Turkmen Gas Pipeline To Be Formally Approved Today
The leaders of Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Turkmenistan meet today in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat to formally approve a $7.6 billion gas pipeline project.
Pact Lifts Limits on Civilian Nuclear Projects With Russia
While President Obama presses the Senate to embrace a new arms control treaty with Russia, another nuclear pact with Moscow cleared its final hurdle on Thursday after more than four years with virtually no notice but potentially significant impact.
Kiev looks to Black Sea for new energy
Ukraine could boost its own energy security by attracting investors to the oil and gas deposits in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, the government said.
Serbia, China sign agreement on thermal plant
As part of a 1.25-billion-dollar agreement, Serbian and Chinese officials signed a 344-million- dollar contract for the first phase of work to upgrade the outdated Kostolac thermal generating plant, on Wednesday in Belgrade.
First president Bush backs Russia nuke deal
Former President George H.W. Bush is urging the Senate to ratify a nuclear arms pact with Russia.
EEC Summit Focuses on Energy, Security and Free Trade
The results of the August 15-17 Eurasian Economic Community summit have potentially profound ramifications for the geopolitical contest in Central Asia involving the region's natural resources. The summiteers agreed to proceed with two projects
Nuclear summit urges wider use of atomic power
In the absence of any government action to cap carbon emissions, new nuclear plants in the United States will need loan guarantees and a promise of stable future prices and customers if America is to move forward as a leader in the worldwide nuclear renaissance, panelists at a nuclear power conference said Tuesday.
Russian expert: No breakthrough in Iranian nuclear issue yet
It does not worth waiting for progress in the negotiations on Iran's nuclear program yet, Anatoly Tsyganok, the head of Military Forecast Center of the Institute for Political and Military Analysis, said.
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