Eni Signs Initial Pact To Develop Iraq's Zubair Field Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:08 A consortium led by Italian energy giant Eni SpA (E) Monday signed an initial 20-year agreement with Iraq to develop the giant Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq, an Iraqi oil ministry official said.
RWE: Iran Not A Possible Nabucco Partner, Supplier Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:07 RWE AG (RWE.XE) doesn't consider Iran as a potential seventh partner in the Nabucco pipeline consortium nor as a possible supplier of natural gas, a company spokesman said Monday.
Romania To Launch Intl Auction To Lease 30 Oil Fields-Mediafax Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:06 Romania's mineral resources agency ANRM will launch in December an international auction to lease 30 land and sea oil fields, news agency Mediafax reports, citing ANRM's president Alexandru Patrauti.
DJ Iran Co Says Gazprom Signed Azar Oilfield Development MOU Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 19:05 An Iranian state-owned company Monday said it has signed a prelimary deal with OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) to develop the Azar oilfield in the Islamic Republic.
Nuclear Power Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 17:20 German utility RWE has abandoned Bulgaria’s planned Belene nuclear power plant due to funding problems and Sofia will redesign the project in the next year to attract new investors, officials said yesterday.
Baskent Gas Sale Δευ, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2009 - 15:29 Turkey will launch a tender to sell the state-run natural-gas distributor Baskent Dogalgaz, in the capital Ankara, toward the end of this year, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said at a conference yesterday.
Ukraine May Again Face Gas Payment Problem Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:09 Ukraine could again have problems paying for Russian gas, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday, raising the specter of new supply interruptions to Europe this winter.
Areva, Atomstroyexport, Westinghouse Confirm CEZ Bid Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:08 France's Areva SA (ARVCY), Russia's Atomstroyexport ASE and U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Company LLC Friday confirmed they are participating in a tender to build five nuclear reactors in Europe for Czech power company CEZ AS (BAACEZ.PR).
Gazprom To Up Gas Exports To Poland To 11Bcm/Yr-Source Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:06 Russian gas major OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) will increase gas supplies to Poland to 11 billion cubic meters of gas, from 7 bcm last year, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
Bulgaria Seeking New Investors For Nuclear Plant Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:04 Bulgaria is seeking new investors for its nuclear plant project in Belene following the withdrawal of German utility RWE AG (RWE.XE), Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said in an interview Friday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Arrives In Iraq's Kurdistan Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:03 Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu arrived in the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq Friday, as part of efforts to end a conflict with Kurdish rebels based across Turkey's southern border.
Turkey To Privatize Baskent Gas Distributor Yr End Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:00 Turkey expects to start a tender process for the privatization of Ankara-based natural gas distributor Baskent Dogalgaz towards the end of this year, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said Friday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reports.
RWE Prepares Construction Of New Power Plant In Turkey Παρ, 30 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 19:58 Germany's RWE AG (RWE.XE) and its Turkish joint venture partner Turcas have signed the construction agreement for the planned 775-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine plant in Denizli in the west of Turkey, RWE said Friday.
Iran Signs Draft Turkish Deal To Export Gas To Europe Πεμ, 29 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:05 Tehran said Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ankara to export Iranian natural gas to Europe through Turkey, a news agency said, after Turkey vowed to support an Iranian bid to join the Nabucco pipeline.
Gazprom Could Adopt Changes To Long-term Export Contracts Πεμ, 29 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:04 Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) doesn't rule out the possibility of altering its long-term export contracts, but will retain the take-or-pay principle, the company said Wednesday.
Russia Antitrust Opens Case Against Gazprom Over Pipe Access Πεμ, 29 Οκτωβρίου 2009 - 20:03 Russia's antimonopoly watchdog has opened a case against gas company OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) after a complaint from oil producer OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) that it didn't allow access to its gas pipeline system, the agency said Wednesday.