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Petroceltic says merger with Melrose approved in Bulgaria

October 5, 2012April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Dublin-based oil and gas exploration firm Petroceltic International said on October 4 that its proposed merger with Melrose Resources has

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria sticks to green energy fees despite protests

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Amid continued protests by renewable energy companies against the power grid connection fees introduced in September, the head of Bulgaria’s

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Measures pit ČEZ against Brussels

October 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Prague Post energy

Energy giant ČEZ has rejected reports it could be forced to sell more power plants than it originally expected, with

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Referendum before Belene restart

October 1, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on October 1 that the country’s MPs should focus on the national referendum on the

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Bulgaria not waiving South Stream transit fees – minister

October 1, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev denied on October 1 a media report that claimed, at the weekend, that

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Belene: an unfinished play of indeterminate length

September 28, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol Belene, energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s autumn political drama season got off to a relatively quiet start, a calm before the storm of debates stirred

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Mysterious US consortium shows interest in Bulgaria’s Belene nuclear plant

September 27, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy, nuclear

MPs from Bulgarian Parliament’s economic policy committee were caught unawares on September 26, when Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev attended a

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz moves to quash fears of gas shortages in 2013

September 25, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas company Bulgargaz moved on September 25 to quash fears that the country could face a gas shortage

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Irish firm granted oil exploration licences in Bulgaria after court battle

September 20, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Dublin-based Moesia Oil and Gas, an independent oil and gas prospector, was awarded four exploration licences in Bulgaria after winning

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