Category: Oil&gas security of supply
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Energy shortcut by the IEA
By Marta Koblanska. November 26, 2025, 12:30 Poland’s time, Photo: electricity, Pixabay According to a recent IEA report, energy efficiency in industrial performance accounted for over 50 percent of resilience to price fluctuations in 2025, which are expected to rise. These fluctuations/variability mainly result from gas price volatility, which has increased by 40 percent in…
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Major security drivers of energy consumption – outlook
By Marta Koblanska, November 17, 2025, 13:00 Poland’s time, Photo: Primary energy consumption 2024, Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2025), Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (2025) In the coming years, the energy security of supply for importing countries will significantly rely on nuclear energy, coal, and LNG, according to the World…
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How does Russia cope with sanctions and reduce its output?
By Marta Koblanska, October 20, 2025, 12:00 Poland’s time, Photo: oil well extraction, Pixabay Ukraine’s attacks on Russian refineries cut fuel supplies by 0.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) in September 2025. Meanwhile, Iraqi production exceeded targets, increasing by 0.51 mb/d, as reported in the International Energy Agency (IEA) oil market report issued on October…
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Will Canada’s cut in the Russian oil price benchmark contribute to peace in Ukraine? Or not?
By Marta Koblanska, August 12, 17:20 Poland ‘s time, Photo: Ship, thanks to jpeter2, Pixabay A territorial swap for the lives of Ukrainians is becoming increasingly likely, despite Ukraine’s leader initially rejecting any land concessions. Canada’s recent decision to reduce the price cap on Russian oil by approximately 20 percent has reshaped the negotiations but…
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How do power prices account for the security of social welfare?
By Marta Koblanska, 29 July 2025, 12.10 Polish time, Photo thanks to geralt, Pixabay After Poland jumped to the top of the global rating of electricity prices for business at the end of 2023, the country suddenly downgraded its position at the end of 2024. Security of power supply stipulates a suitable amount of energy delivered…