Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a 2009 nuclear cooperation agreement with Turkey that would boost energy projects between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

• May 7, 2011

In the last 10 years investments in Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry have totaled 107 billion U.S. dollars, Kazakh Oil and Gas Minister Sauat Mynbayev said on Wednesday.

• May 5, 2011

This former Soviet state in Eastern Europe is betting that the path toward energy independence runs through Fort Worth.

• May 5, 2011

The second plenary session of the Turkic Parliamentary Assembly, where the chairmanship passed from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, ended in Astana recently. How are ties developing between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

• May 3, 2011

The planned South Stream natural gas pipeline meant to avoid Ukrainian territory is a blow to national interests, the Ukrainian energy minister said.

• May 3, 2011

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey Vladimir Ivanovskiy has said Russia will not only build a planned nuclear plant but will also train and educate Turks since in time the project will need a substantial number of experts and qualified people to run it. He also says the plan is to further technology sharing in such other areas as space science.

• May 3, 2011

Ukraine will be able to get liquefied gas from Azerbaijan in three years.

• April 30, 2011

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today.

• April 29, 2011