Europe | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 11
Russia Looks to Southern Europe to Bypass Ukraine with Pipelines
The Ukrainian war and a push by Russia to find an alternate path to get its natural gas to Europe are redrawing the energy map of Europe, and may end up pulling the “powder keg of Europe,” the Balkans, into a vast con...
Hope Ends for Future of Shale Gas in Poland
Hopes kindled just four years ago that Poland would become a gas exporter — a “second Norway,” in the words of then-foreign minster Radek Sikorski — have been doused by the decision of U.S. energy giant ConocoPhilips’...
Oil Execs Prepare for Russia’s Investment Show Amid Tension from the West
Some of the world’s most powerful oil executives will attend Russia’s top investment show next week, once again helping the organizers shrug off a meager turnout from other leading Western industrialists a...
Austria Seeks Russian Gas with New Pipeline Idea
Austria’s state oil and gas oil and gas company OMV wants to build a pipeline to bring Russian natural gas to Europe which would bypass Ukraine, local media reported Saturday. According to Die Presse, the projec... Despite EU Sanctions, European Companies Still Seeking Deals with Russia
Europe’s biggest oil groups are extending business deals with their Russian energy partners despite this month’s EU vote to continue imposing sanctions, highlighting how western companies are learning to live with the...
Shell Looks to Leave Ukraine Amid Continued Violence
Royal Dutch Shell has been considering ending its partnership with a Ukrainian energy company in a shale gas exploration venture in eastern Ukraine because of the fighting in the region and prospect of little profit f...
Rebound in North Sea Oil Fuels UK GDP Growth
A rebound in North Sea oil production in the three months to May helped the UK double its growth rate to 0.6% from the first quarter of the year, handing the Treasury a much-needed boost. According to the National Ins... Gazprom Vows to Cut Out Ukraine as Transit Hub for Gas by 2019
Gazprom has vowed to entirely cut out Ukraine as a transit hub for natural gas exports to Europe. The conflict with Ukraine has scrambled the longstanding energy relationship between Russia and Europe. The European Un...
