Global unions the ITF and ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions) on Thursday concluded the first-ever joint worldwide conference for workers in the...

Continental power markets have this week witnessed a notable rise in interest in prompt Off-Peak contracts. The October Off-Peaks contract in France has made gains of nearly EUR 2.00/megawatt hours...

Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday confirmed reports that new research to be published November showed that the EU needed to invest $2 trillion (EUR 1.74 trillion) into its...

French state-owned Gaz de France is looking into buying a stake in France’s third largest power producer Snet from Charbonnages de France (CdF), GdF’s chairman Pierre Gadonneix said in an interview...

French state-owned Gaz de France is looking into buying a stake in France’s third largest power producer Snet from Charbonnages de France (CdF), GdF’s chairman Pierre Gadonneix said in an interview...

The majority of German federal states are still a long way from achieving the emissions targets set by the Kyoto protocol in 1997, according to a statement released by an independent German economic...

The majority of German federal states are still a long way from achieving the emissions targets set by the Kyoto protocol in 1997, according to a statement released by an independent German economic...

The Italian government should sell a second tranche of its current 68% stake in Italy’s largest electricity utility, Enel, by the end of this year in order to meet its budget deficit target for 2003,...

Lithuania’s protracted talks with Gazprom for a 34% stake in the country’s state gas utility Lietuvos Dujos (LD) appear to be drawing to a close as the Baltic country on Wednesday accepted the...

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said on Thursday that the Norwegian shelf did not make a particularly positive impression in international statistics for accidents and other undesired...

Norwegian energy group Hafslund has agreed to sell three US hydroelectric plants to the Canadian power generation and asset management company Brascan for a total of $30 million (EUR 26 million)....

British energy regulator Ofgem has announced plans to improve competition in the provision of gas metering services by ending what it sees as a “competitive disadvantage” that is currently being...

French prompt electricity prices softened on Thursday as forecasts predicted warmer weather and further precipitation. However, Day-ahead prices were given a surprising lift during the morning...

Scottish and Southern, the UK energy group, said on Thursday that it had terminated plans to acquire the UKbased Midlands Electricity supply business. The company cited the failure of the three...

Serbia’s acting energy and mining minister Slobodan Ruzic reportedly resigned on Wednesday, complaining that the poor relationship between the ministry and state power monopoly Elektroprivreda Srbije...

Sydkraft’s planned acquisition to acquire a 36.3% stake in Sweden’s fourth largest utility Graninge should be blocked by the European Commission on competition grounds, Sweden’s association of...

UK exports of natural gas rose 20.7% to 63.871 terawatt hours (TWh) in the second quarter of 2003 from the same period last year, while imports rose 88.2% to 13.813 TWh, according to the latest...

Draft Modification Report — Transitional Provisions for the Meter Asset Service Standard: Modification Reference Number 0648.British regulator Ofgem has invited representationa in respect of...

In the latest review of energy trends in the UK by the Department of Trade and Industry, statistics show net imports of power down 89%, or 2.5 terawatt hours (TWh), year-on-year in the second quarter...

Following the acquisition last week by Sterling Energy of a 20.4% stake in Fusion Oil & Gas (See ESGM 9.182), Sterling has announced an unsolicited bid of up to £39.5 million (EUR 57.1 million) for...