Posts Tagged ‘Mongolia’

Australia, China Firms Strike Coal Deal

May 27th, 2009

SYDNEY – Under a plan to supply China with Australian coal, Waratah Coal Pty Ltd. said it has won the financial backing of Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd., or MCC, for its planned US$5.15 billion thermal coal project in Queensland state.
The plan has several hoops to jump through before the first cargo leaves port, but [...]

Japan, Russia Sign Nuclear Supply, Technology Pact

May 12th, 2009

TOKYO (AFP)–Japan and Russia have signed a nuclear energy pact that will pave the way for contracts worth billions of dollars, the head of Russia’s state nuclear agency said Tuesday.
The accord, which was inked during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tokyo, will allow for the transfer of Japanese technology to Russia and the [...]

Japan, Russia Sign Nuclear Supply, Technology Pact

May 12th, 2009

TOKYO (AFP)–Japan and Russia have signed a nuclear energy pact that will pave the way for contracts worth billions of dollars, the head of Russia’s state nuclear agency said Tuesday.
The accord, which was inked during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tokyo, will allow for the transfer of Japanese technology to Russia and the [...]

Russian uranium reserves up 275% since 2006

November 18th, 2008

MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russia’s proven uranium reserves have increased 275% to 545,000 metric tons since 2006, the natural resources minister said on Tuesday.
Yury Trutnev attended a meeting with civilian nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko to discuss joint measures that the ministry, mineral resources regulator Rosnedra and state nuclear power corporation Rosatom are taking [...]

India Needs to Tap Atomic Opportunity as Crisis May Slow Orders

October 21st, 2008

By Subramaniam Sharma
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — India needs to tap opportunities to get nuclear reactors and secure uranium supplies as a global financial crisis may slow orders from other countries.
“The current global financial crisis may very well be a blessing in disguise,” Shyam Saran, special envoy to the prime minister on the nuclear deal, [...]

China plans 150,000 km of oil and gas pipelines

October 20th, 2008

BEIJING: China will build a further 150,000 km (93,000 miles) of oil and gas pipelines in the next 12 years, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, as the energy-hungry nation looks to guarantee supplies.
China has already built pipelines to bring gas from its far western region of Xinjiang to its booming coast, and [...]