Industry Developments

The Hungarian government is considering levying a 'Robin Hood' tax on energy companies, according to a statement by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány in parliament on September 15.... 2008-09-16

Polish gas monopoly Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) has announced plans to double its existing gas reserves base to 200bn cubic metres (bcm) by acquiring licences... 2008-09-12

Serbia's parliament has approved an energy deal with Russia which gives Russian state-controlled Gazprom Neft, Gazprom's oil subsidiary, a majority stake in Serbia's Nafta Industrija... 2008-09-10

Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) will intervene if Anglo-Russian joint venture (JV) TNK-BP fails to complete the sale of the Kovykta gas field in Siberia to Russia's... 2008-09-10

Oil supplies are once again flowing through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, according to a statement by BP on August 25.

PetroVietnam has signed a co-operation deal with Uzbekistan's Uzbekneftegaz to acquire oil and gas assets in the Central Asian country as part of its broader strategy to meet... 2008-08-22

As part of its aim to boost gas supply to the domestic market, Nigeria approved the beginning of a selection process for investors interested in constructing new gas infrastructure... 2008-08-22

The Croatian financial watchdog Hanfa has requested further details from Hungarian company MOL regarding its plan to make a public bid for majority control of Croatian counterpart... 2008-08-22

The Indian government has approved a bid by the country's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to acquire UK-listed Imperial Energy, according to India's Business... 2008-08-21

Russia's anti-monopoly agency has proposed to change the legislation on gas exports, which would force the country's gas export monopoly Gazprom to allow other producers access... 2008-08-15