Commodities
The Dangerous Rally In Natural Gas Prices
There is a buzz in the gas market, the likes of which has not been seen for a number of years. In the space of a year, we have moved from an expectation of plentiful […]
UK
Electrical Generation / Utilities
U.K. Gets Closer to Blackouts After Fire Knocks Out Cable
Winter blackouts are now a real possibility after a fire took out a key cable that ships electricity to the U.K. from France. Electricity is now so scarce in Britain that any more grid mishaps or unexpected […]
Electrical Generation / Utilities
What’s Behind Europe’s Skyrocketing Power Prices: QuickTake
Europe’s energy ambitions are clear: to shift to a low-carbon future by remaking its power generating and distribution systems. But the present situation is an expensive mess. A global supply crunch for natural gas, bottlenecks […]
Electrical Generation / Utilities
U.K.’s energy price soars by seven times due to lack of wind
The U.K. generates 25% of energy from wind power but is now seeing energy price soaring by seven times in a year due to lack of wind. Halted operation of wind power plants in the […]
Fossil
LNG in Europe: Current Trends, the European LNG Landscape and Country Focus
In our LNG in Europe Report 2020 (published in October 2020), we commented on the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the LNG sector in Europe (and worldwide). In the early months of […]
Commodities
‘Gathering storm’: How ‘rogue’ companies are buying up North Sea oil and gas
Companies with histories of environmental abuses and alleged labor violations, backed by private equity and with ties to foreign governments, stand to profit from North Sea oil and gas, new data shows. Campaigners say the […]
International News
Turkey’s Strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean
As Turkey’s dreams of joining the European Union have faded, Ankara has shifted its strategy toward the West. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest moves […]
Carbon Capture
Early engineering starts on major direct air capture facility in UK
Design and engineering work has started on a groundbreaking 500,000 to 1 million tonnes per annum direct air capture (DAC) plant destined to be built in Scotland, UK. London-based Storegga — operator of the Acorn […]
Electric Vehicles
G-7 Eyes Ambitious Shift to Electric Cars and Away From Oil
Group of Seven leaders are discussing ambitious plans to shift the balance of car buying away from gasoline to greener vehicles by the end of the decade, as part of a package of measures to […]
Commodities
UK will not stop new oil exploration despite IEA climate report
The UK will not commit to stopping new oil exploration in the North Sea despite warnings from the IEA that there can be no more oil and gas investments if the world wants to hit […]