Katherina Reiche

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his dismay at an agreement between the Kremlin and White House which will see U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports until April 2027 in exchange for the staggered release of nearly two million tons of Russian diesel

German Chancellor Friedriz Merz's visit to Ukraine was met with Russian missiles as he pledged €1.3 billion to Kyiv

Air raid sirens blared across Kyiv, urging residents to shelter soon after Friedrich Merz arrived under tight security, with warnings of approaching Russian attack drones

France is leading a push to exclude the UK from the EU’s “Made in Europe” policy that could result in British companies losing out in the race to supply European countries with low-carbon technologies and electric cars

Berlin races to ease pump pain amid global supply shocks and oil route attacks

Fuel shortages and long lines at the pump are slowing economies along with strikes by taxi drivers and laborers who see no point in working when earnings barely cover energy costs

Officials are reportedly investigating fraudulent tax claims made by the bank's subsidiary Postbank between 2008 and 2010

Tankmaker KNDS Postpones Its IPO Citing Market Conditions

It follows sustained lobbying against the rules by the United States government and the fossil fuel sector

The surge in imports of everything from electric cars to key components in machines, medical devices and food stuffs has been dubbed China Shock 2.0, potentially mirroring the experience in the US 25 years ago when Beijing joined the World Trade Organization

Her plans for new gas-fired power plants, rolling back plans for more renewables in the building sector and scrapping solar subsidies have been met with criticism

Meanwhile, a former chancellor has warned against any cooperation with the far-righ AfD

Germany, the world's third-largest economy, has been particularly exposed, squeezed by rising competition from China as well as import tariffs in the United States, ​turning its top two trading partners into sources of increased risk

Greens' Katherina Droege criticizes change as abandoning climate targets

Germany gives tax breaks to commuters, calibrated according to the distances travelled, allowing them to deduct part of the cost of driving between the home and a ​primary workplace from taxable income

Missile attacks have disabled 17% of Qatar's LNG export capacity, causing an estimated USD 20 billion annual revenue loss

Iranian Strikes Take Big Toll on Qatar’s Ability to Export Gas

Following an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield, Tehran ratcheted up pressure on several West Asian countries by attacking their energy facilities

Qatar rejects Iran’s justification for strikes on Gulf gas facilities

The remarks come after Iran launched ballistic missile strikes on Ras Laffan Industrial City, targeting what is considered the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility

Qatar, which supplies the EU with some 9% of its LNG according to EU data, halted production after Iranian threats to shipping effectively halted tanker traffic leaving the Gulf

New Delhi described the attacks as "deeply disturbing" and that they only serve to further destabilise an already uncertain energy scenario globally

On Wednesday Iran bombed the Ras Laffan gas plant in Qatar

Brent crude edged above $100 a barrel again to around $102 this morning, even as the US eased its sanctions to allow countries to buy Russian oil stranded at sea

Internal analysis is said to have concluded oil prices could reach $150 a barrel if fighting continues until May, with gas costs also spiking

Asian stocks pared early declines while S&P 500 futures rose as the US issued a second temporary waiver allowing purchases of Russian oil to help curb surging energy prices

Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters

John Reid Trucking Limited, based in Brigg, North Lincolnshire, has a fleet of 35 HGVs and typically buys more than 20,000 litres (4,400 gallons) of fuel every week

Iran war causes global oil market’s ‘largest disruption in history’

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting three Gulf states within just 72 hours

EU economies are trying to reduce their dependence on imported critical raw materials from countries including China and to tackle fears that trade tariffs and the fragmentation of global markets could undermine growth and investment

Even as Europe rapidly cut its dependence on Russian gas and is now swiftly moving toward a complete phaseout, exposure to fossil fuels remains the Achilles’ heel of our energy systems