BP's deal with Russia's Rosneft 'could still go ahead'
The chairman of Russian energy giant Rosneft has said he wants to push ahead with its alliance with BP.
Russia to Test Nuclear Plants for Ability to Survive Quakes
Russia, responding to the Japanese nuclear crisis, will perform a “stress test” on all its reactors to judge their ability to withstand earthquakes more powerful than the original design anticipated, the Russian state-owned nuclear power company Rosatom said
Ukraine's economic news Ukraine, Russia revive work to settle conflict around Ukrtatnafta
The Ukrainian-Russian intergovernmental working group on March 24, 2011 held the first stage of a meeting in Kyiv to draw up a plan of joint action to settle the conflict over public JSC Ukrtatnafta (Kremenchuk oil refinery, Poltava region), read a press release of the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine.
Poland breaks ground on gas terminal to lessen dependence on Russia
Poland broke ground Wednesday on a gas terminal on the Baltic Sea aimed at diversifying energy sources and lessening the country's reliance on Russian gas, dpa reported.
Russia set to profit from Libya, Japan crises
Only a year ago, Russia's dominance as a global energy supplier was threatened by low gas prices and a reputation as an unreliable trade partner. But with the world now shaken by Japan's natural disasters and uprisings across the Middle East, the country is back at the heart of the market - and cashing in.
Estonia sees rock as future of global energy
Estonia's shale hub is Narva, in the northeast near the Russian border. Two underground mines and two open-cast pits in the area feed a duo of power stations -- the world's biggest oil shale-fired electricity plants.
Ukraine to revise its energy strategy
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that Ukraine will revise its energy strategy for the long- term prospects, local media reported
Lithuania to propose EU to impose restrictions on trading electricity produced in Belarus and Kaliningrad
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius assured that Lithuania is prepared to appeal to the EU institutions with a proposal of imposing restrictions and certain rules on trading electricity from the third parties, which are planning to generate electric power under conditions that do not comply with the requirements of nuclear safety.
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