U.S. seeks to challenge China’s electric-vehicle supply chain dominance
An U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation to streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium,…
America’s renewable energy set to surpass coal for the first month ever
America’s clean energy revolution is on the verge of a tipping point. The renewable energy sector is projected to generate…
New Gas Directive opens the way for a common EU approach on Russian imports
The EU Council agreement on its negotiating mandate under the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council came as a rather…
Russia accuses U.S. of forcing Europe to buy LNG, follows own export interest
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak on Tuesday accused the United States of forcing Europe to buy its liquefied natural gas…
The US has approved the USD 1 billion CEE project to ensure independence from Russia
US House of Representatives voted last week the draft law on assisting countries in Central and Eastern Europe on the…
Newly installed solar capacity increased in EU by 36% in 2018, up to 8 GW
SolarPower Summit opened on Wednesday in Brussels announcing another year of growth for the global solar sector in 2018 to…
US: Energy storage has a breakout year
2018 may have been the year of residential energy storage, according to a leading analyst, but grid storage was no slouch.…
US Energy Department warns its staff to avoid foreign recruitment programmes
The US Energy Department on Friday told staff they are banned from taking part in foreign recruitment programmes as it…
The U.S. is set to become a major net energy exporter
This month the Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2019 with projections to 2050. The purpose of…
US shale’s full impact still hasn’t hit oil markets, IEA director says
Shale oil’s impact will have “huge implications” for global energy markets for many years, Fatih Birol, executive director at the…
U.S. wants Qatar to challenge Russian gas in Europe – U.S. official
The United States wants Qatar, the world’s top liquefied natural gas supplier, to challenge Russia’s gas dominance in Europe, a…
U.S. LNG producers face risk unless trade war resolved: energy group
The nascent U.S. liquefied natural gas export industry has been particularly vulnerable to the U.S.-China trade war, the head of…
World Bank cut the economic growth prospects for Romania in 2019 amid ‘darkening skies’ for global economy
In its annual assessment of global prospects the World Bank predicts continued, though somewhat slower, growth this year and next.…
Qatar to invest $20-billion in US energy sector: minister
Energy-rich Qatar, under blockade by its Gulf neighbors, said on Sunday it plans to invest more than $20 billion in…
Saxo Bank: Crazy week in oil and gas
The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks a basket of major commodities within the three major sectors of energy, metals and…
Oil tanks while US midterm theatre reaches financial markets
Global stock markets bounced and the dollar weakened following comments from President Trump that trade discussions with China were “moving…
The Saudi oil weapon and the energy market: What investors need to know
As President Donald Trump struggles to contain the fallout from the apparent murder of a Saudi columnist for the Washington…
Russian oil firm seeks payments in euros amid US sanction threat
Surgutneftegaz, representing 11% of oil production in Russia, is pushing buyers to agree to pay for oil in euros instead…
Alex Șerban: The Three Seas Initiative enters the hands-on implementation stage
This September, the Romanian Presidency will host the third meeting of the Three Seas Initiative focused on transport, energy and…
China defies US pressure as EU parts ways with Iranian oil
China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing…