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Battered Ukraine Suffers Major Losses From Gas War

Τετ, 21 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:26

Its image in Europe battered and its economy threatened by higher gas prices, Ukraine has suffered major losses from its gas war with Russia, analysts said.

Austria To Expand Gas Storage Capacity After Supply Row

Τετ, 21 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:22

Austria plans to build further gas storage capacity to cushion it against potential future gas disputes between Ukraine and Russia, Austrian financial daily Wirtschaftsblatt reports Wednesday, citing the country's minister of economy, Reinhold Mitterlehner.

Russian Pres Medvedev To Visit Uzbekistan

Τετ, 21 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:21

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the central Asian nation of Uzbekistan this week to meet with Uzbek President Islam Karimov, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

Bulgaria Receives First Gas Quantities from Greece

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 14:23

On Monday afternoon Bulgaria started getting natural gas from Greece, the Ministry of Economy and Energy said. Under the agreements reached Greece will supply to Bulgaria 2.5 million cubic meters of natural gas daily in the course of seven days with an option of either extending or shortening this period, depending on current needs.

Russian Gas For Europe Flowing Into Ukraine

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:26

Russian gas is flowing into Ukrainian pipelines and will head toward Europe in a few hours, a spokeswoman for Ukrainian pipeline operator Ukrtransgaz told AFP Tuesday.

Gazprom CEO: Ukraine Ready To Transit Europe Gas

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:25

Ukraine's gas pipeline system is working in normal transit regime at 0700 GMT and is ready to deliver Russian gas to Europe, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday citing Alexei Miller, chief executive of Russia's state-controlled gas firm OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS).

Turkey Can Help EU To Diversify Energy Supply; Nabucco Key

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:24

Turkey can help the European Union diversify its energy supply routes, and the Nabucco pipeline project is key to this goal, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.

Kazakhstan May Cut '09 Oil Output Due To Low Prices

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:23

Kazakhstan may cut its forecast for 2009 oil production by 3 million metric tons due to lower world oil prices, the Kazakh economy and budget planning minister was quoted Tuesday by Interfax as saying.

Gas War May Rehabilitate Ukraine's Yushchenko

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:21

The bitter energy dispute between Ukraine and Russia has been resolved in a comprehensive agreement that Kiev and Moscow signed yesterday -- though there have been several false starts over the past three weeks. But if this latest pact holds, then by all accounts it is Russia that blinked first.

Turkey Returns Revised Bid To Build Nuclear Pwr Plant

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:19

Turkey sent a revised nuclear bid back to a Russian-led consortium, the sole bidder in a tender to build and operate Turkey's first nuclear power station, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said late Monday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported Tuesday.

Obama Faces Hard Task Of Translating Promises To Policies

Τρι, 20 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 12:17

Barack Obama won the presidency making hundreds of promises large and small, from ending the war in Iraq and global warming to boosting low-income heating assistance and expanding the Peace Corps. Now comes the hard part: translating those pledges into policies, and whittling down the list while keeping his broad coalition of supporters happy.

Bulgarians Reconsider N-power

Δευ, 19 Ιανουαρίου 2009 - 15:21

Bulgarians rallied yesterday to demand two Soviet-era nuclear reactors be restarted in the face of global economic woes and cuts in gas supply from Russia. About 2,500 protesters with placards reading “Speed up Bulgarian energy” and “Restart” marched through Sofia, capital of the poorest EU member, saying the two 440 MW units that Bulgaria shut in 2006 to win EU entry were safe and must be used again.