Putin to seek 2050 gas 'roadmap' on Brussels visit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who will be in Brussels on 24 February, will seek long-term special arrangements for his country's gas supplies to the EU, various speakers said yesterday (21 February). Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's envoy to the EU, warned that the talks could be "unpleasant".
A difficult balancing act for head of Gazprom
Alexei Miller will have to perform a careful balancing act when he goes into European energy policy negotiations later this week.
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.
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.
Turkey determined to have 3 nuclear power plants by 2023
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız on Friday said Turkey will have three functioning nuclear power plants by 2023.
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.
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