Thursday, May 1, 2025

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EU explores tweaking methane rules for US gas to help trade talks, sources say- oil and gas 360

EU explores tweaking methane rules for US gas to help trade talks, sources say

(BOE Report) – The European Union is looking at ways to make it easier for U.S. gas exports to comply with its methane emissions rules, as the bloc attempts to avert a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The European Commission is working on its offer for trade negotiations with the

EU plans countermeasures to new US tariffs, says EU chief- oil and gas 360

EU plans countermeasures to new US tariffs, says EU chief

(BOE Report) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described U.S. President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs as a major blow to the world economy and said the European Union was prepared to respond with countermeasures if talks with Washington failed. Von der Leyen said the EU was already finalising a first package of tariffs on up to 26 billion

Natural gas prices slip from record levels; Alaska pipeline eyed- oil and gas 360

Natural gas prices slip from record levels; Alaska pipeline eyed

(Investing) – U.S. natural gas prices fell Thursday, dropping from record levels as spring conditions approach and amid talk of a hefty increase in U.S. supply. At 09:30 ET (14:30 GMT), natural gas prices fell 1.8% to $4.368 per million British thermal units, or MMBtu, after earlier this week climbing to its highest levels since December 2022. Prices have been at record levels

EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies- oil and gas 360

EU seeks more US gas, renewable energy to replace Russian supplies

(BOE Report) – The European Union will seek more gas from countries including the U.S. to replace Russian supplies, and expand renewable energy faster to cut its overall reliance on the fuel, the EU’s energy commissioner has said. The EU has pledged to quit Russian fossil fuels by 2027 in response to Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. While Russian pipeline

EU considers temporary cap on natural gas prices- oil and gas 360

EU considers temporary cap on natural gas prices

(Oil Price) – European Union officials are considering the potential introduction of a cap on natural gas prices as part of discussions on a clean industrial deal policy to boost Europe’s industry. Europe is losing competitiveness due to the European gas prices which are up to four times higher than those in the United States. A cap on prices is

Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets- oil and gas 360

Most countries miss UN deadline for new climate targets

(Investing) – BRUSSELS – Many of the world’s biggest polluter nations have missed a U.N. deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following U.S. President Donald Trump’s election. The nearly 200 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement faced a Monday deadline to submit new national climate plans to the U.N., setting out

EU hits 95% full natural gas storage ahead of winter- oil and gas 360

EU hits 95% full natural gas storage ahead of winter

(Oil Price) – The EU’s natural gas storage is already at 95% full, data from Gas Infrastructure Europe show, after the bloc reached in August its target to have 90% full storage well ahead of its self-imposed binding deadline, November 1. In the middle of August, the EU reached its target of filling gas storage facilities to 90% of capacity 10 weeks ahead of

EU adopts new sanctions against Russia, including LNG- oil and gas 360

EU adopts new sanctions against Russia, including LNG

U.S. News BRUSSELS -European Union countries adopted a 14th package of sanctions on Russia that aims to close some loopholes and hits Russia’s gas exports for the first time, EU foreign ministers said on Monday. Western powers imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which have been progressively ramped up since.

Loophole allowed Russia to earn $1.2 billion from fuel sales to the EU- oil and gas 360

Loophole allowed Russia to earn $1.2 billion from fuel sales to the EU

Oil Price An EU sanctions loophole that allows imports of Russian crude if it’s refined elsewhere made Russia an estimated $1.2 billion (1.1 billion euros) from sales of fuels in the European Union last year, despite the embargo on direct imports from Russia, an investigation by NGO Global Witness showed on Friday. For more than a year, the EU has had a

Russia could find new markets for half the oil the EU won’t buy- oil and gas 360

Russia could find new markets for half the oil the EU won’t buy`

World Oil (Bloomberg) — Russia could find new markets for about half of the crude exports that will be banned by the European Union from December, according to energy-data firm Kpler.     Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, South Africa, Sri Lanka and some countries in the Middle East could together buy as much as 1 million barrels a day of crude

EU calls on fossil fuel industry to help raise $140 billion- oil and gas 360

EU calls on fossil fuel industry to help raise $140 billion

Oil Price The European Commission will propose a revenue cap for companies producing electricity at a low cost and a “crisis contribution” from the extra profits of fossil fuel companies in a plan to raise $140 billion (140 billion euros) to cushion the energy crisis blow to European citizens and economy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.