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E.ON CEO: To Cut Retail Gas Prices By Up To 20% Apr 1

E.ON CEO: To Cut Retail Gas Prices By Up To 20% Apr 1

E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) plans to cut retail gas prices in Germany by up to 20% from April 1, Chief Executive Wulf Bernotat told daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview published Monday.

Gazprom To Lose $2.8B In 1Q On Ukraine

Gazprom To Lose $2.8B In 1Q On Ukraine

Gazprom (GAZP.RS) could lose $2.8B on the Ukrainian gas deal in 1Q '09, as trading margins from the purchase of Central Asian gas and its resale to Ukraine will halve along with a reduction in gas trading volumes, Goldman Sachs says.

Leaders Back International Liquidity Facility

Leaders Back International Liquidity Facility

Global leaders meeting at the World Economic Forum this weekend have put forward plans to establish an international liquidity facility to prevent against - rather than mop up after - economic collapse.

Russian-Led Group Lowers Nuclear Power Offer By 28%-30%

Russian-Led Group Lowers Nuclear Power Offer By 28%-30%

A Russian-led consortium, which was the sole bidder in a tender to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power station, has reduced its offer to sell electricity by between 28% and 30%, according to Turkish daily Sabah Monday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported.

Iran Oil Min: Plan 3.3M B/D Domestic Refining Capacity

Iran Oil Min: Plan 3.3M B/D Domestic Refining Capacity

Iran's oil minister said the Islamic republic plans to almost double refining capacity to 3.3 million barrels a day, the oil ministry's official Shana news Web site reports Sunday.

Lukoil Warns High Taxes Hurt Russias Oil Output

Lukoil Warns High Taxes Hurt Russia's Oil Output

Russian oil production, which declined last year for the first time in a decade, will keep falling unless the Kremlin cuts punitively high taxes on oil companies, a senior Russian oil-industry executive said.

Russia Jan Oil Output 9.70M B/D, Dn 0.9% On Yr

Russia Jan Oil Output 9.70M B/D, Dn 0.9% On Yr

Russia produced an average of 9.70 million barrels a day of crude oil and condensate in January, the Interfax news agency reported Monday, citing Ministry of Industry and Energy statistics.

EUs Barroso To Meet Russias Putin In Moscow Next Week

EU's Barroso To Meet Russia's Putin In Moscow Next Week

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will lead a delegation to Moscow next week for talks with Russian officials on the economic crisis and the recent gas supply shutdown, a spokesman said Thursday.

EU Energy Invest Plan Is Inadequate For Italy Projs

EU Energy Invest Plan Is Inadequate For Italy Projs

The Italian government is unsatisfied of the amount set aside by the European Commission in its proposed spending on energy projects in the Mediterranean country, Industry Minister Claudio Scajola said Thursday, threatening not to vote for its approval.

Sweden Refuses To Fast-track Baltic Gas Pipeline

Sweden Refuses To Fast-track Baltic Gas Pipeline

Sweden won't be hurried into giving its blessing to a Russian-German natural gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea until environmental concerns have been fully addressed, a minister said Friday.

GDF Suez Deputy CEO:Co Will Apply To Handle A 3rd EPR

GDF Suez Deputy CEO:Co Will Apply To Handle A 3rd EPR

French power and utility company GDF Suez (GZS.FR) will apply to handle a potential third European pressurized reactor, or EPR, in France, Deputy Chief Executive Jean-Francois Cirelli said Friday in an interview with French television channel France 24.

Iran Min:Tehran Would Be Cooperative If US Amend Policy

Iran Min:Tehran Would Be Cooperative If US Amend Policy

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran would be "cooperative" in response to changes in U.S. policy, following the revelation that U.S. President Barack Obama's team is drafting a landmark letter to the Islamic Republic aimed at thawing a three-decade freeze in relations, the Guardian reports Friday.

Gazprombank Buys Back $82M Of Outstanding Debt

Gazprombank Buys Back $82M Of Outstanding Debt

Russia's Gazprombank, the banking arm of gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), has bought-back $82 million of its outstanding debt at a discount to face value, deal manager Credit Suisse said Friday.

Cuba, Russia Presidents To Meet Ahead Of Trade

Cuba, Russia Presidents To Meet Ahead Of Trade

Cuban President Raul Castro was to meet his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Thursday in a bid to revive Soviet-era ties as he paid the first visit to Moscow by a Cuban leader since the Cold War.

Iraq Refuses US Co Blackwater New Operating License

Iraq Refuses US Co Blackwater New Operating License

Iraq will not renew the operating license of U.S. security firm Blackwater Worldwide because of a 2007 incident involving its guards in which civilians were killed in Baghdad, an official said Thursday.