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Polish PM To Offer Russia Nord Stream Alternatives

Polish PM To Offer Russia Nord Stream Alternatives

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will Friday offer an alternative route to the OAO Gazprom-led (GAZP.RS) Nord Stream gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, but could also seek to join the project itself

Minor Oil Spill Occurs Offshore Abu Dhabi In Persian Gulf

Minor Oil Spill Occurs Offshore Abu Dhabi In Persian Gulf

Abu Dhabi crude oil production was not affected by a minor oil spill that occurred offshore the United Arab Emirates' largest emirate, Abu Dhabi, in the Persian Gulf, two days ago, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or Adnoc, said Wednesday.

Gazproms Chmn Asks For Chayandinskoye Decision In 1Q

Gazprom's Chmn Asks For Chayandinskoye Decision In 1Q

Russian Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday ordered his staff to speed up efforts to give natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) a license for the Chayandinskoye gas field in Yakutia, Interfax news agency reported.

Greenpeace Threatens Lawsuit Over New UK Coal Power Plant

Greenpeace Threatens Lawsuit Over New UK Coal Power Plant

U.K. ministers were Tuesday threatened with legal action from Greenpeace if they refuse to order a public inquiry into E.ON UK's application to build a coal-fired power station, the Financial Times reports Wednesday, citing legal letters and company e-mails.

Kazmunaigas Buys A Black Sea Port,An Oil Terminal

Kazmunaigas Buys A Black Sea Port,An Oil Terminal

Kazakh state oil and gas company Kazmunaigas has purchased a Batumi port and Batumi Oil Terminal from the Greenoak Group, Prime-Tass news agency reported Wednesday.

Turkish Straits Resume Tanker Traffic

Turkish Straits Resume Tanker Traffic

Turkey's Bosporus and Dardanelles straits both resumed tanker traffic Wednesday, Turkish maritime officials said, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported.

Kuwait State Firm To Order Six Oil Tankers

Kuwait State Firm To Order Six Oil Tankers

State-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. (KOTC) plans to order six new oil tankers including four giant crude vessels at a cost of $800 million, the company chief said in comments published Wednesday.

Romanias Transgaz Net Pft Down 5.7% YY To RON224M

Romania's Transgaz Net Pft Down 5.7% YY To RON224M

Romania's natural gas pipeline operator Transgaz Medias posted a net profit of 224.34 million lei ($90.8 million) in 2007, down 5.7% on the year due to higher expenses, news agency Mediafax reported Tuesday, citing a company statement.

Protesters Greet Iraqi Oil Officials In London

Protesters Greet Iraqi Oil Officials In London

Iraqi oil officials and oil company executives were greeted by demonstrators in London Tuesday protesting long-term oil contracts being signed in Iraq, which they say are handing control of the country's oil wealth to private foreign enterprise.

Iraq Says Iran Siphoning Oil, Controlling Wells On Border

Iraq Says Iran Siphoning Oil, Controlling Wells On Border

The Iraqi Oil Ministry Tuesday accused Iran of stealing oil from a shared field under their common border and of illegally seizing and capping off wells in second field Iraq says lies entirely within its territory.

Iraqi Oil Exports Hit Record 2M B/D In Jan - Iraq Oil Min

Iraqi Oil Exports Hit Record 2M B/D In Jan - Iraq Oil Min

Iraq oil production surged to more than 2 million barrels a day in January Iraq's Oil Minister said Tuesday on the sidelines of a Middle East energy event at London's Chatham House.

Mossad: Iran Will Have Nuclear Weapon In Three Years

Mossad: Iran Will Have Nuclear Weapon In Three Years

Israel's Mossad spy agency estimates Iran will develop a nuclear weapon within three years and continue to provide rockets to regional armed groups, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Turkish Straits Closed To Tanker Traffic Due To Fog

Turkish Straits Closed To Tanker Traffic Due To Fog

Turkey's Bosporus and Dardanelles straits are both closed to tanker traffic due poor visibility caused by dense fog, Turkish maritime officials said Tuesday, the Ihlas News Agency, or IHA, reported.

StatoilHydro Awards NOK445M Gjoa Platform Contract

StatoilHydro Awards NOK445M Gjoa Platform Contract

StatoilHydro said Tuesday that on behalf of the Gjoa licence and the future operator, Gaz de France, it has awarded the main operations support contract for the Gjoa platform in the North Sea to IKM Gruppen.

Kazakhmys To Buy Coal Mine, Kazakhs Largest Pwr Plant

Kazakhmys To Buy Coal Mine, Kazakh's Largest Pwr Plant

Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys PLC (KAZ.LN) said Tuesday that it had signed an agreement with AES Corp. (AES) to acquire for up to $1.5 billion the largest power plant in the country, along with a coal mine that feeds it.

EdF To Clarify Intentions Over Iberdrola Within Days

EdF To Clarify Intentions Over Iberdrola Within Days

French utility group Electricite de France (1024251.FR)has been asked by the Spanish market regulator to clarify its intentions regarding a possible bid for Spanish power firm Iberdrola SA (IBE.MC) in the coming days, business daily Les Echos reports Tuesday.