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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.

Iraqi PM Backs Balanced Oil Price

Iraqi PM Backs Balanced Oil Price

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Friday called for a "balanced" oil price that was fair to both producers and consumers, calling for OPEC and international organizations to look into the reason behind current scorching prices.

Slovakia Cuts Price-Fixing Fine For MOL Subsidiary

Slovakia Cuts Price-Fixing Fine For MOL Subsidiary

Slovakia's supreme court has reduced a price-fixing fine for refiner Slovnaft AS (SLN.BS) by nearly 500 million Slovak koruna to SKK838 million ($25.5 million), Hungarian business daily Napi Gazdasag said Friday.

Suez Unit Makes GBP39.2M Offer For Econergy Intl

Suez Unit Makes GBP39.2M Offer For Econergy Intl

Suez Energy South America, a unit of Suez SA, said Friday it has made an all cash offer for the share capital of Econergy International at 45 pence per Econergy share.

Gamesa Signs EUR6.3B Wind Turbine Contract With Iberdrola

Gamesa Signs EUR6.3B Wind Turbine Contract With Iberdrola

Spanish wind-turbine maker Gamesa SA (GAM.MC) Friday said it reached a deal to provide wind turbines worth EUR6.3 billion to Iberdrola Renovables SA (IBR.MC), the renewables unit of Spanish power utility Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC.)