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Ukraine's Place Is In EU, No Option But To Join

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:25

Ukraine has no option but to join the European Union eventually, and the bloc should say so to help the country's leaders continue long-term reforms, Kiev's ambassador to Moscow said Monday.

Iran Nuclear Reactor Launch Irreversible By Feb

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:23

The start-up of the first reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant will be "irreversible" by February next year, a senior Russian nuclear official was quoted by ITAR-Tass news agency as saying Monday.

Some In OPEC See Need For Quota Adherence

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:22

Members of an OPEC advisory group generally agreed Monday night that OPEC needs to stick to its formal production quotas, Iran's OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said Tuesday.

Serbia's Parliament Ratifies Energy Deal With Russia

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:20

Serbia's parliament ratified an accord with Russia on investment in the Balkan country's oil and gas industry, by a vast majority on Tuesday.

Russia's Gazprom Guilty Of Pipe Access Violations

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:19

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service has found natural gas giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) guilty of discriminating against gas trader Trans Nafta by hindering access to its gas pipelines, the antitrust agency said Monday, reported Prime-Tass

Russia Aims To Corner Energy Delivery Market

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:17

Russia is trying to "corner" the energy market, a senior U.S. administration official said Monday as Vice President Dick Cheney held talks with Italian leaders following a tour of ex-Soviet republics.

Turkey Cancels Tender For Afsin-Elbistan Plant Units

Τρι, 9 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:16

Turkish state-run electricity producer Elektrik Uretim AS, or EUAS canceled a tender in which two companies had bid for the rights of the construction and operation of the C and D units at the Afsin-Elbistan coal-fired power plant, according to Turkish daily newspaper Sabah, the Ihlas news agency, or IHA, reports Tuesday.

KazMunaiGas Exploration Mulls Third Listing

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:52

KazMunaiGas Exploration & Production (RDGZ.KZ), the London- and Kazakh-listed oil company, is considering listing on a third stock exchange, reports The Independent on Sunday newspaper, citing Chief Financial Officer Zhanneta Bekezhanova. The group, which is partly state owned and Kazakhstan's second-biggest oil producer, has received offers from at least four other exchanges. KazMunaiGas listed in London and Kazakhstan two years ago, raising $2.3 billion.

GDF Suez To Buy Dutch Gas Assets

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:51

French utility GDF Suez SA said Friday that it is in exclusive talks to buy a package of gas assets in the Netherlands for 1.08 billion euros ($1.55 billion) -- a step toward achieving its medium-term objective of having 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proven and probable reserves.

France Sarkozy Awaited As Georgia Crisis Deepens One Month On

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:49

One month to the day after the start of their conflict, Russia and Georgia were Sunday awaiting a visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy aimed at shoring up an uneasy truce in the Caucasus.

EU Ministers Call For Probe Into Russia-Georgia Conflict

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:48

E.U. foreign ministers called Saturday for a prompt international inquiry into the Russia-Georgia conflict and the rapid deployment of an E.U. observer mission to Georgia.

Iran Crude Oil Export Price $103.20/Bbl As Of Wed

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:46

Iran's export price for a barrel of crude oil was $103.20 on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the oil ministry's official Shana Web site reported Saturday, citing the National Iranian Oil Co.'s office of international affairs.

Iran Oil Min: We Will Assess Mkt, Then Decide On OPEC Supply

Δευ, 8 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 11:44

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will assess the oil market this week before determining whether to change its production levels, Iranian oil minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said Monday, upon arriving for the group's Tuesday meeting.