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Spying not illegal, says Canada eavesdropping chief Canada's electronic eavesdropping agency chief spoke for the first time Wednesday since allegations of spying on Brazil's mining and energy ministry, saying its work is legal and doesn't target Canadians.

11 October 2013

Shale boom remakes US energy, economy The US shale boom is remaking the nation's industrial landscape and raising the prospect of energy independence in the world's biggest oil consumer.

24 September 2013

New battery uses microbes to turn sewage into energy US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water.

18 September 2013

Kazakhstan would benefit from a nuclear power plant: Batyrbekov Director General of the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan Erlan Batyrbekov has commented the energy situation in Kazakhstan.

11 September 2013

Kazakhstan’s President suggests working out an effective system to manage the country’s hydrocarbons By 2050 the share of alternative sources should be brought up to 50% (…) Kazakhstan does have all the prerequisites for that, he believes.

10 September 2013

Pavlodar to spend 800 million tenge on green region Pavlodar authorities are planning to make one of the densely populated regions of the city green and energy-efficient in the nearest two years.

03 September 2013

Energy sector leads US stocks gains amid Syria jitters US stocks rebounded Wednesday led by energy companies benefiting from an oil price spike, as the West mulls a possible punitive attack against Syria for its alleged chemical weapons use.

29 August 2013

Researcher suggests new wind generators for Kazakhstan A scientist has invented a new wind generator specially for Kazakhstan weather conditions.

19 August 2013

Brazil energy giant paid bribes to parties: press Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras funneled kickbacks to officials from political parties.

12 August 2013

Green power stations to cover 2 percent of Kazakhstan's energy needs Green power station will produce enough energy to meet around 1-2 percent of the overall Kazakhstan’s electricity needs by 2020.

09 August 2013

Halliburton admits destroying US oil disaster evidence Halliburton Energy Services has admitted destroying evidence relating to the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

26 July 2013

Sulfuric acid plant starts generating energy in Kyzylorda oblast An energy block has been launched at the sulfuric acid plant in Kyzylorda oblast in the south of Kazakhstan.

10 July 2013

Kyrgyzstan mulls suspending power supplies to Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Energy is considering suspension of power export to Kazakhstan because of water shortage in Toktogul water reservoir.

27 June 2013

Romania, Kazakh oil firm settle debt dispute Romania and the Kazakh oil company KazMunayGaz have settled their dispute over a 500-million-euro ($658-million) debt and pledged to invest together in energy projects.

13 May 2013

New Zealand's Mighty River in strong stock market debut Shares in hydro-electric generator Mighty River Power debuted on the New Zealand stock exchange at NZ$2.73 ($2.29) Friday, a 9.2 percent premium on the NZ$2.50 initial public offer (IPO) price.

11 May 2013

Panama, in energy crisis, closes schools, universities Up against the wall in a drought-sparked energy crisis, Panama said Tuesday it would shut high schools and universities for three days, in a desperate bid to reduce power usage.

08 May 2013

Kazakhstan to introduce fixed rates on electricity from renewable energy sources Analysis of global experience helped define 2 major support measures: fixed rates and green certificates: Kazakhstan expert.

08 May 2013

Astana joins EU energy saving initiative Astana joined the EU initiative called Covenant of Mayors – East that calls the global community to use energy resources rationally.

06 May 2013

Nuclear power stations may produce cheapest energy in Kazakhstan Nuclear power stations may become a source of cheap energy in Kazakhstan.

18 April 2013

First nuclear power plants may be built in Balkhash and East-Kazakhstan oblast Balkhash, Aktau and Kurchatov (East-Kazakhstan oblast) are being considered as likely locations for construction of nuclear plants in Kazakhstan.

18 April 2013

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