How Europe finances Putin’s war !
During the war, business continues. Since the offensive in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, Russia has sold 63 billion euros worth of gas, oil and coal, including 44 billion to Europe!
Energy
Gazprom cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria
Vladimir Putin is carrying out his threats: he has asked the Russian gas giant to suspend deliveries to countries that refuse to pay in rubles. In the theater of operations, the bombings are intensifying.
Electricity : Attention, risks of load shedding this Monday
The electricity transmission system operator, RTE, is calling on businesses and individuals to reduce their consumption this Monday, April 4, 2022, due to a drop in temperatures.
Fuel discount : starts tomorrow
The fuel discount will be 15 euro cents per liter, excluding tax. It may reach 18 cents per liter depending on the level of VAT applied. Consult the amounts in force in your region (Bercy Infos).
Fuel prices : big anger in Brittany
Tractors and trucks are blocking oil depots in Finistère and Morbihan to denounce the soaring price of gasoline and diesel fuel. Fuel is becoming an issue in the election campaign.
Will the Russian Rosatom buy 20% of Arabelle?
The Arabelle turbine is an essential part of a nuclear reactor. This flagship of French technology is coveted by the Russian company Rosatom, which could acquire a 20% stake in the French manufacturer GEAST.
Energy : ask for the presidential program !
Are the energy choices in the programs of the 10 main presidential candidates (Dupont-Aignan, Hidalgo, Jadot, Le Pen, Macron, Mélenchon, Pécresse, Roussel, Taubira, Zemmour) in terms of electricity, gas, and nuclear energy relevant for companies and the French ?
Energy prices : “France is penalized by the European system
Samuel Furfari*, professor of energy geopolitics at the Free University of Brussels and president of the European Society of Engineers and Industrialists, explains why energy prices will rise further.
The price of energy becomes unbearable
Plus 12.6% for gas on October 1, 2021, plus 10% for electricity, plus 12 and 16% for gasoline and diesel: this price hike could well trigger a social explosion.
Nord stream 2: US concedes but Germany commits to support Ukraine
Washington has agreed with Berlin on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Russian gas, under the Baltic. In exchange Germany has promised investments and political support for Ukraine.
Ecologists hold up Nord Stream 2
A legal action launched by a German environmental NGO Nabu has caused the suspension of the work on the much tormented pipeline. According to Nabu the pipeline could destroy marine habitat.
Wind farm condemned for destruction of protected species
In Aumelas, in the Hérault region of France, the 31 wind turbines operated by 7 subsidiaries of the EDF company are the cause of a veritable massacre of protected birds, including the Lesser kestrel.