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EU defers decision on gas and nuclear as 'green' energy
The European Commission will not decide on whether to classify gas and nuclear energy as a possible green investments until later this year. The delay has caused controversy among some NGOs and consumer groups, who say fossil fuels such as gas should not be considered 'green'.
read more... 22/04/2021
Daily (20.04.2021): Supply concerns due to high Asian LNG prices and bullish oil lifted British gas prices on Monday
Crude oil markets moved sideways on Monday, but a weaker U.S. Dollar offered some bullish support. However, the gains were capped by the resurgence of the pandemic in India and negotiations likely to lead to a relaxation of economic sanctions against Iran. Hence, Brent crude rose by 0.4% to settle at $67.05 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude closed at $63.38 a barrel, posting equally a 0.4% gain.
read more... 20/04/2021
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Early Belgian gas switch could speed up Groningen halt
The last Belgian low-calorie gas users could be switched over by the end of 2024, well ahead of the previously expected final switch by the end of 2029, the Belgian energy ministry said in a letter to its Dutch counterpart. This could end exports of low-calorie gas to Belgium — excluding those sent on to France — from the Netherlands by the end of 2024, Dutch economy minister Bas van 't Wout said.
read more... 20/04/2021
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BP Plans $1.3 Billion Gas Collection System To Eliminate Flaring
Supermajor BP plans to invest $1.3 billion on constructing a system that would capture and collect natural gas released during oil production in the Permian to eliminate the highly controversial practice of flaring, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding that the company could announce an end to flaring by 2025.
read more... 20/04/2021
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Natural gas leading source of EU's power emissions
Gas power plants overtook lignite coal plants in 2020 to become the European Union's largest single source of emissions from electricity, an analysis of the bloc's Emissions Trading Scheme showed Friday.
read more... 19/04/2021