Wednesday, February 17, 2016
IENE’s Scientific Project Co-ordinator, Mr. Nicholas Sofianos, visited Tirana, Albania, on February 10 and 11, 2016, in order to participate in the “HydroTechAlbania 2016” conference, organized by Green World Conferences.
The conference focused on the development of Albania’s significant hydropower potential and the required investment by companies and donors.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Following a meeting of IENE’s, Energy Efficiency Committee in Athens last Monday (8/2) it was decided to expand its remit by organizing a series of workshops and discussion groups throughout SE Europe on energy efficiency applications for buildings. High on the committee’s agenda is a review of EU Directives on Energy Efficiency (2002/91/EC) and on Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU), and how these are applied in the different countries of SE Europe
Monday, January 25, 2016
Upon the invitation of the organizers IENE’s Executive Director participated in the 9th European Gas Conference, held in Vienna last week (January 19-21) where he took part in the panel discussion which covered latest developments in the South Corridor
Friday, January 15, 2016
As oil prices are continuing their downward plunge in an oversupplied global market and persistent uncertainties over China’s growth, the prospects for a rebound are severely undermined. Oil’s dismal start to the new year continued during the first half of the month as prices plunged at fresh lows, with Morgan Stanley adding to a growing number of voices warning that prices could slide to $20 a barrel
Friday, January 8, 2016
IENE’s long established event, the SE Europe Energy Dialogue is to be organized once again in Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, on 29/30 June 2016. This will be the 9thedition of the Energy Dialogue which was first launched in Thessaloniki in June 2007
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Upon the invitation of EC’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), IENE’s Executive Director Mr. Costis Stambolis participated in a JRC/Energy Community joint workshop on December 15, which took place at the offices of the EC Secretariat in Vienna
Friday, December 18, 2015
The 4th Cyprus Energy Symposium, organized once again by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE - www.iene.eu) and Financial Media Way (www.fmw.cy), took place in Nicosia, on December 7-8, 2015. The Symposium has been established over the past years as a major event in Cyprus for energy policy and business and concerns all aspects of the energy sector but also covers energy market developments in the broader East Mediterranean region
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Following termination of IENE’s co-operation with See News, the Sofia based business information organisation, through which it provided its members with a daily news feed, the Institute went ahead with plans for the preparation of a corresponding weekly newsletter. This was launched two weeks ago and already two issues (November 23 and November 30) have been published and sent to IENE members and associates. The Energy Weekly Newsletter is sent to all members and associates every Monday
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Following a visit to Cyprus earlier this week by IENE’s Executive Director Mr. Costis Stambolis details were finalized with the local organizer, Mr. Iosif Iosif, Managing Director of FMW Financial Media Way for the 4th Cyprus Energy Symposium which is to be held on December 7-8 at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
More than 280 registered delegates participated in the annual “Energy and Development 2015” conference organized by IENE in Athens last week (November 11 and 12). Apart from its high participation, the conference proved a huge success as it attracted several high level speakers from Greece and abroad, from both government and industry but also from academia
Friday, November 6, 2015
With SE Europe now confronting a number of major economic and social challenges, energy security and the need to diversify the region’s hydrocarbon dependent energy mix is at the forefront of discussions among the countries but also at EU level
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
IENE is pleased to announce the detailed programme for its 20th National Conference “Energy and Development 2015”, to be held in Athens, on November 11-12, 2015. This year’s conference theme deals with “The Role of the Energy Sector in Revitalizing Greece’s Economy”. The conference’s opening speech will be delivered by the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Panos Skourletis
Friday, October 23, 2015
Since early October, IENE’s Executive Director Mr. Costis Stambolis visited Iran and Serbia as part of the Institute’s ever evolving regional outreach. While on a visit to Tehran between October 4 and 8, in order to meet senior executives from NIOC and other key energy companies he participated in a special workshop organised by Dr. Abbas Maleki, Associate Professor of Energy Policy at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran
Friday, October 16, 2015
A number of highly distinguished international energy experts will participate in this year’s annual IENE conference which will be held in Athens on November 11 and 12. The conference, known as “Energy & Development”, this year celebrates 20 years of continuous organisation headed by Costis Stambolis, who started this major regional event in June 1996 (before IENE was founded, in 2003)
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
In the context of European Commission’s public consultation on the European Union’s strategy, now under formulation, on LNG and gas storage, the Institute of Energy for SE Europe put forward a number of ideas and proposals. These focused on the need to expand underground gas storage in SE European countries and also underlined the role of LNG both from a supply and storage viewpoint. Below is a summary of the two documents which were submitted last week (September 30, 2015) to DG Energy as part of this consultation
Thursday, October 1, 2015
IENE has just sent to its members the latest issue of its electronic newsletter “S.E. Europe Energy Brief – Monthly Analysis”. This issue (No. 183,September 2015), entitled “Zohr: A Game Changer for East Mediterranean Gas” examines the implications of this huge gas discovery in offshore Egypt, on August 30, by Italian oil firm ENI
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Early in September IENE concluded a major study which the Institute, at its own initiative, undertook in January this year with the express purpose of proposing a realistic "Strategy for Unlocking Greece’s Hydrocarbon Potential”
Thursday, September 10, 2015
For the first time, Athens will be hosting this month the most important Oil & Gas international exhibition and conference in the Black Sea and Mediterranean region.
Executives of NOC’s and senior government officials from 11 countries, 31 eminent internationalspeakers and 25 distinguished exhibitors are participating in the 3rd Global Oil & Gas Black Sea and Mediterranean Exhibition and Conference to be held in Athens, Greece, on 23 - 24 September, 2015
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