Last year, Norway delivered 91.1 bcm of gas to the EU, up 15 percent from 2021, which represented 33.4 percent of the EU’s total imports. U.S. gas shipments increased by 139 percent over the same period, reaching 45.1 bcm, or 16.5 percent of the total. Other important partners last year included Algeria (39.2 bcm), Qatar (11.8 bcm), Azerbaijan (11.7 bcm) and the United Kingdom (11.7 bcm). Despite these shifts, overall EU gas imports in 2024 were still 61.4 bcm lower than in 2021.
Brazil’s crude oil exports to the U.S. are facing an uncertain future as Washington prepares to impose sweeping 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports starting August 1—up from the current 10%. While it remains unclear whether crude oil will be included in the list, analysts and industry groups are already warning of major disruptions.
The U.S.-EU trade deal calls for the European Union buying $250 billion worth of American energy every year over the next three years. While additional U.S. energy supply would further help the bloc on its path to ditch Russian energy imports within a couple of years, the volumes needed to meet the goal in the trade deal are so high that they are unrealistic, according to analysts.
Saudi energy developer and investor ACWA Power has signed multiple agreements and MoUs with European companies to establish a green hydrogen and renewable energy export corridor from Saudi Arabia to Europe, the company announced on Sunday.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union has been working to decrease its dependence on Russian energy. The EU responded to Russia’s invasion by introducing sanctions on a range of energy products, including oil and gas, which it has gradually strengthened over the last three years as the region has reduced its reliance on Russian energy.
Oil and the security of its supply have stolen the media spotlight in the context of the new Middle East war, and with good reason. Ever since Israel first bombed Iran, diesel prices have soared, jet fuel prices have soared, and importers have been troubled. For Europe, the situation is even worse due to natural gas.
TotalEnergies said it is developing a competitive portfolio that integrates renewable sources with flexible assets to provide clean, reliable power to its customers. By the end of March 2025, TotalEnergies said it expects to have 28 GW of installed gross renewable electricity generation capacity, aiming to achieve 35 GW by the end of 2025 and exceed 100 TWh of net electricity production by 2030.
“Governments should revise the legal mandates of energy regulators and TSOs to ensure these are consistent with delivering climate targets, allowing the long-term foresight needed to deliver clean power by 2035”, the think tanks said. “This will help TSOs ensure their plans support the build-out of a fossil-free, renewables-based power system and electrified economy; with anticipatory investments to underpin delivery.
Entso-e, the association of EU transmission system operators, released a report on Monday evaluating bidding zone configurations with the purpose of establishing “optimal bidding zone configurations in Europe to maximize economic efficiency and cross-zonal trading opportunities, while maintaining security of supply.”
It is impossible to say for how long China’s LNG imports will remain subdued, so this is really an opportune time for European buyers to strike years-long deals for liquefied gas. Over the short term, Europe will likely avoid stratospheric gas prices as it starts replenishing its gas inventories—these are currently so low that the continent will need to buy an additional 20 million tons of LNG this year, according to Reuters calculations cited by Bousso in his column. That translates into some 250 cargos, which, thanks to China’s weaker demand, will be more readily available for European buyers.