Kyrgyzstan to Buy Gas From Kazakhstan Rather Than Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan's acting Deputy Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov says neighboring Kazakhstan has agreed to sell natural gas to Kyrgyzstan at a much lower price than Kyrgyzstan has been paying to Uzbekistan for gas supplies.
Azerbaijan, UK discuss oil refinery, Shafag-Asiman field
Azerbaijani and British ministers and oil executives have discussed development of the Shafag-Asiman gas field and construction of a new oil refinery.
South Korean Consortium Investing in Romanian Nuclear Project
According to the office of Romania’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Ion Ariton, “The representatives of the (Korea Nuclear) consortium voiced again their firm decision to participate in the project through the purchase of shares in the project company EnergoNuclear SA and through investments in building Cernavoda reactors 3 and 4.
Technology Japan, Vietnam Move Ahead On Nuclear Reactor Plans
In Japan's most aggressive move to promote exports of nuclear technology since the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March, a Tokyo-based utility consortium signed a deal with Vietnam on Wednesday to conduct a feasibility study for two new reactors.
Czechs: Nuclear power good despite Japan disaster
The catastrophe at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power complex should not be allowed to call into question of the wisdom of atomic energy, Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday. "After the tsunami wave hit the Fukushima power plant, some governments decided not to build new nuclear power plants and some even to abandon nuclear energy as such," Klaus said in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
EU takes plunge into Caspian pipeline talks
The European Commission (EC) last week took the unprecedented step of requesting and receiving authority from the European Council to assist in negotiations between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Specifically, the EC has received a formal mandate from the council on the signing of a legally binding agreement for implementation of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) project.
Japan, South Korea share nuclear expertise with ASEAN
Japan and South Korea are sharing their expertise in nuclear technology with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations amid strong interest from some ASEAN members to adopt nuclear as an energy source, a statement said Wednesday.
Central and South Asia can bring energy trade to a new level Imtiaz Hussain Kazi
Central and South Asia can bring energy trade to a new level,” the Secretary Ministry for Water and Power of Pakistan Imtiaz Hussain Kazi stated at the session of the Intergovernmental Council on CASA-1000 today.
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