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Egypt Oil Minister Rules Out Quotas for Fuel Smart Cards

Egypt Oil Minister Rules Out Quotas for Fuel Smart Cards

Egypt won't include quotas when it introduces smart cards for subsidized fuel despite the government being under pressure to cut expenditure, the country's oil minister Sherif Haddara said Thursday.

Balkan Ministers Give Support for the TAP and IAP Pipelines

Balkan Ministers Give Support for the TAP and IAP Pipelines

Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Igor Luksic participated today, 12 June in Dubrovnik at the joint meeting of foreign ministers of the Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) and the Ionian-Adriatic pipeline (IAP).

EU: Didnt Influence Greek Depa Sale Process

EU: Didn't Influence Greek Depa Sale Process

The European Commission didn't play a role in the process that saw Russian giant OAO Gazprom withdraw its bid for Greece's natural-gas monopoly Depa, a European Union spokesman said Tuesday.

Turkey Plans 3,500 MW Thermal Power Plant

Turkey Plans 3,500 MW Thermal Power Plant

Turkey plans to establish a 3,500-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant with a $5 billion investment in the western province of Afyon, which possesses 950 million tons of lignite, the energy minister said yesterday.

IEA To Focus on Climate Change at November Meeting

IEA To Focus on Climate Change at November Meeting

Climate change will be a key topic of discussion at the International Energy Agency's biannual ministerial meeting in Paris in November, an official from the organisation said Monday.

Qatar Raises Stake in Frances Total to 4.8%

Qatar Raises Stake in France's Total to 4.8%

Qatari investors have upped their stake in Total SA (TOT) to 4.8%, said news website Wansquare Monday, citing people close to the French oil giant.

German Govt Softens Line on Stricter EU Emission Limits

German Govt Softens Line on Stricter EU Emission Limits

The German government has submitted a compromise proposal in an attempt to resolve a dispute with the European Parliament by the end of the month on stricter emission limits for carmakers, according to a person close to the matter.

UK Energy Minister, Russia Deputy PM Discuss UK-Russia Energy Cooperation

UK Energy Minister, Russia Deputy PM Discuss UK-Russia Energy Cooperation

U.K. Energy and Climate Change Secretary said he met Russian deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich and Igor Sechin, the head of Russian state-controlled oil giant OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS), in which BP PLC (BP.LN) holds a 19.75% stake, in London earlier Monday to discuss U.K.-Russian energy cooperation.