The honeymoon period of the new German “traffic light” government may officially be over: vice chancellor Robert Habeck has threatened to block the contentious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as part of sanctions against Russia, revealing tensions within the coalition over the project.
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The reference power price for the Nordic region hit a record high on Monday, with prices in southern Norway scaling new heights for a second consecutive day, driven by colder weather and even more elevated prices in continental Europe and Britain.
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Crude oil prices ended lower on Friday, weighed by concerns over demand for black gold amid a rising number of Covid-19 Omicron variant infections. Consequently, Brent oil dropped by 2% to $73.52 a barrel and WTI crude fell by 2.1% to $70.86 a barrel.
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Customers of Polish energy companies Enea, PGE, Tauron and Energa will have to pay around 24% more for energy in 2022, based on tariffs approved by Poland's Energy Regulatory Office on Friday.
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Talks between European Union country leaders on energy policy ended with no agreement on Thursday (16 December), as states squabbled over how to respond to record-high carbon prices and upcoming green investment rules.
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