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Turkeys Aksa Enerji Sells 26.5% Share To Goldman Sachs $450M

Turkey's Aksa Enerji Sells 26.5% Share To Goldman Sachs $450M

Turkish electricity generator and energy company Aksa Enerji Uretim AS has decided to sell 26.5% of its shares to Goldman Sachs Group Inc for around $450 million, chairman Cemil Kazanci said Monday. "Goldman Sachs made such a big deal by trusting Aksa Enerji," Kazanci told the local broadcaster CNBC-e.

Iraq To Export 10,000 B/D Of Crude Oil To Syria

Iraq To Export 10,000 B/D Of Crude Oil To Syria

Iraq is about to reach a final agreement with the Syrian government to start exporting some 10,000 barrels a day of Iraqi crude oil to Syria and gradually increase that amount, a senior Iraqi oil official said Monday. "We are in the final stages of reaching an agreement to start exporting to Syria," the official told Dow Jones Newswires

Iraq, Iran, Syria Sign Preliminary $10B Gas Pipeline Contract

Iraq, Iran, Syria Sign Preliminary $10B Gas Pipeline Contract

The oil ministers of Iraq, Iran and Syria Monday signed a preliminary agreement for a $10 billion natural gas pipeline deal, the official Iranian News Agency IRNA and other Iranian media reported. The document was inked in the Assalouyeh industrial region located in the southern province of Bushehr by Iranian oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi, Iraq's oil minister Abdul Kareem Luaiby, and Syrian counterpart Sufian Alow, the agency said

Iran Hopes For End To Misunderstandings With Saudi

Iran Hopes For End To Misunderstandings With Saudi

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Friday that he hoped "misunderstandings" with Saudi Arabia could be resolved after a war of words erupted over its military intervention in Bahrain.

Cypriot Party Leaders Meet To Agree On Austerity Plan Amid Crisis

Cypriot Party Leaders Meet To Agree On Austerity Plan Amid Crisis

Cyprus' political party leaders meet Friday, seeking to hammer out an emergency austerity package to ease market fears that an escalating economic crisis and exposure to Greek banks could see the island nation added to the list of euro zone bailouts.

Eni Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Sinopec

Eni Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Sinopec

Eni SpA (SpA) Friday confirmed it signed a memorandum of understanding with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), or Sinopec, as Italy's biggest oil and natural gas company strengthens its ties with Chinese hydrocarbon firms.

Somali Pirates Threaten European Oil Security

Somali Pirates Threaten European Oil Security

Moving oil from the Middle East to Europe isn't as easy as it used to be. For many European nations, sourcing oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia or Kuwait is becoming increasingly tricky because crude tankers must travel through areas such as the Gulf of Aden, a region prone to Somali hijackings.

UN Watchdog Reviews South Koreas Nuclear Safety Regulations

UN Watchdog Reviews South Korea's Nuclear Safety Regulations

The United Nations atomic watchdog said Friday an international team of senior nuclear safety experts has given the thumbs up to South Korea's nuclear safety regulatory program following a mission there.

Impact Of IEA Stock Release Still Not Fully Felt

Impact Of IEA Stock Release Still Not Fully Felt

The full impact of the International Energy Agency's move to release 60 million barrels of crude oil and products onto the market may not yet have been felt and could still pull futures prices lower in the coming months, analysts told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday.

A2A Official: Deadline With EdF Over Edison May Be Postponed

A2A Official: Deadline With EdF Over Edison May Be Postponed

A2A SpA (A2A.MI) and Electricite de France SA's (EDF.FR) September deadline to reach an agreement on their joint control of Edison SpA (EDN.MI) may be postponed, a top official at the Italian municipal utility said Thursday.

Total, Novatek Get Tax Break For Yamal LNG Project

Total, Novatek Get Tax Break For Yamal LNG Project

French energy giant Total SA (TOT) and Russian gas producer OAO Novatek (NVTK.RS) will pay no mineral extraction tax for their Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia, the Interfax news agency reports Thursday citing Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.