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Iran To Shut Isfahan Refinerys Unit In Oct For Maintenance

Iran To Shut Isfahan Refinery's Unit In Oct For Maintenance

Iran will shut down a 120,000 barrel- a-day distillation unit for maintenance at its refinery in Isfahan for 22 days beginning in early October, the managing director of the Isfahan Oil Refining Company said Thursday.

Swiss Aiming For Rapid End To Libyan Fuel Stand-Off

Swiss Aiming For Rapid End To Libyan Fuel Stand-Off

Switzerland is seeking a rapid resolution to a diplomatic crisis with Libya, a spokeswoman for its economy ministry said Thursday, stressing that there is no risk of fuel shortages.

Russian Deal To Buy 7% Stake In CPC Could Fall Apart

Russian Deal To Buy 7% Stake In CPC Could Fall Apart

A deal in which Russia would buy Oman's stake in the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) could fall apart, the Kommersant daily reported Thursday citing unnamed sources close to the deal.

Ukraine Secures Framework Deal On Russian Gas Prices

Ukraine Secures Framework Deal On Russian Gas Prices

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Wednesday she had reached a framework agreement with Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) on the politically sensitive issue of boosting the price of gas deliveries.

IAEA Head, Iran Nuclear Chief To Meet Thursday

IAEA Head, Iran Nuclear Chief To Meet Thursday

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the chief of Iran's nuclear program plan to meet Thursday in Vienna, the IAEA said Wednesday.

Venezuela, Belarus To Double Joint 20,000 B/D Ouput

Venezuela, Belarus To Double Joint 20,000 B/D Ouput

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said that Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, and Belarus' Belorusneft plan to double their joint production which now stands at 20,000 barrels of crude a day.

Iberdrola 1H Net Pft EUR1.96B Vs Pft EUR1.1B

Iberdrola 1H Net Pft EUR1.96B Vs Pft EUR1.1B

Spanish electricity company Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC) Thursday said its net profit rose 78% in the first half, boosted by power generation and healthy electricity pool prices.

Edf: Another Leak At Nuclear Plant In France

Edf: Another Leak At Nuclear Plant In France

Seventy staff at Tricastin nuclear plant in southern France have been "slightly contaminated" by a low dose of radiation that escaped from a pipe, power firm Electricite de France SA, or EdF, (1024251.FR) said, The BBC reports on its Web site Thursday.

Russian Shr Hlders In TNK-BP May Seek Damages From CEO

Russian Shr Hlders In TNK-BP May Seek Damages From CEO

Russian shareholders in TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) may seek hundreds of millions of U.K. pounds sterling in damage from the company's Chief Executive Robert Dudley, who they accuse of breaching his duties, the Daily Telegraph said Thursday citing a letter sent from the Russian shareholders to Dudley.

Turkey and Russia plan to boost ties

Turkey and Russia plan to boost ties

Turkey wants to boost cooperation with its top gas supplier Russia, ending a frosty period marked by differences over the Nabucco pipeline to Europe, an official and analysts said. Turkey gets most of its gas – 68 percent of 2008 demand of 38 billion cubic meters (bcm) – from Russia’s Gazprom under three long-term deals.

Iraq oil

Iraq oil

Turkey allowed Iraq to restart around a fifth of its oil exports yesterday after halting the flow for a day pending the payment of a $100 million debt. Iraq pumps around 430,000 barrels per day (bpd) of its nearly 2 million bpd of oil exports through its northern pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.

UAE pipeline

UAE pipeline

Russia’s Stroytransgaz has won a $418 million contract to build a gas pipeline across the United Arab Emirates, the UAE’s Dolphin Energy said in a statement yesterday. Stroytransgaz beat Italy’s oilfield services company Saipem and Greece’s Consolidated Contractors International Company to the contract.

BP To Withdraw Remaining Secondees From Russias TNK-BP

BP To Withdraw Remaining Secondees From Russia's TNK-BP

BP PLC (BP.LN) Tuesday said it would "reluctantly" withdraw the last of its technical specialists currently seconded to its Russia joint venture TNK-BP so they can work on other projects around the world.