Energy Business Review Latest NewsLatest news from Energy Business ReviewSiemens's power distribution CEO elected president of T&D Europe Association- July 7, 2008 Siemens has announced that Ralf Christian, CEO of its power distribution business, has been elected president of the Transmission & Distribution Europe Association, an industry group comprising of manufacturers of power transmission and distribution technology.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=8C044DA7-655F-4EE7-8358-6F68EA... Gazprom announces stepwise survey program for Kyrgyz resource areas- July 7, 2008 Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and the government of Kyrgyzstan have agreed upon a stepwise program for the geological survey of subsurface resources in the Kugart license area and the Eastern Mailu-Suu IV block of Kyrgyzstan.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=1ABF728B-2C73-43A5-89A7-BC791D... Aker Solutions acquires Qserv, strengthens well service portfolio- July 7, 2008 Norwegian engineering services provider Aker Solutions has acquired Qserv, a provider of well, process and pipeline services in the North Sea and international markets, for NOK1 billion.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=BCC595A9-420B-4F9F-960D-09B59F... E.ON abandons Ferndale wind farm project- July 7, 2008 E.ON has announced that it no longer intends to continue to develop an eight turbine wind farm near Ferndale, Wales, because of concerns that the project's original design could potentially pose a noise nuisance to nearby homes.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=24D67C72-A6CE-42E5-8CAD-AD4D14... Vestas receives 48MW wind turbine order from EOLE-RES- July 7, 2008 Vestas has received an order from EOLE-RES for 24 units of its V90-2MW wind turbine, totaling 48MW of capacity, for the Mont Gimont project, located in the Haute-Marne department in the Champagne-Ardennes region of France.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=1B78420F-FC37-450A-AE16-767F4C... GDF, Bulgargaz to develop southeast European gas market- July 7, 2008 French energy major Gaz de France and Bulgargaz Holding have signed a memorandum of understanding in relation to the security of gas supply and the development of the gas market in southeastern Europe.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=9C669BED-FED5-4E6E-A90D-C6C06C... Eni begins functional separation of gas sector operations- July 7, 2008 Eni has begun action to implement the principles of functional separation envisaged by Italy's Electric Energy and Gas Authority. The process concerns companies that manage infrastructure operations in the regulated gas sector, which have been functionally separated, at an organizational level, from production and sale operations.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=EFE035CA-992F-4888-B1EF-352187... Petrobras, ConocoPhillips sign wide-ranging co-operation agreement- July 7, 2008 Petrobras and ConocoPhillips have signed a memorandum of understanding to identify opportunities for co-operation in oil and gas exploration, production, refining, sugar-based ethanol production, transportation and marketing projects based on mutual interest and economic feasibility.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=D384A29F-E075-4043-9E77-8B4163... Edison, Hellenic Petroleum form Greek electricity JV- July 7, 2008 Italian utility Edison and Greek hydrocarbon company and independent electric power operator, Hellenic Petroleum, have signed agreements establishing an equal-stake joint venture to operate in Greece's electricity market.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=EDED0650-C29D-4984-9617-1ECC68... EDF presses ahead with Dunkirk methane terminal plans- July 7, 2008 French energy giant EDF has announced that it is pressing ahead with studies for the proposed methane terminal at the Clipon site in Dunkirk, France, following a decision by the Dunkirk Port Authority.http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=6D5105EA-AAB3-4F1C-B4CD-A8C2B7... |