petroleumworld

June 16- 30

Mexicans vote in presidential race between leftist and conservative - story

Kuwait emir reappoints outgoing PM amid opposition warning - story

Gazprom lays on luxury lifestyle for workers in the far north - story

Bolivians set to vote on assembly to "refound" their country - story

Iran rejects deadline for nuclear response - story

Chavez calls on Africans to join south-south cooperation - story

Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB foresees sell-offs - story

Nigerian oil rebels vow revenge on police for 'executions' - story

Chavez looms over Latin American elections - story

Oil nears 74 dollars a barrel on gasoline supply fears - story

PDVSA, find more oil than expected at Venezuela's Orinoco Faja heavy oil block

Antonio Martins

Venezuela's oil minister and PDVSA President Rafael Ramirez
By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
MARACAIBO, Venezuela Petroleumworld.com 06 30 06 - story

Mexico seeks to ease the market ahead of presidential vote

AP Photo/Guillermo Arias

National Action Party (PAN) Presidential candidate Felipe Calderon during his final rally Wednesday, June 28, 2006, in Guadalajara City, Mexico.

By Patrick Moser AFP
MEXICO CITY, Petroleumworld.com 06 30 06 - story

Oil prices surge on US gasoline supply concerns - story

Bolivia-Argentina gas deal hikes price, bars Chile exports - story

Koizumi: Iran nuclear situation is 'grave issue' - story

Bush, Koizumi take hardline stance on North Korea in final summit - story

High turnout reported in historic Kuwaiti elections - story

PDVSA to buy 65.000 barrels per day from PetroEcuador from ex-OXY fields - story

Iran's ideological army takes on energy contracts

By Siavosh Ghazi AFP
TEHRAN Petroleumworld.com 06 27 06 - story

Lopez Obrador: Self-styled
champion of Mexico's downtrodden

AFP/Luis Acosta

Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), seen here on 09 June 2006.

By Patrick Moser AFP
MEXICO CITY, Petroleumworld.com 06 27 06 - story

Oil prices surge as US gasoline stocks plunge - story

Mideast investors switching money from US - story

US crude, gasoline inventories plunge - story

Sweden presents plan to break oil dependency by 2020 - story

Iran inaugurates 'world's largest ethane plant' - story

Chavez to attend African Union summit - story

Honduras moves forward with tender amid private companies concern - story

Argentina secures $689 million
loan for gas pipeline expansion

PLATTS BUENOS AIRES
Petroleumworld.com 06 27 06 - story

Ecuador still wants the oil refining
swap deal with Venezuela

Ecuador's Energy Minister Ivan Rodriguez

Petroleumworld CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 06 27 06 - story

Oil prices climb on supply concerns - story

Venezuela to bolster diplomatic presence in Asia - story

Nigeria's oil revenue increases despite Niger-Delta unrest: official - story

EU, Sofia and Ankara agree on Caspian pipeline project - story

High oil prices and output stressing Canada's economy: OECD - story

Opposition win could derail Kuwait oil strategy: analysts - story

Iraq oil production back above 2.5 million barrels a day: minister

AFP WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 06 26 06 - story

Iran brandishes oil weapon in nuclear row

By Aresu Eqbali AFP
TEHRAN Petroleumworld.com 06 26 06 - story

Japan will back US on Iran sanctions: report - story

Oil prices hover around 70 dollars - story

US video game invasion of Venezuela riles Caracas - story

Kidnapped Filipino oilworkers in good health: employer - story

IMF head sees slight upward revision in 2006-2007 growth forecast - story

Anadarko to buy two oil rivals - story

Giant crude producer Iran to ration petrol, stop imports - story

Spain's Repsol outlines $6 billion investment plan for Argentina - story

Norway's oil strike to affect new producction - story

Panama, Venezuela sign energy deal - story

Japan will back US on Iran sanctions: report - story

Oil prices hover around 70 dollars - story

US video game invasion of Venezuela riles Caracas - story

Kidnapped Filipino oilworkers in good health: employer - story

IMF head sees slight upward revision in 2006-2007 growth forecast - story

Anadarko to buy two oil rivals - story

Giant crude producer Iran to ration petrol, stop imports - story

Spain's Repsol outlines $6 billion investment plan for Argentina - story

Norway's oil strike to affect new producction - story

Panama, Venezuela sign energy deal - story

Qatar' Al Attiyah:Opec is unlikely
to alter production quotas

Petroleumworld CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 06 23 06 - story

World energy consumption could be cut
by half if clean technology applied: IEA

Claude Mandil, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

By Rory Mulholland AFP
PARIS Petroleumworld.com 06 23 06 - story

Nigeria makes contact with kidnappers of Filipino oilworkers: official - story

EU trade chief Mandelson wants WTO talks on energy - story

Oil prices gain on US supply concerns - story

Gazprom warns of danger of new gas supply crisis in Europe - story

Gazprom enters British gas distribution market - story

US Senate Energy chief may be considering crude oil price floor - story

Chevron to bring Brazil's Frade field on stream in late 2008/2009 - story

US working gas in storage rises 79 Bcf to 2.476 Tcf: EIA - story

EU, US boost cooperation on energy security, climate change - story

Petrobras reaches a production of 100,000 barrels of oil a day in Espírito Santo - story

Mexico' Election: Not serious discussions on oil policy - story

Chavez seeks more power in OPEC and the United Nations - story

Petroecuador president quits - story

Oil prices waiting for Iran outcome

AP

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 06 21 06 - story

Petrobras will stop operating fuel distribution in Bolivia as of July 1st

Stéferson Faria/Petrobras

Petrobras' President Gabrielli and directors

Petroleumworld CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 06 21 06 - story

Oil prices slightly firmer in Asia after US inventory report - story

US and EU voice concern at Russia's policies - story

Oil prices advance as US gasoline stocks disappoint - story

Nigeria says no money missing from foreign reserves - story

Chevron hopes to almost double oil production in Nigeria - story

US oil inventories rise, but gasoline gain disappoints - story

Gazprom and Mol of Hungary team up on pipeline project - story

Norwegian oil service workers strike - story

Iran says oil production increased - story

Venezuela turns to China, Iran for most new oil tanker purchases - story

Chevron to bring Brazil's Frade field on stream in late 2008/2009 - story

Spain's Repsol YPF to ship gasoil to Argentina to ease deficit - story

Gazprom revises Shtokman gas output target up 33% to 90 Bcm/year - story

Peru congress says negligence led to Camisea pipeline leak - story

PDVSA eyes $3.5 bln local market debt issue-report - story

Venezuela will set oil fields on fire in case of aggression - story

Strong growth in world energy
demand is projected through 2030

Petroleumworld
WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 06 21 06 - story

Lula said no to Petrobras'
full nationalization

Steferson Faria/ Petrobras

Lula Da Silva, on June 20th., at Petrobras' Getúlio Vargas Refinery, in Araucária, Paraná, on a industrial test of the H-Bio Diesel production technology.

Petroleumworld RIO DE JANEIRO
Petroleumworld.com 06 21 06 - story

Nigeria kidnappings push oil prices higher in Asian trade - story

Oil prices steady, traders await inventories - story

Two Filipino oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta - story

TNK-BP subsidiary gives China first Russian oil foothold - story

Italy fines six oil companies for running jet fuel cartel - story

Russia, Italy agree to open each other's energy markets - story

Russia faces gas shortage: electricity chief Chubais - story

McDonald's and Sinopec to tap China's drive-in restaurants - story

GDF-Suez merger to be finalised in December: Breton - story

Ecuador could ink details of Venezuela oil-for-fuel deal Friday - story

'New era of oil prices' makes fall back to $30s unlikely: Caruso - story

Demand for OPEC oil up, cartel says

By Michael Adler
AFP
VIENNA
Petroleumworld.com 06 20 06 - story

Gazprom mulls plan to enter US LNG market

PLATTS LONDON
Petroleumworld.com 06 20 06 - story

EU Commission makes in-depth probe into Suez-GDF merger plan - story

Bush, Brazil's Lula, discuss trade - story

Oil prices extend losses as Iran tensions ease - story

Gazprom signs contracts on gas deliveries to Britain, Denmark - story

Top US diplomacy official Zoellick resigns, joins Goldman Sachs - story

Spanish court reaffirms suspension of Gas Natural-Endesa merger - story

China paves way to economic ties with Africa - story

Abundant crude supplies, lower prices only temporary: CGES - story

Igbo president for Nigeria is just a dream: analysts - story

Brazil to launch diesel fuel refining with vegetable oil mix - story

Pemex : Burgos basin produced a record 1.34 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas in May - story

Chile's Southern block gets proposals from Petrobras, BG, Marathon - story

New deadline for Colombia's Niscota block - story

Chevron to increase gas production from its Colombias's Guajira offshore fields - story

Venezuelan president may be behind $3-a-gallon gas - story

OPEC meeting gives Chavez center stage - story

French FM urges Iran to
suspend uranium enrichment

AP

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy speaks during a meeting of Unitaid, an international drug purchase facility, at the Foreign ministry in Paris, Wednesday, June 7, 2006.

By Faisal Baatout AFP
DOHA Petroleumworld.com 06 19 06 - story

Russian oil giant seeks to win over wary investors

AFP

Rosneft oil refinery plant. Rosneft,
the second-biggest Russian oil producer.

By Lucie Godeau and Delphine Thouvenot
AFP MOSCOW Petroleumworld.com 06 19 06 - story

Venezuela: Where oil is everything - story

Dossier: Carrie Tait looks at one of the key stories of the week : Nationalization of Crystallex International Corp - story

Venezuela says it plans to offer help to Milwaukeeans - story

Construction of gas pipeline linking Colombia, Venezuela to begin in July - story

Statoil: Investments in Venezuela to continue - story

Shell chief backs tapping more domestic resources - story

Petrobank expands oilsands resources estimates by 22% - story

Petrobank plans spin-off of 21 per cent of Colombia-based Petrominerales - story

Repsol may cut Bolivian reserves estimates - story

Repsol YPF could announce lower Venezuela reserves Friday - report - story

Ecuador will run Occidental oil fields solo: Gov't - story

Mexico candidates rule out foreign energy investment - story

Venezuelan president reversed U.S.-friendly oil policies in late '90s - story

Crude oil price creep higher - story

Looming energy crisis requires new 'Manhattan Project': US scientists - story