Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he wants to pursue European Union membership for the former Soviet republic that is also being wooed by a Russian-led customs union with the lure of lower natural-gas prices.

• Date: 25.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.05.2011  |  Markets  |  from businessweek.com

Royal Dutch Shell will shut its Caspian office for the giant Kashagan oil field at the end of this month, effectively putting the crucial £30bn ($50bn) project on ice for at least two years.

• Date: 25.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from telegraph.co.uk

The fourth trilateral summit held in Tokyo on Sunday expanded cooperation amongst China, Japan, and South Korea and proposed new targets, which injected new vitality into the exchange and cooperation in Northeast Asia.

• Date: 24.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoon Abbasi said the Bushehr nuclear power plant would join the national grid soon, semi-official ISNA news agency reported

• Date: 24.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Iraq has signed a tentative deal with Iran to import natural gas to ease its electricity woes, an official said Monday, in a step that deepens economic ties with Tehran as U.S. troops prepare to leave at the end of the year.

• Date: 23.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

Russia, which could buy more than $7 billion worth of Belarussian assets as it helps Minsk tackle a currency crisis, expressed opposition Saturday to tougher European sanctions against Belarussian firms.

• Date: 23.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from themoscowtimes.com

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) is discussing cooperation in Baku.

• Date: 23.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

The fourth China-Japan-ROK (Republic of Korea) Leaders Meeting is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday in Tokyo. The event is expected to lay a foundation for deepening trilateral cooperation after the March 11 Japanese quake and improving China-Japan relations.

• Date: 21.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily