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Russian Federation reduces gas supplies to Bosnia and Herzegovina

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Bosnia and Herzegovina, energy, Russia

BH Gas, the company which delivers natural gas to thousands of companies and households in Bosnia and Herzegovina, mostly in

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Patriotic Front’s price for participation in GERB coalition: freezing the price of electricity

October 23, 2014October 25, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian election 2014, energy

Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front coalition is setting its price for participation in a GERB coalition government – freezing the price

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Europe hoping for Russia-Ukraine gas deal next week

October 23, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine failed to strike an interim gas deal in Brussels on Tuesday, with both sides holding out for

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Ukraine relies on South African coal to stay warm during winter

October 22, 2014 The Kyiv Post energy, Ukraine

Ukraine’s electricity and heat generating companies are heavily dependent on coal for fuel, but the war that erupted in the main

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EU-Ukraine-Russia gas talks: Negotiations to be continued on October 29

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Russia, Ukraine

At talks in Brussels between the European Union, Russia and Ukraine on natural gas issues and supplies, European Commssion Vice-President Günther

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EU can survive short-term interruptions of Russian gas deliveries – EC

October 16, 2014October 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

The European Commission said on October 16 that EU member states could survive an interruption of Russian gas supplies this

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Romanian president says Lukoil refinery should be nationalised if it closes down

October 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania

Romanian president Traian Basescu has called on the Romanian government to look into the option of nationalising a refinery run

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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant signs deal to extend reactor life

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant at Kozloduy, on the Danube River, said on October 9 that it signed a contract

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Lukoil closes refinery in Romania after facility placed under distraint

October 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Romania, Russia

A Russian subsidiary in Romania has decided to close down a refinery it operates in Ploiesti after prosecutors levied a

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