The day crewmen of Front Puffin united to save ravaged souls The Australian | THE crew of the offshore oil facility Front Puffin have given harrowing accounts of scenes on their vessel after the navy sought help for the survivors of Suspected Illegal Entry Vessel 36, which exploded off Ashmore Reef on April 16. | "It was hot - around 35C to 38C and not a breath of air,...
Chinese medicine for Repsol YPF headache: Alexander Smith The Guardian -- Alexander Smith is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own -- By Alexander Smith LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Antonio Brufau's luck is looking up. It seems as though China's thirst for oil could finally rescue the Repsol chief from the Spanish oil company's painful foray into Argent...
Nabucco is still alive Asia Times | By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - In a 1955 essay in The Economist, British historian C Northcote Parkinson formulated the now well-known "law" forever after eponymously associated with him, that work expands so as to fill the time available for its ...
Iran plans huge gas investment Gulf News | Tehran: Iran plans to invest around $70 billion (Dh257 billion) in two major offshore natural gas fields in the 2010-15 period, a senior official said in comments broadcast on Friday. | Seifollah Jashnsaz, managing director of the state National Ir...
Chinese medicine for Repsol YPF headache: Alexander Smith The Guardian -- Alexander Smith is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own -- By Alexander Smith LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) - Antonio Brufau's luck is looking up. It seems as though China's thirst for oil could finally rescue the Repsol chief from t...
China's CNPC, CNOOC square off for Repsol's YPF - sources The Guardian HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - China National Offshore Oil Corp Ltd (CNOOC) and state-run China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) are battling for approval to bid for the Argentinian unit of Spanish oil major Repsol, sources said on Friday, in a deal tha...
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As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields The New York Times | HONG KONG - Oil companies from China, the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, bid aggressively on Tuesday as Iraq began auctioning licenses in six large o...
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields The New York Times | HONG KONG - As the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, China is showing increasing interest in oil fields in a country that has until very recently seemed...
Oil jumps above $73 on dollar fall, Nigeria attack Kansas City Star More News | Oil prices jumped above $73 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a weakening U.S. dollar and attacks on oil installations in Nigeria helped push prices to eight-month highs. | B...
GDF Suez acquires interest in Absheron Energy Current 6/30/2009 | BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: GDF Suez has acquired a 20 percent stake in the exploration, development and production sharing agreement for the Absheron offshore block in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea. The two other partners in the agreem...
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields The New York Times | HONG KONG - As the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, China is showing increasing interest in oil fields in a country that has until very recently seemed to be firmly in the American sphere of influence for natural resource...
Oil jumps above $73 on dollar fall, Nigeria attack Kansas City Star More News | Oil prices jumped above $73 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a weakening U.S. dollar and attacks on oil installations in Nigeria helped push prices to eight-month highs. | Benchmark crude for August delivery was up $1.05 to $72.54 a barrel by ...
Kazakhstan resolves issues with ONGC Videsh The Times Of India | Text: ASTANA: Kazakhstan has resolved its issues with steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal and with India's largest oil explorer ONGC Videsh and the "situation is coming to a successful end", a top diplomat has said, adding that the country supported India's aspirations for a greater role in an expa...
IT firms' Q1 revenue may slide on rupee appreciation: Analysts The Times Of India | Text: NEW DELHI: Revenues of major IT firms are expected to be hit by up to 7 per cent in rupee terms in the April-June period as appreciation in the Indian currency against the dollar during the quarter would impact negatively the margins compared to the previous quarter, says a report. | "US...
