Posts Tagged ‘Black Sea’

Atomstroiexport revises Turkey nuclear tender bid

January 19th, 2009

ANKARA, Jan 19 - Russia’s Atomstroiexport, the only bidder in a tender to build Turkey’s first nuclear plant, has revised its bid after initially offering to sell power at three times the current rate, Turkey’s Energy Minister said.
Energy Minister Himli Guler told reporters on Monday that state power company Tetas was preparing a report on [...]

ExxonMobil Teams Up with TPAO to Explore Deepwater Black Sea Blocks

November 19th, 2008

ExxonMobil announced that its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Turkey B.V., has signed an agreement with Turkish national oil company, Turkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklýgý (TPAO), to explore in two large deepwater blocks offshore Turkey, marking ExxonMobil’s entry into Black Sea exploration.
ExxonMobil will become operator during the initial exploration phase and earn a 50 percent interest [...]

ExxonMobil Enters Black Sea with Exploration Agreement in Turkey Agreement Signed with Turkish National Oil Company

November 19th, 2008

IRVING, Texas, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Turkey B.V., has signed an agreement with Turkish national oil company, TA 1/4rkiye Petrolleri Anonim OrtaklAAYA (TPAO), to explore in two large deepwater blocks offshore Turkey, marking ExxonMobil’s entry into Black Sea exploration.
ExxonMobil will become [...]

US energy secretary says difficulties with Russia gas pipeline

November 13th, 2008

BAKU (AFP) – US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman on Thursday said there were difficulties with a Russian plan for a new gas pipeline to Europe and said Washington wanted to encourage diversity of supply.
Speaking ahead of an energy summit in Azerbaijan that will promote alternative energy supply routes from the Caspian region to Europe, Bodman [...]

Russia’s bid to control Caspian energy

October 4th, 2008

By William Courtney And Kenneth Yalowitz
RUSSIA’S INVASION of Georgia in August inflicted a potentially severe blow to global energy security by threatening export routes for Caspian energy. Russian President Medvedev’s declaration on Aug. 31 that Moscow has “privileged interests” - read, a sphere of influence - in bordering countries underscores that Moscow’s [...]