Europe
Asia's LNG imports stay soft in July as Europe draws cargoes
Asia's run of subdued imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) is set to extend for another month in July, with the top-importing region on track for a tiny increase from June. In contrast to Asia's declining LNG imports, Europe's have been trending higher.
What's in the EU's 18th sanctions package against Russia?
Here are the details of the European Union's 18th sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, approved on Friday and aimed at dealing further blows to Russia's oil and energy industry.
BASF and Equinor sign 10-yr natural gas supply agreement
BASF and Equinor have signed a long-term strategic agreement for the annual delivery of up to 23 TWh (around 2 Bm3) of natural gas over a 10-yr period.
Second sanctioned LNG ship this year stops at Russia's Arctic LNG 2
This could indicate that loadings at Arctic LNG 2, which is also subject to the same Western sanctions over Russia's conflict with Ukraine, have resumed.
Gas use falls to fresh lows in Europe's main gas trading hub
Gas-fired electricity production has dropped to record lows in the home country of Europe's largest gas-trading hub, dealing a fresh blow to natural gas bulls who eye Europe as a key growth market for sales of LNG and pipelined gas supplies.
ORLEN and Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza sign MoU to accelerate biomethane production in Poland
ORLEN and Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza (KGS), Poland’s largest state-owned agri-food group, have entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop a nationwide biomethane portfolio.
Venture Global signs 20-yr contract to supply LNG to Italy's Eni
The deal is Eni's first long-term contract for LNG supply from the United States and will help it expand and diversify its global LNG footprint.
Europe gas: Prices decline on stable supply and flat demand
Dutch and British wholesale gas prices fell on Tuesday morning on stable Norwegian supply and flat demand.
Equinor extends maintenance outage at Hammerfest LNG plant to July 29
The Hammerfest plant in Arctic Norway, also known as Melkoeya LNG, went offline for annual maintenance on April 22.
Slovakia aims for agreement by Tuesday on end of Russian gas supplies, sanctions
Slovakia aims to reach an agreement with the European Commission and EU partners by Tuesday on guarantees it will not suffer from the end of Russian gas supplies and on a new sanctions package against Russia.
Gazprom, CNPC discuss future Russian gas supplies to China
The heads of Russia's Gazprom and China's energy company CNPC discussed future Russian gas supplies to China during talks in Beijing, Gazprom said on Friday, as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the world's biggest energy consumer.
Fossil fuels show staying power as EU clean energy output dips
Utilities across the European Union cranked output from natural gas and coal-fired power plants during the opening half of 2025, boosting power sector emissions and reversing recent energy transition momentum.
ADNOC Gas enters into $400-MM, 3-yr LNG supply agreement with Germany’s SEFE
ADNOC Gas Plc. and its subsidiaries has entered into a 3-yr liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Germany’s SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), for the delivery of 700,000 t of LNG with deliveries commencing this year.
Venture Global to supply additional 750,000 tpy of LNG to Germany-based SEFE
Venture Global will supply an additional 0.75 MMtpy of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Calcasieu Pass 2 to Germany-based distributor SEFE Energy GmbH.
Italy to discuss gas measure for energy-intensive firms by month's end
Italy's government will discuss a long-awaited measure to offer gas at reduced prices to energy-intensive companies by the end of this month, the country's energy minister said.
EU Parliament approves deal on looser gas storage rules
The European Parliament gave its final sign-off on a deal to loosen the EU's rules on filling gas storage, following concerns that earlier rules on this risked inflating energy prices.
Update: Alfa Laval completes acquisition of cryogenic business from French group Fives
Alfa Laval has completed the acquisition of the cryogenics business unit of Fives (Fives Energy Cryogenics), a world-leading expert in cryogenic heat transfer and pump technologies.
Russia's Sakhalin-2 LNG plant resumes loadings after maintenance
LNG tanker The Grand Cosmos has moored at the Prigorodnoye terminal on Sakhalin for loading and its departure is expected on July 8.
Draeger Marine & Offshore supports UK’s first offshore CO2 injection
Draeger Marine & Offshore (DMO), a global leader in the field of safety technology, supplied equipment to support the UK’s first carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test for carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Ukraine's Naftogaz to buy 140 MMm3 of U.S. LNG from Orlen
Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz has signed a contract to buy 140 MMm3 of U.S. LNG from Poland's Orlen. Ukraine needs to import large volumes of gas ahead of the 2025/26 heating season after Russian shelling left its storage sites almost empty.
Germany fills all LNG regasification slots at Wilhelmshaven terminals
Germany's state-owned Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH said it had successfully allocated all available regasification slots for its Wilhelmshaven 1 and 2 LNG terminals in its latest marketing round, further bolstering energy security for Germany and Europe.
Kazakhstan scraps plan for Karachaganak gas processing plant with foreign shareholders
Kazakhstan's energy ministry said it had terminated plans to build a gas processing plant at the Karachaganak field with the project's mainly foreign shareholders. It said, without elaborating, that it sought to engage domestic companies.
Europe drives LNG import growth as Asia stumbles on higher price
Global imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ticked higher in the first half of 2025 as stronger European demand pulled cargoes away from Asia.
Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe down 18% m/m in June
Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europe via the TurkStream undersea pipeline fell by 18.3% in June from a month earlier amid maintenance of the infrastructure.
Baker Hughes to provide CO₂ compressor technology to Saipem for Eni’s Liverpool Bay CCS Project
Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has been awarded a contract by Saipem to supply CO2 compression technology for Eni’s Liverpool Bay CCS Project in the UK. The order was booked in 1Q 2025.
Germany considers law reform to block Russian-owned Nord Stream pipeline takeover
Germany is considering changing its foreign trade law to prevent the company running the Nord Stream 2 pipelines from being taken over, as part of Berlin's efforts to prevent any resumption of Russian gas imports.
U.S. natural gas prices climb 3% on slow increase in flows to LNG export plants
U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Friday as the amount of gas flowing to LNG export plants started to edge up after weeks as more plants exit spring maintenance reductions.
Slovakia demands delay in vote on new Russian sanctions over energy concerns
Slovakia will not support a new European Union sanctions package on Russia on Friday and will demand a delay in the vote until Slovak concerns over gas supplies after 2027 are resolved.
TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland
Tree Energy Solutions and CPC Finland OY have established a joint company LUOTO ENERGIA OY that will develop a large-scale project in Finland. The project aims to produce electric natural gas, a green synthetic gas generated from renewable hydrogen and CO2.
Ch0C gas boiler: A French consortium innovates for industrial decarbonization
The low-carbon gas boiler Ch0C has just been commissioned at the Villers-Saint-Paul site (Oise) after only three years of agile and collaborative work.

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