New Confidence in the European Gas Market
Analysis It appears that the EU, as a net importer of natural gas, has developed a market advantage over its suppliers and prospective suppliers, namely Russia and the US. It…
Analysis It appears that the EU, as a net importer of natural gas, has developed a market advantage over its suppliers and prospective suppliers, namely Russia and the US. It…
Opinion After the poisoning of the Russian oppositionist leader Alexey Navalny and his later treatment and on-going recovery in Germany, the German chancellor Angela Merkel received significant pressure to stop…
Opinion Although construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2, the second natural gas pipeline that connects Russia with Germany through the Baltic Sea, has yet to be completed, in January…
Analysis Global oil prices (WTI) decreased by more than 55% between March 3rd, 2020 and March 18th, 2020, from $47.18 per barrel (ppb) to $20.83 ppb in just two weeks.…
Analysis The world’s first Floating Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), the Akademik Lomonosov, located near Pevek, in Russia’s Arctic region, built by Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, began operations in December…
Analysis Russia Renewable Energy Update - Are the Hurdles Too High For Russia’s Renewable Energy Sector? Russia is one of the world's largest carbon emission producers. The country is responsible…
Comment In July, for the second time this year, Poland, Germany and other Central European countries halted importing crude oil from Russia's "Drushba” (“Friendship”)-pipeline. European refineries also stopped imports in…
Analysis This article is continually updated. Last update: 11/18/2020 The question is not if Germany builds an LNG terminal, but rather where and how many. In early 2018, the German…
Analysis What the new EU Gas Directive really means for Nord Stream 2 On Thursday, February 7th, the French foreign ministry revealed to the public that it would back a…
Analysis Nuclear power is in global decline – minus 18 percent over the last 20 years – but the Russian state-owned nuclear entity Rosatom sees this as an opportunity and…