Trump nominee for key U.S. energy post says would oppose Russia pipeline
U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top State Department energy position said on Thursday he would oppose Russia’s proposed…
Trump’s Proposed Budget Slashes Funding for Clean Energy Programs
The Trump administration released its proposed 2019 budget on Monday. The energy portion focuses on an “all-of-the-above” strategy and proposes…
Trump “energy dominance” policy pits Washington against Moscow
Last July, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw and promised to help wean…
Russia Tops U.S. In Global Energy Company Rankings
State-controlled gas giant Gazprom ranked the top integrated oil and gas company of 2017, according to the S&P Platts Top…
Oil hits $71 for first time since 2014 on tighter supply and weak dollar
Oil hit $71 a barrel on Thursday for the first time since 2014, supported by OPEC-led supply curbs, a record-breaking…
Tesla changes SolarCity strategy and contributes to US home solar sales sliding
After years of double-digit growth, home solar installations in the United States are poised to fall for the first time…
Diesel war goes on: BMW rejects allegations
BMW has denied that engine management software shut off a system filtering nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in some of its…
ENEL sells majority stake in two US wind farms, keeps management
Enel, through its US renewables company Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), has signed a cash equity agreement with…
Poland reduces its Russian gas dependence and signs in the Americans
Poland’s dominant gas firm PGNiG has signed its first mid-term deal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries from the United…
Saudi Arabia should fear U.S. oil dominance
One of the more important recent developments in global energy is the resurgence of U.S. energy production, thanks in large…
Enel expand its US operations and opens new wind park
Enel Green Power North America has started operations of the Rock Creek wind farm in the United States. Rock Creek…
The Oil Market’s Fall Upswing (analysis by Radu Dudău)
Radu Dudău, EPG Director Early September saw the beginning of a significant price increase for Brent, the international crude oil benchmark,…
America’s electric vehicle future: 65-75% light-duty sales by 2050
Rapid battery cost declines, rising commitment from major automakers, strong policy support from state and local governments, and low operational…
Gazprom unseats ExxonMobil as world’s largest energy company
Russia’s Gazprom has topped the S&P Global Platts 250 rating of the world’s energy companies. The company has ousted US…
NAFTA negotiators seek to enshrine Mexico’s energy reforms
U.S., Canadian and Mexican negotiators are zeroing in on ways to enshrine Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s sweeping energy reforms…
Despite new U.S. sanctions, Russian oil traders say it’s business as usual
Russian oil companies will quickly find ways to work around tighter restrictions imposed this month by the United States on…
4 years’ space for the coal and gas-fired power units to meet the lower EU emission standards
The European Commission published on Thursday tighter new standards for the bloc’s most polluting power plants, including many large coal-fired…
US renewable energy growth helped prevent thousands of deaths
An increase in renewable energy use and tighter regulation have helped prevent up to 12,700 deaths in the United States…
Gazprom expects no changes to key projects from new US sanctions
Gazprom said on Aug. 14 that new U.S. sanctions against Moscow would not result in the Russian gas exporter having…
US shale boom ends OPEC’s power to crush
For decades, the world’s largest oil shippers lived in fear of OPEC turning off the taps and causing demand for…