Libya NOC To Export About 700,000 B/D On Average In January -Oil Chief Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:20 Libya's National Oil Co. is planning to increase crude exports to about 700,000 barrels a day on average in January, its chairman said Monday, as the war-torn nation brings relief to markets jittered by U.S.-Iranian tensions.
EU Could Halve Iran Oil Imports By July -Citi Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:19 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 Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:19 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.
LNG Energy Announces Bulgarian Well Reaches TD With Gas Shows and Initial Polish Stargoard Well Data Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:18 LNG Energy Ltd. ("LNG") (TSX VENTURE:LNG) is pleased to announce that the Peshtene R-11 well in Bulgaria has been successfully drilled to its total depth of 3,190 meters under the farm-in agreement with TransAtlantic Worldwide Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:TNP)(NYSE Amex:TAT) ("TransAtlantic").
Greece's PPC May Scale Back Capex To Ease Debt Burden Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:18 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.
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Country Will Resist Sanctions Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 18:17 Iran will not falter in the face of Western-imposed sanctions, the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in comments broadcast on state television Monday.
Bulgarian Govt To Unveil Nuclear Energy Strategy in Weeks Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 16:15 Bulgaria's government will make public in a few weeks a document outlining its policy in nuclear energy, energy minister Traicho Traikov said.
Bulgarian Miners To Go on Strike Jan 14 Δευ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 16:03 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.
Greece Sees Oil Rigs in Place by End 2012, Energy Minister Says Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 15:31 Greece probably will have better estimates of the size of its hydrocarbon reserves by the end of the year, Environment and Energy Minister George Papaconstantinou said.
Turkish Visit Aims To Smooth Ties With Tehran Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 13:40 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.
Sinopec 2011 Crude Oil Output Up 0.4%; Natural Gas Output Up 16.8% Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 13:40 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), also known as Sinopec, produced 0.4% more crude oil and 16.8% more natural gas in 2011 compared with 2010, it said in an in-house newsletter published Friday.
China Mulls Energy Super-Ministry In 2013 Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 13:39 China could create an energy "super-ministry" to replace the National Energy Administration as part of a sweeping reshuffle in 2013, Reuters reported Friday, citing two unnamed sources.
GDF Suez CEO Satisfied With French Natural Gas Price Increase Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 13:39 French power operator GDF Suez SA's (GSZ.FR) Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Mestrallet Friday said "things are fine" now that natural gas regulated tariffs in France have been increased.
SOCAR Exports 22,969,000 Tonnes of Profit Oil by BTC Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 10:32 In 2011 the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan exported 22,969,000 tonnes of Azeri profit oil by the BTC pipeline, according to sources in SOCAR.
Screws Tighten on Iran as Big Buyers Shun its Oil Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 09:41 Iran faced the prospect of cutbacks in its oil sales to China and Japan as new measures to block Tehran's crude exports over its nuclear program appeared to be driving its economy to the wall.
Japan Looking at Taking Control of Nuclear Power Παρ, 6 Ιανουαρίου 2012 - 09:39 Japan's government is considering taking control of the nation's nuclear power plants away from private utilities, in a bid to improve accountability of the industry, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, as quoted by Reuters.