ANKARA, May 2- Turkey's energy minister confirmed on Thursday that the government has picked a Japanese-French consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant, a project expected to cost an estimated $22 billion.
ANKARA, May 2- Turkey's energy minister confirmed on Thursday that the government has picked a Japanese-French consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant, a project expected to cost an estimated $22 billion.
ANKARA, May 2- Turkey's energy minister confirmed on Thursday that the government has picked a Japanese-French consortium to build the country's second nuclear power plant, a project expected to cost an estimated $22 billion.
May 2- GDF Suez SA:. *UBS raises price target to 18 euros from 17 euros; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
Turkey, likely to overtake Britain as Europe's third-biggest electricity consumer within ten years, plans to build several nuclear plants over the next decade to reduce its dependence on imported oil and gas.
LONDON, April 26- European shares were expected to fall on Friday following more than 4 percent gains during a five-session rally, with investors seen trimming their trading positions after some disappointing company earnings. In the United States, after the closing bell, online retailer Amazon. ,UK's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC.
The luxury and sports brand group missed first-quarter sales forecasts, particularly for its Gucci fashion label and Puma sports brand, hit by sluggish trading in Europe and slower growth in China.
LIMA, April 25- Energy firms should consider setting aside 10 percent of their investments in new projects for environmental and social programs if they want to get projects built, GDF Suez's chief executive said on Thursday.
*GDF Suez to deliver LNG import terminal under 2011 deal. Under one agreement with China National Petroleum Corp, sealed during a visit to China by French President Francois Hollande, GDF Suez will assess projects to convert depleted gas fields into underground gas storage facilities, which CNPC unit PetroChina plans to fill with gas this year.
PARIS, April 25- Gas and power utility GDF Suez. An agreement with China National Petroleum Corp will assess projects to convert depleted gas fields into underground natural gas storage facilities, which CNPC subsidiary PetroChina plans to fill with gas in 2013..
FRANKFURT, April 25- The European Energy Exchange and France's Powernext will combine their gas trading platforms on May 29, as they wait for regulators to approve a full merger of their gas activities, EEX said on Thursday.
HAMMERFEST, Norway, April 25- Major work at Norway's Snoehvit liquefied natural gas plant will mean a stoppage-free year when it reopens this month, ending a reputation for unreliability, a Statoil senior executive said.
TOURNEMIRE, France, April 23- A long slow retreat from nuclear power in France or indecision over policy could be very risky as skilled staff retire and young people reject careers with an uncertain future, the state-funded atomic safety research institute said.
European shares closed lower on Monday, after news of an unexpected slowdown in China sparked a commodities sell-off.
*Eurozone utilities market cap down 312 bln euros since 2008. PARIS, March 8- Every new solar panel installed on European rooftops chips away at power utilities' centralised production model.
*Morocco hopes to export energy to Europe. RABAT, March 6- In a couple of years, rows of gleaming solar panels are expected to stretch across the desert outside Morocco's southern city of Ouarzazate, part of the country's plans to meet its energy deficit with power from the sun and wind.
*Italy worries could cause March pullback. LONDON, Feb 28- European shares rose on Thursday, with utility and media stocks among the top gainers, as fresh signs of central bank support enabled equities to recoup earlier losses caused by Italy's political deadlock.
*China's first move into European nuclear seen possible in UK. LONDON, Feb 27- China could be on the cusp of one of its most sensitive European investments as costly plans for new nuclear reactors in Britain open the door to Chinese state-run firms.
*Repsol to cut debt by more than half to 2.2 billion euros. MADRID/ LONDON, Feb 26- Repsol has sold a set of liquefied natural gas assets to Royal Dutch/Shell for $4.4 billion cash, more than halving the Spanish oil company's heavy debt and extending the Anglo-Dutch group's dominant position in LNG.
*Repsol to cut debt by more than half to 2.2 billion euros. MADRID, Feb 26- Repsol has sold liquefied natural gas assets to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.4 billion in cash in a deal that will cut the Spanish oil major's net debt by more than half and ease concerns over its credit ratings.