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Greeces Hellenic Petroleum Q2 Profit Drops but Beats Forecasts

Greece's Hellenic Petroleum Q2 Profit Drops but Beats Forecasts

Greece's biggest refiner Hellenic Petroleum reported on Wednesday a much smaller-than-expected profit drop for the second quarter, as cost cuts and robust refining margins outweighed a slump in fuel demand in the austerity-hit country.

Bulgaria To Slash Solar Power FiTs by 30% as of Sept 1

Bulgaria To Slash Solar Power FiTs by 30% as of Sept 1

Bulgaria will cut the feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for electricity produced by photovoltaic plants by at least 30% as of September 1, the chairman of the country's energy regulator, Angel Semerdzhiev, said.

China Cnooc Offers 26 Offshore Blocks to Foreign Partners

China Cnooc Offers 26 Offshore Blocks to Foreign Partners

China National Offshore Oil Corp., or Cnooc, said Monday that it was making a second batch of 26 offshore blocks available for development with foreign partners after offering a controversial first batch of nine blocks in June.

E.ON Russia Values Novatek Gas Deal at $22 Billion

E.ON Russia Values Novatek Gas Deal at $22 Billion

E.ON Russia (EONR.RS) said Tuesday that its contract to receive natural gas from Russia's biggest independent gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) from 2013-2027 is worth around 702 billion Russian rubles ($22 billion).

Iraqs Oil Flow To Turkey Still On Hold On Power Failure

Iraq's Oil Flow To Turkey Still On Hold On Power Failure

Iraq's crude oil flow from Kirkuk oil fields to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan was still on hold Tuesday because of power failure at pumping stations inside Turkey, an Iraqi oil ministry spokesman said.

Norway Oil Suppliers Shrug Off Domestic Output Decline

Norway Oil Suppliers Shrug Off Domestic Output Decline

Higher oil prices and global expansion efforts have helped Norway's oil-industry supply chain triple annual revenues over the past dozen years and momentum is expected to continue even as domestic petroleum production continues to fall, according to a report released Tuesday that was commissioned by Norway's government.

Greek Oil Tanker Hijacked By Pirates Off Togo Coast

Greek Oil Tanker Hijacked By Pirates Off Togo Coast

A Greek oil tanker carrying gasoil was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Togo early Tuesday, a spokesman for the ship operator told Dow Jones Newswires, marking another incident in a growing trend of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.

Rise of Global LNG Challenges Gas Monopolies

Rise of Global LNG Challenges Gas Monopolies

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is now the fastest growing fuel in the world and spurred by new discoveries is set to challenge decades-old monopolies of traditional oil and gas powers in the Middle East or Europe.

Tanker Traffic in Straits Slows

Tanker Traffic in Straits Slows

Tanker traffic in the Bosphorus and Çankakkale straits has eased due to both a slowdown in the global economy and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which was constructed in 2006.

Cyprus Sees Large Gas Signature Bonuses

Cyprus Sees Large Gas Signature Bonuses

Cyprus plans to collect as much as 300 million euros ($374 million) in signature bonuses from energy companies that have bid to explore for natural gas off the Mediterranean island’s south coast.

Five Things to Know About Mitt Romney’s Energy Plan

Five Things to Know About Mitt Romney’s Energy Plan

On Thursday in New Mexico, Mitt Romney is unveiling his latest energy plan (pdf). It’s easy enough to summarize: He wants North America to achieve energy independence by 2020. “North America is the fastest-growing oil and gas producing region in the world,” the plan notes. And Romney wants it to grow even faster.

First Solar to Develop Solar Farms in India

First Solar to Develop Solar Farms in India

First Solar Inc. (FSLR) is planning to expand in India, developing solar farms to meet the nation's increasing need for energy, Bloomberg reports Thursday.