Gas from Russia is transmitted by the TurkStream offshore gas pipeline and further across Turkey.

In January 2020, Russia and Turkey officially commissioned the 31.5 bcm/year TurkStream gas pipeline stretching 930 km across the Black Sea and that will supply 15.75 bcm/year to Turkey and 15.75 bcm/year to Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.

The US Senate on Jan. 1 voted to override President Donald Trump's veto of the US National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which includes new provisions related to Nord Stream 2 under the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Clarification Act (PEESCA).

The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.2%, while UK’s FTSE 100 rose 0.7% and Germany’s DAX gained 0.2%.

The highest increase in cumulative capacity was observed in Bulgaria (+15%), Denmark and Poland (over 10% growth).

In 2019, nuclear power generation in France dipped by 3.5% to 379.5 TWh, missing its 384-388 TWh target.

The four projects call for a combined investment of EUR 2.02 billion (USD 2.47bn),

By the December cut-off date, Spanish plants generated 109,269 GWh of renewable power, up by 11.6% year-on-year, owing mostly to favourable weather conditions and an increase in the total installed renewable energy capacity.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index climbed 0.2%,

The $40 billion Southern Gas Corridor comprises the 16 Bcm/year BP-operated Shah Deniz 2 field offshore Azerbaijan, the expanded South Caucasus Pipeline via Georgia, the TANAP pipeline in Turkey and the 10 Bcm/year TAP link to Italy.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.2% after closing at a three-week low on Monday, while the mid-cap FTSE 250, considered a barometer for Brexit sentiment, added 1%.

Preliminary production figures for November 2020 show an average daily production of 2 026 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.

From next year, chemicals maker Ineos will be buying 198 GWh of power annually from the 219-MW Northwester 2 offshore wind park in Belgian waters.

Total OECD indigenous production of crude oil, NGL and refinery feedstocks decreased by 7.3% in September 2020 compared to September 2019.

Total OECD indigenous production of natural gas decreased by 3.5% in September 2020 compared to September 2019