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US Supreme Court says Turkey’s Halkbank not immune from Iran sanctions-busting prosecution

19 April 2023

Lower court ordered, however, to take another look at whether government-owned lender can get the indictment dropped under common law.

bneGREEN: Belgrade fights air pollution with ‘liquid trees’

19 April 2023

Serbia scientists have developed urban bioreactors, dubbed ‘liquid trees’, to help reduce air pollution in the capital Belgrade.

Ukraine's first biomethane plant connects to gas network

17 April 2023

Ukraine’s Regional Gas Company (RGK) has connected the country's first biomethane plant to its gas network, UBN reported.

Turkey eyes gas exports to Europe on back of Black Sea field's development

17 April 2023

Turkey is hopeful that the Black Sea Sakarya field could support gas exports to Europe, as Ankara touts the country’s potential to be a regional gas hub.

EU ban on Russian LNG could backfire

13 April 2023

Momentum is building behind calls for the EU to impose a ban on Russian LNG, even though doing so could make it harder for the bloc to stock up on gas supplies before next winter.

The Hague’s Arbitration Tribunal orders Russia to pay Naftogaz $5bn compensation for loss of Crimean assets

13 April 2023

The Hague’s Arbitration Tribunal has ordered Russia to pay Ukraine’s state-owned natural gas champion $5bn in compensation for losses caused by Moscow’s seizure of Naftogaz’s Crimean assets during the annexation of the peninsula in 2014.

Police break up oil worker demo in Astana

12 April 2023

More than 80 detained as authorities disperse protest mounted by group who travelled to capital from volatile town of Zhanaozen.

Hungary reaches new energy agreements in Moscow

12 April 2023

Budapest defies EU again and signs new agreements to ensure the uninterrupted supply of Russian gas and crude oil and to amend the financing of the Paks nuclear power plant expansion.