The price of carbon allowances nears the historic peak (25 euros/ton)
The market price of CO2 allowances nears the 25 euros per unit peak, recorded in September 2018. Prices have risen…
Chaotic Brexit getting ‘dangerously close’: German business group
Germany’s BDI business group said Thursday it fears a “chaotic Brexit” is “dangerously close,” and warned that such an outcome…
Croatian LNG terminal to go ahead despite low demand
Croatia will press on with a planned floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in the northern Adriatic despite a…
Electric mobility among the top 10 priorities in EU, besides AI and digital transformation
In an analysis published by the European Parliamentary Research Service, Étienne Bassot sets out the top 10 issues likely to…
Trans Adriatic Pipeline completes €3.9bn project financing, €1bn from EBRD
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is announcing financial close today, with €3.9 billion secured from public and private lenders. The…
Carriers today call for cancellation of the Mobility Package before the EC Representation in Bucharest
The Romanian Union of Romanian Road Traffic Unions (UNTRR) scheduled today (11 January) a protest in front of the European…
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.…
Francois-Regis Mouton (IOGP): If everything is set right, investors will come
With over 80 members around the world, the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers – IOGP – represents most…
Gazprom shares fell after EU parliament seeked to block pipeline
Shares in Russian gas producer Gazprom fell on Thursday morning after the European Parliament voted to condemn its under-construction Nord…
Polish coal aid sinks EU power market reform bid
Poland’s determination to continue providing financial assistance to coal power plants beyond 2030 has sunk an attempt to reform Europe’s…
Renewables must complement the lignite-gas conversion; plus calculations proposed by ESCOROM
Following a position paper previously submitted by the ESCOROM Association and as a result of public reactions, comments delivered by…
Moise, PATRES: Romania has no timetable for reducing the dependency on polluting technologies
Renewable producers accuse the government of proving no interest in the renewable sector. While the European Union proposes 32% targets…
Bulgaria is not a wanted partner in the EU and only cooperates with Romania, a study shows
Bulgaria is not a wanted partner within the EU, it cooperates practically only with Romania and does not participate in any informal group of countries with…
”Price and accessibility” to drive Romania’s energy agenda at EU helm
Romania intends to push “price and accessibility” of energy as the guiding principles of its EU Presidency next year –…
Post-mortem: Auditors analyse EU’s failed carbon capture projects
EU-funded efforts to boost the uptake of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies have failed largely because of a lack…
EU negotiators agree for dynamic pricing of electricity
Energy companies with more than 200,000 clients will be obliged to provide households with at least one offer comprising dynamic…
ANRE: 75% of buildings in the European Union are energy inefficient
The European Union (EU) has proposed an increase in energy efficiency of 32.5% by 2030, and Romania is due to…
EU set to end Chinese solar panel import controls in September
The European Union will scrap import controls on solar panels and cells from China in September, rejecting a request from…
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…
In 2017, Romania had the lowest EU gas price in euro for the household consumers – Eurostat
In 2017, Romania recorded the lowest price in euro for natural gas for household consumers, among EU member states, according…