A planned underwater energy pipeline linking Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France could take up to seven years to build, Spain’s energy minister has said. France, Spain and Portugal announced on Oct. 20 they had agreed to build the maritime pipeline instead of a long discussed overland pipeline across …
Read More »Spain, France and Portugal Agree on a New Energy Route
Spain has agreed with Portugal and France to substitute plans for a gas pipeline known as Midcat with a new “green corridor” running between Barcelona and Marseille that would channel natural gas and hydrogen, Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday. Unlike the Midcat project in the Pyrenees, the new …
Read More »Germany Risks Wasting Billions on LNG Projects
Germany is at risk of wasting billions of euros on boosting liquefied natural gas imports instead of moving toward sustainable alternatives like energy efficiency, according to a new report. The country faces about 200 billion euros ($196 billion) of additional costs for gas imports by the end of the decade, …
Read More »Erdoğan, Putin Agree to Form Natural Gas Hub in Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that he had agreed with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to form a natural gas hub in Turkey. Speaking to members of his AK Party in parliament, Erdoğan said Putin had said Europe can obtain its gas supply from the hub in Turkey. Putin …
Read More »China’s LNG Imports are Set for a Record-Breaking Plunge
Amid tepid demand and high spot prices, China is expected to see an unprecedented slump in its liquefied natural gas imports this year, ceding the world’s top LNG importer status back to Japan. Chinese buyers are expected to largely stay away from spot purchases on the LNG market as inventories …
Read More »Green Hydrogen Seen Competing with LNG within a Decade
The cost of clean hydrogen will fall to that of liquefied natural gas in a decade as global efforts to replace fossil fuels accelerate, according to Europe’s biggest operator of gas infrastructure. “Green hydrogen today is not economically competitive against alternative energy sources, which will not be the case in …
Read More »EU to Announce Interim Gas Market Steps with no Quick Price Cap
The European Union is unveiling a new emergency package to tackle the energy crunch, betting on steps to bolster solidarity among member states. But the bloc will refrain from immediate gas-price caps amid political divisions and concerns over security of supply. The European Commission plans Tuesday to propose measures to …
Read More »US Selling Its Gas to European Countries at High Price
Russian representative in Vienna-based International Organizations says the US supplies liquefied natural gas to Europe at a price 4 times higher than on the US home market. Mikhail Ulyanov in a tweet on late Sunday pointed to the US action in selling its gas to European countries at a high …
Read More »World’s Largest LNG Plant to be Built at the Port of Amsterdam
Dutch Fuel Supplier “Titan” intends to make the world’s largest bio LNG liquefaction plant near its berth in the Port of Amsterdam. When completed, the facility will have the capacity to produce 200,000 tons of bio-LNG annually. According to Titan’s plans, the facility will begin production in 2025. Contracts have …
Read More »EU Gas Price Measures must Avoid Demand Boost
The European Union’s planned package to curb surging natural-gas prices must avert an increase in the use of the fuel amid an unprecedented supply crunch, EU energy chief Kadri Simson said. The European Commission is due to propose a set of measures Tuesday to alleviate the impact of Russia’s cuts …
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