 homes. The explosion in San Bruno… 10/09/2010

  • Russia doubles gas exports from Azerbaijan

    They got the red carpet out in Baku to welcome Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and it has certainly been worth it. Azerbaijan has signed a deal doubling… 04/09/2010

  • E.ON’s first-half results

    Germany’s E.ON has reported first-half operating profit that was better than had been forecast. The world’s largest utility company said earnings before… 11/08/2010

  • Iraq approves Shell gas deal

    Iraq’s cabinet has approved a joint venture project with Royal Dutch Shell and Japan’s Mitsubishi to capture natural gas in oil fields in the southern region… 29/06/2010

  • Gazprom responds to Belarus gas dispute

    Russia and Belarus seem to have settled their gas pricing and fee dispute, at least for the moment. It erupted last weak when Russia started to reduce… 25/06/2010

  • Lukashenko: “Russia is casting covetous eyes on our public sector”

    The gas war being fought out between Belarus and Russia has led to supplies being reduced to several European nations. At least it’s the summer, so no-one’s… 25/06/2010

  • Gas row over gas between Russia and Belarus

    Russia and Belarus have settled a dispute over gas, which threatened supply to the rest of Europe. With each of the countries accusing the other of owing… 25/06/2010

  • Russia Belarus gas dispute over

    Fears of gas supply cuts to Europe from Russia have been eased after Moscow resumed the flow of gas to Belarus. It had been reduced because Russia said… 24/06/2010

  • Belarus and Russia settle gas row

    The latest row between Russia and Belarus over gas supplies has been settled. Minsk says it has paid its outstanding debt to Moscow which in turn has… 24/06/2010

  • “Sort your own energy row out” EU tells Belarus

    Europe is becoming increasingly dragged into a dispute between Russia and Belarus which is ostensibly over unpaid energy bills. In response to Moscow… 24/06/2010

  • Gas war hots up

    The stakes in the gas war between Russia and Belarus have been raised even higher. Russia has now reduced gas supplies by 60 per cent over unpaid… 23/06/2010

  • Russia and Belarus ‘‘face gas war’‘

    Moscow and Minsk face the prospect of a ‘gas war, Belarus’ President has said. The warning came as the country gets ready to turn off the transit of Russian… 22/06/2010

  • Belarus president halts gas flow

    The president of Belarus has reportedly ordered all Russian gas deliveries destined for Europe to be switched off, in an apparent deepening of a debt dispute… 22/06/2010

  • Belarus says it won’t disrupt gas supplies to Europe

    Belarus and the European Commission have played down fears that gas supplies to Western Europe could be effected by a dispute between Moscow and Minsk over an… 22/06/2010

  • Belarus to pay unpaid Russia gas bill

    Belarus has said it will pay an unpaid gas bill following an earlier move by Russia’s state owned monopoly Gazprom to start cutting supplies. Moscow began… 21/06/2010

  • Russia starts cutting gas to Belarus

    There are fears gas deliveries to Europe could be affected after Russia’s decision to start cutting supplies to neighbouring Belarus.   The move follows a… 21/06/2010

  • Russia to cut gas supplies to Belarus

    Russian gas supplies to Europe are under threat once again after Moscow ordered the flow to Belarus to be shut off.   The on-going row is over disputed monies… 21/06/2010

  • Oettinger on energy cooperation with Africa, nuclear waste and Nabucco gas pipeline

    Günther Oettinger, the former governor of the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg, is Germany’s representative in the European Commission. His… 14/05/2010

  • Putin signs deal with Austria over South Stream

    Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has signed a landmark deal with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for Austrian contractors to build part of Russia’s… 26/04/2010

  • Ukraine, Russia ink gas deal

    Ukraine has struck a deal with Russia to cut gas import prices by 30 per cent, heralding a new era of warmer ties between the two countries. Kiev needs… 21/04/2010

  • Construction starts for Nord Stream gas pipeline

    An official ceremony has taken place to mark the start of the underwater passage construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Russian President Dmitry… 09/04/2010

  • Russia to bypass Ukraine with Nord Stream

    There was a big slump in demand for Russian gas in Europe last year partly due to the economic crisis. However the Russians have said they have contracts or… 09/04/2010

  • Obama backs offshore drilling in climate drive

    A long-standing ban on oil and gas drilling off some of America’s shores could be reversed, under plans outlined by President Barack Obama. Opening up parts… 01/04/2010

  • Russia/Ukraine gas war set for thaw?

    After years of tension, there are signs Russia and Ukraine may be edging closer to a compromise over gas supplies. At talks in Moscow, Ukraine’s Prime… 26/03/2010

  • Shell and PetroChina target Arrow

    Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina have confirmed that they have formed a partnership to try to buy Australia’s Arrow Energy. The price would be the equivalent… 08/03/2010

  • Finland approves Nord Stream pipeline

    Finnish environmetal authorities have approved construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline through Finland’s waters. Finland’s government had already… 12/02/2010

  • Questions about viability of Nabucco pipeline

    Turkey is calling on the European Union to work more seriously on resolving issues surrounding Europe’s Nabucco gas pipeline project. Nabucco aims to reduce… 30/01/2010

  • Bomb find prompts Russia-Armenia gas cut

    Russia cut off gas supplies to Armenia overnight as a safety precaution after explosive devices were found near a pipeline. The discovery was made in… 14/12/2009

  • Boyko Borisov: “There are no sacred cows”

    Energy is central to Bulgarian politics and the country’s prime minister is performing a difficult balancing act between east and west. Boyko Borisov… 11/12/2009

  • Ukraine rebuked over reform half measures

    The European Union has criticised Ukraine, saying it is only half keeping its reform promises. The IMF agrees, raising doubts about Kiev’s ability to meet gas… 04/12/2009

  • Russia and Italy sign on South Stream gas pipeline

    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has met Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome to sign an agreement on the planned South Stream natural gas… 03/12/2009

  • Russia guarantees gas supplies to Europe

    Europe can perhaps look forward to a winter with stable energy supplies following talks between Russia and Ukraine. Kiev’s dire economy has seen it… 20/11/2009

  • Gas disruption fears cloud Ukraine-Russia talks

    EU leaders will be eagerly awaiting the outcome of talks today between Ukraine and Russia amid fears another gas dispute may affect supplies to Europe… 19/11/2009

  • Slovenia signs up to South Stream

    Russia’s plan to channel gas directly to Europe has moved a step closer to reality after Slovenia put pen to paper on the South Stream deal. The project is… 14/11/2009

  • Russia moves to cut Ukraine out of gas supply route

    Russia and Austria have agreed to move swiftly on a pipeline deal that would cut Ukraine out of the gas supply route.  At a meeting in Moscow, Austrian… 12/11/2009

  • Putin warns of new gas crisis with Ukraine

    More gas problems for Europe could be on the way with a warning from Russia’s prime minister that Ukraine may have difficulties paying its bills. Ukraine… 31/10/2009

  • Russian nomads threatened by gas reserves

    The harsh and remote plains of Russia’s Yamal province are home to the Nenet tribe. Climate change makes their 150 kilometre yearly journey from north to… 27/10/2009

  • Berlusconi backs South Stream pipeline

    Silvio Berlusconi and Vladimir Putin, meeting in St Petersburg, have given new impetus to the race to supply gas to Europe. The Italian prime minister is… 23/10/2009

  • UK warned of big energy spend

    Britain’s energy regulator is warning as much as 217 billion euros will need to be spent there on replacing elderly power stations and other energy… 09/10/2009

  • Russia, Turkey sign South Stream pipeline deal

    Russia and Turkey have signed a deal on a gas pipeline that puts Ankara in a pivotal position over energy supplies to Europe. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin… 07/08/2009

  • Nabucco pipeline to bring gas to Europe

    Turkey is in great demand at the moment as gas producers and consumers try to build for the future. Only last month Ankara formally agreed to host the… 06/08/2009

  • Turkey agrees to let work start on SouthStream

    Turkey has agreed to allow Russia begin exploratory work for a huge pipeline project aimed at bringing natural gas to Europe via the Black Sea. By signing… 06/08/2009

  • Russia says key pipeline deal struck with Turkey

    It looks like a major boost in Russia’s bid to safeguard its European gas market. Ankara is said to have agreed “in principle” to let Russia’s South Stream… 06/08/2009

  • New EU deal with Ukraine over gas reform

    International financial institutions and the European Union have reached a deal to restructure and modernise Ukraine’s Gas sector. In return, financial… 01/08/2009

  • Exxon pressured by Russian pipeline

    With Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on hand for a ceremony marking the event, Russia’s Gazprom has started work on a pipeline from the off-shore Sakhalin oil… 31/07/2009

  • EU takes big step towards weaning itself off Russian gas

    A major political step has been taken towards weaning Europe off its dependence on Russian gas. European Union countries and Turkey have signed a transit… 13/07/2009


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