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Iran Eyes Nuclear Fuel Consortium with Russia

Iran Eyes Nuclear Fuel Consortium with Russia

Iran has proposed to Russia establishing a nuclear consortium to supply fuel to the Bushehr plant and other nuclear power plants that will be set up in the future, Iran's nuclear chief said on Thursday.

China Plans Three Pipelines

China Plans Three Pipelines

The Yunnan Information Daily said the local branch company of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) had already drawn up environmental impact assessments for a network of three product oil pipelines connecting the provincial capital, Kunming, with the cities of Anning, Quqing, Chuxiong, Dali, Yuxi and Baoshan.

Iraq Resumes Crude Oil Pumping To Turkey

Iraq Resumes Crude Oil Pumping To Turkey

Iraq has resumed pumping crude oil from its Kirkuk fields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan on the Mediterranean since Tuesday afternoon following a closure that lasted five days, a Middle East shipping agent said Wednesday.

Kuwait, Iraq Agree On Oil Output From Border Fields

Kuwait, Iraq Agree On Oil Output From Border Fields

Kuwait and Iraq have agreed "in principle" on a deal to regulate production from the border oil fields that once caused conflict between the two Arab states, the Kuwaiti oil minister said Wednesday.

China Official: Hydropower Capacity Goal Challenging

China Official: Hydropower Capacity Goal Challenging

China's goal of 380 gigawatts of installed hydropower generating capacity by 2020 is challenging but achievable, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reports Wednesday, citing Zhang Guobao, head of the National Energy Administration.

BHP Billiton CEO: Only A Few Cos Capable Of Bidding For Potash-CNBC

BHP Billiton CEO: Only A Few Cos Capable Of Bidding For Potash-CNBC

BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) Chief Executive Marius Kloppers Wednesday said only a few companies are capable of assembling the kind of financing needed to compete with the company's unsolicited all-cash $38.6 billion offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT).

Brazils NPA At Odds With Petrobras Over Offshore Oil -Report

Brazil's NPA At Odds With Petrobras Over Offshore Oil -Report

Brazil's government is in disagreement with state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) over the volume of oil held in offshore areas that will be granted to the company, the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Wednesday.

Biden: US On Track to Double Renewable Energy Capacity

Biden: US On Track to Double Renewable Energy Capacity

Government stimulus spending has put the country on track to double renewable energy production capacity by 2012 and halve solar power costs by 2015, Vice President Joseph Biden said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian PM Hopes to Review Gas Contract with Russia

Ukrainian PM Hopes to Review Gas Contract with Russia

The Ukrainian government plans to suggest a review of the Russian-Ukrainian gas contract, which provides for a quarterly change in Ukraine's gas price, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday.

Hellenic Petroleum Results: 2Q Net Income at 16m

Hellenic Petroleum Results: 2Q Net Income at 16m

Despite the adverse macroeconomic environment and weak local market conditions, the Group reported a 'strong set of results' for the second quarter and first half of 2010. The positive results are mainly due to Refining, Supply and Trading which benefited from improved international benchmark refining margins, a stronger USD and the impact of a series of cost control measures initiated over the last 18 months.

France To Seek Tenders For Wind Farm Project

France To Seek Tenders For Wind Farm Project

The French government is preparing to call for tenders for a massive offshore wind-farm project requiring an investment of between EUR15 billion and EUR20 billion, reports Les Echos, citing government sources.

OPEC To Invest 40Bln In Refining Capacity Expansion

OPEC To Invest 40Bln In Refining Capacity Expansion

Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, will be investing heavily in downstream activities over the coming years despite uncertainty about the global economic climate, OPEC Secretary General Salem El-Badri said in the latest OPEC Bulletin.

Rig Survivor Blames BPs Well Design

Rig Survivor Blames BPs Well Design

BP Plc’s ‘screwed-up’ well design caused the Gulf of Mexico explosion that killed 11 workers and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history, a Transocean Ltd. rig supervisor who barely survived the disaster says.