petroleumworld

Sept 1- 15

Under-fire Bush orders partial Iraq pull-out

Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

US President George W. Bush

By Olivier Knox AFP
WASHINGTON Petroleumworld.com 09 13 07 - story

Exxon pursues arbitration against
Venezuela over seizure of oil assets

Cerro Negro upgrader, Jose complex, Venezuela

By Polya Lesova MarketWatch
NEW YORK Petroleumworld.com 09 14 07 - story

Oil prices ease in Asia after striking fresh record peaks - story

Hurricane batters Texas, storms Louisiana - story

US, China to reward North Korea multi-million dollar fuel aid - story

Brussels to unveil 'mechanism' to protect EU energy sector - story

Experts say global warming can be tackled - story

Russian nominee PM hints at presidency - story

North Korea helping Syria build nuclear facility: report - story

Iran resumes gas flow to Turkey after pipeline repaired - story

New Venezuela's PDVSA supply deal with CITGO will remove 'discount' - story

Pemex says oil exports not hit by pipeline attack - story

Venezuela's oil expats found all over - story

Jindal expects approval for Bolivia iron-ore project this week - story

A new U.S. policy toward Latin America: WOLA unveils its plan for 2008 and beyond - story

Petrobras mulls buying refinery in U.S., Japan - story

Oil hits fresh highs as Humberto lashes US

AFP/DDP/Martin Oeser

A stock trader watches screens at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
in August 2007. Europe's main stock markets slid after the euro
struck a record dollar high and oil prices surged above 80 dollars
a barrel in New York, threatening company profits.

By Michael Adler AFP
NEW YORK Petroleumworld.com 09 13 07- story

Iran warns against 'political
interference' in UN inspections

AFP/Atta Kenare

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in August 2007

By Michael Adler AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 09 13 07- story

Oil breaks 80 dollars on supply, storm fears

By Antoine Agasse AFP
NEW YORK Petroleumworld.com 09 13 07- story

Exxon Mobil seeks arbitration over Venezuela assets - story

What is going on with Argentina? - story

Harvest Vinccler signs a PetroDelta's new joint venture contract with PDVSA CVP - story

Iran 'doesn't need nuclear weapons': president - story

Six powers to discuss sanctions against Iran in Washington - story

The Euro shot to an all-time high of 1.3902 dollars - story

Russian government quits, Putin succession heats up - story

Six powers to discuss sanctions against Iran in Washington - story

North Korea gives experts full access to nuclear facilities: US - story

IEA lowers world oil demand forecast amid market turbulence - story

Ecuador says yet to decide on Petrobras field row - story

PDVSA foreign refineries are hardly profitable - story

Guerrilla group claims Pemex bombings - story

PDVSA and CNPC to invest over USD 10 million - story

Brazil's CVRD to explore natural gas with Shell - story

Repsol to invest millions in Guyana - story

Repsol announces discovery of oil offshore Brazil - story

China joins Venezuela in heavy-oil venture - story

Saudi pressures OPEC into output
hike, analysts question impact

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi

By Sim Wissgott and Adam Plowright AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 09 12 07 - story

UN nuclear chief walks out on
EU speech on Iran: diplomats

AP

UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei

By Michael Adler AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 09 12 07 - story

Oil price hits record close in New York after OPEC move - story

Sweden, Brazil sign biofuels deal during Lula visit - story

Bolivia to demand US visitors have visa - story

Quiet diplomat lays out long-term US role in Iraq - story

Angola oil output quota fixed by early 2008: OPEC chief - story

Algeria to head OPEC in 2008 - story

Nigeria targets 46.9 billion dollars oil revenue in fiscal 2008 - story

PDVSA release its 2006 Financial Statements - story

New iron and steel industries pave the way to PDVSA supply - story

OPEC: 145th Meeting of the OPEC Conference statement - story

East Delta Resources to purchase Bolivian oil and gas interests from Franklin Mining - story

Oil corporations and Bolivia agree on investment program - story

Repsol YPF sole bidder for 11 bln eur LNG contract in Mexico - story

Class war threatens Bolivia over Morales reforms - story

Mexico investigates oil and gas pipeline blasts - story

Mexico ready to debate big tax overhaul - story

Saudi campaign for OPEC output rise gathers pace

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi

By Adam Plowright AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 09 11 07- story

No need for OPEC output hike: Algeria - story

Gazprom to announce new investor in Shtokman gas project - story

'No consensus' yet as OPEC mulls output rise: Qatar - story

OPEC starts final meeting 'to discuss all options' - story

Oil prices near fresh record as OPEC meets - story

US surge working: general - story

Oil prices rise as OPEC output decision looms - story

Mexican president in India to boost ties - story

Blasts damage Mexican gas pipeline; saboteurs suspected - story

Businessman, ex-general face Guatemala vote runoff - story

Brazil's Lula slams US subprime investors as 'gamblers' - story

Brazil’s Petrobras to invest US$900 million in Angola between 2008 and 2012 - story

Arch Chemicals sells performance urethanes business in Venezuela- story

Chávez and Morales agree to build petrochemical complex in Bolivia - story

Oil price danger looms over OPEC meeting

By Adam Plowright AFP
VIENNA Petroleumworld.com 09 10 07- story

Venezuela's PDVSA 2006 net income falls to $5.45 billion

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
CARACAS Petroleumworld.com 09 10 07 - story

Qatar against OPEC output rise amid subprime uncertainty - story

OPEC members 'almost' in agreement to freeze output: Libya - story

Kuwait opposes oil output hike - story

Oil supplies sufficient: OPEC president - story

Bin Laden and bums at OPEC, oops APEC, summit - story

Venezuela's Chavez says US aggression would
meet with Vietnam-style guerrilla wars - story

Protests mar Bolivian reform efforts - story

Oil rices higher on tension, supply - story

OPEC to consider 'slight' output hike: Iraq - story

Iraq seeks oil output of six million bpd within decade - story

Lula to embark on European tour - story

Bin Laden calls for Iraq escalation in video - story

UN nuclear inspection deal with Iran is necessary: ElBaradei - story

Chile to respect Fujimori extradition ruling: president - story

Oil price surges in New York, gold sparkles - story

New York oil price eases from near record levels - story

Libya approves 35 firms to chase gas contracts - story

OPEC producers on horns of a dilemma - story

Mexico wants bigger profile in Asia-Pacific region: president - story

Oil bosses see politics hurting hunt for reserves - story

Oil market well balanced: Opec chief

Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader

OPEC's president Mohammed bin Dhaen al-Hamli

The Brunei Times DALIAN, CHINA
Petroleumworld.com 09 07 07- story

Shell defends environmental record in Argentina
after authorities closed a refinery

Reuters/Marcos Brindicci

A member of Argentina's Coast Guard stands outside Shell's refinery. The facility, was ordered shut by Argentina's government on September 5, on Environment grounds.

AFP LONDON
Petroleumworld.com 09 07 07 - story

Oil prices higher on tension, supply - story

Putin set for Bush talks after inking uranium deal - story

Iraq war takes heavy toll on Afghanistan - story

New York oil price flirts with record as US energy reserves dive - story

Nigerian military to take battle against gangs to the creeks - story

Petrobras: New light oil discovery in the Santos Basin - story

Mexico plans coalbed methane auction in wake of massive land grab - story

Iran to expand industrial ties with Bolivia - story

Venezuela: Opposition leader fears that PDVSA could go bankrupt - story

Iran shrugs off new nuclear sanctions threats

Reuters

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani

AFP
TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com 09 06 07 - story

Conoco wants $7.5 billion from PDVSA
for its Orinoco's upgraders

Upgrader unit at Venezuela's Jose complex

By Elio Ohep Petroleumworld
Margarita Island, Venezuela
Petroleumworld.com 09 06 07- story

New York oil price nears record high as US energy reserves dive - story

Nigerian military to take battle against gangs to the creeks - story

Shell defends environmental record in Argentina - story

Crude prices higher as OPEC seen maintaining quota - story

US, Norwegian firms to get Shtokman gas project stakes: report - story

Iran, Belarus in deal to develop oil field - story

Oil price above 76 dollars in New York - story

Qatar sees no boost in OPEC output

AFP DOHA
Petroleumworld.com 09 05 07 - story

Brazil's Petrobras starts work on new
refinery without Venezuela's PDVSA

Petrobras

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ( r) and Petrobras Chief Executive Sergio Gabrielli ( L)

Petroleumworld CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com 09 05 07 - story

Oil prices rise as Qatar rules out hike to OPEC output - story

US calls for 'reasonable' Iran nuclear talks - story

NKorea emerges as key focus at APEC summit - story

Hurricane Felix batters Nicaragua, Honduras - story

Technip inks deepwater contracts worth $270 mil with Petrobras - story

Mexico's Mexichem brings $75 million chlorine plant on stream - story

Bush on surprise visit to Iraq
for 'war council' talks

Jason Reed/Reuters

President George W. Bush greets Marines during his visit
to Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq, September 3, 2007.

By Jim Mannion AFP AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq
Petroleumworld.com 09 04 07 - story

Nuclear watchdog chief warns
of 'last chance' for Iran

AFP/Samuel Kubani

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei gives a press conference in July 2007.

By Jim Mannion AFP BERLIN
Petroleumworld.com 09 04 07 - story

US-Iranian scholar 'elated' after release from Iran - story

Algeria's Sonatrach rescinds gas project with Spanish firms - story

Felix is second monster of the season, say storm scientists - story

Oil prices higher amid Hurricane Felix - story

Sinopec still No. 1 on China's top 500 companies list - story

Iraq to issue licensing round soon after oil law passed:officials - story

Mexican offshore output back to normal: Pemex - story

Platts Petrochemical Report: Argentinean natural gas cuts continue to curtail Chilean methanol production - story

Mexico Congress may approve tax proposal this Week, Larios says - story

Mozambican market attracts growing number of Brazilian companies - story

Venezuela's PDVSA keeps 80 percent of equity interest in Orinoco oil belt - story

Venezuela's Chávez called for a national mobilization to defend the constitutional reform - story

France powers up GDF Suez
as new world energy giant

AFP Jack Guez /Olivier Abban-Mattei

File pictures show Suez Chief Executive Officer Gerard Mestrallet (L) and Gaz de France CEO Jean-François Cirelli.

By Mathieu Gorse AFP
PARIS Petroleumworld.com 09 03 07 - story

Maximum strength Hurricane Felix
aims for Central America

AFP

AFP MIAMI
Petroleumworld.com 09 03 07 - story

Oil prices higher in Asian trade - story

NKorea agrees to end all nuclear work by end-2007: US - story

Russia's Rosneft aiming to become top global oil company - story

Iran reaches atomic milestone: Ahmadinejad - story

Venezuela president to meet Colombia rebels in hostage crisis - story

France poised to unveil Suez-GDF merger - story

Russian police hunt for fugitive oil billionaire - story

Argentina raises tax-free gasoil import allowance on demand - story

Oil prices rise as Atlantic storm threat develops - story