Int’l & Regional Energy News
Bulgaria, Westinghouse Enter into Exclusive Talks on Nuclear Deal
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2013
Westinghouse Electric Co., the U.S.-based unit of Japan 's Toshiba Corp (6502.TO), Thursday said it had signed an agreement with the Bulgarian energy ministry to enter into exclusive talks for the supply of a new nuclear reactor at its existing Kozloduy nuclear power plant. The agreement the two sides signed Thursday could be worth several billion dollars if it leads to a final, binding contract sometime next year
New Energy Regulator Head Appointed in Bulgaria
Posted: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Bulgaria's governmentappointed on Wednesday the chief executive officer of the state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), Boyan Boev, as head of the country's energy regulator. Boev will replace Anzhela Toneva, who has resigned, the government said in a press release
Slovakia Says It Will Supply Natural Gas To Ukraine
Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
DJ RT reports that Slovakia and Ukraine have reached agreement on the basis for a memorandum that will provide for natural gas supplies to Ukraine through the Slovak gas pipeline system in the future, citing the CTK news agency
OMV, Gazprom Reach Interim Agreement On Natural Gas Contracts
Posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
The Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG (OMV.VI) and Russia 's Gazprom have reached an interim agreement with its long-term natural gas contracts, OMV said Monday
Romania January-October Energy Output Down 6.4% on Year
Posted: Monday, December 9, 2013
Romanian energy output fell 6.4% on the year to 17.77 million tons of oil equivalent in the first 10 months of 2013, on the back of a decline in the thermal sector, news agency Mediafax reported Friday, citing official data. Thermal energy output decreased 21.6% on the year to 21.2 billion kilowatt hours, the statistics institute INS said
Croatia, Qatar Sign Energy Technology MoU
Posted: Friday, December 6, 2013
The Croatian government said on Thursday it has signed with Qatar a memorandum of understanding in the field of energy technology
Turkey Orders $350 Mln LNG From Qatar
Posted: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Turkey has ordered five cargoes of liquefied natural gas imports from Qatar worth $350 million due to expected cold weather in the coming days, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Thursday. Mr. Yildiz told reporters at a news conference that Turkey now doesn't need to increase or reduce its crude oil imports from Iran
Romania Riot Police Clear Shale Gas Protesters
Posted: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Hundreds of Romanian riot police armed with batons forcibly removed some 100 villagers early Monday who had been camping out for weeks in protest of multinational energy corporation Chevron's (CVX) plans to drill for shale gas, witnesses said. The residents of Pungesti in northeastern Romania had set up a protest camp in a privately-owned field next to the site where the U.S. energy giant plans to drill its first exploration well.
Bulgaria to Invite Bids for Construction of Kozloduy NPP Unit in H2
Posted: Friday, November 29, 2013
Bulgaria plans to hold a tender for the construction of a new unit at its sole nuclear power plant (NPP), Kozloduy, in the second half of 2014, the country’s energy ministry said on Thursday. Bulgaria should first prepare a financial model, which would take some six to eight month, before it invites bids for the construction of a new unit, energy minister Dragomir Stoynev said as quoted in a press release of the ministry.
Croatia Plans Tender for Onshore Oil, Gas Exploration in H2 2014
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013
The Croatian government plans to call an international tender for onshore oil and gas exploration in the second half of 2014, local media reported on Wednesday, quoting economy minister Ivan Vrdoljak. The planned concession for onshore oil and gas exploration along with the offshore one should make Croatia a net exporter of gas in a couple of years, state-run broadcaster HRT reported, quoting Vrdoljak
Israel's Tamar Gas Partners Say Signs of Petroleum in Nearby Field
Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
The partners in Israel 's large offshore Tamar natural gas reserve said Tuesday that signs of more petroleum have been found in a nearby field. The partners did not specify how much natural gas the signs indicated, but previously they have said estimates indicate 0.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in this new Tamar Southwest field
Turkey Could Increase Oil Imports from Iran
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Turkey could increase its oil imports from Iran after the Islamic Republic signed a deal with major world powers to curb its nuclear program, paving the way for more crude oil to reach the global market, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Monday
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