European natural gas injections may accelerate as warmer than usual weather and fears of disruptions via Ukraine make it more profitable to store the heating fuel, according to analysts. ›

European regulators and power companies are battening down the hatches in case the crisis escalates. ›

Energy will cost European businesses an extra €17 billion (£14 billion) by 2015, with the closure of old power stations, tighter environmental legislation and fluctuation in feedstock costs among the causes. ›

President Vladimir Putin warned European leaders on Thursday Russia would cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if it did not pay its bills and said this could lead to a reduction of onward deliveries to Europe. ›

Shale gas production in Britain could begin within four years if the current crisis in Ukraine escalates to such an extent that a national state of emergency is declared, the chief executive of Cuadrilla Resources said. ›

The U.K.’s biggest power utilities face a competition inquiry that threatens to force a breakup of their operations as retail profits climb. ›

Natural gas prices from the U.K. to Germany jumped amid escalating tension in Ukraine, the main transit route of the fuel from Russia to consumers in the west. ›

Europe is forecast to experience on average higher than normal temperatures for the March-May period across Scandinavia, the UK and most of mainland Europe with slightly below normal temperatures confined to Iberia, weather forecaster Weather Services International (WSI) said in its latest seasonal outlook. ›

The British government is expected to freeze the carbon tax on fossil fuels but at a level unlikely to alleviate high power bills for consumers and energy intensive companies, analysts said on Thursday. ›

Britain’s electricity generating capacity at coal and nuclear power plants could be slashed by 75% in the next decade, according to a new report by energy data specialist. ›