EU leaders hold energy summit
European Union leaders are meeting Wednesday in Brussels to discuss their plans to exploit shale oil. European energy costs are
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Bucharest meeting gives Nabucco project a spur
The investment decision for developing the Nabucco project will be taken in 2013 while the actual construction will start in
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Bulgaria’s electricity regulator plans industrial price cut
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on May 21 that it was preparing a new price calculation
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Czech company CEZ seeks 190 million euro compensation from Albanian government
The power supply Czech company, CEZ has filed a lawsuit in the International Court of Arbitration against Albania, seeking compensation,
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EU inspects four firms in oil price-fixing probe
The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation into possible price manipulations for oil and biofuel products. Authorities made unannounced
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Czech Energo-Pro fined 1.69M leva for abuse of dominant position in Bulgaria
Czech firm Energo-Pro, which owns the electricity distribution companies servicing northern and northeastern Bulgaria, has been fined 1.69 million leva
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Further foreign energy companies pull out of Polish shale gas venture
Talisman Energy Inc. of Canada and US energy company Marathon Oil said they were of pulling out of exploration for
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Nabucco pipeline secures Bulgarian environmental permit
The consortium behind the planned Nabucco gas pipeline said on May 8 that it has received all the necessary environmental
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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5
Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on May 3 that it shut down the
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