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Azerbaijan has offered Iraq access to the « Southern Gas Corridor » connecting the Caspian Sea to the European Union to help Baghdad sell natural gas to Europe, Baku’s foreign minister said Monday. Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists in the Iraqi capital that officials in Baghdad had already expressed interest in joining the massive project, which is supported by the United States and aims to reduce Europe’s dependence on gas from Russia. « It’s a huge project … and it’s open if ...

MDU Resources Group Inc is looking for more natural gas producers to sign up to use capacity on a planned $650 million pipeline that would transport the fuel through North Dakota to Minnesota, the company’s chief executive said on Monday. The company in January launched a 120-day period for prospective customers of the pipeline to sign supply agreements to transport natural gas. « We’re encouraged by the reaction of the marketplace, but I’d be getting ahead of myself if ...

U.S. energy regulators approved a plan by a unit of Energy Transfers Partners LP to build a natural gas pipeline from Texas to Mexico. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a presidential permit to Energy Transfer

Bulgaria plans a gas pipeline connection to Turkey in order to diversify its natural gas resources. An announcement by the Bulgarian authorities in Turkey

The European Commission (EC) decided not to exclude Nord Stream’s pipeline, Opal, from the Third Energy Package at its meeting on 10 March. This will prevent utilisation of the pipeline capacity at 100% capacity. Nord Stream is 51% controlled by Gazprom, while Wintershall Holding and E.On Ruhrgas own 15.5%. Gasunie and GdF Suez own 9% each in the consortium.

As much of Europe spent the last month worrying about what might happen if Russia decided to shut the valve on its gas supply, Athens has apparently decided the time is right to push a new energy role. This week, Greece