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Exxon To Become Largest US Nat Gas Producer-EIA

Exxon To Become Largest US Nat Gas Producer-EIA

After acquiring XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), a strengthened Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) would be the largest natural gas producer in the U.S. - and the fourth largest producer of crude and liquids, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

China Will Let Poor Nations Take Climate Funding Priority

China Will Let Poor Nations Take Climate Funding Priority

China is willing to allow poorer developing nations take priority in receiving rich nations' funding to combat climate change, the nation's assistant minister of finance said here Wednesday.

Iran Missile Test Undermines Claim Of Peaceful Intent

Iran Missile Test Undermines Claim Of Peaceful Intent

Iran's medium-range missile test undermines the Islamic republic's claim of peaceful intentions and increases world resolve against Tehran's nuclear aims, the White House said Wednesday.

Rosneft CEO: 2010 Oil Output Seen 4%-5% Higher On Year

Rosneft CEO: 2010 Oil Output Seen 4%-5% Higher On Year

Russia's biggest oil producer OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) aims to increase its oil output in 2010 by between 4% and 5% on the year, the company's Chief Executive Sergey Bogdanchikov said Tuesday.

Russia-Led Gas Group Doesnt Rule Out OPEC-like Cartel

Russia-Led Gas Group Doesn't Rule Out OPEC-like Cartel

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum, or GECF, has no immediate plans to coordinate output volumes to regulate prices but doesn't rule out becoming an Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries-like cartel in the future, the group's newly elected general-secretary, Leonid Bokhanovsky, said Tuesday.

MOL CEO: No Major Acquisitions In Coming Years

MOL CEO: No Major Acquisitions In Coming Years

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Nyrt. (MOL.BU) doesn't plan large acquisitions in the next few years following the purchasing a 47.15% in Croatian oil and gas arm company INA (INA.ZG), Chief Executive Zsolt Hernadi told German daily Handelsblatt in an interview.

Kuwait Says GCC Not Threatened By Iraqi Oil Plans

Kuwait Says GCC Not Threatened By Iraqi Oil Plans

Kuwait's foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Salem al-Sabah said Tuesday the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC, are "not threatened" by Iraq's plans to expand its oil production.

Eni Starts Production Of The Oyo Oil Field In Offshore Nigeria

Eni Starts Production Of The Oyo Oil Field In Offshore Nigeria

Eni SpA (E), Italy's biggest energy company by market value, Tuesday said it has started, with its partners, production at the Oyo oil field offshore Nigeria, which can initially produce about 25,000 barrels a day.

GDF Suez Arm To Build New Power Plant In Poland

GDF Suez Arm To Build New Power Plant In Poland

Electrabel Polska, a unit of French energy company GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), is to build a gas-fired power station in Poland, which is striving to reduce its reliance on coal, authorities said Tuesday.

UN Chief Urges World Leaders To Find Climate Compromise

UN Chief Urges World Leaders To Find Climate Compromise

Warning that time is running out, United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon appealed to world leaders Monday to redouble efforts to secure a compromise deal on climate change in Copenhagen late this week.

EU Doesnt Recognize Abkhazia Election

EU Doesn't Recognize Abkhazia Election

The European Union does not recognize the presidential election in the breakaway region of Abkhazia and continues to back Georgia's territorial integrity, the Swedish E.U. presidency said Monday.

Iraq Ends Successful Oil Bid Round, Output Seen Tripled

Iraq Ends Successful Oil Bid Round, Output Seen Tripled

Iraq has taken an important step to revive its struggling oil industry, battered by years of war and sanctions, by awarding some of its attractive oil fields to international companies that pledged to triple the country's oil output.

Russia Defuses Two Bombs On Caucasus Gas Pipeline

Russia Defuses Two Bombs On Caucasus Gas Pipeline

Russian security services defused two explosive devices on a gas pipeline Monday after an incident that disrupted supplies to the Caucasus region, officials said.

Gazprom Sees 10 Europe Gas Price At $325/1,000 Cubic Meters

Gazprom Sees '10 Europe Gas Price At $325/1,000 Cubic Meters

Russian gas firm OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) expects next year's average gas selling price in Europe to be around $325 per 1,000 cubic meters, the Renaissance Capital brokerage said Monday citing Gazprom's Deputy Chief Executive Alexander Medvedev at a lunch meeting.

China Min: Shocked At US Saying Wont Fund China Climate Fight

China Min: Shocked At US Saying Won't Fund China Climate Fight

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said he is "shocked" about remarks by the U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern that the U.S. wouldn't provide money to help China face the challenges of climate change.