Azerbaijan and Turkey have started work on a trans-Anatolian pipeline project to carry Azeri gas across Turkey, the president of Azeri state energy company SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said on Thursday.

• Date: 17.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Russia will support Kazakhstan and Belarus in their efforts to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Moscow itself joins the trade bloc, Russia's top WTO negotiator Maxim Medvedkov said

• Date: 17.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday denied pressuring Australia to reverse a ban on selling uranium to India but said he would "watch with interest" how the issue played out.

• Date: 16.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from indiatimes.com

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law "On ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on the provision of free military-technical assistance," the President's press service reported on Wednesday.

• Date: 16.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov discussed bilateral cooperation with the Heads of diplomatic missions of Italy, Germany and the U.S. accredited in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Prime Minister's press-service reported.

• Date: 16.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The UN atomic watchdog's damning new report on Iran's nuclear programme has set the stage for a diplomatic showdown at IAEA headquarters this week, pitting Russia and China against Western powers.

• Date: 15.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from dailystar.com.lb

If the gas industry bosses in Russia are to be believed, we're entering a new golden age for the 'blue fuel' as it's called. It will be a win-win situation for Russia as consumption is expected to show double digit growth.

• Date: 15.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from rt.com

Since the December 1991 collapse of the USSR, one of the most exciting developments for the international energy community has been the rise of oil exports from the Caspian region.

• Date: 15.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from oilprice.com