Andreas Walstad has a wide knowledge of the European energy industry. As the London Bureau Chief at Montel he wrote and edited market commentaries and analytical features across the commodity sector, including gas, oil, coal, power and the carbon markets. This added to the experience he gained covering the European energy markets as an Associate Editor at Platts. Andreas specialises in the UK and northwest European gas markets.
The European Commission's plans to revamp its climate policy framework look set to boost renewables and perhaps allow gas to defend its market share over the next decade.
4 days agoVolumes entering the country increased significantly in September after falling to record lows in August, recent UK data shows.
6 December 2019Tougher EU regulations on airborne emissions will exacerbate the impact of higher CO2 prices and may lead to more closures of coal-fired power plants across Europe.
5 December 2019Profit margins for coal- and gas-fired power generators in Germany came under pressure in November amid declining month-ahead power prices.
5 December 2019Volumes along the four connections linking North Africa to Spain and Italy saw little change last week compared with the previous week.
3 December 2019Deliveries of lignite and hard coal to power plants across Europe fell in H1 2019 compared with H1 2018 as renewables and gas displaced coal in the power mix.
29 November 2019Recent signals from Kiev offer a glimmer of hope that Russia and Ukraine might find a compromise for gas transits through the Ukrainian route this winter.
28 November 2019The EU’s revised solidarity law for gas may be put to the test for the first time this winter if there is no breakthrough in the negotiations and supplies to Europe are disrupted.
20 November 2019More than 45% of the growth in the world's energy demand was met by gas in 2018, the International Energy Agency noted in its latest World Energy Outlook, released on Wednesday.
13 November 2019The IEA’s 2019 World Energy Outlook appears to throw weight behind the view that rising global energy demand will be met mostly by a combination of renewables and gas in the longer term.
13 November 2019European countries are increasingly paying out subsidies to conventional power plants, including in nations where supply shortages do not look likely to be an issue in the short or medium term.
12 November 2019The UK government has pressed pause on fracking for shale gas in England, a move that seems likely to a support growing dependence on imported LNG.
4 November 2019The UK’s imports of the fuel hit their lowest since 2008 this August, with Algeria being the only supplier over the month, fresh data from the UK government shows.
1 November 2019The pipeline now looks set to be completed in H1 2020, but it is not clear how much gas will start flowing before the ECJ rules on Gazprom’s call to annul the revised EU Gas Directive.
31 October 2019A long-term deal between Russia and Ukraine on gas transit now seems to hinge on an out-of-court settlement for the $2.56 billion penalty against Gazprom ordered by a Stockholm tribunal last year.
29 October 2019Higher prices for front-month power contracts and relatively low coal prices have resulted in better profit margins for coal-fired generators this month.
24 October 2019Gas demand across the 28 EU member states recovered in the first half of 2019 after a year-on-year decline in 2018.
17 October 2019Europe has plenty of gas in storage, but a cold spell coupled with disruptions to Russian supplies transiting Ukraine could lead to winter shortages, particularly in southeastern Europe.
16 October 2019Lower shipping rates and a relatively weak ruble allowed Russia to strengthen its position as Europe’s main coal supplier in Q2.
11 October 2019Gas markets in Europe are becoming more competitive and resilient to supply shocks, but the vast regional differences will not be easily ironed out.
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