Energy News Beat Germany has boosted purchases of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) via other EU countries, despite having previously halted direct shipments of the fuel, according to a new report. The analysis, jointly released by Belgian, German, and Ukrainian NGOs on Tuesday, claims that German state-owned energy company SEFE acquired 58 shipments of […]
Energy News Beat California Democrats unveiled legislation allowing insurers and policyholders affected by ‘climate’ disasters to sue oil companies. Two California Democrats unveiled a bill Monday that they said would allow insurers and policyholders affected by the Los Angeles fires to sue major oil corporations for their alleged role in the disaster. [emphasis, links added] […]
Energy News Beat By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Yesterday, we looked at the surge of new completed “spec” houses for sale, and at the surge of new houses for sale at all stages of construction, for the US overall. Now we’ll look at at new houses for sale in the four regions of the US. In the […]
Energy News Beat Ukraine is entirely dependent on its Western sponsors and the conflict could end within two months if Kiev runs out of money and ammunition, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. Speaking to reporter Pavel Zarubin on Tuesday, Putin was asked about the possibility of a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “They […]
Energy News Beat The EU purchased more than half of the volumes despite vows to eliminate dependence on the sanctioned country’s energy, data shows Russia exported a record 33.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) last year, more than half of which went to the EU market, business daily RBK reported on Tuesday, citing […]
Energy News Beat The culprit was arrested by Swedish police, while no major damage to the mission was reported Swedish police have arrested a Ukrainian national who tried to force his way into the Russian Embassy in Stockholm by ramming a car into its gates, the embassy said, adding that no serious damage was caused. […]
Energy News Beat The White House also plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals and steel in a bid to bring production back to the US US President Donald Trump has said he plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on imported chips and semiconductors from foreign manufacturers such as Taiwan. He also pledged […]
Energy News Beat The question of EU funding for border fences and walls has resurfaced, with the ever-shifting politics around Europe’s migration debate prompting a possible change in the European Commission’s stance. The Commission has so far refrained from funding physical barriers at its external borders, stating that “fences are not the most efficient tool […]
Energy News Beat The US and Indian leaders have discussed the issue of “illegal immigrants” that New Delhi is ready to “take back” US President Donald Trump has said India will address the issue of illegal immigration, days after New Delhi indicated it was ready to take back its citizens who have entered the US […]
Energy News Beat French Foreign Affairs minister Jean-Noël Barrot has not ruled out sending European troops to Greenland “if our security interests are at risk,” he signalled in a radio interview on Tuesday. Barrot told Sud Radio discussions were being held with Denmark on the deployment of EU troops in case a security risk […]
