No incentive for gas storage

The Initiative for Energy Storage (Initiative Energien Speicher, Ines) has drawn a positive balance for gas supply for 2024. This year, too, there is no reason to fear a gas shortage.

Natural Gas

Record demand meets uncertain markets

According to the International Energy Agency's latest gas market report, demand for gas worldwide reached an all-time high in 2024, prompting the agency to call for increased cooperation.

Petroleum

Realignment of strategic stockpiling necessary

The name of the Petroleum Stockpiling Act (EBG) says it all. But the changeover to other energy sources is in full swing. The EBV calls for a reorientation of the legal requirements.

DGMK/ÖGEW Fall Conference

The fall conference of the Austrian Society for Energy Economics (ÖGEW) and the German Society for Mining, Fuel and Energy Technology (DGMK) in Vienna focused on processes and projects to reduce CO2 emissions from the energy and industrial sectors.

Award ceremony

Carl Zerbe Prize awarded

This year's DGMK Sponsorship Award recognizes the achievements of Dr. Alexis Bordet in the field of catalysis research.

Current issue

EEK 11/2024

Topics of the current issue

HSE - Overcoming times of crisis: ISO 45003 as an opportunity for occupational health and safety by considering psychological and social risks
Emissions - New regulatory pressure: The EU Methane Regulation

Geothermal energy - Vice-Chancellor visits geothermal hotspot

News

Gas import price rushes from record to record

There is nothing surprising about the preliminary data from the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) on German natural gas import volumes and prices. The gas import price reached a new high for another month in a row in December. Compared with November, it rose by another 1,886 € – and thus by 20.5% – to 14,791 € per TJ (equivalent to around 5.32 cents per kWh). Compared to December 2020 ...

Saudi Arabia announces increase in oil and gas production capacity

At the opening of the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) 2022, which will be held in Riyadh from February 20-23, the Saudi energy minister announced a continuation of investment in oil and gas production - coupled with an increase in production capacity ...