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Indus Grp Head:Russia Won't Hike Extraction Tax On Gas-Report

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 08:20

Russia won't raise the so-called mineral extraction tax for gas, Interfax quoted Valery Yazev, the head of the Russian Gas Association, as saying Friday.

E.ON, Gazprom To Build 1.2GW Gas-Fired Power Plant In Germany

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 04:01

E.ON AG (EONGY), the world's largest investor-owned utility by market value, Friday said it plans to jointly build and operate a gas-fired power plant with Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom OAO (GAZP.RS) in Lubmin, northeastern Germany.

Libya:OPEC Unlikely To Change Output At Current Oil Price

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 03:59

The Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries is unlikely to change its production level at a meeting on Wednesday if the oil price stays at about 100 dollars a barrel, acting Libyan Oil Minister Shokri Ghanem told AFP on Friday.

Areva Signs Skills Development Agreements In South Africa

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 03:20

French nuclear firm Areva Friday said it has signed key nuclear skills development agreements in South Africa.

Polish PKN Orlen: To Process 19% Crude Oil More In 08 Vs 07

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 03:18

Poland's largest oil refiner PKN Orlen SA (PKN.WA) plans to process 19% of crude oil more in 2008 than in 2007, the company said in a statement Friday.

Unipetrol Sees 2008 EBIT Flat On Year At CZK4.8 Bln

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 03:17

Unipetrol AS (BAAUNIPE.PR) expects its 2008 earnings before interest and taxes to be flat on the year at 4.8 billion koruna ($289.4 million), the company said Friday.

Ecologists Held After Gravel-Dumping Stunt

Παρ, 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 02:07

Seven members of an environmental group in Veria, northern Greece, were arrested yesterday after emptying bags of silt at a conference of local authority leaders to protest the extraction of gravel from the bed of the Aliakmon River.

Enel Wins Bid To Build 447MW Power Plant In Greece

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 07:34

Italy's Enel SpA (ENEL.MI) has won a bid to build a 447 megawatt power plant in Greece, the country's transmission system operator said Thursday.

Russia And Hungary Sign A Deal On New Natural Gas Pipeline

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 07:31

Russia and Hungary have signed a major deal to build a new natural gas pipeline that will strengthen Russia's domination of European energy supplies.

E.ON Offers To Sell Grids, Pwr Capacity In EU Antitrust Case

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 07:30

E.ON AG (EOA.XE), the world's largest investor- owned utility by market value, said Thursday it has offered the European Commission a compromise aimed at settling its ongoing antitrust case.

EdF Will Not Bid For Russia's OGK-1

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 04:53

Electricite de France (1024251.FR) will not bid for Russia's wholesale generation company OAO OGK-1 (OGKA.RS), a person familiar with the matter said.

Ahmadinejad Says Iran Is Number One World Power

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 04:52

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Thursday Iran was the world's "number one" power, as he launched a bitter new assault on domestic critics he accused of siding with the enemy.

Eni Selects Floating Development Concept For Goliat Project

Πεμ, 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2008 - 04:51

Italy's Eni SpA (E) has selected the development concept for its Goliat license north of Norway, and will proceed with an offshore floating processing and storage unit with subsea wells, rather than an onshore landing point.