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Business
Greek State TV Shows How to Steal Gas From Cars, Prompting Criticism
Greek state TV ran a news segment on Wednesday showing viewers how to steal gas from cars, prompting criticism at a time when the nation's average fuel price is now over 2.4 euros ($2.53) per liter.
During the morning broadcast...
Economy
Greek Energy Minister Announces Lower Natural Gas Rates
Greek Productive Reconstruction, Environment & Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis on Monday addressed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Production and Trade and referring to the raise of the special duty for the reduction of gas emissions (ETMEAR) blamed the Regulatory...
Economy
SOCAR Starts Negotiations on Privatization of DEPA with Greek Government
SOCAR and Greek government have started the negotiations on privatization of Greek gas company DEPA, said President of SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev, APA-Economics reports.
To him, Azerbaijan is on the threshold of purchase of a large gas company: ‘All the issues...
Economy
Financial Times: Russians Line Up for Greek Gas Sale
Two Russian bidders have emerged as frontrunners in a flagship sell-off expected to raise more than €1.5bn for Athens, putting the Greek government in a dilemma as it seeks to meet privatisation targets set by international lenders.
The emergence of...
Cyprus
Greece Sits on Huge Offshore Gas Reserve, Study Says
Offshore natural gas could dramatically change Greece's fortunes, should early estimates of €464 billion worth of reserves be confirmed, according to a study presented to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and seen by Reuters.
The study, collating existing scientific data, says...
Europe
Russia’s Gazprom Bids for Greek Utility DEPA
Russian gas giant Gazprom has submitted a preliminary bid to purchase the Greek gas corporation DEPA, deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev said Saturday.
"We have submitted a preliminary bid and are hoping that we will pass the qualification process. The...