The president of China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation has said that Chinese officials are drafting new mileage standards that would require an 18 percent improvement in fuel economy by 2015. New cars in China already average about 35.8 mpg and under the new rules, would be required to get 42.2 mpg by 2015. The new U.S. standards require an average mgp of 35.5 by 2016. Full Story : EcoGeek.com…..
Russian gas supplied to Europe via Ukraine has come to a halt again, just hours after Russia had agreed to resume shipments to the Balkans. Full Story : Aljazeera…..
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Russia’s state gas monopoly Gazprom said it would resume supplies to Europe via Ukraine on Friday if an agreement allowing a EU-led monitoring team to track gas flows through Ukraine was signed. Full Story : Xinhuanet……
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Russian gas supplies via Ukraine to south-eastern Europe and Turkey were halted on Tuesday and Austria and the Czech Republic reported sharp falls in supplies in a deepening row between Moscow and Kiev. Full Story : BusinessSpectator……
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Japan’s foreign minister said Tokyo had protested over Chinese gas drilling in a disputed East China Sea field, which it called regrettable Full Story : Businessspectator.com……..
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Russia said on Wednesday that the chances of concluding a gas deal with Ukraine in time to avoid a supply cut on January 1st were slim and blamed Ukraine for obstructing last minute talks. Full Story : FT.com…..
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