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Iran OPEC Gov Not Aware Of Planned Saudi Output Hike

Iran OPEC Gov Not Aware Of Planned Saudi Output Hike

Iranian OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said Friday that he was not aware of reported plans by Saudi Arabia, OPEC's largest exporter, to propose raising its oil production at an upcoming meeting of oil producers and consumers in Jeddah.

Iran Makes 750 Million Barrel Oilfield Find

Iran Makes 750 Million Barrel Oilfield Find

Iran's oil minister announced the discovery of a 750 million-barrel oilfield, the Iranian oil ministry's official Shana news Web site reported Saturday.

GdF To Establish ADRs To Replace Suez Shares Post Merger

GdF To Establish ADRs To Replace Suez Shares Post Merger

French utility Gaz de France (1020848.FR), which plans to merge with Franco-Belgian peer Suez (SZEZY) in July, Tuesday said it will be establishing an American Depositary Receipt program to replace one for Suez's shares.

Saudi Aramcos Khursaniyah Field May Start Up In Aug

Saudi Aramco's Khursaniyah Field May Start Up In Aug

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. or Saudi Aramco, may start producing crude from its Khursaniyah oil field in early August but not at full capacity, Abha-based Al Watan daily reported Tuesday.

Irans Pres Proposes New Currency For OPEC Oil Transactions

Iran's Pres Proposes New Currency For OPEC Oil Transactions

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday reaffirmed his proposal to create a completely new currency which countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting could use in oil transactions.

Gazprom CEO: Kovykta Deal To Be Closed Soon

Gazprom CEO: Kovykta Deal To Be Closed Soon

The chief executive of Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.RS) Tuesday said last year's deal to buy control of the Kovykta gas field from TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS) will close very soon, news agency Interfax reported.

Mytilineos Adds to its RES Portfolio

Mytilineos Adds to its RES Portfolio

Greek metals, energy and engineering group Mytilineos said yesterday it has bought four wind parks in Evia, central Greece, for 28 million euros as part of plans to develop its renewable energy portfolio.

Power Utility Seeks to Roll Over Fuel Costs

Power Utility Seeks to Roll Over Fuel Costs

The board of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) told shareholders yesterday changes are needed to the energy sector’s regulatory framework.

Indian Oil Exec: Iran Farsi Block Gas Devt May Cost $3B

Indian Oil Exec: Iran Farsi Block Gas Devt May Cost $3B

Indian Oil Corp. (530965.BY) has submitted the commerciality report for its gas find in Iran's Farsi block to the Iranian government last December, a senior company executive said Friday.

Serbian Deputy PM: Gazprom Deal To Be Ratified July

Serbian Deputy PM: Gazprom Deal To Be Ratified July

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic said he expects a pipeline agreement with Russia's state gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) will be ratified by the Serbian parliament by the end of July, Russia's daily Kommersant reports Friday.

BP Fears Selling TNK-BPs AAR Stk Lower Than Bought-Sources

BP Fears Selling TNK-BP's AAR Stk Lower Than Bought-Sources

BP PLC (BP) doesn't want to buy the Russian shareholders' stock in TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS) and then have to resell it at a lower price to a Russian state concern, people familiar with the British company's thinking said this week.

Iberdrola Renovables To Spend EUR4.5M On Wave Power

Iberdrola Renovables To Spend EUR4.5M On Wave Power

Renewable energy company Iberdrola Renovables SA (IBR.MC) and Spanish research company Tecnalia plan to invest EUR4.5 million in the development of wave energy, Iberdrola Renovables said in a release Friday.

No Deal Yet On DNO Iraqi Oil Export License

No Deal Yet On DNO Iraqi Oil Export License

Norwegian oil and natural gas company DNO International (DNO.OS) hasn't yet received an oil export license from the Iraqi government, though talks on the issue will soon be taken up when Iraq's Northern Kurds and Baghdad restart talks over the country's delayed hydrocarbons law, a senior Kurdish official said Friday.