ExxonMobil to join gas exploration project in the Greek Sea
ExxonMobil, a U.S. oil company, has signed an agreement with Energean Energy and Helleniq Energy for the exploration of natural gas off Greece's coast. The companies announced this on Thursday. ExxonMobil's global exploration head, John Ardill, said that if everything goes according to plan…
Poland Working on Deal to Import US LNG to Support Ukraine, Slovakia
Poland is working on a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. to supply Ukraine and Slovakia, an agreement that would further tighten the European Union’s ties to American energy, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.Officials expect to…
Adani Total Gas in India reports lower profits as imports increase costs
Adani Total Gas in India reported a drop in its second-quarter profits on Tuesday as higher costs for gas imports, after the government reduced cheaper supplies, weighed on earnings. The city gas distributor is a joint venture of Adani Group with French energy giant TotalEnergies.
Zelenskiy: Ukraine has the funds to import 70% of the gas needed for this winter.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said that Ukraine has secured funds to purchase 70% of its natural gas needs for this winter. He also stated that the Ukrainian Government would cover the remaining funding. He appeared to be reassuring Ukrainians that they will have enough energy this winter…
Turkmenistan will maintain its gas production next year
Turkmengaz, the state-owned energy company, said that Turkmenistan's natural gas production will remain at 80 billion cubic meters in 2025-2026. Maksat Babaev, speaking at the Turkmenistan annual oil and gas convention's press conference, said that this year's production of gas was 80 billion cubic meters.
Europe adopts 19th sanctions package against Russia, including LNG import ban
The EU officially adopted on Thursday the 19th package against Russia, which includes a ban of Russian liquefied gas imports. On Wednesday evening, after Slovakia dropped their block, the 27 member states approved the package. The Danish rotating EU presidency said that the…
Energy Minister: Orenburg plant in Russia restarts gas imports from Kazakhstan field
Kazakhstan's Energy Minister said that the Russian Orenburg gas plant was damaged by a drone strike on Sunday. It has since resumed receiving natural gases from Kazakhstan's Karachaganak gas field. As part of Kyiv’s campaign to destroy Russian energy infrastructure, the strike on Orenburg…
Poland, US Look to Boosting US LNG to Central Europe
Top Polish and U.S. energy officials discussed a potential boost of supplies of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Poland to Central Europe to reduce the region's dependence on Russian gas, Poland's energy ministry said on Tuesday.Last week, Poland's Deputy Energy Minister Wojciech Wrochna and U.S.
EU agrees to end Russian gas imports gradually by January 1, 2020
The Council of the European Union reported that the EU energy ministers backed on Monday the proposal to eliminate Russian gas and oil imports into the EU by January 2028. At a meeting held in Luxembourg, the ministers approved plans that would gradually phase out all new Russian gas import agreements from January 2026.
Sources say that Venture Global has been in talks with Ukraine about providing it with more LNG.
Three people have confirmed that Venture Global is in talks with Ukraine about selling it more liquefied gas from its Plaquemines plant, located in Louisiana. This comes as winter approaches and Russia continues to attack Ukraine's infrastructure. According to two people,…
Germany Sets New LNG Import Terminals into Operation
Germany is putting natural gas import terminals into operation as part of the country's efforts to replace piped Russian gas following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.It is deploying floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) to receive seaborne LNG, which official…
Minister: Greece wants to complete the Chevron gas exploration agreement this year
The Greek energy minister announced on Friday that the country is working to complete a contract by the end the year with U.S. major oil company Chevron, and its Greek partner Helleniq Energy. This agreement will cover energy exploration off the coast of Greece. Chevron, Greece's…
First political hurdle cleared for EU's plan on phase-out of Russian energy
EU diplomats reported that the ambassadors of European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to push ahead with the plan to stop Russian oil and natural gas imports by the year 2028. This agreement cleared the first political hurdle for the law before it is voted on later this month.
EUROPE GAS-European Gas Prices ease after Recent Gains
The British and Dutch gas price fell on Wednesday morning, after having risen more than 5% from the beginning of the week. This was due to the colder weather conditions and the attacks on Ukraine's gas infrastructure. Also, storage filling had slowed. LSEG data shows that…
Ukraine wants to increase its gas imports by 30% following Russian attacks
Ukraine wants to increase its natural gas imports from Russia by 30% after Russian airstrikes damaged the gas infrastructure in Ukraine, which Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Hynchuk described as significant on Tuesday. In recent weeks, Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukraine's energy industry.
EU states edge towards deal to curb Russian diplomat movements
EU diplomats said on Tuesday that the EU countries are working towards an agreement to limit the movement of Russian diplomatic personnel within the EU, but there has not yet been a formal agreement. The diplomatic service of the EU proposed a measure that would require Russian…
EUROPE GAS - Prices rise after Ukraine attacks on gas infrastructure and colder forecasts
Dutch and British gas rates rose on Monday morning, as colder weather forecasts increased demand for heating. Worries over Russian attacks against Ukrainian gas production may also have contributed to the increase. LSEG data shows that the benchmark Dutch front-month contract…
Overnight air strike by Russia on Ukraine's energy infrastructure
Ukraine's Energy Ministry said that Russia launched an overnight drone and missile attack on several Ukrainian areas, with a primary focus on energy infrastructure. The attack involved 381 drones, 35 missiles and facilities in eastern Kharkiv and central Ukraine's Poltava…
Foreign Minister: Hungary will buy 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Engie in France
Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that Hungary will buy 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas between 2028-2038 from the French energy company Engie. Szijjarto stated that Engie will sell 400 million cubic meters (mcm), of gas, to Hungary each year under the "longest LNG contract in Hungary’s history".
Slovakia's Fico wants to find a 'common ground" with the US over Russian energy supplies
Robert Fico, the Slovak prime minister, said that Slovakia expected to find "common grounds" with the United States following pressure to stop Russian energy purchases. He defended receiving supplies in Moscow. The European Union wants to isolate Russia in anticipation of…