Russia has agreed to develop an Iranian zinc deposit that is among the largest in the world in a deal involving an Iranian bank facing international sanctions, its Energy Ministry said on Tuesday.

• Date: 21.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from trust.org

Following talks held in Baku between the Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Natik Aliyev and Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko, the sides signed a protocol, Ministry's press secretary Azer Mensimli told Trend.

• Date: 20.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from azer-news.com

INTERFAX-CHINA - Ukrainian coal producer OJSC Lisichanskugol hopes to secure an $85-million loan from the state-run China Development Bank to finance a pilot project to upgrade the D. Melnikov Mine, the company said in a statement posted on a state purchases web-portal.

• Date: 20.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from interfax.com

Azerbaijani Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev and Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko are discussing cooperation in the energy sector in Baku, the Ukrainian Embassy in Baku told Trend on Monday.

• Date: 19.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

State-controlled energy giant Gazprom is planning, along with western partners, two huge gas pipeline projects whose stated goals are to secure Europe's energy supplies but which critics say will increase the EU's dependence on Russia.

• Date: 16.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from dw-world.de

Visiting Chinese top legislator Wu Bangguo said Wednesday that China would work with Russia to deepen pragmatic cooperation and build a close, long-term and sustainable economic and trade relationship.

• Date: 15.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.09.2011  |  External Relations  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

China's President Hu Jintao has a reserved demeanor. So it is hard to imagine him as a poker player. But in energy politics with neighboring Russia, he certainly is.

• Date: 14.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from search.japantimes.co.jp

"Due to the trusts we won during cooperation with our Iranian colleagues, we declare on behalf of Russia that Russia will join power plants' development ventures in Iran and we support them. Talks with Iranian side on the issue have been started since long time ago and were never stopped," he said in the inauguration ceremony of the power plant.

• Date: 13.09.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.09.2011  |  Energy  |  from payvand.com