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Gazprom could face a 15 billion dollars fine from EU regulators
After a year-long investigation the EU regulators are preparing to charge Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom over suspected infringement of EU competition rules in member states including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia, risking a fine of up to 15 billion dollars. Currently Gazprom supplies a quarter of Europe's gas consumption needs.
read more... 04/10/2013
No punitive EU duties on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission announced that will continue anti-subsidy investigations over Chinese solar panels, which is running parallel to the EU’s anti-dumping proceedings, but without provisional measures.
read more... 08/08/2013
Oil giant BP could face 29 million dollars fine
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed to fine oil giant BP Plc with fines of about 29 million dollars and has ordered to BP to respond to accusations of natural gas market at the Houston Ship Channel manipulation, from mid-September to November in 2008, in a way designed to increase the value of the company’s financial position. The claims followed an investigation by officials from the regulator’s Office of Enforcement (OE). The allegations date back in 2011.
read more... 06/08/2013
EU to launch a probe on German renewable energy law
The European Commission is planning to initiate a formal investigation into Germany's law to promote the use of renewable energies, according to German news magazine Spiegel.
read more... 15/07/2013
China launches a solar anti-dumping probe in Europe
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that it has launched a trade investigation into solar panels ingredients imported from Europe.
read more... 02/11/2012