The German cabinet played down the importance of the Baden-Württemberg local election outcome on the country's nuclear policy late on Monday.The state...

Longer-dated southern and central eastern European contracts on Monday were driven by the weekend developments in Germany. Expectations of increased...

Dutch utility Eneco will purchase the Netherlands-based energy supplier Oxxio from Centrica for €72m, Eneco announced this week.The move is in line...

The European Commission on Tuesday adopted the rules that will govern how many EU allowances (EUAs) central and east European governments could give out...

ExxonMobil has temporarily stopped drilling for unconventional gas in Germany using the hydraulic fracturing method (hydrofracking), the company said on...

Priority booking for companies with a stake in Norwegian pipelines will be a thing of the past under a series of changes being circulated by the Norwegian...

Italy's new gas balancing system won't take effect by Friday's deadline because the Ministry for Economic Development (Mse) has yet to issue the necessary...

French utility Poweo has said the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan may have contributed to the French government's delay in deciding a price for the nuclear...

Japan's Tokyo Electric (TEPCO) will use NBP-linked indexation for spot deals, partly because of high crude oil prices, a company source said on Tuesday....

French hydro stocks remain below their seasonal average in week 13, which analysts and meteorologists say is likely to support the new higher perch for Q2...

South Korean independent electricity producer, K-Power, has issued a tender for delivery of one cargo in May, a source familiar with the issue said."This...

An early fall in the prompt failed to set the tone for the rest of the day as an afternoon jump in curve contracts saw several seasons close over $0.32/MMBtu,...

The possible creation of a pipeline link between Norway's Gassco transportation system and the Danish network should be valued in terms of additional flexibility,...

The front of the NYMEX curve appeared on its way to extending last week's prolonged strength until the last 15 minutes of floor trading when the April '11...

The French bank Société Générale (SocGen) has joined the APX-ENDEX' Gas UK futures market, the Anglo-Dutch energy exchange announced on Tuesday. The bank...

Spanish hydro output rose slightly week on week in tandem with rising hydro stocks, according to data from the Spanish environment ministry. Reservoir...

Two new Norwegian fields could be ready for production by the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2013 as part of Statoil's fast-track development plan, the company said...

European gas hubs continued to inject gas into their storage sites in the week to 28 March 2011, bringing fullness levels across Europe up by one percentage...

Back-end contracts across the power curve clocked up substantial gains on Monday, as traders continued to bid speculatively with respect to the likely impact...

GiraSolar, a US-Dutch renewables company, is in talks with a Turkish firm to build a 100MW solar park in southern Turkey, according to local reports.The...