Germany could receive its first supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US Golden Pass field as early as 2024. This was announced by the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Al Thani, during a visit to Berlin on Friday. Qatar holds shares in the US field; so far, the supply was advised from 2025. In […]
The two delegated acts are of paramount importance not only for the transport industry but also for the energy industry and the mechanical and plant engineering sector. After all, they deal with some of the most important products for the hydrogen economy: liquid or gaseous renewable fuels of non-biogenic origin (RFNBOs) and recycled carbonaceous fuels […]
After a marathon 16-hour negotiating session Monday night, things moved quickly Thursday. “We have it. Energy for our citizens and businesses is secured,” Jerzy Buzek (EPP), the Parliament’s chief negotiator, was able to announce after a short trialogue in the morning. The new, EU-wide gas storage obligations are intended to ensure supply even if gas […]
After 16 hours, the first trilogue on the new gas storage regulation ended on Tuesday morning without agreement. A conclusion of the negotiations between Parliament, Council and Commission is now expected for Thursday. The regulation is intended to introduce binding minimum filling levels for gas storage facilities throughout the EU to prepare for possible restrictions […]
Finnish energy supplier Gasum is suing Gazprom before an arbitration court. Tuesday, the state-owned company said it would not comply with the Russian group’s disputed new payment instructions. “In this situation, Gasum had no other option but to take the contract to arbitration,” CEO Mika Wiljanen said, according to a statement. Gasum’s announcement raises risks […]
Finnish leaders yesterday reaffirmed their intention to apply to join NATO. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and head of government Sanna Marin announced the move at a press conference in Helsinki. Marin’s ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) had come out in favor of the move on Saturday. This means that a majority in parliament for NATO […]
The new proposals on electricity prices would go even further than plans made in March. “A temporary extension of the scope of regulated retail prices could be envisaged to cover also small and medium-sized enterprises,” says a draft communication on energy prices, which the Commission plans to present with the REPowerEU package on Wednesday.The first […]
As announced, Germany will oppose a sustainability label for natural gas and nuclear power proposed by the EU Commission. The German government has told the French Council Presidency that it will veto the corresponding supplementary legal act on the taxonomy, the Finance Ministry announced on Saturday night. If the EU states or the European Parliament […]
The Conference on the Future of Europe was supposed to be a driving force for European unification. However, there is still strong resistance to treaty changes. But the conditions for reform are better than they have been for a long time, according to Thu Nguyen and Nils Redeker of the Jacques Delors Centre. In their […]
According to the German side, Russian sanctions against Gazprom Germania paradoxically facilitate the refilling of storage facilities, but mean further political escalation. “Russia is using energy as a weapon,” Economics Minister Robert Habeck said in Berlin on Thursday. However, he said, the country is prepared for this situation. Ten million cubic meters of gas a […]