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Eni Submits Bid For Stake In Belgiums Distrigas

Eni Submits Bid For Stake In Belgium's Distrigas

Eni SpA (E), Italy's biggest energy company by market value, submitted a bid for Belgium natural gas operator Distrigas SA (DIST.BT), daily la Repubblica reported Tuesday, without citing sources.

Russias UES Values Mosenergosbyt At RUB22.2 Bln

Russia's UES Values Mosenergosbyt At RUB22.2 Bln

Former electricity monopoly RAO Unified Energy System of Russia (EESR.RS), or UES, has approved a valuation for all of OAO Mosenergosbyt (MSSB.RS), in which it owns a 50.9% stake, of 22.2 billion rubles ($944.3 million), a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.

Gazprom Could Lose Export Monopoly

Gazprom Could Lose Export Monopoly

Russia's antimonopoly service is proposing allowing independent gas producers to export natural gas, a step that would end the monopoly currently enjoyed by state-controlled OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), the Vedomosti daily reported Tuesday, citing a departmental head within the service.

Gazprom Neft Eyes $100B Market Cap By 2020

Gazprom Neft Eyes $100B Market Cap By 2020

OAO Gazprom Neft (SIBN.RS), the oil arm of Russian gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), is aiming to raise its market capitalization to $100 billion from current $29.1 billion by 2020, the RBC Daily reported Tuesday, citing Chief Executive, Alexander Dyukov.

Iranians Allowed Extra Gasoline For New Year

Iranians Allowed Extra Gasoline For New Year

Iran's motorists, whose consumption of petrol is rationed, will be allowed to buy unlimited amounts of gasoline over the New Year holidays but at unsubsidized prices, the oil ministry said.

MOL Says It Bought 21,300 Treasury Shrs Mon At HUF20,053/Shr

MOL Says It Bought 21,300 Treasury Shrs Mon At HUF20,053/Shr

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Magyar Olaj- es Gazipari Nyrt. (MOL.BU) said Tuesday that it bought 21,300 treasury shares Monday at an average price of HUF20,053/share on the Budapest stock exchange through OTP Nyrt. (OTP.BU).

Global Energaz Offers Top Bid for Ankara’s Gas Grid

Global Energaz Offers Top Bid for Ankara’s Gas Grid

Global Energaz was the highest bidder in an auction to buy one of Turkey’s state-owned natural gas networks, offering $1.61 billion (–1 billion) for one of the most valuable assets in the country’s privatization program.

Iran, Switzerland Sign Gas Export Deal

Iran, Switzerland Sign Gas Export Deal

Iran and Switzerland on Monday signed a major gas agreement for the export of Iranian gas to a Swiss company, in a rare energy deal between Tehran and the West amid the continued nuclear crisis.

Saudi Elec Be Split Into 4; Power Sector To See Competition

Saudi Elec Be Split Into 4; Power Sector To See Competition

Saudi Electricity Co., the country's largest power producer, is set to be broken up into four entities that will be open to foreign investment amid plans to create competition in the country's electricity sector.

Shell Quells Reserve Fears; Boosts Oil Sands, LNG

Shell Quells Reserve Fears; Boosts Oil Sands, LNG

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) eased fears that it risked a repeat its oil reserves crisis of 2004 when it announced Monday that its net reserves at the end of last year were stable.

Kazmunaigas EP 2007 Net Pft KZT157B, Up 28% On Year

Kazmunaigas EP 2007 Net Pft KZT157B, Up 28% On Year

London-listed Kazakh oil and gas producer KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (RDGZ.KZ) said Monday that its net income rose 28% to 157 billion tenge ($1.28 billion) last year on higher crude oil prices and increased production.

Gazprom To Create Europes Largest Gas Exchange

Gazprom To Create Europe's Largest Gas Exchange

Russia's state gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) is planning to create what it says will become Europe's largest gas trading platform, the Kommersant daily reported Monday, citing unnamed sources in the industry.