The Russian energy giant Gazprom has joined a growing list of companies that plan to drill for oil in the waters off Cuba, close to the United States but out of reach of its safety regulators.

• Date: 16.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.11.2010  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

Kazakhstan has tightened control over safety of oil operations in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, Emergency Minister Vladimir Bozhko said

• Date: 16.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 16.11.2010  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

The term of submission of binding proposals of strategic investors into Visaginas nuclear power plant (VNPP) expired on November 10, 2010; the Concession Tender Commission, which has been delegated to organize a tender for selection of the strategic investor, has analyzed the related documents, Lithuanian Ministry of Energy was quoted by The Lithuania Tribune.

• Date: 15.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

New Zealand will launch talks on a free trade pact with Russia and its customs partners Belarus and Kazakhstan early next year, Prime Minister John Key said Sunday.

• Date: 15.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

25-years after the world stood on the brink of nuclear war, Federated Farmers is hailing moves to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

• Date: 15.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.11.2010  |  External Relations  |  from scoop.co.nz

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Bulgaria on Saturday to discuss the South Stream gas link and Russian gas prices amid competing projects to supply the fuel to the European Union.

• Date: 14.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2010  |  Energy  |  from themoscowtimes.com

Much grousing about the expense of President Obama's India trip. This is silly and vindictive

• Date: 14.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is to meet Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday afternoon to discuss the president's recent visit to a disputed island north of Japan.

• Date: 14.11.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org