Estonia's shale hub is Narva, in the northeast near the Russian border. Two underground mines and two open-cast pits in the area feed a duo of power stations -- the world's biggest oil shale-fired electricity plants.

• Date: 23.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from news352.lu

Ukraine's joining a free trade area with the European Union will depend on greater flexibility and a readiness for a compromise with EU member states, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said.

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from interfax.com.ua

Setting aside decades of acrimony over President Ronald Reagan's vision of a "Star Wars" missile shield, the United States and Russia have been holding exploratory but serious talks about potential ways to cooperate on missile defense in Europe.

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that Ukraine will revise its energy strategy for the long- term prospects, local media reported

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from ce.cn

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius assured that Lithuania is prepared to appeal to the EU institutions with a proposal of imposing restrictions and certain rules on trading electricity from the third parties, which are planning to generate electric power under conditions that do not comply with the requirements of nuclear safety.

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Bulgaria has confirmed its interest in buying natural gas from Turkmenistan, as well as its commitment to facilitate gas exports, the Economy Ministry said in a statement

• Date: 21.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from sofiaecho.com

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Japanese companies can participate in production of natural gas in eastern Russia.

• Date: 21.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from boston.com

Japanese workers pushed ahead with efforts Monday to connect electrical power to the remaining disabled reactors at the heavily damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant, as the World Bank offered an upbeat assessment on the impact of the nuclear crisis, saying the effects will be “short-lived.”

• Date: 21.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from marketwatch.com