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Russia: Rosneft declares that Gazprom holds back its LNG project
The chief executive of Russia's top oil producer Rosneft appealed to the government to intervene and facilitate company’s access to a Gazprom's trunk gas pipeline, essential for the liquefied natural gas project it is setting up with ExxonMobil.
read more... 25/04/2014
Britain: conservatives’ promise to eliminate onshore wind farm subsidies
The Conservative party in Britain promised to eliminate government subsidies for onshore wind farms in case it will be the winner of the national election next year, raising insecurity concerns for investors in renewable energy.
read more... 25/04/2014
GDF Suez: legal case lost on Belgian nuclear tax of 1 billion euros
The Belgian unit of the French utility GDF Suez declared that a Brussels court had decided in favor of the government in a case concerning approximately 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in taxes charged on its profits from producing nuclear power.
read more... 18/04/2014
German utilities might get 2.2 billion euros tax reimbursements
The German government might refund country’s utilities in nuclear fuel taxes estimated at over 2.2 billion euro ($3.06 billion), according to the preliminary decision of the Hamburg court.
read more... 15/04/2014
Britain: 10 million pound loan to be offered to UK Coal for financing mine closures
UK Coal will receive a loan of 10 million pound from Britain government for closing its two deep mines over the next 18 months. There are 1,300 people working in the mines.
read more... 11/04/2014