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European gas infrastructure group Fluxys is considering taking a shareholding in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. The Belgium-based natural gas infrastructure group is a major gas transit operator and combines gas transmission, gas storage and terminalling of liquefied natural...
Affligem-Eandis, the main electricity and gas grid operator in Flanders, is prepared to participate in heat distribution projects. It also closely monitors geothermal developments. The company however, doesn't want to compete with gas distribution, its own core activity. During the annual shareholders’...
France's GRTgaz and Swedish Swedegas join the Dutch-Danish-Belgian initiative to develop a 100% carbon-neutral gas supply by 2050. Both gas transport operators officially announced this engagement during the Gas Week in the European Parliament in Brussels. By signing the common commitment, the companies...
Joke Schauvliege (CD&V), Flemish minister for the environment, has signed a permit for Limburg Gas, to explore for coalbed methane gas in the former concession area of its mother company Mijnen. This permit includes a six year exclusive exploration right. However, it does not include a permission...
The Dutch and Belgian gas transmission network operators Gasunie and Fluxys have strengthened their grip on the North-German Nel-pipeline. Together, they acquired the 10 percent participation, until now held on by the German energy group E.On. However, Wingas, a joint venture between German Wintershall...
Transcor Astra, a company in the group of Albert Frère –reputed to be Belgium's richest citizen– is negotiating with the Walloon region government to obtain two licenses to explore the potential of coal gas exploitation in an area of about 443 km² the Hainaut province. It is...
Belgian natural gas infrastructure company Fluxys and private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have launched a joint bid for Net4Gas, the Czech gas transmission system. Belgian business daily De Tijd reported the approach, although Fluxys would not comment. Net4Gas is one of the assets...
Increases in liquefied natural gas (LNG) activities helped Fluxys of Belgium to improved turnover for 2012 so far. Figures for January to September 2012 are €549 million, compared with €525 million in the same period in 2011, the company reported. The €24 million increase is due...
Italian explorer and producer Eni has announced that it will begin to operate in the Belgian retail and business market under its own brand from next month with a view to supplying 1 million customers. Eni, which is already supplying gas to 600,000 Belgian customers through Nuon Belgium and Distrigas...
Irish-owned DCC is to expand into the Benelux region with its third massive acquisition in recent months, BP's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) business in the Netherlands and Belgium. The company said today that it had reached a provisional agreement with BP Gas Nederland to take over subsidiary Benegas...
