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Putin Says Russia Ready to Extend Turkish Stream Pipeline to Bulgaria

Putin Says Russia Ready to Extend Turkish Stream Pipeline to Bulgaria

Russian president Vladimir Putin said his country is ready to discuss with the European Union alternative options to the South Stream gas pipeline project, including an extension ofthe planned Turkish Stream pipeline to Bulgaria, Moscow-based media reported on Wednesday.

Orban Defies EU to Host Putin in Hungary

Orban Defies EU to Host Putin in Hungary

Viktor Orban rose to fame in a live television appearance in 1989 when he demanded that Soviet troops leave Hungary so it could escape a "dead-end street" and embrace its western future.

EU Mulls Energy Union Independence Efficiency

EU Mulls Energy Union Independence Efficiency

As the European Commission is expected to release its Energy Union communication on February25, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said the creation of a single market is closely related to a reduction in dependency on energy imports and to an increase in the security of energy supplies.

Elektro Ljubljana Awards 1.25 Mln Euro Power Cables Deal to Local Firm

Elektro Ljubljana Awards 1.25 Mln Euro Power Cables Deal to Local Firm

Slovenia's Elektro Ljubljana has awarded acontract for the procurement of power distribution cables to local firm Telma Trade, worth 1.25 million euro ($1.4 million), a notice in the European Union’s procurement journal indicated on Tuesday.

Croatias Dalekovod Sells Expanded Metal Factory

Croatia's Dalekovod Sells Expanded Metal Factory

Croatian power transmission equipment maker Dalekovod, said on Tuesday it has finalised the sale of its Dalekovod TIM unit to Pula-based Signal Sistem.

Cyprus - Egypt Pipeline Talk Shuts Out Israel

Cyprus - Egypt Pipeline Talk Shuts Out Israel

On the backdrop of Houston-based Noble’s problems in Israel, Cyprus and Egypt have upped their energy ties with a deal to sort out the technical details of laying an undersea pipeline that would carry offshore natural gas to Egyptian processing facilities.

Tsipras Accuses Dijsselbloem of Switching Texts

Tsipras Accuses Dijsselbloem of Switching Texts

The Greek government will not step back from it's programme, said Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, directly accusing Eurogroup president, Jeroen Dijsselbloem of switching the text that has been agreed upon during yesterdays Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

Women Poor Hit Hardest by Climate Change

Women Poor Hit Hardest by Climate Change

As the world prepares for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21 in Paris at the end of the year, where it is hoped that a legally binding agreement on Climate Change may be reached, it is important to remember that, while all of us will be affected by future change, some of the world’s poorest and marginalised communities are often already affected.

Varo Energy Plans Upgrades for Swiss Refinery

Varo Energy Plans Upgrades for Swiss Refinery

Varo Energy BV, a midstream company owned byThe Carlyle Group and Vitol Group, plans to invest more than 50 million Swiss francs ($56 million) this year into maintenance and modernization projects at its 68,000 b/d Cressier refinery near Neuchatel, Switzerland.