Japan ahead in race for Turkey’s 2nd nuke plant
Turkish officials hint that a Japanese-French consortium will see off its Chinese competitor to win the tender on Turkey’s second nuclear plant
Russian and American leaders suggest greater co-operation against terrorism in the wake of Boston Marathon bombing
The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama have agreed to increase cooperation on counter-terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Toward a Nuclear Deal With South Korea
The United States and South Korea are negotiating a new nuclear cooperation agreement that will have consequences for the conflict with North Korea and President Obama’s broader nonproliferation agenda.
EU, Ukraine speak different languages on energy
Representatives of a Ukrainian think tank deplored the lack of understanding between Kyiv and Brussels on energy issues and called for a permanent expert panel to be created to improve communication.
Russian economic growth slows sharply
The pace of growth in the Russian economy, part of the once fast-moving Brics bloc of developing countries, slowed to 1.1% in the first three months of 2013.
Norwegian gas for Russian Barents
Murmansk region will import Norwegian gas for heating instead of Russian fuel oil.
Natural gas estimates in Ukraine lower
The latest assessment of Ukrainian natural gas reserves was lower than expected, Regal Petroleum said in its latest update.
Ukraine could become net gas exporter by 2025
Ukraine could bring in more international majors to explore its hydrocarbon fields on production-sharing terms and become a net gas exporter by 2025, Energy and Coal Minister Eduard Stavytsky said.
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