Natural Gas

Europe’s energy dealer is playing hardball.

Ukraine’s extraordinary riches in energy, minerals, and agriculture are a prize for the Kremlin.

Madrid wanted to become a European hub for natural gas. Then it reneged on Western Sahara.

Curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions.

Politics in Tehran may finally fall into sync with the commercial logic of expanding energy markets.

The continent’s major energy producers are ready to help meet European demand, but they lack the capacity and investment.

To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors.

Even without sanctions, Russia’s war will increase the shortage of oil and gas.

Europe is too dependent on Russian gas for emergency shipments to help.

Regardless of Russia’s gas cutbacks, Europe’s own policies have made shortages and price spikes the new normal.

Energy woes seep into the West’s response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Joint U.S.-EU carbon border fees could be much more damaging to Russia than sanctions.

Once again, the rich world sees Africans as a threat to the planet.

As soaring fuel inflation turns into a political risk, Biden needs a smarter energy policy fast.

At COP26, developed-world governments are working to keep the global south poor.

The Kremlin holds one of the keys to resolving Europe’s energy crisis.

In virtually every country that has closed nuclear plants, clean electricity has been replaced with dirty power.

Europe has itself to blame for shortages and spiking prices, but Washington is copying many of its policies.

One part Brexit and one part coronavirus have derailed Britain’s transportation system—and given the government a huge headache.

Climate change and the policies to curb it lie behind skyrocketing gas, coal, and electricity prices in Europe and Asia.