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Iberdrola In Talks To Buy Controlling Stake In Neoenergia

Iberdrola In Talks To Buy Controlling Stake In Neoenergia

Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (IBDRY, IBE.MC) is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in Brazilian electrical energy generator and distributor Neoenergia SA (GNAN3.BR), Valor Economico reported Friday, citing an unnamed person close to the Spanish company.

Joint IENE-GACCI Half-Day Seminar on Albania’s Regional Energy Role to be Held in Tirana

Joint IENE-GACCI Half-Day Seminar on Albania’s Regional Energy Role to be Held in Tirana

Α half-day seminar, on «Energy Policies and Strategies in SE Europe and the Role of Albania», is being organized by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) on December 13 (16:00 - 20:00), at the Sheraton Hotel of Tirana, Albania, in co-operation with the Greek-Albanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GACCI). The seminar focuses on crucial issues of the Albanian energy sector, such as RES, regulation of the energy market, hydrocarbons etc. Additionally, a presentation of the “SE Europe Energy Outlook 2011”, IENE’s major reference study on the regional energy situation and prospects will take place

Total Spends $800m on Novatek Stake

Total Spends $800m on Novatek Stake

France’s Total has increased its stake in Novatek to 14.09% after dishing out $800 million on shares in the Russian gas producer.

EDF Signs Partnership With GE Energy For Gas Turbine

EDF Signs Partnership With GE Energy For Gas Turbine

French state-controlled utility group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) said Thursday it signed an agreement with GE Energy, a unit of General Electric Co (GE), to co-develop a gas turbine.

GE Says French Power Plant To Be First In Operation With New Turbine

GE Says French Power Plant To Be First In Operation With New Turbine

General Electric Co. (GE) said Thursday that a power plant in Northern France will be the first equipped with its efficient new natural-gas turbine designed for use in conjunction with renewable energy-generation gear when it becomes operational in 2015.

Crude Below $100 As Europe Worries Top US Data

Crude Below $100 As Europe Worries Top US Data

Crude oil futures were weaker, below $100 early Thursday, as worries over the European debt crisis obscured gains spurred by a larger-than-expected drop in new claims for U.S. jobless benefits.

US Oil Imports Have Peaked -Exxon

US Oil Imports Have Peaked -Exxon

Exxon (XOM) predicts US oil imports have peaked and will decline steadily to 1M barrels/day by 2040 from the current 9.4M amid the American shale boom and output from the Gulf of Mexico's deepwaters.

Qatargas: May Sell More LNG To Japan After Chubu, Shizuoka Deal

Qatargas: May Sell More LNG To Japan After Chubu, Shizuoka Deal

Qatargas may supply more liquefied natural gas to Japan, the firm's top executive said Wednesday, after the state-run company signed a contract to sell 1.2 million metric tons, or about 200,000 tons a year, of the supercooled fuel to Chubu Electric Power Co. (9502.TO) and Shizuokagas Co. (9543.TO).

Iran-Iraq Electricity Line Sabotaged, Policeman Killed

Iran-Iraq Electricity Line Sabotaged, Policeman Killed

An Iraqi policeman was killed and two others were wounded during a sabotage attack on power lines in the province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

Total CEO: EU Oil Ban Wouldnt Have Major Affect On Iran

Total CEO: EU Oil Ban Wouldn't Have Major Affect On Iran

A proposed European Union ban on imports of Iranian crude oil wouldn't have a major affect on Iran because alternative markets exist for its oil, but could have a short term impact on some buyers of its oil, said Total SA (TOT) Chief Executive Christophe de Margerie Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia Pumped More Than 10 M/B/D Of Crude In Nov

Saudi Arabia Pumped More Than 10 M/B/D Of Crude In Nov

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia pumped around 10.040 million barrels per day of crude oil last month, the highest in three decades, on higher demand and requests from customers, an oil official from the Gulf country said Wednesday.

Russia Startled by Bulgarias Scrapping of BA Oil Pipeline

Russia Startled by Bulgaria's Scrapping of BA Oil Pipeline

Russia's oil company Transneft has expressed dismay atthe decision of the Bulgarian government to kill the project for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, according to its representatives.