Tag: energy security
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The end of Norway’s petro-power. Oil and gas production could drop to nearly zero by 2050
The latest report from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, published on August 20, 2026, delivers shocking forecasts for the future of one of Europe’s largest energy suppliers. Without the…
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Conventional power is losing reliability. This summer reveals the brutal truth
In 2026, European power systems faced an unprecedented test, the results of which surprised even the most cautious analysts. Extreme heatwaves and droughts that hit the continent exposed…
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The Danube has revealed a problem that Europe has long overlooked
In August 2026, the Hungarian Paks nuclear power plant, which had been operating continuously for 44 years, faced a complete shutdown. The cause was not a technical failure,…
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How the LNG terminal was built and why it changed the gas market?
On December 11, 2025, exactly a decade had passed since the first LNG carrier arrived at the terminal in Świnoujście. Over those ten years, 31 million tons of…
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More countries are returning to nuclear energy. Europe is changing course
In 1990, nuclear power provided one-third of Europe’s electricity. Today, its share has fallen to 15 percent, and Europe pays three times more for gas than Americans and…
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Should Poland have its own strategy for the Baltic Sea?
The Baltic Sea has ceased to be a calm, peripheral body of water. Today it is one of the hottest spots on the geopolitical map of Europe, an…
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Biomethane in Europe. Could it replace part of natural gas?
Biomethane, which is purified biogas with identical parameters to natural gas, could theoretically replace fossil natural gas in 100 percent of all its current applications using existing gas…
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Orlen acquires stake in Goliat field. Norwegian resources grow by 58 million barrels
Orlen Upstream Norway has signed a purchase and sale agreement with Vår Energi for 20 percent stakes in five licences, including the producing Goliat field. The transaction will…
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Chinese Coal Gasification
Events in the Persian Gulf that have limited supplies of cheap crude oil and natural gas to China, as well as many other countries, have resulted in a…
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When will Poland’s first nuclear reactor start operations?
Poland’s first commercial nuclear reactor, according to the updated 2025 schedule of the Polish Nuclear Power Programme (PNPP), is expected to start generating electricity in 2036. Construction of…
Olivia Masskey
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