Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices at the Dutch TTF hub were headed for a weekly gain early on Friday, supported by estimates of lower nuclear power output in France and forecasts of upcoming colder weather after a very warm start to the heating season.

A proposal for proactive measures against the expected rise in petrol prices was unveiled by the Association of Automobile Industry in Finland, an organisation of the country’s car importers and car industry.

…With gas storage capacities full, “ LNG vessels have been queued up outside European LNG receiving terminals, chasing what they expected to be the premium market for this LNG ,” said Felix Booth, head of LNG …

Earlier, a price range in the mid-60s was mentioned as a possible target for the cap as it represented the range.

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on members of an international smuggling network accused of generating revenue for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the foreign arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Deliveries of Russian gas to Europe will plummet by more than 55% in 2022 and may fall by half more in the next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its report.

As the multi-year discussion over “green” hydrogen rules continues in Brussels, the US tech giant Google, leading an alliance of several major companies, has called for more restrictions on what can constitute green hydrogen, countering those who seek looser rules.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers report success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

…and may well reverse the decline of about 20 per cent in LNG imports seen this year, the IEA said. Growth in LNG supplies is…

Austria’s government is looking to ban the use of new fossil fuel heaters as of next year and replace very old oil and coal heaters with climate-friendly options by 2025, Euractiv reports.