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Putin Wants Major Infrastructure Checked After Tragedy

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:05

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday called for checks on all Russia's major infrastructure after an accident at the country's largest hydroelectric plant that left 17 dead and 58 missing.

N Korea Seeking Direct Talks With US

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:04

Former U.N. envoy Bill Richardson holds more rare meetings on Thursday with a delegation from North Korea, which he said is pushing for one-on-one talks with the United States.

Japan Reports Small Leak At Quake-Hit Nuclear Plant

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:03

A small radioactive leak was detected at a Japanese nuclear power plant after a strong earthquake struck the region last week, the operator said Thursday.

Ahmadinejad's Iran Oil Min Nominee To Get Support

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:02

Iran's oil industry will support President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nomination for oil minister if approved by parliament, Iran's governor for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Thursday.

Ukraine's PM: Gas Imports From Russia To Fall To 25BCM In 2010

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:01

Ukraine will buy only 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia in 2010, the country's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Thursday, according to her official Web site.

UK Arrests Nine In Carbon Trading Inquiry

Πεμ, 20 Αυγούστου 2009 - 15:59

U.K. fraud investigators arrested nine people Wednesday over a suspected GBP38 million carbon credit trading scam, the Financial Times reports Thursday, citing the U.K.'s Revenue & Customs Department.

Turkmenistan To Transport 6B Cubic Meters Of Gas To Iran

Τετ, 19 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:39

Iran and Turkmenistan have reached an agreement to transport 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Dolatabad field in southeast Turkmenistan to Iran's Khangiran refinery, the oil ministry's official Shana news Web site reports.

Kuwait Says OPEC Should Maintain Output Levels

Τετ, 19 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:37

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries should maintain output at its meeting next month because oil prices are satisfactory, the Kuwaiti oil minister said Wednesday.

Vattenfall May Start Public Bid To Buy Enea

Τετ, 19 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:35

Sweden's Vattenfall Group is still in the race to take a majority stake in Polish power group Enea SA(ENA.WA) and may call a public bid to buy its stock despite its decision not to make an offer to buy shares in the company from the Polish Treasury, Polish daily Parkiet reports Wednesday.

Iraq Hopes To Sign Rumaila Deal In September

Τετ, 19 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:34

Iraq aims to sign a contract for the giant Rumaila oil field with BP PLC (PB.LN) and China National Petroleum Corp., or CNPC, in September a top Iraqi oil official told Dow Jones Wednesday.

Israel Says UN Covering Up Iran Nuclear Drive

Τετ, 19 Αυγούστου 2009 - 16:33

Israel is accusing the U.N. nuclear weapons watchdog of holding back incriminating evidence of Iran's drive to obtain nuclear weapons, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Pakistan To Set Up Joint Task Force For Energy Crisis

Τρι, 18 Αυγούστου 2009 - 15:31

Pakistan has said it will set up a joint task with the U.S. to help the South Asian nation address its energy crisis.

Scientists Warn Water Crisis To Hit Asian Food - BBC

Τρι, 18 Αυγούστου 2009 - 15:30

International scientists have warned Asian countries that they face chronic food shortages and likely social unrest if they don't improve water management, the BBC reports on its Web site Tuesday.