Ukraine failed to raise the $1 billion to seal Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, as budget concerns and the accident at Fukushima in Japan caused some governments to balk at further spending.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from bloomberg.com

British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Turkish State Minister responsible for foreign trade has urged a free trade agreement between Turkey and India to boost mutual trade.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

The oil price hike will promote growth in major oil exporters Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia, but create more poverty in the Eurasian region

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

An international economic forum Caspian Dialogue-2011 will open here on Monday. High on the agenda of the forum will be “the policy of the Caspian regional countries in the mineral resources and the Caspian legal status,” the forum organizing committee said. Alongside, the forum is planning to discuss “the development of the regional transport infrastructure, the construction of energy-efficient houses, information technologies, the development of the fishery industry and the restoration of biological diversity.”

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

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”.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from khaleejtimes.com

India said Saturday it signed seven trade agreements with Kazakhstan, including a deal involving nuclear material used for energy production.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from dalje.com

The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said excessively volatile commodity prices pose a threat to the global economy and called for greater regulation of derivatives markets.

• Date: 15.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com