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Updated Map of the Norwegian Continental Shelf Available (Oil and Gas) 5 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has released a new map of the Norwegian Continental Shelf updated as of 21 June 2013. The map includes all production licenses, name of the operators, transport sys...
State Aids to Nuclear Power? The European Commission Denies Rumors. 30 Jul 2013 | 02:21 am
The European Commission came on 29 July 2013 with an official statement denying any plan to "encourage or make state aid for nuclear power easier." This statement comes after several allusions to such...
Last Quotation of President Obama on Keystone XL Pipeline 28 Jul 2013 | 06:22 pm
A lot has been said and written on the Keystone pipeline multi-phase project which transports oil sand bitumen between Alberta, Canada, to the United States and ultimately to the Gulf Coast Area near ...
The French Court of Auditors Assesses the National Renewable Energy Policy 26 Jul 2013 | 02:37 am
France's Court of Auditors has released on 25 July 2013 a report assessing the national policy in the field of promotion of renewable energies. The conclusions (in French) of the report are available...
European Commission Targets Aids from Germany to Energy-Intensive Industries in relation to Risks of Carbon Leakage 20 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
As expected (see previous post), the European Commission has concluded its assessment of Germany's state support to energy-intensive industries facing an alleged risk of carbon leakage in two state ai...
German Renewable Energies Law and its Exemptions under EU Scrutiny: European Commission may Launch Legal Proceedings for Breach of Competition Law 15 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
The news came on 14 July that the European Commission is considering launching legal proceeding against Germany's Renewable Energies Act (so-called EEG, founding act of the German energy transition, E...
Public consultation: Evaluation of the European Agency for the Cooperation of the Energy Regulator (ACER) (18.09.2013) 18 Jun 2013 | 04:13 pm
The European Commission opened on 18 June 2013 a public consultation on the working methods and results achieved so far by the European Agency for the Cooperation of the Energy Regulator (ACER), estab...
Gas-to-Power Contract: Statoil (Norway) to deliver spot-indexed gas to power utility Stadtwerke Düsselford (Germany) 14 Jun 2013 | 04:14 pm
Statoil announced on 13 June 2013 that the company just concluded a 15-year contract for the supply of natural gas to the 600 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant owned by Stadtwerke Düsseldorf,...
Gas-to-Power Contract: Statoil (Norway) to deliver spot-indexed gas to power utility Stadtwerke Düsselford (Germany) 14 Jun 2013 | 04:14 pm
Statoil announced on 13 June 2013 that the company just concluded a 15-year contract for the supply of natural gas to the 600 MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant owned by Stadtwerke Düsseldorf,...
"Making the internal energy market work": Council Conclusions on Commission's Communication (7 June 2013) 7 Jun 2013 | 04:34 pm
The conclusions of the Council meeting (TTE configuration - Energy) on the European Commission's Communication on "Making the internal energy market work" (COM(0663) final) have been released and are ...
