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BP Begins New North Sea Oil Output in Sixth Startup This Year

BP Begins New North Sea Oil Output in Sixth Startup This Year

BP Plc began oil production at its Murlach project in the UK North Sea, the energy giant’s sixth startup this year as it returns to focusing on fossil fuels in hopes of reversing years of underperformance

US Sanctions Hit Serbias Russian-Owned Oil Firm NIS

US Sanctions Hit Serbia's Russian-Owned Oil Firm NIS

The United States imposed sanctions on Serbia's Russian-owned oil company NIS on Thursday, prompting neighbouring Croatia to cut crude supplies and raising concerns that the country's sole refinery may halt operations within weeks

Iraq Signs Deal with Exxon to Help Develop Large Oilfield

Iraq Signs Deal with Exxon to Help Develop Large Oilfield

Exxon Mobil signed an agreement with Iraq on Wednesday to help it develop its giant Majnoon oilfield and expand oil exports, government officials and sources said, marking the U.S. major's return to the country two years after leaving

Croatias JANAF and MOL to Negotiate Oil Transport Deal

Croatia's JANAF and MOL to Negotiate Oil Transport Deal

Croatian pipeline operator JANAF and Hungarian oil group MOL will meet on Wednesday to discuss extending their cooperation beyond the expiry of their current oil transport agreement on December 31, JANAF said on Tuesday

Spains Solar Industry Warns of Price Threat to Energy Transition

Spain's Solar Industry Warns of Price Threat to Energy Transition

Spain this year has clocked a growing number of hours with solar power prices at zero or even negative levels, which arise when supply exceeds demand and producers need to pay to offload power or stop plants, industry group UNEF said on Tuesday, a trend that could compromise the country's green energy shift.

Bulgarias YTD Power Output Grows 7%, Consumption up 5.6%

Bulgaria's YTD Power Output Grows 7%, Consumption up 5.6%

Bulgaria's electricity production added 7.01% to 30,806 GWh between January 1 and October 5, the country's Electricity System Operator (ESO) said on Monday. Domestic power consumption grew 5.62% on the year to 28,645 GWh, ESO said in a data release.

Kurdistan Resumes Oil Exports to Turkiye After Brief Halt

Kurdistan Resumes Oil Exports to Turkiye After Brief Halt

Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to Turkiye resumed on Friday after a temporary suspension, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources In a statement, the ministry explained that exports through the Ceyhan terminal stopped 

Indonesia Regrets EUs Move to Appeal on WTO Biodiesel Ruling

Indonesia Regrets EU's Move to Appeal on WTO Biodiesel Ruling

The Indonesian trade ministry on Thursday urged the European Union to adopt World Trade Organization's panel ruling to remove countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports and regretted the block's move to appeal the WTO ruling. The European Union said last week it will appeal the

Bulgarian Regulators Clear Uni Energy Acquisition of Gazprom-Linked Nis Petrol

Bulgarian Regulators Clear Uni Energy Acquisition of Gazprom-Linked Nis Petrol

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) in Bulgaria has approved a concentration in the fuel retail sector, allowing Uni Energy to acquire full control over Nis Petrol EOOD, BGNES reported. Following an investigation, the CPC concluded that the deal would not significantly hinder competition in the retail fuel market, where there is a horizontal overlap between the companies’ activities.

Ankara Seeks Refinery Role in New Oil Agreement with Baghdad, Erbil

Ankara Seeks Refinery Role in New Oil Agreement with Baghdad, Erbil

Turkiye sent Iraq a draft for a new joint oil agreement that includes significant revisions, among them the construction of four refineries in northern Iraq with limited Turkish participation, a source told Shafaq News on Wednesday

Bulgaria to End Russian Gas Flows to Hungary and Slovakia in 2027

Bulgaria to End Russian Gas Flows to Hungary and Slovakia in 2027

Bulgaria is backing an EU plan to end Russian gas exports to the bloc by late-2027, the country's top energy official said — a move that would effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia

EU Will Have New Climate Targets by COP30 Summit, von der Leyen Says

EU Will Have New Climate Targets by COP30 Summit, von der Leyen Says

The European Union will set emissions-cutting targets for 2035 and 2040 in time for the COP30 climate summit in November, the European Commission president said on Tuesday, after the bloc missed a U.N. deadline to approve the goals this month