Tag Archives: Europe

As Europe scrambles to replace Russian gas with supplies from across the globe, producers are turning to a new technology to drill quickly and cheaply: small floating plants out at sea, often made out of old tankers. While liquefied natural gas is conventionally made at large plants on the coast, …

European refiners now seem to have more crude oil than they need—with the early panic about Russia’s dwindling oil exports—and the world’s subsequent oil shortage—proving to be overblown. Crude oil traders have pointed to Europe’s ability to source crude oil from Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States …

Ankara is ready to transit natural gas from Turkmenistan to Europe, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported on Saturday, following the visit of Chairman of the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey Mustafa Sentop to Ashgabat. According to the newspaper, the parliament speaker said that there are broad prospects for increasing …

Natural gas prices in Europe extended losses on Thursday as weather forecasts pointed to warmer temperatures, further delaying the start of the heating season in the region. Benchmark futures declined as much as 9.1%, following a slump of 8.2% on Wednesday. Warmer weather is expected in Scandinavia while above normal …

American and European start-ups are racing to develop new batteries using two abundant, cheap materials — sodium and sulphur — that could reduce China’s battery dominance, ease looming supply bottlenecks and lead to mass-market electric vehicles. Today’s EVs run on lithium-ion batteries — made with lithium, cobalt, manganese and high-grade …

Analysts agree that the severe economic impacts of the energy crisis are being felt in almost all economic sectors in Europe, and the problems are bound to remain until the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resolved. The crisis in Ukraine has sent energy prices surging, which in turn pushed …

European leaders participating in the UN climate change summit (COP27) in Egypt underlined the importance of green hydrogen and clean energy in enhancing the economies of countries worldwide. Speaking at a roundtable on investment in the future of energy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized the need to move to green …

Via AG Metal Miner November’s Renewables MMI (Monthly MetalMiner Index) traded sideways for the first time since June. The index rose by 1.56% month-over-month. This primarily resulted from GOES (grain-oriented electrical steel) rising in price. Meanwhile, other renewable energy resources, like neodymium and Japanese steel plate, traded sideways. Silicon remains …

European leaders have boasted about cutting their reliance on Russian gas since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. But that’s only part of the truth. While supplies of natural gas delivered by pipeline fell dramatically this year, liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Russia into the EU increased by 46 percent year-on-year …

The State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) intends to increase its share in the European market amid the decline in Russian imports to the region and its need to provide alternatives. Head of SOMO, Alaa Al-Yasiri, mentioned that the work mechanisms of SOMO are focused on ensuring the marketing …