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Black Sea Seismic Program Under Way Offshore Romania

Black Sea Seismic Program Under Way Offshore Romania

Carlyle Group’s Black Sea Oil & Gas SRL has awarded GC Rieber Shipping a 45-day contract for seismic work offshore Romania in the Black Sea. Wholly owned subsidiary Dolphin Geophysical Ltd. will deliver fast-track 3D seismic with its 16-streamer Polar Marquis

IEA Report Recommends Belgium to Reconsider Nuclear Phase-Out

IEA Report Recommends Belgium to Reconsider Nuclear Phase-Out

Belgium should adopt a national long-term energy strategy without delay, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today, stressing that such a plan was required to respond to the challenge of decarbonising the economy while ensuring security of supply and affordability of energy

Spectre of Brexit Clouds Europe’s Energy Future

Spectre of Brexit Clouds Europe’s Energy Future

With a possible Brexit looming large on the political horizon, many energy companies, whether oil, gas or power, are becoming increasingly concerned about its negative impact on the UK and broader EU

China Permits CNPC to Build Pipe for Russian Gas Along Eastern Route

China Permits CNPC to Build Pipe for Russian Gas Along Eastern Route

On May 17, China’s Ministry of Environment Protection said in a statement that it gave permission to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to build a 737-kilometre gas pipeline for Russian gas supplies along the Eastern route, Sputnik reported. The ministry will be constructed from Heihe in the northeastern Heilongjiang province to Changling in the northeastern Jilin province

In Thessaloniki, Tsipras Launches TAP Caspian Link to Europe

In Thessaloniki, Tsipras Launches TAP Caspian Link to Europe

A key part of the EU-backed Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which will connect Caspian gas resources with the European market bypassing Russia, was launched in Thessaloniki on May 17 under the auspices of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Gazproms Gas Exports to Turkey Falls 18% in 1Q16

Gazprom's Gas Exports to Turkey Falls 18% in 1Q16

Russian Gazprom's natural gas exports to Turkey decreased by 18 percent to 6.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first quarter of 2016 compared to same period last year, according to the company's announcement on Tuesday

Iran to Build Wind Farm in Kazakhstan

Iran to Build Wind Farm in Kazakhstan

Iran and Kazakhstan have struck a deal on the construction of a wind park in Kazakhstan to generate electricity there, Press TV reported. The agreement with sealed between Iran's Power and Water Equipment & Services Export Company (SUNIR) and Eurasia Invest Group in Tehran on Saturday

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Holds Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Holds Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction

The significance of TAP as a strategic piece of the Southern Gas Corridor infrastructure, which will bring initial volumes of gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, was underlined by the presence of the Prime Minister of Georgia Georgi Kvirikashvili, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yaqub Eyyubov, the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania Niko Peleshi, the EU Vice President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič, the US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Amos Hochstein

South Pars Phases 20, 21 Ops to Begin Mid-March

South Pars Phases 20, 21 Ops to Begin Mid-March

Iran plans to launch phases 20 and 21 of the South Pars Gas Field by mid-March 2017, a report said. The phases will go on-stream with a daily production capacity of 50 million cu m (mcm) of natural gas, Iran Daily quoted Behzad Mohammadi, managing director of Oil Industries' Engineering and Construction Group (OIEC) as saying, citing Shana

Berlin, Moscow: Nord Stream 2 to Boost EU Gas Market

Berlin, Moscow: Nord Stream 2 to Boost EU Gas Market

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and the German government on May 11 discussed the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was criticised earlier by some members of the European Parliament