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21.08.2014 16:25Damaged Paks Fuel Sent to Russia
The used fuel assemblies that were damaged during a chemical cleaning process at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in 2003 have been transported to Russia for processing, world-nuclear-news.org reported citing information from Russia’s state21.08.2014 11:34Greek Energy Minister Requests Gas Back-Up
Energy Minister Yiannis Maniatis has forwarded a request to the European Commission for the establishment of an emergency mechanism that would offer support to Greece and other EU member states in the event that they were affected by a natural gas20.08.2014 13:49Ukraine Ready for Short-Term Compromise on Russian Gas Price
Ukraine's energy minister on Tuesday said the country was prepared to pay an interim compromise price for Russian gas and criticized Russia's Gazprom for being unwilling to negotiate, Reuters reported. Last year, Russia supplied about half of the18.08.2014 15:53EC Approves Rolls-Royce Turbine Business Acquisition by Siemens
The European Commission has authorised under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Rolls-Royce's aero-derivative gas turbine business, compressor activities and aftermarket services as well as Rolls Royce's 50% stake in Rolls Wood18.08.2014 13:18Belgian Doel 4 Reactor Remains Closed by End-2014
Belgian energy company Electrabel said its Doel 4 nuclear reactor would stay offline at least until the end of this year after major damage to its turbine, with the cause confirmed as sabotage. Electrabel had said the plant would remain offline18.08.2014 11:08Ukraine Started Test Gas Import from Slovakia
Ukraine has begun test imports of gas from Slovakia via an upgraded pipeline, the head of Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz said on Saturday. "Test pumping of gas has started from Slovakia to Ukraine via Vojany-Uzhorod. This pipeline15.08.2014 11:55Rosatom to Build Two New Inland Reactors in China
Rosatom reported last week that China has invited the Russian state-controlled nuclear power firm to build new reactors at an inland site. A Russian delegation will soon assess construction sites near Harbin, between Mongolia and Russia's Pacific14.08.2014 12:11Rosneft Asks Russian Government for Financial Aid Against Western Sanctions
Igor Sechin, the head of Russian oil giant Rosneft, has asked the government to provide the company with 1.5 trillion roubles (USD 41.6 billion) to help the company weather western sanctions, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, as quoted08.08.2014 12:50Door Wide Open for New Players as Banks Scale Down Gas Trading in Europe
Low volatility in European natural gas and power markets, coupled with tougher EU financial regulation has severely diminished trading’s appeal to many banks. In recent months, corporations including Barclays, JP Morgan and Merrill Lynch have08.08.2014 12:07Commissioner Leaves U.S. Federal Energy Regulator
John Norris, a commissioner with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission since 2010, said on Thursday he will resign almost three years before his term expires to take up a post with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. FERC regulates elements07.08.2014 12:13Mexico Approves Final Bill to Open Energy Sector
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said on Wednesday he would likely sign a series of bills next week to implement the historic opening of the state-run oil, gas and electricity sectors to more private investment. Mexican Senators are voting06.08.2014 17:01Kiev Cuts Hot Water Supply to Store Gas for Winter
The hot water supply cut which occurs every summer for three weeks in Kiev will most likely span until October 15. Ukraine’s capital city is envisaging prolonging the measure due to the stopped gas supply from Russia, Le Monde reported. District
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