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Suez: Distrigas Shortlist Includes EdF, Eni and E.ON

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:50

Franco-Belgian utility Suez (SZE.FR), which plans to merge with Gaz de France (1020848.FR), Wednesday unveiled a shortlist of three companies to bid for its Belgian unit Distrigas (DIST.BT).

Polish Regulator: Likely To OK PGNiG Gas Price Hike Next Week

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:49

Polish market regulator URE is likely to approve a natural gas price increase for Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo, or PGNiG (PGN.WA) next week, a URE official said Wednesday.

Volga Gas Says VM#1 Horizon More Promising Than Expected

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:47

Volga Gas said Wednesday the Evlano-Livenskiy horizon at VM#1 on the the Vostochny-Makarovskoye license area has proved to be considerably more promising than had originally anticipated.

Bulgaria Biodiesel Bacility

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:47

Bulgarian company Bulmextrade said yesterday it was building a biodiesel plant with an annual capacity of 86,000 tons and planned to export its output to Central Europe.

UK Govt To Call For Huge Nuclear Program Expansion

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:45

A U.K. government minister will call Wednesday for a huge expansion of the country's nuclear power, The Guardian reports.

Spain Plans Nuclear Plant Closure Next Year

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:44

Spain's government plans to close one of the country's eight nuclear plants next year, despite calls from power utilities to extend the plant's operational life for ten additional years, ABC reports, citing government sources.

Gazprom Bd Could Approve $15B LNG Invest Program

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:42

The board of Russia's OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) could soon approve a plan to invest $15 billion in liquified natural gas production by 2015, the Kommersant daily reported Wednesday citing an unnamed manager at the state-owned gas monopoly.

EDF Energies Nouvelles Increases Order With First Solar

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:41

French renewable power company EDF Energies Nouvelles SA (EEN.FR) said Wednesday it has increased its July 2007 order with U.S. photovoltaic module manufacturer company First Solar Inc. (FSLR) from 230 MWp to 290 MWp.

RWE Favored for Bulgaria Plant

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 03:04

SOFIA – German utility RWE is poised to become the key investor in a planned Bulgarian nuclear power plant, a source close to the process said on Monday.

PPC Hastens to Ensure Energy Sufficiency This Summer

Τετ, 26 Μαρτίου 2008 - 02:49

The sufficiency of electrical energy supplies in the summer months is becoming something of a challenge for the Public Power Corporation (PPC), which in just a short period of time must make up time lost during the two-week strike of its workers’ union.

Lukoil CEO In Talks With Iraq Officials On West Qurna Field

Δευ, 24 Μαρτίου 2008 - 09:14

OAO Lukoil (LKOH.RS) Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov met Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani Monday for talks on reviving a deal to develop the West Qurna-2 oil field, one of Iraq's largest, a Lukoil spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires.

Turkey Launches First Nuclear Plant Tender

Δευ, 24 Μαρτίου 2008 - 09:13

Turkey Monday asked for bids on the construction of its first nuclear power plant at the Mediterranean port city of Mersin, a government agency said.

Will Greece Warm to Renewable Energy?

Δευ, 24 Μαρτίου 2008 - 05:40

Renewable energy generation in Greece is still at low levels, despite the country's excellent potential, according to a survey by Kantor Management Consultants SA.