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Spain and Portugal are the slowest in approving wind farm projects
According to European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) data, Spain and Portugal are the slowest among other European countries to approve new wind farms construction.
read more... 26/04/2010
UK Coal sells assets
The largest coal miner in Great Britain, UK Coal, plans to sell most of its real estate assets, pursuing the goal of reducing its debt level, which is still growing, as a result of problems in production in its underground mines.
read more... 26/04/2010
Lindsey refinery acquisition
Oil Refinery Petroplus, based in Switzerland, has submitted a proposal to buy Total’s refinery Lindsey in the UK. In order to reduce its total production capacity of oil, Total, the largest oil company in France, intends sell its 223 000 barrels per day Lindsey refinery. This event was rather unexpected news.
read more... 23/04/2010
Gas price discussions between Russia and Ukraine
On Wednesday, the Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, met with his counterpart from Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich, to discuss the tariff reduction on imported gas, so fundamental for Ukrainian economy.
read more... 21/04/2010
Qatar interested in Russian gas
Qatar invited the Russian energy giant Gazprom to take part in new projects on liquefied natural gas, LNG. The projects that will take place starting from 2014 have the intention to improve the relations between the two countries so rich in natural gas.
read more... 21/04/2010