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IEA: Europe Will Have To Cut Gas Usage By Nearly One-Third
IEA: Europe Will Have To Cut Gas Usage By Nearly One-Third In the first quarter of next year, the countries of the European Union will have to cut their usage of natural gas by up to 30% in preparation for a complete stoppage of Russian gas flows, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA […]
Germany Fears Russia Could Shut Nord Stream 1 Within Weeks
Germany Fears Russia Could Shut Nord Stream 1 Within Weeks The European Union has this week accused Russia of planning “rogue moves” regarding lowering natural gas flows to Europe, or in other words continuing to ‘weaponize’ its energy, to which the Kremlin has consistently responded with variations of ‘our gas, our rules’. This after Moscow has reduced Nord Stream […]
IEA: Current Energy Crisis Is “Much Bigger” Than 1970s Oil Crunch
IEA: Current Energy Crisis Is “Much Bigger” Than 1970s Oil Crunch IEA Chief Birol: The world faces a “much bigger” energy crisis than the one of the 1970s. Back in the 1970s, the crisis was just about oil. Birol: The world, especially Europe, could face a summer of shortages of gasoline, fuel, and jet fuel. […]
Putin: Oil Sanctions Will Be Europe’s “Economic Suicide” On Orders From “American Overlords”
Putin: Oil Sanctions Will Be Europe’s “Economic Suicide” On Orders From “American Overlords” Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that EU countries are committing “economic suicide” by refusing Russian energy resources amid a push to impose an oil embargo, but which has been thus far blocked by Russian energy-dependent Hungary and a handful of others. As quoted in […]
Cutting Off Russian Gas Would Be “Catastrophic”, German Industry President Warns
Cutting Off Russian Gas Would Be “Catastrophic”, German Industry President Warns As we detailed yesterday, almost two months after Europe rushed to declare it would impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine with no regard for how such sanctions would boomerang and cripple its own economies, the old continent which […]
Europe May Face LNG Crisis This Winter
Europe May Face LNG Crisis This Winter Rush to wean off Russian gas has made European consumers highly vulnerable to LNG price shocks. Global LNG demand outstrips supply in 2022. New LNG projects are unlikely to provide relief until 2024. A liquified natural gas (LNG) crisis is brewing for European countries dealing with energy insecurity […]
An Economic ‘Atomic Bomb’: Hungary Threatens EU’s Latest Sanctions Against Russia, Including Oil Embargo
An Economic ‘Atomic Bomb’: Hungary Threatens EU’s Latest Sanctions Against Russia, Including Oil Embargo The European Union’s ban on Russian oil is in jeopardy Friday after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected proposals as too costly and too swift for the country to implement, marking a potentially lethal blow to the bloc’s plans to wean […]
Europe To Cap Potash Imports As Planting Season Begins
Europe To Cap Potash Imports As Planting Season Begins The EU is expected to deliver another shock to its agricultural sector by capping Russian imports of potash, a crucial ingredient for growing food, according to Bloomberg, citing a Dow Jones report. The European Commission is expected to imminently unveil broad new sanctions on Russia. Much of […]
EU Pushes To Break “Energy Taboo” With Proposed Ban On Russian Coal Imports
EU Pushes To Break “Energy Taboo” With Proposed Ban On Russian Coal Imports Update (0825ET): As EU ambassadors meet on Tuesday to discuss another proposal on Russian sanctions, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock insisted that the EU would “completely end” its fossil fuel dependence on Russia, starting with coal. Of course, as we noted below, Germany […]
EU Considers Massive 100 Billion Euro Energy Relief Fund For Companies
EU Considers Massive 100 Billion Euro Energy Relief Fund For Companies Europe faces an unprecedented energy crisis that requires extraordinary policy action, such as a possible 100 billion in relief funds to businesses hit the hardest by soaring energy prices. Bloomberg cites MF daily that said the European Union on Wednesday is considering a massive 100 […]
When normality is exposed as a Ponzi
When normality is exposed as a Ponzi Putin’s hubris, yes-men for generals, lack of fighting conviction among the men, poor logistics and strong Ukrainian leadership and determination have combined to turn the Russian invasion of Ukraine into a military quagmire. Meanwhile, the West has upped the stakes in a financial war. The underlying assumption is […]
The Dutch have decided: Burning biomass is not sustainable
The Dutch have decided: Burning biomass is not sustainable EU member states are increasingly turning their coal plants into biomass plants in an effort to cut carbon emissions. [Mizzou CAFNR / Flickr] The Netherlands should phase out the use of biomass for generating electricity as soon as possible, the advisory board of the Dutch government […]



