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Europe Offshore Wind Sector Grows 1H; 333 MW Installed -Report

Τρι, 20 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:16

The European offshore wind sector continued to grow in the first half of 2010, with 333 megawatts installed as wind farms in Germany, Denmark and the U.K. were connected to the grid, the European Wind Energy Association said Tuesday in a report.

BP: To Sell Oil,Gas Production, Exploration Assets In Pakistan

Τρι, 20 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:16

BP PLC (BP) plans to sell its oil and gas production assets and exploration licenses in Pakistan as part of a divestment process aimed at raising $10 billion to cover the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

Eni In Possible Azeri Upstream, CNG Project-CEO

Τρι, 20 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:15

Eni SpA (E) could resume exploration and production in Azerbaijan and take a central role in a project to ship compressed natural gas from Turkmenistan to the Azeri pipeline network, Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Baku.

Greece PM Set to Talk Bulgaria’s Borisov into Oil Pipeline Project

Τρι, 20 Ιουλίου 2010 - 12:11

Greece's prime minister is planning a diplomatic initiative in order to "revive" the stalled Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project in which his country is a partner together with Bulgaria and Russia, media reports say.

Ocean Energy Wants Place in EU's Energy Future

Τρι, 20 Ιουλίου 2010 - 11:40

Wave and tidal energy could provide 15% of Europe's energy needs by 2050, the industry estimates, calling for support measures to realise its potential.

Gazprom Denies Inviting RWE To South Stream Gas Project

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:09

Russian gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.RS) has denied inviting Germany's utility company RWE AG (RWE.XE) to join the South Stream gas pipeline that would cross the Black Sea and is a rival to the EU-backed project.

ExxonMobil Eyes 0.26M B/d From Iraq W Qurna-1 1Q '11 -Executive

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:08

Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is planning to raise production from Iraq's supergiant West Qurna oil field to 250,000-260,000 b/d during the first quarter of next year, the company's vice president said Monday.

US Says Concerned Over Pakistan-China Nuclear Supply Deal

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:08

The U.S. has conveyed its "concerns" to Islamabad over China's sale of two civilian nuclear reactors to Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday.

GDF Suez,International Power In Asset-Merger Talks

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:08

International Power PLC's (IPR.LN) shares surged more than 11% Monday morning after confirmation that the U.K.-based company resumed talks to merge energy assets with French power company GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR).

China Passes US As World's Biggest Energy Consumer - IEA

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:06

Powered by years of rapid economic growth, China is now the world's biggest energy consumer, knocking the U.S. off a perch it held for more than a century, according to new data from the International Energy Agency

Liability The Main Issue For BP - Credit Suisse

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 17:06

Liability is the key issue for BP (BP.LN) says Credit Suisse, although the brokerage concedes that getting close to "zero oil" is an important psychological step. Says there are four main liability questions that remain unanswered.

Greece Stresses Turk Ship Concern

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 16:16

Greece has raised concerns with Turkey for a second time about the activities of a Turkish marine research ship near Greek territorial waters. Just days after the Piri Reis was spotted between Rhodes and Kastelorizo, prompting an official complaint from the Foreign Ministry to Ankara, Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas expressed Greece’s worries about the vessel’s activities

Russia, Ukraine to Consider Joint Atomic Project

Δευ, 19 Ιουλίου 2010 - 16:15

Russian and Ukrainian experts will discuss setting up a joint nuclear generation project on Tuesday, Ukraine's major energy company said.