French cable maker Nexans has won a EUR180m turnkey contract from Fingrid and Elering, the electricity transmission system operators in Finland and Estonia, respectively, to build a high-voltage direct current power link, EstLink 2, between the two countries.

• Date: 25.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from energy-business-review.com

Bulgaria is looking at opportunities to export electricity to Lebanon, according to the Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism, Traicho Traikov.

• Date: 23.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

The vote handed US President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other nations.

• Date: 23.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

The China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) disclosed Wednesday that the second phase of the China-Kazakhstan gas pipeline has begun construction in Kazakhstan.

• Date: 23.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

Kyrgyz officials say Uzbekistan has reduced natural gas deliveries to Kyrgyzstan's southern regions due to Bishkek's debts, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.

• Date: 22.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

German firm RWE, which owns npower, bought 49% stake in project that cable claimed 'reeked of side deals'

• Date: 21.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from guardian.co.uk

North Korea has allowed UN nuclear inspections to resume after talks with visiting New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, CNN reported on Monday.

• Date: 20.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

Russia, a leading oil and gas exporter, has used more than 50% of its known oil reserves and might need to attract enormous investment to modernise its oil infrastructure.

• Date: 20.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk