Iran discovers huge gas field in Persian Gulf basin

Iran has discovered a new gas field in the Persian Gulf basin to south of the country, Press TV reported on Wednesday quoting an Iranian energy official as saying.

Gaza's sole power plant runs out of fuel

The Gaza Strip's only functioning power plant was out of action Sunday after running out of fuel, the head of the territory's electricity provider told AFP.

Dense winter fog blankets Arab Gulf countries

An unusually long-lasting bank of sea fog has been wandering over the waters of the Gulf. This has invaded all Gulf countries in the past few days, causing travel delays.

Around 17 countries expected at oil output freeze talks in Doha — Russian energy minister

Russia’s Energy Ministry has received preliminary information on participation of 17 countries in the meeting in Doha scheduled for April 17, the Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday, adding that more accurate information will be available by the end of this week.

Severe storms batter Gulf states

The Gulf States of the Middle East have been hit by violent storms bringing damaging winds and causing widespread flooding.

Russia, Saudi Arabia Agree Oil-Output Freeze

Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's two largest crude producers, have agreed to freeze output, as long as others follow suit.

Iran offers gas supply to Europe. - The South Pars field

Iran is ready to supply natural gas to European countries, the country's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Saturday.

"As a country that has the capacity to supply gas in large volumes, Iran is always willing to export natural gas to Europe via pipeline or in the form of liquefied natural gas," Zanganeh was quoted as saying by Press TV.

The Europeans are willing to diversify their sources of energy, and Iran's offer has nothing to do with Russia's differences with Europe over Ukraine crisis, he said.

Αγορά ενέργειας: από τον Αστακό στον Ηρωνα το Κατάρ. Κλείνει η πώληση του ΔΕΣΦΑ στους Αζέρους

Πόδι στην ελληνική αγορά ενέργειας βάζει το Κατάρ, όχι μέσω κάποιου νέου φαραωνικού επενδυτικού σχεδίου, όπως παλαιότερα ο Αστακός, αλλά με την απευθείας απόκτηση μεριδίου 25% στη μονάδα ηλεκτροπαραγωγής της κοινοπραξίας ΓΕΚΤΕΡΝΑ-GDF Suez στη Βοιωτία.

Η εξαγορά συμφωνήθηκε το βράδυ της Κυριακής στην Ντόχα και προβλέπει την απόκτηση του 25% της μονάδας συνδυασμένου κύκλου Ηρων ΙΙ έναντι τιμήματος 58 εκατ. ευρώ από την Qatar Petroleum International, η οποία αποτελεί τον διεθνή επενδυτικό βραχίονα της κρατικής εταιρείας πετρελαίου του Κατάρ.

Divisions over aid as climate talks near end

UN climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich countries can spare to help the developing world tackle global warming.
That issue has overshadowed the talks since they started last week in Qatar, the first Middle Eastern country to host the slow-moving annual negotiations aimed at crafting a global response to climate change.
A draft agreement was presented on Friday night, but there was disagreement on several key issues.