U.S. coal exports have jumped more than 60 percent this year due to soaring demand from Europe and Asia, according to a Reuters review of government data, allowing President Donald Trump's administration to claim that efforts to revive the battered industry are working.

European Union states have given initial backing to a German proposal to blacklist several more Russian nationals and companies over the delivery of Siemens gas turbines to Crimea, but made no final decision, diplomats said.

Congress gave final approval Thursday to a package of strict sanctions punishing Russia for its cyberintrusions in last year’s elections, delivering a challenge to President Trump, who had sought flexibility to negotiate his own deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Engie Energy Management Ukraine LLC (Kyiv) has applied for a license to supply natural gas in Ukraine.

Three weeks after France announced it would ban fossil-fueled vehicles, the United Kingdom is following suit.

Plans for tighter U.S. sanctions against Russia could harm European companies with energy interests in their giant eastern neighbour and appeared designed to stimulate U.S. energy exports to Europe, a German business forum said on Thursday.

Public joint-stock company Ukrnafta has started looking for partners for five investment projects the implementation of which is planned at its facilities, the press service of Ukrnafta reported on Tuesday.

State-owned enterprise National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom saw a 45.7% rise in net profit in January-June 2017 year-over-year, to UAH 1.629 billion.

Nord Stream 2 will increase Russia’s influence over its neighbours and divide the European Union. But US sanctions against the pipeline will do more harm than good.

Bulgaria intends to launch a tender for the construction of the gas interconnecion with Greece this autumn, energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on Tuesday.

Britain launched a £246 million fund on Monday (24 July) to boost the development and manufacturing of electric batteries, a major growth area for the car and energy sectors.

The monitoring committee for the OPEC/non-OPEC oil production cut agreement will include in the meeting protocol a requirement for 100% compliance with oil production quotas under the agreement, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said at a press conference following the committee's meeting.

A second ship this year with 75,000 tonnes of anthracite for Prydniprovska and Kryvy Rih thermal power plants (TPPs) of DTEK Energo arrived to the Yuzhny port on July 23, the company’s press service has reported.

The European Union sounded the alarm on Saturday (22 July) about moves in the US Congress to step up sanctions on Russia, urging Washington to keep coordinating with its G7 partners and warning of unintended consequences.

OPEC leader Saudi Arabia said on Monday the group would quickly address weak compliance with output cuts by some OPEC states and would monitor rising production from Nigeria and Libya, which have been exempted from the curbs.

Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to the bloc's sanctions blacklist over Siemens gas turbines delivered to Moscow-annexed Crimea, two sources in Brussels said.

A German energy company recently announced that it’s partnering with a university to build a massive flow battery in underground salt caverns that are currently used to store natural gas.

The US House of Representatives is expected Tuesday to overwhelmingly approve a number of new sanctions targeting Russia's oil and natural gas sector, including new limitations on US investments in Arctic, deepwater and shale oil projects that are partially staked by Russian firms.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill on energy efficiency for buildings.

Naftogaz Ukrainy from August 1, 2017 will increase the price of gas sold to industrial consumers on a prepayment basis by 2.9% (UAH 212.4), to UAH 7,421 per 1,000 cubic meters (including VAT).