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Portugal Receives Bids For EDP Stake Above Market Price

Portugal Receives Bids For EDP Stake Above Market Price

All four bidders for Portugal's 21% interest in EDP-Energias de Portugal SA (EDP.LB) have offered a premium over the EUR1.9 billion market value of the stake, with China's Three Gorges Corp. leading the pack, a person familiar with the deal said Monday.

Cypriot Govt Approves Delek Option for Block 12

Cypriot Gov't Approves Delek Option for Block 12

Delek Group Ltd. units Avner Oil and Gas LP and Delek Drilling LP today notified the TASE that, the Cypriot government approved the transfer of 30% of the rights in Block 12 to the two companies from Noble Energy Inc.

GDF Suez Plans To Increase Installed Capacity To 150GW By 2016

GDF Suez Plans To Increase Installed Capacity To 150GW By 2016

French power company GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR) Friday said it targets an increase of its installed power generation capacity to 150 gigawatts by 2016, of which 90GW outside Europe and to increase its renewable installed capacity by 50% by 2015 compared with 2009, as part of its development strategy.

EU: Support Growing In Durban But Not There Yet To Agree On Roadmap

EU: Support Growing In Durban But Not There Yet To Agree On Roadmap

Support is growing for setting a roadmap toward a new global, binding agreement at the international climate change negotiations, but there is still no agreement, the European Union said in a statement Friday, the last day of talks.

TNK-BP Board To Mull Legal Action Against BP And AAR

TNK-BP Board To Mull Legal Action Against BP And AAR

Directors at BP PLC's (BP) Russian joint venture TNK-BP Ltd. will at a board meeting later Friday not only discuss the possibility of legal action against the U.K. oil major but also against its Russian billionaire partners, a person familiar with the matter said.

Novatek To Double Gas Output By 2020

Novatek To Double Gas Output By 2020

Russian independent natural gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) expects to more than double output to around 115 billion cubic meters a year by 2020, the company said Friday.

Iberdrola In Talks To Buy Controlling Stake In Neoenergia

Iberdrola In Talks To Buy Controlling Stake In Neoenergia

Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (IBDRY, IBE.MC) is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in Brazilian electrical energy generator and distributor Neoenergia SA (GNAN3.BR), Valor Economico reported Friday, citing an unnamed person close to the Spanish company.

Joint IENE-GACCI Half-Day Seminar on Albania’s Regional Energy Role to be Held in Tirana

Joint IENE-GACCI Half-Day Seminar on Albania’s Regional Energy Role to be Held in Tirana

Α half-day seminar, on «Energy Policies and Strategies in SE Europe and the Role of Albania», is being organized by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) on December 13 (16:00 - 20:00), at the Sheraton Hotel of Tirana, Albania, in co-operation with the Greek-Albanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GACCI). The seminar focuses on crucial issues of the Albanian energy sector, such as RES, regulation of the energy market, hydrocarbons etc. Additionally, a presentation of the “SE Europe Energy Outlook 2011”, IENE’s major reference study on the regional energy situation and prospects will take place

Total Spends $800m on Novatek Stake

Total Spends $800m on Novatek Stake

France’s Total has increased its stake in Novatek to 14.09% after dishing out $800 million on shares in the Russian gas producer.

EDF Signs Partnership With GE Energy For Gas Turbine

EDF Signs Partnership With GE Energy For Gas Turbine

French state-controlled utility group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) said Thursday it signed an agreement with GE Energy, a unit of General Electric Co (GE), to co-develop a gas turbine.