© AP Photo / Petr David Josek BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – Protests in the Czech Republic and Germany against rising energy prices were just the beginning of a growing public discontent…
This file photo taken on November 8, 2011 shows a view of the gas pipeline terminal prior to an inaugural ceremony for the first of Nord Stream’s twin 1,224 kilometer…
For most of the world the US & UK led war in Yemen under the guise of the Saudis leading the war effort, it has been on the backburner of…
Peter Szijjarto stated Budapest will not fall into the trap to slap sanctions on Russian energy exporters. (File Photo) Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade Peter Szijjarto has slammed…
Gas shortages across Europe are likely to last for several winters to come, Shell’s chief executive has warned. (Reuters File Photo) Europe could face several winters of gas shortages as…
Skyrocketing natural gas prices in Europe are now hitting factories, and supply chain shortages and layoffs are expected this winter. Skyrocketing natural gas prices in Europe are now hitting factories,…
Consumer prices for electricity are detached from reality, the editor of Die Welt says © Florian Gaertner / Photothek via Getty Images Germany is heading for a “huge energy crisis,” a senior…
By Julianne Geiger Germany’s Uniper SE is just “days” away from insolvency, deputy chairman of Uniper’s supervisory board, Harold Seegatz, told Bloomberg on Friday. Uniper is Germany’s largest purchaser of Russian…
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Europe could plunge into recession as a result of the disruptions in natural gas supply triggered by the…
File photo shows an oil processing facility in Russia. Many countries have increased imports of Russian oil, despite mounting Western sanctions against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine, a…
Soaring bills are forcing companies to scale back industrial operations © Getty Images / Fuse Operational challenges arising from soaring energy bills have put the entire US industrial complex at…
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the photo bank Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author Economists on both sides of the Atlantic have recently urged their…
File photo of Yasmin Fahimi, who heads the German Federation Trade Unions (DGB). The head of a confederation of trade unions in Germany has sounded the alarm that the looming cut-off of Russian natural gas…
Germany’s BASF may shut down its biggest facility due to reduced Russian energy supply, the newspaper reports © Getty Images / picture alliance / Contributor German chemicals major BASF may be forced…
Gas shortage might put European states in a position where “even with money, you will not be able to get electricity,” Montenegro warns © Getty Images / Marin Tomas Interruptions to Russian…
By Yin Yeping A staff member works at the Yongqing compressor station of the Changling-Yongqing section of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline in Yongqing County, north China’s Hebei Province,…
France’s Engie is the fourth European customer to report smaller volumes of natural gas deliveries © Getty Images / Monty Rakusen France’s multinational utility corporation Engie said on Thursday that Russia has…
© AFP 2022 / SHAUN CURRY BERLIN (Sputnik) – This year’s autumn and winter will be tough seasons in terms of energy supplies for Germany, Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister…
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research Introduction Historically, the Kerch strait in Eastern Crimea has played a strategic role. It constitutes a narrow maritime gateway which links the Black Sea via the Sea of…
© Sputnik / Maria Devakhina MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is looking into the possibility of extending the ruble payment requirement for certain types of goods other than natural gas, Russian…
© Sputnik / Михаил Климентьев / Go to the photo bank Ilya Tsukanov All materialsWrite to the author Officials in Brussels have repeatedly blamed Moscow for spiraling energy and food…
Energy company OMV complied with the terms of the new payment scheme, TASS reports Equipment operated by GCA (Gas Connect Austria) and TAG (Trans Austria Gas pipelines) at one of…
Electricity across the UK could be rationed as the energy crisis deepens, London says © Getty Images / Nigel Glasgow / EyeEm As many as six million British households could be subjected…
300,000 people could be laid off if energy supply stops © Getty Images / Sylvain Sonnet The suspension of Russian gas supplies would be “a serious blow” to the welfare of the Austrian people…
File photo shows Gazprom’s logo on the top of a thermal power plant. European energy companies have agreed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands on gas payments to “avoid more gas…
Authorities have told gas wholesalers they can open the necessary ruble accounts in Russia’s Gazprombank © Sputnik / Pavel Lisitsyn Germany and Italy have allowed national companies to open ruble accounts in…
“Unfriendly” countries must pay in rubles or supplies will stop, Dmitry Peskov warns © Getty Images / ivanastar Russia will not supply free natural gas to countries that refuse to switch to…
Vienna’s OMV insists it’s not violating EU sanctions by opening a Gazprombank account © Getty Images / NurPhoto Austria’s oil and gas conglomerate OMV said on Friday that it had…
© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the photo bank Svetlana Ekimenko All materialsWrite to the author After Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, the US and…
© Sputnik / Sergey Guneev / Go to the photo bank Tim Korso All materialsWrite to the author Moscow alleges that the West’s campaign against Russia includes sanctions caused by…