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The Iranian representative to the IAEA, Ali Soltanieh Ašqar. Source: www.daylife.com

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Is the Iranian nuclear program the heart of Iranian problem?

Since in 2002 came to light that for more than a decade Iran developed secretly a nuclear program despite the fact that as a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons it was obliged to inform the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of all its activities in this field, the Iranian nuclear program has become a political affair on two levels, namely the domestic and foreign one…

Priority projects of energy networks in the EU

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The liberalisation of internal energy market in the EU

In September 2007, the European Commission introduced the third package of legislative proposals aimed at the EU internal energy market and his further liberalisation. In the centre of the Commission’s attention are primarily wider possibility for the consumer to choose a supplier, fairer prices, environment-friendly energy production and the security of supplies.The reason for the introduction…

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Teheran has been uniting ideology and pragmatism

After 3rd December, 2007, when the US National Intelligence Council released a report, the advocates of the attack on Iran were deprived of one of the reason for its conduction. In the report called Iran: Nuclear intentions and capabilities (1) the CIA claims “with a high degree of certainty” that Teheran terminated its nuclear program yet prior to 2003 and doesn’t resume it nowadays.In spite of the statements…

The gas map of Europe

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The gas map of Europe

The recent period of time is fraught with diverse surmises concerning the new gas pipeline routes. Each of these proposed routes is connected with its own history and issues which may lead to surprising twists. From the geographical point of view, the routes are oriented towards the north and south of Europe, i.e. the territory which the new pipelines will lead through. It is justified by the growing gas…

Iraqi Kurdistan

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Turkish army and problematic Kurdish equation

According to the top representative of Turkish army Yasar Büyükanit the army attacked a group of approximately 50 rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on 1st December in the north of Iraq causing a major death toll within their ranks. The operation was carried out in accordance with latest statements made by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PKK confirmed just an air raid conducted by several Turkish…

Nabucco gas pipeline project. Source: www.nabucco-pipeline.com

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New vision for Nabucco

A conference on the Nabucco gas pipeline project attended by the partners involved was held on 14th and 15th September in Budapest. Apart from the main representatives of companies, which are the members of the consortium composed of OMV, MOL, Transgas, Bulgargaz and Botas, among those who attended the conference were also the European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs, the Hungarian…

Head Office of the Czech company CEZ in Prague. Source: www.financninoviny.cz

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Strategic alliance CEZ – MOL

At the end of August 2007, the Czech Energy Company CEZ and the Hungarian Oil and Gas Company MOL proved, that even two (in the world scale) middle-sized companies from Central Europe can raise some excitement in the world media and among analysts. According to the capital value two times bigger Czech company agreed on a strategic alliance with the smaller partner, with the possibility…

Oil map of Central Europe

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An oil map of Central Europe

In the end of June 2007, information on the Austrian concern OMV planning to take over the Hungarian oil company MOL appeared. Since a part of MOL’s shares is listed on the stock exchange, by means of capital market the Austrian company increased its stake in the Hungarian rival company by 8 per cent, namely from 10 to more than 18 per cent. This undertaking stirred up defiant reactions among the representatives…

Viktor Yushchenko, Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin. Source: www.danas.co.yu

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The achievements of Russian energy strategy

The Russian energy strategy has achieved several milestones in recent months. One of the achievements we can consider an agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Russia to construct a pipeline between the Black and Aegean Seas, which made the project of Odessa-Brody- Gdansk line less viable. Other important point was a successful round trip of the Russian President in Central Asian states and signing…

Head Office of Algerian company Sonatrach. Source: www.visitoran.com

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Natural gas cartel

In the beginning of 2007, the idea to establish a gas cartel in the manner of OPEC was brought to the table again. The proposition to the Secreatry of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov was presented in January by Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. The idea to establish an institutional cover for gas producers is not new, and its main and first representative is the Russian President Putin…