Europe
Qatar's energy minister warns EU law could stop it supplying LNG to Europe
Qatar supplies 12%-14% of Europe's LNG since Russia's invasion of Ukraine Qatar's energy min says calls to EU Commission go unanswered Changes proposed by EU lawmakers this week don't address Qatar's key concerns Qatar will not be able to do business in the EU, including supplying Europe ..
Ukraine prepares for record gas imports after Russian attacks, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine's cash-strapped government is in talks with international allies to raise funds to cover the cost of increased imports.
EU agrees to gradually end Russian gas imports by January 1, 2028
EU energy ministers on Monday backed a proposal to phase out Russian oil and gas imports to the bloc by January 2028, the Council of the European Union said. The ministers approved the plans, which would phase out new Russian gas import contracts from January 2026, existing short-term contracts fro..
Poland to seek offers to expand floating LNG terminal
Poland will seek binding offers for capacity that would be available in the expanded floating liquefied natural gas terminal near Gdansk following ample interest from shippers, the country's gas pipeline operator Gaz-System said on Monday. Gaz-System is building a terminal with a regasification cap..
Western pressure to hit Asian buying of Russian oil and LNG from December
Washington is exerting pressure on China, India and Japan through trade talks to reduce their purchases of Russian oil and LNG, while Britain has just imposed sanctions on Chinese and Indian entities.
Ukraine discusses US LNG imports after Russian strikes on gas sector
Ukraine is in discussions with the U.S. to import LNG after Russian strikes on its gas infrastructure, economy minister Oleksii Sobolev said. "Due to Russian attacks, we have lost part of our gas production, so we are considering mechanisms to finance the purchase of American LNG and compressor equi..
European prices rangebound on stable demand, strong LNG flows
Dutch and British gas prices were slightly up on Thursday morning, trading in a narrow range, on stable demand and strong flows of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The benchmark Dutch front-month contract at the TTF hub was up 0.35 euro at 32.18 euros per megawatt hour (MWh), or $10.99/MMBtu, by 0810 G..
Bulgaria secures liquefied gas to meet winter energy demand
Bulgaria will receive a total of four cargoes of U.S. liquefied natural gas from TotalEnergies, Metlen and Shell to supply its households and industries over the winter months, state gas company Bulgargaz EAD said. Bulgaria, a European Union and NATO member, has relied on Azeri pipeline gas and liq..
EU invites Serbia to join collective gas-buying plan to reduce reliance on Russia
The EU launched a joint gas-buying platform in 2023 to give participants more leverage to achieve better deals after Russia slashed its gas deliveries to Europe in 2022, driving European energy prices to record highs.
Rhone pipeline outage to limit French LNG imports this winter
The outage could reduce total supplies by about 43.5 terawatt hours over the winter, equivalent to around 11 days of France’s total winter gas demand.
Update: Latest developments as Germany builds up its LNG import terminals
Germany is deploying floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) to receive seaborne LNG, which official data shows has captured an 11% share of all German gas imports over the first three quarters of 2025.
Spain's gas network ready for faster Russian LNG ban, Enagas CEO says
The EU is negotiating legal proposals to end its Russian oil and gas imports by January 2028 and sanctions that would ban Russian LNG a year earlier.
Study: Methane emissions from crude oil and gas supply chains significantly underestimated
Global methane emissions from oil production are now reported to be 15 times higher in International Energy Agency (IEA) data compared to IOGP figures, with discrepancies for Russia reaching 10-fold and for Saudi Arabia an astonishing 40-fold.
Poland offers help as Ukraine reels from Russian attacks on energy infrastructure
Moscow has intensified its assaults in recent weeks. Early on Friday, large parts of Kyiv were plunged into darkness and around 600,000 households were temporarily without power across Ukraine after Russian strikes.
Turkey's gas shift threatens Russia and Iran's last big European market
Production, LNG imports to cover half of needs by 2028 Turkey is Russia's last big remaining European gas market U.S. pushing allies to cut energy ties to Moscow, Tehran Turkey increasingly shunning long-duration pipeline contracts Turkey could meet more than half of its gas needs by the..
ABB automation technology to modernize and future-proof ENGIE power plant
The Maxima plant, located in Lelystad approximately 70 km northeast of Amsterdam, is ENGIE’s first gas-fired combined-cycle gas turbine plant using GT26 high-efficiency turbine technology and makes a significant contribution to Dutch and European energy supplies. ABB will modernize both the existing Advant and Alspa distributed control systems (DCS), used for the power train and plant respectively, to ABB Ability™ System 800xA®.
Snam signs exclusivity agreement for the potential acquisition of Higas and the conversion the Oristano LNG coastal storage facility into a FSRU
Snam has signed an agreement with the shareholders of Higas, the company that owns the LNG coastal storage facility in Oristano (Sardinia), to initiate a period of exclusive assessment and negotiation regarding the potential acquisition of 100% of the company’s share capital, as well as the expansio..
EnviTec Biogas signs first biogas upgrading project in Belgium
EnviTec Biogas, together with Byont, a leading Dutch energy provider based in Hengelo, has signed its first contract for the construction of a biogas upgrading plant with CO2 liquefaction in Belgium. “The plant will be connected to an existing biogas facility and, upon its scheduled completion in..
STATS Group complete world-first high pressure hydrogen pipeline isolation
LTS Futures project creates blueprint for repurposing gas networks for hydrogen use Pipeline technology specialist, STATS Group (STATS), has played a leading role in SGN’s LTS Futures world-first project where a live 18” high pressure hydrogen pipeline was safely isolated. STATS patented BISEP® ..
Uniper study: Full gas storage facilities are a protective shield for the German economy
The fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 would be particularly critical, when high consumption peaks meet weaker consumption and lower exports.
European Energy to introduce next generation of green methanol technology
The bio-methanol will be produced through an innovative technology known as electrified steam methane reforming (e-SMR), where renewable electricity is used to process biogas or biomethane into synthesis gas, which is then converted into green methanol using European Energy’s proprietary methanol technology.
EU's plan to phase out Russian energy clears first political hurdle
The EU is negotiating legal proposals to phase out Russian oil and gas by January 2028, attempting to deprive the Kremlin of revenues to fund its war in Ukraine.
Ukraine wants to increase gas imports by 30% after Russian attacks
Russia has sharply intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy sector in recent weeks, and last Friday attacked Ukraine's main gas fields, raising fears of a possible gas shortage and the need for significant additional imports.
ReFuels enters into a fixed price Bio-CNG agreement with major UK logistics operator
The agreement is a multi-year contract signed by CNG Fuels (40% owned by ReFuels), which locks in a fixed price at the fuel dispensers across CNG Fuels’ Bio-CNG station network, providing fuel cost visibility and enabling the customer to accelerate its transition from diesel to running its fleet of HGVs on 100% renewable and sustainable biomethane.
Gasum starts work on three new liquefied biogas filling stations in Finland
Construction work at all three sites began at the beginning of October, and the stations are expected to open during the beginning of next year.
Svanehoj acquires KOHO Kompressorsysteme
The acquisition of KOHO Kompressorsysteme represents the next strategical step for Svanehoj in the gas segment as the global gas tanker market continues to grow.
European Union's U.S. gas use set to soar, increasing price volatility
U.S. LNG exports saved Europe from a deeper gas crisis in 2022, but that growing reliance has created unease as the Trump administration hit trading partners, including the EU, with tariffs this year.
Russia's largest attack on Naftogaz deals critical damage to Ukraine’s gas production sites
Russia fired 35 missiles and 60 drones at facilities of state gas and oil company Naftogaz in the Kharkiv and Poltava regions overnight.
Hungary buys gas from France's Engie, diversifying supply from Russia
On Thursday, Hungarian natural gas wholesaler MVM CEEnergy agreed to buy 400 MMm3y of gas from Engie between 2028 and 2038. Given Hungary consumes around 8 Bm3y of gas a year, that would cover 5% of its demand.
Opinion: Europe can flatter Trump and sting Putin by ditching niche Russian fuels
The EU has come under pressure from the United States to accelerate the bloc’s plan to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels by the end of 2027.
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- Ukraine will resume gas imports via Transbalkan route in November
