petroleumworld

Stories: July 1- 15 2008

PetroCarib lower conditions
of oil to Caribbean nations

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, July 14, 2008- story

Bush urges more oil exploration

AFP/Yuri Gripas

US President George W. Bush talks to the media after a meeting with members of his economic team at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, July 14, 2008- story

Oil prices down in Asian trade - story

Time for US to leave Iraq? Not so fast, say analysts - story

Japan warns NKorea against cheating on nuclear deal - story

Marchers in Venezuela demand end to political lockout - story

NKorea seeks diplomatic ties with Bolivia: report - story

Bush administration puts off greenhouse gas regulation - story

Iran confirms Total's withdrawal from gas project - story

NKorea agrees to disable nuclear facilities by October - story

In White House race, truth hurts - story

Argentina's Chaco province plans first oil exploration - story

Petrobras: planned strike will not affect production - story

Brazil’s Petrobras rig workers begin strike next Monday - story

Brazil’s CADE approves the restructuring of the petrochemical sector - story

Lula may increase Brazil's oil take as Tupi spurs rules review - story

Petrobras to seek 40 pct in Carabobo tender - story

Mexican oil exports reach new record price - story

Pemex: Reform proposal necessary for flexible contracting - story

Mexico centrists like oil contract plan, eye graft - story

Venezuela says plans 4-month oil work at PDVSA CRP refinery - story

PDVSA's joint ventures start paying oil windfall contribution - story

Venezuela's Petrocaribe oil-supply pact expands to include Guatemala - story

Rusoro selected as Venezuelan government partner for gold mining opportunities - story

Reliance to sign pact with Peru's state oil firm - story

Maurel & Prom say Colombian well is a success - story

Argentina imports third LNG cargo as Bolivia cuts supply - story

Venezuelan, Colombian leaders meet to bury the hatchet - story

Russia, China veto UN sanctions on Zimbabwe - story

Brazil's Petrobras workers to hold 5-day strike - story

Oil prices top 147 dollars per barrel - story

Russia's Putin tours new rig in Arctic oil drive - story

Arctic gas plant resumes production: StatoilHydro - story

Real or not, Iranian missil fire must stop: US

WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com, July 11, 2008 - story

OPEC cuts oil demand forecast
due to efficiency gains

VIENNA
Petroleumworld.com, July 11, 2008- story

Previous stories

Toyota to build fuel-sipping Prius hybrid in US - story

US fleet for LatAm incapable of offensives: official - story

Guyana says Caricom hid details of EU trade deal - story

UN chief renews appeal to Iran to halt uranium enrichment - story

Bush signs wiretapping law - story

Oil prices rally on tight supplies, Iran fears - story

Iran fires more missiles in war games - story

Hurricane Bertha barrels towards Bermuda - story

White House nixes tapping oil reserves - story

OPEC could not replace Iran's oil in case of war: El-Badri - story

Total chief predicts 200-dollar oil one day but not this year - story

Iran plays down Total warning on gas project - story

OPEC chief keeps mum on possible output hike - story

Hugo Chavez to visit Russia - story

Shell lifts force majeure on key Nigeria oil field: spokesman - story

Total chief says too risky to invest in Iran

Christophe de Margerie, Total CEO

LONDON
Petroleumworld.com, July 10, 2008 - story

Defiant Iran angers US with missile test

A map showing range of the Iranian Shahab-3 missile.

TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com, July 10, 2008 - story

Oil higher on Iran tensions - story

McCain rejects Obama's call for upped Iran diplomacy - story

Brazil to make electricity from sugarcane - story

Oil prices calm as markets mull Iran missile test - story

Venezuelan, Colombian leaders look to mend ties - story

Russia to boost 2008 oil output by cutting taxes - story

World prepared to confront Iranian threat: US - story

G8-summit: World powers try
to rescue economy from oil shock

Reuters/Jim Young

President George W. Bush (R) meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit at The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, July 8, 2008.

TOKYO, Japan
Petroleumworld.com, July 08, 2008 - story

Ahmadinejad: Iran will not
renounce nuclear rights

Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony to mark the death anniversary of the Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini at Khomeini's shrine in southern Tehran June 2, 2008

TEHRAN
Petroleumworld.com, July 08, 2008 - story

Oil trades higher as G8 leaders to discuss soaring prices - story

Ahmadinejad lashes out at G8 summit: daily - story

First hurricane of season strengthens in Atlantic - story

Peru, India oil companies agree to joint exploration deal - story

Britain to slow adoption of biofuels - story

Oil prices plunge under 140 dollars - story

Russian shareholders fail with bid to oust TNK-BP CEO - story

Nigeria cancels oil leases granted to Indian firms: report - story

OPEC president warns no end to oil price rises: report - story

World oil markets to remain tight until 2013: IEA chief - story

Venezuela calls on OPEC to
subsidize oil for poor countries

Miraflores Press Office

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with the Non Aligned Movement, NAM, in Porlamar on Margarita Island, Venezuela, Thursday, July 3, 2008.

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, July 04, 2008 "- story

WPC: Petrobras waiting for board approval
to exit stake in Venezuela's Gulf - Grabielli

WPC

José Sergio Gabrielli, Petrobras' CEO

CARACAS
Petroleumworld.com, July 04, 2008- story

Oil workers strike gold as crude price soars - story

Repsol chief criticises EU energy policy - story

Washington holds firm to demands Iran suspend enrichment - story

Oil prices blaze past record 146 dollars - story

WPC: India looking at investments in Canada tar sands: state oil firm - story

WPC: India, Iran to seal gas pipeline deal 'by next month': oil minister - story

Iraq says competition deciding factor in oil deals - story

WPC: Brazil dreams of oil riches but experts urge caution - story

WPC: Worried oil chiefs fail to find consensus - story

WPC: OPEC's Badri calls for tighter control over futures markets - story

WPC: Difficult to replace Iranian oil output, says OPEC: report - story

WPC: Iran warns about attack,
refers to nuclear 'solution'

AFP/Philippe Desmazes

Wed Jul 2, 9:35 AM ET Iranian Minister of Petroleum,
Gholam Hossein Nozari, speaks during a plenary session
at the 19th World Petroleum Congress in Madrid.

MADRID
Petroleumworld.com, July 03, 2008 - story

WPC: Supply adequate; IEA
lacks transparency - OPEC

© Eric Kampherbeek, 2008

Opec’s Abdulla El-Badri and IEA executive director Nobuo Tanaka the match, the result made up for it.”

MADRID
Petroleumworld.com, July 03, 2008 - story

Oil prices hit new peak above 145 dollars - story

Colombian army rescues hostages from rebels - story

Bush: Force not ruled out on North Korea or Iran - story

Oil prices spike to records as US supplies drop - story

WPC: 'Gas OPEC' loses steam - story

WPC: Angola to up oil production by 100,000 bpd: minister - story

WPC: US must stop harassing OPEC: secretary general el-Badri - story

WPC: OPEC's Badri calls for tighter control over futures markets - story

WPC: Technology a key factor to provide
the energy supply needed - De Margerie

WPC

Christophe De Margerie, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Total