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EU gas cap will be suspended if LNG cargoes go elsewhere – EU official

The instrument will act as a "safety ceiling" to prevent excessive gas prices and curb rampant speculation.

World News

Germany completes LNG terminal

Berlin has announced the completion of its first liquified natural gas terminal, the first of five facilities across the country as it moves away from Russian energy contracts.

Earth News

Over 600 fossil fuel lobbyists registered at COP27 climate talks

“Those perpetuating the world's fossil fuel addiction should not be allowed through the doors of a climate conference”, campaigners say.

My Europe Series

'I dread turning the heating on': Energy crisis grips Moldova

Moldova has seen all its electricity supplies -- from Ukraine and Transnistria -- stop in recent weeks.

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Europe News

Gas and electricity bills 'nearly double in all EU capitals'

Electricity bills in all EU capitals have increased by 69% while gas costs have increased by a "staggering" 111% compared to 2021, according to new figures.

Earth News

These European countries are pouring billions into fossil fuels abroad

The astronomical funding is a 35 per cent decrease from the 2016 to 2019 period - but nonetheless jeopardises crucial climate pledges.

Earth News

Euroviews. View: Europe’s energy crisis shouldn’t prompt a dash for gas in Africa

A group of African and European organisations are today calling on EU leaders to abandon their short-sighted scramble.

Europe News

Europe's gas prices fall below €100 MWh for the first time since June

Gas prices continue to fall as warm weather and full underground storage facilities tame demand.

Nature

Alaska to auction a Netherlands-sized area to oil and gas companies

The state auction of arctic land will likely lead to an expansion of oil and gas production in the Arctic.

Sweden

Explosions in September 'destroyed 50 metres' of Nord Stream pipeline

Underwater videos filmed by a drone on Monday show that over 50 metres of the pipeline are either missing or buried, and long tears can be observed on the seabed leading up to the burst pipe.

Europe News

Brussels plans 'dynamic' cap to contain volatility in gas prices

The gas cap will apply to the transactions taking place at the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), Europe's leading trading hub.

Europe News

EU still split on gas cap as Germany and the Netherlands oppose

The European Commission will work over the weekend to ensure broader support for the gas cap before making a formal proposal.

Earth News

Why has the UK imposed a ‘de facto windfall tax’ on renewable energy?

The UK government has imposed a price cap on low-carbon electricity generators. Greenpeace has accused it of ‘double standards’.

Climate

Just Stop Oil: Activist in viral arrest video slams government

Lora Johnson was arrested while protesting fracking in London last week. Here’s why she did it.

Poland

Leak detected in Russia pipeline that supplies Europe with oil

Polish operator PERN said the leak was detected in a section of the pipe around 70 kilometres from the central Polish city of Plock.

Denmark

Danish island of Bornholm suffers complete blackout

The island is located between Sweden and Germany and is close to where the recent Nord Stream gas leaks were discovered.

Europe News

Austria launches legal case over EU's 'greenwashing' of nuclear & gas

"What I oppose with all my might is the attempt to greenwash nuclear power and gas via the backdoor of a supplementary delegated act," Leonore Gewessler, Austria's Federal Minister for Climate Protection, Environment and Energy, told reporters.

Europe News

Europe's gas prices reach three-month low as demand falls

Gas prices have fallen as the EU's gas storage facilities hit 90% of capacity.

Europe Decoded

An EU cap on gas would end the market as we know it, experts warn

For elected politicians fearing popular unrest, a gas cap represents a fix worth a shot. But for energy experts, it's a leap of faith – one taken out of despair rather than conviction.

Denmark

Baltic Nord Stream 2 pipeline no longer leaking natural gas

Denmark's Energy Agency says one of the two ruptured pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.

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