Environmental Policy
Prices for EU carbon allowances have traded lower recently, denting hopes that prices will rise to fuel-switching levels across Europe in the first half of the year.
15 February 2019
Competition Law
The EU’s revised Gas Directive is expected to be formally adopted this spring after breakthrough negotiations in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Here we examine some of the main takeaways from the latest draft.
14 February 2019
Foreign Affairs
The EU is getting closer to an agreement on a revised gas directive after Germany secured key concessions for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline at a meeting in Brussels on Friday.
11 February 2019
Market Legislation
The UK could be facing premature power plant closures unless the legal dispute over its subsidy scheme for generators is resolved.
7 February 2019
Environmental Policy
A proposal to phase out Germany’s coal-fired power plants seems like an opportunity for gas to gain market share, but many questions remain over the timeframe.
31 January 2019
Investment & Finance
Portugal’s energy regulator has told ACER it should be allowed a say on the future of the STEP pipeline after France and Spain rejected the project.
25 January 2019
Country Profiles
Uncertainty over nuclear power in the UK may have boosted the prospects for gas-to-power, but attracting new investment in gas-fired plants will not be straightforward.
24 January 2019Energy regulators in Spain and France have ruled that building the first phase of the proposed Midcat pipeline cannot be justified from an economic perspective under the current proposal.
23 January 2019
Energy Security
Time is running out for securing a new transit contract between Russia and Ukraine after 2019, with the negotiations being impeded by a sensitive geopolitical backdrop.
22 January 2019
Competition Law
Romania is trying to push through changes to the directive that would give the European Commission more power to intervene in negotiations between EU states and third countries such as Russia.
21 January 2019
Market Legislation
The scheme is intended to attract investment in gas-fired capacity to replace the country's ageing nuclear fleet.
17 January 2019The European Commission will soon launch an investigation into the treatment of demand-side response services within the UK capacity market.
16 January 2019
Market Legislation
While renewable power generators in Europe may operate without subsidies in the coming years, gas- and coal-fired generators may be reliant on capacity payments for longer.
11 January 2019
Market Legislation
The EU institutions are expected to make a number of key decisions this year that will have a major impact on the gas sector.
9 January 2019
Environmental Policy
EU carbon prices surged in 2018, outperforming all other commodities, and the gas sector is hopeful the bull run will continue in 2019.
7 January 2019
Environmental Policy
A new EU regulation designed to phase out national subsidies for coal-fired power plants may benefit the gas industry even if loopholes remain.
3 January 2019
Investment & Finance
Routing the project through Serbia will allow Gazprom to avoid key EU rules for new pipelines, helping it to transport volumes from Turkish Stream further into Europe.
19 December 2018
Competition Law
The decision to fine Bulgaria’s BEH over anticompetitive behaviour may help speed progress on market liberalisation in southeastern Europe.
19 December 2018
Market Legislation
The EU is giving the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators a bigger role in market oversight, but concerns over funding and staff shortages remain.
18 December 2018The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement for new carbon dioxide limits for passenger cars and light vans for 2030
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