Europe – Oil & Gas 360

Council and Parliament strike a deal on rules to phase out Russian gas imports for an energy secure and independent Europe

December 4, 2025

(Council of the EU) – Today, the Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional agreement on the regulation to phase out imports of Russian natural gas. The regulation constitutes a central element of the EU’s REPowerEU roadmap to end dependency on Russian energy following Russia’s weaponisation of gas supplies with significant effects on the European energy market. The regulation introduces a

Global oil refining profits surge and may stay strong

November 18, 2025

(Investing)– Global refining margins have hit multi-year highs in November due to sanctions on Russia, refinery outages and maintenance, according to LSEG data and analysts, and some see little respite without more plants being built in the Western world. The strength in margins contrasts with crude oil markets coming under pressure from an expected oversupply, and has defied expectations earlier

Governments race to secure Lukoil assets as U.S. sanctions deadline nears

November 12, 2025

(World Oil) – Governments across Europe and the Middle East are rushing to ensure the sprawling oil operations of Russian energy giant Lukoil PJSC can keep running after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the company and then quashed a key bid for its assets last week. Russia’s second-largest oil company runs a vast international operation that includes oil fields, refineries and filling

US urges Europe to stick to oil and gas, not renewables

November 7, 2025

(Investing) – ATHENS -Global investments in renewable energy aren’t bearing fruit and the world should focus on securing reliable supplies of fossil fuels, U.S. energy and interior secretaries said this week as they worked on convincing Europe to buy more U.S. oil and gas. The U.S. has become Europe’s top oil and gas supplier on the back of the U.S. shale

EU members remain deeply divided over 2040 climate targets

October 23, 2025

(Oil Price)– The EU summit this week is debating how to bridge the divide within the bloc regarding interim 2040 emission-reduction targets as the European Union insists on becoming a net-zero area by 2050. The EU member states remain divided over the proposal of the European Commission to officially endorse setting a 2040 climate target to reduce the EU’s net greenhouse gas

ExxonMobil retreats from Europe, credits Trump for pro-oil stance

October 14, 2025

(World Oil)– Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods renewed criticism of the European Union’s energy policies while praising U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach. The Texas oil and gas giant is slowing investment in Europe and selling assets, with Woods describing the bloc’s climate and human rights regulations as “slowing things down and trying to over-prescribe unpractical” solutions. He

Inside Europe’s energy price crisis

October 9, 2025

(Oil Price)– Energy prices for consumers across the UK rose again this month. Ofgem, the energy regulator, set the maximum annual rate for an average household for gas and electricity at £1,755 until the end of the year. The cap is now over £600 higher than when it was first introduced in 2019. Under the cap, the average price of

LNG is Shell’s top contribution to energy industry over next decade, CEO says

September 30, 2025

(BOE Report)– Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be European oil major Shell’s biggest contribution to the energy industry over the next decade in terms of value and as it seeks to cut emissions from fossil fuel production, CEO Wael Sawan said on Monday. Sawan has increased Shell’s focus on natural gas to improve the company’s financial performance against its peers

Some traders bet on 60% jump in European natural gas prices next summer

September 23, 2025

(Oil Price) – Some traders are betting that Europe’s natural gas prices would surge by 60% from current levels by next summer, amid many uncertainties on the market months from now. Options were traded on Monday at calls of $59 (50 euros) per megawatt-hour for April to September 2026, data compiled by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. Dutch TTF Natural Gas Futures, the benchmark

The coal conundrum: balancing growth and climate goals

July 30, 2025

(Oil Price)– Despite years of climate summits and net-zero targets, global coal consumption and production both hit record highs in 2024. According to the newly released 2025 Statistical Review of World Energy, global coal demand reached an all-time high of 165.1 exajoules (EJ), a powerful reminder of how deeply the world still relies on this carbon-intensive fuel. The Asia-Pacific Powerhouse

Fossil fuels rise in Europe and U.S. despite soaring clean energy

July 24, 2025

(Oil Price)– Power generation from clean energy rose globally in the first half of the year, led by the renewables champion China, while power output from fossil fuels remained flat from a year earlier, due to rising gas and coal use in Europe and surging coal generation in the United States. China’s clean energy generation jumped by 14% to a

Europe drives LNG import growth as Asia stumbles on higher price: Russell

July 1, 2025

(BOE Report) – Global imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ticked higher in the first half of 2025 as stronger European demand pulled cargoes away from Asia. Total imports of the super-chilled fuel were 208.62 million metric tons in the first six months of this year, up 1.7% from the 205.11 million for the same period in 2024, according to

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