Energy experts say that the hostilities between Russia and Georgia could threaten American plans to gain access to more of Central Asia's energy resources.

The European Union's plans to break up energy monopolies pose a direct threat to Russia's own hopes to maintain and enlarge its domination of energy markets in several EU member states, says Eugene Chausovsky. More »

Russia wants to take part in the privatisation of Polish companies, its president said yesterday (6 December) during a visit designed to draw a line under old disputes and highlight burgeoning economic ties. From Warsaw, Medvedev left for Brussels, where an EU-Russia summit is being held today.

Poland and Russia are due to sign an agreement in Brussels today (4 November) that will see Gazprom increase its deliveries to Warsaw by 38%. Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said the treaty would have "EU legitimacy".

Penny-pinching and red tape are suffocating government plans for a rapid increase in the amount of renewable energy used in Britain.

The European Union agreed a plan to increase its use of renewable energy as diplomats scrambled to narrow differences on other elements of a climate package before this week's summit in ­Brussels

A little heralded passage in a document published by the Cabinet Office last March set out the stark but unarguable facts: …the rising priority of energy security will increase the potential for disputes and conflict. Countries including China and Russia are already making control of energy supply a foreign policy priority. Like climate change, competition for energy is a global challenge i...

It was a few days ago when we suggested that plans to introduce a "windfall tax" on energy profits were already in hand, using the EU's emissions trading scheme as a mechanism for extracting the cash.Today, we see in The Sunday Times a confirmation that Gordon Brown is planning precisely that. What he is doing is seeking - from our masters in Brussels - permission to increase the seven percent of ...

Germany's Günther Oettinger, who has been nominated for the European Commission's energy portfolio, sought to prove his European credentials at his confirmation hearing by outlining plans to enforce energy solidarity and spelling an end to bilateral energy deals with suppliers such as Russia.

Nuclear power plants are attractive for their owners but not necessarily for the consumer, says Alois Tost, independent expert consultant on energy issues. More »