India-Kazakhstan oil pact likely by February
In an effort to fulfil the growing energy demands, India and Kazakhstan will likely to sign a key oil deal. As per the deal, India's OVL, the foreign arm of ONGC will acquire 25 per cent stake in Kazakhstan's Satpayev Block by end of February.
ithuania's plans for nuclear plant go into meltdown
Lithuania's year-long tendering process for the construction of a new nuclear power plant collapsed Friday following the sudden withdrawal of the leading contender.
India takes its time as Turkmenistan seeks separate rates for natural gas
Turkmenistan has proposed to charge different prices for supplying natural gas through the proposed 1,680 km pipeline that would deliver 90 million cubic metres a day to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, officials in New Delhi said.
Baltic States committed to integrate with EU power grid
The implementation of a plan to integrate Baltic energy markets is a long-term objective, four governments declared after meeting with EU officials.
Hillary Clinton urges Iran to accept a nuclear deal
Hillary Clinton on Friday night renewed an offer of friendship to Iran but said the United States was "committed to defending its Gulf allies from regional threats".
Russia backing Pakistan to join SCO as full member
The Russian Ambassador to Pakistan said that his country had asked Pakistan to sign over Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Addressing a roundtable, Russian Ambassador Andrey Budnik said that Russia had been persuading Pakistan, India and Israel for signing the NPT to make the world free of nuclear weapons.
Belarus agrees to give up stockpile of highly enriched uranium
In a surprise victory for President Obama's campaign to secure nuclear material worldwide, the government of Belarus announced Wednesday that it will give up its stock of highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapons.
Russia forms world's first nuclear fuel bank
Russia announced Wednesday that it had created the world's first international atomic fuel bank as part of a global effort to curb the spread of nuclear arms.
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