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EU Asks Greece To Improve Electricity Market Competition

EU Asks Greece To Improve Electricity Market Competition

The European Commission Wednesday asked Greece to improve competition in its electricity sector by giving companies fairer access to lignite, used to generate the bulk of local electricity.

RWE Innogy Acquires 300 MW Wind Farm Projects In Hungary

RWE Innogy Acquires 300 MW Wind Farm Projects In Hungary

Germany RWE AG's (RWE.XE) RWE Innogy GmbH has acquired a series of wind farm projects in western Hungary, in a deal with project developer Aufwind Schmack GmbH, Regensburg, RWE said Wednesday.

IAEA Board Debates Iran Nuclear Dossier

IAEA Board Debates Iran Nuclear Dossier

The U.N. atomic watchdog sat down to discuss the Iran nuclear dossier, the last major topic on the agenda of its regular March board meeting here, which could be wrapped up by end Wednesday.

Greece PPC Begins Rolling Blackouts Due To Strike

Greece PPC Begins Rolling Blackouts Due To Strike

Greece's dominant electric utility, Public Power Corporation SA (PPC.AT), began rolling blackouts early Wednesday in some two dozen localities across the country as an ongoing strike by workers shut down power plants.

Oil Mkt Well Supplied, Stocks To Stay In 5-Yr Avg

Oil Mkt Well Supplied, Stocks To Stay In 5-Yr Avg

OPEC President Chakib Khelil opened the meeting of the oil group Wednesday by reaffirming its view that oil markets are well supplied and crude inventories are set to remain within their five-year average.

PM Says Ukraine Wont Hit Gas Supplies To Europe

PM Says Ukraine Won't Hit Gas Supplies To Europe

Ukraine won't disrupt Russian gas supplies to the European Union via its territory, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying Wednesday amid a payment row between Kiev and Moscow.

PPC Unions Toughen Strike Stance

PPC Unions Toughen Strike Stance

The grid operator (DESMHE) and the general directorate of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) were on full alert last night to avoid a general blackout in Greece, following the second day of strike by PPC employees.

Abu Dhabis Adnoc Targets 3.5 Mln B/D Oil Output

Abu Dhabi's Adnoc Targets 3.5 Mln B/D Oil Output

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or Adnoc, plans to expand its crude oil production capacity to 3.5 million barrels a day from 2.5 million barrels a day now over the next decade to meet rapidly rising global oil demand, the company's chief executive said, according to an Adnoc publication.

E.ON Move Doesnt Change Basis Of Unbundling Debate

E.ON Move Doesn't Change Basis Of Unbundling Debate

E.ON's (EON) offer to sell its power grid to assuage European Union antitrust concerns doesn't change the essence of the debate on a European Commission plan to divide integrated power utilities into separately owned suppliers and distributors, Dominique Maillard, Chief Executive of French power-grid operator RTE said Tuesday.

Russia Still Most Reliable Gas Source

Russia Still Most Reliable Gas Source

Almost half of energy industry executives still consider Russia to be the most reliable supplier of gas to the European Union, despite OAO Gazprom's (GAZP.RS) cut in gas supplies to Ukraine this week.

Gazprom, Ukraine Talks Stuck, May Cut Supply More

Gazprom, Ukraine Talks Stuck, May Cut Supply More

Russian state gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) Tuesday said it planned to cut deliveries of natural gas to Ukraine further after Ukrainian officials didn't turn up for planned talks aimed at ending the pair's supply dispute.

Greeces PPC Warns Of Significant Risk To Power Supply

Greece's PPC Warns Of Significant Risk To Power Supply

The country's dominant electric utility, Public Power Corporation SA (PPC.AT), Tuesday warned of a "significant" risk to the country's power supply due to strike action by power sector workers.