Europe
Austria plans to deepen cooperation with Abu Dhabi, minister says
Austria has had to radically overhaul its energy supply after depending for many years on Russian gas, and ended direct imports from Russia at the end of 2024.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor acquires Swiss rotating equipment maintenance company AST Turbo AG
AST is engaged in maintenance, inspection, and field services for rotating equipment such as compressors and steam turbines that drive compressors, used in resource and energy development sites, including in the oil and gas sectors.
Russia's LNG exports up 5.8% in January-February
Russian LNG exports have been held back by U.S. sanctions over Ukraine, notably against the Arctic LNG 2 plant, whose operations have been hampered by the difficulty of finding buyers for its output.
European gas prices soar as Qatar halts LNG production
Qatar, soon to cement its role as the world’s second largest LNG exporter after the United States, plays a major role in balancing both Asian and European markets' demand of LNG.
Air Liquide and Holcim sign an agreement to decarbonize cement production with a carbon capture project in Belgium
Air Liquide and Holcim reach a new stage in their collaboration with the signing of an agreement to develop a state-of-the-art carbon capture solution for Holcim’s near-zero cement plant at Obourg in Belgium.
QazaqGaz, Qatar's UCC finish pre-FEED for second gas processing plant at Kashagan
QazaqGaz and Qatar's UCC Holding have completed the pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) stage of a project to build a second gas processing plant (GPP) at the Kashagan field with annual capacity of 2.5 billion cubic meters. "QazaqGaz is working with Qatari company UCC Holding on the constructio..
Eni can now receive oil from Venezuela as payment for gas, CEO says
Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi, who confirmed that Venezuela owes the Italian group around $3 B, was referring to natural gas from the Perla offshore field, the only active offshore gas project in Venezuela, which is operated by Eni and Spain's Repsol.
Naturgy warns $13 B in Russian LNG purchase commitments may be hit by EU ban
This amount represents less than a quarter of its total commitments for energy purchases, which it estimates at roughly €45.13 B.
Ukraine's Naftogaz to deliver U.S. LNG via Klaipeda terminal
Russia has sharply increased the number and intensity of strikes on Ukraine's energy sector, targeting both power plants and gas production facilities, and a partial loss of gas production capacity has forced Kyiv to increase imports.
Greece's Metlen signs LNG supply and trading cooperation deal with Shell
Greek energy companies have been seeking deals to supply central and southern Europe with U.S.-produced LNG as the U.S. works to replace Russian gas in Europe.
U.S. LNG export surge and soft China demand meet record European imports
The absence of China in spot LNG markets has allowed Europe to increase imports to meet winter demand, with Kpler forecasting record arrivals of 14.20 MMt in February.
Ukraine's Naftogaz secures LNG deliveries via Germany and Greece
Ukraine's Naftogaz has secured the supply of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) via a terminal in Germany, the state-run oil and gas company said. The LNG will be sourced from the U.S. and supplied in Germany by TotalEnergies, Naftogaz said. After it is regasified by Deutsche ReGas, it will then be ..
U.S. demands on Europe in the field of energy
This week U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave the Paris-based International Energy Agency a one-year deadline to abandon its support of goals to reduce planet-warming gas emissions to "net zero" by 2050 or risk losing the United States as a member.
Opinion: China isn’t importing any U.S. LNG, but it's still in the game
Since 2018, Chinese energy companies including PetroChina, CNOOC and Unipec have signed nearly 20 LNG supply contracts with U.S. producers such as Cheniere Energy, Venture Global and NextDecade, totaling around 25 metric MMtpy of supply.
Spain's Naturgy eyes potential ‘force majeure’ with Yamal on impact of EU's Russian gas ban
The Spanish power utility entered into a long-term contract with Yamal in 2013 to import around 3 Bm3y of Russian LNG.
Austria eyes renewables, African gas to cut U.S. LNG dependence
European countries are wrestling with how to keep electricity prices affordable as the European Union phases out Russian gas by 2027 in response to Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
HELLENiQ ENERGY and Chevron sign plan to produce gas for Europe
HELLENiQ ENERGY in collaboration with Chevron, have signed the lease agreements with the Hellenic Republic for the exploration of four offshore blocks located south of Crete and the Peloponnese, marking a significant milestone for Greece’s upstream development.
Enagas selects Emerson to monitor, operate and optimize Spain's gas transmission network
Emerson announced its AspenTech Digital Grid Management solutions are being used by Enagas to monitor, operate and optimize Spain’s gas transmission network. As Spain’s national gas grid operator, Enagás relies on Emerson’s software to support the continuity, safety and security of the country’s nat..
Spain's gas demand seen falling this year as blackout boost fades
After last year's huge blackout in Portugal and Spain - Europe's most significant in more than two decades - the power grid operator increased the use of steady sources like gas plants to generate electricity, which cost more but better control voltage.
Enagás deploys AspenTech Digital Grid Management solutions throughout Spain’s gas transmission network
As Spain’s national gas grid operator, Enagás relies on Emerson’s software to support the continuity, safety and security of the country’s natural gas supply.
Turkmenistan's gas output edges down to 76.5 Bm3 in 2025
Turkmenistan has the fifth-largest natural gas reserves in the world.
China's epic renewables boom lifts it into rare clean capacity club
With 73 GW more clean capacity than fossil fuel capacity in use, China now has 51% of its power fleet drawing from clean sources and joins the ranks of Brazil, France and Germany as major economies powered mainly by clean energy sources.
Russia's Yamal LNG resumes transhipments near Murmansk
The ship-to-ship scheme, in which ice-class gas carriers upload cargoes to conventional vessels for further deliveries, allows the company to optimize the usage of expensive ice-class tankers in winter season when navigation via the eastward Northern Sea Route along the Russian Arctic shore is restricted.
UAE and Germany deepen energy ties as German Chancellor visits ADNOC HQ
The visit builds on the €14.7-B investment to support Covestro’s long-term growth as a German industrial champion by XRG, ADNOC’s international energy investment company, and underscores ADNOC’s central role in advancing the UAE-Germany strategic energy partnership.
RWE strengthens partnerships with ADNOC and Masdar to enhance energy security in Germany and Europe
The strategic collaboration agreement between ADNOC and RWE sets out the framework to explore collaboration on LNG deliveries to Germany and other European markets, of up to 1 MMtpy of LNG for up to 10 yrs.
Greek JV seeks 20-yr U.S. LNG deal to strengthen Southern Europe’s gas supply
The talks come as Greece seeks to bolster its role as a transit route for gas into Europe and as the continent prepares to halt Russian gas imports by late 2027, intensifying competition for long‑term LNG supply and increasing pressure on governments to avoid being caught short.
ETW Energietechnik wins contract for biomethane plant from Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR)
The full-service provider of biomethane plants and combined heat and power (CHP) plants has been awarded the contract for a plant that will process up to 700 Nm³/h of landfill gas into biomethane in the future.
Germany's Uniper downplays increasing reliance on U.S. LNG, stresses diversification
U.S. LNG imports by the European Union have risen more than four-fold from 2021 levels to nearly 60 MMt in 2025.
Norway parliament rejects challenge to LNG plant's power supply
Opposition parties had sought to revoke the LNG plant's planned link to the power grid, but the motion failed when the Socialist Party withdrew its support for the plan.
The Mugardos Energy Terminal is now ready to supply bioLNG to ships and tankers
The Mugardos Energy Terminal, owned by the Reganosa Group, offers a new bioLNG supply service that allows ships and tankers to be loaded with this decarbonized fuel. This service helps the Mugardos terminal to strengthen its participation in the decarbonization of the sector, adapting processes and ..
- RWE strengthens partnerships with ADNOC and Masdar to enhance energy security in Germany and Europe
- TotalEnergies and Mozambique announce the full restart of the $20-B Mozambique LNG project
- Venture Global wins LNG arbitration case brought by Spain's Repsol
- KBR awarded FEED for Coastal Bend LNG project
- Norway pipeline gas export down 2.3% in 2025, seen steady this year
