Oil prices fell below $101 a barrel after a big jump the day before as traders anticipated a further rise in weekly U.S. crude inventories in a sign of weakening demand. The dollar strengthened against the euro but was steady against the yen.

• Date: 10.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from ajc.com

Russia is a vast country that is exceptionally rich in mineral resources. Therefore, a fairly commonly held view is that prospecting for minerals outside Russia, for example, in Africa, is not a sensible proposition. Does this viewpoint reflect the way things really stand?

• Date: 10.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

President Dmitry Medvedev marked the anniversary on Monday of victory over Nazi Germany with a promise to arm Russian troops with the latest weapons and push reform of a military plagued by low morale and poor equipment.

• Date: 10.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2011  |  Security  |  from Yahoo! news

Japan remains committed to nuclear power despite the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Prime Minister Naoto Kan indicated Sunday, as workers moved closer to repairing the crippled plant by opening the doors of a damaged reactor building.

• Date: 09.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India proposed gas pipeline scheduled for completion in 2016. So far, no big progress has been made on a diplomatic front to provide for the project's start.

• Date: 09.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from globalvoicesonline.org

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a 2009 nuclear cooperation agreement with Turkey that would boost energy projects between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

• Date: 07.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed creating a "broad popular front" ahead of Russia's parliamentary election, in an apparent attempt to counter growing public discontent with his political party and solidify support.

• Date: 07.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.05.2011  |  Markets  |  from Yahoo news

This former Soviet state in Eastern Europe is betting that the path toward energy independence runs through Fort Worth.

• Date: 05.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from eyelawview.com