President Barack Obama promised in a letter released on Monday to tackle "serious issues" straining relations with Azerbaijan, an important link in Afghan supply lines and energy export routes to the West.

• Date: 08.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 08.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a deal on Monday that will provide 11 billion cubic meters (388 billion cubic feet) of Azeri natural gas a year to Turkey beginning as early as 2016

• Date: 08.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 08.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from washingtonpost.com

Iran hopes to finalise a deal this week for a much-delayed pipeline to export natural gas to Pakistan by 2015, an energy official said on Sunday.

• Date: 07.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 07.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from expressbuzz.com

By Richard Galpin BBC News, Moscow Russia pumps oil from Kazakhstan to a Black Sea port for export A year ago, the Kremlin issued a stark warning: that growing competition for control of global energy resources could spark wars on Russia's borders,

• Date: 03.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 03.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from http://www.bbc.co.uk/

A year ago, the Kremlin issued a stark warning: that growing competition for control of global energy resources could spark wars on Russia's borders, including those in Central Asia.

• Date: 03.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 03.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

A traditional Caspian Oil and Gas international exhibition opens here on Tuesday. It is held here for a17th time and will run until June 4, an official at the exhibition organizing committee announced.

• Date: 02.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com

Turkmenistan has launched work on a new gas pipeline that will connect the hydrocarbon-rich Central Asian country with western markets and decrease its reliance on Russia's delivery network.

• Date: 01.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from cnbc.com

Events this week confirm that Turkmenistan has taken a decisive strategic decision to diversify its gas exports not only beyond Russia but also beyond China.

• Date: 28.05.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.05.2010  |  Energy  |  from atimes.com