BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has formally launched an investigation to find out whether an energy price reduction granted to industrial clients in Germany is a hidden form of state aid.
BERLIN (AP) — German energy company RWE AG says it is has decided to abandon production of crude oil and natural gas and will consider options for selling its oil and gas division.
The German public and government are debating the potential risks and benefits of opening the country to hydraulic fracturing as energy costs rise, The Wall Street Journal reports.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel kept the possibility of tapping shale gas reserves through hydraulic fracturing, saying she will talk with the public and other stakeholders make a final decision, Bloomberg reports.
HELSINKI (AP) — Voimaosakeyhtio SF says it has purchased E.ON's 34 percent share in the Finnish energy company Fennovoima, completing the German utility's withdrawal from Finland's nuclear industry.
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's environment minister says he doesn't expect the extraction of natural gas by "fracking" will start any time soon in Europe's biggest economy.
Germany's upper house of parliament called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to develop stricter regulations for hydraulic fracturing in the country, Reuters reports.
General Electric Co. said it is slated to win a "double-digit" share of Germany's onshore wind market in 2015 through besting competition from Siemens and Nordex, Bloomberg reports.
German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler caled on the European Union to reform rules to encourage more institutional investors to finance energy infrastructure development, Bloomberg reports.
The American Petroleum Institute said the EPA ignored federal law by shortening the public comment period for its regulation to cut sulfur content in fuel, The Hill reports.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., apologized for referencing the Oklahoma tornadoes while criticizing Republicans on climate change during his weekly Senate speech, Fox News reports.
Harold Brooks, a researcher at the National Severe Storms Laboratory, said powerful tornadoes can't be blamed on climate change without more data, Bloomberg reports.
Despite successful tornado warnings in Oklahoma, Congress currently plans to let furloughs for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters take effect, Politico reports.
Tesla Motors' plan to repay its Energy Department loan as early as today offers President Obama a major victory after two years of criticism for his clean-energy plans, Bloomberg reports.
A poll from Yale and George Mason universities found a majority believe national leaders should put priority on combatting global warming and developing clean energy, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The European Union's probe into possible energy price manipulation has brought focus to oil companies' trading desks, units that sometimes take more risks than Wall Street firms, Reuters reports.
Indonesian authorities arrested Chevron executive Bachtiar Abdul on corruption charges despite a 2012 court order clearing him of wrongdoing, Reuters reports.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said his country and Pakistan should expand cooperation on power generation to help alleviate Pakistan's energy crisis, Reuters reports.
