Traffic on Europe’s highways and in the biggest cities has been rising in recent weeks as economies reopen, suggesting a rebound in road transportation fuel demand. Traffic on highways in Spain and France, one of the largest car markets in Europe, is now only slightly off the pre-COVID levels from …
Read More »US Becomes Main LNG Supplier to European Market in Q1 of 2021
The United States became the first largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European market in the first quarter of 2021, overtaking Qatar, according to the latest report by Russia’s energy giant Gazprom published on Monday. “Thanks to a significant increase in associated gas production and the construction …
Read More »Europe’s First Big Hydrogen Hub
Hydrogen, produced without carbon emissions, will find use in many sectors of a future ‘hydrogen economy.’ Its high energy intensity can make it the basis of fuels that reduce carbon emissions in the ‘hard to abate’ transportation and industrial sectors. Its unmatched capacity to store energy long term and seasonally …
Read More »European Parliament Suggests Halting Gas Purchases from Russia in Case of War with Ukraine
The European Parliament suggests halting oil and gas purchases from Russia and disconnecting it from SWIFT in case of “invasion in Ukraine.” Such statements are contained in the final draft resolution on Russia posted by the European Parliament on Thursday. The European Parliament “underscores if such a military build-up were …
Read More »US Oil Firms Lag far Behind Greener Europe Rivals
Europe’s largest oil and gas companies are leaving US rivals further and further behind in the race to cut their reliance on fossil-fuel sales. Total SE, Galp Energia SGPS SA, Equinor ASA, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Eni SpA are leading the pack, while Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp …
Read More »OPEC+ to Keep Oil Taps Tight as Europe Tightens Lockdowns
With oil prices making steady gains earlier this year, OPEC and other producers had hoped to ease output cuts, but industry sources say a fresh wave of lockdowns around the world threatens to tear up those plans. The OPEC+ group of producers, which are holding back millions of barrels of …
Read More »European Natural Gas Is a Long Way from Tackling Methane Leaks
Most of Europe’s natural gas industry has announced an ambition to become climate neutral by mid-century at the latest. But a study shows how difficult it will be to turn the goals into reality. A survey of companies revealed none could definitively measure their methane emissions, relying instead on estimates, …
Read More »Gazprom Starts Selling Carbon-Neutral LNG in Europe
Royal Dutch Shell and Russian state-controlled oil and gas company Gazprom concluded the first carbon-neutral LNG delivery in Europe, they said. It was also Gazprom’s first foray into the emerging carbon-neutral LNG segment. The LNG was delivered to Shell’s Dragon LNG import terminal at Waterston, Wales. The move follows various …
Read More »Gazprom Makes First Delivery of Carbon-Neutral LNG to Europe
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday it had delivered its first carbon-neutral shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe. Gazprom said its shipment of Russian LNG, which it said was made carbon neutral by offsetting emissions resulting from its production and transport, had been delivered to Royal Dutch …
Read More »Spain Boosts Wind Capacity by 1.7GW in 2020
Wind power produced 21.9% of the country’s electricity consumed last year.
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