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The EU plans to impose sanctions against Russian oil giants Rosneft , Transneft and Gazprom Neft and block investments in fuel production, media have reported on Monday. European Union states are set to undertake new sanctions towards Russia’s oil majors Rosneft , Transneft and Gazprom Neft, but will proceed to …

A sharp increase in U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to alleviate a tight supply market in Europe has come under fire for its environmental effects. As a result, the boost in exports has slowed down, Reuters has reported, citing unnamed sources from Washington and the energy industry. Europe has become …

European utilities are getting increasingly reliant on coal for power as the region tries to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas. Even with prices for the dirtiest fossil fuel surging with most other commodities, it’s still much cheaper for power plants to burn coal than gas to make electricity. …

With Europe unveiling plans this week to end its reliance on Russian gas by 2030, Algeria is keen to boost its output and become a major player. However, with long-term Russian contracts and structural issues in Algeria, that will prove to be a challenge, experts say. About 40 per cent …

Asia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand growth may cool this year as buyers baulk at record-high spot prices pushed even higher by Europe’s shift to the super-chilled fuel amid the Ukraine crisis, analysts and industry sources said. High spot prices since late last year have already slowed trade and are …

European gas futures jumped as much as 32% after Russia threatened to cut natural gas supplies to Europe via the existing Nord Stream pipeline. In a further deterioration relations between Moscow and the European Union, Russia threatened to halt gas flowing along the pipeline to Germany. The warning is part …

European natural gas soared to a fresh record as the U.S. said it was considering curbs on imports of Russian oil, a move that would add to supply fears across all energy markets. Dutch front-month gas, the European benchmark, jumped as much as 17% to an unprecedented 225 euros a …

Europe is scrambling to reduce its dependence on Russia for energy and bracing for potential disruption to critical natural gas supplies as Russia’s war in Ukraine sends prices to new highs. The Paris-based International Energy Agency said on March 3 that Russian gas imports could be cut by one-third this …

Russian energy company Gazprom on Thursday resumed westbound gas supplies via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Germany from Poland, data from Gascade pipeline operator showed. Flows have been at 5.9 million kilowatt-hour per hour (kWh/h), while renominations, or preliminary bids, stand at 19.3 million kWh/h until Friday morning.

Russia’s natural gas flow to Europe is on the rise despite Russian attacks on Ukraine, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. Gas exports of Russian energy giant Gazprom to the EU via Ukraine stood at 109 million cubic meters per day on Dec. 1 last year but …