Environmental Policy
The EU’s revised targets for energy efficiency and renewable generation raise questions about the future role of gas in the European energy mix.
21 June 2018The European Commission has found that Luxembourg allowed two companies in the French-owned Engie group to avoid paying taxes on almost all of their profits for about a decade
20 June 2018The EU institutions have reached an agreement to increase the 2030 energy efficiency target to 32.5%, up from 27% currently.
20 June 2018
Environmental Policy
The EU’s decision to scale up its 2030 renewables target has not been entirely well-received, with some believing it may undermine other climate policies.
18 June 2018
Environmental Policy
The EU has set a more ambitious renewables target for 2030, which brings both pros and cons for the gas industry.
14 June 2018The gas industry brings in around €78 billion in annual tax revenues for European governments, a study commissioned by the IOGP says.
13 June 2018
Environmental Policy
Prices for EU carbon allowances have rallied in recent months but are still not high enough to provoke large-scale switching from coal to gas.
11 June 2018
Investment & Finance
Naftogaz Ukrainy has been given permission by a Dutch court to freeze Gazprom assets in the Netherlands, but its next steps remain in question.
8 June 2018
Energy Security
EU environmental legislation has put Romania’s coal sector under pressure, potentially paving the way for greater gas use in power generation.
7 June 2018A Gazprom subsidiary in charge of building the Turkish Stream pipeline is among seven Gazprom subsidiaries due to be seized after a Dutch court on Tuesday.
6 June 2018
Market Legislation
The energy industry is concerned that US tariffs on European steel and aluminium could push up costs and reduce energy demand.
4 June 2018
Foreign Affairs
The European Commission has a mammoth task in brokering a deal between Moscow and Kiev on Ukrainian transit beyond 2019.
1 June 2018The settlement of the European Commission’s antitrust investigation against Gazprom will require the Russian gas giant to alter a number of its gas supply contracts
30 May 2018
Market Legislation
Poland has yet to announce a formal position on the Gazprom antitrust case, but initial reactions suggest Warsaw does not believe the reforms go far enough.
25 May 2018
Market Legislation
Gazprom and Brussels have reached a settlement in the long-standing antitrust investigation against the Russian monopoly.
24 May 2018
Competition Law
Gazprom may connect Turkish Stream 2 to Bulgaria and on to Baumgarten. Doing so would mean submitting to EU rules but could offer an export route for Black Sea gas.
24 May 2018Russia needs a guarantee from Brussels that a potential extension of the proposed Turkish Stream 2 pipeline into Bulgarian territory will comply with EU regulations
23 May 2018Prices for EU carbon allowances under the European Emissions Trading System hit €16 per ton on Tuesday.
23 May 2018The European Commission has invited Ukraine and Russia to begin trilateral talks on gas.
23 May 2018Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman will take part in a conference on the country’s gas transport system in Brussels on 25 May
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