The almost complete Nord Stream 2 was meant to come online at the end of 2019, but the threat of US sanctions against companies working on laying the pipeline saw main contractor Allseas halt work in December last year.

The pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX was up 1.3% by 0805 GMT, with trade-reliant German shares .GDAXI adding 1.6% as data also showed exports in Europe's largest economy rose more than expected in September.

Pursuing the opportunities created by the “energy revolution” facing the world’s major economies should help to boost net profit by more than 40% from 2019 to 5 billion euros in 2025, Iberdrola said.

"In just two weeks, a new piece of infrastructure will be ready," Nassirov said, referring to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline.

the pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 1.0% to hit its highest level since Oct. 20,

NextDecade is currently developing the 27 Mt/year LNG export project, which is facing opposition over environmental concerns.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX rose 1.3% on a second day of robust gains

Eurostat said gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro surged 12.7% quarter-on-quarter in the July-September period after a 11.8% contraction in the previous three months.

IFRS net income was negative USD 2.12 billion in the third quarter, down from negative USD 1.11 billion in the third quarter of 2019.

Preliminary production figures for September 2020 show an average daily production of 1 772 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

The German economy likely grew by around 6% in the third quarter

The debate over carbon border measures flows from the EU's policy of imposing a price on carbon emissions in the EU which is not replicated in much of the rest of the world, with some exceptions, presenting a threat to European carbon-intensive industry's competitiveness.

The EU considers the extraterritorial application of unilateral restrictive measures unlawful and contrary to international law.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index .STOXX advanced 0.9%,

A little over 150 km of Nord Stream 2 remains to be laid in Danish and German waters, but with the political debate becoming ever more frenzied, it remains unclear how and when the pipeline will be completed.