Vienna International Energy Industry News

Read the latest headlines about developments in the international energy industry in Vienna and Austria

BDI Receives Major Order from Hong Kong

The Austrian renewable energy company records an increase of € 9 million in the order volume for a multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in Hong Kong.

April 3, 2012

BDI: Higher Earnings, Lower Sales

BioEnergy International´s EBIT was up by 13.4% at € 3.6m. Sales declined by 13.1%.

April 2, 2012

EStAG Reports Moderate Rise in Earnings

The Styrian energy supplier Energie Steiermark AG could raise revenues by 9.0% to 1.37bn. Operating profits were down, though.

March 30, 2012

Bulgaria: Massive Penalty at OMV Subsidiary Threatens

Bulgaria´s Minister of Transport claims the maximum penalty for OMV´s subsidiary, which would reach up to € 1.0bn.

March 24, 2012

Losses at Verbund´s French Subsidiary Poweo

With consolidated revenue totalling € 503.4m, down 27.7%, the Group ended the year with a net loss of € 63.4m, due mainly to losses at the generation business and various write-downs

March 23, 2012

Nabucco Sees Decision on Combination With Tanap Next Year

Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH, the € 7.9bn ($ 10.5bn) project to ship Caspian fuel to Europe, expects to make a decision on whether to link up with the competing Trans-Anatolia Pipeline next year.

March 22, 2012

Windtec: Espionage Scandal Does Not End

A former employee of the AMSC-owned Windtec alleges to be pursued by a secret service. The U.S. should have intervened at the Austrian justice.

March 21, 2012

EVN Raises Investments in Croatia

The Austrian energy company expects the beginning of a market consolidation in Croatia. Investments are rising.

March 21, 2012

Petrom Analyzes Romania Shale Gas Exploration Potential

The OMV-owned Petrom SA, Romania’s biggest oil company, is analyzing the potential for shale-gas exploration in the eastern European country.

March 20, 2012

Romanian President Again Critisized OMV´s Petrom

Romanian president Traian Basescu in television again emphasized that he cut ties with largest Romanian company OMV Petrom on ‘incorrect’, high profit-making policy.

March 20, 2012

Verbund Faces Competition from Russia

The Russian energy group Inter Rao is interested in the Milan-based Sorgenia. Austrian Verbund holds 45% in Sorgenia.

March 20, 2012

Bulgaria Suspects OMV, Lukoil, Rompetrol of Price Fixing

Bulgaria’s antitrust regulator said four fuel retailers including the Bulgarian units of OMV AG of Austria, OAO Lukoil , Russian oil producer, Rompetrol Rafinare SA and Petrol AD are suspected of being involved in price fixing.

March 17, 2012

Downsizing of Nabucco Plans

The companies behind the proposed 3,900km Nabucco pipeline that would carry natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe have pitched a slimmed-down version of the project.

March 16, 2012

Increasing Importance of Environmental Sector

In 2010, the Austrian environmental goods and services sector continued its growth, 7.9% more employees.

March 15, 2012

Raiffeisen Energy & Environment Sells Bulgarian Assets

The subsidiary of the Austrian Raiffeisen Leasing sells Bulgarian wind parks to Lukerg Renew.

March 14, 2012

Basescu Criticizes OMV Sharply

The Romanian President Traian Basescu is deeply disappointed of the Austrian oil and gas company OMV. The Romanian subsidiary “made too much profits”, Basescu says.

March 13, 2012

IPIC Intends Further Increase in OMV

The second core shareholder of OMV, the Arab state fund International Petroleum Investment Company, which is situated in Abu Dhabi, plans another rise in its shareholding.

March 8, 2012

„Going to America 2012“: AWO Supports Austrian Business in USA

Foreign Trade Austria (AWO) shows business opportunities in the U.S. to domestic companies.

March 8, 2012

EVN to Delist Bulgaria Units

Austria's EVN AG plans to delist its two units in Bulgaria just two months after the trade with their shares started on the local stock exchange.

March 7, 2012

Moody's Changes Outlook on Verbund's Rating to Negative

The U.S. rating agency Moody's Investors Service has today changed to negative from stable the outlook on the A2 senior unsecured rating of the Austrian energy company Verbund .

March 6, 2012

OMV Gives In: No Fracking in Austria

The Austrian oil and gas company OMV reacts to the citizen´s protests and gives up its natural gas exploration plans in Northern Austria.

March 5, 2012

Voestalpine Awarded Major Contract in the UK

Austrian voestalpine Group has been awarded a major contract for the supply of roughly 20,000 tons of pre-cut heavy-plate shapes for Siemens Wind Power for the London Array offshore wind tower project in the United Kingdom.

March 5, 2012

Nabucco: Costs Could Grow Further

The pipeline consortium Nabucco checks whether the project becomes more expensive than expected. Costs of € 15bn are forecasted.

March 3, 2012

Verbund Reports Mixed Results

The decline in profit by 12% in 2011 is justified with “difficult conditions in the energy market environment and the overall economy”. Sales and operating results were up substantially.

February 29, 2012

Resistance Against „Fracking“ Grows

The oil and gas group OMV plans to exploit shale gas in Northern Austria. Environmental activists claim a prohibition.

February 28, 2012

Verbund: Analysts Expect Mixed Results

Analysts anticipate a rise in earnings and sales at the Austrian energy supplier. EBITDA and profits are expected to decline.

February 28, 2012

Merger of Nabucco-TANAP Discussed

Members of the gas pipeline projects Nabucco and TANAP talk about a merger in Vienna. The Turkish Minister of Energy participates therein.

February 28, 2012

Higher Profits and Revenues at EVN

The Austrian energy provider recorded a slight increase in profits (+1.8%) and revenues (+3.4%). EVN expects stable results in 2012.

February 28, 2012

Decision on Nabucco Again Postponed

The natural gas consortium „Shah Deniz II“ postpones its decision by one year. OMV´s CEO Gerhard Roiss underlines the importance of a pipeline to the Austrian hub Baumgarten.

February 24, 2012

EVN: Rise in Sales, Decline in Profits Expected

The Austrian energy company will publish its results for the first quarter on February 28. Earnings should rise, profits should fall, RCB estimates.

February 24, 2012

Petrom Discovered Deep Water Gas Offshore Romania

The Romanian subsidiary of the Austrian oil and gas group OMV announces a first major success of its exploration works in the Black Sea together with Exxon Mobil.

February 22, 2012

OMV Surpasses Market Expectations

The Austrian oil and gas company today announced its results for the fourth quarter. Dividends will rise to € 1.10 per share. Clean CCS EBIT was up by 29%.

February 22, 2012

OMV: Market Expects Improvement in Results

The Austrian oil company OMV reports its figures for the fourth quarter of 2011 tomorrow. Analysts anticipate a rise in earnings.

February 21, 2012

Nabucco Still Competes For Gas in Azerbaijan

The gas pipeline project, in which the Austrian oil company OMV is engaged, now enters the critical phase.

February 21, 2012

Market for Solar Power Shrinks

The Austrian renewable energy market showed a substantial slump in 2011. Subsidies were cut considerably.

February 20, 2012

Doppler Mineral Oil Announces Record in Sales

The largest independent mineral oil trader in Austria recorded sales of € 886.9m (+19%).

February 16, 2012

Decrease in Austrian Oil and Natural Gas Production

In 2011, production of oil was down by 4.7% to 919,437 tonnes. Natural gas production fell by 6.6%.

February 14, 2012

Massive Increase in Energy Consumption

Austrian power plants are running at full speed. Energy supply was up by 14% last week.

February 11, 2012

Gazprom to Double Natural Gas Reserves in Europe

The Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom intends to improve supply security in Europe. Gas reserves in Austria should be extended too.

February 10, 2012

Shortage in Energy Supply: Austria Helps Germany Out

In Germany, wind power plants record a decrease in energy production. German energy suppliers called for Austrian electricity.

February 9, 2012

Burgenland Holding Improves Results

The subsidiary of the Austrian energy supplier EVN is still in the red.

February 9, 2012

Russian Natural Gas Supply to Normalize

According to the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, gas deliveries from Russia are increasing slightly.

February 8, 2012

Verbund Starts Styrian Power Plant

Austria's cutting-edge-thermal power plant is already supplying electricity and district heating. Investment sum totals € 550m.

February 8, 2012

Oettinger Expects Succesful Contracts Over Gas Deliveries

The EU-Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, anticipates that Azerbaijan will close contracts over natural gas deliveries within the coming months.

February 8, 2012

Vorarlberg Invests Massively in Renewable Energy

The Austrian province aims for enlarging renewable energy production together with the South-German energy group EnBW. Investments total € 600m.

February 7, 2012

OMV: New Executive Board Member for Gas and Power Segment

Hans-Peter Floren to succeed Executive Board Member Werner Auli . Supervisory Board Chairman Markus Beyrer is “delighted with the highly qualified appointment”.

February 6, 2012

Mitterlehner: „Shortages in Russian Gas Supply Not Dangerous“

For The Austrian Minister of Economics, Reinhold Mitterlehner, the sudden cut in Russian natural gas supply is “no dangerous scenario”.

February 6, 2012

Black Sea: Petrom and Exxon Mobil Found Gas

Romania’s first deepwater well indicates presence of hydrocarbons. The U.S. Exxon Mobil and Petrom, a Romanian subsidiary of Austrian OMV, are searching for natural gas.

February 4, 2012

IPIC May Raise Stake in OMV

IPIC’s request to increase its stake in the Austrian oil and gas company OMV beyond 25% doesn’t require an approval by the Austrian Ministry of Economics.

February 3, 2012

Rising Production at OMV

Due to the resumption of works in Libya, the Austrian oil and gas group announces rising production volumes and slightly improving refining margins.

February 3, 2012