WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. government expressed its desire to see Turkmenistan emerge as a leader in terms of energy security and energy supply, officials say.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Development of the second phase of the Shah Deniz gas and condensate field is delayed to 2016 because of a lack of export contracts, officials said.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Construction for the Nabucco gas pipeline for Europe launches in 2011 with first gas deliveries set for 2014, executives with the pipeline consortium said.

ANKARA, Turkey, July 21 (UPI) -- The consortium governing the Nabucco gas pipeline to Europe suggests language in an intergovernmental agreement leaves room for Iran as a potential supplier.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 4 (UPI) -- Final documents on the Nabucco natural gas pipeline to Europe are scheduled for signing in a matter of weeks, said the head of the project consortium.

VIENNA, May 13 (UPI) -- Engineering and planning for the heralded Nabucco pipeline reached a high point as the consortium managing the project announced local route plans.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, May 6 (UPI) -- Members of the planned Nabucco gas pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Europe may sign the necessary agreements on gas shares by year's end, officials said.

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The Nabucco gas pipeline is touted as a means to diversify the European energy sector, not disrupt the Russian natural gas sector, a top official said.

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Turkmenistan has the potential to emerge as a top gas-producing nation, making the Nabucco pipeline to Europe likely, company officials said.