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EPA Official Says Agency Ready To Defend Greenhouse Gas Rules

Πεμ, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 18:33

The Obama administration is preparing to defend its greenhouse gas policies after Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year, the Environmental Protection Agency's top clean-air regulator said Thursday.

Cyprus Seeks Long Term Gas Supplier

Πεμ, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 14:50

Cyprus may pick its natural gas supplier for the next 20 years within the coming month, the head of the island’s state electricity authority said on Tuesday. Now exclusively reliant on heavy fuel, authorities are conducting negotiations with short-listed companies for natural gas to come on stream by 2014. A government-controlled company, Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA), is leading talks.

Iran Completes Fueling Bushehr Nuclear Reactor

Πεμ, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 14:49

Iran has finished loading fuel into the core of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Russia's contractor Atomstroiexport said on Thursday.

Gazprom, Naftogaz Ukrainy Agree to Set Up Two Joint Ventures

Πεμ, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 14:49

Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz Ukrainy have agreed to set up two joint ventures, the Russian company said after a meeting between its CEO Alexei Miller and Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boiko.

No Reasons to Suspect Iran of Seeking Nuklear Weapons - Putin

Πεμ, 2 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 14:48

We have “no grounds to suspect Iran of seeking to possess nuclear weapons,” Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in an interview with CNN’s Larry King.

Shell Eyes 175,000 B/D From Iraq Majnoon In 2012

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 19:07

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) plans to raise oil production from Iraq's supergiant Majnoon oil field to 175,000 barrels a day by the end of 2012, a company executive said Wednesday.

Enel Merges 2 Foreign Financing Units To Optimize Assets

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 19:07

Enel SpA (ENEL.MI), Italy's biggest utility by market value, said Wednesday it merged two international financing units to optimize its activities abroad and to cut costs.

Syria Plans To Ship 560,000 Tons Of Crude In December

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 19:06

Syrian state oil marketer Sytrol is scheduled to load 560,000 metric tons, or 3.90 million barrels, of crude oil in December, unchanged from November, a trader familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

EDF Mobilizes Output, Buys In Mkts To Meet Demand Due To Cold

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 19:06

French utility Electricite de France (EDF.FR) said Wednesday it is utilizing all its means of production and is buying in supplies to help it meet a surge in demand for electricity in France, as a cold snap and snow storms sweep through the country.

Turkish PM Says US Should Fire Diplomats In Leaks

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 19:06

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey suggested Wednesday the U.S should fire diplomats who reported claims in leaked State Department cables that he and his family are corrupt and said he planned to take legal action against them.

Belarus to Scrap Highly-Enriched Uranium Stocks

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 13:40

Belarus announced it would eliminate its highly enriched uranium stocks before a nuclear security summit in South Korea in 2012, the country's Belta news agency said on Wednesday.

Gazprom, CNPC Circle Kazakh Fields `Like Vultures,' Leak Shows

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 13:39

China National Petroleum Corp. and OAO Gazprom were ready to scoop up Kazakh oil assets in January if ventures led by Eni SpA and BG Group Plc collapsed, a U.S. diplomatic cable posted on WikiLeaks.org shows.

Bulgaria, Greece to Have Full Gas Interconnection 2013

Τετ, 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2010 - 13:38

Bulgaria and Greece have signed Tuesday a contract for interconnection of their natural gas networks that must be built by 2013, announced Bulgarian Minister of Energy Traycho Traykov.