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Ford To Reveal Its First Plug-In Electric Car

Ford To Reveal Its First Plug-In Electric Car

After its rivals hit the market first with new, electrified vehicles late last year, Ford Motor Co. (F) is striking back Monday by expanding its lineup, including the introduction of the auto maker's first plug-in compact minivan.

Romanian Nuclear Plant Restarts Reactor - MediaFax

Romanian Nuclear Plant Restarts Reactor - MediaFax

Romania's sole nuclear power plant, operated by state-owned company Nuclearelectrica, Monday restarted reactor 1, which was shut down last week for a planned 48-hour maintenance period, news agency Mediafax reported.

BP Shares Fall 2% After Alaska Pipeline Shutdown

BP Shares Fall 2% After Alaska Pipeline Shutdown

Shares in BP PLC (BP.LN) fell as much as 2% Monday after the U.K.-listed oil giant and other oil producers were forced to shut down some 600,000 barrels a day of output on Alaska's North Slope, following a leak that closed the Trans Alaska pipeline.

Nassiriyah Up for Grabs

Nassiriyah Up for Grabs

Iraq plans to invite international oil companies to develop the giant Nassiriyah oilfield in a bidding round later this year, a senior Iraqi government official said today.

Deepwater Drilling Safety Doubts Multiply

Deepwater Drilling Safety Doubts Multiply

Doubts about the current safety and liability procedures for deepwater drilling are growing after criticism by statutory agencies on both sides of the Atlantic.

Duke Energy Near Deal for Progress Energy: Sources

Duke Energy Near Deal for Progress Energy: Sources

Duke Energy Corp is near $13 billion-plus deal to buy Progress Energy Inc, a move that would create the largest U.S. power company, sources familiar with the matter said.

China Plans Massive Investment In North Korea

China Plans Massive Investment In North Korea

A Chinese state company plans to inject about $2 billion into a project to build up a North Korean free trade zone into a regional export base, a report in South Korea said Friday.

Japan Traders Eye Giant Russia LNG Project

Japan Traders Eye Giant Russia LNG Project

Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. (8031.TO) and Mitsubishi Corp. (8058.TO) are looking to take stakes in what would be Russia's largest natural gas project, planned for Siberia's remote Yamal Peninsula, a report said Thursday.

Turkey In Talks With France On Nuclear Plant - Report

Turkey In Talks With France On Nuclear Plant - Report

Turkey is in preliminary talks with France for the construction of a nuclear power plant but Japan has the priority, Anatolia news agency quoted Turkey's energy minister as saying Friday.

BG: Oil Output Capacity At Brazil Fields 1.8M B/D By 17

BG: Oil Output Capacity At Brazil Fields 1.8M B/D By '17

BG Group PLC (BG.LN) and its partners in oil discoveries off the coast of Brazil said Friday that they have ordered two additional oil production vessels that will lift capacity in the area to 1.84 million barrels a day by 2017.

Brazil Set To Approve This Year Plans For Four Nuclear Plants

Brazil Set To Approve This Year Plans For Four Nuclear Plants

Brazil will likely approve plans to build four new nuclear plants this year as well as defining rules for the renewal of operating licenses for hydroelectric plants that start expiring in 2015, the country's Mines and Energy Minister said Friday.