Emmanuel Macron, French president, wants to preserve a substantial chunk of existing fishing rights for the French fleet in British waters after Brexit and is also insisting on a strict Continue Reading
France will veto any trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union that doesn’t respect its interests, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Friday. “If there is a Continue Reading
The EU budget commissioner has warned Poland and Hungary that Brussels is ready to cut them out of the recovery fund and proceed with the project without them if they Continue Reading
Denmark’s government agreed late Dec. 3 to end oil and gas exploration and production in the North Sea by 2050, as well as canceling its latest licensing round. Receive daily Continue Reading
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a “large-scale” COVID-19 immunization campaign to start by late next week, with doctors and teachers set to be first in line to get a Continue Reading
U.K. output shrank for the first time since June amid restrictions to slow the second wave of Covid-19. IHS Markit’s composite Purchasing Managers Index dropped to 49 in November, slipping below Continue Reading
One of the most promising solutions for cleaning up cow burps, a major contributor to global emissions, could be ready for sale in Europe within two years. Dutch nutrition company Royal DSM Continue Reading
Russian gas supplies to Europe remained at 2020 highs in November, with average deliveries of 439 million cu m/d, an analysis of data from S&P Global Platts Analytics showed Dec. Continue Reading
million cu m/d, an analysis of data from S&P Global Platts Analytics showed Dec. 3. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Russian Continue Reading
Western Europe’s largest oil producer, Norway, will be ending the government-imposed oil production cuts at the end of the year, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy said on Tuesday, while Continue Reading
European refiners are struggling with their weakest market in decades. But some industry watchers have become cautiously optimistic that improved demand, plant closures, and longer OPEC+ supply cuts could put Continue Reading
A group of environmental organizations backed by thousands of Dutch citizens launched a civil case Tuesday against the energy giant Shell, asking a court to order the multinational to commit Continue Reading
Russia produced 40.96 million mt of crude and condensate in November, equivalent to around 10 million b/d, according to preliminary data released by the central dispatching unit of the Russian Continue Reading
Germany’s labor market shrugged off a worsening pandemic and new restrictions, with unemployment unexpectedly declining for a fifth month in November.A drop of 39,000 left the total number of jobless Continue Reading
Russia’s Novatek has completed its first trial delivery of LNG shipped in ISO containers to Shanghai, China, it said Dec. 1, as it eyes the use of ISO containers for Continue Reading
Britain and the European Union are heading into a “very significant” week, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday, as talks over a trade deal enter their final days Continue Reading
The EU will call on the US to seize a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to forge a new global alliance, in a detailed pitch to bury the tensions of the Trump era Continue Reading
A scarcity of warehouse space because of Christmas demand and the pandemic is putting the U.K. at risk of shortages of some food products as it prepares to leave the Continue Reading
The European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a Continue Reading
So many new doctors left Poland for better-paying jobs in Europe’s west that when Łukasz Rotnicki decided to stay behind he often found himself working 36-hour shifts, sleeping on the Continue Reading
DNV GL, a Norwegian risk management and quality assurance firm, told Reuters on Thursday it had suspended work on the gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to avoid sanctions under the Continue Reading
European front-month power prices climbed in the week to Nov. 27 on a colder, calmer weather outlook, erasing losses sustained through November as mild and at times windy weather saw Continue Reading
Germany’s partial lockdown measures could be extended until early Spring if infections are not brought under control, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday. Altmaier Continue Reading
Russia can probably get around the latest U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and complete the pipeline, industry executives and analysts of the controversial project say. Gazprom PJSC, which owns the Continue Reading
Leading energy companies have urged the UK to embrace carbon trading after the Brexit transition period concludes and not adopt a carbon tax instead. In a letter to Boris Johnson, Continue Reading
Spain’s oil major Repsol plans to reduce its oil business operations and increase five times its renewable energy portfolio by 2030 as part of its latest strategic plan unveiled on Continue Reading
The makers of Russia’s flagship Covid-19 vaccine said on Tuesday that interim results from phase 3 trials showed efficacy rates of “above 95 percent”, overperforming some of the most effective Continue Reading
The daily toll of Covid-19 deaths in Russia exceeded 500 for the first time as the rise in infections across the country puts increasing strain on hospitals and medical staff Continue Reading
Oftentimes the most interesting and challenging moments in life come when you least need them. Nowhere is it truer than with Russia’s eternal uphill battle to tap into its vast Continue Reading
Most Europeans living in cities are still breathing air that is dangerous to their health, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) in a new report ; governments are not Continue Reading
British business activity has contracted in November as a new wave of coronavirus restrictions hammered the huge services industry, but news of possible vaccines have boosted hopes for 2021, a Continue Reading
More refineries in Europe are at risk of permanent closures, with fuel demand on the continent falling again as major economies re-imposed lockdowns to fight the spike in coronavirus cases. Continue Reading
Spain’s government has opened a month-long window for green hydrogen project developers to register their plans with the state following a pledge to invest Eur1.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in the Continue Reading
For several years now, the Norway-based marine and maritime technology company Havyard Group has carried out research and development work on hydrogen propulsion for large vessels, for example through the Continue Reading
Perspectives from Eastern Europe and particularly Russia are so far underrepresented in degrowth debates. Translated from its original Russian, the piece below showcases an interview with a prominent British-Russian academic, Continue Reading
Boris Johnson on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping package of measures designed to zero out Britain’s greenhouse gas pollution by mid-century. The announcement shows just how long that road will be. Continue Reading
Russia is planning a major foray into LNG that needs to be completed by 2030, while LNG projects are still profitable. This is not a rumor circulating the Kremlin corridors Continue Reading
The centre, based in Luxembourg, is also expected to contribute to economic growth by supporting commercial initiatives and start-ups, offering a business incubation component and enabling technology transfer between space Continue Reading
The UK’s refining sector has voiced its opposition to the UK plans to bring forward a ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, calling for more Continue Reading
The UK is bringing forward a ban on sales of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030 while maintaining a 2035 cut-off for hybrids — vehicles that include battery propulsion Continue Reading
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, Continue Reading
The European Union wants a massive increase in offshore wind to help clean up the electricity industry and aid the recovery after the pandemic. To meet its mid-century goal of becoming Continue Reading
The U.K. government is championing small nuclear reactors as a key part of its decarbonization strategy in a move that left developers of traditional large-scale plants in limbo. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Continue Reading
Slower demand growth due to the pandemic and a drop in global oil supply due to low investments could result in peak oil demand 2-3 years sooner than an earlier Continue Reading
France‘s second lockdown will push the economy back into a slump and slow the recovery in 2021, even though restrictions to contain the coronavirus aren’t as severe as earlier in Continue Reading
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 12 billion-pound ($15.9 billion) plan to boost green industries and tackle climate change, in a blueprint he says will create or support as many Continue Reading
After a one-month reprieve, passenger car sales in Europe slumped again in October amid new restrictions in many countries aimed at containing a resurgence of the coronavirus, the European carmakers’ Continue Reading
Norway’s Equinor will raise crude production from its flagship Johan Sverdrup field to 500,000 b/d by year-end from 470,000 b/d, with the second phase of the project eventually taking production Continue Reading
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a 10-point climate change plan late Nov. 17, promising GBP12 billion ($15.93 billion) of investment in a range of decarbonization initiatives while bringing forward Continue Reading
Siberia has experienced unusually high temperatures during the six-month period from May to October this year – more than 3C above average – to make 2020 one of the warmest Continue Reading
