First shipment of US natural gas to EU arrivesIn a move which could lead to continental price wars and reduce Russian market domination, the first shipment of US natural gas to the European Union arrived.
27 April 2016
Israel supreme court strikes down landmark gas dealIsrael's top court on Sunday struck down a landmark deal regulating exploitation of Mediterranean gas reserves, in a major defeat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Turkmenistan eyes Western markets with new $2.5 bln gas linkTurkmenistan hailed on Wednesday the completion of a $2.5 billion gas pipeline connecting its abundant eastern gas fields to the Caspian Sea while potentially expanding Europe's energy security options.
Erdogan warns Russia over Turkey nuclear, gas dealsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia that Ankara has alternatives to Moscow for building its first nuclear power plant and importing gas, as tensions rise over the Russian bombing campaign in Syria.
Ukraine PM calls second Russia-Germany pipeline 'anti-European'Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk criticised as "anti-Ukrainian and anti-European" a deal between Russia's energy giant Gazprom and several Western firms to build a second gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea.
Ukraine suspends Russian gas purchases in new price rowUkraine announced the immediate suspension of all Russian gas purchases after EU-mediated negotiations aimed at keeping supplies running for at least three more months broke down.