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Petroleumworld stories: 2010
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Previous Stories: 2010
- Mar 1- 15 - March 16-30 - APRIL 1- 15
- Jan 1 - 15 - Jan 16 - 30 - Feb 1- 15 - Feb 16- 28
Other Previous Stories 2009 - 2006:
April 16 - May 30
Colombia heads for June runoff
to elect new president
Former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos and former Bogota mayor Antanas Mockus headed for a runoffBOGOTA
Petroleumworld.com, May 31, 2010 - storyOil edges up as dollar weakens - story
Hundreds turn out to protest BP in New Orleans - story
BP's failed attempts to plug Gulf of Mexico oil spill - story
'Top kill' failure deals blow to oil spill weary Louisianans - story
Documents show BP had concerns about oil rig: report - story
Panama harbors ambitions beyond its canal - story
Bidders line up for Shell LPG assets: report - story
Tropical Storm Agatha kills 96 in Central America - story
U.S. to stop 33 exploratory rigs for 6 months - story
Pemex may ask Finance Ministry to take on some debt - story
Perupetro launches bid for 25 oil concessions demanding US$ 1.25 billion investment - story
Petrobras signs MOU with Turkey to expand deepwater exploration in the Black Sea - story
BP pushes on with 'top kill'
as true slick size emergesAP/U.S. Coast Guard
BP labored for a second day Thursday to choke
off the leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.VENICE, Florida
Petroleumworld.com, May 28, 2010 - story2010 hurricane season
may be worst on record
AP
This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday,
May 25, 2010 at 01:45 PM EDT.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, May 28, 2010 - storyOil hits two-week high as equities rally - story
Some of the world's worst oil spills - Facts - story
Shell buys US gas group East Resources for 4.7 billion dollars - story
BP says oil leak costs rise to 930 million dollars - story
Former Trinidad PM Manning resigns as political leader - story
Obama suspends oil permits, deepwater exploration - story
UN rift widens over Brazil-Turkey deal with Iran - story
Calderon calls for closer ties with Canada, US - story
Italy's ENI sells Brazilian gas unit to Petrobras - story
Oil prices climb four percent - story
US oil leak cap operation on track: BP
REUTERS/Sean Gardner
The Discoverer Enterprise drill ship uses a flare to burn natural gas and oil from an insertion pipe connected to the broken oil well under the surface at the BP oil spill site, approximately 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico May 22, 2010.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, May 27, 2010 - storyOil rises above 72 dollars as euro gains - story
Obama to extend moratorium of offshore oil permits - story
Oil patches from collision spotted on Singapore coast - story
Trinidad and Tobago swears in first female prime minister - story
War ebbing, Colombia enjoys oil boom story
Oil prices jump as market panic recedes - story
BP hedges on new oil cap bid
as Obama plans second visitAFP
NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, May 26, 2010 - storyVenezuela extends recession
with 5.8-percent slide
Reuters/ Miraflores Palace /Handout
Central Bank President Nelson Merentes (L) talks to the media, as Finance Minister Jorge Giordani watches, during a news conference in Caracas May 18, 2010.CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, May 26, 2010 - storyOil rebounds in Asian trade as 'fear factor' eases - story
Kuwait passes law to privatise new power plants - story
BP cautious on new oil cap bid - story
Oil slick 'contained' off Singapore - story
BP hedges on new oil cap bid, inquiry details warning signs - story
Multiple warning signs preceded BP rig blast: inquiry - storyWoman prepares to take over in first for Trinidad and Tobago - story
Pressure still unstable on Norwegian North Sea oil platform: Statoil - story
Bond issue highlights Venezuela-owned Citgo's woes, Citgo lost $128 million in Q1 2010 - story
Chavez says Venezuela to hike oil output this year - story
Oil tumbles more than two dollars- story
BP hatches 'top kill' bid to plug oil leakAFP/Getty /John Moore
Natural gas siphoned from the BP oil leak burns off on the Discover
Enterprise on May 21 in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coastGALLIANO
Petroleumworld.com, May 25, 2010 - storyFirst woman prime minister vows
unity in Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad Express
New TT PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar (r) and former PM Patrick ManningPORT OF SPAIN
Petroleumworld.com, May 25, 2010 - storyOil collapses by more than two dollars - story
Oil slick threatens Singapore coast after ship collision - story
OPEC not concerned over sliding oil price: Kuwait - story
After oil, Norway should turn to gas - story
US slams BP, but awaits latest bid to plug oil leak - story
Trinidad and Tobago on
edge over snap electionReuters/Andrea De Silva
Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar speaks during a campaign rally for contest the 41 seats of the May 24 parliamentary elections, in Chaguanas May, 2010.PORT OF SPAIN
Petroleumworld.com, May 24, 2010 - storyOil spill is 'existential crisis'
for BP: top US officialAFP/Getty Chip Somodevilla
US Secretary of the Interior Ken SalazarNEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, May 24, 2010 - story
Progress in stemming Gulf spill,
but fears growAFP
This NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra satellite image captured May 10, shows a close up view of a massive oil slick (R) in the Gulf of Mexico as it continued moving perilously close to shore, towards Florida.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, May 19, 2010 - storyVenezuela affirms offshore
gas plans despite accident
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, May 19, 2010 - storyBP cagey as oil tube
registers 'some' successRigzone
Graphic depiction of BP's plan to drill two wells designed to
intersect the original wellbore above the oil reservoir and
allow heavy fluid to be pumped into the well and stop the oil
from flowing, May 5, 2010.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, May 17, 2010 - storyVenezuela's PDVSA semisubmersible
Aban Pearl gas rig sankAP
The Aban Pearl gas rig, sank off in the Caribbean sea
in the Northeast Venezuelan coast on May 12.CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, May 17, 2010 - storyUS$ 80 billion Venezuela's Orinoco
belt Carabobo projects startsREUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Chevron's Vice-President for Latin America Ali Moshiri (L) and the chairman of Spanish oil company Repsol YPF Antonio Brufau (C) talk with Wes Lohec (R), President of Chevron Venezuela during the carabobo's agreement-signing ceremony at the headquarters of the state-run oil company PDVSA in Caracas May 12, 2010.CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, May 17, 2010 - storyVenezuela buys Dominican refinery stake
Reuters/ Eduardo Munoz
President of Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA Rafael Ramirez (L) and Dominican's Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa sign an agreement for Venezuela to purchase a stake in the Dominican Republic's Refidomsa refinery during a ceremony at the national palace in Santo Domingo May 5, 2010.SANTO DOMINGO
Petroleumworld.com, May 07, 2010 - storyBP lowers dome as oil laps Louisiana islandAFP iactiv
Coastal residents Thursday anxiously awaited the outcome of efforts to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with a giant domelike structureVENICE
Petroleumworld.com, May 07, 2010 - storyBrazil demands Iran guarantee
nuclear work is non-military
Map showing the reported Qom and Natanz uranium enrichment facilities in Iran.TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com, April 27, 2010 - storyBP's soaring profits overshadowed
by oil rig tragedy
LONDON
Petroleumworld.com, April 27, 2010 - storyOil dips below 83 dollars in Asian trade -
Russia and Norway say agree on Arctic border compromise -
Total pays Cambodia 28 mln dollars for oil exploration: PM -
Nigerian gunmen kidnap senior official of oil-rich state: police -
Iran builds petrol stock to offset possible sanctions -
Russian-British oil firm TNK-BP says profits soar -
High energy costs drive rise in German import prices -
Robotic subs race to cap leaking US oil well -
Argentina kicks off Falklands maritime controls -
Oil eases in New York -
BP struggles to cap leak
as US oil slick spreadsAP/Gerald Herbert
Aerial photo taken in the Gulf of Mexico more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip, boats try to contain oil spilled from the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on Friday, April 23, 2010.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, April 26, 2010 - storyPDVSA CRP Cardon refinery catalytic
cracking unit down due to fireCaribe Focus
Fire at PDVSA CRP CardonCARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, April 26, 2010 - storyOil extends gains on economic optimism -
Arctic border dispute at the heart of Medvedev's Oslo visit -
Indonesia to take lead on geothermal energy: president -
Oil price not hampering economic recovery: Kuwait -
Suspects in Jordan oil bribery case freed on bail: lawyer -
Iran Guards boast of replacing sanctions-wary oil majors -
Search called off for missing workers after US oil blast -
Venezuela may nationalize gold mining concessions, Chavez says -
Argentina kicks off Falklands maritime controls -
Oil prices firm after roller-coaster week -
Venezuela holds keys to Orinoco oil wealth
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, April 23, 2010 - storyGulf of Mexico: 'Major oil spill'
as rig sinks off US Gulf
Transocean's semisubmersible, Deepwater Horizon, has sunk in approximately 5,000 feet of water off the coast of Louisiana at approximately 10:30 a.m, (CST) April 22, 2010, the US Coast Guard office in Louisiana confirmedNEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, April 23, 2010 - storyChavez revolution losing steam in Venezuelan slums -
Ecopetrol approved the commercial viability of the Southwest Quifa Field -
Treaty Energy and Princess Petroleum entered in Joint Venture in Belice -
Tuscany International drilling to provide drilling rig to Canocol Energy in Guyana -
Colombia: PetroLatina confirmed the existence hydrocarbons in Putumayo-4 block -
N Sea crude swaps rise following release of ENAP tender: sources -
Oil lower in Asian trade -
Louisiana ecosystem faces threat from potential oil spill -
Response to US oil rig accident 'number one priority': Obama -
US lawmakers: Oil rig crisis shows offshore drilling dangers -
US Congress takes step towards Iran sanctions -
Ash cloud briefly shuts Northern European airports: authorities -
Nigerian leader approves affirmative action oil law -
Kuwait opens new oil gathering centre to boost output -
Kuwait urges OPEC oil output compliance, says price fair -
Mixed reactions trail Nigeria's preference for locals in oil sector -
Bolivia: People's climate summit seeks to halve emissions by 2020 -
Brazilian president defends controversial dam project -
Oil prices mixed on weak US demand -
12 missing after Gulf of Mexico
oil rig blast: coast guardRigzone
Transocean's * Deepwater Horizon, an RBS-8D-designed
dynamically-positioned semisub.The rig is under long-term
contract to BP through September 2013, reported Rigzone.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, April 22, 2010 - storyEcuador's Correa to propose
oil nationalization billAP
Ecuador's President Rafael CorreaQUITO
Petroleumworld.com, April 22, 2010 - storyAsh cloud shuts several airports across Northern Europe: authorities -
Iran Guards test new speed boat in key oil supply route - Oil price drop on weak US demand -
Iran navy foils pirate attack on oil tanker -
Talk of fuel sanctions a 'joke': Iran oil minister -
Ecuador cabinet shuffle puts new oil minister at OPEC head -
Oil prices mixed as US energy inventories climb -
Under-fire Ukraine president defends Russia deal -
Bolivia's Morales slams capitalist debt to global warming -
Eco-activists mass for alternative climate summit in Bolivia -
Canadian Canacol Energy move to drill in Guyana -
Canadian Petrolifera Petroleum announced today a significant gas discovery in Colombia -
Venezuela holds keys to Orinoco oil wealth
CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, April 23, 2010 - storyGulf of Mexico: 'Major oil spill'
as rig sinks off US Gulf
Transocean's semisubmersible, Deepwater Horizon, has sunk in approximately 5,000 feet of water off the coast of Louisiana at approximately 10:30 a.m, (CST) April 22, 2010, the US Coast Guard office in Louisiana confirmedNEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, April 23, 2010 - storyChavez revolution losing steam in Venezuelan slums -
Ecopetrol approved the commercial viability of the Southwest Quifa Field -
Treaty Energy and Princess Petroleum entered in Joint Venture in Belice -
Tuscany International drilling to provide drilling rig to Canocol Energy in Guyana -
Colombia: PetroLatina confirmed the existence hydrocarbons in Putumayo-4 block -
N Sea crude swaps rise following release of ENAP tender: sources -
Oil lower in Asian trade -
Louisiana ecosystem faces threat from potential oil spill -
Response to US oil rig accident 'number one priority': Obama -
US lawmakers: Oil rig crisis shows offshore drilling dangers -
US Congress takes step towards Iran sanctions -
Ash cloud briefly shuts Northern European airports: authorities -
Nigerian leader approves affirmative action oil law -
Kuwait opens new oil gathering centre to boost output -
Kuwait urges OPEC oil output compliance, says price fair -
Mixed reactions trail Nigeria's preference for locals in oil sector -
Bolivia: People's climate summit seeks to halve emissions by 2020 -
Brazilian president defends controversial dam project -
Oil prices mixed on weak US demand -
12 missing after Gulf of Mexico
oil rig blast: coast guardRigzone
Transocean's * Deepwater Horizon, an RBS-8D-designed
dynamically-positioned semisub.The rig is under long-term
contract to BP through September 2013, reported Rigzone.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, April 22, 2010 - storyEcuador's Correa to propose
oil nationalization billAP
Ecuador's President Rafael CorreaQUITO
Petroleumworld.com, April 22, 2010 - storyAsh cloud shuts several airports across Northern Europe: authorities -
Iran Guards test new speed boat in key oil supply route - Oil price drop on weak US demand -
Iran navy foils pirate attack on oil tanker -
Talk of fuel sanctions a 'joke': Iran oil minister -
Ecuador cabinet shuffle puts new oil minister at OPEC head -
Oil prices mixed as US energy inventories climb -
Under-fire Ukraine president defends Russia deal -
Bolivia's Morales slams capitalist debt to global warming -
Eco-activists mass for alternative climate summit in Bolivia -
Canadian Canacol Energy move to drill in Guyana -
Canadian Petrolifera Petroleum announced today a significant gas discovery in Colombia -
China, Venezuela in
36-billion-dollar energy deals
BEIJING
Petroleumworld.com, April 20, 2010 - storyVolcano chaos costing Asia carriers 40 million dollars a day -
Europe accused of over-reacting to ash cloud threat -
Europe re-opens, airspace, flights resume slowly -
Oil rebounds in Asian trade -
China's CNPC to boost Iraqi oilfield output -
Venezuela celebrates 200 years, opposition slams Chavez rule -
Canada rolls out carbon dioxide capture unit -
International press delegation at Norway ONS caught in flight chaos
Claudio Rivas, Hands Earth (l-R); Pramod Kulkarni, World Oil; Elio Ohep, Petroleumworld;Tricia Crossey, Hydrocarbon Processing, Gulf Publishing; Giuntis Moritis, Oil & Gas Journal; Linda Hsieh, Drilling Contractor Magazine, IADC.STAVANGER, Norway
Petroleumworld.com, April 20, 2010Twenty international journalists from the energy media were detain in Norway last Friday, in middle of the airspace chaos created when Norway shut down airspace early Tuesday due to a volcano ash cloud over the country -Angola envisages joining Gas Exporting Countries Forum -
Israel's Netanyahu calls for 'crippling' petroleum sanctions on Iran -
Signs of recovery in T&T Economy (Central Bank) -
Saudis to build nuclear, renewable energy centre -
Ecuador threatens oil seizures to accelerate talks-
Halliburton expands workforce as onshore demand rises -
Oil prices tumble on Goldman, flight cancellations worries -
Iraq to launch third bid
round for gas fields: MEES
DUBAI
Petroleumworld.com, April 19, 2010 - storyUS to help region end foreign
oil dependency: ClintonAP/Manuel Balce Ceneta
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers her remarks to energy and climate leaders, Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, April 19, 2010 - storyOil tumbles below 82 dollars in Asian trade -
Iran hosts nuclear disarmament meet -
France accuses Iran of shunning nuclear dialogue -
France, Kuwait sign nuclear energy agreement -
Venezuela may sell bonds to boost bolivar, RBS says -
Medvedev on historic Argentina trip to boost Latin America ties -
Flight bans extended into next week as ash cloud lingers -
Mexico's Pemex makes natural gas discovery-exec -
Venezuela oil min says US war with Iraq was for oil -
Pemex board committee rejects draft business plan -Brazil's OGX mulls sale of some oil block stakes -
China's Sinopec signs Brazil deal with Petrobras -
Petrobras may sell oil-block stakes to China Sinopec -
Brazil may drill more wells for oil swap for stock -
Venezuela may build power plant at El Palito refinery -
Goldman fraud charges trigger prospect of wider crackdown -
At least five dead in Nigeria oil tanker explosion : AFP -
Oil prices tumble on dip in US consumer sentiment index -
GE upbeat as profit falls less than expected -
Kadhafi urges support for 'wise' and 'peaceful' Obama -
Malaysia warns Iran after cutting off gasoline supplies -
BP set to press on with Canadian oil sands plan -
Nigeria still open to oil law changes: state firm boss -
Kuwait privatisation bill passes first hurdle -
Venezuela oil minister seeks U.S. investment -
Carabobo oil field JVs established in Venezuela -
Nordic countries shut airspace due to volcano ash cloud -
Key Energy shares down on expiry of Mexico rigs contracts -
Mexico keeps Maya price steady for US, Europe buyers -
Greens launch NAFTA action on Canada oil sands -
Venezuela pay dispute halts 12 oil drilling rigs -
Rosatom may build two nuclear reactors in Argentina -
