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Myanmar Oil gas blocks to be explored by Shell, Statoil, Total and others
The most important international oil companies, such as Statoil, Conoco Phillips, Royal Dutch Shell and Total, have been awarded with the rights to perform explorations for oil and gas off Myanmar, as stated by the Ministry of Energy in the Southeast Asian country.
read more... 27/03/2014
SSE to carry out a “legal separation” of its retail and wholesale divisions to improve transparency
The British utility SSE, which is part of “big six”, decided to separate its wholesale and retail divisions in an effort to simplify its business and to freeze household gas and electricity prices until January 2016 amid intense political pressure over increasing household bills at a time when real-term wages are shrinking and public outcry over energy company profits.
read more... 26/03/2014
Medvedev mulls doubling gas production in Crimea
Gas production in Crimea region could increase by two-fold within the next few years, declared Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
read more... 26/03/2014
Spain government considers increasing subsidies for gas-fired power plants to prevent further closure of facilities
The Spanish government aims to increase the aid for under-used gas-fired power plants in order to avoid utilities’ closures around the country.
read more... 26/03/2014
Ukraine: LNG markets might be tightened in case of gas disruptions
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets would be tightened by disruptions to Russian gas supplies via Ukraine since southern Europe should compete with Asia for LNG in order to satisfy demand, according to Wood Mackenzie consultancy on Monday.
read more... 25/03/2014