Japan remains committed to nuclear power despite the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Prime Minister Naoto Kan indicated Sunday, as workers moved closer to repairing the crippled plant by opening the doors of a damaged reactor building.

• May 9, 2011

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 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

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that the formula of gas price for Ukraine should be based on the same principles as that for the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Poland and other European countries.

• May 2, 2011

Issue 5: April 2011

A Snapshot Of Key Developments In The External Relations Of The Russian Gas Sector

On April 25 of this year Gazprom head, Alexei Miller, predicted that the price of gas sold to European gas consumers would increase to $500 per 1,000 cubic metres by the end of 2011. This suggests a price hike of almost 40 percent as currently the average European gas price is $350 per 1,000 cubic metres. While Gazprom officials do make public references to limitations to increases in the gas price, most such comments tend to refer to Russian domestic gas prices. READ MORE

• May 1, 2011

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

• April 30, 2011