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China July Coal Imports Ease To 13 Mln Tons

China July Coal Imports Ease To 13 Mln Tons

China's coal imports in July fell 5.9% on year to 13.09 million metric tons, data issued Monday by the General Administration of Customs showed.

Iraq-Turkey Oil Flow On Hold Since Thursday -Shippers

Iraq-Turkey Oil Flow On Hold Since Thursday -Shippers

The flow of crude oil from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Mediterranean export terminal of Ceyhan has been on hold since Thursday, two Middle East shipping agents said Monday.

UK PM To Lobby Russia,Others To Give UK Energy Cos Deals-Paper

UK PM To Lobby Russia,Others To Give UK Energy Cos Deals-Paper

U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and other ministers are to lobby Russia and other oil-rich countries to give U.K. energy companies new business, Energy Minister Charles Hendry tells The Daily Telegraph in a story published Monday.

The Source; Investigators Home In On What Could Be Worlds Deepest Crime Scene

The Source; Investigators Home In On What Could Be Worlds Deepest Crime Scene

BP has begun work that will eventually lead to the removal of the blowout preventer from the sea bed of the Gulf of Mexico. The huge device, which failed to prevent the biggest oil spill in U.S. history, will then pass into the custody of the Department of Justice for close forensic examination as a potential crime scene.

Outrage at UN Decision to Exonerate Shell for Oil Pollution in Niger Delta

Outrage at UN Decision to Exonerate Shell for Oil Pollution in Niger Delta

A three-year investigation by the United Nations will almost entirely exonerate Royal Dutch Shell for 40 years of oil pollution in the Niger delta, causing outrage among communities who have long campaigned to force the multinational to clean up its spills and pay compensation.

Peak Oil Alarm Revealed by Secret Official Talks

Peak Oil Alarm Revealed by Secret Official Talks

Speculation that government ministers are far more concerned about a future supply crunch than they have admitted has been fuelled by the revelation that they are canvassing views from industry and the scientific community about "peak oil".

Analysts Warn of Threat to Oil Price Stability

Analysts Warn of Threat to Oil Price Stability

The deteriorating global economic outlook and weakening OPEC discipline could force oil prices as low as US$50 per barrel within the next year, analysts say.

Nabucco Pipeline Confirms Feeder Lines to Iraq, Georgia

Nabucco Pipeline Confirms Feeder Lines to Iraq, Georgia

The Nabucco pipeline project has taken another step forward by ordering engineering work for two feeder lines from Turkey to Iraq and Georgia. However, a third planned feeder line from Turkey to Iran has been put on the back-burner due to political considerations, the consortium announced.

US Tells Israel Iran Is One Year From Atomic Bomb

US Tells Israel Iran Is One Year From Atomic Bomb

The U.S. has persuaded Israel that Iran would take a year or longer to build a nuclear weapon, dimming the prospects of a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times said late Thursday.

Gazprom Denies Talks On European Gas Export Pricing

Gazprom Denies Talks On European Gas Export Pricing

Russian state-controlled gas producer OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) Friday denied it is holding talks on price reductions for European companies, following a report that German utility E.ON Ruhrgas AG is seeking lower prices.

Russia, Armenia Sign Deal On New Nuclear Reactor

Russia, Armenia Sign Deal On New Nuclear Reactor

Russia and Armenia signed an agreement Friday on the construction of a new reactor unit for the ex-Soviet republic's controversial Soviet-era Metzamor nuclear power station.