Russia's offer to help expand Hungary's nuclear power plant comes at a beneficial time for both countries.
Juba must compromise with Sudan or find support to build a new route to export its oil.
The division of Lithuania's main natural gas company into three parts will reduce Gazprom's influence over it.
TNK-BP CEO Mikhail Fridman's resignation could indicate Kremlin involvement.
Even with a friendlier business climate for foreign investors, Venezuela's deep economic problems will continue.
An Italian court case against ENI could complicate a major Kazakhstan oil project.
The reduction of subsidized foreign energy will leave Jordan vulnerable at a time of regional instability.
A proposed natural gas pipeline and tempered expectations have revitalized the Nabucco project.
To capitalize on its coal-export potential, landlocked Botswana must first bring its coal shipments to port.
Mozambique may rank among the world's largest coal exporters by 2020.