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ExxonMobil Kashagan Resolution Terms Risky ALMATY, Kazakhstan

ExxonMobil Kashagan Resolution Terms 'Risky' ALMATY, Kazakhstan

Kazakh Energy Minister Sauat Mynbayev said Monday that U.S. ExxonMobil's (XOM) conditions to resolve a dispute over the giant Kashagan oil field was risky for Kazakhstan and differed from the rest of the Eni SpA-led (E) consortium, Interfax news agency reported.

U.S. Navy Monitoring Riots, Security In Bahrain DUBAI

U.S. Navy Monitoring Riots, Security In Bahrain DUBAI

The U.S. Navy is monitoring "closely" the security situation in Bahrain after rioting in Shiite Muslim areas of the Persian Gulf monarchy, according to a Navy spokesperson.

US Govt Disregarded Warnings On Pvt Security In Iraq

US Govt Disregarded Warnings On Pvt Security In Iraq

The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms in Iraq, The Washington Post reports in its Monday edition, citing government officials, private security firms and documents.

Πίσω στην Πραγματικότητα

Πίσω στην Πραγματικότητα

Η ισλαμική κυβέρνηση του κ. Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν και το παραδοσιακό κατεστημένο της Τουρκίας εναρμονίζουν την πολιτική τους έναντι της Ελλάδος, διαψεύδοντας τις προσδοκίες των αισιοδοξούντων στην Αθήνα, περί ρυθμίσεως των ελληνοτουρκικών προβλημάτων, λόγω της ευρωπαϊκής προοπτικής της Αγκυρας ή της αποφασιστικότητος του Τούρκου πρωθυπουργού να απαλλαγεί από τις αγκυλώσεις του παρελθόντος.

Η Εnel Spa αγοράζει  Μέρος της Ρουμανικής Electrica

Η Εnel Spa αγοράζει Μέρος της Ρουμανικής Electrica

H Ευρωπαϊκώ Επιτροπή έδωσε το 'πράσινο' φως την Παρασκευή στην ιταλική εταιρεία Enel Spa (ENEL.MI) να αγοράσει το 67,5% των μετοχών της κρατικής εταιρείας ηλεκτροδότησης της Ρουμανίας Electrica SA.

New Deadline Missed on Kashagan Negotiations

New Deadline Missed on Kashagan Negotiations

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Dow Jones)--Eni SpA-led (E) consortium members developing the giant Kashagan field in Kazakhstan signed an "interim" memorandum Friday but have failed to agree on a final solution to the ongoing dispute, a source familiar with the talks told Dow Jones Newswires.

Putin Rumored to Worth $40 Billion

Putin Rumored to Worth $40 Billion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has a personal fortune of more than $40 billion reportedly hidden in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Russian political expert Stanislav Belkovsky tells The Guardian an interview published Friday.

ENEL to Build Gas Storage Facilities

ENEL to Build Gas Storage Facilities

ROME (Dow Jones)--Enel SpA (ENEL.MI), Italy's biggest utility by revenue, said Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with infrastructure fund F2i to study possible joint projects in the country's natural gas storage market, with potential investment of EUR250 million.

GDF to Expand in Germany

GDF to Expand in Germany

French utility Gaz de France SA (1020848.FR) intends to use its acquisition of 49.9% of the Leizig municipal utility as a springboard to expand its position in Germany, according to Leipziger Volkszeitung's Friday edition, citing Chief Executive Jean-Francois Cirelli.

Turkish Parliament Speaker: N Iraq Military Ops May Continue

Turkish Parliament Speaker: N Iraq Military Ops May Continue

ANKARA (AP)--Turkey's military may stage more cross-border operations into northern Iraq to hunt down separatist Kurdish rebels, Turkey's parliament speaker said Thursday, as the justice minister again urged the rebels to surrender.

France Dismantles Algerian Al-Qaida Support Network

France Dismantles Algerian Al-Qaida Support Network

PARIS (AP)--A French intelligence operation has dismantled a logistical support network of the al-Qaida branch that claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at Algeria's U.N. offices, a news report said Thursday

Russian GOV to Privatize GasTransportation Company

Russian GOV to Privatize GasTransportation Company

ΜOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russian government plans to privatize the liquified gas transportation company SG-Trans, valued at 14.81 billion rubles ($600 million), the newspaper Vedomosti reported Thursday.

Critical TransCaspian Gas Pipeline Signed

Critical TransCaspian Gas Pipeline Signed

MOSCOW (AP)--Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to build a natural gas pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast