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

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

Rosneft top managers increased their shareholdings in the Company’s charter capital

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosneft top managers increased their interests in the Company’s charter capital. Considerable shareholdings in the Company’s charter capital were acquired by Rosneft Vice Presidents Eric Maurice Liron, Zeljko Runje and Igor Maydannik: Eric Maurice Liron, First Vice President … Read the full press release

RWE Innogy received permits by German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency for 108 additional wind turbines for the Innogy Nordsee offshore wind farm 2 and 3

Construction of 108 additional wind turbines approved Permit for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm cluster (approx. 1,000 MW) Important contribution to enhancing value of project portfolio 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — RWE Innogy yesterday received the permits for the Innogy Nordsee offshore wind … Read the full press release

EU-funded project PETROBOT develops robots to replace humans in inspections of pressure vessels and storage tanks widely used in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry

03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission, together with a consortium of ten European companies led by Shell, launches today the PETROBOT project, which will develop robots which can replace humans in inspections of pressure vessels and storage tanks widely used in … Read the full press release

RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München, Siemens joint venture project Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm begins generating electricity

Gwynt y Môr begins generating electricity Joint venture project of RWE Innogy, Stadtwerke München and Siemens making good progress Complete commissioning planned for 2014 Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has officially generated and exported its first electricity, on track … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power wins auction for three energy supply contracts with wind projects located in the Brazilian state of Bahia

Enel Green Power has been awarded three energy supply contracts with wind projects located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. These projects will add a further 88 MW to the 313 MW of wind projects Enel Green Power obtained in … Read the full press release

Siemens and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group announced 29 finalist cities competing for the initial City Climate Leadership Awards

Joint Press Release by Siemens and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Global Prize Competition Highlights Excellence in Urban Sustainability New York/London,  Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced the 29 finalist cities competing in 10 categories … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ and consortium partners preferred bidder status for 415MW power plant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia confirmed

29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ is pleased to announce, together with its consortium partners, that its preferred bidder status for the combined heat and power plant CHP5 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, has been confirmed. A Memorandum of Understanding has … Read the full press release

Volkswagen to present 53 vehicles at the 65th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main September 12 – 22, 2013

• 53 vehicles showcased on 8,893m2 stand • Highlight cars: e-Golf, new Golf R plus one further world premiere • Main themes: e-mobility, 4MOTION, WRC 29-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen brand will be present at the 65th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt … Read the full press release

Royal Dutch Shell plc Board announced reference share price in respect of Q2 2013 interim dividend

28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the Reference Share Price in respect of the second quarter interim dividend of 2013, which was announced on August 1st, 2013 at $0.45 per A ordinary share (“A … Read the full press release

Maintpartner Finland signs major hydropower operation and maintenance outsourcing contract with Fortum

28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner Finland and Fortum have signed a three-year operation and maintenance agreement regarding Fortum’s hydropower plants in the Oulujoki and Imatra regions. Under the agreement, the local operation and maintenance personnel of Fortum’s hydropower plants will transfer to … Read the full press release

Fortum to close electricity production at its Inkoo coal-fired power plant in Finland

28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has decided to discontinue electricity production at its Inkoo coal-fired power plant in Finland. Production operations will end in February 2014, after which the company will mothball three units. As a consequence of the decision to cease production, Fortum will … Read the full press release

Fortum and Maintpartner signed 3-year operation and maintenance agreement regarding Fortum’s hydropower plants in Oulujoki and Imatra, Finland

28-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum and Maintpartner have signed a three-year operation and maintenance agreement regarding Fortum’s hydropower plants in the Oulujoki and Imatra regions of Finland. Under the agreement, the local operation and maintenance personnel of Fortum’s hydropower plants will transfer … Read the full press release

CEZ Group announced H1 2013 financial results, net income up 5.3% YoY

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EBITDA rose by CZK 0.9 bn (1.9%) year on year to CZK 49.2 bn. Net Income grew by 5.3% y-o-y to CZK 28.6 bn. The CEZ Group has not changed its expected results for the entire year; EBITDA … Read the full press release

Günther Oettinger, Victor Ponta, Iurie Leancă jointly inaugurated the launch of Romanian-Moldavian gas pipeline works

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger, Prime-Minister of Romania Victor Ponta and the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Moldova Iurie Leancă, will today jointly inaugurate the launch of the works for the realisation of the gas interconnector between Ungheni … Read the full press release

MYTILINEOS Group posts consolidated €731M turnover in 1H2013, up 2.3% YoY

27-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Continued resilience in particularly adverse domestic and global economic conditions 1H2013 Highlights: Net debt down €170 million in 1H2013, dropping from €725 million to €555 million due to stronger positive cash flows and to the reduction in the amount … Read the full press release

The Linde Group awarded contract to build the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant for Jubail United Petrochemical Company in Saudi Arabia

Munich, 26-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology company The Linde Group has been awarded a contract to build the world’s largest carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction plant for Jubail United Petrochemical Company (UNITED), a manufacturing affiliate of SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries … Read the full press release

Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo and Gazprom Neft to install natural gas vehicle fueling units at Gazprom Neft’s filling stations

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Viktor Zubkov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom, Chairman of the Management Committee – Director General of Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo and Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprom Neft signed today at the Gazprom headquarters an Agreement regarding the installation of natural gas vehicle fueling units at Gazprom … Read the full press release

Cairn Energy PLC released H1-2013 report

23-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “Exploration programme offering material growth potential” Simon Thomson, Chief Executive, Cairn Energy PLC said: “Cairn commences a 12 month multi-well high impact frontier exploration programme in September that will offer shareholders sustained exposure to material growth potential. The … Read the full press release