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ENERGY PRICES
Electricity trend March: Electricity being held hostage by gas prices / Geopolitical risk premiums on the rise
08.04.2026
ENERGY PRICES
Gas trend March: The strait of a few kilometres has plunged the world into chaos / Supply shock dictates markets
07.04.2026
EU POLICY
Council summit ‘distracted' by war in Iran / Orbán stands his ground / LNG supplies upended by bombing / Modest progress on ETS reform
25.03.2026
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET
A year of volatility and transition / Spot prices stay high amid weather extremes and grid bottlenecks / Germany anchors regional dynamics as renewables expand unevenly
19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
A year of consolidation and a ‘new normal' comes to an end / Market stable after end of dramatic fluctuations from energy crisis / Political framework to continue to force players into further optimising diversification, storage, emissions strategies
19.12.2025
INEOS
Boost for Grangemouth cracker / London guarantees GBP 150 mn investment support package for UK's last remaining ethylene production
19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDERS
Out with 2025, in with 2026 – PIE series
12.12.2025
BRASKEM
Partnership with Norsk e-Fuel / Project explores use of e-naphtha from captured carbon in sustainable plastics
28.11.2025
ENERGY COSTS GERMANY
Plastics converters could be eligible for industrial electricity price / Recyclers likely left in limbo / EUR 3 bn of taxpayers' money to provide relief / Many details still to be clarified
27.11.2025
SPAIN
Chemical industry at risk of losing EUR 26 bn over next 10 years / Production to rise despite headwinds / Industry lobbies for measures to bolster competitiveness
24.11.2025
OIL & GAS
ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive
12.09.2025
NORWAY
Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure
05.09.2025
UK MANUFACTURING
Trade group demands cheaper electricity / ‘Security of country' at risk / Processors worry about competitiveness
12.06.2025
HYDROGEN
EC to fund 15 new European green hydrogen projects / Second EHB auction completed
11.06.2025
SABIC
Saudi giant reportedly seeking IPO for National Industrial Gases / Europe exit rumours persist
22.05.2025
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Policies proposed for EU chemical industry shift to renewable carbon – RCI report / Dutch team outlines transition plan
19.05.2025
COVESTRO
Q1 core profit plummets / Outlook for 2025 lowered amid geopolitical and trade tensions / LNG deal with Ineos
07.05.2025
OMV
Start-up of Austria's largest green hydrogen plant at Schwechat / Feedstock for sustainable fuels and chemicals
07.05.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SPAIN
Call for cut in electricity costs to boost competitiveness / Base chemicals production remains in decline
28.04.2025
INEOS
Third major US energy deal passes regulatory muster / Terms not disclosed / “Attractive” market
23.04.2025
HYDROGEN
TotalEnergies, RWE team up to decarbonise Leuna refinery / 600 km pipeline / Grandpuits to have two plastics recycling plants
24.03.2025
EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
What happens after the transit through Ukraine stops? / Increased LNG exports from Russia
30.01.2025
INEOS
Closure of ethanol plant in Grangemouth / Loss of 80 jobs in UK
13.01.2025
INEOS
New oil and gas investment in the US / Fossil resurgence under new Trump term?
09.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET
Q1, Q2 dotted with price fluctuations for electricity / Gas market relatively calmer than 2023 / Renewable energy experiences boost
20.12.2024
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