The proposed modification is one of a series of seven (0672-0678 inclusive) pertaining to the introduction of the Review of Gas Metering Arrangements (RGMA) in July. Under the RGMA schedule, the...

2003 was a record year for Gazprom, the Russian gas major’s president Alexei Miller confirmed at the company AGM last Friday. Gazprom had record exports to countries outside the former Soviet Union ...

Activity returned to the market for allowances in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) this week, with approximately half a dozen trades going through as prices for 2005 allowances gapped down...

The Dutch government has given gas and oil producer Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM) the go-ahead for plans to produce gas from beneath the Wadden Sea and to carry out further exploration...

Italy’s dominant gas group Eni has blamed its rivals for the lack of competition in the local gas market after it was criticised in a report last week by the energy regulator and the antitrust...

Former Royal Dutch/Shell chairman Sir Philip Watts, who resigned in the wake of the reserves reporting scandal that has dogged the company since the start of the year, has been awarded a severance...

French union CGT has distanced itself from rogue attacks on the grid network that have disconnected electricity from Parisian metro as well as national railway lines, according to media reports....

Eurelectric, the union of the electricity sector in Europe, has called upon the European Commission to broaden the means by which it assesses the growth of energy market deregulation within the EU...

Eurelectric, the union of the electricity sector in Europe, has called upon the European Commission to broaden the means by which it assesses the growth of energy market deregulation within the EU...

The Irish state power utility Electricity Supply Board (ESB) was served notice of industrial action last Friday by the ESB Officers Association (ESBOA), the union for the company’s administrative and...

French bourse Powernext outturned lower than expected at EUR 32.40/MWh in Baseload, indicating to traders that tomorrow’s strike action will not affect production as much as first feared. On the OTC...

National Grid Transco (NGT) has announced that it is in discussions with Crown Castle International to purchase the company’s network of UK telephone masts and TV towers. Press reports indicate that...

National Grid Transco (NGT) has confirmed on Monday that it has acquired the UK arm of the American communications company Crown Castle International for approximately £1.1 billion (EUR 1.65 billion)...

National Grid Transco (NGT) has confirmed on Monday that it has acquired the UK arm of the American communications company Crown Castle International for approximately £1.1 billion (EUR 1.65 billion)...

The Norwegian electricity industry’s profits totalled NOK 10.5 billion (EUR 8.6 billion) in 2002, mainly due to higher power prices and lower investments, according to official statistics released on...

Danish oil and gas incumbent DONG and Norwegian state-owned electricity utility Statkraft could be headed for a strategic partnership, according to Norwegian press reports. The way in which...

Norwegian electricity grid operator Statnett said it expects to invest an average of NOK 800 million (EUR 96.4 million) a year up to 2010 in the national power grid. By 2020 grid investments will...

Dutch utility Nuon’s upcoming virtual power plant (VPP) auction in September is attracting strong international interest, according to Duncan Oyevaar, project manager of Nuon’s 900 MW auction. “I...

British energy regulator Ofgem has outlined plans for a reduction in electricity distribution charges as part of its 2005-2010 distribution price control proposals. Under the terms of the initial...

Gas Natural of Spain plans to build two LNG terminals in Italy, it was reported at the weekend. No one from the company was available to comment on Monday.The company will present its proposals to...