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Saudi Kayan $6B Syndicated Loan To Be Signed In Days -Source

Saudi Kayan $6B Syndicated Loan To Be Signed In Days -Source

A $6 billion syndicated term loan facility for Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals Corp.'s new petrochemicals complex is expected to be signed within days, a banker involved in the transaction said Wednesday.

Serbia Allows Russia a Major Role in Energy

Serbia Allows Russia a Major Role in Energy

Serbia cemented its ties with Russia yesterday, allowing Moscow a major role in its economy through an agreement with energy giant Gazprom to develop the Balkan country’s oil and gas industry.

Ankara Αccepts RWE as Nabucco Partner

Ankara Αccepts RWE as Nabucco Partner

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved German energy firm RWE as the sixth partner in the EU-backed Nabucco gas pipeline project, an official at the prime minister’s office said yesterday.

Hungarian MOL Closes Share Transaction Deal With CEZ

Hungarian MOL Closes Share Transaction Deal With CEZ

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Nyrt. (MOL.BU) said Wednesday that the share purchase agreement as part of MOL's strategic alliance with CEZ A.S.(BAACEZ.PR) was financially closed and settled Jan. 23, 2008.

Moncada in Albanian Power Link

Moncada in Albanian Power Link

Italian construction and energy firm Moncada Costruzioni plans to start building a 400-kilovolt power link this year with Albania to boost electricity imports to Italy.

Melrose Looking to Bulgaria Gas

Melrose Looking to Bulgaria Gas

Melrose Resources plans to start extracting gas from a Bulgarian Black Sea offshore block by the middle of 2009, it said yesterday.

Serbia: Toward Russia or EU?

Serbia: Toward Russia or EU?

Serbs face a choice between a nationalist who leans toward Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election runoff next month. Both candidates oppose independence for the breakaway province of Kosovo, expected to be declared soon after the second round vote with the backing of the West.

EU Emission Plans will Hit Coal Plants

EU Emission Plans will Hit Coal Plants

European Commission proposals to be published tomorrow will force power generators to pay for carbon-emissions permits and could chop profits at companies which burn coal to produce electricity, analysts said yesterday.

Dimas Urges Greener Policies

Dimas Urges Greener Policies

European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas called on Greece yesterday to implement more effective ecological measures and expressed concern over whether the government will move ahead with building a park in the Hellenikon area of southern Athens.

Iraq Extends Registration For Intl Oil Companies To Feb 18

Iraq Extends Registration For Intl Oil Companies To Feb 18

Iraq has extended to Feb. 18 its invitation for international oil companies to submit registration documentation to bid for participation in the development of some of Iraq's prized oil fields, the Oil Ministry announced Tuesday.

Oil Majors To Meet Iraqis Thu To Discuss Tech Pacts-Official

Oil Majors To Meet Iraqis Thu To Discuss Tech Pacts-Official

An Iraqi Oil Ministry delegation will meet in Amman later this week with senior executives from five oil majors to discuss the possibility of signing technical support agreements to help develop five oil fields, an Iraqi oil ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Oilex: Sarha-1 Well Reaches Total Depth Of 1,890 Metres

Oilex: Sarha-1 Well Reaches Total Depth Of 1,890 Metres

Oilex said Tuesday that the Sarha-1 exploration well, the first of three exploration wells that will be drilled in a continuous sequence by Oilex in the Block 56 Production Sharing Contract Area, Sultanate of Oman has reached total depth (TD) of 1,890 metres measured depth in the Cambrian Huqf Formation.