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Analysis: Iraq-Turkey-U.S. gas talks begin
Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008The third official energy meeting involving Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. officials began Friday in Istanbul, and though a top State Department official doesn't expect "huge breakthroughs," he hopes to see progress in developing a gas pipeline that will eventually feed Europe's demand after edging out Russia and excluding Iran. "The overall goal is to figure out how best to attract investment ... more Outside View: Russia's Serbia energy blitz 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2008On Feb. 25 Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a one-day working visit to Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. The presence of the foreign minister and his deputy shows the international importance of the visit in the context of Kosovo's self-proclaimed independence on Feb. 17. "In the near future, we will also sign other oil-related agreements. This will create a firm ... more Outside View: Gazprom grabs coal, power 
Moscow (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Russian energy majors Gazprom and Suek said Feb. 26 they had agreed on the main terms for merging their power and coal assets. The merger will create a $16 billion holding company, Russia's largest so far. The controlling stake (50 percent plus one share) will be held by Gazprom. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who heads the gas monopoly's board of directors, has already ... more Hi-G-Tek And INTA Provide Wireless Trade Lane Security Solution For Lithuania 
Rockville MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Hi-G-Tek has partnered with INTA, a Lithuania-based systems integrator. Hi-G-Tek and INTA have installed an electronic seal and sensor RFID monitoring system along the trade routes of eight major borders, four on the Belorussia frontier and four on the Russian Federation frontier (Kaliningrad area), for the Lithuanian Customs Authority. This specific application is used by the LCA to ... more Analysis: New cyber chief faces Hill anger 
Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2007 The new job of Scott Charbo, the man President Bush has picked to head up the protection of U.S. computer networks, involves countering threats from Russian hackers, Chinese cyber spies and Internet Jihadis. But perhaps his most immediately dangerous adversary is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The two men will be face to face Thursday, when Charbo, the deputy ... more |
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Moscow (UPI) Feb 26, 2007 Algeria will return 15 MiG-29SMT -- Fulcrum -- fighters purchased from the MiG Corp. in 2006-2007 to Russia. The deal on the return was signed shortly before Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visited the Russian Federation. The ensuing scandal was picked up by the Russian press. This is an unpleasant incident not only because Algeria has thereby expressed its dissatisfaction ... more Toyota expects to produce 11.3 mln cars by 2012: report 
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 27, 2008Toyota Motor Corp. expects to produce 11.3 million of its own brand vehicles by 2012, up about 30 percent from 2007 amid rapid growth in Russia, China and other emerging markets, a report said Wednesday. Toyota forecasts that its annual output, excluding affiliates Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., will continue to grow by 600,000 vehicles a year, the Nikkei business daily reported ... more ILS Proton To Launch S2M Satellite For Mobile TV Service In Middle East And North Africa 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2008International Launch Services (ILS) have announced a contract with S2M to use a Proton Breeze M vehicle to launch the first dedicated mobile television satellite for the MENA region. The companies made the announcement during the Satellite 2008 industry conference in Washington, D.C. The Proton Breeze M is Russia's leading heavy-lift vehicle, which launches from facilities at the Baikonur ... more US, Russia should disarm more nukes, says UN atomic watchdog 
Oslo (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals. "There is no reason why the two largest nuclear-weapon states cannot slash the number of warheads they hold, without diminishing their security or that of their allies," the director general of the UN atomic watchdog told a nuclear ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Feb 25, 2007 Based on the design of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27SK fighter, China has come up with its own domestic version, the J-11B multi-function fighter. Three J-11B prototypes have been manufactured since 2006. After their factory flight tests, they have been evaluated by the People's Liberation Army Air Force 1st Fighter Division, based in Anshan in China's northeast Liaoning province. A Chinese ... more Outside View: Russian energy firms align 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 25, 2007 Two major state-owned Russian companies building energy projects -- Atomstroyexport, with a nuclear focus, and Technopromexport, which builds other power plants -- have agreed to develop a strategic partnership and establish a joint venture. Atomstroyexport will have the controlling interest -- 51 percent. The new joint venture will build energy facilities and operate them both in ... more Killing NROL-21 Part Two 
Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2007 The U.S. success in shooting down USA 193, also known as National Reconnaissance Office launch 21 spy satellite, from a decaying orbit Wednesday looks unlikely to worsen the space arms race between the United States and Russia. Both nations were and remain dependent on orbiting satellites for essential intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance and communications capabilities. China ... more Analysis: Turkmenistan, Russia and China 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2008The most fascinating energy development of the last 14 months has been the furious, if covert, struggle involving Russia, China and the United States to develop Turkmenistan's vast natural gas deposits since the death of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006. Turkmenistan's estimated natural gas reserves are the fourth largest in the world; according to geologic analysis ... more
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