Iran’s proposal for a diplomatic tour of its nuclear sites floundered on Thursday after China effectively rejected the invitation and Russia said such a trip could never replace United Nations inspections or negotiations with world powers.

• Date: 14.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

Ukraine’s vast coal sector has long been characterized by too much state ownership, too little development and some deadly mine disasters.

• Date: 14.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from kyivpost.com

Ukraine in 2010 cut export of electric energy to the European countries by 59.4 percent against 2009 to 1.173 billion kWh, the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry said

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

An agreement allowing U.S. companies to export nuclear technology to Russia is to take effect Tuesday after the U.S. ambassador and a deputy Russian foreign minister exchange diplomatic notes.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

The Russian president on Saturday ratified a civil nuclear energy pact with Japan that allows the transfer of Japanese technology to Russia and the sale of more Russian uranium to energy-poor Japan. President Dmitry Medvedev ratified the pact after it was passed by the lower and upper houses of the Russian parliament in December last year, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from nuclearpowerdaily.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

A new enterprise that will make highly efficient commercial gas plants in Rybinsk will cost 100 million euros, excluding the technology, Inter RAO UES CEO Boris Kovalchuk said

• Date: 28.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com