President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday rejected calls from Ukraine for a cut in the price of natural gas imported from Russia, insisting that 'signed agreements need to be respected.'

• May 30, 2011

The construction of the third electricity transmission line from Iran to Armenia, with the capacity of 800-900 mega watt, will start within two weeks, Iranian IRNA news agency quoted Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo as saying

• May 30, 2011

Nations united over Libya as Cameron says pressure on Tripoli beginning to tell – but G8 rift remains over Syria

• May 28, 2011

Concerns about climate change, carbon footprints, energy security and the rising cost of fossil fuels spurred a revival of interest in nuclear power generation. In early 2010 we saw the start of a of a global civil nuclear renaissance

• May 28, 2011

He said he was quite happy with the discussion of the issue at the G-8 Deauville summit and recalled the proposal he made in April. “I have once again spelled out our proposals concerning an improvement of the rapid notification system, higher responsibility of countries operating nuclear power plants and more serious requirements to countries considering the atomic energy prospect,” he said.

• May 28, 2011

A new round of energy talks are soon to be held within the larger framework of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Qishan, will discuss the current conditions of and prospects for cooperation in the energy sector, particularly with regard to oil and gas, which have become a major component of Russian-Chinese bilateral relations.

• May 27, 2011

If South Stream is built, Caspian gas would be bought up by Gazprom and shipped via Russia through the Black Sea pipeline, undermining the rationale of the Southern Corridor. It would also have an impact on Ukraine's economy and politics

• May 26, 2011

Mike Weightman, Britain's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and the head of a delegation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), speaks to journalists after meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto at the foreign ministry in Tokyo May 25, 2011. A delegation from the IAEA arrived in Japan Tuesday to begin investigations at the troubled Fukushima nuclear complex through June 2, and present their findings at a meeting of ministers from IAEA member states on June 20

• May 26, 2011