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EdF May Face Legal Hurdle Over Areva For UK Nuclear

EdF May Face Legal Hurdle Over Areva For UK Nuclear

French utility Electricite de France (1024251.FR) could face a legal challenge over the technology it has selected to build new nuclear power stations in the U.K., The Times of London reported Friday.

Gas Natural 1Q Net Profit +10% On Gas Distribution

Gas Natural 1Q Net Profit +10% On Gas Distribution

Gas distributor Gas Natural SDG SA (GAS.MC) Friday said first-quarter net profit rose 10%, supported by strong growth in its main gas distribution and electricity generation businesses.

Serb Cabinet In Final Pre-Poll Showdown On EU, Russia

Serb Cabinet In Final Pre-Poll Showdown On EU, Russia

Serbia's outgoing coalition government, which collapsed over East-West ties, meets Friday to approve a Russian energy deal in a final showdown two days before crunch general elections.

Brazil President Says Brazil Wants To Join OPEC

Brazil President Says Brazil Wants To Join OPEC

Brazil wants to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and work towards lower crude oil prices, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva tells Spiegel magazine in an advance copy of this weekend's edition.

Sibir Energy 1Q Production Up 50% To 5.9 Mln Barrels

Sibir Energy 1Q Production Up 50% To 5.9 Mln Barrels

London-listed Sibir Energy PLC (SBE.LN), an oil producer focused on Russia, said Thursday its first quarter crude output was up 50% to 5.9 million barrels, or 64,400 barrels a day, up from 43,300 barrels a day in the same period last year.

Iran To Offer Nuclear Deal But Wont Stop Enrichment

Iran To Offer Nuclear Deal But Won't Stop Enrichment

Iran is to present the international community with a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the diplomatic deadlock over the country's nuclear program, The Guardian reports Thursday.

Gazprom Rewarded Eight Field Licenses Without Tender

Gazprom Rewarded Eight Field Licenses Without Tender

Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), the world's largest producer of natural gas, has been rewarded eight licenses for fields on the Yamal Peninsula without tender, the RBC Daily said Thursday, citing an unnamed source in the company.

Dana Gas To Supply Gas To Iraqi Kurds In July

Dana Gas To Supply Gas To Iraqi Kurds In July

Dana Gas (DANA.AD), the UAE-based oil and gas company, is expected to start supplying gas to Iraq's Kurdistan region from a field in northern Iraq in July, the company's executive chairman said in remarks posted by the Kurdistan Regional Government, or KRG, Web site Thursday.

Iberdrola Preparing Bid For British Energy

Iberdrola Preparing Bid For British Energy

Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC) was understood to be putting the final touches on a bid for British Energy Group PLC (BGY.LN), The Times of London reports Thursday citing a source.

Energias de Portugal Renewables Unit Valued At EUR9B

Energias de Portugal Renewables Unit Valued At EUR9B

EDP Renovaveis, the renewable energy unit of Portuguese utility Energias de Portugal SGPS SA (EDP.LB), has been valued at EUR9 billion by unnamed banks, daily Diario Economico reports Thursday without citing sources.

TNK-BP Gets GBP215 Mln Russian Tax Rebate

TNK-BP Gets GBP215 Mln Russian Tax Rebate

BP PLC's (BP) Russian joint venture TNK-BP (TNBP.RS) has won a tax rebate of 9.7 billion roubles (GBP215 million) after overpaying value added tax two years ago, The Times of London reports Thursday.

RWE CEO Says Has No Knowledge Of Takeover Bid From EdF

RWE CEO Says Has No Knowledge Of Takeover Bid From EdF

RWE AG (RWE.XE) doesn't have any knowledge of a possible takeover bid from French competitor Electricite de France (1024251.FR), Juergen Grossmann, chief executive of Germany's second-largest utility by market value, told reporters late Wednesday in Duesseldorf.