Coal Industry Seeks Exports to Asia While U.S. Market Falters
For all the excitement over Wyoming coal making its way to Chinese power plants, the trend reveals a dampening outlook for the industry here in the United States. Coal proponents and opponents alike seem to agree that the lack of a U.S. energy policy hasn’t served anybody well, including the mining industry.
Natural gas pricing agreement with Russia close
China may reach an initial agreement with Russia on natural gas pricing - a subject of great contention for years - by the middle of 2011, industry experts close to the matter said.
Uzbek president to visit Brussels
Uzbek President Islam Karimov will pay a visit to Brussels early next week, foreign media quoted European Commission representatives as reporting.
US, China tout $45 billion in export deals
The United States and China on Wednesday agreed on $45 billion in U.S. export deals and to give U.S. companies greater access to China's $88 billion-plus government contracts market at the start of Chinese President Hu Jintao's four-day state visit.
President receives credentials of Swiss, Turkmen envoys
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Switzerland to the country Mrs. Sabine Ulmann Shaban.
Georgia supplies electricity to Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
Georgian Prime Minister participated in the 4th World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi
Borders of India's latest outreach to Iran
As India takes its seat on the U.N. Security Council as the new nonpermanent member after nearly a two-decade hiatus, its latest move vis-a-vis Iran has signaled New Delhi's desire to be viewed as a responsible rising power and a potential permanent member of the Security Council.
Medvedev to push peace talks on rare Middle East tour
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week embarks on a rare visit to the Middle East in an effort to push forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace process after US-brokered talks stalled last year.
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