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Oinofyta Still has Bad Water

A consumer protection group has taken legal action against municipal authorities in Oinofyta, north of Attica, after they failed to honor a promise to replace toxic drinking water in the area with a clean supply.

Iraq Awards Over 2M Bbl Kirkuk Oil In Last Tender -Official

AMMAN (Dow Jones)--Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO awarded over 2 million barrels of Kirkuk crude oil in its 13th and final tender for 2007, a senior Iraqi oil official said Friday.

Boost for Green Lessons at Schools

The Education Ministry has decided to make a priority of improving teaching about the environment at schools as green issues begin to take on more importance in Greece, sources said yesterday.

WSJ Editorial: Oil And The Dollar

Oil prices finally hit $100 a barrel this week, albeit briefly, but breaking through that symbolic barrier is ominous and higher gasoline prices are sure to follow. Supply disruptions in various places and surging demand in China and India are part of the explanation for this decade's upward trend in oil prices. But perhaps the biggest factor has been largely overlooked: the decline in the value of the dollar

Gaz De France Spins Off Natural Gas Distribution Activities

PARIS (Dow Jones)--French gas utility Gaz de France (1020848.FR) said Thursday it has spun off its natural gas distribution activities into a new fully consolidated subsidiary, Gaz reseau Distribution France, in compliance with the law.

Turkish Ctrl Bank: Energy Price Hikes To Lift Inflation - IHA

Bush: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible Within Year

JERUSALEM (AP)--U.S. President George W. Bush is optimistic Israelis and Palestinians can reach an agreement before he leaves office in a year's time, Bush said in a newspaper interview published Friday ahead of his arrival in the region next week.

Czech PM: Govt Undecided On Level Of CEZ Share Sale - Report

PRAGUE (Dow Jones)--The Czech government has yet to make a final decision about whether it will seek additional revenues from a selldown of its stake in power company CEZ AS (BAACEZ.PR), the country's prime minister said in a newspaper interview published Friday.

MARKET TALK: Areva Talks Confirm Intent To Remain Solo -Dexia

Iran To Open Oil Bourse In February - Agency

Ukraine's Naftogaz In Technical Default, State Will Help

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The Ukrainian government has undertaken to provide state guarantees for debt payments to creditors by state-run gas supplier Naftogaz, which is in technical default on its $500 million 2009 Eurobond, Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko said.

UK Min Sees Legal Challenge To Nuclear Go-ahead

Gazprom Eyes 10% Of French Gas Market In 4-5 Years

PARIS (Dow Jones)--Russian gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) aims to take 10% of the French gas market in the next four or five years, its Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev told French daily La Tribune in an interview published Thursday.