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EU Proposes Member States Maintain Measures to Reduce Natural Gas Demand

The European Commission proposed on Tuesday that EU member states continue taking voluntary measures to maintain a collective 15% gas demand reduction compared to the five-year average to March 2022, as the bloc looks to continue stabilizing its energy and gas supply.

read more... 29/02/2024

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Companies bid for 34 bcm of gas in new joint EU tender

19 companies have filed bids for nearly 34 billion cubic meters of natural gas in a new joint purchasing tender for multi-year deals, European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič said on Thursday (22 February).

read more... 23/02/2024

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Italy awaits EU clearance on $5.2 bln tariff to cover gas storage costs

Italy's energy authority is awaiting clarity from the European Union on whether a planned tariff to cover costs of gas storage filling, potentially worth 4.8 billion euros ($5.18 billion), is in compliance with the single market rules, two sources said on Thursday.

read more... 16/02/2024

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Austria Looks to Cut Its Dependence on Russian Natural Gas

Austria, one of the few EU countries still receiving Russian natural gas by pipeline, is looking to reduce its dependence on Moscow, including by seeking to end a long-term deal that Austria-based energy giant OMV has with Gazprom, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said on Monday.

read more... 13/02/2024

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EU Commission looks into Germany's natural gas levy

The European Commission has asked the EU's energy regulator ACER to examine whether a tariff Germany added to its natural gas exports distorts the bloc's single market in a possible breach of competition rules, three sources close to the matter said.

read more... 29/01/2024

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