Officials See Promising Signs for Iran Nuclear Talks
American negotiators, heading into a crucial round of talks with Iran over its nuclear program next week in Baghdad, are allowing themselves a rare emotion after more than a decade of fruitless haggling with Tehran: hope.
S. Korean venture signs $2.5 bn Uzbek gas deal
A South Korean joint venture in energy-rich Uzbekistan said on Saturday it had secured a $2.5 billion credit line to build a new chemical and gas production unit by 2016.
Gazprom Is Still Calculating Discount for Bulgaria
Bulgaria managed to negotiate special terms for the supply of Russian gas regardless of its abrupt withdrawal from the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and the Belene NPP energy projects, Russian media outlets note.
Iran says nuclear talks ‘good, constructive’
Iran's talks with the UN nuclear watchdog about Tehran's atomic activities are going well, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday, the second day of discussions.
U.N. nuclear agency, Iran begin new talks
A senior U.N. nuclear agency official urged Iran on Monday to allow access to sites, people and documents it seeks in its probe of suspicions that Tehran conducted secret research into nuclear weapons development.
Iran eyes electricity export market
The Iranian Energy Ministry said it expects to secure export contracts for electricity with the Syrian and Lebanese governments in the near future.
Lithuania nuclear power plant to cost up to 7 bln euros
Lithuania's government gave its final approval to several plans aimed at reducing its dependency on Russian energy sources on Wednesday, including a new nuclear power plant which it said could cost up to 7 billion euros ($9.10 billion).
Chinese investor strikes oil in Kyrgyzstan
A small Chinese company has struck oil in Kyrgyzstan, and leaders of the impoverished former Soviet republic said they hoped the first find by a foreign oil firm would encourage investors to explore its undeveloped energy and metals resources
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