US gas prices are already well below Europe's. Some predict a further drop in 2012. Indeed Adam Sieminski, Chief Energy Economist, Global Markets, at Deutsche Bank, questioned whether advances in shale and tight oil drilling, which are building on technology developed for natural gas shales, might open up so many new oil resources that they would upend everyone's expectations in a couple...

Wholesale prices for energy have taken a tumble recently and with the UK economy in full retreat, expectations for price cuts on gas and electricity have risen. After all, suppliers have pushed through 40% increases in 2008 by blaming sky-high oil prices - so now that the price of oil has halved, the price you pay for your gas and electricity should follow, right? Wrong Read why at Eureferendum

This way lies a frightening recession which the government denies all knowledge off.  As if consumers didn't have enough to worry about. this winter, gas and electricity bills for UK households are expected to rise by more than a quarter. By next April, consultants Cambridge Energy Research Associates predict that, as a result of the rise in oil prices, European gas prices will have roughly double...

With smart meters gradually being rolled out across Europe, households are expected to gain full control over their electricity consumption, helping the fight against global warming and putting more renewable energy onto the electricity grid.   EurActiv Links:  European Commission: Smarter use of energy European Commission: Commission Recommendation on mobilising Information and Communic...

Natural gas is likely to become the energy source of choice after moves by Germany and some other European nations to turn their backs on nuclear power

A relatively abundant, cheap and clean source of energy, natural gas is becoming an increasingly essential part of Europe's energy mix, winning supporters for a variety of uses ranging from power generation, household heating and transport to fertiliser, plastics, and other manufacturing products. EurActiv Links:  Commission: EU External Energy Policy Commission: EU-Russia Energy dialogue...

Energy and Climate Change - Statistics on quarterly production and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy.

The report, presented in Brussels on Tuesday (2 February), foresees fossil fuels meeting 80% of the world's energy demand by 2030, mainly due to surging consumption in the developing world. "Oil still leads, but natural gas moves into second place on very strong growth of 1.8% a year on average, particularly because of its position as a favoured fuel for power generation," says the r...

The European Commission stepped up its quest to diversify the EU's energy supplies on Wednesday (17 September), offering financial and political support for a ï15 billion trans-Saharan pipeline to carry natural gas from Nigeria to European markets.

Europe should turn to natural gas in its search for the affordable and reliable energy sources of the future, energy company representatives said at the European Business Summit (EBS) yesterday (1 July).