Natural gas

...had so far," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the one-day meeting. Relations between the EU and Russia, whose bilateral trade last year was $382 billion (euro255 billion), suffered a major setback over the past year due...

In this article: Russia, European Union, Dmitry Medvedev, World Trade Organization, Jose Manuel Barroso, Moscow, Stockholm, All rights reserved, and Climate change

...what we can expect" from the Kremlin. Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Slovakia, which relies on Moscow for much of its energy, in January for two weeks because of a contract dispute with Ukraine. The cutoff also affected other European...

In this article: Slovakia, European Union, Russia, Moscow, Communism, National Press Club, and NATO

...Russia on Thursday to re-negotiate the contract. Russia has pushed for a stake in Ukraine's natural gas pipeline network, but Ukrainian officials have staunchly resisted the pressure. In July, the European Commission brokered an...

In this article: Ukraine, Russia, European Union, Moscow, and Vladimir Putin

...20 2009 11:25 Vladimir Putin has agreed to waive sanctions against Ukraine and and amend Russia's natural gas contract with the country, in a move that could ease fears of a disruption to European gas supplies this winter. After late night...

In this article: Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Gazprom, Europe, Kiev, and Moscow

...Navy Preps for 'Ice Free' Arctic The dwindling Arctic ice cap has launched an international race for control of northern waters: Russia, Canada, Denmark, and even China are hustling to expand their military presence, plant flags and eye...

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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan-Energy-rich Turkmenistan could become a top supplier to fill a Western-backed natural gas pipeline aimed at reducing Europe's dependency on Russian gas, a top executive on the project said Thursday. The...

In this article: Turkmenistan, European Union, Russia, Caspian Sea, Europe, Iran, and Azerbaijan

...EU-Russia summit EU and Russian leaders meet at a summit in Stockholm on Wednesday set to be dominated by energy issues, as Europe hopes to avoid an interruption of Russian natural gas supplies via Ukraine this winter. Sweden, which...

In this article: European Union, Russia, Moscow, Sweden, Caucasus, Dmitry Medvedev, Ukraine, and Democracy

But China now imports a growing share of Iran's oil output Tehran is China's third largest foreign supplier (behind Saudi Arabia and Angola), and Beijing has also significantly increased its investments in natural-gas projects in Iran.

In this article: Iran, China, Barack Obama, Beijing, North Korea, Hu Jintao, U.S., EPA, Tehran, and Dmitri Medvedev

...thorny gas issue EU and Russian leaders met in Stockholm on Wednesday for a summit dominated by energy issues, as Europe hopes to avoid an interruption of Russian natural gas supplies via Ukraine this winter. Sweden, current holder...

In this article: European Union, Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow, Sweden, World Trade Organization, Caucasus, Stockholm, and Ukraine