China lifts Turkmen gas sales
Turkmenistan and China have signed a deal making good on Turkmenistan President Gurbanbuly Berdimuhamedow's earlier promise to increase his country's natural gas shipments to China to 65 billion cubic meters per year (bcm/y).
US could outproduce Russia, Saudi Arabia in oil and gas
The United States is seeing a dramatic surge in oil and gas production and could overtake the world's biggest producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia, in another decade, a US official said here Tuesday.
Russia accuses US of arming Syrian rebels
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday accused the United States of supplying weapons to Syria's rebels after Hillary Clinton said Moscow was supplying the Assad regime with "attack helicopters".
Georgian President meets OSCE Chairman
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met in Batumi with Irish Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-office Eamon Gilmore.
US offers fuel sop to wean India from Iran oil
The Barack Obama administration is likely to open North America's doors to India for its energy needs as it pushes New Delhi to reduce its energy dependence on "nuclear armed" Iran. This hydrocarbon sop for India - oil, cooking and shale gas - is scheduled to figure in the third round of Indo-US strategic dialogue in Washington on June 13.
Russian Foreign Minister To Visit Iran Ahead Of Moscow Talks
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to visit Iran on June 13 to discuss a range of issues, including the next round of talks between Iran and six world powers on the Islamic republic's nuclear program.
Turkmenistan sees growth in gas pipelines
Constructing a widespread network of pipelines for natural resources in Turkmenistan is of great national interest, the country's president said.
Afghanistan, Iran, Chinese aid and Shanghai group
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a group that includes China, Russia and four Central Asian nations, has granted Afghanistan observer status. Beijing has also pledged immediate aid to Kabul and much more once NATO troops leave the country in 2014. The group has also expressed its opposition to any use of force against Iran, which already has observer status in the organisation.
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