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Ukraine, Russia mull over EC proposal for gas transit

- Parties communicated their positions regarding transit options for Russian gas on Jan. 21

22.01.2019 Natural Gas , Europe , Eurasia , General

Gas transit through Kiev depends on economic feasibility

- Transit contract will depend on route's competition with TurkStream and Nord Stream 2

22.01.2019 Natural Gas , Finance , Europe , Eurasia , General

Norway's oil production for December below forecast

- Norway's preliminary oil production for December drops 2.5 percent below Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's forecast

22.01.2019 Oil , Europe , General

MHI Vestas installs final turbine at Horns Reef 3

- Vattenfall's 406-megawatt offshore wind park in Denmark now featuring 49 V164-8.3 MW turbines, 'most powerful' in country

23.01.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Fortia Energia, Statkraft ink long-term PPA in Spain

- Spanish and Norwegian companies sign first long-term Power Purchase Agreement for large industrial consumers

23.01.2019 Electricity , News from companies , Europe

More Brexit talks depend on UK’s proposal

- German foreign minister says EU ready for further talks if UK presents substantially new proposal on Brexit

22.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Endesa, Saba sign deal on EV charging stations in Spain

- Spanish energy company will manage up to 400 charging stations for electric cars in Saba car parks across the country

22.01.2019 News from companies , Europe , General

Eni’s Var Energi awarded 13 oil, gas licenses in Norway

- Company gets 4 operatorships, 9 partnerships in licenses covering three main oil, gas provinces on Norwegian Continental Shelf

21.01.2019 Upstream , Upstream , News from companies , Europe

Russia, Serbia sign agreement on nuclear cooperation

- Agreement includes construction of center of nuclear science, technology and innovation

19.01.2019 Nuclear , Europe

Norway's oil product sales volume decreases in December

- Volume of Nordic country's petroleum product sales totals 598 million liters in December

18.01.2019 Finance , Europe , General

Vattenfall acquires Dutch electricity, gas firm DELTA

- DELTA Energie has 120 employees and 170,000 green electricity and gas customers

19.01.2019 Electricity , Natural Gas , Finance , Europe , General

EU expected to maintain Brexit stance

- The EU is signaling it will accelerate its preparations for the 'no deal Brexit'

18.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Hitachi halts work on UK nuclear plant over financing

- Hitachi was in talks with UK government about funding for project, which was being built by subsidiary Horizon

18.01.2019 Nuclear , Europe

Gazprom's gas production up 3.7% in 1st half of Jan.

- Gazprom's gas deliveries to Europe rose by 3.1% compared to 1st half of January 2018, and reached 8.6 billion cubic meters

17.01.2019 Natural Gas , Europe , Eurasia , General

Brexit: May urges MPs to put national interests first

- In a statement after surviving a vote of no confidence, May says MPs must work together to deliver Brexit

17.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Europe

EU: Over 15M new passenger cars registered in 2018

- Last year's car registrations in EU remained more or less stable compared to 2017, says manufacturers' association

16.01.2019 Europe

Equinor discovers gas and condensate in Norwegian Sea

- Recoverable resources are estimated between 6 and 25 million barrels of oil equivalent

16.01.2019 Natural Gas , Europe , General

Siemens G. launches its largest offshore wind turbine

- Siemens Gamesa launches company's first 10 megawatt+ new offshore wind turbine prototype with installation set for 2019

17.01.2019 Finance , Wind , Europe , General

Putin: TurkStream fully operational by 2019 end

- Gas through TurkStream can be carried to Europe via Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary, Putin says

16.01.2019 Natural Gas , Energy Projects , Turkey , Europe , Eurasia

Equinor, partners to drill more wells in Gullfaks field

- Companies' goal is to maintain profitable production from Norwegian Continental Shelf, says official

16.01.2019 Europe , General

Nord Stream 2, TurkStream on track: Gazprom

- Implementation of both projects on schedule, Medvedev says

17.01.2019 Turkey , Europe , Eurasia , General

Macron launches national debate to quell French anger

- Move aimed at addressing long list of grievances by "Yellow Vest" protesters

16.01.2019 Europe , General

Germany: Brexit deal’s defeat ‘bitter day for Europe'

- Hard Brexit would be 'least attractive choice' for EU and UK, says German finance minister

16.01.2019 Europe , General

Trump hinted pulling out of NATO: report

- Trump antagonized US throughout 2018, according to New York Times

16.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , Americas , General

Croatian president to visit Turkey

- Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic to attend working meeting at parliament and sign series of agreements

16.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe , General

Nordex' order intake in 2018 up over 73 pct

- German company receives orders for wind turbines amounting to more than 4.7 gigawatts

16.01.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe , Americas

Enel launches €1 billion new green bond in Europe

- Proceeds will finance Enel projects in renewables, smart grid tech, sustainable mobility, smart lighting, energy efficiency

16.01.2019 Renewable , Stock Market , News from companies , Europe

Shell, Dutch pension fund PGGM eye Eneco acquisition

- In December 2018, Dutch energy company Eneco and its shareholders' committee announced start of privatization process

16.01.2019 Finance , News from companies , Europe , General

Siemens Gamesa runs Spain's first green transaction

- Siemens Gamesa converted €900 million deal arranged with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria into 'green' transaction

15.01.2019 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

UK opens national decommissioning center on energy

- Center will focus on technologies and economics of pipeline, platform decommissioning

15.01.2019 Energy Projects , Europe

Zarif slams Poland for plan to host anti-Iran summit

- Foreign minister’s remarks follow announcement of joint U.S.-Poland summit aimed at pressuring Tehran

12.01.2019 Europe , Middle East-Africa

Equinor buys 40% stake in UK's Rosebank wind project

- Equinor and Chevron completed transaction previously announced in October 2018

11.01.2019 Wind , Europe , General

Yellow Vests ruin most of France’s speed cameras

- Over half of the country’s 3,200 cameras have been degraded since start of protest movement, says interior minister

11.01.2019 Finance , Europe , General

Brexit with deal 'wish of whole world': Japanese PM

- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his British counterpart Theresa May meet in London

11.01.2019 Finance , Europe , General

German strike grounds 600 flights affecting thousands

- Security staff at airports in Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart walk out in pay dispute with employers

11.01.2019 Invesments , Europe , General

Russian Central Bank lowers share of dollar in reserves

- Russian Central Bank ditches dollar in its savings in favor of other currencies

11.01.2019 Finance , Europe , General

French troops to stay in Syria until political solution

- French foreign minister calls terror group YPG-led SDF biggest ally of his country

11.01.2019 Energy Diplomacy , Energy Security , Europe , General

Norway gas sales down 2% in 2018 after record '17 sales

- Nordic country's gas and oil sales show year-on-year decrease in 2018

11.01.2019 Natural Gas , Europe , General

Nordex to build 2 wind farms for Vattenfall in NL

- Thirteen large turbines planned for Dutch projects totaling 49 megawatts

10.01.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Sweden: Eolus hands over 11MW wind farm to KGAL

- Swedish wind farm developer agreed in December 2017 to sell Anneberg farm to German group

10.01.2019 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Uniper to build new gas power plant in Germany

- Plant with 300 megawatts of capacity will provide standby power in emergency situations

09.01.2019 Natural Gas , Europe , General

Turkey’s vice president meets EU humanitarian official

- 2 officials discuss Turkey's EU membership process, migration problem, and EU funds pledged for Syrians in Turkey

08.01.2019 Turkey , Europe , General

Brexit: MPs ask gov't to rule out no-deal exit

- Letter signed by more than 200 members raises concerns about effects of leaving the EU without a deal

07.01.2019 International Relations , Europe

Loviisa nuclear plant produces 11% of Finland's power

- Loviisa plant generates a total of 7.79 terawatt-hours of carbon-free power

07.01.2019 Nuclear , Europe , General

Turkish Airlines to launch Ankara-Rome direct flights

- Direct flights to capitals of England and Georgia to also start in January

07.01.2019 Turkey , Europe , General

Saudi Aramco becomes full owner of Arlanxeo

- Company completes acquisition of remaining 50 percent stake in Arlanxeo joint venture from Lanxess

02.01.2019 Finance , Refining/Petro Chemistry , News from companies , Europe

Vestas exceeds 12-gigawatt wind order intake in 2018

- Danish wind giant surpasses previous year's record order intake of 11,176 gigawatts

31.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Erdogan, Merkel discuss Syria and migrants over phone

- 2 leaders also discuss fight against terrorism and Turkish-German relations

31.12.2018 Finance , Turkey , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Merkel, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine over phone

- Talks focused on US pullout from Syria, formation of constitutional committee there, says government spokeswoman

30.12.2018 International Relations , Europe

EU's strengthened Schengen system enters into force

- Database aims to strengthen fight against terrorism and crime, according to European Commission

29.12.2018 Europe

East Mediterranean gas not a game changer: IEA's Birol

- "We are in the midst of a gas abundance," International Energy Agency executive director says

29.12.2018 Lng/Lpg , Energy Projects , Europe

Eni starts bio-oil production in Syndial plant

- Gela pilot plant has a bio-oil production capacity of approximately 70 kg per day of organic waste

28.12.2018 Finance , Projects , Renewable , Europe , General

Russia ensures gas deliveries to EU: Russian Min. Novak

- Russia vows to deliver natural gas to Europe despite Ukraine transit worries

26.12.2018 Natural Gas , Europe , Eurasia , General

Total to acquire 2 gas power plants from Uniper France

-Energy giant signs agreement with Prague-based EPH which agreed to enter into negotiations to buy Uniper's activities in France

25.12.2018 Natural Gas , Finance , News from companies , Europe , General

US withdrawal from Syria ‘a victory’ for Erdogan

- French daily Le Monde sees US troops' pullout from Syria ‘a diplomatic victory’ for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

21.12.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

MHI Vestas to equip Dutch offshore wind farm Borssele V

-Danish-Japanese joint venture will supply two V164-9.5 MW turbines for its 5th offshore wind park project in the Netherlands

21.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Dutch Eneco up for privatization

- Energy group will be privatized via controlled auction upon mutual decision of Eneco management and its shareholders

20.12.2018 Finance , News from companies , Europe

Poland's PGNiG signs long-term deal for US LNG

- PGNiG will buy 2 million tonnes of LNG annually and approximately 2.7 bcm after regasification from US Sempra Energy

20.12.2018 Lng/Lpg , Europe , Americas , General

Poland ranks 1st in hard coal use in Europe in 2017:IEA

- Poland consumes 74 million tonnes of hard coal and 61 million tonnes of lignite in 2017

20.12.2018 Coal , Europe , General

Europe agrees on Clean Energy for All Europeans package

- New rules phase out subsidies on generation emitting 550 grams of CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour or more

20.12.2018 Electricity , Europe

Total to open research, innovation center in Paris

- Center will be located at the heart of Ecole Polytechnique cluster at Saclay

20.12.2018 Energy Projects , News from companies , Europe , General

Japan’s Sumitomo enters French offshore wind market

- Engie, EDPR form alliance with Japanese company that buys 29.5 percent equity stake in French offshore wind projects

19.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Petrofac secures Ithaca build, commissioning deal

- Firm will be responsible for construction, commissioning works on Ithaca's FPF-1 floating prod. facility in UK North Sea

19.12.2018 Upstream , Upstream , News from companies , Europe

Russia meets 47 pct of EU's thermal coal needs in 2017

- Last year, EU member states imported 152 million tonnes of thermal coal, from which 47 percent was from Russia

20.12.2018 Coal , Europe , Eurasia

EU fines Bulgaria €77M for blocking gas rivals' access

- Bulgaria's Energy Minister criticizes EC decision claiming strategic infrastructure is directly linked to national security

18.12.2018 Finance , Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

Gazprom's production rises 5.7% from Jan-Dec.15, 2018

- Gazprom produces 473.5 billion cubic meters of gas in first 11 and a half months of 2018

19.12.2018 Natural Gas , Energy Diplomacy , Europe , Eurasia , General

Vattenfall, Elkem sign long-term power supply deal

-Seven-year deal includes supply of 260 gigawatt-hours per year or total of approximately 1.8 terawatt-hours

18.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Vestas gets 33MW order for German wind farm extension

- Danish wind giant to install ten V117-3.3 MW turbines for Klettwitz III B.A. 2.2 project in eastern Germany

18.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

PEAKapp, app for end-users to monitor energy savings

- Smartphone and tablet app will allow end-users to become more energy efficient and access cheaper tariffs

18.12.2018 Electricity , Turkey , Europe

Sonangol, BP agree to advance BP’s activities in Angola

- Companies to progress new deepwater development and explore further opportunities in Angola

19.12.2018 Oil , Europe , Middle East-Africa

Merkel seeks to calm UK concerns on Brexit deal

- German chancellor says EU summit conclusions contain assurances for aftermath of Great Britain's exit from bloc

17.12.2018 International Relations , Europe

UK to hold further talks on Brexit assurances: May

- ‘Disorderly Brexit would be good for no one,’ says British PM

15.12.2018 International Relations , Europe

Engie, Arval launch new electric mobility service

-Companies join forces to make it easier for companies, local communities and private individuals to access electric vehicles

14.12.2018 Electricity , News from companies , Europe , General

Bulgaria likely option for TurkStream 2nd route

-Bulgarian route for TurkStream's 2nd line both economically and politically more likely: EPPEN head

15.12.2018 Natural Gas , Turkey , Europe , Eurasia , General

NATO concerned by heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions

- Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg calls on Russia to release seized sailors and ships of Ukraine immediately

14.12.2018 Energy Security , Europe , Eurasia , General

Merkel: UK can get additional assurances on Brexit

- German Chancellor rules out renegotiation of withdrawal agreement, but says EU can offer additional assurances

14.12.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

Stifled LNG market, higher gas prices set for mid-2020s

- More supplies set for market but LNG is expected to tighten between 2020-2025: head of gas analysis department at GECF

14.12.2018 Natural Gas , Europe

Petrofac sells stake in Greater Stella Area development

- British oilfield services provider announces completion of sale of Petrofac GSA Holdings Ltd to Ithaca

13.12.2018 Upstream , News from companies , Europe

European p\line bottlenecks to curb Russian gas imports

- Doubts prevail on Russia's ability to keep pace with Europe's growing import requirements, says Wood Mackenzie

14.12.2018 Natural Gas , Lng/Lpg , Europe , Eurasia , General

Chevron gets approval for project in UK's North Sea

- Approval will allow Chevron to boost production via polymer injection tech. to help economic recovery from Captain field

12.12.2018 Oil , Energy Projects , Europe , Americas

Eni Norge AS, Point Resources and HitecVision merge

- Var Energi, 69.6 percent owned by Eni and 30.4 percent by HitecVision, has about 800 employees and 17 oil and gas fields

12.12.2018 Oil , Energy Projects , Europe , General

Oil prices rise with market, trade optimism

- Crude prices gain more than 1 percent on stock market optimism and easing of U.S.-China trade tensions

12.12.2018 Upstream , Stock Market , Europe , Asia

Total starts 3rd train Yamal exports ahead of schedule

- This early achievement one year ahead of schedule is within the original budget, says French company

13.12.2018 Lng/Lpg , Europe , Eurasia , General

Russia ready for competition in Turkey with cheap gas

- Gazprom will not use natural gas as political instrument, director of Russia National Energy Security Fund says

13.12.2018 Natural Gas , Turkey , Europe , Eurasia

EU's Brexit deal 'best deal possible', says bloc chief

- Everyone should know, Withdrawal Agreement will not be re-opened, says European Commission head

12.12.2018 Finance , Europe , General

UK PM addresses Parliament after delaying Brexit vote

- Theresa May faces House of Commons, admitting her deal would suffer a heavy loss

11.12.2018 International Relations , Europe

China's LNG imports at historic high to replace coal

- LNG imports reach 39.59 billion cubic meters in 2017 - 318.5 percent more than in 2010

12.12.2018 Natural Gas , Coal , Lng/Lpg , Europe , Asia , General

Theresa May to visit Germany for crisis Brexit talks

- British prime minister to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday after her decision to postpone a vote on Brexit

11.12.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Europe , General

EU to discuss ‘no-deal Brexit scenario'

- ‘As time is running out, we will also discuss our preparedness for a no-deal scenario,' says EU’s Donald Tusk

11.12.2018 Finance , Europe , General

UK can unilaterally revoke Brexit, says top EU court

- European Court of Justice rules UK free to cancel Brexit without asking for other EU member states' permission

10.12.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Europe

Eni sells 45% of Egypt's Nour Sinai offshore concession

- Eni announces entry of Mubadala Petroleum and BP as new partners in Nour concession in Egypt

10.12.2018 Natural Gas , Oil , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Turkish FM criticizes EU, press on France protests

- Mevlut Cavusoglu said Europe was the stable continent and it should remain that way, wishing an end to protests

10.12.2018 International Relations , Turkey , Europe

Paris tells Trump to keep out of French politics

- Following Trump tweets on Yellow Vest protests, Foreign Minister Le Drian says we mind our business, you do the same

10.12.2018 International Relations , Europe , Americas

EU pledges $82.5M for reconstruction: Iraqi minister

- Nearly half of total amount will be used to maintain stability through promoting local development, says EU official

10.12.2018 Finance , Europe , Middle East-Africa

Houthis call Saudi, UAE to join peace talks in Sweden

- To maintain peace in Hudaydah, Taiz and other places, Saudi Arabia, UAE should be represented during the talks, Houthis say

10.12.2018 Finance , Energy Security , Europe , Middle East-Africa , General

Russia ready to extend TurkStream to Greece: Putin

- Russian president, Greek prime minister discuss extension of TurkStream gas pipeline

09.12.2018 Natural Gas , Energy Diplomacy , Europe , Eurasia

Athens in dialogue with Brussels for TurkStream gas

- Greece reiterates its interest in joining TurkStream project, ahead of PM Alexis Tsipras' visit to Moscow

08.12.2018 Natural Gas , Europe , Eurasia

MHI Vestas to supply 950MW wind farm offshore Scotland

- Company to provide 100 V164-9.5 MW turbines for Moray East project in Moray Firth, its largest order to date

07.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Turkey records largest fall in terrorism across Europe

- Death toll from terrorism in Turkey fell from 659 to 123 in 2017, Global Terrorism Index 2018 says

07.12.2018 Europe , General

OPEC decisions aren't shaped by Twitter: Russia

- Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak says oil industry looks at supply and demand, market to make decisions

06.12.2018 Oil , Finance , Europe , General

Turkey, Russia energy experts meeting opens in Istanbul

- Anadolu Agency, in cooperation with Russian TASS news agency, is hosting Thursday's meeting to discuss natural gas

06.12.2018 Energy Diplomacy , Turkey , Europe , General

Vestas enlarges wind share in Greece with 106 MW order

- Danish wind giant to supply 27 wind turbines with varying capacities for several sites

06.12.2018 Wind , News from companies , Europe

Norway produces 94.2% of electricity from hydro in Oct.

- Norway produces 13.28 terawatt-hours of electricity in October

06.12.2018 Electricity , Hydro , Europe , General

France cancels fuel tax hikes amid protests

- ‘Government showing it is ready for dialogue because tax increase has been dropped from 2019 budget bill,' says PM

06.12.2018 Europe , General

IEA publishes 'Finland' report with emissions advice

- Focus areas of report are on reducing traffic emissions and on opportunities offered by bioeconomy

06.12.2018 Finance , Renewable , Europe , General

Russia, Serbia sign agreement on nuclear cooperation

Hitachi halts work on UK nuclear plant over financing

Russia supplies fuel units for Egypt's research reactor

Russia to supply fuel for China's fast-neutron reactor

China's coal output up 5.2 pct in September

Asian Dev. Bank to loan $500M to Bangladesh power plant

China’s coal production up 4 percent in April

Turkey's electricity consumption grows 6% in October

Turkey breaks local coal production record in 2018

China: Coal mine collapse kills 21 workers

Asia, Africa, Middle East drive global energy growth

US coal production rises quarterly in 3Q18: EIA

Eni’s Var Energi awarded 13 oil, gas licenses in Norway

Shell completes sale of New Zealand entities

Petrofac secures Ithaca build, commissioning deal

Eni gets approval for Merakes Dev. Project in Indonesia

‘Ankara to always protect Turkish Cypriots’ rights’

Total, ADNOC to explore gas in Abu Dhabi

Osaka to acquire 35pct stake in US shale gas project

UK announces new measures to back shale gas exploration

Renewables & gas to lead new US power capacity in 2019

Massive ship-to-ship LNG transfer starts in Turkey

Brent oil trades above $61 for week ending Dec. 14

Turkey can gain more than transit money from TurkStream

Petrofac secures engineering contract in Brunei

US Corpus Christi's second LNG cargo arrives in UK

Nigerian LNG vessel to arrive in Turkey on Jan. 15

Massive ship-to-ship LNG transfer starts in Turkey

Eni’s Var Energi awarded 13 oil, gas licenses in Norway

Global oil supply falls in December '18

Iraq’s oil production doubles in decade: EIA

US oil rig count shows decrease this week

Turkey's crude oil imports down by 11.2 percent in Oct.

Saudi Aramco enters fuel retail business

Brent oil trades around $53 for week ending Dec. 21

MEDREG can play 'crucial' role in Med energy sector

China’s crude oil refinery output up 6.8 pct in 2018

US crude stocks fall, but production sees slight rise

Pakistan, S. Arabia to ink oil refinery deal next month

BP to expand its petrochemical presence in South Korea

US' retail gasoline price ends 2018 lower

Trump touts low gas prices and forecasts more declines

‘Yellow vest’ protests grow violent in France

Israel bans fuel shipments into Gaza

MHI Vestas installs final turbine at Horns Reef 3

China's Jiangsu approves 6.7 GW offshore wind projects

Turkey drafts regulation on electricity storage

Enel to sell 540 MW of renewable capacity in Brazil

Turkey drafts regulation on electricity storage

Enel to sell 540 MW of renewable capacity in Brazil

Asia-Pacific will remain leader in solar PV by 2025

Neoen starts operation at Australia’s largest PV plant

Asia, Africa, Middle East drive global energy growth

French company to supply turbines for Nile hydro-dam

Norway produces 94.2% of electricity from hydro in Oct.

Hydropower major source of Norway's electricity in Sept

Turkey drafts regulation on electricity storage

Turkey can cut 20% gas imports via district heating

Turkerler to invest up to $1B. in Manisa's geothermal

US funds $4.45M for geothermal zonal isolation research

Turkish firm exports custom design vehicles to world

Exxon, IBM to research quantum computing for energy

Sadr’s bloc slams presence of US troops in Baghdad

Turkey improves border security with smart system

European bank to invest about €1B in Turkey in 2019

Landmark Canakkale bridge to be completed in 2022

Turkey no. 2 country setting up firms in Uzbekistan

Trans Adriatic Pipeline completes financing of €3.9 bln

Brent oil rises on strong demand from China, supply cuts

Enel launches €1 billion new green bond in Europe

Morgan Stanley lowers oil price forecast for 2019

Goldman Sachs lowers oil price forecast for 2019

US Supreme Court rejects ExxonMobil bid to block probe

Chevron gets approval for project in UK's North Sea

'Yellow vest' protests spread to Netherlands

Tiny Pacific nation plans to sue oil majors for climate

US coal consumption in 2018 set to be lowest in 39 yrs.

Turkey's electricity consumption down 2.2% in Nov.

US plans to end electric car, renewable subsidies

MEDREG can play 'crucial' role in Med energy sector