Category: Energy
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France Commits to Reactor Expansion
France has effectively walked back (or reversed) its earlier legal mandate to close 14 nuclear reactors. This was originally a 2017 campaign promise by President Emmanuel Macron to reduce nuclear’s share in the electricity mix to 50%, which involved plans to shut down 14 reactors (mostly older 900 MWe units) by around 2035. That mandate…
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Russia’s Gas Flows to Europe Tick Up
Russia’s pipeline gas exports to Europe increased by about 10% year-on-year in January 2026, according to reports from Reuters and other sources published on February 2, 2026.Russian energy giant Gazprom’s average daily supplies via the TurkStream undersea pipeline rose 10.3% compared to January 2025. This is based on Reuters calculations using European gas transmission data…
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U.S. LNG Surges 40% as Europe Cuts Russian Gas
The United States has significantly ramped up liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe, with recent data showing a 40% increase in shipments for November 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. This escalation is directly tied to Europe’s efforts to replace Russian natural gas supplies curtailed by ongoing Western sanctions imposed since Russia’s…
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Russia Offers to Be China’s Energy Backbone
Igor Sechin, CEO of Rosneft — Russia’s largest oil company — and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector, made the remarks during his speech at the opening ceremony of the VII Russian-Chinese Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) in Beijing on November 25, 2025. He stated that “Russia…
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Iran Halts Uranium Enrichment
On November 16, 2025, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that the country is no longer enriching uranium at any of its nuclear sites. This marks a significant and abrupt development in Iran’s nuclear program, which has been a point of international tension for years. What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? IR-01, Iran…