BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Turkmenistan must state its intent to supply gas to the Western-backed Nabucco pipeline to Europe if the project is realistic, officials said Thursday.
MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Russian gas shipments to Europe will be more expensive unless political capital is expended in support of the Nord Stream pipeline, the prime minister said.
MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The Russian government has no plans to revise its federal budget for the next three years despite the precipitous decline in world crude prices, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Washington for years has warned European Union member states about the danger of becoming overly reliant on Russian natural gas imports. Now Italy is seeking Russian expertise in another area of energy cooperation that is certain to unsettle Washington -- nuclear power.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Despite legal challenges, Islamabad has approved a measure to privatize its Qadirpur natural gas field in Sindh province to shore up the national economy.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- European, Asian and Middle Eastern firms tendered bids to Saudi Aramco for a deal for platform and pipeline development at its Karan gas field.
MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The Russian finance minister said Wednesday Russia had nearly halved its oil price forecast for the next three years based on current economic conditions.
MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Talks between Moscow and Beijing over the pricing mechanism for crude exports to China and additional loan terms collapsed, media reports say.
DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Major energy corporations in Iran, Russia and Qatar agreed at a meeting in Doha to establish a joint venture to develop the Iranian South Pars gas field.
BERLIN, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The financial crisis is endangering energy security and climate protection efforts, according to the International Energy Agency.
MIAMI, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ecuador has asked OPEC leaders to allow the country to maintain its oil production levels, despite cuts across the board for the cartel member nations, saying its federal budget depends heavily on current levels of production.
An oil pipeline running from Chad to Cameroon that generates more than a billion dollars annually for the Chadian government is being touted as an example of World Bank and International Monetary Fund failures to foster "fundamental measures of transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries," according to a joint report by two watchdog groups with a particular eye on the international lenders.
Oil prices fall below $60 on IEA forecast; MEND threatens more oil attacks in Niger Delta; Norway's StatoilHydro will acquire shale from Chesapeake Energy.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Duke Energy announced it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy for the disposal of used nuclear fuel.
ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Turkish energy officials said they planned a November meeting in Iran to finalize a gas deal that may prove promising to the Nabucco pipeline, officials said.
TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Iranian oil minister left for Kuwait Tuesday to discuss progress on a deal to export natural gas to the emirate through an underwater pipeline by 2011.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Nabucco gas pipeline will make European gas markets more competitive while increasing energy security in the region, the EU energy commissioner said.
MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Top officials with the Ukrainian state-owned energy firm, Naftogaz, arrived in Moscow Tuesday to discuss a long-term gas deal with Gazprom.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Bahrain is looking for protection from the global economic meltdown by privatizing the communications and metals sector to hedge against oil, officials said.
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
