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Iran defiant as cracks show
in top powers' united front

By Deborah Cole AFP
BERLIN Petroleumworld.com 03 31 06 - story

Petrobras CEO: Doubts on
Bolivian gas nationalization

Sergio Gabrielli, Petrobras CEO

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 31 06- story

Oil prices ease in Asian trading - story

India's training of Iranian military could dampen nuclear deal: US lawmaker - story

Crude oil prices march to fresh highs - story

Venezuela takes on ExxonMobil as it squeezes oil industry - story

US energy dependence a new major worry for Americans: poll - story

Sanctions on Iran would not bring settlement: Russian FM - story

Iraq needs 8-12 months to resume northern oil exports: minister - story

Mexican tanker sinks in the Gulf - story

Venezuela's tax Authority sen OPEN oil a tax bill of US$1mn in back taxes - story

Venezuela warns Exxon Mobil - story

Venezuela's Ministry of Energy:
Exxon Mobil must go

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 30 06 - story

Key Security Council members agree
text on Iran nuclear crisis: envoy

AFP UNITED NATIONS
Petroleumworld.com 03 30 06 - story

German ex-chancellor Schroeder voted in as pipeline boss - story

Japan urges Iran to abide by UN statement - story

Pemex oil output to drop without private investment, chief says - story

Venezuela has the highest crude reserves in the world - story

World oil prices jump on tumbling US gasoline stocks- story

Oil industry mergers, takeovers reached 160 billion dollars in 2005 - story

Pakistan rejects report on secret nuclear help to Saudi Arabia - story

US crude oil inventories higher, gasoline supplies sink - story

Britain set to approve nuclear clean-up strategy - story

Iran to stage massive Gulf military maneuver - story

World's top diplomats to take long view on Iran at Berlin talks - story

Chevron gives “Micro Businessmen Training Workshop” for Venezuelan entrepreneurs- story

Bolivia to review taxes of oil companies - story

Bolivia licenses U.S. company for petrochemical plant - story

OPEC: Oil to stay above $50
during next two to three years

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 28 06 - story

Saudis, with Pakistani help, working
on nuclear programme: report

AFP
BERLIN
Petroleumworld.com 03 29 06 - story

Oil prices dip before US inventories data - story

Norwegian, US groups to win huge Shtokman gas project: report - story

Total to pay back taxes to Venezuela: tax official - story

Oil prices rocket as supply fears deepen - story

Canada's new government 'starting from scratch' on Kyoto Protocol - story

Clashes at Paris demo, more than 200 arrested - story

Norwegian oil giants woo Russians for Barents Sea reserves - story

Havel delivers protest to Belarus embassy - story

Nigerian president convenes meeting on Niger Delta crisis - story

Ecuador's Congress to debate controversial oil reforms Wednesday - story

US House Republican leader expects broad energy bill this year - story

Ecuador returns to normal levels of oil production - story

Total interested in partnership with with Bolivia's YPFB - story

Petrobras announces refinery location for Benzene & PX - story

Petrobras to work with Bolivia's YPFB - story

Iran budgets $213 mln
for 2 atomic power plants

Iran nuclear facility in construction

IranMania LONDON
Petroleumworld.com 03 28 06 - story

Venezuela and Trinidad to advance in border reserves unitization

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 28 06 - story

Energy and salmon on the menu for Russian PM in Norway - story

France hit by strikes, protests over jobs law - story

Oil prices flat in Asian trade after Nigeria hostages freed - story

Howard upbeat on possible Australian nuclear deal with China - story

Oil prices stable after foreign hostages released in Nigeria - story

Iran nuclear programme aimed at peaceful uses: vice president - story

Plot afoot to annul Venezuela vote: Chavez - story

US aircraft carrier to deploy to the Caribbean - story

Nigerian guerrillas release
last three oil hostages: official

George Esiri/Reuters

A militant stands in the Nigeria's Delta state, February 24, 2006. Three foreign oil workers, two Americans and a Briton, were freed on Monday by Nigerian militants who had held them hostage for five weeks, officials said.

By Dave Clark AFP
LAGOS Petroleumworld.com 03 27 06 - story

PETROCARIBE: Guyana hopes for
crude refining pact with Trinidad

By Miranda La Rose Stabroek News
GUYANA Petroleumworld.com 03 27 06

Guyana is hoping that current talks between Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and Venezuela, as well as Caricom and Venezuela on the Petrocaribe Initiative, would conclude in an arrangement whereby Caricom countries could buy crude oil from Venezuela and have it refined in T&T. - story

Oil prices fall; remain close to 64.0 dollars - story

China takes small step to closing oil price gap - story

Chinese village suffers second gas blast, 11,500 people evacuated - story

Venezuela: Four new gas licenses in addition to operational agreement to be awarded - story

Iran to build nuclear bomb within three years: report - story

Iran supports Russian, Chinese line on nuclear dispute - story

France is going through a 'deep, moral, social and political crisis:' Lang - story

Venezuela slaps British oil giant BP with back-tax bill - story

Venezuela freezes oil group Eni's accounts over unpaid taxes - story

Oil prices inch up after new cuts in Nigeria - story

Rice "certain" US, Iran will hold talks on Iran - story

Bush, Obasanjo to discuss Darfur, Taylor's fate - story

Niger Delta crisis: Italian oil giant cuts exports after pipeline blast - story

Iran supporting militias, insurgents: US ambassador - story

Iran to build nuclear bomb within three years: report - story

Iran supports Russian, Chinese line on nuclear dispute - story

France is going through a 'deep, moral, social and political crisis:' Lang - story

Venezuela slaps British oil giant BP with back-tax bill - story

Venezuela freezes oil group Eni's accounts over unpaid taxes - story

Oil prices inch up after new cuts in Nigeria - story

Rice "certain" US, Iran will hold talks on Ira - story

Bush, Obasanjo to discuss Darfur, Taylor's fate - story

Niger Delta crisis: Italian oil giant cuts exports after pipeline blast - story

Iran supporting militias, insurgents: US ambassador - story

No more stalling on Iran: Rice

AFP/File/Jewel Samad

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, displaying impatience with slow UN talks on Iran's nuclear activities, warned "there can't be any stalling" in dealing with the potential threat.

AFP WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 03 24 06 - story

PDVSA's will hold its annual meeting in April with its audited 2005 financial report

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 24 06 - story

Venezuelan government sets back-tax deadline for Sincor - story

Oil prices surge towards 64 dollars - story

Rosneft profits quadruple, oil output to double by 2015 - story

Oil prices gain after unexpected fall in US inventories - story

US lobbies for nuclear trade with India - story

Internet surges as source for news in US - story

EU airline blacklist inappropriate: industry - story

Lukashenko re-election confirmed with 83 percent of vote