https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The EU believes Spain can play a pivotal role in reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian gas, but is the Spanish energy infrastructure ready to meet such demands? https://www.thelocal.es/20220309/is-spain-ready-to-be-the-eus-main-natural-gas-supplier Wed, 09 Mar 2022 12:05:28 +0100 is-spain-ready-to-be-the-eus-main-natural-gas-supplier Algeria pumps huge volumes of gas through Morocco into Europe, but with Algiers and Rabat at loggerheads as a pipeline agreement nears expiry, experts say the taps could soon be turned off. https://www.thelocal.es/20210930/algeria-morocco-standoff-threatens-spains-gas-supplies Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:35:19 +0200 algeria-morocco-standoff-threatens-spains-gas-supplies A gas storage plant was directly responsible for more than 450 'microquakes' off Spain's Mediterranean coast in September 2013, the country's national geographic institute said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140513/spanish-gas-plants-caused-100s-of-earthquakes Tue, 13 May 2014 12:37:32 +0200 spanish-gas-plants-caused-100s-of-earthquakes A Spanish television station has been left with egg on its face after misplacing several European countries on a map used in a report on Ukraine's crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20140306/madrid-map-fail Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:52:36 +0100 madrid-map-fail Spain's foreign minister said on Monday the political crisis in the Ukraine would have no affect on the country's gas supply and criticized the European Union for not looking at alternative supplies in northern Africa. https://www.thelocal.es/20140304/ukraine-crisis-wont-affect-spains-gas-supply Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:33:00 +0100 ukraine-crisis-wont-affect-spains-gas-supply Spain's government came out on Thursday and said a wave of small earthquakes that have rattled the country's eastern coast could be caused by a large offshore gas storage plant. https://www.thelocal.es/20131003/quakes-caused-by-oil-mining-green-groups Thu, 03 Oct 2013 15:10:00 +0200 quakes-caused-by-oil-mining-green-groups Six people were injured, four critically, after a gas explosion in a cannabis shop in Madrid on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130913/exploding-cannabis-shop-sparks-serious-injuries Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:30:12 +0200 exploding-cannabis-shop-sparks-serious-injuries Spanish energy group Repsol said on Tuesday it had sold its liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets to Shell for €5.1 billion ($6.65 billion) in cash and debt. https://www.thelocal.es/20130227/repsol-close-lng-deal-with-shell-to-ease-debt Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:02:00 +0100 repsol-close-lng-deal-with-shell-to-ease-debt