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EU wants fossil fuel companies to help pay to fight climate change
The European Union plans to urge the fossil fuel industry to aid in combating climate change in less affluent countries under a United Nations objective, a preliminary document reveals.
Major Uzbek gas storage expansion project linked to Russian “stoligarch” and Putin friend Timchenko
News investigation also sheds light on involvement of Uzbekistan energy tycoon Bakhtiyor Fozilov. Russia plans to up gas deliveries to Central Asian nation fivefold.
Sarytogan “going nuclear” with Kazakhstan-sourced graphite purified beyond “five nines” level
High-grade carbon element used in fission reactors expected to fetch super-premium prices. Company share price surges on ASX.
Turkmenistan: Kabul market
Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbour. This and more in this week's Eurasianet Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
Turkish terminal freezes Russian oil business
Mediterranean facility Dortyol recently sprung to attention when US senators claimed “masked Russian oil” supplied via facility even ended up in US warships.
Kyrgyzstan: Officials brush aside uranium anxieties over Kyzyl-Ompol field
Experts have voiced safety concerns over the field in the past, but such objections are now being silenced.
MEOG: IDC completes East Baghdad well
Parliamentary elections in Iran: lowest turnout since 1979 revolution
Voter turnout in Iran’s parliamentary elections is reportedly at 40%, according to semi-official sources from Iran on March 2.
AfrElec: South Africa’s national energy plan slammed by Presidential Climate Commission
Shadowy Russia firm reportedly switches 60% stake in Uzbek gas storage facility to Hong Kong entity as Tashkent reacts to sanctions jitters
A shadowy Russian company has transferred its controlling stake in Uzbekistan's largest underground gas storage facility to a Hong Kong-registered holding company
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