World
  |
|
Petroleumworld stories: 2010
Stories are not allways available on the Petroleumworld site after 90 days.
Previous Stories: 2010
- Mar 1- 15 - March 16-30 - APRIL 1- 15 - APRIL 15- May 30
- Jan 1 - 15 - Jan 16 - 30 - Feb 1- 15 - Feb 16- 28
Other Previous Stories 2009 - 2006:
June 1 - 15
Obama goes on the offensive
to stem oil falloutAP/ Dave Martin
Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., Saturday, June 12, 2010.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 14, 2010 - storyPDVSA to change its name to
Socialist Venezuelan PetroleumABN
President Hugo Chavez (center) with workers at the Petroanzoategui upgrader in PDVSA Jose complex, Puerto La Cruz , VenezuelaCARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, June 14, 2010 - storyStronger euro boosts oil prices in Asia - story
Iran's Ahmadinejad says Israel is 'doomed',
UN sanctions 'have no effect'AP / Andy Wong
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech at the Expo Center of the World Expo in Shanghai, China, Friday, June 11, 2010.SHANGHAI
US doubles Gulf oil flow estimate
Petroleumworld.com, June 11, 2010 - storyAFP
NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, June 11, 2010 - storyRepsol starts Camisea gas liquefaction plant - story
Oil eases in Asia on weaker Chinese factory output - story
Chavez backs Ahmadinejad in rejecting Iran sanctions - story
Clinton pledges continued US support to Colombian military - story
Oil-struck Louisiana says don't stop drilling - story
White House battle fuels BP takeover speculation - story
Obama summons BP chairman as fears grow of leak backlash - story
Caribbean officials worry oil spill may reach pristine shores - story
Clinton throws weight behind Caribbean security plan - story
Oil prices rally on Chinese exports, IEA outlook - story
New Venezuela forex band unchanged on day two - story
Chavez ends Venezuela's electricity rationing program - story
Q+A-Venezuela's new regulated currency market - story
UN slaps fourth set of sanctions on Iran
AFP
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com, June 10, 2010 - storyIEA sees oil demand firming, Chinese growth a key
PARIS
Petroleumworld.com, June 10, 2010 - storyOil falls in Asian trade - story
US sets deadline for BP as mistrust grows - story
Oil rigs leaving Gulf of Mexico over drill ban: official - story
US lawmakers summon top oil firm bosses - story
Salazar says offshore drilling to continue in 'safe' manner - story
Clinton, Caribbean ministers to discuss oil spill - story
OPEC holds oil demand forecast steady, cautious for 2010 - story
US warms to Ecuador, possibly distancing Venezuela - story
Oil prices jump on rising recovery hopes - story
Obama lashes BP chief, media over oil disaster
AFP/POOL/Sean Gardner
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would have fired BP CEO Tony Hayward, seen here in May 2010.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 9, 2010 - storyOAS to study Honduras, calls for Falklands talks
Reuters/ Pilar Olivares
( L-R) Organization of American States Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin, OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, Peru's President Alan Garcia, Peru's foreign minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde and former OAS Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar , Lima June 6, 2010.LIMA
Petroleumworld.com, June 9, 2010 - storyVenezuela with new rate for bolivar versus dollar - story
Oil prices end mixed on choppy trades - story
Obama to make fourth trip to oil disaster zone - story
BP pledges to sell oil from ill-fated well to help wildlife - story
White House threatens greenhouse gas bill veto - story
Oil from BP spill found 40 nautical miles away: official - story
Report blames Swedish oil firm Lundin for Sudan war crimes - story
Kuwait minister says current oil price acceptable - story
US orders new safety steps for offshore drilling - story
US, France, Russia respond to Iran fuel deal: diplomat - story
Venezuela to open new forex market on Wednesday - story
PDVSA - Total upgrader at capacity this month - story
Poor Maya crude quality hampers Mexico refineries - story
Chevron`s $27 billion liability In Ecuador - story
Brazil's economy surges on investment, industry - story
Oil prices up on new supply, demand calculus - story
Mexico's Pemex sues BASF and
other 5 companies, over stolen oil
MEXICO CITY
Petroleumworld.com, June 8, 2010 - storyOil will darken southern US coast for yearsAP /Charlie Riedel
Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill floats on the water as the sky is reflected in sheen on Barataria Bay off the coast of Louisiana Monday, June, 7, 2010.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 8, 2010 - storyCrystallex forms strategic partnership with the China Railway Engineering Corporation - story
Clinton urges OAS to drop objections, readmit Honduras - story
Peru eyes diversification of energy matrix, self-sufficiency - storyOil and gas industry leaders to gather in Calgary for Global Petroleum Show - story
Oil prices end mixed on choppy trades - story
Clean-up crews work on Florida beaches
Reuters/ Jose Luis Magana/Greenpeace
A pelican sits covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead in Barataria Bay, Louisiana just off the Gulf of Mexico June 6, 2010.PENSACOLA, FL
Petroleumworld.com, June 7, 2010 - storyClinton seeks better Latam ties
despite Honduras, Iran rowsAFP/ Saul Loeb
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was set to leave Sunday on a tour for stronger security and trade ties with Latin America despite US friction with powerful Brazil over Cuba, Honduras and Iran.WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 7, 2010 - storyOil prices fall in Asian trade - story
US oil spill cap catching some 10,000 barrels a day: BP - story
Oiled pelicans fortunes improve after Obama visit - story
Gulf of Mexico disaster could increase oil cost - story
Oil explorer Rockhopper raises hopes for Falklands well - story
Medvedev urges global eco-disaster fund after oil spill - story
Venezuela investigates Maracaibo lake oil spill - story
Brazil's Petrobras announces new oil find - story
Obama vows help as BP sees oil spill progress - story
OAS meet to tackle Falklands, Honduras and arms control - story
Oil falls three dollars on weak euro, US jobs report - story
BP wrestles cap over leak as
Obama heads back to GulfAFP/BP
This still image from a live BP video shows a cap being lowered in the hopes of sealing the fractured oil pipe spill in the Gulf of Mexico.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, June 4, 2010 - storyBP Scenarios: After the oil spill
Reuters
Consumers are showing their frustration over the BP oil spill, demonstrating at gas stations and corporate offices and drumming up support on social networking sitesHOUSTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 4, 2010 - storyTop US Senator pushes new oil drilling rules - story
China's Exim lends 1.5 billion dollars for Ecuador plant - story
BP rocked by ratings downgrades over oil spill disaster - story
After oil spill, Obama vows to find votes for energy bill - story
Sanctions will not stop Iran nuclear drive: Larijani - story
New UN nuclear sanctions could mean confrontation: Iran - story
EU probes Areva, Siemens civil nuclear deal - story
Venezuela creates new 'censor' agency - story
World leaders demand probe into Israel raid - story
'Immense challenge' to rebuild Haiti, president tells donors - story
Fitch cuts BP rating, puts on
negative watch amid oil spillAFP/ Leon Neal
BP revealed Tuesday that the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico had cost it almost a billion dollars, sparking a 13-percent plunge in its shares after the latest attempt to fix the leaking well failed.LONDON
Petroleumworld.com, June 3, 2010 - storyChavez declares ‘economic war'
against private businessABN
Hugo Chavez, President of VenezuelaCARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, June 3, 2010 - storyOil above 74 dollars as stock markets surge - story
Gulf oil closes in on Florida, containment efforts hit snag - story
Crisis-hit BP says will pay for six sand barriers - story
London firm says N.Korea oil exploration to start in a year - story
Scope of Gulf of Mexico oil spill still a mystery - story
PDVSA Orinoco belt output rises to 513,000 bpd - story
Key political risks to watch in Venezuela - story
Eleven oil workers rescued in Gulf of Mexico, Excelsior says - story
Petrobras acquires exploration rights off New Zealand - story
Oil prices edge up as Wall Street rallies - story
US opens criminal investigation into oil spill
(AFP/Graphic)
Graphic showing how a cap will be used to try to stop the oil flow. US officials said Tuesday they launched a criminal and civil probe into the nation's worst ever oil spill as BP voiced hopes of capping the six-week-old Gulf of Mexico leak soon.NEW ORLEANS
Petroleumworld.com, June 2, 2010 - storyObama, Peru's Garcia discuss cooperation, tradeReuters/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 1, 2010.]WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, June 2, 2010 - storyOil prices above 72 dollars as eurozone worries weigh - story
Lukoil reports quarterly profit of 2.05 billion dollars - story
BP, in it for the long haul, pitches tents for oil cleanup - story
Panama canal users irked at higher tolls on horizon - story
Nigerian leader seeks cut in 67-dollar oil benchmark - story
Oil prices skid on sluggish European, China data - story
Frustration grows as BP warns
of long effort to cap spill
Graphic on the biggest oil spills in the world.GALLIANO, LA
Petroleumworld.com, June 1, 2010 - storyOil mixed in Asian trade, stays above 74 dollars - story
Louisiana residents add hurricane fears to oil woes - story
BP plunges 15 percent as oil spill costs soar - story
BP rushes new Gulf oil operation - story
China calls on Iran to boost cooperation with IAEA - story
Colombian presidential favorite reaches out to Venezuela - story
Oil falls below $73 after Chinese data - story
Colombia's Santos win boon for Wall St and Chavez? - story
Israeli raid complicates U.S. ties and push for peace - story
Petroperu to sell 10% of its shares to the private sector - story
BP rushes new plan to stem Gulf oil leak
Reuters / NOAA
NASA MODIS satellite image, taken May 23, 2010, of the Gulf of Mexico shows the extent of the oil released from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The oil can be seen as a sheen on the water surface.ROBERT, La.
Petroleumworld.com, May 31, 2010 - story
