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Russian Deputy PM Seeks End To Gazprom Export Monopoly-Report

Russian Deputy PM Seeks End To Gazprom Export Monopoly-Report

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia's top energy official, Deputy Prime Minister, Igor Sechin supports legislation that would end OAO Gazprom's (GAZP.RS) monopoly on the export of the country's, business daily Vedomosti reported Thursday citing a senior official at the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service.

WSJ:  Raids Suggest Russia Targeted Energy Pipelines

WSJ: Raids Suggest Russia Targeted Energy Pipelines

A neat row of large craters in a field in southern Georgia strongly suggests that Russia dropped bombs near oil and gas pipelines bringing fuel to the West. Georgian officials say Russian warplanes dropped bombs in an early Saturday raid close to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which pumps some 850,000 barrels of crude a day from Azerbaijan to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.

US Energy Official Upbeat On Oil Stocks Talks With China

US Energy Official Upbeat On Oil Stocks Talks With China

The U.S. is seeing progress in talks with China over the country's management of its strategic petroleum stocks and officials are upbeat on energy policy talks planned for October, a senior energy department official said Wednesday.

Ukraine Puts New Limits On Russian Black Sea Fleet

Ukraine Puts New Limits On Russian Black Sea Fleet

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday signed a decree imposing new restrictions on Russia's Black Sea fleet, which is based in the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, the presidency said.

Intl Community Abandons Georgia - Georgian Foreign Min

Intl Community Abandons Georgia - Georgian Foreign Min

BRUSSELS (AFP)--Georgia's Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili on Wednesday criticized the international community's response to Russia's military action, saying Tbilisi had been abandoned.

Russian Condemns Ukraine Move On Black Sea Fleet - Ministry

Russian Condemns Ukraine Move On Black Sea Fleet - Ministry

MOSCOW (AFP)--Russia on Wednesday condemned Ukraine's decision to impose restrictions on Russia's Black Sea fleet, describing it as a "new anti-Russian step," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Russia: US Must Choose Georgia Or Partnership With Russia-Report

Russia: US Must Choose Georgia Or Partnership With Russia-Report

MOSCOW (AFP)--The United States must choose between supporting the Georgian leadership or maintaining a partnership with Russia on international issues, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying Wednesday by Interfax news agency

Bush Has Serious Questions On Russia In Georgia

Bush Has 'Serious Questions' On Russia In Georgia

U.S. President George W. Bush called on Russia to pull its military out of Georgia, saying he is concerned by reports that the Kremlin isn't living up a provisional cease-fire and warning that Russia's relations with the U.S. and Europe are at risk.

Bush Presses Lawmakers To Schedule Vote On Offshore Drilling

Bush Presses Lawmakers To Schedule Vote On Offshore Drilling

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Chastising Democrats for leaving Washington without addressing high energy prices, U.S. President George W. Bush said Tuesday that lawmakers should set a vote on offshore drilling as soon as they return.

Russia Says It Halts Advance; Georgia Says Attacks Continue

Russia Says It Halts Advance; Georgia Says Attacks Continue

MOSCOW (AFP)--President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt Tuesday to Russia's military onslaught against Georgia, but the Tbilisi government reported new attacks and the international response was wary. "The aggressor has been punished and suffered significant losses," Medvedev said in announcing the halt.

Russian Forces Order Kulevi Oil Terminal Evacuation - Georgia

Russian Forces Order Kulevi Oil Terminal Evacuation - Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)--The strategic Kulevi oil terminal near Georgia's Black Sea port city of Poti is under threat from Russian attacks, Georgian National Security Council Secretary Alexander Lomaia told AFP Tuesday.

BP: Gas Still Flowing On Turkish Side Of South Caucasus Pipe

BP: Gas Still Flowing On Turkish Side Of South Caucasus Pipe

LONDON -(Dow Jones)--Natural gas is still flowing out of the Turkish side of the South Caucasus Pipeline, or SCP, which transports natural gas through Georgia, but it is no longer entering on the Azerbaijani side, a spokesman for its operator, BP PLC (BP), said Tuesday.