African oil explorers have decided to keep on drilling in selected areas such as off the West African coast or onshore east Africa despite the
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Analysis: Can South-Eastern Mediterranean Gas Be a Supply for the EU?
At the time when the transport of energy resources from Russia is uncertain due to the crisis in the east of Ukraine, the European Union
EU Gas Supplies Endangered: Gazprom Threatens to Cut Ukraine Off
Russian state-run giant, Gazprom, threatened on Tuesday (24 February) that it could potentially cut off its gas supplies to Ukraine within two days, thus putting
Why Europe Should Support Reform of the Ukrainian Gas Market – or Risk a Cut-Off
It is widely accepted that Russian gas plays an important role in the European energy market. Last year, 39 percent of gas imported to the
IEA Gives the EU Feedback on its Planned Energy Union
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the European Union had made a major progress in liberalizing energy market and its global leadership on climate
Sub-Saharan Africa to Overtake Russia as No.1 Gas Supplier by 2040
Sub-Saharan Africa will overtake Russia as the world’s number one gas supplier by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), thus boosting the efforts
European Union : Renewables Receive Most State Aid in Energy Sector
According to the recent report published by the European Commission, the largest share of public intervention in the energy sector has been allocated to solar
The EU Regime on Biofuels in Transport : Still in Search of Sustainability
The rise of oil prices and the growing instability of most oil providers, as well as ever-increasing levels of greenhouse gas emissions, have pressured the
Rebalancing China’s Energy Mix : Renewables versus Shale Gas
Phosphate-Price has interviewed Dr. Pei-Fei Chang, a Taiwanese-born Belgian scholar and expert in government energy policy with a special interest in China’s policy on renewables
Norway and Russia Strike an Oil Deal despite Sanctions
Russia’s number one crude oil producer Rosneft will do business with Norway’s North Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL) in return for shares in the company. Rosneft