Oil and gas
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European Union: ‘BP and Shell raided over allegations of petrol-price fixing’
15 May 2013104PresseuropThe Independent -
Estonia: Shale is chic
29 April 20131368 IQ The Economist Vilnius -
EU-Syria: Brussels lifts embargo on Syrian rebels’ oil
23 April 201325PresseuropEuropean Voice -
United Kingdom: ‘Britain on the brink of running out of gas’
22 March 2013721PresseuropThe Times -
The Netherlands: Gas is not a gift
25 February 20131703 Trouw Amsterdam -
Ireland: Black gold fever spreading in Cork
2 January 201317512PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Natural gas: Requiem for Nabucco
4 December 2012573PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Greece: There’s oil, gold and gas in those hills
15 October 20121627PresseuropLe Monde, La Tribune -
Russia-Moldova: Must we choose between gas and the EU?
17 September 2012511PresseuropJurnal de Chisinau, Timpul -
Libya: Inquiry threatens European oil firms
10 April 20121041PresseuropCorriere della Sera, The Wall Street Journal Europe -
United Kingdom: Scotland - oil, wind and whisky galore
29 March 201234725 The Observer London -
Portrait: John Donovan, Shell’s nightmare
27 March 20123278 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
Bulgaria - Romania: Maritime duel over natural gas find
22 March 201249PresseuropStandart -
Tar sands: EU bows to oil lobby pressure
1 March 20123947 Trouw Amsterdam -
Diplomacy: Europe’s undeclared war against Iran
26 January 201229211 The New York Times New York -
Diplomacy: EU raises stakes with Iran
24 January 20126812PresseuropLe Figaro, Süddeutsche Zeitung, The Daily Telegraph, La Vanguardia -
Diplomacy: Europe to slap embargo on Iranian oil
23 January 2012432PresseuropEl Mundo -
Natural gas: Gazprom gains first European foothold
8 November 2011492PresseuropLe Monde -
Gas: EU raid against Gazprom partners
29 September 20111PresseuropDie Presse -
Ukraine: Stakes are high at the Tymoshenko trial
23 September 2011841 Respekt Prague -
Turkey-Cyprus: Ankara starts spat with EU
19 September 20111PresseuropLa Stampa -
United Kingdom: Shale gas drilling causes quake
1 June 2011PresseuropThe Independent -
Gas: Russia and Germany meet at sea
6 May 20111PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Geopolitics: Bucharest gets foothold in Caucasus
18 April 20111PresseuropRomânia libera -
Gas: Poland to become another Qatar?
8 April 2011PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Natural gas: Putin peddles South Stream to Slovenia
23 March 2011PresseuropVečer -
EU-Russia: Barroso and Putin spar over gas deal
25 February 201114PresseuropEUobserver.com -
Hungary-Slovakia: Feuding Bratislava and Budapest are talking
15 December 2010PresseuropSME -
EU-Russia: Silvio and Vladimir, dangerous liaisons
9 December 20101033 La Repubblica Rome -
Editorial: Sit down at the Bear’s table
29 November 201016Presseurop -
Bulgaria / Russia: Sofia bends to Putin gas deal
15 November 2010PresseuropDnevnik -
Poland / EU: Pipeline of contention
28 October 2010PresseuropDziennik Gazeta Prawna -
Natural Gas: Moscow scores against Brussels again
12 October 201032PresseuropLa Tribune -
Bulgaria / Russia: Sofia blows hot and cold on Moscow
7 July 2010PresseuropDnevnik -
Romania: White Stream II aims to sideline Nabucco
15 April 2010PresseuropRomânia libera -
Gas: Slovakia warms to Gazprom
7 April 2010PresseuropMladá Fronta DNES -
Gas: Energy solidarity not yet on tap
17 March 2010Rzeczpospolita Warsaw -
Petrol: Romania's Black Sea, the new Persian Gulf?
23 February 2010592 Adevărul Bucharest -
Ukraine: Moscow looms over election
15 January 2010111 Le Monde diplomatique Paris -
COP15: Fossil fuels, for the dinosaurs
10 December 200927 El Mundo Madrid -
EU-Russia: Moscow’s charm offensive
27 November 2009Presseurop -
Gas: Gazprom makes offers no-one refuses
12 November 200942 Polska The Times Warsaw -
Gas: Green light for Nord Stream
6 November 2009PresseuropDagens Nyheter -
Energy: Russian gas issue causes headache for Spain
3 November 2009PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Germany: Merkel II will change EU
30 October 2009Dziennik Gazeta Prawna Warsaw -
Romania: Torn between two pipelines
2 October 2009PresseuropRomânia libera -
Gas: All pipelines lead to Ankara
30 September 200925 Die Zeit Hamburg -
Ireland: The People vs Shell
8 September 200924 Village Dublin -
Gas pipeline: Russians pressurise Poland into gas deal
10 August 2009PresseuropPolska The Times -
Petrol: For a few barrels more
23 July 2009172 Vrij Nederland Amsterdam
Estonia has an asset that enables it to avoid dependence on Russian gas: shale oil. In spite of the pollution it generates, the country has chosen to continue to use and develop this home-grown fuel source. 
Natural gas deposits, exploited in the northern Netherlands, provide billions of euros to the Dutch state. But the extraction is the cause of an increasing number of earthquakes and this, combined with a lack of long-term investment, has made energy policy a focus of debate. 
With Scotland set to vote on independence in 2014, future ownership of the UK's North Sea oil fields could see it becoming one of the world’s richest nations. 
Thanks to a network of “moles” inside the company, this early retiree from Britain is posting on his website reports on shortcomings inside the world’s largest oil group. It’s a dogged pursuit that has already cost the Anglo-Dutch giant several billions. 
The European Commission proposal to label oil produced from tar sands as highly polluting has been vetoed by London and The Hague. However, Trouw argues that it is not too late to defend the public interest. 
Now that the EU has slapped unprecedented sanctions on Iranian oil imports in a bid to thwart its alleged nuclear weapons programme, what are the consequences? asks a Tel Aviv based political scientist. 
With their decision to impose an embargo on Iranian oil and to freeze Iranian bank assets in Europe, EU member states are hoping to force Teheran to halt its nuclear program — an initiative which the European press believes is a risky bet. 
The trial of the former premier resumes Sept. 27, three days after the visit of President Yanukovych to Russia. It’s a game of high strategy between Kiev and Moscow, in which Europe has a role to play too. 
Many of the leaked US embassy cables reveal the close personal ties between Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi. For Washington, suspicion is growing that Russia is using Italy as a Trojan horse to influence – by hook or by crook – Europe's energy policies. 
To avoid natural gas shortages that have marked the past few winters, the EU is studying a mutual assistance plan for member states. But the trigger conditions won't satisfy everyone, and member states aren't ready to play the game, writes Rzeczspospolita.
A year ago the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed Romania's sovereignty over part of the Black Sea continental shelf. Ever since the government in Bucharest has been dreaming of lucrative deals with major oil and gas companies, reports Adevărul. 
The first round of the presidential elections on 17 January will see post-Communist Victor Yanukovych’s pro-Russian camp facing off against the pro-Western party led by incumbent president Victor Yushchenko and his prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Five years after the “Orange Revolution”, relations with Moscow, the country’s formidable neighbour and main gas supplier, still weigh heavily on electoral politics in the Ukraine. 
Changing our energy system is the key to curbing CO2 emissions and global warming. In the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15), the European Union has announced plans to generate 20% of its energy using renewable sources. 
After tensions triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union and post-9/11, the hour has come for rapprochement between Europe and Russia. Favoured by the United States’ relative unconcern and the absence of major present-day flashpoints between the two powers, their reconciliation is being approached pragmatically – and in many areas on the Kremlin’s initiative.
Current or former heads of government, European commissioners, national energy company chiefs — in Brussels, the Russian energy giant has fielded a formidable team of lobbyists to defend its interests and projects, which are not always compatible with European initiatives. 
Re-elected to the German chancellorship with a new coalition partner, Angela Merkel intends to steer a different political course in her second term of office. The economy, diplomacy, energy: Germany’s new tack could have far-reaching consequences for Europe. 
Ankara is the neighbour Europeans still won’t let into their club. And yet the country behind the Bosporus is soon to become the communication hub for energy supplies bound for Europe. Die Zeit doubts the EU can go on snubbing the Turks indefinitely.
Shell’s Corrib project, piping gas from the Irish Atlantic to the remote area of Erris, Co. Mayo, has been controversial from the outset, with the Dutch giant suspected of flouting health and safety regulations where the proposed pipeline makes landfall. Michael McCaughan reports from a recent public hearing that pitted the community and activists against Shell experts. 
Royal Dutch Shell is the world's biggest company, according to Fortune rankings. It's also more ecological, more transparent, and safer, its new directors proclaim. At the end of June, the Dutch weekly Vrij Nederland published a lengthy investigation of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. A big carbon footprint, oil spills, and serious shadowy areas persist. Excerpts follow. - 1 of 2
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