Ny Alesund, Norway (AFP) Aug 28, 2007 - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday warned that no nation should break the law to get its hands on the natural energy resources of the Arctic.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2007 - Russian pipeline-building company Stroytransgaz said Monday it had finished constructing a short natural gas pipe section in Greece, which extends an existing route from Alexandroupolis to Turkey. The new 53.7-kilometer (33-mile) section runs northwest from the city to Komotini. The new addition is a continuation of a pipeline built by Stroytransgaz in 1996-2000, and provides a link between the gas supply networks of Greece and Turkey, the company said.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 28, 2007 - Duty on Russian oil exports could rise by up to $26, reaching $248-250 per metric ton as of October 1, in keeping with world market trends, a Finance Ministry official said Monday. The Russian government adjusts export duty on crude and petroleum products every two months, depending on changes in the Urals blend price on world markets.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 27, 2007 - A team of Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that the choices U.S. officials make today could limit how the nation's future energy needs are met and could cost consumers billions in idle power plants and associated infrastructure systems. In the upcoming Sept. 1 edition of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, Carnegie Mellon researchers Paulina Jaramillo, W. Michael Griffin and H. Scott Matthews show that liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported from foreign countries and used for electricity generation could have 35 percent higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than coal used in advanced power plant technologies.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2007 - China will start building its second West-East natural gas pipeline in 2008, with gas transmission to come on stream in 2010, China National Petroleum Corporation, builder of the pipeline, said Monday.
Athens (AFP) Aug 27, 2007 - Under pressure to cut reliance on pollution-generating fossil fuels for energy production, Greece is stepping up plans to build wind farms on some of its picture-perfect islands that locals fear could scare off tourism.
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2007 - The 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union opened up the newly independent republics to the global economy, which has most notably been interested in their hydrocarbons. The clear winners in the race to develop Caspian energy reserves are Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. While Kazakhstan is a relative newcomer to the international energy market, Azerbaijan has been producing oil since the 1870s and is the sole post-Soviet state to have diversified its export routes beyond Russian control.
Berlin (UPI) Aug 24, 2007 - Russia has cut oil supplies to Germany by as much as one-third in recent weeks, worrying energy security experts the move is part of an overall energy strategy change in Moscow.
Washington (UPI) Aug 24, 2007 - Faced with high international oil and gas prices, some Middle Eastern countries are struggling to squirm out from under hugely popular, but economically crushing, energy subsidies.
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 24, 2007 - Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will require 1,060 new airplanes worth about $70 billion over the next 20 years, according to Boeing's updated annual forecast for the commercial airplane market. The complete forecast, known as the Boeing Current Market Outlook, is available on the Boeing web.
Beijing (AFP) Aug 24, 2007 - China's two leading oil producers have snubbed a new policy forcing companies to buy pollution insurance, claiming insurers cannot afford the compensation, state media said Friday.
The Hague (AFP) Aug 24, 2007 - Dutch Petrol company NAM is testing new lighting by electronics giant Philips to improve safety for migratory birds who can get disoriented by brightly-lit offshore platforms, the companies said Friday.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 23, 2007 - Southeast Asian countries agreed Thursday to establish a regional nuclear energy safety network, amid warnings from environmental activists that the risks of atomic power outweigh the benefits.
Miami (UPI) Aug 23, 2007 - As part of President Umaru Yar'Adua's ongoing effort to curb corruption, the Nigerian government is considering revoking licensing blocks for exploration amid accusations they were obtained through bribes. (e-mail: [email protected])
Berlin (AFP) Aug 23, 2007 - The German government and four companies operating nuclear power plants in the country on Thursday agreed they would tighten safety measures, a month after two incidents sparked a national outcry.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 23, 2007 - Shifting to renewable energy could save countries in East Asia as much as two trillion US dollars in fuel costs over the next 23 years, or more than 80 billion dollars annually, environmental group Greenpeace said Thursday.
