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Previous Stories: 2007
Previous Stories: 2006
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March 15 - 30
Arab leaders relaunch Mideast peace plan
AFP/Hassan Ammar
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz addresses the closing session of the Arab Summit in Riyadh. Washington was surprised by comments from Saudi King Abdullah criticizing the US presence in Iraq and was seeking clarification, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said Thursday.By Lydia Georgi AFP
RIYADH Petroleumworld.com 03 29 07 - storyVenezuela approves Canadian company
to operate country's biggest gold mine
By Laura Bobak Canadian Press - CP
TORONTO Petroleumworld.com 03 29 07 - storyBritain runs into UN headwinds over Iran's capture of crew - story
Oil prices soar as fears increase on Iran - story
Castro gives signs of a comeback as he blasts Bush - story
Acciona, Enel to present bid plans for Endesa to regulator - story
Common energy policy a 'priority' for EU: Barroso - story
Turkey to tender oil exploration licenses in April - story
China's new recoverable crude reserves up 10.8 percent in 2006 - story
Falklands: the war at the ends of the Earth - story
Arizona YUMA refinery planners ink early deal for Canadian synthetic crude - story
PDVSA to ship 300.000 bpd of heavy crude to china by the end of 2007 - story
Arbitration Court rules in favor of PDVSA in Enel dispute - story
PDVSA spent USD 38.3 billion in oil purchases - story
Government spending strains PDVSA - story
Mexico's oil reserves equivalent to 9.6 years of demand: Pemex - story
Mexico's Pemex awards contracts to develop 2 natural gas blocks - story
Petrobras: New discovery below the salt level at Caxaréu Field - story
Foreign companies eye Ecuador oil field - story
OPEC: Political tension keeps oil on boil
Reuters LONDON
Petroleumworld.com 03 29 07 - storyTension rises as Britain condemns Iran TV pictures of detainees
AFP/Al-Alam TV
A video grab off the Iranian Arabic-language television station Al-Alam shows British servicewoman Faye Turney, who was among the British sailors seized last week at gunpoint by Iran in northern Gulf waters.
AFP TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com 03 29 07 - storyFrench election candidates trade accusations over station riot - story
Oil prices surge amid rumors of clash in Iran - story
At least 89 die in Nigerian tanker fire - story
EU launches second lawsuit against Spain over Endesa takeover - story
70 Iraqis massacred in revenge attacks - story
US oil inventories down slightly - story
Armed militant group in Nigeria spurns Obasanjo's amnesty offer - story
Argentina ends oil deal with Britain off disputed Falklands - story
White House denies stepped up tension with Iran - story
LNG supply major challenge in Uruguay regasification plant plans - story
PDVSA will pump 2.96 million bpd in 2007 - story
Colombia's ANH plans to hand out 8 to 10 blocks in the Meta province for E&P work in 2007 - story
Dow Jones eliminates Venezuela from its indexes - story
Mexico: Calderón pledges energy reform - story
Russia, China sign four billion dollars of trade deals
AFP/Maxim Marmur
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese leader Hu Jintao attend an opening ceremony for the Year of China in Russia at Moscow's Kremlin.By Stephen Boykewich AFP
MOSCOW Petroleumworld.com 03 28 07 - story
Britain threatens to raise stakes in Iran standoff
AFP/MOD
The HMS Cornwall sails through the Gulf. Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran on Tuesday that a dispute over 15 detained sailors could enter a "different phase" if they were not freed soon as the foreign minister rushed back to London to deal with the crisis.By Robin Millard AFP
LONDON Petroleumworld.com 03 28 07 - storyShell Nigeria denies charges it lost radioactive materials - story
Russia closes 20 mines over safety fears following deadly blast - story
Japan, Chile sign free trade deal - story
Russia's Rosneft takes stake from Yukos - story
Cairn Energy drills 82-million-dollar loss - story
Philippines port operator wins contract to operate terminal in Ecuador - story
China's Hu on Russian energy expedition - story
Oil prices rise as tensions mount over Iran - story
Oil slick from Belarus threatens Latvia - story
Fugro-Jason expands in Venezuela - story
Venezuela: Sale of $5 billion in PDVSA bonds goes very well - story
Venezuela's currency gains for third day on PDVSA bond sale - story
Venezuela's Citgo helps with home heating on Montana reservations - story
Work on Bolivia-Argentina pipeline to start in Oct - story
Colombian court orders Ecopetrol to halt production on Bari land - story
Mexico's PEMEX oil company in financial trouble - story
Pemex revises reserve figures - story
Petrobras fires executive for insider dealings in Ipiranga acquisition - story
China's Hu eyes energy imports on Russia visit
Reuter/pool
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow March 26, 2007.By Dario Thuburn AFP
MOSCOW Petroleumworld.com 03 26 07 - storyIran grills British soldiers
despite push for release
AFP graphics
Graphic showing the Shatt al-Arab waterway that divides Iraq and Iran, where 15 British navy personnel were seized by Iran on 23 March.By Siavosh Ghazi AFP
TEHRAN Petroleumworld.com 03 26 07 - storySweeping changes to global climate seen by 2100: study - story
Bidding war erupts over Endesa - story
Iran tensions drive oil prices to fresh highs - story
US envoy admits Iraq rebel talks to squeeze Al-Qaeda - story
US automakers press Bush on ethanol - story
Iran to limit cooperation amidst nuclear access dispute - story
Venezuela seizes 16 estates to convert into farm cooperatives - story
Iran interrogating 15 British sailors reportedly held in Tehran - story
Kuwait appoints new cabinet; oil minister unchanged - story
Argentina's Neuquen awards E&P contract to Repsol-led group - story
Pemex awards deals to develop gas blocks - story
Pemex deepwater gas field may begin output in 2013 - story
Petrobras probing insider trading in Ipiranga case - story
Brazil, Italy to seek partnership on biofuel production - story
Fitch: PDVSA's US$5B senior notes rate 'BB-' - story
Venezuela PDVSA prices debt at 105.5 pct premium - story
Security Council slaps new UN sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council
By Gerard Aziakou AFP
UNITED NATIONS Petroleumworld.com 03 26 07 - storyChina CNPC and Venezuela to sign deals in exploration, production and refining
Minci/Francisco Batista
Hugo Chavez president of Venezuela and
Jiang Jiemin president of The China National Petroleum Corp.( CNPC)
By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 26 07 - storyBritain in the dark over whereabouts of seized sailors - story
Cheney assures early Iraq pullout won't be allowed - story
Chavez to swear in first members of new Venezuelan party - story
Oil prices hit 2007 peaks after Iran seizes 15 British sailors - story
Gunmen kidnap three foreigners in southern Nigeria - story
Spanish regulator tell Acciona, Enel to wait as Endesa race hots up - story
Venezuela to sell five bln dlrs in bonds through oil giant PDVSA - story
Before Total, Rafsanjani's son targeted in Norwegian corruption case - story
US energy secretary says pipeline could help Iran build bomb: report - story
Iran detains British sailors, hardening standoff with West - story
OPEC will meet global oil demands: president
AFP BANGKOK
Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storyHouse lawmaker urges US policy opposing OPEC-like gas cartel
AFP Washington
Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storyEndesa shares suspended with Enel said to bid - story
Total boss placed under formal investigation - story
US faults Argentina in Bush taunts from Venezuela's Chavez - story
Oil prices rally on Fed, weak US gasoline reserves - story
Global shipping must curb 'unchecked' pollution: study - story
Kurdish leader demands control of Iraq oil hub - story
CNOOC plans Shanghai listing this year - story
Cuba bets big on black gold in Gulf of Mexico - story
Imports of LNG supplies could reach record levels this summer - story
China to release details of energy law April 27-28 - story
Petrobras backs from criticism of Argentina’s energy policy - story
Fitch affirms Petrobras' 'BB+' ratings - story
Venezuela's PDVSA and Cuba's Cupet doing joint hydrocarbons research - story
PDVSA CRP Cardon refinery alkylation unit out of service - story
Trinidad and Tobago signs energy agreement with Venezuela - story
Iran must 'think carefully'
on nuclear options: US
Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns
AFP WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storyGas OPEC gains momentum,
but is it all hot air?
AFP PARIS
Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storyUS shipper slapped with record fine in pollution case - story
Grim working conditions at ethanol facilities in Brazil - story
Oil prices firm as US petrol reserves sink - story
Boss of oil giant Total faces night in police custody - story
Iraqi VP calls for talks with insurgents - story
Washington moving to further isolate Iran - story
Police detain Total head in Iran corruption probe - story
US energy reserves reflect mixed picture - story
Oil price will go over $100 if US or Israel attacks Iran: Yamani - story
US warns Shell, China, Malaysia companies vs Iran investments - story
OPEC ready to act if needed, sees plenty of oil in stocks: Libya - story
Pemex oil output edges up in February - story
Argentina may review Petrobras's oil, gas contracts - story
Pemex seeks multiple alliances for deep-water oil - story
Petrobras to create petrochemical complex in southeast Brazil - story
Chile's ENAP looks to regional expansion - story
Venezuela: PetroFalcon Announces development well at rate of 5 mmcf/d - story
Bush calls for energy legislation by June 1
US President George W. Bush
AFP CLAYCOMO, Missouri
Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storyVenezuela and Trinidad and Tobago
sign hydrocarbon agreements
RNV
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning
( L ) and The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez ( R ).By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 03 21 07 - storySiberia coal mine blast kills 107 - story
US probe of refinery blast slams BP 'safety deficiencies' - story
Oil prices mixed on eve of US energy data ' - story
Ecuador Congress swears in substitutes of ousted lawmakers - story
PwC accountants fined by Russian court for Yukos fraud - story
Ecuador Congress debates legality of quorum - story
UN nuclear inspectors visit Iranian enrichment facility: diplomats - story
Qatar opens new gas-to-liquids plant - story
Bush administration submits SPR expansion bill to US Congress - story
Natural gas deficit contributes to drop in Pequiven net profits - story
Iran stop inspectors visiting
nuclear site: diplomats
Iran nuclear plantBy Michael Adler AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 03 20 07 - storyNo time to leave Iraq:
Bush on 4th war anniversary
AFP
US President George W. Bush
By Olivier Knox AFP
WASHINGTON Petroleumworld.com 03 20 07 - story
Trinidad & Tobago PM to visit Venezuela on Tuesday - story
Russian coal mine blast kills 78 - story
Oil prices mixed on world markets - story
Qatar can cope with 18-month cut in oil exports: minister - story
Ahmadinejad opens Iranian gas pipeline to Armenia - story
India's Reliance to spend 9.2 bln dlrs to tap domestic gas field - story
Two foreign workers kidnapped in southeast Nigeria - story
Nigerian military steps up raids on Niger Delta militants - story
Petrobras, Ultra, Braskem to buy Brazil's Ipiranga for $4 billion - story
Major gas producers agree to set up export cartel: report - story
Hocol announces oil discovery in Ocelote-1 well in Colombia - story
Gas producers to set up export cartel in April: report
US, NKorea reach sanctions
deal as nuclear talks begin
By Hiroshi Hiyama and Jun Kwanwoo AFP
BEIJING Petroleumworld.com 03 19 07 - storyIraq experts say draft oil industry law fraught with problems - story
Coal's future clouded by global warming debate - story
Coal's future clouded by global warming debate - story
Russia seeks nuclear power cooperation with Namibia - story
Oil prices down after OPEC decision - story
As Cuba prepares for 2008 vote, officials say Castro could be back - story
Latin American, Caribbean leaders seek fresh anti-drug strategy - story
Yukos power company to be sold off on April 17 - story
US DOE seeks 4 million barrels crude for SPR starting May 1 - story
Brazil's Dedini in talks to build ethanol-fueled resins plant - story
Venezuela to give currency new name and numbers - story
Bolivia may hold presidential election - story
Barbara Walters interviews Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez - story
OPEC maintains output as prices
hold above 60 dollars
By Sim Sim Wissgott and Ben Perry AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 03 16 07 - storyAhmadinejad attacks 'illegitimate' Security Council
AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech in Tehran, February 2007.
By Stuart Williams AFP
TEHRAN Petroleumworld.com 03 16 07 .- storyOil prices lower after OPEC holds output target - story
NKorea disarmament drive gathers pace - story
Official OPEC statement at ministerial conference - story
OPEC puts oil demand growth for 2007 at 1.5 percent - story
Ecuador can return to OPEC 'at any time': OPEC president - story
Bush still the devil, CIA trying to kill me: Chavez - story
List of Iranian entities, persons targeted for UN sanctions - story
France to build European nuclear research reactor - story
World equity markets rebound from heavy losses - story
Ecuador still technically OPEC member: OPEC president - story
US' Citgo encounters Lake Charles MX production problems: source - story
Venezuela seeks delay in lawsuit claiming $100 million payment - story
