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Russia Scraps Export Duty On East Siberia Oil Dec 1

Παρ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 20:00

Russia's government has scrapped export duty for crude oil produced at 13 East Siberian fields starting Dec. 1, in a move designed to stimulate production and investment in the region, the government said on its Web site Friday.

Total: Sells 10% Interest In Russia's Kharyaga Field

Παρ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:58

French oil company Total SA (TOT) has sold a 10% stake in Russia's Kharyaga oil field to Russian State-owned oil group Zarubezhneft (ZVST.RS), it said Friday.

EU Seeks Ambitious Verifying Of Pledged CO2 Cuts

Παρ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:58

The European Union will press for ambitious reporting and monitoring of nations' pledged cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions, a lead EU negotiator told Dow Jones Newswires this week.

IAEA Resolution Theatrical And Useless - Iran

Παρ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:57

Iran's foreign ministry Friday dismissed as "theatrical and useless" a United Nations atomic watchdog resolution that censured Iran over its nuclear program, state news agency IRNA reported.

Iraqi Gas From Pearl May Supply Nabucco By 2014

Παρ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:56

Northern Iraqi gas production from the Pearl Production Co. could be available in five years to feed into the Nabucco gas pipeline and supply Europe, Austrian oil company OMV AG (OMV.VI) said Friday.

China,US CO2 Moves Are Milestone For Climate Talks-IEA

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:53

China's plan to cut its carbon intensity and a U.S. proposal to cut its greenhouse gas emissions are a milestone for climate change talks to be held in Copenhagen Dec. 7-18, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

Italy's Installed Capacity From Photovoltaic Tops 700 MW

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:52

Italy's installed capacity from government-approved incentives from photovoltaic facilities has reached more than 700 megawatts, state-run Gestore Servizi Energetici, or GSE, said Thursday.

Russia Adopts New Energy Strategy

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:51

The Russian government Thursday approved a national energy strategy until 2030 that envisages increasing annual oil output to 530 million-535 million metric tons from 488 million tons in 2008, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports Thursday on its Web site.

Lukoil Lifts 9-Month Output; Refining Volumes +11%

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:50

Russian oil major OAO Lukoil Holdings (LKOH.RS) said Thursday it increased refining volumes between January and September by almost 11%, as it acquired stakes in two European refineries.

Vattenfall Europe Reopens German Grid Sale Process

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:49

German utility Vattenfall Europe AG Thursday said it has reopened the bidding process for its power transmission grid after the company failed to agree on key issues with a financial consortium with which it was in exclusive talks.

Somali Pirates Free Greek Ship For $3.7 Mln Payment

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:49

Somali pirates said Thursday they had released a Greek cargo vessel and its Ukrainian crew after a payment of $3.7 million more than six months after it was captured.

IENE΄s Energy & Foreign Policy Seminar and B2D Event Mark IENE΄s Expanded Agenda

Πεμ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 14:29

The organization of IENE’s Energy & Foreign Policy one-day seminar that inaugurated the events of the 3rd Energy Week on November 9th was heralded as a big success by the delegates and diplomats who crowded at the John Kranidiotes Amphitheatre of the Greek of Foreign Affairs Ministry. The event gave the opportunity to the two principal policy makers of the country’s Foreign Energy Policy or “Energy Diplomacy”, Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis and Deputy Minister of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Professor Yiannis Maniatis, to present for the first time in public their ideas on Greece’s energy policy priorities and challenges

Iran Says China's Sinopec Signs Preliminary Deal

Τετ, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 20:50

China's Sinopec (SNP) signed a preliminary agreement to provide financing of $6.5 billion for the construction and development of oil refineries in Iran, an Iranian news agency said Wednesday, as the Islamic republic seeks non-Western investment to overcome looming sanctions on its refining sector.