fossil fuels
Papastavrou: Greece enters new era with offshore hydrocarbon leases
19 February 2026 - Offshore concessions for Chevron and HELLENiQ Energy are marking a new era for Greece, said Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou
War on green transition: US threatens to pull out of IEA
18 February 2026 - US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has urged the International Energy Agency (IEA) to focus on energy security, instead of promoting renewables
Prinos CO2 storage project offshore Greece gets EU endorsement
06 February 2026 - The EU issued a positive opinion on EnEarth's Prinos CO2 storage project for offshore geological oil reservoirs under the Aegean Sea
Đedović Handanović: ADNOC would participate in management of Serbian NIS with MOL upon takeover
05 February 2026 - ADNOC would be part of NIS's management bodies in case of the planned takeover, as MOL’s minority partner within a joint venture, Serbian Minister Dubravka Đedović Handanović said
North Macedonia unveils EUR 5.7 billion plan for new power plants, energy storage
02 February 2026 - North Macedonia's 2026 plan includes 67 power plant projects of at least 1 MW each, for investments totaling an estimated EUR 3.74 billion
Romanian tomato grower to halve costs by installing own cogeneration units
02 February 2026 - One of the largest greenhouse tomato growers in Romania is about to start generating power and heat and capturing CO2
Lukoil strikes provisional deal for sale of its foreign assets to Carlyle
29 January 2026 - Lukoil signed a conditional agreement to sell its international business under US sanctions to Carlyle, based in Washington DC
Ortutay: MOL to keep Rijeka refinery in Croatia in operation after taking over Serbian NIS
28 January 2026 - Both for Croatian oil and gas company INA and MOL Group, the Rijeka refinery is a strategic asset, INA CEO Zsuzsanna Ortutay stressed.
Davos: China reaffirms green agenda as US slams EU’s net-zero goal
21 January 2026 - China reiterated its commitment to green development, in contrast to the US, whose commerce secretary said in Davos that America should rely on oil and gas
MOL, Gazprom Neft agree term sheet for takeover of Serbian NIS
19 January 2026 - MOL drew up a term sheet with Gazprom Neft regarding the proposed purchase of Serbian oil refiner and fuel stations operator NIS
Szijjártó: First major step toward deal for NIS in Serbia possible within days
15 January 2026 - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó said a significant step toward a deal for NIS can be expected in the coming days.
Serbia developing legal framework for CO2 storage
08 January 2026 - Serbia's draft law on hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation will include permanent disposal of CO2 in geological formations of depleted deposits
After adding PV unit, Slovenian gas power plant TEB launches battery project
06 January 2026 - The management of the Brestanica gas power plant has decided to diversify its activities further with a battery energy storage system
Serbia to put mining strategy to parliament vote
05 January 2026 - The Government of Serbia passed the draft Strategy for the Management of Mineral and Other Geological Resources
Most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in 2025
02 January 2026 - Battery storage and digitalization stepped into the spotlight in 2025, according to the readers of Balkan Green Energy News, which marked its tenth anniversary with the best results so far
Gazprom’s NIS can restart Serbian refinery as US suspends sanctions
01 January 2026 - Croatian oil pipeline operator JANAF said it is prepared to resume supply to Serbian NIS as it received a license from the United States