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Iraq Vows to Work With BP on Controversial Oil Field

Iraq Vows to Work With BP on Controversial Oil Field

Iraq said Wednesday it would proceed with work alongside British energy giant BP plc (BP) on a controversial northern oilfield, in a move likely to spark anger in the country's Kurdish region.

Iran Ready to Agree Nuclear Program Deal

Iran Ready to Agree Nuclear Program Deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday said Iran was ready to reach an agreement on Tehran's nuclear program during upcoming talks in Geneva without offering details on how a deal might be reached.

Subsidies for Nuclear and Fossil Fuels Distort Competition - EC

Subsidies for Nuclear and Fossil Fuels Distort Competition - EC

Subsidies for nuclear and fossil fuels distort competition between different energy sources and increase the overall cost to society of electricity generation, the European Commission states in a series of non-binding documents on state intervention in energy markets.

China May Start More Carbon-Trading Markets by Year-End

China May Start More Carbon-Trading Markets by Year-End

China will likely start carbon emissions trading in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong province by the end of this year, as part of efforts to control emissions and combat climate change, a senior planning official said Tuesday.

Eni Signs US Unconventional Oil Deal with Quicksilver

Eni Signs US Unconventional Oil Deal with Quicksilver

Italian energy firm, Eni SpA (E) said Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK) to explore and develop onshore unconventional oil reservoirs in the U.S.

Gazprom Says Received Less Than 10% of Money Owed by Naftogaz

Gazprom Says Received Less Than 10% of Money Owed by Naftogaz

Russian state gas company OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) has received less than 10% of the money it is owed by Ukraine's Naftogaz for August gas supplies, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov was quoted as saying Tuesday.

Iran Says Pakistan Must Finance Own Gas Pipeline

Iran Says Pakistan Must Finance Own Gas Pipeline

Iran's deputy oil minister, Ali Majedi, said Monday that Pakistan must finance a controversial pipeline that would enable it to buy gas from the Islamic republic.

Totals Breuillac Named Exploration and Production President

Total's Breuillac Named Exploration and Production President

Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) Monday said its current senior vice president for the Middle East, Arnaud Breuillac, will be appointed as president for the group's exploration and production business from Jan. 1st.

Saboteurs Blow Up Yemen Oil Pipeline

Saboteurs Blow Up Yemen Oil Pipeline

Saboteurs Monday blew up an oil pipeline in southern Yemen that pumps crude oil to an export terminal on the Gulf of Aden, a security official said.

Libya Oil Export Terminal Remains Idle

Libya Oil Export Terminal Remains Idle

Protesters have kept up their blockade of the main oil facilities inLibya, where production has fallen 80%, the country's National Oil Corp. said Monday.

Kerry Calls US-Saudi Ties Strategic And Enduring

Kerry Calls US-Saudi Ties Strategic And Enduring

Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday thatU.S.ties with Saudi Arabia are "strategic and enduring", as he visits the kingdom to ease tensions overU.S.policies on Syria and Iran.

Zorlu Enerji Completed Second Phase of 80 MW Geothermal Plant

Zorlu Enerji Completed Second Phase of 80 MW Geothermal Plant

Turkey's Zorlu Enerji said on Monday its wholly-owned unit Zorlu Dogal Elektrik Uretimi has powered up the 20 megawatt (MW) second phase of its 80 MW Kizildere II geothermal plant in southwestern Turkey.

Israeli Warplanes Strike Syrian Military Base

Israeli Warplanes Strike Syrian Military Base

Israeli warplanes struck a military base near the Syrian city of Latakia on Wednesday in a bid to prevent weapons transfers to the regime's Lebanese allies Hezbollah, according to a U.S. official.