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Kazakhstan Uranium Production Up 61% On Year In 9 Months

Kazakhstan Uranium Production Up 61% On Year In 9 Months

Kazakhstan produced 9,535 metric tons of uranium in the first nine months of this year, up 61% from the same period a year earlier, state nuclear fuel company Kazatomprom said Wednesday.

Putin: Russia, Austria May Sign South Stream Accord Soon

Putin: Russia, Austria May Sign South Stream Accord Soon

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia and Austria are ready to complete preparations soon on signing an agreement on the South Stream gas project, Interfax reported.

E.ON Expects Net Debt At End 2009 To Be Below End 3Q Level

E.ON Expects Net Debt At End 2009 To Be Below End 3Q Level

German utility E.ON AG's (EOAN.XE) Chief Financial Officer Marcus Schenck Wednesday said the company expects its economic net debt at the end of 2009 to be slightly below the EUR46.18 billion it reported as of Sept. 30.

Pollution and Waste Growing

Pollution and Waste Growing

Atmospheric pollution and inadequate waste management continue to pose a problem in Athens and other major Greek cities, while the risk of desertification has intensified in the provinces, according to the first study carried out by the National Center for the Environment and Sustainable Development (EKPAA).

Cyprus energy

Cyprus energy

Cyprus invited expressions of interest yesterday for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a precursor to a selection process for gas coming online by 2014. The island seeks a supplier that can provide LNG for 20 years, in an attempt to wean it off the carbon-belching heavy fuel now firing its energy grids.

Elin to build 3-million-euro plant for Weidenhammer

Elin to build 3-million-euro plant for Weidenhammer

Elin Technical, 100 percent-owned by fuel company Elinoil, has signed a 3-million-euro deal to build a factory plant in Oinofyta, north of Athens, for Weidenhammer Hellas, it said yesterday. The construction of the 4,000-square meter plant is scheduled for completion by March next year.

PPC upbeat on earnings for 2009

PPC upbeat on earnings for 2009

Public Power Corporation (PPC) yesterday reported nine-month net profits of 643 million euros on lower power generation costs, beating market expectations. The result, which beat analysts expectations for a figure of about 623 million euros, is a sharp improvement on the company’s 245-million-euro losses for the same period a year ago.

Russia GDP To Contract 8.7% In 09, Grow 3.2% In 10

Russia GDP To Contract 8.7% In '09, Grow 3.2% In '10

The World Bank Tuesday said the Russian economy would contract 8.7% in 2009, worse than previously forecast, but predicted a modest recovery to growth of 3.2% in 2010.

Gazprom Profit Drops 36% As Demand Slips

Gazprom Profit Drops 36% As Demand Slips

Russian natural-gas monopoly OAO Gazprom said Monday its second-quarter net profit tumbled 36% because of reduced demand for natural gas in Europe and lower prices.

Eni Faces Threat To Gas Network

Eni Faces Threat To Gas Network

Italian energy giant Eni SpA is facing a threat to its lucrative natural-gas business, long considered a ballast against volatile oil prices, as European Union trade regulators consider breaking up its network.

Serbian State Co, Gazprom To Form Joint Company

Serbian State Co, Gazprom To Form Joint Company

Serbia's state-run gas company and Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) will form a joint company on November 17 to build the Serbian section of the South Stream gas pipeline, Beta news agency reported Monday.

Iraqi Cabinet To Ok Zubair Oil Deal With Eni Next Week

Iraqi Cabinet To Ok Zubair Oil Deal With Eni Next Week

The Iraqi Council of Ministers plans to approve an initial agreement with Italy's Eni SpA (E) to develop the giant Zubair oil field in southern Iraq next week, the country's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday.

BTC Pipeline Scheduled To Pump 27.35M Barrels In Dec

BTC Pipeline Scheduled To Pump 27.35M Barrels In Dec

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline is expected to pump 27.35 million barrels of crude oil in December, rising from 24.6 million barrels when compared with volumes planned for delivery in November, according to a crude oil trader who received the loading program.

Poland Shortlists Saipem, Tecnimont, Daewoo To Build LNG Port

Poland Shortlists Saipem, Tecnimont, Daewoo To Build LNG Port

Polskie LNG Sp zoo has shortlisted three consortia, led by Saipem SpA (SPM.MI), Maire Tecnimont SpA, and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co Ltd (047040.SE), to make initial offers to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Poland, the state-owned company said in a statement Monday.