MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko estimates that repairs to the damaged Siberian Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric station will take up to five years.

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Moscow and Baghdad secured agreements to help with the construction of two gas pipelines as well as thermal power plants, Russian energy officials said.

BAGHDAD, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Russia and Iraq enjoy a historic friendship that warrants cooperation in the energy sector, said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

MOSCOW, July 31 (UPI) -- Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said Friday he plans to visit Baghdad in August to discuss participation in the West Qurna-2 oil field in southern Iraq.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 29 (UPI) -- Parallel work in the energy sectors in Russia and Azerbaijan is important not only for southern Russian but for the region, the Russian energy minister said.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 24 (UPI) -- The South Stream natural gas pipeline is on schedule to meet European energy demands for at least the next 50 years, the Russian energy minister said.

TEHRAN, March 12 (UPI) -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries could welcome Russia to its membership if Moscow is willing to join the cartel, Iranian oil officials said.

MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Russia and Turkey are moving forward with plans to build four new nuclear power plants in Turkey.

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Iran and Russia held a ministerial-level meeting in Moscow on bilateral ties in the energy sector that involved energy giant Gazprom.