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Jan 15- 30

 

Venezuela's PDVSA, Total and Statoil on the eve of making a deal on SINCOR extra heavy oil project


By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
Puerto La Cruz
Petroleumworld.com 01 30 06 - story

Chavez threatens Latin American democracies: Negroponte

REUTERS/Jim Young

John Negroponte testifies during his confirmation hearings for Deputy Secretary of State on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2007.

AFP WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 01 30 06
- story

Oil prices fall in Asian trade after sharp US gains - story

Ecuador leader blames opposition for violent demonstration - story

Fitch: Venezuela may become a defaulter - story

ExxonMobil in talks with Venezuela over Cerro Negro project - story

Top US senator urges Iraq backup plan - story

Russia rejects 'lies' over gas deal with Algeria - story

"Time is short" for Iraq turnaround: US commander - story

US takes new steps to isolate Iran - story

Oil prices surge on Saudi output, US supplies - story

Gunmen take Nigerian oil worker hostage - story

Call for 'climate summit' as scientists ponder grim report - story

BP in major gas find off Egypt coast - story

Saudi working to put out Mideast fires - story

Venezuela says issues Pride $32.5 million back-tax demand - story

Petrobras signs contract for building 10 vessels - story

Bolivia oil boss to firm state plan - story

West dismissive of call for 'timeout'
in Iran nuclear crisis


By Michael Adler AFP
VIENNA
Petroleumworld.com 01 29 06 - story

Khamenei suggests OPEC style
gas group with Russia



Russian Security Council Secretary, Igor Ivanov, with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Alarab Online Teheran
Petroleumworld.com 01 29 06
- story

Oil prices move higher - story

Exxon, BP to discuss Venezuelan State majority in joint partnership - story

Russian agency alleges 'violations' at BP gasfield - story

Qatari gas-to-liquids plant begins production - story

Russian electricity group UES eyes acquisitons in China, Europe - story

Mooted LNG deal with Iran by Shell, Repsol could trigger US sanctions - story

Oil prices retreat amid profit taking - story

Saudi Arabia names new ambassador to US - story

Climate change: All eyes on scientists as knowledge summit opens - story

Tesoro buys US refinery, 250 gasoline stations from Shell - story

China's Zhenhai oil reserve already three quarters full: report - story

Heavy spring US refinery work could spike gasoline prices: Tesoro - story

Gulf Coast spot gas prices mixed on strength in Florida markets - story

Workers warn may take Venezuela Orinoco oil units - story

Bolivia's to nationalize Entel - story

Bolivia route blockaded over oil - story

 

Global warming: Top scientists meet in Paris

AFP/File

Graphic showing how the earth is gradually becoming warmer. The world's top climate experts were geared for a four-day meeting in Paris where they are set to launch a long-awaited update about the scientific evidence for global warming.

AFP PARIS
Petroleumworld.com 01 29 06
- story

Iran signs LNG agreement with Repsol, Shell


Iran South Pars gas field

AFP
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com 01 29 06
- story

Oil prices higher in Asian trade as cold weather heats up demand - story

Belgian businessman murdered in Nigeria: police - story

Venezuela's Chavez denies plans to seize private property - story

Business at Davos sees greenbacks in climate change - story

Nigerian kidnappers show concern for hostages - story

Bolivia state oilman quits - story

Chavez would end Venezuela-US relations: US lawmaker - story

Oil prices breach 55 dollars on weather concerns - story

Portugal's Galp Energia makes new oil discovery in Angola - story

Oil and gas boom expected in Arctic as pack ice melts - story

 

PDVSA and Cuban CUPET to explore
Gulf of Mexico and Orinoco belt

AP /Leslie Mazoch

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, greets Cuba's
Vice President Carlos Lage at Miraflores presidential
palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007.

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 01 26 06 - story

Putin promises India more nuclear
power, but business ties lag

AFP/Alexander Nemenov

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) talks to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during their press conference in New Delhi.

By Stephen Boykewich AFP
NEW DELHI
Petroleumworld.com 01 26 06- story

 

US ambassador to Venezuela may be asked to leave: Chavez - story

Oil prices firmer in Asian trade - story

Iraq war critics warn on billion dollar aid plan - story

Ecuador's first female defense minister killed in helicopter crash - story

Crude prices retreat amid rising US reserves - story

Chinese workers abducted in Nigeria - story

Cyprus to launch oil exploration licence tenders
- story

Russian gas sector open to Japanese investment: Gazprom - story

PDVSA is to restart a catalytic cracker at El Palito refinery next February - story

Gazprom denies EU 'cartel' charge - story

UN nuclear agency asks Iran to back off on rejection of 38 inspectors - story

Kidnappings in Nigeria's oil region more frequent, bolder - story

Codelco, Suez SA to announce LNG plant accord soon - story

Bolivia's Morales proposes mining tax increase - story

Petrobras will begin exporting anhydrous fuel alcohol to Nigeria - story

 

Nigerian militant group issues
new photos of hostages

Reuters

This picture showing three hostages -- two Italians and one Lebanese -- who were kidnapped from an oil export terminal operated by Italian oil company Eni in southern Nigeria on December 7, 2006 was sent in an email by militant group Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to the media January 24, 2007. The names provided are L to R: Amad Saliba, Franco Arena and Damiano Russo.

AFP LAGOS
Petroleumworld.com 01 25 06
- story

Iran vows to crush any threat
as US steps up rhetoric


Iranian soldiers march during the annual military parade in a suburb of Tehran, September 2006. Iran has vowed it was ready to crush any military strike or threat as the United States and its allies turned up the rhetoric over Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its growing clout in the region.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)

AFP TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com 01 25 06
- story

Thursday: Oil prices weaken - story

Bush refuses to yield on global warming - story

Russia, Japan ready to boost energy ties - story

ConocoPhillips to curb output to comply on OPEC output cuts - story

Bolivia's Morales reshuffles nearly half his cabinet - story

Cuban VP makes surprise visit to Venezuela - story

Nigerian kidnappers demand ransom for Briton, American - story

Portugal's Galp to invest 1.4 billion euros on refining system - story

Venezuela to supply bulk of Guyana's oil needs - story

Russian oil major Rosneft planning second IPO: report - story

Perupetro to launch the tender for the exploration of 17 blocks - story