Iran Could Become Conduit of Turkmenistan Gas Headed for EU

• Sunday, 3rd May 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

EU’s energy chief says he has discussed the possibility of transiting Turkmenistan’s gas via Iran with the Central Asian state’s leader. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic made the announcement after ta...

EU Anti-Trust Regulator Takes on Gazprom

• Thursday, 23rd April 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Europe’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager is taking on some tough battles. Last week she accused US technology giant Google of abusing its dominant position in the internet search market. This week she has ...

European Union Anti-Trust Regulators Expected to File Charges Against Gazprom

• Tuesday, 21st April 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

European antitrust regulators are expected on Wednesday to charge the Russian energy giant Gazprom with abusing its dominance in natural gas markets, a move that could escalate Western tensions with Moscow. Heavily re...

Iran: EU Supports Termination of All Sanctions After Final Nuke Deal

• Sunday, 5th April 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Iran says the UN Security Council (UNSC) is to terminate all anti-Iran resolutions upon the conclusion of a final nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group. The UN body will adopt a new resolut...

Snam CEO Enthusiastic About EU Gas Storage Plans

• Wednesday, 11th March 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Europe’s gas storage operators are discussing plans to develop a common European storage mechanism to see off potential threats to the bloc’s gas supplies, the head of Italian gas grid company Snam told Re...

UN Envoy to Libya Proposes EU Naval Blockade of Oil from the Country

• Sunday, 8th March 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The EU is discussing the possibility of setting up a naval blockade of crisis-plagued Libya. The move could help to control oil exports, stem the movement of weapons fueling the conflict, and prevent the flood of refu...