European natural gas futures fell below €31/MWh in the third week of November 2025, as forecasts pointed to milder weather and optimism grew around renewed peace efforts in Ukraine. The latest U.S. proposal raised hopes that a negotiated settlement could ease geopolitical tensions and potentially relax sanctions on energy exports—both of which exerted downward pressure […]
Brent crude futures for the Front Month on the ICE exchange hit their weekly peak of $64.89/bbl on Tuesday, November 18, before shifting into a downward trend. By Friday, November 21, they had fallen to $62.56/bbl, marking the week’s lowest settlement price—2.8% below the previous Friday and the lowest level since October 22, according to
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The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) has received 42 million liters of oil and gasoline by rail from the Ploče terminal, marking the first major replenishment of national oil reserves in more than thirty years. The shipment followed the completion of all required permits and a series of infrastructure upgrades at the Blažuj oil
A U.S. private company could take over the construction and operation of the long-delayed gas pipeline linking Bosnia and Herzegovina with Croatia’s gas network, according to a proposal presented by U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Sarajevo, John Ginkel. He introduced the idea during a meeting with leaders of the political parties that form the governing coalition
Azerbaijan’s rise in Serbia did not happen loudly. It happened through pipelines, memoranda, presidential visits, and a carefully constructed image of Baku as a reliable, forward-looking supplier. What began as a small diplomatic relationship has grown into one of the most strategically significant energy partnerships in the Western Balkans. Today, Azerbaijan is positioning itself as a
For more than half a century, the Balkans lived inside a predictable energy ecosystem: electricity from domestic coal, oil and gas pipelines dominated by Russia, and infrastructure built in the socialist era. But the past decade — and especially the post-2022 global energy upheaval — has shattered that old order. A new geometry is forming.
Serbia is moving to restructure its gas sector by creating a new company, Gas Infrastruktura, which will take over the management and ownership of the country’s gas transmission system. Under the Government’s plan, Srbijagas will no longer handle transmission operations and will instead focus solely on supplying the domestic market. Energy Minister Dubravka Đedović explained
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The energy implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war have escalated sharply in recent weeks as Ukraine’s gas infrastructure suffers extensive damage. A new analysis by the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation shows that nearly half of Ukraine’s imported gas now enters the country through Hungary, significantly reshaping regional patterns of energy dependence. Before 2025, Russian attacks mainly
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Serbia’s long-term natural gas strategy has entered a period of uncertainty, prompting Belgrade to prioritize extending its current supply arrangement with Russia’s Gazprom rather than securing a new multi-year agreement. According to Srbijagas Director Dušan Bajatović, the EU’s plan to gradually phase out imports of Russian pipeline gas and LNG has fundamentally reshaped the negotiating
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Brent crude oil futures for the Front Month on the ICE market reached their highest settlement price of the week — $65.16/bbl — on Tuesday, November 11. After a 3.8% drop from the previous day, the weekly low was recorded on November 12 at $62.71/bbl. Prices then recovered in the final sessions of the week,
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