Belgian network operator Fluxys is set to provide more interruptible transit capacity through the country, it said late on Thursday. Shippers now have until 15th September to strike binding contracts...

The Croatian financial regulator, HANFA, has requested that Hungary’s Mol provide it with more information about its voluntary takeover bid of Ina, the Croatian oil and gas incumbent, the authority...

Eon UK and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) both raised their retail prices on Thursday, making them the third and fourth energy companies to increase prices by double digits twice within the last...

European gas stocks built again to average 89.7% fullness in the week to 18th August, according to the latest data published by storage association GSE.Stocks rose by 1.7%, slightly less than the 2%...

A final report on how the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) should be applied to commodity companies is expected in October, a contact from the Committee of European Securities...

A final report on how the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) should be applied to commodity companies is expected in October, a contact from the Committee of European Securities...

BP’s Bruce field restarts productionThe BP-operated Bruce field, located in the UK North Sea, has begun ramping up production following a period of maintenance. It would probably take several days...

Fullness at French underground sites increased to 86.9% in the seven-day period to 17th August, up from 81.8% the previous week. The figures were according to compiled data published on Thursday by...

Production at StatoilHydro’s Snøhvit LNG liquefaction plant in northern Norway has been halted indefinitely after a gas leak was discovered, a spokesman for the plant told ICIS Heren. The plant was...

German federal regulator Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) increased the pressure on Friday on regional and local grid operators, threatening them with combined fines of EUR 1.7 million. BNetzA accuses...

Cross-border September Peakload capacity from Italy to France fell 29% to EUR 0.37/MWh compared with August, according to data published by Italian TSO Terna. A total of four companies acquired the...

A sudden spike in gas prices as a Norwegian gas field went offline on Tuesday night has helped push carbon contracts for December 2008 delivery above EUR 25.00/tCO2e, market sources say. This would...

There was a mixed trend in trading liquidity at the major continental European gas hubs in July, according to data published by the respective hub operators.At the Dutch TTF, July’s total trading...

Emissions from the European oil refinery sector are set to rise by 40% until 2020 and make it a major buyer of emissions allowances during Phase III of the EU trading scheme, according to new...

The Polish Power Exchange (PPX) is considering inviting a number of power companies to become market makers in October, Polish newspaper Gazeta Prawna reported on Wednesday. According to the daily,...

All gas and electricity companies should be required by law to disclose information likely to influence physical or derivatives prices in the energy markets, regulatory associations ERGEG and CESR...

All gas and electricity companies should be required by law to disclose information likely to influence physical or derivatives prices in the energy markets, regulatory associations ERGEG and CESR...

DenmarkThe wind turbine development company Vestas announced its Q2 ’08 results last week, posting a profit of EUR 92.00 million, a EUR 2.00 million increase from the same time last year. During Q2...

International Power’s coal-fired 1,000 MW Rugeley plant will not be generating at full capacity until early October, the company announced on Friday.The plant comprises two 500 MW units and both have...

UK power prices rocketed by the end of Week 34, after a comparatively lacklustre opening to the week. Gains were made across all contracts, although emphasis was firmly on Winter ’08 and Q1’09....