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President Erdoğan hails new gas deal with Algeria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan has hailed a new 4.4-billion cubic meter natural gas deal between Turkey and Algeria.
In an official visit to the Algerian capital of Algiers, ErdoÄan praised the agreement between the national hydrocarbon company of Algeria and the Turkish state-owned oil and natural gas pipeline company BOTAÅ, who extended their agreement for 10 years.
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Privatization: Who will run Istanbul’s gas grid?
The coming tender to privatize the distribution of Istanbulâs gas to its 5.1 million customers should not be seen as a simple commercial transaction of âwhoever pays the most in the bidding round will win the contract.â
It is rather strategic for many reasons affecting Turkeyâs energy security, investment climate, environmental quality and trading ties.
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A regional natural gas hub is possible in Greece
The creation of a commercial natural gas hub in Greece will be absolutely possible in five years time, according to a study presented on Tuesday in Athens by the Institute for Energy in Southeast Europe (IENE).
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Blue Corridor 2014 rally arrives in Belgrade
BELGRADE - The Blue Corridor 2014 natural gas vehicle rally arrived in Belgrade on Monday for the first time ever.
The goal of the rally, which hit the road in Saint Petersburg in mid-October, is to draw attention to the large traffic flow between Western and Eastern Europe, which can become environmentally acceptable with compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
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Athens weighs its LNG and CNG options
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Turkey aims to become a gas hub for Europe
Turkey could become a natural gas hub with its LNG terminals at the border of Greece and Bulgaria, according to an official from BOTAŞ, Turkey’s state-run gas pipeline company.
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Greece Plans Extra LNG Imports in Case of Cut in Russian Gas Supplies
Greece is in talks over extra imports of liquefied natural gas from Algeria to avert possible shortages in case of a cut in Russian gas supplies, a senior Greek official has said.
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Expansion of Bulgaria’s Chiren Gas Depot to Cost EUR 200 M
The expansion of Bulgaria's Chiren underground gas depot will cost around EUR 200 M, according to Kiril Temelkov, CEO of state-owned gas transmission operator Bulgartransgaz.
Demand for diesel boosts total fuel sales
After five years (2009-13) of decline, the fuel market returned to positive territory in June, albeit at the marginal rate of 0.3 percent year-on-year, according to official data, capitalizing on the first signs of economic recovery in Greece.
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Europe drafts emergency energy plan with eye on Russia gas shut-down
By Henning Gloystein
LONDON - The European Union could ban gas exports and limit industrial use as part of emergency measures to protect household energy supplies this winter, a source told Reuters, as it braces for a possible halt in Russian gas as a result of the Ukraine crisis.