European gas storage reaches 70pc as prices surge
European Union gas storage facilities are about 70 per cent full, down from 82 per cent at the same time last year, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe....
European Union gas storage facilities are about 70 per cent full, down from 82 per cent at the same time last year, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe....
TotalEnergies Lubrifiants and Alltrucks have renewed their strategic cooperation agreement for a further three years across Europe, strengthening their long-standing collaboration in commercial vehicle maintenance....
Record-low Danube water levels forced thermal power plants across Central Europe to cut output or shut down in August, exposing vulnerabilities in heatwaves. Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant fell to 9% capacity, while Romania’s Cernavodă plant was fully shut down....
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company– Masdar has signed two strategic agreements with European energy partners, strengthening its investment presence in Germany and supporting Europe’s energy transition, energy security and growing electricity needs....
Abu Dhabi-based Fertiglobe has joined hands with leading German groups Covestro, one of the world’s top manufacturers of polymer materials, and MB Energy, a leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials, to explore joint collaboration across the ammonia value chain in Europe....
Europe is on track for a record year in wind power installations after adding 8.8 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in the first half of 2026, a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, according to WindEurope....
Europe is entering an offshore wind “supremacy phase” as governments move from ambitious targets to project delivery, securing multi-gigawatt development pipelines through redesigned auctions, stronger revenue protections and faster permitting, according to GlobalData....
Equinor has signed a three-year agreement with Poland’s Orlen to supply crude oil from the Johan Sverdrup field, strengthening Norway’s role in Europe’s energy security....
Europe’s push to secure critical raw material supplies is renewing focus on exploration and diversified resources, as Pulsar Helium advances its Tunu Project in East Greenland amid growing supply-chain concerns....
European electrolyser manufacturers currently have enough capacity to meet near-term hydrogen orders, but a shortage of investable projects is leaving factories underused and putting the region’s 2030 hydrogen ambitions at risk, according to a report by the Energy Industries Council (EIC)....
Diesel prices in the US and Europe have risen sharply amid disruptions to supplies of refined oil products, including diesel fuel. US ultra-low sulfur diesel futures surged 7.4% to settle at $4.19 per gallon on Monday, while in Europe, the diesel refining margins witnessed a 10% drop. ...
Global electric car sales rebounded strongly in the second quarter of 2026, with growth in markets including Australia, Europe, South Korea and other regions offsetting weaker demand in China and the US, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)....
TotalEnergies and Eni have approved the development of Cyprus’ Cronos gas field, with first production targeted for 2028. The project will supply European markets through Egypt’s LNG infrastructure, reaching around 2.8 million tonnes annually....
The European Investment Bank approved €17.4 billion ($20 billion) in financing, including €3.7 billion for clean energy projects, to boost Europe's energy security while supporting renewable energy, power grids and sustainable development across Europe and neighbouring countries....
Eni and BMW Group have signed an agreement to supply BMW corporate fleets in Italy with Enilive’s HVOlution, a 100 per cent renewable hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) diesel fuel designed to reduce road transport emissions....
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade reached a record 436.98 million tonnes in 2025, rising 6.3 percent and marking the fastest growth since 2022, according to the International Gas Union (IGU)....
Europe will need a major expansion of carbon dioxide (CO2) transport infrastructure, including a dedicated fleet of around 65 CO2 carriers and 33 ports, to support its carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) ambitions by 2050, according to a new industry report....
Europe is increasing reliance on US LNG, projected to supply two-thirds of imports in 2026, potentially becoming the EU’s main and costliest gas source amid shifting global supply, according to Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)....
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence reported 1.60 million global EV sales in April 2026, up 6 per cent year-on-year but down 9 per cent month-on-month, driven by policy support, high petrol prices and Chinese OEM growth. ...
STATS Group has entered a strategic partnership with Patriot International to distribute its mechanical pipe connectors and localised hydrostatic weld testing tools across six European markets: the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Spain....