The government is drafting a strategic reserve blueprint to ensure energy security -the move coming close on the heels of the construction of four oil reserve bases.

Iraqi and European Union officials have discussed plans for Iraq to supply the EU with natural gas.

As the quest for alternative energy intensifies, space has become the new frontier for energy security. The US Defence Department is planning to put more of its resources into developing alternative energy sources, and its latest proposal involves outer space.

ICC believes energy efficiency makes good business sense and plays a role in boosting competitiveness.

Balkan heads of state gather at a Macedonian resort town Friday to push collective energy security against a backdrop of growing power shortages. The leaders were set to declare political solidarity in the event of a local or global energy crisis.

President Bush has set ambitious goals to reduce the country's dependence on oil, and increase the use of alternative fuels like ethanol. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami that experts are now at work to ensure there will be enough new supplies of ethanol to meet the demand.