Oil price rise 'to boost growth' in Azerbaijan, Russia
The oil price hike will promote growth in major oil exporters Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia, but create more poverty in the Eurasian region
Dubai Global Energy Forum to open on Sunday
Dubai Global Energy Forum (DGEF) 2011, organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, will kick off on Sunday at Dubai World Trade Center under the theme: “Energy Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future”.
India, Kazakhstan sign nuclear power deal
India said Saturday it signed seven trade agreements with Kazakhstan, including a deal involving nuclear material used for energy production.
Tepco to compensate Japan's nuclear plant victims
The Japanese government has ordered the operator of the nuclear plant damaged by last month's quake and tsunami to pay compensation to affected families.
Iran to investigate delay in nuclear plant launch
An Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday Iran's Majlis (Parliament) will set up a committee to investigate the delay in the launch of the country's first nuclear power plant, Mehr news agency reported.
Japan seeks Russian help to end nuclear crisis
Japan has asked nuclear superpower Russia to send a special radiation treatment ship used to decommission nuclear submarines to help in its fight to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl, Japanese media said
Chinese firm to invest in Pakistan hydel power projects
A Chinese firm is looking at investing in Pakistan's hydel power projects that would add nearly 9,000 MW of electricity to the national grid, a media report said Wednesday.
Norway supports Lithuania’s and other Baltic countries’ energy independence
President Dalia Grybauskaitė had a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Discussion in the meeting focused on Lithuanian-Norwegian bilateral relations, cooperation in the field of foreign policy and security as well as economy and energy, and elimination of Baltic energy isolation.
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