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OPEC Oil Shipments to Fall 410,000 B/D in 4 Weeks to Aug 10

OPEC Oil Shipments to Fall 410,000 B/D in 4 Weeks to Aug 10

Seaborne oil shipments from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will fall by 410,000 barrels a day in the four weeks to Aug. 10, compared with the previous four-week period, U.K.-based tanker tracker Oil Movements said Thursday.

China Weighs Environmental Costs

China Weighs Environmental Costs

China is rethinking how it manages its economy, as mounting evidence reveals the heavy toll that unbridled growth has had on the environment and on health.

OMV 2Q Hydrocarbon Production Falls on Year

OMV 2Q Hydrocarbon Production Falls on Year

Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG (OMV.VI) saw its hydrocarbon production fall on the year due to flooding in Austria, technical problems in Kazakhstan and security problems and strikes in Libya, the company said Wednesday in its second-quarter trading statement.

Iberdrola 2Q Net Profit Up 15% On Lower Costs

Iberdrola 2Q Net Profit Up 15% On Lower Costs

Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC) Wednesday reported a 14.6% rise in second-quarter net profit compared with the same quarter a year ago, bolstered by lower operating and financing costs.

Natural-Gas Demand Slips in Japan, Worlds No. 1 Importer

Natural-Gas Demand Slips in Japan, World's No. 1 Importer

Japan's demand for imported natural gas, which ballooned after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, is falling-- and may deflate a lot further if the government succeeds in getting dozens of idled nuclear reactors restarted.

Alstom Awarded EUR100M Contract With Norways Statkraft

Alstom Awarded EUR100M Contract With Norway's Statkraft

Alstom SA (ALO.FR) Wednesday said that it was awarded a contract worth around 100 million euros ($132.14 million) by Norway's Statkraft AS, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy to supply six Francis turbine-generator units and auxiliaries to its subsidiary in Albania, Devoll Hydropower Sh.A (DHP), a project company in charge of the construction of new hydropower plants on the Devoll river, in southern Albania.

Brent Regains Premium as US Crude Recedes

Brent Regains Premium as US Crude Recedes

The price of U.S. WTI crude futures, which lifted briefly above North Sea Brent crude Monday, dropped back Tuesday on short-term profit-taking.

Iraq Resumes Kirkuk Crude Oil Exports - Shipper

Iraq Resumes Kirkuk Crude Oil Exports - Shipper

Iraq has resumed crude oil exports from northern Kirkuk oil field to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan in Turkey after a suspension that lasted a day, a Middle East shipping agent said Tuesday.

Greece Hikes Renewable Power Levies in Consumer Bills

Greece Hikes Renewable Power Levies in Consumer Bills

The Greek Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE) on Saturday said it had boosted the levy for power generation from renewables by EUR 54 (USD 71) for each household per year.

Iraq To Buy 850 Million Cubic Feet A Day Iranian Gas

Iraq To Buy 850 Million Cubic Feet A Day Iranian Gas

Iraq has signed a deal with its former Gulf War foe Iran to import Iranian natural gas to feed its power plants near Baghdad in a step aimed at easing the country's electricity shortages, an Iraqi government spokesman said Monday.