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Europe considers fracking to cut Russian gas imports

July 13, 2014July 13, 2014 VOANews energy, Russia, Ukraine

The political crisis in Ukraine, including its dispute with Moscow over the flow of Russian natural gas, has forced many

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Business 

Gazprom CEO Miller to visit Croatia

July 9, 2014July 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, energy, Serbia

The head of Russian energy company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, will arrive for an official visit to Croatia on July 9,

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Bulgaria 

In Serbia, Bulgarian FM insists South Stream will resume in a few weeks time

July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Kristian Vigenin, Serbia

Kristian Vigenin, foreign minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government that will resign within the next couple of weeks, has

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Europe 

Greece lowers tax to lure oil and gas explorers

July 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

A two-day event kicked off in London on July 1 where Greece presented opportunities of oil exploitation in the Ionian and

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Business 

Bulgaria utilities regulator announces electricity price hike

June 30, 2014July 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on June 30 that it approved higher prices for end-consumers starting

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Business 

Bulgaria state utility NEK debt at 2.9B leva, regulator says

June 26, 2014July 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned electricity utility NEK has amassed 2.9 billion leva (about 1.48 billion euro) in debt, the head of Bulgaria’s

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Europe 

Living without Russian gas: Hard, but possible

June 26, 2014May 10, 2024 The Kyiv Post energy, Russia, Ukraine

Since Russia’s Gazprom cut the gas supplies to Ukraine on June 16, the government has been intensively looking for the

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Europe 

Greece to invite oil companies to conduct offshore test drillings

June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

Greece is to invite major oil companies early July to conduct offshore test drillings in the areas of the Ionian

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Business 

Bulgarian regulator lodges EC complaint against US-owned power plants

June 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) has lodged official complaints with the European Commission against two thermal power

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