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TNK-BP Signs Deal To Join Brazils Solimoes Basin Project

TNK-BP Signs Deal To Join Brazil's Solimoes Basin Project

BP PLC's (BP) Russian joint venture TNK-BP Ltd. (TNBP.RS) has signed a deal to join the Solimoes Basin project in Brazil's Amazon forest, but still awaits regulatory and board approval, the company said Monday.

Russia Jails Ex-Yukos Executive To Eight Years In Absentia

Russia Jails Ex-Yukos Executive To Eight Years In Absentia

A Russian court Monday sentenced the former head of a subsidiary of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's OAO Yukos oil giant to eight years jail in absentia on charges of embezzlement, a court official said.

Fitch: Sector Implications if U.S. Loses AAA Rating

Fitch: Sector Implications if U.S. Loses AAA Rating

Fitch Ratings remains of the opinion that an agreement will be reached to raise the debt ceiling prior to Aug. 2 and that the U.S. government will make full and timely payment on all of its obligations. As previously stated by Fitch, in the unlikely event that the ceiling is not raised by Aug. 2

Halliburton CEO: Demand For Services Outpacing Capacity Growth

Halliburton CEO: Demand For Services Outpacing Capacity Growth

Halliburton Co. (HAL) Chief Executive Dave Lesar said Monday that demand for oil field services in North America, such as hydraulic fracturing, continues to grow faster than companies like his can add equipment as producers rush to drill unconventional oil basins.

Japan Hopes To Complete Nuclear Stress Tests By Year-End

Japan Hopes To Complete Nuclear Stress Tests By Year-End

Japan's main nuclear regulatory body said Friday that it hopes the two stages of "stress tests" on the nation's nuclear reactors can be completed by the end of the year, checks that are meant to reassure the public after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Germanys EnBW To Sue Government Over Nuclear Tax

Germany's EnBW To Sue Government Over Nuclear Tax

German utility EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (EBK.XE) Friday said its nuclear power unit EnBW Kernkraft GmbH will file a lawsuit against the government over its tax on nuclear fuel rods.

Greece To Sell Controlling Stake In DEPA; Likely To Keep 10%

Greece To Sell Controlling Stake In DEPA; Likely To Keep 10%

The Greek government will sell a controlling stake in natural gas monopoly DEPA SA, but is likely to keep at least a 10% stake in the company, DEPA Chairman and Chief Executive Harry Sachinis said Friday.

BP Makes Voluntary Gulf Of Mexico Safety Commitments

BP Makes Voluntary Gulf Of Mexico Safety Commitments

U.K. energy giant BP PLC (BP.LN) has vowed to hold itself to a higher set of deepwater drilling standards than those already prescribed by U.S. authorities as it aims to assure regulators it is ready to return to operations in the Gulf of Mexico following last year's Deepwater Horizon disaster and subsequent oil spill.

Azerbaijans Socar May Buy Stake In Greeces DEPA

Azerbaijan's Socar May Buy Stake In Greece's DEPA

Azerbaijan's state energy company Socar intends to buy a stake in Greek natural gas monopoly DEPA SA, the company's President Rovnaq Abdullayev said Friday.

Nord Stream Pipeline May be Extended says Putin

Nord Stream Pipeline May be Extended says Putin

Russia may build a third link in the Nord Stream gas pipeline intended to bring Russian natural gas to Germany on the Baltic seabed, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

EIB is providing EUR 310 million to the Greek PPC for promoting Energy Efficiency

EIB is providing EUR 310 million to the Greek PPC for promoting Energy Efficiency

The European Investment Bank is providing EUR 310 million to the Greek Public Power Corporation for promoting energy security and efficiency in Greece. The investment will add state-of-the-art, environment-friendly energy production and reinforced, extended and efficient electricity transmission and distribution networks throughout the country.