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EU Commissioner Sees Russia As Energy Partner For Decades
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russia will remain the European Union's main energy partner for decades, the newly appointed European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Thursday, an indication that the bloc's policy of significantly
Construction begins on Nord Stream fuel pipeline
The European Union gets much of its natural gas from Russia. This week, workers began building the first part of a 1,220-kilometer pipeline stretching under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany.
Putin signs key deals with Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Russian PM Vladimir Putin sign a series of key deals following talks in Caracas.
Factbox - Russia's ties with Venezuela: arms, energy, politics
Following are facts about relations between Venezuela and Russia: Russia is the world's second-biggest oil exporter and biggest gas producer. OPEC member Venezuela boasts Latin America's largest oil reserves and 7.9 percent
Remapping the Nuclear Grid
<font size="3"><font face="Arial">These nations now find themselves competing against Soviet nuclear power science.</font></font>
22,000 Lithuania’s residents sign petition against Belarusian nuclear power plant
Organizers of the electronic petition "No for Construction of Belarus Nuclear Power Plant near Vilnius" have submitted a sheet with almost 22,000 signatures of residents to the Government.
Russia and IAEA sign agreement on world's first nuclear fuel bank
Russia signs a deal with the UN's nuclear watchdog, IAEA, to set up the world's first nuclear fuel bank of low-enriched uranium for countries that need fuel for civilian purposes, including nuclear power plants.
Lithuania, Russia discuss energy at first meeting
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have discussed energy issues at the first meeting between the heads of government of the neighboring countries in 6 years
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