President Serzh Sargsyan invited Italian companies to participate in the implementation of various projects in Armenia, including the construction of a new unit for Armenian nuclear power plant during a meeting with Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano, Sargsyan’s press office reported Tuesday.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from arka.am

Ukraine may have to continue paying a relatively high price for imported Russian gas in 2012, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after Moscow indicated that talks on a new supply deal were far from conclusion.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

A draft interstate Ukrainian-Russian 'gas' agreement foresees the creation of two joint ventures jointly with OAO Gazprom (50% and 50% stakes) on the basis of the Ukrainian gas transportation system, according to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia Ukraine weekly, with reference to its own sources.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from ukrvideonews.com

Russia announced that it will not join any efforts to sanction Iran’s oil and gas sector..

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from radiozamaneh.com

The Kyrgyz Energy Ministry and Russian energy company Inter RAO UES will discuss the construction of the Kambarata hydroelectric power station-1, Kyrgyz Energy Minister Askarbek Shadiev said at a press conference in Bishkek on Friday, KirTAG reported.

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

Washington hopes to have another round of rare denuclearization talks with Pyongyang, said Thursday Glyn Davies, new US special representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

• Date: 08.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 08.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

With India and Israel being at an advanced stage of finalising a free trade agreement, the bilateral trade is likely to touch $15 billion from around $5 billion now, said Mr Alon Ushpiz, Ambassador of Israel to India.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thehindubusinessline.com

The chairman of presidential Atomic Energy Security Council (AESC) refuted statements of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia suggesting Armenian nuclear power plant poses security threat to the region.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from panarmenian.net