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Cooling towers at coal-fired power plants in Neurath, Germany

Europe Turns Back to Coal as Gas Becomes Too Expensive

Europe’s energy transition has run into a brutal piece of market arithmetic: when gas becomes expensive enough, coal comes back.

By EuroAsia.News · 26 September 2026 · 3 min read

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Poland’s $230 Million Venezuelan Oil Deal - Crypto, Empty Tankers and a Corporate Scandal

A plan to secure Venezuelan crude and diversify Poland away from Russian oil turned into a remarkable trading failure for energy group Orlen.

By EuroAsia.News · 19 September 2026 · 12:14 · 2 min read

Venezuela
Poland
Dubai
Oil
Crypto

China Replacing OPEC? How Beijing Became the Swing Power in the Global Oil Market

For half a century, discussions about who controls the oil market usually began with OPEC. Saudi Arabia’s spare production capacity, cartel quotas and, later, the wider OPEC+ alliance with Russia could move prices with a single announcement. But the centre of gravity may now be shifting from the countries producing the marginal barrel to the country buying it.

By EuroAsia.News · 5 September 2026 · 13:48 · 2 min read

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Oil
China
Economy

Gas prices could triple the current price, if Qatari LNG exports are halted for three months.

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Europe Exchanged Russian Gas Supply — But Has It Exchanged One "Vulnerability" for Another?

Europe is approaching another winter with an uncomfortable number attached to its energy security.

By EuroAsia.News · 5 September 2026 · 00:00 · 3 min read

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Europe
Russia
Gas
LNG

18 August 2026

Issue · 1 stories

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Green Coal Power

How China is transforming coal plants with ultra-efficient combustion, digital controls, renewable integration and carbon-reduction technologies.

By EuroAsia.News · 18 August 2026 · 23:35 · 5 min read

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China
Coal
Green Power
Technology

16 August 2026

Issue · 1 stories

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China’s Coal Share Falls Below Half

China generated less than half of its electricity from coal for the first time in early 2026. Coal supplied 49.7% of power, down from 65.5% in 2016, while renewables reached a record 41.2%.

By EuroAsia.News Editorial · 16 August 2026 · 15:20 · 1 min read

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coal
renewables
electricity

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