Russian gas giant Gazprom has denied inviting Germany's utility company RWE to join the South Stream gas pipeline that would cross the Black Sea and is a rival to the EU-backed project.

• July 20, 2010

Nuclear deals, trade agreements, signatures on international treaties: Russia has been in a cooperative mood since the turn of the year. Moscow has discovered the benefits of a less confrontational foreign policy.

• July 20, 2010

China has passed the US to become the world's biggest energy consumer, according to new data from the International Energy Agency.

• July 20, 2010

The Bulgarian Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) have requested a meeting with the Energy Minister Traicho Traikov in order to discuss the energy negotiations between Bulgaria and Russia.

• July 19, 2010

China has approved plans to build a nuclear power plant in the southwestern region of Guangxi, state media reported Monday, as Beijing makes good on a pledge to boost renewable energy sources.

• July 19, 2010

Pakistan on Monday defended its civilian nuclear cooperation with China to build two nuclear reactors and said the plants will be open to the inspection of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• July 19, 2010

Russian and Ukrainian experts will discuss setting up a joint nuclear generation project on Tuesday, Ukraine's major energy company said.

• July 19, 2010

The foreign ministers of nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India open their first key talks in Islamabad since the 2008 Mumbai attacks derailed a peace process.

• July 16, 2010