Britain may receive more Norwegian gas in the 2012/2013 gas year as continental European customers take more Russian supplies, which became more competitive following contract negotiations during the past months, analysts said on Monday.

• September 29, 2012

Chinese, Australian and Russian companies take an interest in Kyrgyzstan’s Dzherui deposit. Ishenbai Chunuyev, director of the State Agency on Geology and Mineral Resources, said during today’s meeting with journalists at Kumtor mine.

• September 29, 2012

The international community must be united in its commitment to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Latvia’s President Andris Berzinš told the United Nations General Assembly today.

• September 27, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has severely warned against the ramifications of West’s scenario to isolate Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

• September 27, 2012

Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou has said that 130 trillion rials (some $10.6 billion) is needed to complete 270 semi-finished projects in the fields of dam and power plant building, water and wastewater treatment.

• September 24, 2012

Ukraine will provide reliable energy transit to the European Union, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry quoted Minister Yuriy Boiko. The minister gave the assurances at the Brussels meeting with European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Friday, September 21. Boiko stressed that Ukraine had created every condition for the uninterrupted transit of Russian gas to Europe.

• September 24, 2012

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and says containment of a nuclear-capable Iran is not an option.

• September 22, 2012

Uzbekistan and South Korea have signed a series of co-operation agreements in the areas of energy and industry.

• September 22, 2012