AGP Executive Report
Last update: 20 minutes agoEnergy Costs: EU leaders are weighing ways to ease high energy prices and protect industry. Brussels has proposed delaying methane rules for oil and gas imports by a year, while Europe’s gas reserves are at record lows and prices have climbed to their highest since late 2022. Ukraine’s Grid: Russian strikes on power plants and other energy sites left about 600,000 people without electricity. The EU disbursed €2.86 billion for Ukraine’s air defences and other military needs as winter approaches. North Sea: The UK says a decision on the Jackdaw gas field is imminent, amid wider debate over costs and domestic supply. Nuclear and Gas Links: Bulgaria and Slovakia discussed new nuclear capacity, fuel diversification and LNG supply routes. Greenland Exploration: Donald Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration is nearing a start, but Greenland’s deputy mining minister says large-scale activity remains years away; the island halted new oil and gas licences in 2021. Nord Stream Trial: A Ukrainian former officer has gone on trial in Germany over the 2022 pipeline blasts, with the defence challenging the charges.
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