Russia-EU pact to cover energy: minister
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The sensitive issue of energy supplies is to feature in a renewed pact between Moscow and the European Union, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a meeting with top officials from the bloc.
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Russia&#39;s prime minister pledged Friday his country would meet its oil export obligations to China, the Interfax news service said.
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Russia wants to start negotiating a new Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty in the autumn, a foreign ministry department head told Interfax on Friday, adding a timeframe to a previous offer.
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Russia s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in the course of his visit to the Czech Republic on Wednesday, will discuss expansion of Russian-Czech trade and economic cooperation, Alexander Yakovenko, an official ...
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The planned sale of oil giant Yukos' main pumping unit to pay off the parent company's back taxes won't affect production, Russia's energy minister was quoted Tuesday in news reports.
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Russian President Vladmir Putin and European Union leaders met Thursday for a summit focused on EU concerns about Russia&#039;s reliability as a key energy supplier.
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Italian oil company Eni  and Russia's Gazprom  have agreed to study building a new gas pipeline to distribute Russian gas to Europe, the two companies said on Saturday.
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Bulgaria signed the deal for the $15 billion South Stream pipeline with Russia, undermining the European Unionâs attempts to diversify its energy sources.
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European Union leaders clinched  agreement on Friday on a bold long-term strategy for energy  policy and climate change aimed at leading the world in the  fight against global warming, diplomats said.
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"Politicians have to know how to respond to current uncertainties and tensions in the world. Nothing would contribute more to peace in the world than a good, stable and lasting relationship between the EU and Russia"  By Jeff MasonMAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.One EU source called the talks "tough, frank" and described the players as "still trying to make each other hear the other."Putin, in his final EU summit as president, took a swipe at proposals from Brussels that could prevent gas monopoly Gazprom from buying up power grids and pipelines while the 27-nation bloc revamps its gas and electricity markets. Read more
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Russian and French gas companies Gazprom  and Gaz de France  will sign several major deals on Tuesday, guaranteeing the Russian firm access to more end users in Europe, industry sources said on Monday.
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted on Thursday Russia still intended to approve the Kyoto pact on climate change, despite official papers showing the government was turning against it.
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Russia wants to start negotiating a new  Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty in the autumn, a  foreign ministry department head told Interfax on Friday,  adding a timeframe to a previous offer.
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Russia's Natural Resources Minister defended a decision that will keep foreign-controlled oil companies out of auctions of strategic raw materials resources, arguing Wednesday that tighter control would help Russia tackle widespread poverty in the country, a stated goal of president Vladimir Putin.
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Russia assured France and  Germany on Saturday it was a reliable energy supplier to  European consumers and said Gazprom was considering exporting  gas from its Shtokman field toward Europe.
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The Russian Cabinet will approve ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.
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Russia is ready to take part in the privatization of state-owned companies in Bulgaria, Russian Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko told journalists.