Tag: Raw materials policy
Hamburg plans floating LNG terminal by the end of the year
Hamburg A floating LNG terminal is also to be built in the Hanseatic city. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg According to Mayor Peter Tschentscher, a floating LNG terminal is to go into…
An oil embargo would be an experiment with an uncertain outcome
The PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg The greater Berlin-Brandenburg area is heavily dependent on the refinery, which is majority owned by the Russian Rosneft group. (Photo: REUTERS) The EU is…
EU prepares oil sanctions against Russia – Germany gives up blockade position
Wheel on a high-pressure line in the Oberrhein mineral oil refinery in Karlsruhe Can an oil embargo against Russia help end the war in Ukraine faster? (Photo: dpa) Brussels Surprisingly,…
The refinery in Schwedt faces an uncertain future
PCK refinery in Schwedt Nothing works in Berlin and Brandenburg without the system, it covers 95 percent of the market in the region. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin Federal Minister of Economics…
Energy companies prepare payments to Russia
Dusseldorf Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that payments for natural gas should only be made in rubles is causing difficulties for European energy companies. The first bills are due soon.…
How Europe is preparing for a Russian gas freeze
FSRU Independence The ship acts as a distribution station for gas from Norway and the USA for the Baltic countries. (Photo: Getty Images) The ship’s name says it all: the…
How Russia uses energy as a weapon
Gazprom pipeline Russia uses the raw material as leverage. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf The halt to Russian gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria fuels fears that the Kremlin could…
Why Russia no longer delivers to Bulgaria and Poland
gas compression station Since 2014, the European gas network has been prepared to manage without Russian gas if possible. (Photo: ZB) Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf For decades, Europe’s energy policy, and…
Russia will stop natural gas supplies to Poland from Wednesday
Gazprom headquarters in St. Petersburg Moscow wants the Russian gas monopoly to be paid in rubles in the future. (Photo: AP) Warsaw According to the government in Sofia, Russia no…
Russia will stop natural gas supplies to Poland from Wednesday
Warsaw Russia will stop all natural gas supplies to Poland. As of Wednesday, deliveries to Poland will no longer be made, the Polish natural gas company PGNiG announced in Warsaw…
Robert Habeck sets course for mobile LNG terminals
Floating LNG terminals Berlin Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) is putting pressure on to reduce the great dependence on Russian natural gas supplies as quickly as possible. Four…
Habeck expects complete independence from Russian oil in days
PCK refinery in Schwedt The refinery on the Oder is connected to a pipeline from Russia and is controlled by the Russian company Rosneft. (Photo: Bloomberg) Warsaw According to Economics…
What to expect from the next sanctions package
Christopher Herwartz Christoph Herwartz, correspondent in the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because anyone interested…
Development of lithium production is progressing slowly in Europe
Zurich, Vienna, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome The price of lithium, the key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, has been skyrocketing for months. According to data from the analysis company…
Finance Minister approves almost 2.5 billion euros for LNG terminals
Christian Lindner The finance minister approved money. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government intends to spend up to 3 billion euros on four floating liquid gas terminals over the next…
Finance Minister approves almost 2.5 billion euros for LNG terminals
Christian Lindner The finance minister approved money. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The federal government is taking concrete steps to break the dependency on Russian gas imports. Federal Minister of Finance Christian…
Federal government releases billions for floating LNG terminals
LNG tanker The Ministry of Finance has already released the funds for the terminals without first consulting the budget committee. (Photo: action press) Berlin The federal government intends to spend…
This is how the EU could compensate for a Russian gas supply freeze
Exact adjustment necessary Politics and business are discussing who can do without how much gas in an emergency. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf In the struggle to find the right way to…
Handelsblatt Green: What is the real benefit of saving energy?
Dusseldorf Germany’s dependence on energy imports from Russia is increasingly causing difficulties in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Economics Minister Robert Habeck…
Terminal in Stade makes Dow a shareholder
LNG tanker The three ports of Brunsbüttel, Stade and Wilhelmshaven are working on being able to handle LNG tankers. (Photo: action press) Berlin, Dusseldorf The expansion of liquefied natural gas…