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EU Presents New Law To Meet 2020 Energy Efficiency Target

EU Presents New Law To Meet 2020 Energy Efficiency Target

The European Commission proposed Wednesday a new law pushing public administrations and private companies to reduce energy consumption, aimed at putting the European Union on track to reducing energy use by 20% by 2020.

Iraq May Oil Revenue At $7.47 Billion, Highest Ever

Iraq May Oil Revenue At $7.47 Billion, Highest Ever

Sales from Iraqi crude oil exports in May totaled $7.47 billion, the highest monthly revenue registered since Iraq started exporting its oil decades ago, the Iraqi oil ministry said in a statement Wednesday.

Iran Deputy Oil Minister Attacked But Unharmed In Iraq

Iran Deputy Oil Minister Attacked But Unharmed In Iraq

An Iranian deputy oil minister and his delegation came under attack in Baghdad Wednesday but were unharmed and able to clinch a gas oil contract, Iraqi and Iranian official sources said.

Iraq Shortlists 4 International Firms For Basra Oil Terminal

Iraq Shortlists 4 International Firms For Basra Oil Terminal

Iraq's South Oil Company, the largest government utility by crude oil production, has shortlisted four international companies for the contract to build a loading terminal at the southern port of Basra, with a value of $500 million, a person at the company said Monday.

IEA: Nuclear Powers Global Share May Fall To 10% In 2035 Due To Fukushima

IEA: Nuclear Power's Global Share May Fall To 10% In 2035 Due To Fukushima

Nuclear power's share of global energy generation may fall to 10% in 2035 from 14% currently if governments continue to switch to other resources in response to the Fukushima disaster, Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, said Tuesday.

Gazprom Plans Sakhalin-3 Output 2Q12; Vladivostok LNG By 2017

Gazprom Plans Sakhalin-3 Output 2Q12; Vladivostok LNG By 2017

Russian state gas firm OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) plans to start production at its Sakhalin-3 field off the Pacific island of Sakhalin in the second quarter of 2012, the company's Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Ananenkov said Tuesday.

Gazprom Seeks To Enter European Power Sector

Gazprom Seeks To Enter European Power Sector

Russian state gas firm OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) is in talks with European utilities to operate power plants in the region, after the European Union has called for new generating capacity to replace nuclear power, the company's Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev said Monday.

Kremlin Adviser Says BP Can Play Major Russia Role

Kremlin Adviser Says BP Can Play Major Russia Role

U.K. supermajor BP PLC (BP.LN) can still play a major role in Russia despite the collapse of its share swap deal with state-owned oil giant OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS), the Guardian reports Monday, citing an interview with one of President Dmitry Medvedev's key economic advisers.

Statoil To Raise Production To Above 2.5M BOE/D In 2020

Statoil To Raise Production To Above 2.5M BOE/D In 2020

Statoil ASA (STL.OS), the Norwegian oil giant, said Monday that it aims to raise production to above 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalents a day 2020, corresponding to growth of around 3% a year from 2010.

Statoil Eyes $32B Investment To Boost Output

Statoil Eyes $32B Investment To Boost Output

Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STL.OS) will spend $32 billion on exploration and production over the next two years as it aims to ramp up production to above 2.5 million barrels of oil equivalents a day over the next 10 years.