Ukraine failed to raise the $1 billion to seal Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, as budget concerns and the accident at Fukushima in Japan caused some governments to balk at further spending.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from bloomberg.com

British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Turkish State Minister responsible for foreign trade has urged a free trade agreement between Turkey and India to boost mutual trade.

• Date: 19.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

The oil price hike will promote growth in major oil exporters Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia, but create more poverty in the Eurasian region

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

An international economic forum Caspian Dialogue-2011 will open here on Monday. High on the agenda of the forum will be “the policy of the Caspian regional countries in the mineral resources and the Caspian legal status,” the forum organizing committee said. Alongside, the forum is planning to discuss “the development of the regional transport infrastructure, the construction of energy-efficient houses, information technologies, the development of the fishery industry and the restoration of biological diversity.”

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

Ex-Ukrainian premier Yulia Tymoshenko signed the 2009 gas deal with Russia without consent from her cabinet, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka said.

• Date: 18.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from rian.ru

Dubai Global Energy Forum (DGEF) 2011, organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, will kick off on Sunday at Dubai World Trade Center under the theme: “Energy Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future”.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from khaleejtimes.com

The authoritarian president of Belarus angrily refuted allegations Saturday the government was behind a subway bombing in the capital that killed 13 and wounded more than 200 others.

• Date: 16.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.04.2011  |  Security  |  from Yahoo! news