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Kuwait is seeking to construct the Great Mubarak Port on its Bubyan Island on the Khor Abdullah inlet at the mouth of the Persian Gulf,…
Chinese fiscal assistance is allowing Pakistan to begin rebuilding its energy infrastructure in its portion of the contested Himalayan state, which it labels “Azad Kashmir,”…
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Despite the crippling effect of foreign sanctions, the Iranian government has decided to invest $18 billion in the country’s southern oilfields to boost production. Iran's…
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In a show of bravado to Western countries imposing sanctions, Iran has announced that it is ready to export jet fuel to neighboring countries. National Iranian…
Romanian Senate Speaker Mircea Geoana has characterized recent statements by President Traian Basescu on World War II as "a diplomatic blunder" with negative repercussions on…
A projected major Iranian-Omani project has the potential to change the political dynamic of the Persian Gulf. While since 1979 the Arab states on the…
Germany’s foreign policy is now focusing on two bilateral issues of profound interest to both sides. Energy for Germany, food for Africa. For the second…
In a bid to further break out from its international isolation, Iran is holding its third international exhibition on energy saving and urban electronic management…
Jordan’s growing economy has been hobbled by the fact that it currently imports 95 percent of its energy needs. During the "Energy Security in the…
The Falkland Islands are a windswept archipelago in the southern Atlantic, about 250 nautical miles (290 mi; 460 km) from the coast of mainland South…
In a move that could expand India’s civilian nuclear power sector by opening up access to foreign suppliers, India’s government has put the finishing touches…
A top Russian government official is visiting Zimbabwe, the first high profile visit in nearly a decade. Mikhail Margelov, Russian President Dmitrii Medvedev’s special envoy,…
The race to develop commercially viable biofuels for the aviation industry has been everything from algae to coconut oil proposed as potential feedstocks. Now Virgin…
In the wake of the 11 March Fukushima Dai-Ichi tragedy, Japan has had to make some major changes to its power distribution grid and supplies,…
Pakistan’s chronic energy shortages have combined with widespread perceptions that Washington is more interested in pursuing its anti-terror agenda than assisting the country financially, causing…
State energy statistics in the Islamic Republic of Iran are closely guarded state secrets.Deputy Oil Minister Mohsen Khojasteh-Mehr has told the Iranian media that "Currently,…