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And The Azeri Gas Goes To… The Envelope, Please!

ANAVYSSOS, Greece – After intense preparation, Nabucco West and the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) are waiting for Azerbaijan to announce its decision about the pipeline...

Turkey Wants Kurds’ Energy Hand

Turkey is turning to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to meet its growing demand for energy. Co-operation with Erbil may help Ankara diversify its oil and...

EU Commission, Gazprom Square Off

There is little love lost between Russia and the EU these days. Tension has already been heightened by disagreements over Syria, with Moscow warning...

Gazprom, SOCAR for Greece’s DEPA, DESFA

ATHENS - Following Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ visit to Baku on 19 May and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller’s visit to Athens on 21...

Climate Talks Will Always Have Paris

PARIS – On 16 May, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he is “counting on help from the regions” as Paris undertakes the responsibility...

Greece irons out ‘technical details’ of DEPA sale

The privatisation tender for Greek Public Gas Corporation DEPA and gas network operator DESFA has been postponed “for technical reasons” and will be held...

Gazprom snubs EU-Ukraine gas talks

On 3 May, EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger and Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Eduard Stavytsky led a two-day international high-level roundtable to...

US Warning Shot To Iran On Nukes

BRATISLAVA – On 19 April, the United States reiterated it is “determined to stop” Iran from developing nuclear weapon capability. “States such as Iran...

Eco-innovation starts in Abruzzo

PESCARA, Italy – The Abruzzo region, Italy’s emerging tourist destination, is no stranger to crisis. An earthquake rocked L'Aquila in central Italy in 2009...

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