YEREVAN, Armenia, May 19 (UPI) -- Iranian gas supplies to Armenia through a 70-mile pipeline are expected to commence Friday, Iranian gas officials said while en route to Yerevan.

TEHRAN, April 14 (UPI) -- Meeting with the visiting Armenian energy minister Tuesday, Iranian finance officials pledged to support the energy sector in Armenia with a line of credit.

TEHRAN, March 25 (UPI) -- Armenia began construction on a 186-mile pipeline to bring oil products from the Tabriz refinery in northern Iran in exchange for electricity.

YEREVAN, Armenia, March 25 (UPI) -- Design work on the third Iranian-Armenian power line is complete, and construction can begin soon.

The European energy sector is under strain in the opening days of 2009 with a row over Ukrainian gas arrears to Russia impacting regional gas supplies. With Europe adopting policies in 2008 to diversify its energy sector, several projects may move quickly, such as the Nabucco pipeline, while others, such as the South Stream artery, may feel the pressure of a global recession and the geopolitics of 2009.

YEREVAN, Armenia, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The completion of a 186-mile oil pipeline from Iran to Armenia is expected to help diversify regional energy resources, Armenian energy officials said.

YEREVAN, Armenia, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Armenian and Russian officials attended the inaugural ceremony marking the completion of a natural gas pipeline from Iran.

TEHRAN, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian energy officials proclaimed they would begin gas exports to Armenia immediately to meet demands for the coming winter.

YEREVAN, Armenia, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Construction on a natural gas pipeline from Iran to Armenia to transport 81 billion cubic feet of gas has been concluded, Armenian energy officials said Friday.