BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 16 (UPI) -- The heralded Nabucco gas pipeline to Europe cannot be built without Azerbaijan taking part in the project, Turkish officials said.

Turkey sees June sign-off on Nabucco; Plans moving on Persian Pipeline; Gaz de France eyes Nord Stream; Shale no rival to Alaska natural gas

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The reverberations of January’s natural gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine continue to resound throughout European energy markets. Europe, alarmed by the vulnerability of its supplies, is sounding out new possibilities for transmission of natural gas, including the proposed Nabucco pipeline. Russia, in its turn, is seeking bypass routes around its increasingly nationalist southern neighbor. A solution to the two conundrums may be found on the southern shores of the Black Sea, in Turkey. Turkey and Russia are already connected by the twin Blue Stream natural gas pipelines. Following a meeting on March 26 in Ankara between Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller, discussions are underway about the Blue Stream 2 project, designed to increase and extend the pipeline's throughput.

ANKARA, Turkey, March 27 (UPI) -- A second leg of the Blue Stream natural gas pipeline to transport resources to Israel was included in talks to increase Russian gas transits for Turkey.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 23 (UPI) -- One of the more interesting aspects of the Fifth World Water Forum currently under way in Istanbul has been the presence of environmental groups, whose agendas are frequently in conflict with some of the governments and multinational companies in attendance. The divergence of opinions goes far beyond water as a human right and environmentally friendly policies to such issues as energy, progress and at what cost.

BRUSSELS, March 5 (UPI) -- It is imperative that partners to the planned Nabucco natural gas pipeline move forward on the project as soon as possible, Turkish officials said.

ANKARA, Turkey, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Turkey pledged its support to Moscow to help settle the ongoing European gas crisis stemming from disputes between Ukraine and Russia, officials said.

MERSIN, Turkey, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Russia will likely play an integral part in the construction of Turkey's first nuclear energy power plant, a Turkish government official said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Nearly 30 years of U.S. sanctions have left Iran's energy industry in a parlous state. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the first National Stakeholder System Development Congress in Oil Industry, Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Hamdollah Mohammadnejad candidly stated that Iran needs foreign investment of $14 billion annually over the next decade to sustain and improve its energy infrastructure.