petroleumworld

March 1 - 15

OPEC sticks to oil output quota

AFP VIENNA
Petroleumworld.com 03 15 07

OPEC decided here on Thursday to stick by its daily output target of 25.8 million barrels of oil, as expected.- story

Bush concludes Latin American
tour marked by violent protests

AFP/Ronaldo Schemidt

A demonstrator burns a mock-up of a US flag during a rally in front of the US embassy in Mexico City, 13 March, protesting for the presence of US President George W. Bush in Mexico.

By Laurent Lozano AFP
MERIDA, Mexico Petroleumworld.com 03 15 07 - story

OPEC shrugs off equities fall
before production meeting

AP Photo/Richard Dre

Two specialists look at a graph on screens at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, March 14, 2007.

By Ben Perry AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 03 15 07 - story

Coal future linked to capture of carbon gases: panel - story

US current account gap hits record 856.7 billion dollars - story

Oil prices creep up amid markets turmoil - story

Ecuador's Correa rules out political crisis will cost him his job - story

Russia eyeing high-tech to diversify energy-driven economy - story

Energy relations dominate at Prodi-Putin summit - story

OPEC should keep current oil output: Venezuela - story

Ecuador's political crisis hasn't affected military: minister - story

US energy reserves mixed - story

Ecuador intends to return to OPEC membership: Correa - story

Petrobras to add 24 million cu meters/d gas output by end-2008 - story

Giuliani law firm lobbies in Texas for Chavez-controlled CITGO - story

Venezuela and Bolivia sign the creation of OPEGASUR - story

Venezuela' PDVSA open an oil Intelligence Office in Vienna - story

OPEC ministers comfortable
with output levels before meet

AFP/Dieter Nagl

Saudi Oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi (C) arives at his hotel in Vienna, where the oil cartel OPEC will meet this week. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries opened informal talks Tuesday ahead of a ministerial meeting Thursday, when no major shift to its production policy is expected.

By Ben Perry AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 03 14 07 - story

Chavez lavishes oil, cooperation
on impoverished Haiti

Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) stretches hands with Haiti's President Rene Preval (L) and a Cuba's representative during a news conference at the National palace in Port-au-Prince March 12, 2007.

AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE
Petroleumworld.com 03 14 07 - story

Oil prices rise, despite renewed equities downturn - story

Venezuela: PDVSA to repair alkylation unit in two weeks - story

Nigeria plans to produce four million bpd crude in 2010: minister - story

Norway's Statoil and Norsk Hydro finalise merger plan - story

Bush focuses on immigration, trafficking in Mexico - story

Nigerian leader assures Italy of oil workers' safety in Nigeria - story

Shiite Iraqi PM in violent Sunni province to build ties - story

Kuwait says no need for OPEC output cut - story

IEA warns falling oil stocks could raise price tensions - story

Oil prices mixed as market weighs economic outlook, supplies - story

"Gas OPEC" worth consideration: Algerian president - story

US ethanol prices rebound on demand, delayed imports: trade - story

Petrobras to add 24 million cu meters/d gas output by end-2008 - story

World oil output falls to 85.5 million b/d in February: IEA - story

Petroecuador to assess and certify reserves in Orinoco strip - story

Bush in Guatemala as protests
dog Latin America tour

Reuters/Jason Reed

U.S. President George W. Bush hugs a vendor selling traditional Guatemalan fabrics during his visit to the town square in Santa Cruz Balanya, Guatemala March 12, 2007.

By Laurent Lozano AFP GUATEMALA CITY Petroleumworld.com 03 13 07 - story

Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia sign
treaty to create gas cartel OPEGASUR

BP/WSJ

Gas resources

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 13 07 - story

Libya says US to help build nuclear power plant - story

US military planning possible Iraq pullout if 'surge' fails - story

Oil prices fall as OPEC output meeting looms - story

Gunmen kill police escorting gas firm's boat in Nigeria - story

Blair urges Russia to play by energy rules - story

Halliburton's Dubai move sparks US political ire - story

Algeria presses Spain for higher gas revenues - story

Kremlin tightens grip after regional elections - story

ElBaradei warns of tough task ahead on NKorea - story

Kuwait determined to expand capacity to 4 million b/d: official - story

'OPEC to be flexible in Vienna' - story

Despite a great income year, Venezuela fails to attain goals on new hydrocarbons taxes - story

Chavez gets a cool reception in Bolivia - story

Halliburton moves its CEO HQ to Dubai - story

OPEC to hold fire over cuts to oil output: analysts

By Ben Perry AFP
LONDON Petroleumworld.com 03 12 07 - story

Bush in Colombia to discuss insurgency, trade

Reuters/Jose Miguel Gomez

President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Bogota, March 11, 2007.

By Laurent Lozano AFP
BOGOTA Petroleumworld.com 03 12 07 - story

Bush to focus on trade in talks with Uruguayan president - story

Brazil and US sign memo on ethanol - story

Oil prices dive on profit-taking - story

Shell contains Nigeria oil spill - story

Iranian-Russian power station talks break up with no deal - story

Chavez blasts Bush's Latin American tour - story

Lebanese hostage in Nigeria released - story

China prepares to draft law on strategic oil reserves - story

Ecuador to begin 'aggressive exploration' program: oil official - story

US losing weight as destiny of the Venezuelan oil - story

Argentina, Venezuela sign energy accords - story

China to start filling third
strategic oil reserve mid-2007

Kai, minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission of China, addresses the media during the press conference held by the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2007. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

AFP BEIJING
Petroleumworld.com 03 08 07 - story

Bolivian leader opposes gas OPEC

REUTERS/Michael Caronna

Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a news conference in Tokyo March 8, 2007.

AFP TOKYO
Petroleumworld.com 03 08 07 - story

Oil prices consolidate after shock supply data - story

Norway unveils carbon dioxide quota plans - story

Bush to promote trade in Latin America trip amid protests - story

Early daylight time backers tout energy savings, despite confusion - story

Police cordon off Ecuador's Congress after lawmakers are fired - story

Renewable energy: High costs. High hopes - story

China's crude oil imports to rise more than 10 percent in 2007: report - story

India's Reliance may merge with IPCL to make petrochemicals giant - story

Conoco, Chevron agree to handover Orinoco majority stake - story

Ethanol cooperation to dominate Bush-Lula talks in Brazil - story