Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will visit South Sudan during the week of March 31 for the first time since the two countries split in 2011, a Sudanese official said March 30, Reuters reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have discussed possible deliveries of Russian natural gas to Egypt, RIA Novosti reported March 28.

China did not export any crude oil to North Korea in February, Reuters reported March 21, citing customs data. It marks the first time since early 2007 that no deliveries were made.

Gazprom head Alexei Miller is holding talks in Athens on March 12 with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras over a potential bid for DEPA, Greece's national natural gas company, the Capital.gr website reported.

South Sudan and Sudan will resume pumping oil after reaching a deal negotiated in Ethiopia, the BBC reported March 12.

Qatar has discovered as much as 80 billion cubic meters (about 2.8 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas in an offshore field, the Qatari energy minister said March 10, AP reported.

The National Liberation Army, a Colombian rebel group, released two kidnapped German citizens on March 8, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, CNN reported.