Tag: natural gas

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte headshot smiling

Netherlands: 83% Think PM Rutte Should Resign, Opinion Poll Reveals

Calls for Rutte’s resignation have grown in the wake of a report from the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry on Natural Gas Extraction in Groningen which concluded “the interests of the people of Groningen have been systematically ignored in the natural gas extraction” in the city, and added the result has “had disastrous consequences for them.”

Shiploads of Natural Gas Waiting at Sea

The backup has been caused in part by current market forces and in part by Europe’s scramble to replace natural gas piped in from Russia with natural gas from other sources, primarily shipped LNG.

Qatar and Spain Form “Strategic Alliance”

The Spanish government has avoided providing details about future projects, except that they will be in the areas of ecological transition, digital transition, hydrogen storage, industrial autonomy, and infrastructure.

Norway Pledges More Natural Gas Output

News of the Norwegian production increase is expected to cool off the price hike that followed proposals for new European sanctions against Russia.