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Slovenia, Slovakia Rule Out Nuclear Plant Closures

Slovenia, Slovakia Rule Out Nuclear Plant Closures

Slovenia and Slovakia said Monday they had no plans to close their nuclear power plants following Germany's decision, insisting they were highly dependent on them for energy.

Jordan Nuke Plans Could Be Delayed By Arab Spring

Jordan Nuke Plans Could Be Delayed By Arab Spring

Jordan plans to issue a tender to invest in and operate a newly-built nuclear plant within two months, but the country's ambitious nuclear program could be slowed in the wake of increased political risk after the so-called "Arab Spring," a top Jordanian electricity executive said Monday.

India Oil Companies May Bid For Stake In Russia Gas Project

India Oil Companies May Bid For Stake In Russia Gas Project

A consortium of ONGC Videsh Ltd., GAIL (India) Ltd. (532155.BY) and Petronet LNG Ltd. (532522.BY) may bid for a stake in OAO Novatek's (NVTK.RS) liquefied natural gas project in Russia, Joeman Thomas, managing director of ONGC Videsh said Monday.

Chevron Won a Tender for Bulgarian Shale Gas Exploration

Chevron Won a Tender for Bulgarian Shale Gas Exploration

U.S. energy firm Chevron has won a tender to carry out shale gas exploration work at a potentially huge field in northeast Bulgaria, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said on Saturday.

Big Boys Enter Solar Race

Big Boys Enter Solar Race

Further mergers in the solar energy sector are unavoidable due to high competition as well as pressure from China, says Arno Behrens, head of energy at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels-based think-tank.

China Plans To Produce 3.79 Bln Tons Coal Annually By 2015

China Plans To Produce 3.79 Bln Tons Coal Annually By 2015

China plans to produce 3.79 billion metric tons of coal a year by 2015, up 17% from last year's output, the Shanghai Securities News reported Friday citing a draft development plan prepared by the government.

German Nuclear Moratorium To Add 25M Ton/year CO2 Emissions

German Nuclear Moratorium To Add 25M Ton/year CO2 Emissions

Germany's moratorium on nuclear power generation will add around 25 million metric tons a year to the country's carbon dioxide emissions, which will have to be offset elsewhere by replacing coal-fired power with cleaner gas-burning plants, the International Energy Agency said Friday.

EU, Iraq Sign Agreement On Natural Gas Supply

EU, Iraq Sign Agreement On Natural Gas Supply

Iraq committed to supply natural gas to the European Union in the long term as part of an agreement signed with the European Commission, but no export volumes were mentioned, the EU's executive said Friday.

Russia Could Partner With Shell In Arctic - Putin

Russia Could Partner With Shell In Arctic - Putin

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia could partner in the Arctic with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) after a share swap and oil exploration agreement with BP PLC (BP) collapsed last week.

Statoil Plans Gradual Move Into Renewables

Statoil Plans Gradual Move Into Renewables

Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil ASA (STL.OS STO) has seen an increased interest for renewables following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but for green energy to compete with other investment opportunities and play a bigger role in the company's future, costs must come down.

Saudi Arabias Sabic Not Considering Sukuk Issue This Yr - CEO

Saudi Arabia's Sabic Not Considering Sukuk Issue This Yr - CEO

SaudiBasic Industries Corp., or Sabic, the Middle East's largest listed company, isn't considering issuing any Islamic bonds, or sukuk, this year but is mulling other funding options, the petrochemical giant's top executive said Thursday. Mohammed Al Mady, Sabic's chief executive officer and vice chairman, said on the sidelines of the Arabic Economic Forum in Beirut that the company has the capability to finance its operations through means other than sukuk and conventional bonds such as commercial banks or its own equity

Kogas To Develop Iraq Akkas Gas Field; Others Interested

Kogas To Develop Iraq Akkas Gas Field; Others Interested

Korea Gas Corp., or Kogas, said Thursday that it will go ahead with the development of one of Iraq's largest gas fields despite the recent withdrawal of its foreign partner in the project. The Korean state-run gas company's decision comes at a time of increasing interest by South Korean companies in business opportunities in war-ravaged Iraq, including in its huge upstream resources sector and in major infrastructure and power projects

Interview: Nuclear Crisis May Boost Japan-Russia LNG Plan -Japex

Interview: Nuclear Crisis May Boost Japan-Russia LNG Plan -Japex

Prospects for a major Russia-Japan joint-venture liquefied natural gas project receiving a final go-ahead have improved as a consequence of Japan's earthquake and nuclear disaster, the head of one of the companies involved said Thursday. "It will accelerate our LNG project with Russia," Osamu Watanabe, president of oil and gas explorer Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., told Dow Jones Newswires