Azerbaijan agreed to export at least 1 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year to Iran, its southern neighbor, the day before meetings with the European Union on a new fuel transit corridor.

• Date: 13.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from bloomberg.com

A Serbian oil company controlled by Russia's Gazprom Neft announced that it secured a multimillion-dollar contract to drill for oil in Turkmenistan.

• Date: 13.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from upi.com

U.S. laws limit the burning of coal here, and Washington state has a strong green influence. Passenger rail in Seattle and beyond would suffer consequences from shipments to Bellingham. But the financial firepower lined up in favor of shipping coal from Washington ports to China is gigantic.

• Date: 08.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 08.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from crosscut.com

The European Union has turned down an offer from Iran to tour its nuclear facilities, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday, but remains optimistic about talks with Tehran later this month. Iran has sent letters to a number of ambassadors to the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, inviting them to visit two sites - the Natanz uranium enrichment plant and the Arak heavy water complex - in the coming weeks.

• Date: 08.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 08.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from brecorder.com

At the risk of angering its close ally the US but while safeguarding its own national interests, Turkey has been developing its ties with neighboring Iran while making intense efforts to end a lengthy stalemate between the international community and Tehran over its nuclear ambitions.

• Date: 06.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from todayszaman.com

Chinese scientists have mastered the technology for reprocessing fuel from nuclear power plants, potentially boosting the supplies of carbon-free electricity to keep the country’s economy booming, state television reported yesterday.

• Date: 04.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from boston.com

Iran has invited Russia, China, the European Union and its allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites, in an apparent move to gain support ahead of a new round of talks with six world powers.

• Date: 04.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from sbs.com.au

Iran will export 70MW of electricity to Afghanistan and Pakistan this Iranian year (which ends on March 20).

• Date: 03.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from zeenews.com