Ukrainians and Russians vie for control of key Czech foundry
Ukrainian tycoon Konstantin Zhevago, an MP with imprisoned former PM Yulia Tymoshenko’s party, reportedly needs the ČKD foundry and engineering works in Kutná Hora to save his rolling stock business and is offering Kč 485 million for the bankrupt firm. However, the Russian rolling stock manufacturer Rail Group has put forward an offer of Kč 691 million and a promise to invest Kč 1.8 billion in it.
Tata, Ambani to meet PM over power issues
Top executives from India's major power companies will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to push for swifter action to improve access to coal and make it easier to get funding, acquire land and get environmental clearances.
Asia Report: China, South Korea Leaders at World Energy
Weeks after the end of the U.N. climate talks, international leaders from across the world are meeting again on the world stage to discuss fossil fuels, nuclear energy and the growth of renewables.
Asian oil buyers seek alternatives as Iran crisis grows
Iran’s biggest oil customers from across Asia are flocking to alternative Middle East suppliers this month under renewed US pressure to stop buying Iranian crude and unprecedented tension over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Ukraine to start buying natural gas on spot market
Ukraine plans to start compensating for reductions in the import of increasingly expensive Russian natural gas by buying the commodity this summer on the spot market, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko told reporters in Kyiv
India needs to engage Central Asia for 30 years
Eurasia, and specifically resource-rich Central Asia that is witnessing a new version of the Great Game as the interests of various powers converge, should be India's focus for at least the next 30 years by forging energy, transportation and economic links, the head of a leading think tank said
Russia warns US over Iran oil sanctions
Russia has warned the US that moves to tighten sanctions on Iran would be perceived as an attempt at "regime change", as Tehran appeared to express readiness to return to negotiations and allow UN monitors to inspect its nuclear facilities.
PM Azarov: No "gas war" between Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov declares there would be no new "gas war" between Russia and Ukraine.
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