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Slovakia Says It Will Supply Natural Gas To Ukraine

Slovakia Says It Will Supply Natural Gas To Ukraine

DJ RT reports that Slovakia and Ukraine have reached agreement on the basis for a memorandum that will provide for natural gas supplies to Ukraine through the Slovak gas pipeline system in the future, citing the CTK news agency.

Libyas Shut Oil Ports Set to Reopen Next Week

Libya's Shut Oil Ports Set to Reopen Next Week

Libyan officials said Tuesday they expected to reopen oil ports next week following an agreement with tribes whose members had blockaded terminals for several months.

Chevron Resumes Shale Work in Romania Despite Protest

Chevron Resumes Shale Work in Romania Despite Protest

Chevron (CVX) said Sunday it has restarted work on its first shale gas exploration well in Romania, a day after protests forced the U.S. energy giant to suspend the operation.

Hungary To Buy RWE Stake in Fogaz by End-December

Hungary To Buy RWE Stake in Fogaz by End-December

Hungary could repurchase German utility firm RWE's (RWE.XE) minority stake in Fogaz Zrt., the supplier of natural gas to Budapest, by the end of December, national daily Magyar Nemzet Monday quoted Fogaz Chief Executive Laszlo Koncz as saying.

SOCARs Investments in Turkey to Hit $20 bln by 2018

SOCAR's Investments in Turkey to Hit $20 bln by 2018

The investments of Azeri state-owned oil and gas company SOCAR in Turkey, including the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project, will reach $20 billion (14.6 billion euro) by 2018, Turkish media reported on Friday, citing SOCAR Turkey head Kenan Yavuz.

IENE’s Annual Conference on «Energy and Development» Focused on the Sustainability and Security of Greece’s Energy System

IENE’s Annual Conference on «Energy and Development» Focused on the Sustainability and Security of Greece’s Energy System

IENE’s 18th National Energy Conference "Energy and Development 2013” conference (Athens, 3-4 December, 2013), highlighted the various problems and setbacks of the Greek energy market, mainly due to the current economic depression, as well as the regional perspectives and the international dimension of major energy infrastructure projects and related investments.

Romania January-October Energy Output Down 6.4% on Year

Romania January-October Energy Output Down 6.4% on Year

Romanian energy output fell 6.4% on the year to 17.77 million tons of oil equivalent in the first 10 months of 2013, on the back of a decline in the thermal sector, news agency Mediafax reported Friday, citing official data.

Eni CEO Doesnt See Kashagan Output Stoppage Running into 2015

Eni CEO Doesn't See Kashagan Output Stoppage Running into 2015

Eni SpA (E), Italy's biggest energy company, doesn't expect the temporary stoppage of output at a giant Kazakh oil field to run into 2015, said Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni Friday, even as the consortium that runs it carries out tests after natural gas leaks.

Japan Government to Call Nuclear Energy Important Energy Source

Japan Government to Call Nuclear Energy Important Energy Source

In an attempt to overturn the previous administration's pledge to phase out nuclear power, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government will call it an "important source of energy for the country" in its new energy plan.

Lebanon: Will Hold First Auction of Offshore Energy Licenses in Jan

Lebanon: Will Hold First Auction of Offshore Energy Licenses in Jan

Lebanon plans to go ahead with its first auction of oil and natural gas licenses in its Mediterranean coastal waters next month, despite the government's failure to vote on decrees needed to start the bidding process, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said Thursday

Turkey Orders $350 Mln LNG From Qatar

Turkey Orders $350 Mln LNG From Qatar

Turkey has ordered five cargoes of liquefied natural gas imports from Qatar worth $350 million due to expected cold weather in the coming days, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Thursday.