Tag: Raw materials policy
Industry expects sales to drop and warns of gas embargo
BASF chemical plant in Ludwigshafen Large quantities of natural gas are required at the chemical company’s home site. (Photo: obs) Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine led to a sudden change…
Habecks is looking for new sources of natural gas, oil and hard coal
Berlin, Brussels In mid-January, Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) was still certain that his trips in office would take him to those regions of the world from which…
Morality or yield, heating alternatives, world climate – answers to your questions
Dusseldorf The war in Ukraine has permanently changed the European energy world. The federal government is trying to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas. The companies in the energy…
Boycotting Russian oil is the way to go
Hardly a day goes by without new sanctions being proposed against Russia. The goal of hitting Russia’s economy as hard as possible as long as Moscow does not stop its…
Government wants to stick to oil and gas projects in Russia
LPG tankers Japan is reluctant to put its gas projects on the Russian island of Sakhalin on hold. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo Japan’s government was involved in the general economic sanctions…
Ukraine calls for sanctions on Nord Stream 1 pipeline
Nord Stream 1 terminus in Lubmin The threatened gas boycott is just one of the counter-sanctions that the Kremlin has prepared. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Ukraine is in favor of embargoing…
Floating LNG terminals could provide air
However, the two planned systems in Brunsbüttel and Stade should not go into operation until 2026 at the earliest, only the one in Wilhelmshaven could already be available in winter…
“Energy embargo would be manageable for Germany”
Dusseldorf Economist Veronika Grimm advocates an embargo on Russian energy imports as a reaction to the war of aggression in Ukraine. Because restraint is not a reaction “that makes it…
What happens when gas runs out?
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) have been warning for days against placing an embargo on Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. The…
What happens when gas runs out?
Berlin Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) have been warning for days against placing an embargo on Russian natural gas deliveries to Germany. The…
How to reduce dependency on Russian oil
Brussels, Berlin Rapidly reducing energy dependency on Russia is a declared goal of Germany and the European Union in view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The Federal…
Brent and WTI collapse more than 10 percent
oil production The German government has so far spoken out against stopping Russian oil imports. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Speculations on an easing of the supply bottleneck send the oil price…
US halts imports of Russian oil
Berlin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Houston, London, Zurich In response to Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the US and Britain have imposed further punitive measures against Russia. Washington is stopping…
US halts imports of Russian oil
Joe Biden Last year Russia was the third most important country for US imports of crude oil and petroleum products. (Photo: Reuters) Houston, Dusseldorf US President Joe Biden announced an…
How Europe wants to become independent of Russian gas
LNG terminal in China In the short term, dependency can be reduced primarily through liquid gas, which would otherwise have been delivered to Asia. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels It’s like fast-forwarding…
Who turns off the gas tap first – Germany or Russia?
Dusseldorf The US wants to stop oil and gas imports from Russia, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. And in Germany, too, calls for an import ban on Russian gas…
What natural gas is used for in Germany
Berlin, Dusseldorf If Moscow threatens to stop supplying natural gas, this is a problem for Germany in particular: more than half of the gas consumption in this country is covered…
Gazprom subsidiary Wingas restricts gas trading in Germany
Wingas gas storage near Rehden Companies with close ties to Russia like Wingas are currently under a lot of pressure. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The broker of a large portfolio manager…
Oil imports must be stopped
Solidarity with Ukraine Peace demonstration against the war in Ukraine in Mannheim. (Photo: IMAGO/UJ Alexander) Every tank of petrol and every degree more in the apartment also finances Vladimir Putin’s…
Gazprom subsidiary Wingas restricts gas trading in Germany
Wingas gas storage near Rehden Companies with close ties to Russia like Wingas are currently under a lot of pressure. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The broker of a large portfolio manager…