A senior U.S. official has dismissed Iran's threats against NATO missile defense installations in Turkey ahead of a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the key U.S. ally and linchpin of NATO's southern flank.

• Date: 24.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

Nabucco project is optimistic about the speedy decision by the consortium developing the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz gas condensate field on the pipeline selection, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek said in his interview.

• Date: 23.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from today.az

Kazakhstan has worked out a deal to acquire 10 percent of the Karachaganak oil and gas field, the last major oil and gas field in Kazakhstan that did not have any Kazakh shareholders, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

President Serzh Sargsyan invited Italian companies to participate in the implementation of various projects in Armenia, including the construction of a new unit for Armenian nuclear power plant during a meeting with Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano, Sargsyan’s press office reported Tuesday.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from arka.am

Russia announced that it will not join any efforts to sanction Iran’s oil and gas sector..

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from radiozamaneh.com

The Kyrgyz Energy Ministry and Russian energy company Inter RAO UES will discuss the construction of the Kambarata hydroelectric power station-1, Kyrgyz Energy Minister Askarbek Shadiev said at a press conference in Bishkek on Friday, KirTAG reported.

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

Washington hopes to have another round of rare denuclearization talks with Pyongyang, said Thursday Glyn Davies, new US special representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

• Date: 08.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 08.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

With India and Israel being at an advanced stage of finalising a free trade agreement, the bilateral trade is likely to touch $15 billion from around $5 billion now, said Mr Alon Ushpiz, Ambassador of Israel to India.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thehindubusinessline.com