“The Threat to German Sport Continues as Energy Prices Remain High: Insights and Concerns”

Thanks to price controls and a hardship fund, German sport got through the energy crisis unscathed. However, the threat is not over because of the continued high gas and electricity prices. The lights have not gone out on the playing fields and in the gyms during the energy crisis, but the prospects for German sport … Read more

Controversy Surrounds State Contracts for Power Plants on Site of Shannon LNG Terminal Plan

Shannon LNG, the proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal in County Kerry, Ireland, has won two power plant contracts, marking a significant development in the project’s advancement. The contracts are with Irish companies PJ Hegarty & Sons and Roadbridge, for the construction of two gas-fired power plants which will be supplied with natural gas from … Read more

Amid high wholesale electricity prices, ESB’s profits more than doubled last year.

The Energy Supply Board (ESB), the state-owned electricity company in Ireland, saw a significant increase in profits over the past year due to soaring wholesale electricity prices. The company announced that their profits more than doubled, highlighting the growing demand for energy in the country. As households and businesses continue to rely heavily on electricity, … Read more

Billions are also pouring in at BP thanks to the energy crisis

EPA NOS News•today, 09:57 Like many other oil and gas companies, British BP’s revenues have risen by many billions. Excluding one-off write-offs, profit doubled to almost 26 billion euros. Below the line, BP appears to have lost 2.3 billion euros in 2022, while the other oil and gas companies reported profits of tens of billions … Read more

Russia and Pakistan Sign Big Energy Deal

loading… A worker drains water from a gas filter at the Egas processing plant in Gujar Khan, Pakistan. Photo/REUTERS/Caren Firouz ISLAMABAD – Russia and Pakistan reached a “conceptual” agreement on the supply of Russian oil and petroleum products to Pakistan. The news was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Sergey Mochalnikov at a … Read more

Oliebollen expensive, but still popular

ANP extension ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 15:24•Edited today, 15:42 Inflation and the energy crisis have made oliebollen more expensive, but we haven’t stopped eating the delicacy. The Dutch are buying as many oliebollen this year as last year, Arend Kisteman of the Dutch Bread and Pastry Bakers Entrepreneurs Association (NBOV) argues against the ANP news agency. Has a … Read more

Energy crisis, European Union threatened by darkness

Loading… Energy crisis, the European Union risks darkness. Photo/Illustration/Bloomberg OTHER – European Union (EU) has little chance of stopping blackout in the middle energy crisis exacerbated by the Ukrainian conflict and must prepare for its effects. This was the alarm raised by Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner on Tuesday (12/27/2022). Speaking to Die Welt, the … Read more

Liquidity aid for Berlin companies: Plenty of room under the bailout package

The 100 million euro emergency aid program for Berlin companies in the energy crisis is little used. Economy Senator Schwarz: good sign. There are subsidies for energy costs so cafes can continue to put their tables out Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Joerg Carstensen BERLIN dpa | So far, Berlin companies have barely used the state … Read more

EU ministers agree on gas ‘cap’ despite reservations in the Netherlands

EPA ANNOUNCEMENTS•yesterday, 18:48•Edited yesterday, 19:16 After more than a year of negotiations, the European Union’s energy ministers have agreed on a maximum gas price. The ‘market correction mechanism’, as it is called in Brussels, comes into force when the price of gas exceeds 180 euros per megawatt hour. The measure is expected to go into … Read more