Romania Shuts Cernavoda Reactor For Planned Overhaul Τετ, 4 Μαΐου 2011 - 16:58 Romanian state-owned energy producer Nuclearelectrica will shut down the second reactor at its nuclear power plant in Cernavoda Friday for a 25-day scheduled overhaul, news agency Mediafax reported.
Chevron Widens Footprint In US Shale Natural Gas Τετ, 4 Μαΐου 2011 - 16:58 Chevron Corp. (CVX) is doubling down on a big natural-gas bet by expanding its reach into a large swathe of Pennsylvania.
OPEC April Output Up, But Well Below Pre-Libya Conflict Level Τετ, 4 Μαΐου 2011 - 16:55 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' total oil production rose slightly in April, but only because of a significant downward reappraisal to Saudi Arabia's March output, a Dow Jones Newswires survey shows. The group's production remained well below the level from prior to the Libyan civil war.
Sarkozy: France Won't Export Less Safe Nuclear Than It Uses Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:12 French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday said the country will maintain the same safety standards for the nuclear technology it exports as those it enforces at home.
Chevron Exec: Angola LNG First Cargo To Be Shipped In 1Q 2012 Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:12 Angola's liquefied natural gas project will start operations next year, and a first cargo of LNG will be shipped in the first quarter of next year, a Chevron Corp. (CVX) executive said Monday.
Total CEO: To Invest With EDF In Dunkirk LNG Terminal Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:11 French oil major Total SA (TOT) will invest alongside Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) in a liquefied natural gas terminal in Dunkirk, contributing 10% of the EUR1.5 billion investment, Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie said Tuesday.
IEA Head: OPEC Should Pump More Oil Regardless Of Quality Issue Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:11 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should produce more crude oil, even of the sour, heavy quality, because refineries would use it at a lower price, the executive director of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
AMEC Gets $600 Mln Contract From BP For Projects In Azerbaijan Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:11 AMEC PLC (AMEC.LN), the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a $600 million contract by BP PLC (BP) to work on the oil major's projects in Azerbaijan, BP said Tuesday.
CEZ To Build 50 Electric Car Charging Stations In 2011 Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:10 Czech-based power utility CEZ AS (BAACEZ.PR) plans to open 50 charging stations for electric cars across the Czech Republic this year, as it launches an electric mobility pilot project, a top executive said Tuesday.
PPC Says 21 Groups Interested in World’s Biggest Solar Park Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 15:54 Public Power Corp SA (PPC),Greece’s biggest electricity producer, said 21 companies expressed interest in being a strategic partner for renewable energy investments, including the biggest solar project in the world.
Wind in Egypt Presses On Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 15:35 Less than two months after former President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office, the transition government now aims to push ahead with stalled plans to build new wind farms in the Gulf of Suez.
North Sea Oil Leak Cap May Fail in Deep Waters Τρι, 3 Μαΐου 2011 - 15:34 Britain's new multi-million-pound wellhead capping device to prevent oil leaks may not be strong enough to tackle blowouts on wells in the deepest waters around the British Isles, it is claimed.
Albania will soon be an Exporter of Energy, Albanian Deputy Minister Says Δευ, 2 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:06 Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister Edmond Haxhinasto declared during an international forum on the development of the energy sector held in Tirana on Friday that the vision of the Albanian government is to turn the country into an exporter of energy.
Bulgaria: Econ Min Moves to Ensure Fuel Supply Over Russia's Fuel Exports Ban Δευ, 2 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:06 Bulgaria's economy minister Traicho Traikov has sent a letter to Lukoil Bulgaria, the local arm of Russia's gas giant Lukoil, to examine whether the company has sufficient fuel reserves to meet the country's demand, the Economy Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Tamar Gas Field Partners Close To Securing $750 Mln Loans Δευ, 2 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:05 Isramco Negev 2 LP (ISRA.L.TV), one of the partners in the Tamar natural gas field offshore Israel, said Monday the partners in the project are close to obtaining loans for $750 million to help with production of gas from the field.
Bin Laden Death Reinforces Calls Of Quicker US Pullout From Afghanistan Δευ, 2 Μαΐου 2011 - 17:05 The death of Osama bin Laden is reinforcing calls for a quicker pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and strengthening pressure to end America's longest war by finding a political settlement with the resilient Taliban insurgency.