The Netherlands' new coalition government has placed nuclear power at the heart of its climate and energy policy. Some EUR500 million (USD564 million) has been earmarked to support new nuclear build in the period to 2025.

The programme includes €6.9bn of state funding, and €9.5bn of private investments.

The country will allocate DKK16bn (€2.2bn) towards carbon capture and storage subsidies in two phases over the coming decade, starting in 2022.

The Belgian government released its hydrogen strategy in October and Equinor said the H2BE project would help Belgium deliver on the strategy.

Derivatives linked to TTF, Europe’s wholesale gas price, soared as high as €131 per megawatt hour

The 1284 MWe Gundremmingen B boiling water reactor (BWR) in southern Germany was disconnected from the grid on 31 December 2017 after 33 years of operation. Decommissioning of the unit began the following year. Gundremmingen C - a 1288 MWe BWR - is scheduled to shut down at the end of this year.

Under Russian law, Gazprom is the only company currently permitted to export pipeline gas, but the government has been examining Rosneft's proposal, with a decision expected by March next year.

The United Kingdom is aiming to secure 12 GW of electricity capacity in the fourth round of the CfD scheme;

Успешно реализуются крупные совместные проекты в различных областях. В январе введён в эксплуатацию сербский участок газопровода «Турецкий поток».

Issues covered by the legislation will continue to include nuclear and radiation safety, security arrangements, safeguards and nuclear liability,

The carbon benchmark hit a fresh record of 90.75 euros on Wednesday.

OMV Petrom plans to invest €11bn by 2030, with over 35% going to low and zero-carbon opportunities.

Storage facilities are now only 66% full, a level of depletion they would not normally reach until the middle of January in an average winter.

A cold snap would be very grim, especially as the government sold off gas storage, and the country only has about three days worth in reserve, less than other European countries.

Rosneft and gas giant Gazprom were tasked with coming to an agreement on the implementation of a "pilot" project under which Rosneft would supply 10 Bcm of Russian gas to Europe.