Syria has important energy ties with western countries.
Pessimists fret that Mr Oettinger will look after Germany's cosy energy ties with Russia.
THERE is an awesome amount of energy tied up in an atom of uranium.
9. (S/NF) The French delegation included various Ministers to strengthen educational, commercial and energy ties with the kingdom.
And he repeated his plans to fix the economy and utility shortages, including increasing trading and energy ties with China, which he called a "game-changer".
Instead, there is praise both in the exhibition for the close energy ties forged between West Germany and the Soviet Union, beginning in the early 1970s.
Seoul has sought to balance the pressure with its desire to protect its trade and energy ties with Iran, its largest export market in the Middle East.
The European Commission, the executive wing of the European Union, announced this week that it is exploring energy ties with Iran as an alternative to Russia.
France, with substantial trade, banking and energy ties to Russia, has been more cautious on sanctions than the US or some European countries.
Also, it represents the first major success in an effort, announced by President Bush and President Putin in May 2002, to build stronger bilateral energy ties.
Nigeria already provides for 11percentt of India's crude oil supply, and Nalin Surie, a foreign ministry official, told reporters that India would seek deeper energy ties.
