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New NanoMarkest report on OPV/DSC photovoltaics to reach 1.3 billion dollars by 2012.
On 20 November, NanoMarkets presented a new report entitled “Encapsulation and Flexible Substrates for Organic and Dye-Sensitized Cell Photovoltaics”.
read more... 10/01/2011
Russian-Chinese oil pipeline starts operating
A crude oil pipeline between Russia and China is now in operation which will help Russia in diversifying its oil clients more towards the east and will overturn decades of Russian dependence on European markets. The project costs $25bn and was partially financed by Chinese loans.
read more... 05/01/2011
Vietsovpetro will continue Vietnam-Russia oil cooperation.
Vietnam and Russia will continue cooperating in geological survey and oil and gas production on Vietnam’s continental shelf within the framework of the Vietnamese-Russian oil and gas joint venture (JV) Vietsovpetro after 2010.
read more... 28/12/2010
The unconventional gas suppliers from Europe need subsidies from government to become attractive on the market.
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies in collaboration with the SBC Energy Institute has published a study on unconventional gas in Europe. The study "Can unconventional gas be a game changer in European gas markets?” concludes that unconventional gas development will not be a game changer for European gas markets overall. However, it could have a significant impact in individual countries, although probably not in this decade.
read more... 27/12/2010
Russia’s Gazprom and Italy’s Eni extend their strategic agreement until 2012.
Gazprom and Eni have extended their 2006 strategic agreement, which would have expired on December 2010, until 2012. The agreement targets the boost of industrial and commercial operations in Russia and third countries.
read more... 24/12/2010