In order to control the specifics of supplies, the European Commission initially tried to obtain a mandate from EU countries for negotiations with Russia on the conditions for building the gas pipeline – but without success. According to EU legislation, these decisions remain with member countries and Brussels only has a consultative voice in this […]
Earlier this year the US energy major Exxon Mobil officially announced its intention to sell its 50% share in the Neptun Deep offshore project located on the Romanian Black Sea shelf. Although rumours of a sale had circulated since November 2019, no serious buyer has yet come forward. And here is why. Export issue still […]
Spot prices for gas in Europe reached a historical high on 21 December 2021, exceeding $2,000 per thousand cubic metres of gas for the first time. By the end of January 2022, the price of gas had experienced a double downward correction. The situation in the European gas market remains complex however. According to Emily […]
The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is accelerating a fundamental shift in Middle East oil infrastructure. From Iraq and Syria to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, producers are developing alternative export routes that could reduce their dependence on one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. Before the war, more than 20 million […]
Germany’s renewable-energy surge in the first half of 2026 is no longer just a climate story. It is increasingly reshaping the economics, security and operating logic of the country’s power system. Renewable energy covered 58 percent of Germany’s gross electricity consumption between January and June, according to preliminary calculations by the Centre for Solar Energy […]
Berlin is opening up an additional route for gas and oil from the Caspian region and, in the longer term, for green electricity and hydrogen. For Germany, this offers a way to strengthen supplies to industry, create new business opportunities and make the European energy market more resilient. Berlin and Baku Expand Their Energy […]
The debate over Hormuz is shifting from whether fees are acceptable to whether they could help restore predictable transit. With Europe, Gulf states and Oman exploring possible models, a once-unthinkable option is moving closer to the centre of regional diplomacy. Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of the […]
Europe is expanding its nuclear capacity, but its radioactive legacy remains unresolved. With the world’s first deep geological repository for spent nuclear fuel only now approaching operation, the conflict between risks measured in millennia and politics shaped by electoral cycles is becoming increasingly visible. At its core, nuclear waste is not merely a technical challenge […]
OPEC+ remains the key coordination mechanism in the global oil market, but its influence no longer seems assured. Disputes over quotas, diverging interests among participants and rising production outside the alliance are gradually changing the rules under which OPEC+ operates. The question is increasingly not whether OPEC+ will formally survive, but how much control it […]
Europe is turning to artificial intelligence to manage the next stage of its energy transition. AI is expected to help integrate more renewable power, ease grid congestion and unlock demand-side flexibility – but the rapid growth of data centres is also creating a new challenge for Europe’s electricity networks. The European energy system is […]
Europe is being urged to become the first “electro-continent,” with a 50% electrification goal for 2040. The Commission wants to raise electricity’s share of final energy consumption from roughly 23% today to 50%, while renewables already supply 47.5% of the EU’s gross electricity consumption. Hitting that goal will still require cheaper power, major grid upgrades, […]
In its quest to diversify its energy sources and strengthen its energy security, the European Union is increasingly looking south. Africa is a logical geopolitical choice: it already meets around 20 per cent of Europe’s gas needs through pipeline supplies from North Africa and LNG from Nigeria. New routes from Nigeria via Algeria and Morocco […]
The European energy transition has entered a new, challenging phase. For a long time, one question took centre stage: how quickly can coal, oil and gas be replaced by renewable energy? Now, a second, more complex problem is coming to the fore. Europe is producing ever more electricity from wind and solar power – but […]
Nuclear energy is back on Europe’s political agenda. After years of closures, disputes and a dominant focus on renewables, a growing bloc of EU leaders now sees nuclear power not as a technology of the past, but as a cornerstone of future energy security. Its main selling point: stable, low-carbon electricity that does not depend […]
