Gas

Algeria is set to boost its natural gas exports to Italy by almost 50% with a new deal due to be signed Monday, people familiar with the matter said. The export boost will probably lead Algeria to replace Russia as Italy’s largest natural gas supplier. The north African country will …

Egypt and the European Union will enhance cooperation in energy, the Egyptian cabinet said after a meeting between Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Frans Timmermans, the EU’s climate chief, in Cairo. The delegations discussed the potential supply of liquefied gas to Europe through regional partnerships in the short term, and …

Replacing Russian natural gas in Europe could be challenging in short term and it will keep gas prices high, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. Europe imports around 60% of its total natural gas demand, as Russia is supplying about a third of the continent’s consumption – 152 billion cubic meters …

Ukraine’s gas grid warned that flows through Europe could be affected as Russia and illegal armed forces are disrupting operations at a key compressor station. Occupiers are interfering with operations at the Novopskov gas compressor station in the in Luhansk region, Gas TSO of Ukraine said in a statement. The …

Asia is pumping billions of dollars into new gas infrastructure, making the region pivotal in a debate over the role of the fossil fuel as the world aims to curb emissions. The region has more than $350 billion of projects underway to expand liquefied natural gas terminals, gas-burning power plants …

Hungary said on Wednesday, April 6, it was prepared to pay roubles for Russian gas, breaking ranks with the European Union which has sought a united front in opposing Moscow’s demand for payment in the currency. Hungary will pay for shipments in roubles if Russia asks it to, Prime Minister …

U.S. natural gas production will decline by 5 percent by 2050, and consumption will shed 4 percent if no new interstate pipelines are built, the Energy Information Administration said in its latest Annual Energy Outlook. This, in turn, will lead to higher gas prices, the authority also said, and this …

Over the past week, the world saw three major developments in the oil industry directly linked to the interests of three powers. Each wanted to push their own agenda and which is heralding successive changes in global relations and alliances. The developments came in the form of a three-act play …

European Union countries are wrangling over how to rapidly fill their gas storage ahead of next winter and share the burden of quickly buying large stocks at current sky-high prices. Europe is facing a race to build a buffer of stored gas ahead of winter, to help cope with potential …

Gazprom Germania, an energy trading, storage and transmission business under Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom, will be transferred to Germany’s regulator to ensure energy security, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday. All voting rights in the company will be transferred to the regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, Habeck told a news …