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Energy, Gas & Oil Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Abengoa Yield to be included in the NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index effective March 23rd, 2015

SEVILLE, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), the sustainable total return company that owns a diversified portfolio of contracted assets in the energy and environment sectors, announced today that it will be included in the NASDAQ Clean Edge … Read the full press release

Eni upgrades the potential of the Indonesian Merakes-1 gas finding from previously estimated 1.3 TCF up to 2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place

Potential of Indonesian Merakes gas finding upgraded New gas discovery offshore Libya, in the Bahr Essalam South exploration prospect San Donato Milanese (Milan), 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has completed post drilling studies on the Merakes-1  gas finding, located in the … Read the full press release

Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi presented the Company’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan to the financial community

LONDON, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO, presents today the Company’s 2015-2018 Strategic Plan to the financial community. Main targets •  E&P: continued production growth supported by significant discoveries Production CAGR 3.5% 2 bln boe of new resources expected … Read the full press release

Eni plans to invest 5 billion dollars in Egypt’s oil and gas sector as part of new framework agreement

The Head of Agreement envisages investments of an estimate 5 billion dollars of total value. Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Sherif Ismail, signed today with Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, a Head … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: UK oil & gas industry survey reveals 92% of companies are planning to grow over the next two years

EDINBURGH, 16-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The UK oil and gas sector is resilient and has plans for future investment and growth, despite the challenges of significantly lower commodity prices and rising production costs. A survey of a broad cross section of … Read the full press release

MAN implements its Climate Strategy by using only renewable energies at the MAN Truck & Bus production site in Pinetown, South Africa

Climate Strategy according to plan MUNICH, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MAN’s first CO2 neutral commercial vehicle plant is now a reality. The Company has gone an important step in implementing its Climate Strategy by using only renewable energies at the … Read the full press release

Alstom to supply and build the first lignite-fired power plant in Asia operating with ultra-supercritical conditions

Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom, in consortium with Marubeni Corporation, has signed an agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to supply and build the new unit at Mae Moh power plant. The total amount of the … Read the full press release

Alstom received final contractual authorization to proceed on engineering and manufacturing of the Deepwater’s Block Island Wind Farm project

Levallois-Perret, 10-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom announced it has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from developers of the Deepwater Wind project, which will feature five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW offshore wind turbines and is poised to become America’s first … Read the full press release

PGNiG SA and GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. announced that Gazprom confirmed its gas supplies to Poland would be delivered in volumes requested

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (PGNiG SA) and Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. announce that on March 6th 2015 Gazprom confirmed that gas supplies to Poland from across its eastern border would be delivered in volumes requested. WARSAW, 10-3-2015 … Read the full press release

Cepsa consigue un Resultado Neto de 459 millones de euros en 2014, cifra superior en un 24% a la conseguida en 2013

Estos resultados son superiores en un 24% respecto a los conseguidos en 2013 La recuperación de los márgenes de refino en el último cuatrimestre del año, y de la demanda del mercado nacional de combustibles y carburantes, han contribuido de … Read the full press release

ABB Ltd published its 2014 annual report and filed Form 20-F with US SEC

Zurich, Switzerland, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB Ltd has published its 2014 annual report on its web site and has filed the annual report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The 2014 annual report is now … Read the full press release

ABB to accompany Solar Impulse on the first round-the-world flight in a plane powered only by energy from the sun

ABB and Solar Impulse share vision of decoupling environmental impact from economic growth Zurich, Switzerland, 9-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology company, is proud to accompany Solar Impulse and its crew on the first round-the-world flight … Read the full press release

Zumtobel Group AG’s innovative and energy-efficient LED lighting and components the most important growth driver

Group revenues increase 4.0% to EUR 962.8 million Continued strong growth momentum with LED: LED share of revenues at 47.4% for the reporting period and 53% in the third quarter Operating earnings (adj. EBIT) improves 21.9% to EUR 51.5 million … Read the full press release

Eni confirms its historical commitment in Congo with the signature of two agreements at Palazzo Chigi

Eni signs two agreements with the Government of the Republic of Congo at Palazzo Chigi, intended to boost the energy development and local growth of the Country Rome, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni today confirms its historical commitment in Congo with … Read the full press release

First popular science book about atomic energy in Bangla presented by Russian atomic energy company Rosatom at Ekushey Book Fair in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — First popular science illustrated book with basic facts about atomic energy in Bangla was presented by Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom at Ekushey Book Fair at Bangla Academy. The presentation of the book was supported … Read the full press release

Alpiq strengthens its market presence in the field of photovoltaics with the acquisition of the Helion Solar Group

ZURICH, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its strategy implementation, Alpiq is expanding its energy services portfolio and has acquired the Helion Solar Group. The company is the Swiss market leader for the planning, implementation and maintenance of photovoltaic and … Read the full press release

French company McPhy Energy to launch new-generation alkaline water-electrolysers using De Nora’s activated electrodes

McPhy Energy will launch a range of new-generation alkaline water-electrolysers using De Nora’s activated electrodes. Milano (Italy), 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The French company McPhy Energy, specialising in hydrogen-based solutions for industrial and energy storage, and the Italian De Nora group, … Read the full press release

European Network of Transmission System Operators: some 35,000 MW of solar energy will gradually fade from Europe’s electrical system during the solar eclipse on 20 March 2015

BRUSSELS, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European transmission system operators (TSOs) have been preparing for the 20 March solar eclipse for several months. Due to the amount of solar generation involved, it was necessary to evaluate and mitigate the risk, with … Read the full press release

wpd AG closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm project

BREMEN, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd AG has closed all the supply contracts for the Nordergründe project. In addition, the Bremen wind farm developer and operator commissions the KfW IPEX Bank with the financing of the project using borrowed funds, … Read the full press release

DONG Energy selects SmartWind Technologies for the supply of dual-Doppler radar system for offshore wind measurement

Fredericia, Denmark, 20-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — DONG Energy has chosen SmartWind Technologies for the supply of a game-changing dual-Doppler radar system for offshore wind measurement. The two radars are to be installed in 2016 on the coast near the Westermost Rough … Read the full press release