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Pipe stringing for Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, Alexandroupoli, Greece, September 2016 Pipelines, Storage & Power

IGB construction delayed to Q2 2019

Construction work on the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria has been delayed to the end of May 2019.

8 February 2019
A drilling rig in the Romanian Black Sea Exploration & Production

OMV hits pause button on Black Sea plans

The company’s spending plans for 2019 do not include investment in the region, a move that is the result of Romania’s unstable legal framework.

7 February 2019
A gas compressor station at the Baumgarten hub Pipelines, Storage & Power

Baumgarten fights for share in changing market

Austria’s TSO is fighting to preserve the Baumgarten gas hub's role against attempts by Slovakia and Hungary to divert transit volumes.

7 February 2019
Policy & Regulation

Legal battle clouds future of UK power payments

The UK could be facing premature power plant closures unless the legal dispute over its subsidy scheme for generators is resolved.

7 February 2019
LNG

Qatar strengthens position as Europe’s main LNG supplier

Qatar increased its share of the European LNG market from 39% in Q2 2018 to 43% in Q3 2018, according to a European Commission report.

6 February 2019
Work on the offshore section of TurkStream. Pipelines, Storage & Power

Ball in Hungary’s court after Bulgaria takes FID on South Stream Lite

Bulgartransgaz has taken an FID on its section of the pipeline, meaning all eyes are now on Hungary, which has yet to make progress on its segment.

5 February 2019
Gaz-System CEO Tomasz Stępień and Energinet CEO Thomas Egebo  at a Baltic Pipe meeting. Pipelines, Storage & Power

Norway-Poland pipeline makes progress after years in the dark

After having stalled in the past, the Baltic Pipe project now looks like a more realistic prospect and could become operational by late 2022.

4 February 2019
Construction work on TAP in Albania in 2016. Pipelines, Storage & Power

TAP open to downsized second phase

The company developing the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline has said it is flexible on the capacity of its second phase, suggesting the expansion may be significantly less than 10 bcm/y.

1 February 2019
A coal-fired power plant in Germany Policy & Regulation

Germany’s goodbye to coal leaves room for gas

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
LNG

Novatek boosts Baltic small-scale LNG plans

Novatek will launch its Vysotsk liquefaction plant in February and has plans to almost triple its capacity with a second 1 mtpa train.

30 January 2019
Global Markets

EU gas demand falls 5% in Q3

Average gas demand across the EU fell on an annual basis in Q3 2018 despite higher power sector offtake, according to the European Commission.

30 January 2019
Exploration in Romania's section of the Black Sea Pipelines, Storage & Power

Capacity auction results dampen BRUA prospects

Not enough bookings were received in the latest capacity auction for the Romania-Hungary interconnection point of the BRUA pipeline, meaning developers have one last round to attract the interest they need.

29 January 2019
Artist's impression of the Wilhelmshaven FSRU. (LNG Wilhelmshaven) LNG

Exxon agreement pushes Wilhelmshaven FSRU closer to FID

The involvement of both Exxon and Qatar Petroleum in the German project suggests Uniper may be able to secure a return on its investment and progress to an FID soon.

28 January 2019
Pipeline welding in Spain. Pipelines, Storage & Power

Portugal pushes support for rejected STEP pipeline

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
Dungeness nuclear power station in the UK. (PA) EU Energy Policy

UK energy at crossroads after Wylfa suspension

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 2019
Pipelines, Storage & Power

Romania’s Romgaz eyes expansion abroad

Romgaz is looking to diversify overseas and is courting SOCAR to enter into a partnership.

24 January 2019
Exploration & Production

Norway looks to Barents Sea to sustain production

The development of oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea will be vital for Norway to maintain its output.

23 January 2019
Companies & Finance

French and Spanish regulators turn down Midcat’s first phase

Energy 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
Maroš Šefčovič at a press briefing following the talks on Monday. EU Energy Policy

Clock is ticking for Ukraine-Russia transit deal

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
The South Stream project was halted after the commission said its IGAs were incompatible with EU law. (Gazprom) EU Energy Policy

Romania raises the stakes with revised EU Gas Directive

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

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