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Macedonia Wants to Become Gas Transit Center, Eyes Nabucco

Authorities in Macedonia are seriously looking into opportunities for the country to join Nabucco, according to Minister of Economy Fatmir Besimi, quoted by Macedonian daily Vecer.

Business » Energy | September 11, 2010, Saturday // 12:12 | Viewed: 2899

Bulgaria's Bulgargaz Offers Lower Gas Price for Q4

The Bulgarian state owned company "Bulgargaz" has offered a 1,36% decrease pf the price for natural gas for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Business » Energy | September 9, 2010, Thursday // 19:20 | Viewed: 2661

Bulgaria 'Present' at Russian Pipeline Meeting Unbeknownst to Govt

Bulgaria appeared to have been represented at a Wednesday's meeting in Moscow on the fate of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline in spite of earlier denial by the Finance Ministry.

Business » Energy | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 18:46 | Viewed: 2773

Sofia Unaware of Moscow Wed Meeting over Oil Pipeline

Bulgaria's finance ministry has denied their representatives are expected in Moscow on September 8 for talks on the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

Business » Energy | September 8, 2010, Wednesday // 10:17 | Viewed: 1875

Bulgaria, Romania Mull Joint Hydropower, Nabucco Efforts

Bulgarian and Romanian government representatives met in Bucharest and reached agreements on a number of joint energy pursuits, reported Mediafax.ro quoting the Romanian Ministry of Economy.

Business » Energy | September 7, 2010, Tuesday // 13:43 | Viewed: 2424

Financial Appraisal Deal Brings Nabucco Closer to Securing Funding

The shareholders and project company of Nabucco have singed a mandate letter with three international financial institutions for the appraisal of the future pipeline, which has been hailed as a key step forward.

Business » Energy | September 6, 2010, Monday // 19:33 | Viewed: 3433

Bulgaria to Get BGN 41 M Dividend from Power Utility CEZ

The Bulgarian government is going to receive a dividend of BGN 41 M from the Czech-owned power utility CEZ Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | September 6, 2010, Monday // 17:59 | Viewed: 2542

Italy's Enel to Sell Bulgarian Power Plant in Fall 2010

CEO of Enel SpA, Fulvio Conti, has said the Italian company will sell its stake in Bulgaria's Maritsa East 3 power plant in the fall of 2010.

Business » Energy | September 5, 2010, Sunday // 12:59 | Viewed: 2895

Russian President Replaces Rosneft CEO - Report

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev had ordered the cabinet to nominate Eduard Khudaynatov for President of Rosneft, the Russian information agency RIA Novosti reports, citing a Kremlin spokesperson.

Business » Energy | September 4, 2010, Saturday // 18:52 | Viewed: 3397

Bulgarian President Mysteriously Certain of Bright Future for Belene NPP

Bulgaria has come very close to the construction of its second nuclear power plant in Belene, according to President Georgi Parvanov.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2010, Friday // 21:33 | Viewed: 2417

Russia, Turkey Fall Out over Samsun-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline Project

Russia and Turkey will be starting their negotiations for the construction of the Samsun-Ceyhan oil pipeline from scratch because of disagreements, announced Russian company Transneft.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2010, Friday // 18:57 | Viewed: 8954

Bulgaria Opposition Slams EVN Stake in Hydro Project

Bulgaria's left-wing opposition have harshly criticized an agreement under which Austrian utility EVN acquired a majority stake in the hydro project on the Arda river, known as Gorna Arda.

Business » Energy | September 3, 2010, Friday // 16:56 | Viewed: 2277

UK JKX Spuds Bulgarian Wells

Britain's JKX Oil & Gas, the operator of the B1-Golitza license in Bulgaria, began on Thursday a two-well drill program in the country to test targets with an estimated resource of up to 60 billion cubic feet (Bcf).

Business » Energy | September 2, 2010, Thursday // 16:10 | Viewed: 2823

Regulations Chaos in Bulgaria Said to Repulse Renewable Energy Investors

Chaos and red tape in Bulgaria's regulations are believed to be a major obstacle to attracting large-scale foreign investments in renewable energy, according to analyst Zlatin Sarastov.

Business » Energy | September 1, 2010, Wednesday // 20:35 | Viewed: 3887

Bulgarian Power Utilities' Audits on Their Way to Prosecutor

The audits of the three Bulgarian power utilities have already been sent to the Prosecutor's Office, the Head of the State Commission for Energy and Water regulation (DKEVR), Angel Semerdzhiev, announced Tuesday.

Business » Energy | August 31, 2010, Tuesday // 16:46 | Viewed: 2569

French GDF Suez Set to Enter Bulgarian Energy Market

The Romanian affiliate of the French electricity generation and distribution company Gas de France Suez (GDF Suez) has submitted an application for a license in Bulgaria.

Business » Energy | August 31, 2010, Tuesday // 14:40 | Viewed: 3013

RWE Strikes Deal with Iraq Kurds for Nabucco

RWE Group AG, Germany's second- largest utility, announced it has signed a cooperation agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, which included future gas supply for the Nabucco pipeline project.

Business » Energy | August 28, 2010, Saturday // 10:21 | Viewed: 3000

US Companies Expected to Focus on Bulgaria's Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Shale Gas

American companies are showing increased interest in various energy projects in Bulgaria, the new Bulgarian Ambassador to the USA, Elena Poptodorova told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) in an exclusive interview.

Business » Energy | August 27, 2010, Friday // 23:45 | Viewed: 4804

Bulgarian Energy Minister: Serbia, Others Have 'General' Interest in Belene NPP

Serbia, Greece and Croatia have an interest in investing in future Bulgarian Belene NPP "just in principle" and no specific offers have been extended this far, said Bulgarian Minister of Energy Traicho Traikov.

Business » Energy | August 27, 2010, Friday // 12:19 | Viewed: 1912

Bulgaria Ups Renewable Energy Production

Bulgaria's energy production from renewable sources by the end of 2010 will be 3 times more than the one in 2009, according to Plamen Dechev from the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR)

Business » Energy | August 26, 2010, Thursday // 14:42 | Viewed: 2790

Bulgarian Economy Minister: Nuclear Plant Cost Up to EUR 9 B

Bulgaria's Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, announced Thursday the price for the project to build a second Nuclear Power Plant in the Bulgarian Danube town if Belene has reached EUR 9 B.

Business » Energy | August 26, 2010, Thursday // 11:31 | Viewed: 58408
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