China kicks off first shale gas tender
China issued its first shale gas exploration tender with an offer of four blocks to a group of Chinese energy companies, state media reported, as the country kicks off its search for potentially vast reserves of the unconventional resource.
Pakistan to build more nuclear plants: Gilani
Pakistan’s nuclear capability was purely for peaceful purposes, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said while declaring that the country would build more power plants to meet its growing energy needs.
PACE President to visit Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
On 29 and 30 June in Astana, Mr Çavusoglu will take part in the 38th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of the Islamic Unity, as well as bilateral meetings with the Kazakh authorities. On 1 and 2 July, he will make a visit to a Kazakh region.
Bulgaria Starts Decommissioning of Kozloduy NPP Units
The first operation of the planned decommissioning of Units 1 and 2 at the Kozloduy NPP has started, the Radioactive Waste State-owned Company has announced.
Nabucco chances grow as Europe's atomic future dims
Until the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, the Nabucco pipeline project was struggling with rising costs and political uncertainties. Now, as Europeans shun nuclear energy, EU plans to link the Caspian and Austria have gained new appeal
EU Passes Belarus Sanctions
The European Union passed a series of stringent sanctions against Belarus this morning amid growing anger from the international community over the former Soviet republic’s increasingly pariah status.
China to Create Economic Zones Near Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
China plans to create two economic zones along its border with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
$3.5 Billion to Update Ukraine's Gas Lines
It would cost at least $3.5 billion to update the natural gas transmission network through Ukraine, an official at state utility Naftogaz said from Kiev.
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