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Germany plans 33% windfall tax on gas, coal and oil firms
The German government plans to introduce a special levy to skim off 33% of windfall profits made by oil, coal and gas companies, which could generate revenue of between one and three billion euros, finance ministry sources told Reuters.
read more... 24/11/2022
UK oil and gas sector faces $24 bln bill to plug old wells
British North Sea oil and gas producers will spend around 20 billion pounds ($24 billion) on dismantling over 2,000 unused wells and facilities in the ageing basin over the next decade, an industry group said on Tuesday.
read more... 23/11/2022
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Equinor and partners to invest $1.44 bln in Arctic gas field
Norway's Equinor and its partners on Tuesday said they would invest 14.8 billion Norwegian crowns ($1.44 billion) in developing the Irpa gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea.
read more... 23/11/2022
France spends 8.4 billion euros to help companies with energy bills
France will spend 8.4 billion euros ($8.67 billion) to help companies pay their energy bills, in a bid to cushion the impact of rising electricity and gas prices and help them compete with German businesses, its finance minister said on Saturday.
read more... 22/11/2022
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Germany wants to boost gas trading hub credit line to 20 bln euros
Germany wants to give an additional 5 billion euros' ($5.1 billion) worth of credit to the nationwide gas market trading hub to enable forward sales from gas storage facilities, according to a finance ministry document seen by Reuters.
read more... 22/11/2022