Tajikistan Starts Up First Turbine in Dam Set to be World's Tallest
Tajikistan started the first turbine of its Rogun hydroelectric power plant on Friday, part of a dam project that aims to secure the Central Asian nation's energy…
Afghan Launches India-Iran Shipping
Afghan Ministry of Transportation will soon launch a commercial shipping line with the assistance of the Islamic Republic of Iran to conduct business activities…
U.S. Military Marches on Green Energy
President Donald Trump and his top advisors have often scoffed at government support of green energy. But the largest U.S. government agency - the Department of…
Tajikistan Building World's Tallest Dam for Hydro Plant
Tajikistan on Saturday diverted the flow of a major river to start building the world's tallest dam and the main element of the Rogun hydroelectric power plant,…
Turkmenistan seeks IDB, Saudi, Japanese funding for gas link
Turkmenistan is in talks with the Islamic Development Bank, the Saudi Fund for Development and Japan's government on financing the construction of a gas pipeline to Afghanistan…
India Pays part of Iran Oil Dues ahead of Modi Visit
Indian refiners have cleared part of the $6.4 billion owed to Iran for crude oil imports in euros through Turkey's Halkbank, three sources privy to the payment said on Saturday.
Gulf Migrant Workers Feel Impact of Oil Shock
Saudi Arabia's army of migrant workers will be among the biggest losers from the slump in oil prices and the impact will reverberate to poor countries across the…
Kemp: Gulf Migrant Workers Will Be Biggest Victims of Oil Shock
Saudi Arabia's army of migrant workers will be among the biggest losers from the slump in oil prices and the impact will reverberate to poor countries across the…
Nuclear Sanctions on Iran lifted
Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying…
TAPI Pipeline States to Select Consortium Leader
The four countries planning a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan will in September pick a company to lead construction, paving…
India, Iran Ink Port Deal Despite US Warning about Haste
India reached a deal on Wednesday to develop a strategic port in southeast Iran despite U.S. pressure not to rush into any such trade agreements before world powers…
Kemp: News of OPEC's Demise Has Been Much Exaggerated
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week made no change to its production target despite a 40 percent slide in oil prices over just five months…
From the Battlefield to the Oilfield
Trading foreign battlefields for a new love of flexibles, a former British Army Officer demonstrates the significant role transferable skills can play in addressing…
"Don't Break My Heart," British PM Begs Scots
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday begged Scots not to rip apart the United Kingdom's "family of nations", flying to Scotland to man the barricades…
Turkey, Japan Ink $1.7 bln Turkmenistan gas-to-liquids Project
Turkmenistan, holder of the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves, signed a $1.7 billion deal with a Turkish-Japanese consortium on Tuesday to build a gas…
Indian Consortium Undecided on Afghan Iron Ore
An Indian consortium led by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has yet to decide how much it will commit to an iron ore project in Afghanistan that was originally…
Lights to Go Out in Kandahar When U.S. Aid Ends
When the United States stops funding power generation in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar next year, the lights are set to go out and factories will fall idle…
Kemp: Pentagon Not Managing Fuel Market Fluctuations
The U.S. Department of Defense has been using the wrong oil price in its budget, leaving the largest single buyer of fuel in the world with liabilities potentially hitting billions of dollars.
Pentagon Uses Wrong Oil Price, Fails to Hedge Fuel Bill
The U.S. Department of Defense has been using the wrong oil price in its budget, leaving the largest single buyer of fuel in the world with liabilities potentially hitting billions of dollars.
Saudis to Iran: Don't Meddle in Iraq
Saud warns against "foreign interference, outside agendas." Iran: won't hesitate to defend Iraq's Shi'ite holy sites. Saudi Arabia gave an apparent warning to arch…
