Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Italy plans 'special areas' for renewables to help cut red tape- oil and gas 360

Italy plans ‘special areas’ for renewables to help cut red tape

Reuters Italy has drawn up a series of measures to speed up the time it takes to authorise new renewable energy projects, including the creation of special areas to build them in, a draft law showed. Italy’s complex approval process has slowed down the rollout of green energy schemes, threatening access to EU recovery funds and the achievement of climate

Norway supreme court verdict opens Arctic to more oil drilling- oil and gas 360

Norway supreme court verdict opens Arctic to more oil drilling

Reuters OSLO – Norway’s supreme court upheld government plans for Arctic oil exploration on Tuesday, dismissing a lawsuit by campaigners who said they violated people’s right to a healthy environment. While most of Norway’s oil output flows from south of the Arctic, the government believes the greatest untapped potential lies in the Barents Sea off Europe’s northernmost coast. Tuesday’s verdict

Denmark Asks Nord Stream 2 To Assess Third Route Option for Gas Pipeline

From Reuters The Danish Energy Agency has requested an environmental assessment of a third route option for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Danish waters, a move that could delay the project to pump Russian gas to Europe. The 1,225 km (765 miles) pipeline, now under construction, has come under fire from the United States and several eastern European,

Arctic Oil Drilling Under Attack as Norway Dragged to Court

From: Bloomberg A group of activists is trying to put a stop to Norway’s Arctic oil exploration and forcing the country to defend itself in the first court case of its kind. Greenpeace and a Norwegian group, Nature and Youth, say Norway’s decision to award 10 Barents Sea exploration licenses in 2016 to Statoil ASA, Lundin Petroleum AB, Chevron Corp. and others, breaches the country’s