Iran paid through Turkey for oil sales to India
Iran is being paid for oil sales to India through a Turkish bank, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company said Friday on Mehr news agency.
China Hedges Mideast Oil Bets Amid Iran Tensions
China's premier, Wen Jiabao, was in the Persian Gulf this week talking about oil.
FM Rudd Urges China to Consider Cutting Oil Trade with Iran
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd called on China to consider halting its oil purchases from Iran in deference to efforts by the international community of pressuring Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
Pipeline can fuel U.S. energy security
Americans view China's competition in telecommunications and fiber optics as worrisome enough that policy-makers regularly consider enacting protectionist legislation. The possibility of China using its investment policies to seize the lead in automobile manufacturing also has Washington reacting vigorously.
Japan offers U.S. support on Iran, less clear elsewhere
Japan pledged on Friday to keep cutting purchases of Iranian crude in the clearest public offer of support yet among Asia's big buyers for U.S. efforts to tighten an international noose around Iran in an escalating dispute over its nuclear ambitions.
Iran ready to start nuclear talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Wednesday said both the European Union and Iran have expressed their readiness to resume talks on the nuclear issue.
The West strengthens China's influence in Iran
Iran warns its Arab neighbors that in the event of the introduction of sanctions against the country they should not increase oil production. Otherwise, as promised by representatives of the Islamic Republic, the region may expect catastrophic consequences.
Energy Indaba joins forces with Romanian conference
The African Energy Indaba, which will be held from February 21 to 23 in Johannesburg, has teamed up with Eastern European regional energy forum Foren, said the South African National Energy Association (Sanea) chairperson Brian Statham.
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