Gazprom's threat had sparked fears Belarus could siphon gas from pipelines, taking 20 percent of Russia's gas exports to Europe, ...

The agreement, announced shortly after midnight, called for Belarus to pay slightly more than twice as much for gas this year as in 2006. Gazprom would pay nearly twice as much in transit fees to ...

Russia said on Tuesday a new round of talks with Belarus on gas prices for 2007 had yielded no results, but Europe was safe as Moscow had stockpiled enough gas in Germany and Austria to guard ...

Gazprom tried to allay fears that the decision could reduce gas shipments to Europe through a key transit pipelines that handles about 20 percent of Russia’s gas exports. “Gazprom will take all ...

Under the terms of the five-year deal, Belarus is to pay $100 per 1 000 m 3 of natural gas – double the previous price – while Gazprom agreed to pay $2.5bn in cash for a 50 per cent stake in ...

MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) - Russia's Gazprom said it expected to sign a new gas transit agreement with Belarus soon and hoped for an improvement of energy relations with Minsk, which had ...

Jonathan Stern (Courtesy Photo) January 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Despite Russia's obvious gains in its December 31 deal with Belarus, which more than doubles the price of natural gas and secures a 50 ...

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Belarus agreed to pay OAO Gazprom uk:gaz higher prices for Russian natural gas, averting a situation where Russian exports to Western Europe might have been disrupted ...

Belarus has released 14 political prisoners following a visit by US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg to Minsk, media ...