Norway will have only limited scope to increase its gas deliveries to Europe this winter in the event of disruption to Russian supplies as a result of the Ukraine crisis, a senior Statoil executive said Tuesday. ›

In just over five years Britain will have run out of oil, coal and gas, researchers have warned. ›

Newcastle University academics argue ‘fragmented’ energy sector needs a strategic authority to ensure energy security ›

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. ›