Kirkuk Oil Flow To Ceyhan Stopped; 1.4M Bbls Stored -Shipper Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 03:29 Oil shipments from Iraq's Kirkuk oil fields into the Turkish Mediterranean export terminal of Ceyhan are still on hold, a local shipping agent said Tuesday at 1000 local time (0800 GMT), following reports that the flow had ground to a halt Friday.
Russia Deputy Fin Min Wants More Tax On Gas Producers -Report Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 03:27 Russia wants natural gas producers to pay more tax, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, citing Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov.
Norway: Eni Confirms, Increases Size Of Gas Discovery Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 03:26 Norway's petroleum directorate, or NPD said Tuesday that Italy's Eni SpA (E) has confirmed a gas and condensate discovery made in production license 122 in the Norwegian Sea and upped its size considerably after fresh appraisal drilling.
UK's J-Block Oil, Gas Fields Unlikely To Restart Tue -Conoco Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 03:25 The U.K. North Sea's J-Block oil and gas fields are unlikely to resume operation Tuesday after an unplanned outage, but should return to full production within the next few days, a spokeswoman for field operator ConocoPhillips (COP) said Tuesday.
RWE Upstream Unit Awarded Libya Oil Exploration Concession Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:23 The upstream unit of German utility RWE AG (RWE.XE), RWE Dea, Tuesday said it has been awarded a new crude oil exploration concession in Libya.
TNK-BP Unit Must Build Link To Gazprom Network - Vedomosti Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:22 Rospan, the gas-producing subsidiary of Russian-U.K. energy venture OAO TNK-BP (TNBP.RS), must construct a link to OAO Gazprom's (GAZP.RS) network in order to ship bigger volumes, the Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday, citing a TNK-BP spokesman.
Chevron: Tengiz Oil Expansion Starts Up With 90,000 B/D Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:19 U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Tuesday its $6 billion expansion project in Kazakhstan is pumping 90,000 barrels a day and is expected to hit full capacity later this year.
EU Offers Serbs Cooperation Pact Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 01:34 The European Union, eager to encourage pro-European Serbians voting in a presidential election runoff, invited Serbia yesterday to sign an interim political accord on February 7, days after Sunday’s decisive poll.
Coca-Cola Hellenic to Build Power Plants, Cut Emissions Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 01:27 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, the world’s second-biggest bottler of Coke beverages, will have new power plants built at a cost of –225 million ($331 million) as the European Union tightens rules to cut greenhouse emissions by a fifth over the next 12 years.
Sabanci to Pick Nuclear Partner Soon Τρι, 29 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 01:23 Turkey’s Sabanci Holding will choose by mid-March from up to six European and Asian companies to partner its bid in a Turkish nuclear power plant tender, the head of Sabanci’s energy group said yesterday.
Bulgaria's Burgas To Hold Referendum on Oil Pipeline Feb 2008 Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 06:17 Burgas, Bulgaria's fourth-largest city, will hold a referendum asking its residents to vote in favour or against a planned oil pipeline passing through the municipality.
Iran Receives Final Load Of Russian Uranium For Nuclear Plant Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 03:28 Iran received the final shipment of uranium fuel from Russia on Monday for its first nuclear plant, state media reported, a key step toward the launch of the reactor's operations expected later this year.
France,Germany To Unveil Alternative To EU Energy Measures-FT Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:30 France and Germany will unveil this week a third alternative to the European Commission's energy unbundling measures that would prevent the forced breakup of their power companies, The Financial Times reports.
StatoilHydro: North Sea Fields Back To Normal After Storms Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:28 A range of StatoilHydro's ASA (STO) Norwegian North Sea fields were back in action Monday after partial de-manning and a production outage imposed ahead of stormy weather over the weekend.
ENKA And KEPCO To Cooperate On Nuclear Plant In Turkey - IHA Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:27 Turkish construction firm ENKA Insaat (ENKAI.IS) said Monday it has signed a preliminary agreement with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEP) to cooperate on a nuclear energy project in Turkey, Ihlas news agency, or IHA, reported.
Edison, DEPA Set up JV for ITGI Pipeline Δευ, 28 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:26 Italian energy group Edison and Greek natural gas firm DEPA will set up a joint venture to develop a new pipeline to bring 8 billion cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan to Italy, Edison said yesterday.