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.
Read More »Wind Revolution Gains Momentum as Oil Industry Declines
Oil demand may never recover from the blow dealt to it by Covid-19, according to BP’s 2020 Energy Outlook. In two of the report’s three modelled scenarios, ambitious climate policies mean that global oil consumption already peaked at 100m barrels per day in 2019. Even under a “business-as-usual” case, demand …
Read More »Gazprom’s Exports to Europe Fell by 12% in 2020
Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday (15 February) announced a drop in its exports to Europe in 2020, when prices and demand in the energy industry collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gazprom, which includes Turkey in Europe, said its European exports fell by 12.1% in 2020 year-on-year, down to …
Read More »More than a Million EVs and Hybrids Sold in Europe in 2020
Nearly one-in-six passenger cars registered in Europe was electrically-charged.
Read More »Concrete Plans to Recycle Danish Turbines
Scheme will recycle turbine blades for use in cement industry. Danes want to be seen as world’s best in reusing wind tech.
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