EU energy laws threaten Nord Stream pipeline -Yazev
European plans to liberalise energy markets have undermined Russian investments, including the second phase of the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany, Russian Gas Society President Valery Yazev said on Monday.
EU decides to provide Armenia with 65 mln euros loan and up to 35 mln euros grant
The European Union agreed to provide Armenia with a loan of 65 million euros and a grant of up to 35 million euros to help the country out of the global economic crisis
Iran to increase electricity export to Iraq
Iranian Deputy Energy Minister Mohammad Behzad said Iran will increase electricity export to Iraq with the construction of a new power transmission line
An EU bid to reduce dependence on external energy
European leaders have launched a trillion-euro bid to cut dependence on Middle East oil and Russian gas, clearing the way to place nuclear power at the center of 21st-century needs.
Nabucco pipeline still in limbo
With construction of the EU's ambitious Nabucco gas pipeline slated to begin in less than a year, huge question marks remain over its financing and the actual supplies of gas it is supposed to transport.
US hails Uzbek cooperation on NATO supply routes
A top US official visiting Tashkent on Friday praised Uzbekistan for opening up supply routes and building infrastructure for NATO operations in Afghanistan.
Iran seeks to beat sanctions with pipelines
Despite tightening international economic sanctions, Iran is driving to boost its energy industry, including a natural gas pipeline to Iraq and Syria that may even run to southern Europe and another to run through Turkey to Europe.
China: Deal With Russia Denied
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denied a report that Chinese and Russian companies had agreed to start a joint venture in islands that are disputed by Russia and Japan.
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