Shell: 98% Of 2009 Nigerian Oil Spills Due To Sabotage, Theft Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 18:53 Shell Petroleum Development Co., or SPDC, said Monday that sabotage and oil theft accounted for 98% of oil spilled from its Nigerian facilities in 2009, refuting criticism from Delta residents who accuse the company of poor maintenance.
BP: Weather Stalls Replacement Of Blow-Out Preventer In Gulf Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 18:52 BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said Monday that its efforts to remove a sealing cap and replace the blow-out preventer at the well that unleashed the Deepwater Horizon spill are on hold due to inclement weather in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Bulgaria Needs Different Sources for Gas Price Drop Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:11 The price of natural gas might drop by 16% but only if Bulgaria managed to diversify its sources, according to the Balkan and Black Sea Oil and Gas Association.
Industry Takes Battles Against Moratorium, New Taxes to Streets Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:11 The oil industry is taking its lobbying to the streets on September 1, when it will stage rallies in three Texas cities - Houston, Port Arthur and Corpus Christi.
BP Said to Fault Own Engineers for Misinterpreting Well Data Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:09 BP Plc’s internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster pins some of the blame on the company for mistakes made when finishing the oil well, including misreading pressure data that indicated a blowout was imminent, according to a person familiar with the report.
Putin Claims he was Unaware of New Khodorkovsky Charges Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:07 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he was unaware of new charges brought against former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and did not back the businessman into a corner, Russian daily Kommersant said on Monday.
Gazprom-Neftegaz Union to Supply Ukrainians with Gas at Russian Home Prices Δευ, 30 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:06 A union of Russian Gazprom and Neftegaz Ukrainy will make it possible to sell gas to Ukrainian consumers at Russian domestic prices, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller told Rossiya 24 channel on Friday.
Brazil Energy Auction To Spur BRL9.7 Billion In Investment Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:59 Brazil's auction of wind, hydroelectric and biomass energy will lead to 9.7 billion Brazilian reals ($5.5 billion) of investments in renewable energy, the state-controlled energy research company said Friday.
India: No Need For Green Cars, -Environment Minister Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:58 Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, who grabbed headlines this week by blocking Vedanta Resources PLC's (VED.LN) mining plans in the eastern state of Orissa in order to protect forests and tribes there, dropped another bomb Thursday.
Iberdrola Renovables Wins 258 MW In Brazilian Wind Bids Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:58 Spanish renewable energy company Iberdrola Renovables SA (IBR.MC) Friday said it has won bids in a joint-venture with Brazilian energy company Neoenergia to develop and run for a period of 20 years nine wind parks in Brazil, the Spanish company said in a release.
Wingas: Fluxys To Join German Nord Stream Connection Pipeline Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:57 German natural gas importer Wingas GmbH said Friday it has signed a letter of intent with Fluxys SA (FLUX.BT) whereby the Belgian gas grid operator will become a shareholder in a northern German gas pipeline project that aims to link the Baltic Sea transit pipeline Nord Stream to the German grid.
RWE Signs Natural Gas Partnership With Iraq's Kurdistan Region Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:57 German utility RWE AG (RWE.XE) said Friday it has signed an agreement with the Kurdistan regional government to develop the northern Iraq region's natural gas infrastructure and source gas from the area to feed the planned Nabucco pipeline.
Russia To Begin Test Operations On China Oil Pipeline This Week Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 17:57 Russia will begin test operations this week on a new oil pipeline that will start shipping Siberian crude to the Chinese border from Jan. 1, the country's oil pipeline operator said Friday.
50 Years of OPEC Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:05 Fifty years ago, five countries initiated bold discussions on ways to increase the price of crude oil produced by their respective countries. The talks that followed lasted four days, from September 10 - 14, 1960.
China Clean Energy Plan Hinges on Coal Price Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:02 China's $736-billion push to harness nuclear, wind, solar and biomass energy hinges on making the cleaner fuels competitive with cheap and CO2-intensive coal without derailing surging industrial growth.
Russia to Step Up Environmental Control over Arctic Shelf Development Παρ, 27 Αυγούστου 2010 - 14:01 Russian authorities will increase environmental control while developing its Arctic continental shelf, Deputy Natural Resources Minister Sergei Donskoi said on Friday.