Tag: Raw materials policy
How fast Europe could replace Russian gas
Production platform off Norway When moving away from Russian gas, Europe is looking primarily to Norway. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A week ago, Lithuania showed how it can be done. As…
LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven should be ready in 2022
Wilhelmshaven The city in the north is becoming a veritable energy hub. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf In north-west Germany, the first terminal for landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) could be…
Dutch want to increase gas production in the North Sea
Rob Jetten, Energy Minister of the Netherlands, announces an increase in natural gas production in the North Sea and wishes Germany to follow suit. In doing so, he increases the…
Shell writes off up to $5 billion
Shell petrol station in London The oil company sees a write-down requirement of up to five billion dollars in the first quarter. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf At the beginning of March,…
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Germany not only dependent on Russia for gas
Greenpeace protests at Rosneft subsidiary PCK With this action, Greenpeace is protesting against fossil imports from Russia and the associated indirect financing of the war in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…
The gas is still flowing to Europe
The payment in rubles demanded by Russia has no practical consequences for Europe’s gas importers. Only on Friday morning did German energy companies have details of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…
Must “show Putin a clear edge”
Martina Merz The CEO wants to advance the development of climate-neutral production of hydrogen. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The CEO of Thyssen-Krupp, Martina Merz, supports the German government’s line against Russia’s…
WTI and Brent: Oil prices under pressure
crude oil Brent is the most important type of oil for Europe. The WTI variety comes from the USA. (Photo: dpa) Singapore, Paris After oil prices had stabilized on Friday…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
oil reserves The US holds strategic fuel reserves. (Photo: dpa) Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the…
US apparently considering removing 180 million barrels of oil from emergency reserves
Zurich Despite high oil prices, the alliance of oil exporting countries OPEC plus sees no reason to intervene in the market. As the energy ministers of the 23 Opec-plus countries…
Energy group goes into liquid gas
EnBW EnBW wants to obtain the liquid gas via an LNG terminal in Stade. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The switch from Russian pipeline gas to liquid gas from other countries is…
EU Commission asks industry about potential savings
Ursula von der Leyen The authority of Commission President von der Leyen asks about energy saving potential using an Excel spreadsheet. (Photo: ddp/abaca press) Berlin With its goal of reducing…
Expansion of the ruble claim to all commodities planned
Gas deliveries from Russia Russia demands that western customer countries pay their gas bills in the national currency, the ruble. (Photo: ZB) Moscow According to the Kremlin, the conversion of…
Habeck announces the early warning level of the gas emergency plan
Economy Minister Robert Habeck does not want to rely on Russian promises. (Photo: dpa) Against the background of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the federal government is preparing…
Habeck announces the early warning level of the gas emergency plan
Economy Minister Robert Habeck does not want to rely on Russian promises. (Photo: dpa) Against the background of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the German government is preparing…
Energy supply: Gas embargo – The economy needs clear announcements
Aerial view of the Leuna Chemical Park The East German chemical site is supplied with Russian gas directly via a pipeline. (Photo: dpa) Save yourself if you can – this…
Europe should remain open to blackmail, while Russia has long relied on Asia
Dusseldorf Energy expert Aurélie Bros believes that Russia is pursuing a strategy of “dewesternization” – and not only in energy issues. Part of the strategy includes turning to the Asian…
Oil prices remain under pressure at high levels
crude oil Brent is the most important type of oil for Europe. The WTI variety comes from the USA. (Photo: dpa) Zurich, Berlin Geopolitics continues to have a grip on…