Powering Belgian pensioner Bernadette Vandercammen’s art deco mansion in the northern town of Eeklo is a challenge at the best of times, let alone when soaring energy prices have left millions of Europeans struggling to pay their bills.

Deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via the main export routes on August 23 may reach the level of around 42.1 mln cubic meters per day in transit through Ukraine and 33.5 mln cubic meters along the Nord Stream.

Extreme weather and the availability of cheap Russian oil following the Ukraine war have put pressure on India as it looks to become energy independent and falls behind on its renewable energy goals.

Talks between Bulgaria and Russia over resuming the supply of gas from Gazprom will likely fail due to a slap in the face from Moscow and their current geopolitical advantage.

Belgians should brace for the worst, said Prime Minister Alexander de Croo on Monday, as fuel prices and electricity bills are expected to reach record highs soon.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Canada to firm up access to new energy supplies as his country moves to quickly end its reliance on Russian oil and gas.

Concerns about the climate impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are mounting as US shipments to Europe surge in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Libya’s oil production is now at 1.211 million barrels per day (bpd).

China has gained a major foothold in oil-rich Iraq, shaking up Western domination in fields from energy to construction, even as some warn that infrastructure projects could leave Baghdad in debt.

Chancellor Scholz began his inaugural trip to Canada on Sunday (21 August) to intensify cooperation between the two countries after a clash in July over the maintenance of a turbine aimed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.