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Serbian leader wants to reduce Russian gas dependency

June 6, 2015 VOANews energy, Serbia

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic tells VOA that his country is ready to accept U.S. calls to reduce dependency on

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Business 

Bulgaria and Serbia agree to accelerate work on gas interconnector plan

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Serbia

Bulgaria and Serbia have undertaken to work faster on building gas interconnectors, Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry said at the close of

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines electricity distributors 1.17M leva over access to utility poles

June 2, 2015June 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on June 2 that it has fined the country’s three electricity distribution

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Bulgaria Customs Agency to investigate Lukoil refinery

June 1, 2015June 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Customs Agency has started an audit of the Neftochim oil refinery, owned by Russian oil conglomerate Lukoil, to investigate

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Russian exec says Chevron could help revive Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline – report

May 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

US oil firm Chevron has shown interest in reviving the proposed Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, reports in Russian media said on

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Europe 

Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania sign gas grids interconnection memorandum

May 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

Foreign ministers from four Eastern European countries – Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania – signed a memorandum on cooperation in

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Russia’s Lukoil opens new $1.5B unit at Bulgarian refinery

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Russian oil company Lukoil opened a new facility to process heavy residue at the Neftochim refinery in the Bulgarian city

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines electricity distributor CEZ 1.25M leva

May 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on May 18 that it has fined electricity distribution firm CEZ Distribution Bulgaria 1.25 million leva

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Bulgaria invites ExxonMobil to bid for Black Sea exploration licences

May 5, 2015May 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgarian Parliament’s energy committee chairperson Delyan Dobrev met with officials from ExxonMobil to invite the company to bid on the

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