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2010 EU CO2 Market Emissions Up 3.4% In Early Data

Παρ, 1 Απριλίου 2011 - 18:02

Carbon emissions within the European Union's Emissions Trading System rose 3.4% in 2010 compared with a year earlier due to stronger economic activity, according to an average of three analysts' calculations of preliminary and incomplete data released by the European Commission Friday.

Noble Energy Provides Update of Leviathan Deep

Παρ, 1 Απριλίου 2011 - 18:02

Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today that it has suspended drilling operations at the Leviathan #1 location, which was testing deeper potential in the well, offshore Israel. The Company identified wear on the wellbore casing, requiring additional material and equipment necessary to complete the drilling of the well. Noble Energy is working to secure the needed items, which are not available in Israel.

German 2010 CO2 Emissions +6% On Year; Smaller Rise Than 2008

Παρ, 1 Απριλίου 2011 - 18:01

Germany's carbon emissions within the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme rose in 2010 by about 6% on the year, to around 454 million metric tons, due to higher industrial production in a recovering economy, the federal environment agency said Friday.

Germany: No Decision Yet On Permanent Nuclear Plant Closure

Παρ, 1 Απριλίου 2011 - 18:01

Germany hasn't taken a decision yet whether it will permanently shut down eight nuclear power plants that are temporarily off-grid, a government spokesman said Friday.

Vestas Receives 150 MW Order In Brazil

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:41

Danish wind turbine company Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS.KO) Thursday said it has received a firm and unconditional order for 150 MW for several projects in Brazil.

Terna 2010 Dividend +11%; Net Profit Down After 2009 Special Gain

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:41

Terna SpA (TRN.MI), Italy's biggest power grid operator by capacity, said Thursday its 2010 net profit dropped 20% on the year, after a special gain in 2009, and increased its dividend by 11%.

Shell To Start Drilling At Iraq Majnoon Oil Field In July

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:41

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) along with its partners, Malaysia's Petronas and the Iraqi state Missan Oil Co., will start drilling the first new well in the super-giant Majnoon oil field in July, a company executive said Thursday.

Wind Power In Spain Reaches Historic High

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:40

Wind power became Spain's main source of electricity for the first time ever this month, in a country renowned for its focus on renewable energy, the power-generating authority REE said Thursday

E.ON Says It Won't File Lawsuit Over Nuclear Moratorium

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:40

German utility E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) said Thursday it won't file a lawsuit against a three-month nuclear moratorium issued by the German states of Bavaria and Lower Saxony.

West Has Started Something In Libya It Cannot Control - Gadhafi

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:40

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Thursday that the West has started something in Libya which it cannot control, the state news agency JANA reported.

Bulgaria Extends Deadline for Bourgas–Alexandroupolis Environmental Impact Study

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 15:37

Bulgaria's environment ministry will extend by another two months the deadline by which the investor of the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, Trans Balkan Pipeline, should complete its report on the environmental impact assessment of the project, minister Nona Karadzhova said on Wednesday.

China to Raise Renewable Power Tariffs Within 2 Years

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 15:36

China plans to raise the price of power generated from renewable sources over the next two years in order to stimulate clean energy investment, China's electricity regulator said on Thursday.

Iran Influence in Azerbaijan May Unsettle BP’s Oil Investments

Πεμ, 31 Μαρτίου 2011 - 15:36

Hajiaga Nuri, an elder in an impoverished village north of Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku, is part of the region’s first Islamic push against a pro-Western leader after similar regimes were ousted in the Middle East.