Arctic Grab Is Mad Fight for Last Oil Frontier: Matthew Lynn
have the phrase Cold War, wed have to invent it to describe the power struggle taking place for Arctic Ocean resources. Companies such as BP Plc and OAO Gazprom are readying themselves for the last great energy frontier. Russia, the U.S., Canada and
Iran gas out of the picture in pipeline politics
A proposed southern corridor gas route will not use any Iranian natural gas in the near future due to a row over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, a US official says.
EBRD to focus on Turkish energy sector, bank president says
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development could be investing a billion euros annnually in Turkey by 2012, the bank's president said.
Russia, Kazakhstan to develop energy cooperation
Russia's largest hydropower company, RusHydro, on Tuesday signed a deal jointly to build renewable energy enterprises in southern Kazakhstan with the regional government of Jambyl.
Intraday electricity market to be launched in Estonia in October
Nord Pool Spot, the Estonian transmission system operator Elering and the Finnish system operator Fingrid are finishing their preparations for Estonia to join the intraday market Elbas. Target date for the launch is October 19, 2010.
Can Russia be China's gas supplier?
Russia has massive stores of natural gas and its economy needs a cash infusion from sales to get it through the economic downturn that has crimped oil sales.
Energy deals strengthen China-Russia 'blood' ties
China and Russia celebrated the expansion of their economic and political ties with more energy deals on Monday, one day after Russian President Medvedev said the two nations had forged an "indestructible" friendship that was "sealed by blood" in their wartime alliance.
Russia prepares to open oil pipeline to China
Russia and China broke the ice in their long-cool energy relationship on Monday as they prepared to open a pipeline that will bring Siberian crude oil to China, but a similar agreement on gas proved a bridge too far.
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