World news about “Fossil fuels” published by euronews.
Biofuel-ling change with tobacco Scientists are touting tobacco as the risk-free biofuel capable of weaning us off fossil fuels. In a bid to improve fuel production and reduce its cost… 30/05/2013
MEPs urge EU nations to boost CO2 trading market MEPs on Tuesday called on EU member states to stem the collapse of the bloc’s Emissions Trading System. The European Parliament’s environment committee… 19/02/2013
EU Commission suspends airline carbon emissions law The EU Commission has frozen their law that airlines flying into and out of Europe must pay for their carbon emissions. The decision to scrap the … 12/11/2012
Bonus interview: Pawel Poprawa, Energy Studies Institute Pawel Poprawa works for the Warsaw-based Energy Studies Institute and lobbies in favour of shale gas exploration in Poland 02/11/2012
EU Commission to limit food-based biofuels In a major policy shift, the European Commission has said it wants to cap food-based biofuels to five percent. The new limit was announced during informal… 17/09/2012
France moves to alleviate fuel price pain France’s new president, Francois Hollande, has followed through on an election promise to lower taxes on fuel. The idea is to give hard pressed French drivers… 23/08/2012
What’s the story mining glory? Is Qatar going to spoil the party two weeks ahead of the proposed merger of the Swiss mining giants Glencore and Xstrata? It wants an improved offer for… 27/06/2012
Qatar wants sweetened Glencore-Xstrata deal Commodities trader Glencore is scrambling to save its twenty one billion euro bid for mining company Xstrata. Xstrata’s second largest shareholder, the… 27/06/2012
Oil price slump hits energy-reliant Russia Despite the woes of the world economy, Russia is strong and stable. That, at least, was the picture painted by President Vladimir Putin in a speech to… 22/06/2012
Has Argentina a hidden agenda? Tension is mounting between Argentina and a European country. There is bellicose rhetoric and the risk of a trade war looming. Sounds familiar. But the… 20/04/2012
Spanish Repsol anger threatens trade There are potentially major financial ramifications to both Spain and Argentina from the decision by the South American country to re-nationalise Repsol… 18/04/2012
Shale gas: fracking the Earth? In this edition of U-talk, Georgi, from Bulgaria, asks: “Taking into account that in France, Ireland and Bulgaria the extraction of shale gas has been… 23/03/2012
OPEC cuts oil demand forecast The oil producing group OPEC has cut its global oil demand growth forecast for a fourth straight month. It says that is because of an economic downturn in… 11/10/2011
EU wants Kazakhstan in Trans-Caspian pipeline project The European Union has invited Kazakhstan to join the Trans-Caspian pipeline project designed to transport gas from central Asia to Europe. The invitation… 05/10/2011
Turkish Cypriot leader: EU not sincere or impartial over Cyprus In response to gas and oil drilling carried out by the Greek Cypriot government in the Mediterranean, Turkish Cypriots have started to conduct their own… 04/10/2011
Leap in demand for LPG debated in Doha Where there is gas there is growth – that could be the motto of the liquefied petroleum gas industry, whose leading lights are in Doha in the Gulf for their… 28/09/2011
Cyprus blasts Turkey over gas EU member Cyprus has a major natural gas find on its hands, which is complicating even further dealings with EU-candidate country Turkey. Unification talks on… 28/09/2011
Turkish deputy PM defiant in drilling row Turkey’s relations with Israel have been strained as the row over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean has escalated. Turkey’s Deputy Prime… 27/09/2011
Exxon inks Arctic tie up with Rosneft Top US oil company Exxon Mobil and Russia’s Rosneft have signed a deal to develop oil and gas reserves in the Russian Arctic. The agreement involves the… 30/08/2011
Libya and dollar hit Total and Eni profits France’s Total has posted lower quarterly earnings despite higher prices for crude oil. It blamed unfavourable exchange rates, production losses in the North… 29/07/2011
IEA warns high oil prices may cause global slowdown Sky-high oil prices are beginning to have an effect on demand according to the International Energy Agency. But the energy policy adviser to the world’s… 12/04/2011
BP banned from new contracts in the USThe oil giant BP has been temporarily suspended from new US government contracts because of its responsibility over the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of… 28/11/2012
Blaze finally doused at Venezuelan refineryVenezuela’s biggest oil refinery remains offline after firefighters finally put out a blaze which has raged since Saturday. An investigation has been launched… 29/08/2012
Venezuela: Chavez visits oil refinery after deadly blastSeveral people are said to be still missing after Saturday’s explosion and fire at Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery. With dozens still in hospital, it is… 27/08/2012
Venezuela: Probe ordered into deadly oil refinery blastVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered an investigation into what caused a huge explosion at the country’s largest oil refinery. At least 39 people… 26/08/2012
39 dead in Venezuela oil explosionAt least 39 people are now known to have died in a huge explosion at Venezuela’s biggest oil refinery on Saturday. Dozens more were injured in the deadliest… 26/08/2012
Venezuela oil refinery blast: 19 deadAn explosion has rocked Venezuela’s largest oil refinery, killing at least 19 people including a child. Dozens more were injured in the blast at the Amuay… 25/08/2012
Ukraine grants gas rights to Shell and ChevronThe Ukrainian government has confirmed that two Western energy companies have been awarded the right to develop two large shale gas fields. The anglo-Dutch… 11/05/2012
Cyprus, Turkey and Israel wrestle over gasCyprus went drilling for gas in September, partnered up with the US firm Noble Energy, from Texas. Nicosia has high hopes for its exclusive economic zone… 23/11/2011
Energy giant Shell signs Turkish oil and gas dealEnergy giant Royal Dutch Shell agreed an oil and gas exploration deal with Turkish state petroleum firm TPAO on Wednesday. Shell will search for oil and gas… 23/11/2011
World’s leading gas producers meet in DohaStabilising the natural gas market has been the focus of a summit in the Qatari capital Doha. Members of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)… 15/11/2011
Drilling row gets deeper as Turkey starts explorationTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed Turkey has begun drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, even though an exclusive economic zone has… 28/09/2011
Gas exploration row escalates in Eastern MediterraneanTurkish warships could be deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean as the row over gas and oil exploration escalates. The internationally recognised Greek… 20/09/2011
Row between Cyprus and Turkey over offshore drilling escalatesIn Cyprus the start of exploratory offshore drilling for gas by the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government has escalated a row with Ankara. It… 19/09/2011
Turkey threatens to cut EU ties over CyprusEU candidate Turkey has again threatened to freeze relations with the bloc over the thorny topic of Cyprus. Ankara is angry at plans to give… 18/09/2011
Turkey warns Cyprus over oil and gas plansTurkey has branded plans by Cyprus to begin oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean as a ‘provocation’. The internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot… 18/09/2011
Controversial Russian pipeline takes gas to EuropeRussia will begin pumping gas to European countries through the Nord Stream pipeline on Tuesday. The first of the project’s lines is complete, and long term… 06/09/2011
Gas talks fail between Russia and UkraineTalks between Russia and Ukraine on gas prices have broken up in Moscow without agreement between the bickering pair. Energy has been a thorn in the side of… 05/09/2011
Libya’s rulers vow quick return to normal daily lifeLibya’s new leaders say they will not wait for the end of battles with pro-Gaddafi fighters before they move towards a new democratic system. Forces in… 02/09/2011
Shell says North Sea oil leak has clammed upThe oil company Shell has said a leak of crude in the North Sea has been reduced to a trickle with just two barrels per day escaping. A pipeline linking the… 16/08/2011
North Sea oil slick threatens birdsA ruptured pipeline owned by Shell could be the worst North sea oil leak in a decade. More than 1300 barrels have been spilt creating a 37 square Km slick off… 16/08/2011
Egyptian gas pipeline station blown upFor the fourth time this year, facilities supplying Egyptian gas to Israel have come under attack. Saboteurs blew up a pipeline distribution station in… 12/07/2011
BP to sell Russian joint venture shares – reportBP is reportedly trying to revive its share swap and an Arctic exploration deal between with Russian state-controlled energy firm Rosneft. According to the… 07/06/2011
Obama orders expansion of US oil productionUS President Barack Obama announced an expansion of domestic oil production on Saturday to counter rising crude prices. High fuel prices have hit Obama’s… 14/05/2011
Fracking: let’s think before we drillFracking is being hailed by its supporters as a clean solution to our energy needs. Its critics say it is just a chance to make big bucks at the expense of… 10/05/2011
