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Turkish News Agency: Iran Yet To Resume Gas Supply - AFP

Turkish News Agency: Iran Yet To Resume Gas Supply - AFP

TEHRAN (AFP)--Turkey has yet to receive fresh supplies of Iranian gas, which Turkish officials had hoped would be resumed Monday, as Iran confronts a bitter cold snap, the semiofficial Anatolie news agency reported.

In Iran Reversal, Bureaucrats Triumphed Over Cheney

In Iran Reversal, Bureaucrats Triumphed Over Cheney

As President Bush arrives in Saudi Arabia today, America's Arab and Israeli allies have been buzzing about the recent sea change in Washington's perception of Iran. The December report by the U.S.'s top spy office stating Iran had abandoned its effort to build nuclear weapons was one of the biggest U-turns in the recent history of U.S. intelligence

Oil-Field Pact Boosts Stake For Kazakhstan

Oil-Field Pact Boosts Stake For Kazakhstan

LONDON -- A long-running dispute over one of the world's biggest oil-development projects was finally resolved last night with an agreement to let the Kazakhstan state oil and gas company double its stake in the multi-billion-dollar venture.

Saudi State Bank Urges Govt To Alter Dollar Peg -FT

Saudi State Bank Urges Govt To Alter Dollar Peg -FT

The chief economist of Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank urged the government to consider altering the riyal's peg to the U.S. dollar, and to diversify its assets by setting up a sovereign fund to boost returns and reduce exposure to the U.S. currency, The Financial Times reported Sunday.

RWE in Nabucco?

RWE in Nabucco?

Germany's RWE might become the sixth partner in the Nabucco natural gas pipeline, which aims to transport Caspian basin gas to Central Europe, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said.

Ankara Gas Distribution Co Sale; 23 Cos Interested -IHA

Ankara Gas Distribution Co Sale; 23 Cos Interested -IHA

ISTANBUL (Dow Jones)--Twenty-three foreign and domestic firms purchased bid specifications in the tender for the sale of Baskent Dogalgaz AS, which distributes gas in the capital Ankara, the company's general manager Veysel Karani Demir said Friday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported.

Iranian Pres Vows To Restore Domestic Gas Supply - AFP

Iranian Pres Vows To Restore Domestic Gas Supply - AFP

TEHRAN (AFP)--Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday made an unannounced visit to an Iranian province badly hit by gas cuts in the coldest weather in years, vowing to do all he could to restore supplies.

Kazakhstan Considers Ending PSA With Agip - Interfax

Kazakhstan Considers Ending PSA With Agip - Interfax

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Dow Jones)--Kazakhstan's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry is examining the possibility of severing the North Caspian project production-sharing agreement with the international Agip KCO consortium, news agency Interfax reported Friday.

Eni Seals GBP1.74B Takeover Of Burren Energy

Eni Seals GBP1.74B Takeover Of Burren Energy

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Eni SpA (E), Italy's largest oil and gas company by volume, Friday claimed 77.42% of U.K. peer Burren Energy PLC (BUR.LN), drawing a line under its GBP1.74 billion takeover bid.

Higher Bids for Bulgarian Nuclear nit

Higher Bids for Bulgarian Nuclear nit

All five foreign bidders for a 49 percent stake in Bulgaria’s planned nuclear power plant of Belene submitted improved offers yesterday, state power utility NEK said.

PPC in JV for Plant in Elefsina

PPC in JV for Plant in Elefsina

The Public Power Corporation (PPC), Greece’s biggest electricity producer, and Halyvourgiki, a privately held steelmaker, plan to jointly build a power plant southwest of Athens.

Gazprom Eyeing Gas From Azerbaijans Shah Deniz - Vedomosti

Gazprom Eyeing Gas From Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz - Vedomosti

Russian natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) is interested in buying gas from the Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea, the business daily Vedomosti reported Friday, citing an unnamed source at Gazprom and a member of the project's development consortium.