With the aim of identifying the key issues and exploring the future of nuclear power, the International Energy Agency held a workshop on 25 February on the role of nuclear power in…
Investing in gas: the effect of carbon taxes, gas prices, and the growth of renewables
Highlights A cumulative cash flow analysis is presented for a natural gas power plant. Wind and solar expansion can strongly improve the profitability of natural gas power plants because their value decline…
IEEFA Update: When will renewables dominate EU power markets?
LONDON – Market analysts are projecting relentless renewable energy growth in the European Union over the next two decades, but to become a reality, this trend will need to be backed by…
Three Things Keeping Gazprom Managers Awake at Night
Undervalued shares, the risk of sanctions and increasing competition with liquefied natural gas are all causing sleepless nights for Gazprom PJSC’s managers. At an investor meeting in Singapore on Thursday, when asked about what…
Russia’s proposed TurkStream 2 pipeline sparks Bulgaria, EU energy worries
Russia is pushing for a new gas pipeline running through Bulgaria that could supply Western Europe with energy. But does the TurkStream 2 proposal threaten to strengthen the Kremlin’s influence over the…
Turkey’s gas consumption decreases 8 pct in 2018 Turkey’s natural gas consumption retreats to around 49 billion cubic meters in 2018
Turkey’s natural gas consumption decreased year-on-year by 8.28 percent to around 48.9 billion cubic meters in 2018, according to official figures from Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) on Thursday. Turkey’s natural gas…
Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Activists Charged
(Beirut) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecution agency announced on March 1, 2019 that the country’s leading women’s rights activists who have been detained following arrests that began in May 2018 would face charges and…
Lebanon: How advanced technology can help power the country’s future
Lebanon – a vibrant country with a lively culture, high ambitions for the future – and a strong demand for additional power. Right now, Lebanon has an energy shortfall of 1.5 gigawatts…
Oil dips as U.S. crude production hits record
Oil prices dipped on Thursday, dragged down by weakening factory output in China and Japan and record United States crude output, although markets remained relatively well supported by supply cuts led by…
Energy exports to fuel Euro-Med revival Expert says. Greece should play a lead role
DELPHI, Greece: Oil and gas deposits under the Mediterranean could restore momentum to the European Union in general and its Euro-Med cooperation project in particular, an industry veteran told a conference in…