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Gazprom: 200 Billion Cubic Metres of Gas Delivered via Nord Stream

Gazprom: 200 Billion Cubic Metres of Gas Delivered via Nord Stream

Παρ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2017 - 19:19

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said on November 30 that the Nord Stream gas pipeline transmitted its 200 billionth cubic metre of gas from Russia to Germany via the Greifswald delivery point. "The Nord Stream gas pipeline is a high-profile pan-European infrastructure project, a stellar example of mutually beneficial and productive cooperation between Gazprom and its European partners,” Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said

Agreement With Institutions on PPC Plants Expected by Friday, Says Energy Min Stathakis

Agreement With Institutions on PPC Plants Expected by Friday, Says Energy Min Stathakis

Τετ, 29 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 19:39

An agreement with the institutions on the PPC lignite plants that also safeguards jobs is expected to be officially concluded on Friday, Environment and Energy Minister George Stathakis said after a meeting with the heads of the institutions' missions in Athens on Tuesday, attended by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos

EU Commission Probes Spain’s Support for Coal Power Plants

EU Commission Probes Spain’s Support for Coal Power Plants

Τετ, 29 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 19:38

The European Commission said on November 27 that the EC has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Spain’s “environmental incentive” for coal power plants is in line with EU State aid rules. At this stage, the Commission has concerns that the support has been used to implement mandatory environmental EU standards as regards sulphur oxide emissions, which applied to coal power plants at the time, the EC said in a press release

EU Parliament Sets Ambitious Green Energy Targets for Europe

EU Parliament Sets Ambitious Green Energy Targets for Europe

Τετ, 29 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 19:36

The European Parliament’s Industry and Energy Committee (ITRE) voted on November 28 to reduce energy consumption by 40% by 2030 at EU level. MEPs wanted to be more ambitious than the EU Commission, which had proposed a 30% reduction

Romanian State-Owned Gas Producer to Invest Over EUR 136 mln in Gas Storage Facility

Romanian State-Owned Gas Producer to Invest Over EUR 136 mln in Gas Storage Facility

Δευ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 18:59

Romanian state-owned gas producer Romgaz will invest over EUR 136 million in the gas storage facility in Sarmasel, Mures county, to increase its natural gas storage capacities. The facility will become operational in April 2024. The auction for the feasibility study will take place in February next year

Statoil Takes Over Operatorships in 2 Fields from Total

Statoil Takes Over Operatorships in 2 Fields from Total

Δευ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 18:56

Norway's Statoil will acquire French Total's equity stakes in two fields on the Norwegian continental shelf for around $1.45 billion as per an agreement between the two companies, Statoil announced on Monday. The Norwegian company said it would take over both operatorships in the Martin Linge field and Garantiana discovery

Mediterranean Energy Demand to Rise 46 Percent By 2030

Mediterranean Energy Demand to Rise 46 Percent By 2030

Παρ, 24 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 20:08

Achieving climate objectives are essential to manage Mediterranean energy security, the head of the Committee on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies at the Mediterranean Energy Observatory said on Thursday

Brazil is Third-Largest Oil Producer in Americas: EIA

Brazil is Third-Largest Oil Producer in Americas: EIA

Παρ, 24 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 20:07

Brazil's production of 3.24 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum and other liquids in 2016 has made it the world’s ninth-largest producer and the third-largest in the Americas behind the U.S. and Canada, U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Wednesday

EU Ambassadors Endorse ETS Reform Deal with European Parliament

EU Ambassadors Endorse ETS Reform Deal with European Parliament

Πεμ, 23 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 19:37

EU ambassador met on November 22 endorsing the provisional deal reached between the Estonian presidency and the European Parliament on November 9 on the reform of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) for the period after 2020. The agreed text will now be submitted to the European Parliament for approval, the Council said on November 22

COP23 Climate Talks Accelerate Paris Agreement Implementation

COP23 Climate Talks Accelerate Paris Agreement Implementation

Τετ, 22 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 18:46

This year’s United Nations climate conference, COP23, concluded on November 17 in Bonn, under the presidency of Fiji, with nearly 200 countries taking steps forward to ensure global climate action through implementation of the Paris Agreement, the European Commission said

IENE’s Annual Conference in Athens to Host Presentation of IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2017

IENE’s Annual Conference in Athens to Host Presentation of IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2017

Τρι, 21 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 20:14

Athens will be one of the ten cities around the world to host a presentation of the World Energy Outlook 2017, IEA’s latest major publication. The presentation in the capital of Greece, on November 23- just three days after the initial launch event, in Brussels, Belgium - will take place during IENE’s annual "Energy and Development 2017” Conference, to be held on November 23-24, 2017

Turkeys Gas Imports Rise 20.12% in First 8 Months of 17

Turkey's Gas Imports Rise 20.12% in First 8 Months of '17

Πεμ, 16 Νοεμβρίου 2017 - 19:05

Turkey's natural gas imports increased by 20.12 percent to 35.98 billion cubic meters in the first eight months of 2017 compared to the same period of last year, Natural Gas Distribution Companies Association (GAZBIR) announced on Thursday