Caspian pipeline knots tighten
By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - Two events coincided this week to point towards further complications in Euro-Caspian energy geo-economics. Azerbaijan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Georgia and Romania to promote liquefied natural gas
EU energy chief touts 'Southern Corridor' from Caspian region
The European Union’s Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, on a tour of energy-rich nations in the Caspian region, underlined the importance of Turkmenistan as a supplier of energy to the EU.
Black Sea LNG accord could 'torpedo' Nabucco gas line
Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Romania signed a memorandum of understanding to transport Azeri LNG to the European Union through a project that could come online sooner than the Nabucco gas pipeline.
Armenian ministry of energy shrugs off ungrounded claims of Turkish parliament members
Armenian ministry of energy and natural resources shrugged off today ungrounded allegations by some members of the Turkish parliament questioning the safe operation of Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor.
China to back Pakistan for civil nuclear deal with US
An opposition coalition in Kyrgyzstan says it has formed an interim government to run the country following anti-government protests. However, the president claims he will not step down.
Pakistan eyes foreign cash for energy
Foreign investors could take advantage of opportunities in the Pakistani energy sector through domestic partnerships, the Pakistani president said.
Director of geo-environmental monitoring center of Azerbaijan: Construction of second nuclear power plant in Armenia increases risk for region
The upcoming construction of a second nuclear power plant in Armenia increases the risk for the region, the director of the center for geo-environmental monitoring of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Ali Aliyev, told Trend News on April 5
Iran top nuclear negotiator heads to Beijing
Iran's state media has reported that the country's top nuclear negotiator is heading to China to discuss possible U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear program.
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