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Czech Synergies

Czech Synergies

Czech power utility CEZ said it was looking into possible partnerships and synergies to increase production at its 1,260-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Bulgaria. “This does not necessarily mean selling the thermal power plant of Varna,” the company, which provides electricity to more than 2 million households and businesses in Bulgaria, said yesterday.

Turkey Aims for EU, Gulf Investors in Power Sale

Turkey Aims for EU, Gulf Investors in Power Sale

Turkey will sell four power plants with capacity totaling more than 3,000 megawatts under a “big energy privatization drive” this year by the government that may attract investors from Europe and the Persian Gulf, the energy regulator said. “There is a total portfolio of 16,000 megawatts of power plants to be sold,” Hasan Koktas, head of the regulator, said in an interview at his office in Ankara

Anadarko’s Discoveries Create Challenges

Anadarko’s Discoveries Create Challenges

Anadarko Petroleum’s unprecedented exploration success has left the US oil and gas producer with the challenge of developing a string of big projects on time and on budget. The company announced nine deepwater discoveries in 2009 - big discoveries in key areas, such as the US Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and along the newly found oil coast stretching from Ghana to Sierra Leone.

Oil Reserves Exaggerated by one third

Oil Reserves Exaggerated by one third

The scientist and researchers from Oxford University argue that official figures are inflated because member countries of the oil cartel, OPEC, over-reported reserves in the 1980s when competing for global market share.

Shell Shifts Balance Toward Gas With Arrow Takeover

Shell Shifts Balance Toward Gas With Arrow Takeover

Royal Dutch Shell Plc moved a step closer to shifting the balance of its production in favor of natural gas over oil following a joint A$3.5 billion ($3.2 billion) acquisition of Arrow Energy Ltd.

Renault Trucks, EDF Sign Partnership On Electric Vehicles

Renault Trucks, EDF Sign Partnership On Electric Vehicles

French state-controlled electricity group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) and Swedish group Volvo AB's (VOLV-B.SK) unit Renault Trucks Monday announced they signed a partnership to develop the use of electric lorries and commercial vehicles for the transportation of goods in urban areas.

IEA: Oil Price To Drift In Recent Range For Rest Of Year

IEA: Oil Price To Drift In Recent Range For Rest Of Year

Oil price risks are skewed toward the downside, but prices will most likely drift in their recent range for the rest of the year, International Energy Agency Deputy Executive Director Richard Jones said Monday.

Bill Gates, Toshiba Team Up To Devise Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor -Nikkei

Bill Gates, Toshiba Team Up To Devise Next-Gen Nuclear Reactor -Nikkei

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates and Toshiba Corp. (6502.TO, TOSYY) will jointly lead an effort to develop a next-generation nuclear reactor that can operate for up to 100 years without refueling, The Nikkei reported in its Tuesday morning edition.

First Nord Stream Pipelay Vessel Heads for Baltic

First Nord Stream Pipelay Vessel Heads for Baltic

The first pipelay vessel started its journey to the Baltic Sea to begin construction on the Nord Stream pipeline, which will pump Russian natural gas to Europe, the project operator said on Monday.

Shell, Petrochina in Agreed $3.1 billion Arrow Takeover

Shell, Petrochina in Agreed $3.1 billion Arrow Takeover

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and PetroChina (0857.HK) convinced Arrow Energy (AOE.AX) to accept an increased $3.1 billion bid, giving resource-hungry China its first bite of Australia's burgeoning coal-seam gas industry.

E.ON Hungarian Gas Arm Auctions 1.075 Bln Cubic Meters Of Gas

E.ON Hungarian Gas Arm Auctions 1.075 Bln Cubic Meters Of Gas

After four successful natural gas auctions since the acquisition of the Hungarian gas wholesale company by E.ON Ruhrgas in 2006, E.ON Foldgaz Trade Zrt., an affiliate of E.ON Ruhrgas International, held its fifth gas auction Friday.