Italy - Europe should promote spending on infrastructure to deliver natural gas to consumers from new sources of the fuel from Africa, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, Eni SpA Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni said.
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EU court: no escape from cleaning-up duties for oil firms in Sicily
Italy - A group of oil companies will have to pay up for the clean up of coastal waters in southern Sicily even if authorities did not prove that the pollution was caused by their refineries, the European Union Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. EU judges were asked by an Italian administrative court whether the "polluter pays" principle, enshrined in EU environmental legislation, could be applied in the Priolo-Augusta-Melilli area, where oil companies had appealed against clean-up bills imposed on them for pollution dating back decades.
Gazprom and RS reach agreement on gas pipeline
Moscow. The Republic of Srpska (RS) and Gazpromneft have reached a deal regarding the construction of a line of the South Stream gas pipeline coming from Serbia.
Total Oil Turkey to invest USD100 million in new stations
Istanbul. French petroleum giant Total has stated that it will be investing more than $100 million in Turkey to open new refueling stations throughout the country.
Two blasts hit Croatian oil refinery
Zagreb. Croatia -- Two explosions hit an oil refinery in the central town of Sisak late on Saturday (January 16th) causing a fire in the fuel processing unit of the facility owned by the INA oil group.
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