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EDF Prices EUR2 Billion 2022 3.875% Bond 98.986

EDF Prices EUR2 Billion 2022 3.875% Bond 98.986

French energy company Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) has priced its EUR2 billion, 10-year bond, at 168.6 basis points over midswaps, one of the banks running the deal said Wednesday.

TEPCO To Deposit Y120B Amid Lack Of Nuclear Plant Insurance

TEPCO To Deposit Y120B Amid Lack Of Nuclear Plant Insurance

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501.TO) has decided to deposit Y120 billion with the government in place of insurance coverage, after finding it difficult to extend an insurance contract to cover the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, sources close to the government said Tuesday, Kyodo News reported.

OMV Unit OMV Petrom Fined EUR85.2M By Romanian Anti-Trust Body

OMV Unit OMV Petrom Fined EUR85.2M By Romanian Anti-Trust Body

Romanian companies OMV Petrom SA (SNP.RO), of which the Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG (OMV.VI) owns 51.01%, and OMV Petrom Marketing SRL, a 100% subsidiary of OMV Petrom, were fined a total of EUR117.1 million by the Romanian Competition Council, OMV AG said Tuesday.

RWE Renewables Unit Mulls Photovoltaic Solar Power Investment

RWE Renewables Unit Mulls Photovoltaic Solar Power Investment

German utility RWE AG (RWE.XE) said Tuesday it is considering electricity production from photovoltaic solar facilities, after a sharp drop in component prices in the past few years helped improve the economics of the nascent technology.

Tamar Partners Sign Two Gas Contracts for $1.2b

Tamar Partners Sign Two Gas Contracts for $1.2b

The Tamar partners have signed their second natural gas supply contract in as many days. The partners - Delek Group Ltd. units Avner Oil and Gas LP and Delek Drilling LP, Noble Energy Inc., Isramco Ltd., and Alon Natural Gas Exploration Ltd. - signed two contracts worth $1.2 billion

EU Could Halve Iran Oil Imports By July -Citi

EU Could Halve Iran Oil Imports By July -Citi

The European Union could eliminate around half of its imports of crude oil from Iran by the end of 2Q, says Citigroup. This would reduce such imports by between 300,000 and 350,000 barrels a day, it says.

German Solar Energy Continues Rapid Growth, More Subsidy Cuts Loom

German Solar Energy Continues Rapid Growth, More Subsidy Cuts Loom

Germany added around 7.5 gigawatts of new solar-power generation capacity in 2011, driven by strong demand for new facilities such as roof-top installations toward the end of the year, the country's network agency said Monday, citing preliminary figures.

Greeces PPC May Scale Back Capex To Ease Debt Burden

Greece's PPC May Scale Back Capex To Ease Debt Burden

Greek state-owned electric utility Public Power Corp. SA (PPC.AT) said Monday it might scale back its EUR1 billion-a-year investment plans to shore up its balance sheet.

Bulgarian Miners To Go on Strike Jan 14

Bulgarian Miners To Go on Strike Jan 14

Workers of Bulgaria's Maritsa East mines will go on strike on January 14 demanding bonuses for the mines' increased output and profit in 2011.

Turkish Visit Aims To Smooth Ties With Tehran

Turkish Visit Aims To Smooth Ties With Tehran

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday reassured Iran that Ankara wouldn't allow Turkish soil to be used for any attack against a neighbor, during a trip to Tehran focused on averting a Sunni-Shia "cold war" in the region.