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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
Germany: no renewable surcharge to be paid for on-site power plants
Industrial companies are absolved from paying renewable energy surtaxes for present on-site power plants, as stated by Sigmar Gabriel, the Germany’s economy and energy minister, who had renounced the initial plan that would have annually charged them approximately 500 million euros.
read more... 25/03/2014
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
Turkey: $1.7 billion loan deal negotiated between DenizBank and Socar
Turkey’s DenizBank lender, owned by Russia, is in negotiations with Azeri state-owned oil firm SOCAR over a loan package for investments of about $1.7 billion, as stated on Friday by Hakan Ates, DenizBank Chief Executive Officer.
read more... 24/03/2014
Timchenko’s Stroitransgaz set for 3.5 billion euro South Stream deal
A conglomerate run by Stroitransgaz, managed by Gennady Timchenko, an important businessman touched by U.S. sanctions, won a transaction of about 3.5 billion euro to construct a segment of the South Stream natural gas pipeline traversing Bulgaria, as stated by industry sources on Friday.
read more... 24/03/2014