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

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited intends to offer US$500M in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2020

Hamilton, Bermuda, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited (the “Company” or “Seadrill”) (NYSE: SDRL), a global offshore drilling contractor, announced today that it intends to offer US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in … Read the full press release

Viessmann Group and Panasonic Corporation to offer the first polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) fuel cell system available for single-homes in Europe

Berlin, Germany, 19-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Viessmann Group and Panasonic Corporation have jointly developed a new fuel cell cogeneration system, which will become the first polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) fuel cell system available for single-homes in Europe. It will be sold … Read the full press release

Graham Scotton appointed COO Dana Petroleum

18-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Graham will report to the company’s Group Chief Executive Dr Marcus Richards and has also been appointed to the Board of Directors. He brings considerable experience to Dana having spent 36 years working in the oil and gas … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank lends €40M long-term loan to SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (SREI) for renewable energy projects in India

16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 40 million long-term loan to SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited (SREI), with the main purpose of financing investments that will help to mitigate climate change in India. The loan will … Read the full press release

Rostec’s Tekhnopromexport and Andritz Hydro to partner in future joint hydropower station construction projects

Tekhnopromexport and Andritz Hydro are going to build a hydropower station in CIS, Asia and Africa  13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of the Russia and Austria Business Council Tekhnopromexport and Andritz Hydro, the world’s leading manufacturer of equipment for hydropower stations, … Read the full press release

Maintpartner established Group Maintenance Development Team to share expertise group wide

11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner provides services to ensure the availability of technical processes by delivering tailored industrial service solutions that are constantly improved. Our ambition is to be a role model in industrial service business. To be able to better fulfill … Read the full press release

BP awarded over £1B in contracts to UK companies for the re-development of Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of Shetland

11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BP announced today that it, and its partners, have now awarded over £1 billion in contracts to UK-based companies to provide services and equipment for the major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west … Read the full press release

BP America to sponsor six U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes training for Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

BP-Sponsored Team USA Athletes Include Two Returning London 2012 Competitors and Wounded Veteran CHICAGO, 11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BP America announced today that it will sponsor six U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes training for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games … Read the full press release

BP Egypt announced significant gas discovery in Salamat Well, East Nile Delta in Egypt

10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BP Egypt today announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. The deepwater exploration well, named Salamat, is the deepest well ever drilled in the Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta … Read the full press release

Statoil ASA guaranteed by Statoil Petroleum AS executed debt capital market transactions

10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On August 27, 2013, Statoil ASA (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO), guaranteed by Statoil Petroleum AS, executed the following debt capital market transaction: Issue of USD 300,000,000 Notes with floating interest rate and due August 27, 2020  The net proceeds from … Read the full press release

Swissgas: first natural gas produced from the Clipper South gas field in the British North Sea by Bayerngas UK Ltd

Zurich, 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayerngas UK Ltd., in which Swissgas holds an interest through its engagement in Bayerngas Norge, has produced natural gas from the Clipper South gas field in the British North Sea for the first time. There are estimated reserves of around … Read the full press release

E.ON Connecting Energies to acquire Matrix, UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings

06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, E.ON Connecting Energies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matrix (“The Company”), the UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings. The agreement covers the purchase of 100 percent of the … Read the full press release

BP America appointed Geoff Morrell as Senior Vice President for its newly formed U.S. Communications & External Affairs organization

WASHINGTON, D.C., 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today BP announced the appointment of Geoff Morrell to the position of Senior Vice President in charge of the newly formed U.S. Communications & External Affairs organization. Communications & External Affairs is a consolidation of three previously … Read the full press release

Christopher Delbrück appointed CEO at E.ON Global Commodities SE in Düsseldorf

Christopher Delbrück follows Klaus Schäfer as CEO of E.ON’s trading unit David Port and Damian Bunyan join the board 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Christopher Delbrück has been appointed CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of E.ON Global Commodities SE (EGC) in Düsseldorf. He will take over from Klaus … Read the full press release

E.ON’s newly inaugurated power-to-gas (P2G) unit in Falkenhagen injects hydrogen into natural gas system for first time on industrial scale

06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON inaugurated a power-to-gas (P2G) unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today. The unit uses wind power to run electrolysis equipment that transforms water into hydrogen which is injected into the regional gas transmission system. The hydrogen becomes … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce wins nuclear engineering services contract by Russian state-owned nuclear company Rosatom

05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a nuclear engineering services contract by Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear company. In a separate agreement, Rolls-Royceannounced that it will collaborate with Rosatom and Finnish nuclear utility company Fortum on an initial project to assess the … Read the full press release

EIB provides €100M to Raiffeisenbank a.s. and €50M to Česká Spořitelna a.s. for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects promoted by Czech SMEs and Mid-Cap companies

05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has extended two intermediated loans combined with EU grant subsidies to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects promoted by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies in the Czech Republic: EUR 100 million loan to … Read the full press release

Rosneft President Igor Sechin met Pirelli Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera over discussion about Pirelli retail outlets at Rosneft’s chain of filling stations

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On September 3, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Pirelli Chairman and Managing Director Marco Tronchetti Provera. As part of the meeting the parties discussed the protocol of understanding … Read the full press release

Rosneft President Igor Sechin held working meeting with Armenian Nairit Plant Top Management

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On September 3, 2013, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Director General of Nairit Plant Ovanes Akhinyan and Deputy Director General for Reconstruction and Development Karen Mirzoyan. The meeting … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce signed $13.7M contract to replace plant process computers at Luminant’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant near Glen Rose, Texas

Dallas, TX, 04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has won a $13.7 million contract to replace the plant process computers (PPC) for the two generating units at Luminant’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant located near Glen Rose, Texas. Comanche Peak has two pressurized water reactors … Read the full press release