Analysis: Japan power sector oil demand may triple as nuclear
Japan's demand for crude and oil products to fuel power plants could triple if the country shuts all its nuclear reactors due to growing public safety concerns after the March earthquake and tsunami.
International Energy Agency chief outlines outlook for nuclear power
Every year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes the World Energy Outlook Report.IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka appeared before the European Parliament’s Industry, Energy and Research Committee to present a preview of this year’s report, which will be published in November. As a highlight, the forthcoming Outlook has a special chapter on nuclear power, taking into account the market conditions and emerging political paradigm that have materialized since the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in Japan.
Lithuania chooses GE-Hitachi to build new nuclear power plant
Lithuania on Thursday chose the U.S.-Japanese consortium Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy as the strategic investor in a nuclear power plant in Lithuania.
Turkmenistan Begins Industrial Gas Production in Caspian Sea, According to Media
The beginning of commercial production of natural gas along the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea was a significant event in the successful development of the country’s rich hydrocarbon reserves, Turkmen media reported.
Sustainable Management of Water Resources Key to Peace and Security in Central Asia
Boosting cooperation between countries sharing the waters of the Amu Darya, Central Asia's longest river, could be key to future peace and security in the region a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says.
Dependence on nuclear power must be reduced
Japan has no choice but to reduce its reliance on nuclear power, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Tuesday, as the country battles to end a four-month-old radiation crisis at a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant.
World Reaction To Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Weak
Must the world prepare itself for a nuclear Iran — and therefore a hot zone that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean?
Ukraine Seeks Investments for Uranium Extraction, Izvestia Says...
Ukraine’s state-owned ore extracting company, is seeking 6.5 billion hryvnia ($810 million) in loans from state lenders to explore for uranium at the Novokonstantinovskoe deposit, Ekonomicheskie Izvestia reported.
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