❗Help close the gap: We still need to raise $40,000 by the end of March. Donate now

High energy prices could threaten European utilities' ability to keep doing business

Sep 6, 2022
A reported $1.5 trillion is tied up as collateral on energy markets. That's making it hard for energy companies to operate.
Natural gas prices in Europe rose swiftly over the weekend following the announcement that Russia's state energy company Gazprom will not resume pumping natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline. Above, a natural gas storage facility in Austria.
Alexandra Beier/Getty Images

Meet the woman leading the EU's case against Google

May 4, 2015
Margrethe Vestager says Google is misusing its hold on the search market.

What China gets from the $400 billion Russian gas deal

May 21, 2014
China and Russia signed a deal for $400 billion-worth of gas for the next 30 years

Gazprom goes to China, Russia's economy rejoices

May 21, 2014
Russia and China strike a natural gas deal that assures Gazprom a very big market.

Why Gazprom is halting Arctic gas field development

Aug 30, 2012
Ice is melting faster making it easier to extract oil and gas. But expenses and lower gas prices are proving troublesome for the Russian company.