Dec
1 - 15
Gazprom
mulls $2bn gas deal in Bolivia

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com
12 14 07 - story
PDVSA
and Petrobras to
form a joint company to construct refinery in Brazil
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com
12 14 07 - story
Oil
prices slump as central bank action loses luster - story
Bolivia
puts army on alert: report - story
Bush
slams Beirut bombing, urges Syria to halt interference - story
Kirchner
denies US claim Chavez tried to fund campaign - story
China
ship building challenges US, top admiral says - story
Oil
slick off Norwegian coast dissolving: authorities - story
Petrobras
starts P-54, contracts P-55 - story
'Danger
of war' exists with Iran: Sarkozy
Reuters

French
President Nicolas Sarkozy
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com
12 11 07 - story
US
and Germany win Libyan gas contracts - story
Tropical
Storm Olga kills at least eight in Caribbean - story
US
admits 'tactical differences' with Russia, China on Iran - story
NATO
alarmed as Russia suspends CFE arms treaty - story
Bank
of America CEO says US economy 'definitely slowing' - story
India
building 6,000km nuclear-capable missile - story
World
demands breakthrough, UN chief tells deadlocked climate talks - story
Change,
or experience? US 2008 voters must decide - story
Bolivian
states threaten to break away over reforms - story
Peru's
Fujimori sentenced to 6 years for abuse of power - story
Oil
prices leap on US supply concerns, banks' intervention - story
Nuclear
deal signed as Sarkozy hosts Kadhafi
Reuters/Jacky
Naegelen

France's
President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris
as he arrives for a five day official visit December 10, 2007.
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com
12 11 07 - story
Barbados BNOC's
Hewitt: Chavez's Petrocaribe
not helping, but creating debt
Guardian/Shirley
Bahadur

Wayne Bertrand, president of operations at Petrotrin,
Ken Allum, general manager of marketing and Trading
with bpTT chairman and chief executive Robert Riley
Port
Spain
Petroleumworld.com
12 11 07 - story
Oil
prices higher in Asia ahead of key US rate decision - story
Rio
Tinto seeks British deadline on BHP Billiton takeover bid - story
SKorea
declares oil-hit district a disaster zone: official - story
Putin
anoints ally as presidential frontrunner - story
Oil
prices retreat as markets see slower economic growth - story
Cristina
Kirchner becomes Argentine President - story
Gazprom,
Shell, Sonatrach and PGNIG win first gas contracts: Libya - story
Baghdad
oil refinery ablaze after rocket attack - story
Canadian
oil giant signs long-term Libya deal - story
India
to offer 57 oil and gas blocks for auction - story
Key
oil exporters can turn into
importers in 10 years: report
WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com
12 10 07 - story
Iran
drops dollar from oil deals: report
Reuters/Morteza
Nikoubazl

Iran's
Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari (L) speaks with
journalists after the opening ceremony of the 12th IIES
International Oil and Gas Conference in Tehran December 9, 2007.
TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com
12 10 07 - story
Iran,
China finalise two billion dollar oil contract - story
Market
forces essential to halting global warming: Gore - story
SKorea
oil spill fight to last months: minister - story
UN
nuclear team in Iran for new talks: state media - story
Biofuels:
danger or new opportunity for Africa? - story
Bolivian
lawmakers OK Chavez-like reforms - story
Colombia
launches 'meeting zone' for hostage talks - story
Oil
prices slide back under 90 dollars - story
Statoil
shares plunge 11 pct on downgraded oil output forecasts - story
Iraq
oil pipeline sabotaged - story
Chavez
says he will govern until 2013 after losing referendum - story
Bolivian
mob attacks Venezuelan military plane with rocks - story
Ecuador
to meet OPEC quota in full by first quarter 2008 - story
Chavez
says he's 'not finished' pushing for reforms - story
OPEC
maintains oil output amid sky-high oil prices - story
OPEC
keeps markets tense,but more supplies to come: IEA - story
OPEC
maintains oil output, hands quotas to Angola, Ecuador- story
Chavez
failed to persuade traditional supporters : media - story
Chavez
defeat a vote for democracy: Bush - story
OPEC
to hold output meeting in January

ABU
DHABI
Petroleumworld.com
12 05 07 - story
Oil
prices advance as OPEC set to hold output - story
OPEC
set to maintain output as Saudi rules out hike - story
Chavez
failed to persuade traditional supporters : media - story
Chavez's
referendum defeat not to affect oil policy: minister - story
Oil
prices cool as OPEC meeting looms - story
OPEC
faces uncertain call over oil output
ABU
DHABI
Petroleumworld.com
12 04 07 - story
Putin
hails victory as West cries foul

MOSCOW
Petroleumworld.com
12 04 07 - story
Russia
prepares to vote with all eyes on Putin - story
Oil
prices firmer ahead of OPEC meeting - story
World
encounters new 'oil shock' as prices spike: analysts - story
US,
opposition cheer Chavez's defeat in Venezuelan referendum - story
New
Iran nuke report challenges White House - story
Opposition
governors claim Bolivia headed toward dictatorship - story
Chavez
down, but not out: analysts - story
Oil
prices rebound on rumors OPEC will maintain output - story
Saudi
cautious before OPEC meet, Libya signals no output hike - story
Brazil's
Braskem to incorporate major Petrobras petchems stakes - story
PetroEcuador
output rebounds as troops, police subdue protests - story
World
awaits Chavez's next move - story
Venezuelans
reject constitutional change, Chavez accepts
Reuters/Francesco
Spotorno
People stand on the stage during a closing campaign rally against Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez's proposal of constitutional changes in Caracas November
29, 2007. The sign reads 'Vote No'.
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com
12 03 07 - story
Venezuela
poll too close to call: officials - story
Venezuelan
referendum ends with suspense over results - story
Venezuela
votes on giving Chavez wider powers - story
Touch
of Tolstoy as Russian villagers vote - story
Russians
vote for parliament, Putin's future - story
Iran
defiant after nuclear talks 'disaster' - story
OPEC
dilemmas cloud outlook for oil output, prices: analysts - story
Oil-rich
Venezuela's Chavez raises hopes and hackles - story
Chavez
renews attacks on US ahead of poll - story
Chavez
vows to seize Spanish companies if conservatives win - story
Chavez
confirms halt to oil exports if US meddles in poll - story
Turkey
attacks PKK rebels in northern Iraq: army - story
Russia
prepares to vote with all eyes on Putin - story
Oil
output boost not on OPEC agenda: Qatar - story
Abbas
says Annapolis conference achieved its goal - story
Chavez
oil threat raises stakes in Venezuelan referendum - story
World
powers meet on Iran nuclear programme - story
Tokyo
wants gas exploration deal with China: official - story
US
concerned about Venezuela vote - story
Bolivia
OKs Indian firm to mine vast iron deposit - story
Oil
prices slump ahead of OPEC output meeting - story