He said he was quite happy with the discussion of the issue at the G-8 Deauville summit and recalled the proposal he made in April. “I have once again spelled out our proposals concerning an improvement of the rapid notification system, higher responsibility of countries operating nuclear power plants and more serious requirements to countries considering the atomic energy prospect,” he said.

• Date: 28.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com

Nations united over Libya as Cameron says pressure on Tripoli beginning to tell – but G8 rift remains over Syria

• Date: 28.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from guardian.co.uk

A new round of energy talks are soon to be held within the larger framework of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Qishan, will discuss the current conditions of and prospects for cooperation in the energy sector, particularly with regard to oil and gas, which have become a major component of Russian-Chinese bilateral relations.

• Date: 27.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

If South Stream is built, Caspian gas would be bought up by Gazprom and shipped via Russia through the Black Sea pipeline, undermining the rationale of the Southern Corridor. It would also have an impact on Ukraine's economy and politics

• Date: 26.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from indiatimes.com

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he wants to pursue European Union membership for the former Soviet republic that is also being wooed by a Russian-led customs union with the lure of lower natural-gas prices.

• Date: 25.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.05.2011  |  Markets  |  from businessweek.com

Libya's rebels took their diplomatic offensive to NATO's sole Muslim member Turkey on Monday, a day after the European Union opened a mission in their Benghazi bastion.

• Date: 24.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo! news

Russia, which could buy more than $7 billion worth of Belarussian assets as it helps Minsk tackle a currency crisis, expressed opposition Saturday to tougher European sanctions against Belarussian firms.

• Date: 23.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from themoscowtimes.com

Ukrtransnafta has launched pumping Azeri Light oil through the Odessa-Brody pipeline in the designed averse direction for the refineries in the West Ukraine, UNIAN reported with reference to the Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Ministry.

• Date: 21.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.05.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az