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The European Commission has today cleared the way for the acquisition of Angola LNG by several oil and gas majors. The news means Total, BP, Chevron, Eni and Sonangol are approved to enter a joint venture to acquire the Angolan company Angola LNG. Through the venture, the companies would export...
Work on Serbian section of the South Stream gas pipeline is planned to start in November or December of this year. Serbian officials hope it will be significant contributer towards the resuscitation of the failing Serbian economy. Dusan Bajatovic, general manager of Serbian state-owned gas company...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that his country has invited Qatar to participate in a planned LNG terminal in Odessa. Following a meeting with Qatari Premier Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, Prime Minister Azarov confirmed that he had asked Qatar to participate in the construction...
A separation of Italian pipeline operator Snam and Italy's main gas company Eni may be sped up, Reuters has reported, with a decree expected by next week. The decree, which will outline exactly how the split will happen, was expected to to be finalised by the end of this month. However, two sources...
The Eastern Mediterranean is set to become a key exporter of gas to Europe with Cyprus at the forefront, a Cypriot minister has said. In an interview with Platts news agency, Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis said that the potential for energy from the region was massive. "There...
Russia's Gazprom says it is considering the construction of a gas pipeline to Japan, following a meeting at Gazprom Export's headquarters yesterday. The meeting, which took place between Deputy Chairman of Gazprom's Management Committee Alexander Medvedev and delegates from Japan's ruling Democratic...
Various reports indicate that major international energy companies have accelerated their moves to enter the research process in the Eastern Mediterranean natural gas fields, by attempting to join with established companies already operating in the region such as Noble Energy. Gazprom, Gaz de France...
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and its partner Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN B.V.), have received approval for the development of the Bergermeer gas storage facility in the Netherlands. The ruling, issued from the Dutch Council of State, dismissed applications from evironmental and community...
Introduction Since August 1 2008 the Croatian gas sales market has been fully open, with customers entitled to choose their supplier, the quantity and the price. The only natural gas producer is the national oil and gas company, INA dd, which meets approximately 60% of national needs. Gas is exploited...
In a classified report that was leaked in the local press, the Cypriot regulatory agency for energy outlined five ways under which a third corridor can be achieved. The report, produced after months of consultations with the stakeholders involved in Israel, Cyprus and Greece, was commissioned for the...