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Russian and Ukrainian presidents edge towards gas deal

17 Oct 2014: Putin holds talks with Poroshenko on summit sidelines to try and resolve fragile ceasefire in east Ukraine and reach energy deal
UK energy bill crisis looms as consumers pay more despite using less

17 Oct 2014: Which? says annual spending on gas and electricity has rocketed by 52% above inflation in less than 10 years
Russian gas shutdown would not cause blackouts, says European commission

16 Oct 2014: EU states’ simulation of gas crunch scenario finds ‘good neighbour’ policy could limit power cuts to just one nation: Estonia
How close is the UK to a power blackout?

14 Oct 2014: James Ball looks at the UK’s energy safety gap and finds we could face a supply crunch as soon as the winter of 2015
From the archive, 14 October 1992: Editorial: Coal policy simply the pits of a strategy

14 Oct 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 14 October 1992: The Guardian calls for coal pit closures plan to be shelved and for an independent inquiry to be set up
The Forties oil field is 50, but there are no happy returns in the North Sea now

12 Oct 2014: Terry Macalister: The UK offshore area is no longer the draw it was when BP struck oil in the 1970s
Canary Islands to vote on oil exploration

2 Oct 2014: Regional president, who fears exploratory drilling could damage the environment, will ask residents to vote on plan next month
'Energy superpower': Coalition's grand fossil fuel plan for Australia

23 Sep 2014: Government’s goals are to increase energy productivity, ramp up gas production and stabilise electricity prices
Russia tightens control over Kyrgyzstan

18 Sep 2014: As EU imposes new sanctions on state-owned companies, Gazprom and Rosneft invest in Central Asian state
Russia stokes tensions with the west by cutting gas exports to Poland

10 Sep 2014: Gazprom claims maintenance is behind the shortfall, as it is accused of penalising Poland over supplying gas to Ukraine
UK energy firms to refund £153m from closed accounts

10 Sep 2014: 'Big Six' gas and electricity suppliers had been ordered to hand the money back after complaints from consumer groups
Europe's dependency on Russian gas may be cut amid energy efficiency focus

9 Sep 2014:
EU leaders in talks about imposing new sanctions focused on fundraising capabilities of Russian oil and gas companies
Ohio man's Bible-inspired anti-fracking billboards to come down

8 Sep 2014: Billboard owners end contract with Michael Boals, who drew complaints from a company for signs saying ‘poisoned waters’ and ‘death may come’
Ban fracking from national parks, say majority of UK public

4 Sep 2014: Guardian poll suggests public unmoved by assurances that planning guidance has been tightened for shale drilling
California orders Pacific Gas to pay $1.4bn penalty for 2010 explosion

2 Sep 2014:
Regulatory judges decide the state’s largest utility, PG&E, must pay for a pipeline explosion that killed eight near San Francisco