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THERE are two Russias. There is the Russia of glittering art, brilliant innovation, beautiful literature and with ponderous but steady advance towards freedom, democracy, of a sort, and a responsible role in the affairs of a world of whose landmass it occupies such an enormous part...

After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Russian Federation adopted, through what it was called the “shock therapy”, the market economy and the capitalism system. 4 years later, as a consequence of an always more globalized economy, the former trade agreement called GATT (general agreement on tariffs and trade) was replaced by a new entity: the world trade organization (WTO).

Many Russians, including those within the political establishment, are fairly convinced that Russia and the US are very much alike and, in fact, are two sides of the same coin.

Since the collapse of the USSR the relationship between Russia and the European Union (EU) has evolved in various phases mainly based on global securities issues, economic trade and energetic questions.

Russia in 2010, after having to deal these last two years with a dramatic decline of its economy, can see the future with more optimism.

Doors of opportunity have been flung open on Iraq's collossal upstream developments.

Ukraine represent a market for minor to medium sized oil and gas companies as no major international player has made permanent presence there yet in the exploration or production phase

Can fossil fuels become clean energy?

In the whole 19th century, Central Asia was in the heart of a complex geostrategic game which saw strong rivalries and conflicts between the British and the Russian Empires for supremacy in Central Asia.

Head of the Energy and Gas Directorate Anton Gladchenko tells about APG utilisation

The common historical and cultural past of the two countries and the economic difficulties they both faced after the collapse of the Soviet Union have pushed them to stay close.

Gulfsands Petroleum has weathered the recent sanctions against the Syrian to make an important discovery in the country.

With instability in the Middle East driving oil prices higher PCI offers six informed perspectives on what to expect in the days, weeks and months ahead.

Among the news from East ,the last two days: Italy's ENI raised its estimated natural gas reserves in Mozambique to the oil equivalent of 6.5 billion barrels, a full third greater than the 5 billion barrels it previously estimated.

There’ s something about electric vehicles. They don’ t use gasoline or diesel and therefore don’ t pollute the air. They run without noise and are cost-efficient. If Filipinos are educated…

An exclusive conversation with Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer on the toll of war with Iran -- and why China and Russia just don't care anymore what the United States thinks of them.

Twenty billion barrels of oil have been pumped up from the Norwegian continental shelf since production started in June 1971. It all began at the Ekofisk field, which in 2006 is Norway's most productive oil and gas field and a national cultural heritage monument.

Tune in TODAY for a webcast of the Arctic Imperative Conference organized by Alaska Dispatch Alice RogoffPublisher Alice Rogoff (Photo), featuring Arctic political and thought leaders including: Iceland's President Ólafur Ragnar GrÍmsson, Alaska Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell, former governors Frank Murkowski, and Bill Sheffield, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, and many other luminaries.

The new millennium is characterized by major global changes, some already in motion and others that will be required to adjust to them. Energy supply is the centerpiece of major changes in motion as the world is in transit to a low-carbon economy.

Wind power was a bit player in Texas as recently as four years ago. Today, wind turbines produce a significant share of the state's electricity.