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European Council Agrees on Revision of Emissions System

European Council Agrees on Revision of Emissions System

The European Council agreed its general approach for the review of the emission trading system (ETS), which will soon be followed by negotiations with the European Parliament, the Council announced in a statement late Tuesday

EVN, NEK Settle Old, Multi-Million Dispute

EVN, NEK Settle Old, Multi-Million Dispute

Austrian energy company EVN has reached an out-of-court settlement with the National Electric Company (NEK) on an old dispute dating back to 2012 – 2013. The amount is unknown but the Austrian group estimates that the funds agreed will raise its net profit for the current quarter by EUR 38 M

E.ON: Energy Prices Could Increase in Romania Starting April 1

E.ON: Energy Prices Could Increase in Romania Starting April 1

The electricity prices for household consumers could increase starting April 1 because of the high prices recorded on the bourse in January if the National Authority for Energy Regulation (ANRE) doesn’t take urgent measures to amend regulation, Frank Hajdinjak, general director of the energy group E.ON Romania, told Agerpres

Kazakhstan Increases Oil Production in 2016

Kazakhstan Increases Oil Production in 2016

Kazakhstan Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev reported about the overfulfilling the plan of energy production, as well as an increase the export of oil by a result of 2016, according to the press service of Akorda

EC Approves German Electric Vehicle Charging Plan

EC Approves German Electric Vehicle Charging Plan

The European Commission (EC) approved Germany's scheme to roll out a network of user-friendly infrastructure for charging electric vehicles across the country on Monday. According to the EC's announcement, the plan, which costs €300 million ($319 million) over four years, requires that electricity for the charging infrastructure comes from renewable energy sources with contracts awarded through an open and transparent tender procedure

All Turkish Cities to Reach Natural Gas

All Turkish Cities to Reach Natural Gas

Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced on Monday that it will make two more tenders to issue gas distribution licences for 3 new cities, which will make natural gas available for every city in the country

EC Ready to Help Bulgaria Analyze the Need of Another NPP

EC Ready to Help Bulgaria Analyze the Need of Another NPP

The European Commission is ready to provide expert analysis to Bulgaria about the need of another nuclear power plant, EC Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič told the Bulgarian National Radio

EDF to Cut 6 Pct of French Power Generation Jobs by 2019

EDF to Cut 6 Pct of French Power Generation Jobs by 2019

France's EDF plans to cut around 6 percent of jobs at its French power generation unit between 2017-2019, equivalent to more than 4,000 positions, as part of a broader restructuring at the state-controlled utility, it said on Thursday

Energean Appoints TechnipFMC as Concept and Engineering Design Contractor for Karish and Tanin FPSO, Israel

Energean Appoints TechnipFMC as Concept and Engineering Design Contractor for Karish and Tanin FPSO, Israel

Energean Oil & Gas ("Energean” or "the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed TechnipFMC as the Concept and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contractor for the Karish and Tanin development programme. This follows Energean’s recent decision to develop the Fields using a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading ("FPSO”) unit to facilitate the quickest route to market in line with the Government of Israel’s gas strategy

Sefcovic Says Opal Pipeline Controversy ‘Very Technical and Complex’

Sefcovic Says Opal Pipeline Controversy ‘Very Technical and Complex’

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič warned today (30 January) against over-simplifying how much capacity Gazprom could use of the Opal pipeline, which carries gas via Nord Stream under the Baltic Sea to Germany and the Czech Republic

Essen Becomes the European Green Capital for 2017

Essen Becomes the European Green Capital for 2017

The town of Essen in Germany officially became the European Green Capital for 2017 on January 21. In a ceremony, European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella and Essen Mayor Thomas Kufen reportedly launched the title year together in the handover of the title for 2017 from Ljubljana to Essen

Iberdrola Awards Mexican Wind Farm Turbines to Gamesa

Iberdrola Awards Mexican Wind Farm Turbines to Gamesa

Iberdrola awarded the wind turbines in two Mexican wind farms with total installed capacity of 325,5 megawatts to Gamesa on Friday. The Pier IV and Santiago Eólico wind farms will be built over the next few years, the company said

Asia Pacific Will Be Global Leaders in Clean Energy in 2017, Say Frost & Sullivan

Asia Pacific Will Be Global Leaders in Clean Energy in 2017, Say Frost & Sullivan

A new report published by market analysts Frost & Sullivan expects outlook for clean energy markets to remain positive in 2017, in the face of global uncertainty. The report also states that Asia will lead the economically driven expansion of clean and green energy technologies