Russia starts investing in nuclear power plant construction in Turkey
Russian company Rosatom has started investing in the Turkish Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying today by the newspaper Sabah.
Ankara confirms request for more Russian gas amid Iran sanctions
Energy Minister Taner Yıldız confirmed on Tuesday that Ankara is in talks with Moscow to increase its gas supply to Turkey as US-led sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear program have forced Turkey to cut imports of Iranian gas.
Canada votes against UN motion for inspection of Israel’s nuclear program
Canada was on the losing side of the vote Monday as the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East which was just cancelled.
Indian navy prepared to deploy to South China Sea to protect oil interests
The Indian navy is prepared to deploy vessels to the South China Sea to protect India's oil interests there, the navy chief said on Monday amid growing international fears over the potential for naval clashes in the disputed region.
Iran starts developing gas field shared with Turkmenistan
The Iranian section of the gas field measures around 9 square kilometers in area. Iran has 18 oilfields, four gas fields, and six associated oil and gas fields shared with its neighboring countries. Iran attaches priority to boosting gas production capacity at its joint oilfields with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Little Progress Seen in Iran Nuclear Inspections
The U.N. nuclear agency made no progress in a year-long push to find out if Iran worked on developing an atomic bomb, its chief said on Thursday, calling for urgent efforts to end Tehran’s standoff with the West.
North Korea pushing ahead with new nuclear reactor, IAEA says
North Korea has made further progress in the construction of a new atomic reactor, the UN nuclear chief reported on Thursday, a facility that may extend the country’s capacity to produce material for nuclear bombs.
Azerbaijan seeing no alternative to gas supplies to Europe
According to RBK, the statement came from chief of the gas export department of SOCAR Kamal Abbasov.
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