18/7/05
WITH Manmohan by his side, Bush gives n-energy a push
Newindpress – Chennai,India
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: In trying to travel the road from where it can launch
a productive relationship on civilian nuclear energy with the US, Indian
efforts …
www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEH20050
718121014&Page=H&Title=Top+Stories&Topic=0
MARKETS eye Rel Energy results
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
The next seven days will be crucial for both the Ambani brothers as Reliance
Energy comes out with its first quarter numbers today. …
www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=reliancecrisis&slug
=Rel+Energy+to+declare+results&id=17345&callid=0&category=Business
THAI Esso Cuts Diesel Price By THB0.40/L -Energy Official
Yahoo News – USA
… Ltd. has cut the retail price of its high-speed diesel by THB0.40/liter,
an official at the Ministry of Energy said Tuesday. The …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050719/15/3tkdx.html
STARPOINT Energy Trust gains dominant Saskatchewan position in …
Canada.com – Canada
CALGARY (CP) – StarPoint Energy Trust continued its aggressive acquisition
pace Monday, buying a group of light oil properties in southeastern Saskatchewan
for …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=aace5fe0-a096-40f3-bf15-4a3fa1b62571
‘SAVE energy? I don’t have an air conditioner’
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
The government has called on the public to take part in a nationwide drive
to save energy, including reducing fuel consumption. …
www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20050719.G05&irec=4
OIL Falls for 2nd Day as Emily Will Likely Miss Oil Operations
Bloomberg – USA
July 19 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil in New York fell for a second day amid
forecasts Hurricane Emily will probably bypass US petroleum operations
in the Gulf of …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aQMhdu9acRiE&refer=europe
PEMEX halts 480,000 bpd/oil output in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane …
Forbes – USA
CANCUN, Mexico (AFX) – Oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said it
has closed 63 wells and halted the production of 480,000 barrels of oil
per day in the …
www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2142139.html
BRAZIL Names New President for Oil Company
Forbes – USA
The Brazilian government on Monday named financial executive Jose Sergio
Gabrielli to head the government-run oil company Petrobras. …
www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/feeds/ap/2005/07/18/ap2144335.html
CAIRN plans oil production
Hindu – Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: The UK oil company, Cairn Energy, claims that the total oil
in place in all its 12 discoveries in the Rajasthan basin is estimated
at over 2.5 …
www.hindu.com/2005/07/19/stories/2005071908781800.htm
OIL prices slowing US economy a bit, Greenspan and Bush adviser …
Canada.com – Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) – High oil prices could crimp – but not derail – economic
growth this year, US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan suggests.
…
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=53f7a939-72d4-4493-b49c-f1d00bc5646d
www.forbes.com/finance/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2142139.html
Pemex halts 480,000 bpd/oil output in Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane …
Forbes – USA
CANCUN, Mexico (AFX) – Oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said it has closed 63 wells and halted the production of 480,000 barrels of oil per day in the …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2143626.html
Oil lower as Hurricane Emily concerns ease, after OPEC cuts demand …
Forbes – USA
LONDON (AFX) – Oil prices were lower, giving up earlier gains as concerns eased about the ultimate likely impact of hurricane Emily and after OPEC cut its …
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3349257a7773,00.html
South Africa presses into extra virgin oil market
Stuff.co.nz – Wellington,New Zealand
… South Africa’s wines have won fans around the world, but few gourmets know about the country’s other contribution to fine dining — extra virgin olive oil. …
www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B35F280AD-40
C1-4B10-8FF1-C1C2816822B0%7D&siteid=google
US coping ‘pretty well’ with high oil prices: Greenspan
MarketWatch – USA
… possible preview of his testimony to Congress later this week, Fed chief Alan Greenspan was upbeat about the US economy’s ability to shrug off higher oil prices …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=amSLyEuXN9_w&refer=canada
Canadian Stocks Are Little Changed; Energy Shares Drop on Oil
Bloomberg – USA
July 18 (Bloomberg) — Canadian energy stocks slumped, led by EnCana Corp., as oil prices fell on speculation that higher-than- normal US inventories will …
www.payvand.com/news/05/jul/1148.html
Iran-Iraq oil pipeline to become operational next year
Payvand – Iran
Tehran, July 18, IRNA-Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said in Tehran on Monday that the construction of pipeline intended to transfer oil from Iran to Iraq …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=20
05-07-18T155540Z_01_N18257148_RTRIDST_0_MARKETS-STOCKS-UPDATE-6.XML
US stocks fall on Citigroup but oil curbs losses
Reuters – USA
… (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) after it reported weaker-than-expected earnings, but declining oil prices boosted shares of industrial companies and airlines to …
www.bangkokpost.com/Business/19Jul2005_biz63.php
Oil may hold at $50, lower growth outlook
Bangkok Post – Klong Toey,Bangkok,Thailand
The Bank of Thailand has hiked its average oil price projections for the year to $50 a barrel from previous estimates of $42.50, according to a member of the …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2143386.html
Rising oil prices may lead to European oil cos’ ratings upgrade …
Forbes – USA
LONDON (AFX) – Soaring oil prices could prompt an upgrage in the credit ratings of some of the major oil and gas companies in Europe, according to a report by …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/18/content_3234999.htm
Chinese civilians slap Japan for allowing test oil drill in East …
Xinhua – Beijing,China
… July 18 (Xinhuanet) — Chinese civilians voiced strong indignation and condemnation toward the Japanese government’s recent approval of a Japanese oil and gas …
17/7/05
TOURISTS and offshore oil workers evacuated as Hurricane Emily …
San Diego Union Tribune – San Diego,CA,USA
… Two people also were killed in a helicopter crash on the Gulf of Mexico
as more than 15,500 workers were evacuated from offshore oil platforms.
…
www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20050717-1433-hurricaneemily.html
STRIKE causes Iraq to stop oil exports for a day
Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan
Iraq’s oil exports were suspended for 24 hours yesterday because of a strike
by 15,000 employees of the South Oil Company, a company official said.
…
www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/07/18/2003264059
OIL prices higher in Asian trade as hurricane threatens US Gulf …
Forbes – USA
SINGAPORE (AFX) – Oil prices were higher in late morning trade here as
a hurricane threatened offshore production platforms and refineries in
the US Gulf Coast …
www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/07/18/afx2142061.html
SLIPPING on oil
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
The government’s plan to make upstream oil companies share the burden of
oil subsidy has now come into force. The oil business …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=74604
TAXPAYERS’ £184m aid to private energy firm
Guardian Unlimited – UK
A subsidy of £184m has been paid by the government to help prop up the
newly rescued British Energy, which had to be bailed out from bankruptcy
two years ago. …
politics.guardian.co.uk/green/story/0,9061,1530680,00.html
ENERGY-SAVING targets scrapped
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Pledges made by Tony Blair to force housebuilders to improve the energy
efficiency of homes to cut Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions are to be
ditched, the …
politics.guardian.co.uk/green/story/0,9061,1530813,00.html
JOINT study by universities says ethanol not worth the energy
Canada.com – Canada
ALBANY, NY (AP) – Farmers, businesses and state officials are investing
millions of dollars in ethanol and biofuel plants as renewable energy
sources, but a …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=d4404ae3-deb9-4799-821b-457eb138fbec
UPDATE 1-FACTBOX-Gulf of Mexico energy shut by Emily
Reuters – USA
HOUSTON, July 17 (Reuters) – Shell Oil Co. (RD.AS: Quote, Profile, Research)
(SHEL.L: Quote, Profile, Research) shut some US Gulf …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews
& storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050717:MTFH52536_2005-07-17_22-37-56_N17212079:1
EASTERN Utah is in the Midst of an Energy Boom
KSL-TV – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Eastern Utah is in the midst of it’s biggest energy boom in decades…
possibly the biggest ever. And there are signs the energy fever will go
even higher. …
tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=39&sid=219286
quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aoBAr64N_KVo&refer=news_index
Pemex Halts Offshore Oil Output for Hurricane Emily (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
July 17 (Bloomberg) — Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state- owned oil monopoly, shut offshore fields that pump more than three-quarters of its crude oil …
in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID
=2005-07-17T143800Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-209555-1.xml
Iraq oil strike not seen affecting exports – official
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – A strike at Iraq’s South Oil Company on Sunday is not expected to halt crude exports and is designed to pressure the government to …
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=7/18/2005&Cat=9&Num=022
New estimates show increase in South Pars oil reserves
Tehran Times – Tehran,Iran
TEHRAN (PIN) — Managing director of Petroiran Development Company noted that new studies show oil reserves at oil layer of South Pars Gas Field have greatly …
news.ft.com/cms/s/01ea162a-f6e3-11d9-aeff-00000e2511c8.html
Oil companies add value and increase danger
Financial Times – London,England,UK
The world’s largest oil companies face increased dangers as they push the existing boundaries of technology into ever more unforgiving environments, as …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=
2005-07-17T184429Z_01_MOL767421_RTRUKOC_0_ENERGY-BP-PLATFORM.xml
BP claims progress in righting oil platform
Reuters.uk – UK
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Crews working for BP made progress this weekend toward righting the $1 billion (571 million pounds) Thunder Horse oil and gas platform …
www.mb.com.ph/OPED2005071839686.html
Asia seeks alternatives to oil power
Manila Bulletin – Manila,Philippines
GEOLOGISTS and petroleum engineers around the world have warned about an impending oil global crisis. Asia, like the rest of the …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/17/afx2141966.html
Gazprom wants Shell to re-negotiate Sakhalin-2 asset swap terms
Forbes – USA
It said that under a deal with the Anglo-Dutch oil giant signed two weeks ago, Gazprom had agreed to take a 25 pct in the Sakhalin-2 gas field on Russia’s …
www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200507171004.htm
China pumps 22.6 m tonnes of oil in H1
Hindu – Chennai,India
Beijing, July 17.(PTI):In the first six months of this year, crude oil output from China’s biggest oilfield Daqing, discovered 45 year ago, totalled 22.66 …
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/energy/3269181
As gas prices surge and fears about oil dependence grow, one …
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
… It’s a striking fact that gets lost amid worries about Middle Eastern oil dependence, high prices at the pump and plateauing natural gas supplies in the US But …
16/7/05
DEMAND Destruction: Sir Bob, Bono and Peak Oil
Al-Jazeerah.info – Dalton,GA,USA
… Bono’s Live 8 activism in building pressure on the G8 for African debt
relief and development is commendable, but in the ominous context of peak
oil these two …
www.aljazeerah.info/Opinion%20editorials/2005%20Opinion%20Editorials/July
/16%20o/Demand%20Destruction%20Sir%20Bob,%20Bono%20and%20
Peak%20Oil%20By%20Bill%20Henderson.htm
INDONESIA Takes Energy Saving Measures
Forbes – USA
Indonesia, OPEC’s only oil-importing country, ordered those moves and other
energy-conserving measures this week to blunt the effects of soaring crude
oil …
www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2005/07/16/ap2141891.html
ENERGY Equations
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
On first appearances, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s move to set up an
Energy Coordination Committee to guide energy policy is likely to be brushed
aside as …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=74583
BEIJING’S energy appetite
China Post – Taipei,Taiwan
… “They are hunting around the world for reserves of oil, gas and other
energy-related assets,” said Richard D’Amato, chairman of the US-China
Economic and …
www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/detail.asp?GRP=I&id=65489
UR Rao attacks developed world for excess utilisation of energy
Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India
… from the Moon and Mars, lamented the US opposition to the Kyoto Protocol
and called upon the developed world to reduce the consumption of energy
resources. …
www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul162005/update1028112005716.asp
STARPOINT Energy Trust announces increase to exchangeable share …
Canada NewsWire (press release) – Canada
… THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF US SECURITIES LAW/ Toronto
Stock Exchange Symbol “SPN.UN” TORONTO, July 16 /CNW/ – StarPoint Energy
Trust is …
www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2005/16/c2100.html
CHINA’S bid for North American oil raises US concerns over energy …
CBC News – Canada
WASHINGTON (CP) – China’s bid for an American oil producer has sparked
a wave of unease among US politicians worried about national security,
energy supply and …
www.cbc.ca/cp/business/050716/b071602.html
OIL firms raise prices again
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines
LOCAL oil firms, led by refiner Pilipinas Shell and Petron raised gasoline,
diesel and kerosene prices by 50 centavos a liter as world oil prices
continue to …
news.inq7.net/nation/index.php?index=1&story_id=43826
COAL to surpass oil in Colombia exports
BusinessWeek – USA
… life in a remote corner of Colombia, and it paints the nation’s economic
future, because the train is carrying coal, on track to replace oil as
Colombia’s No. …
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8BCOI6
02.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down&chan=db
OIL bounty skyrockets Gulf bourses
New Straits Times – Persekutuan,Malaysia
… made an impressive 76 percent rise in value to around one trillion
dollars in the first half of 2005, on the back of high liquidity fed by
a surge in oil income …
www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/200507170530111121549411.14/indexb_html
DEWHURST calls oil, chemical lobbyists greedy
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
… David Dewhurst believes the oil and petrochemical industry is being
greedy in its opposition to a proposed bill that would reform the way
businesses in the …
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/3269082
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/3268591
Bigger pool of investors helps push oil higher
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Oil prices rose Friday, reflecting concerns over hurricane dangers in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico to oil exports from Mexico and …
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/3269082
Dewhurst calls oil, chemical lobbyists greedy
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
… David Dewhurst believes the oil and petrochemical industry is being greedy in its opposition to a proposed bill that would reform the way businesses in the …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=ac11d347-534e-47cc-a3eb-0a16399e75d7
China’s bid for North American oil raises US concerns over energy …
Canada.com – Canada
WASHINGTON (CP) – China’s bid for an American oil producer has sparked a wave of unease among US politicians worried about national security, energy supply and …
www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11404
Hunting for Clues in Oil’s Direction
Resource Investor – Herndon,VA,USA
… So guessing where oil prices are headed after hitting a nominal, US dollar denominated, record high north of $60 a barrel appears fruitless. …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1172586.cms
Reliance offers discounts to oil PSUs
Economic Times – India
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has said that it will offer a discount on its petroleum product sales to public sector (PSU) oil companies as an indirect …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5144830,00.html
AP: Oil-For-Food Probe Finds Mismanagement
Guardian Unlimited – UK
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Investigators probing the UN oil-for-food program have found evidence of ``gross mismanagement’’ and possible corruption by the UN agency …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BB2E05A3A-8ADC
-4B74-8CA2-0C9C6468C81D%7D&language=EN
Venezuela tightens control over oil industry
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Caracas, Jul 16 (Prensa Latina) With a lawsuit filed against Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell for tax evasion and the confiscation of financial data from US-based …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-7-2005_pg5_14
PetroChina 2nd quarter oil, gas output rises
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
HONG KONG: PetroChina Co., the fifth most valuable listed oil and gas producer, said on Friday quarterly output rose 4.4 percent as it cashed in on record oil …
business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8211-1696009,00.html
Oil is the driver and the danger in FTSE 100's rise
Times Online – UK
The FTSE 100's rise owes a lot to the performance of BP and Shell, the two big London-listed oil companies. These two shares dominate …
www.pasadenastarnews.com/Stories/0,1413,206~11851~2967012,00.html
Oil, not democracy driving US foreign policy
Pasadena Star-News – Pasadena,CA,USA
IT is mind-boggling to watch the media take our latest mission to “spread democracy’ seriously, while the issue of oil has mysteriously disappeared. …
15/7/05
OIL bounces above $58, weather worries linger
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
LONDON: Oil prices bounced back above $58 a barrel on Friday, recovering
from deep losses the previous session, as traders kept a nervous eye on
the latest …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-7-2005_pg5_21
US Officials Study Chinese Offer for American Oil Company Unocal
Voice of America – USA
… They investigate business deals that could affect national security.
A current issue involves an offer by a Chinese oil company to buy an American
one, Unocal. …
www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2005-07-15-voa2.cfm
RELIANCE offers discounts to oil PSUs
Economic Times – India
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has said that it will offer a discount
on its petroleum product sales to public sector (PSU) oil companies as
an indirect …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1172586.cms
AP: Oil-For-Food Probe Finds Mismanagement
Guardian Unlimited – UK
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Investigators probing the UN oil-for-food program
have found evidence of ``gross mismanagement’’ and possible corruption
by the UN agency …
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5144830,00.html
PETROCHINA 2nd quarter oil, gas output rises
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
HONG KONG: PetroChina Co., the fifth most valuable listed oil and gas producer,
said on Friday quarterly output rose 4.4 percent as it cashed in on record
oil …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-7-2005_pg5_14
ENRON, California Reach $1.52 Bln Energy Settlement (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Enron Corp., the energy trader that filed the second-largest
US bankruptcy on record, agreed to a $1.52 billion settlement to end claims
…
quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aeDQGgujfTPs&refer=news_index
GE delivers energy turnaround, eyes more
Reuters – USA
BOSTON (Reuters) – After halting an earnings slide at its energy unit,
General Electric (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sees the business growing
rapidly due …
today.reuters.com/business/NewsArticle.aspx?type=business
Company&storyID=2005-07-15T214654Z_01_N15479601_
RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPROCO-MANUFACTURING-GE-ENERGY-DC.XML
RELIEF from storms lowers energy prices
Oil & Gas Journal – Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON, July 15 — Energy prices plummeted July 14 amid a quick rebound
of offshore oil and natural gas operations from Hurricane Dennis and indications
that …
ogj.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?
Section=ONART&C=GenIn&ARTICLE_ID=232388&p=7
SAIF Energy gets exploration licence
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… The federal government granted on Friday a petroleum exploration license
over an area of 2412.23 sq kms in the Dhermund Block to Saif Energy Limited
(SAIF). …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-7-2005_pg5_11
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Oil steadies from slide, weather worries linger
Reuters – USA
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Friday after deep losses the previous session when a major Caribbean hurricane looked set to spare key …
www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=
y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=194715
No oil subsidy burden for Reliance
Business Standard – India
… The heaviest burden is on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) which has been asked to share Rs 2,876 crore, out of total under-recoveries of Rs 6,514 crore. …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-07-15-voa3.cfm
Japanese Oil Company Granted East China Sea Exploration Permit
Voice of America – USA
Thirty-five years after it filed an application for test drilling, Teikoku Oil has been granted permission for experimental exploration in a disputed region of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/15/content_3225538.htm
CNPC produced 396 million barrels of crude oil in first half of …
Xinhua – Beijing,China
BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhuanet) — PetroChina Company Limited, a listed company of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),China’s largest oil and natural …
www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_
page/0,5478,15941696%255E663,00.html
The bad oil is, it’s time to shell out
Melbourne Herald Sun – Melbourne,Australia
CARACAS – Venezuelan tax authority SENIAT yesterday ordered international oil company Shell to pay nearly $175 million in back taxes it said the firm owed from …
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& storyID=2005-07-15T161148Z_01_N15139463_RTRIDST_0_
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Oil rallies above $58, hurricane fears linger
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Canada
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices bounced back above $58 a barrel on Friday, recovering from deep losses the previous session as traders kept a nervous eye on the …
www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2005/07/15/ap2141356.html
US Weekly Oil and Gas Rig Count Up 10
Forbes – USA
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States increased by 10 this week to 1,404. Of the rigs …
www.mcall.com/news/opinion/all-editorial1jul1
5,0,3132127.story?coll=all-newsopinion-hed
Chinese offer to buy US oil company has to be about more than the …
Allentown Morning Call – Allentown,PA,USA
These are some of the questions floating around the attempt by a Chinese government-owned oil company to buy Unocal Corp. of California. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000
086&sid=aiUm7YrawIos&refer=latin_america
Gold Rises as Crude Oil Rebounds, Boosting Inflation Concerns
Bloomberg – USA
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Gold rose in New York, erasing earlier losses, as crude-oil prices rebounded, boosting the precious metal’s appeal as a hedge against …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050715/15/3til2.html
Roc Oil Company: No Woodside Decisions Yet On Tiof Field
Yahoo News – USA
LONDON (Dow Jones)—Roc Oil Company Limited said Friday that Woodside Petroleum Limited said decisions about commerciality or investment won’t be made yet …
15/7/05
ENERGY efficiency ‘too confusing’
This is London – London,England,UK
The Government has been urged to resolve uncertainty and confusion which
it is claimed are undermining its attempts to promote energy efficiency
and reduce …
www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEW
A47287321121253132A0?source=PA%20Feed
ENERGY-HUNGRY China and energy-wasting Indonesia
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
… Celsius. As a result, energy consumption has increased as people switch
on their air-conditioners to fight the sweltering heat. …
www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050715.E03&irec=2
NUCLEAR energy tops Indian PM’s agenda in the US
Reuters.uk – UK
… But the success of his visit may be measured by whether the Bush administration
agrees to help boost India’s civilian nuclear energy programme and back
its …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNew
s&storyID=2005-07-15T020136Z_01_HO507232_RTRUKOC_0_INDIA-USA.xml
FUTURE POWER: DTE to unveil hydrogen energy park
Detroit Free Press – Detroit,MI,USA
BY ALEJANDRO BODIPO-MEMBA. With an eye on future US energy needs, DTE Energy
Co. … “This is the future of energy,” said Robert Regan, a project manager
with DTE. …
www.freep.com/money/autonews/fuelcell15e_20050715.htm
TSX down 79 points as cheaper oil sparks energy selloff; Dow up 71 …
Canada.com – Canada
TORONTO (CP) – Tumbling oil prices sent energy stocks and the Toronto stock
market lower Thursday. However, cheaper oil was one …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=3ee9d91f-eb37-47f7-9fcc-e040f98c322d
14/7/05
OIL in New York Rises for First Day in Three on Supply Concerns
Bloomberg – USA
July 15 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose for the first day in three in New
York on concern Hurricane Emily, the third hurricane this season, will
disrupt oil …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=axcdEBLYgtjY&refer=europe
CONGRESSIONAL witnesses wary about Chinese buyout of oil firm
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) – GA,USA
Washington — A Chinese oil company’s bid for California-based Unocal Corp.
is … enemy. “Oil can be used as a tool of war,” he warned. …
www.ajc.com/business/content/business/0705/14bizchinaoil.html
PETROCHINA’S First-Half Oil Output Rises 2.1 Percent (Update2)
Bloomberg – USA
July 15 (Bloomberg) — PetroChina Co., the nation’s biggest oil company,
said crude oil production rose 2.1 percent in the first half, bolstered
by the …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=anaP0KmwBICI&refer=asia
GOLD Drops After Crude Oil Tumbles, Easing Inflation Concerns
Bloomberg – USA
July 14 (Bloomberg) — Gold fell in New York to the lowest in six weeks
as crude-oil prices tumbled, eroding the precious metal’s appeal as a
hedge against …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000081&sid=a4_zYARa5RpY&refer=australia
THE Peak Oil Crisis: Rationing
Falls Church News Press – Falls Church,VA,USA
… The plans authors, however, claim that if the proposal works, it will
deal equally well with equitably allocating dwindling energy supplies
caused by peak oil. …
www.fcnp.com/519/peakoil.htm
HOW Peak Oil Can Mitigate Itself
Resource Investor – Herndon,VA,USA
… level is causing consternation in many quarters due to its potential
for wreaking economic havoc, but an argument can be made that the Peak
Oil theory, which …
www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11338
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0006&sid=a3Tvyjm5g5m8&refer=home
NY Oil Plunges as Hurricane Emily Forecast to Miss Gulf Rigs
Bloomberg – USA
July 14 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil in New York fell the most in more than two weeks as Hurricane Emily was forecast to miss Gulf of Mexico platforms and …
www.ajc.com/business/content/business/0705/14bizchinaoil.html
Congressional witnesses wary about Chinese buyout of oil firm
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) – GA,USA
Washington — A Chinese oil company’s bid for California-based Unocal Corp. is … enemy. “Oil can be used as a tool of war,” he warned. …
today.reuters.com/investing/FinanceArticle.aspx?type=
businessNews&storyID=2005-07-14T192158Z_01_SP469
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Oil slides 3.7 pct, eyes on Emily
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than $2 on Thursday, driven lower by robust US inventories, a weaker world demand forecast and expectations that …
www.cbc.ca/cp/business/050714/b071476.html
TSX down as oil drops, NY markets rise on economic and corporate …
CBC News – Canada
TORONTO (CP) – The Toronto stock market was firmly in the red Thursday afternoon as a steep drop in the price of crude oil sent the TSX energy sector down …
wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=
Breaking&storyId=1063436&tw=wn_wire_story
Hurricane Emily delays some Venezuela oil tankers
Wired News – USA
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Hurricane Emily temporarily delayed some Venezuela oil tankers from sailing as the storm passed north of the OPEC nation’s …
www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/bus
iness/story.html?id=afd0897b-07e1-4f5c-b63e-00dfdd2c8d1b
Oil prices fall US$2 a barrel as hurricane fears ease, demand …
Vancouver Sun (subscription) – Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
WASHINGTONG (AP) – Oil prices fell by more than $2 US a barrel Thursday, extending a selloff that began the previous day after an international energy watchdog …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id
=74afbc96-6e5d-445e-8003-ab369e7e5f17
Shareholders approve Pelorus Energy merger with Redstar Oil & Gas …
Canada.com – Canada
CALGARY (CP) – Shareholders have approved Pelorus Energy’s merger with private oil and gas company Redstar Oil & Gas Inc., Pelorus said Thursday. …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/14/business/ecb.php
ECB cites oil prices in defense of rate policy
International Herald Tribune – France
FRANKFURT The European Central Bank warned Thursday that the inflation outlook for the euro zone had deteriorated because of high oil prices. …
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/07/14/afx2139243.html
European govt bonds fall on lower oil prices, firm US retail sales …
Forbes – USA
… bonds were lower as strong US retail sales data gave further reason for the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates, while lower oil prices and …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=100000
82&sid=a2RB9qk0kHvY&refer=canada
Nexen’s 2nd-Qtr Profit Rises 40% on Higher Oil Prices (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
July 14 (Bloomberg) — Nexen Inc., a Canadian oil and natural-gas producer, said second-quarter net income rose 40 percent as higher oil and gas prices boosted …
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OIL Peak ‘Looms’
RedNova.com – Dallas,TX,USA
… SEF’s transport and peak oil group co-ordinator, Tim Jones, said the
peak oil date is closer and more urgent than most politicians thought.
…
www.rednova.com/news/science/173347/oil_peak_looms/
NEW Book Suggests Practical Strategies to Deal With Peak Oil
Pressbox.co.uk (press release) – London,UK
PEAK OIL PARADIGM SHIFT- The Urgent Need For a Sustainable Energy Model
examines the need to re-think and re-tool the worldâ•s energy model
in the face …
www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/International/_New_Book_Sugg
ests_Practical_Strategies_to_Deal_With_Peak_Oil_31894.html
GET ready for future oil shock, lobby group warns
Stuff.co.nz – Wellington,New Zealand
… Tim Jones, coordinator of SEF’s transport and peak oil group, says
the peak oil date is closer and more urgent than most politicians think.
…
www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3345396a13,00.html
ALLIANT Energy is taking a charge
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Milwaukee,WI,USA
By GUY BOULTON. Alliant Energy Corp. said Wednesday it expects to take
a charge of up to $100 million to its second-quarter earnings …
www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jul05/340803.asp
CANADIAN Stocks Decline for 2nd Day; Energy Shares Drop on Oil
Bloomberg – USA
July 13 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell for a second day as declining
oil prices weighed on energy shares such as EnCana Corp., the benchmark
index’s best …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000082&sid=a5C8YdREFSdw&refer=canada
GREEN energy company’s MD resigns
Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The managing director of Green Pacific Energy Ltd has resigned ahead of
a meeting called by shareholders who wanted him removed. …
www.theage.com.au/news/Business/Green-energy
-companys-MD-resigns/2005/07/14/1120934339066.html
SEOUL Not to Abuse Energy Aid Plan
Korea Times – Seoul,South Korea
… Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, who made public the energy-for-denuclearization
proposal in his capacity as the chairman of the Standing Committee of
…
times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200507/kt2005071319364511950.htm
BUSH pushes for bipartisan deal on energy bill, energy secretary …
Detroit Free Press – Detroit,MI,USA
… has met with key Republican and Democratic congressional committee
leaders as part of a strong push for bipartisan agreement on a comprehensive
energy bill, US …
www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw118360_20050713.htm
13/7/05
OIL Rises on US Gulf Supply Disruption, Tropical Storm Emily
Bloomberg – USA
July 13 (Bloomberg) — Oil prices rose for a second day as Tropical Storm
Emily headed for the Gulf of Mexico, which has had half its oil production
shut down …
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CHINESE Oil Company Rolls Out Ad Campaign
Forbes – USA
With a hearing in Congress on Wednesday to discuss the national security
implications of a Chinese oil company’s bid for Unocal Corp., Hong Kong-based
Cnooc Ltd …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/07/12/ap2135205.html
INDONESIA asks OPEC to raise oil production – Yusgiantoro
Forbes – USA
JAKARTA (AFX) – Indonesia has asked the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) to raise oil production to bring world oil prices down,
said …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/07/13/afx2135612.html
TULLOW Oil sees record levels of trading
Ireland Online – Dublin,Ireland
Oil and gas exploration group Tullow Oil has said it saw record levels
of trading in the first half of this year, due to high oil and gas prices
and a strong …
breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=149250518&p=y49z5yzz4
12/7/05
NY Times offers some Peak oil coverage
Resource Investor – Herndon,VA,USA
The NY Times is picking up the Peak Oil story, but of course cannot resist
running a domestic politics meme thread through it which goes according
to type …
www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=11246
SOUTH offers N. Korea energy-for-nuclear deal
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
… Korea would string power lines across the border to points in North
Korea and supply up to 2,000 MW electricity—helping alleviate a desperate
energy shortage …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=74334
US energy bill talks this week, MTBE deal looms
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
WASHINGTON, July 12 (Reuters) – Talks to resolve differences in energy
legislation passed by the House and Senate will begin this week after
key lawmakers met …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12376796.htm
ENERGY pledge in PM focus
Calcutta Telegraph – Calcutta,India
New Delhi, July 12: India is looking for a “political affirmation” from
the US on cooperation in the energy sector, particularly on civilian nuclear
energy …
www.telegraphindia.com/1050713/asp/nation/story_4982966.asp
TORONTO stocks end flat despite energy rally
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Canada
… dollar triggered worries about the currency’s effect on corporate profits
and outweighed the positive effect that higher oil prices had on energy
issues. …
ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=
businessNews&storyID=2005-07-12T204121Z_01_N125
80468_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESS-MARKETS-CANADA-STOCKS-COL.XML
12/7/05
MARYLAND Congressman, President Bush Discusses ŒPeak Oil’
Lone Star Iconoclast – Crawford,TX,USA
… Roscoe Bartlett (R – Maryland) met with President George W. Bush at
the White House on June 29 for an extensive discussion about peak oil
— the end of cheap …
www.iconoclast-texas.com/News/2005/21-30/28news03.htm
UK Peak Oil forum
Pressbox.co.uk (press release) – London,UK
Hosted by the UK ŒPeak Oil’ campaign group PowerSwitch.org.uk, the event
will give many people already aware of ŒPeak Oil’ the opportunity to
develop …
www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Society/UK_Peak_Oil_forum_31754.html
NEW Peak Oil / Oil Crisis documentary DVD available in UK & Europe
Pressbox.co.uk (press release) – London,UK
Peak Oil: Imposed by Nature is a new documentary that will be available
from Friday 15th July throughout the UK and Europe via the website www.PowerSwitch.org
…
www.pressbox.co.uk/detailed/Society/New_Peak_Oil_/_Oil_
Crisis_documentary_DVD_available_in_UK_Europe_31765.html
RELIANCE Energy board meet on July 19
Mid-Day Mumbai – Bombay,India
New Delhi: Reliance Energy will consider and take on record the unaudited
financial results of the company for the first quarter on July 19. …
ww1.mid-day.com/news/business/2005/july/113725.htm
VALERO Energy Corporation To Announce Second Quarter 2005 Earnings …
Forbes – USA
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) today announced that it will host
a conference call July 26, 2005 at 10:00 am CT to discuss second quarter
earnings results …
www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire
/2005/07/11/businesswire20050711005940r1.html
COMPLETED City Hall will get energy audit
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA
… reporter Kathy Mulady was sitting in my office at 4:30 pm the day before
the three-day holiday with a startling set of figures: a comparison of
energy use by …
seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/232098_greencityhall12.html
ENERGY message to minister on ‘once in a generation’ chance
Yorkshire Post Today – Leeds,Yorkshire,UK
FARMERS and landowners will today call for more Government encouragement
to help the nation meet its renewable energy target by changing taxation,
planning …
www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=1081970
FUELCELL Energy and Enbridge Inc. plan ‘ultra-clean’ hybrid power …
Canada.com – Canada
CALGARY (CP) – Enbridge Inc. and FuelCell Energy Inc. … The new system
is a way to recover more energy from pipeline operations, it said. …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html
?id=47c21bab-6879-43e5-b655-d4b884c5c70d
11/7/05
OIL Rises on Speculation Gasoline Inventories May Have Fallen
Bloomberg – USA
July 12 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose in New York for the first day in
four on speculation a report tomorrow will show US gasoline stockpiles
fell for a second …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=100
00086&sid=aR1HZc2FoOho&refer=latin_america
JAPAN Energy, Chinaoil sign term deal on gas oil
Xinhua – Beijing,China
said Monday it had signed a term contract worth about 6.5 billion yen (US$57.95
million) to export gas oil to Chinese trader Chinaoil, a unit of China¡¯s
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/12/content_3207630.htm
STUDY: Lorenzo’s Oil protects against ailment
USA Today – USA
… a rare brain disorder stole 7-year-old Lorenzo Odone’s keen mind, a
study out Monday in the Archives of Neurology has found that the eponymous
oil developed by …
www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-07-11-lorenzos-oil_x.htm
INDONESIA PRESS: Mining, Oil Cos Paying More For Diesel
Yahoo News – USA
… state-owned petroleum firm Pertamina (PTM.YY) has more than doubled
the price of diesel fuel sold to companies in the country’s mining and
oil sectors to about …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050712/15/3tevv.html
REBEL gunmen aim to seize control of Nigeria’s vast oil reserves
Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK
If the rising cost of the world’s oil can be blamed on any one man, a portly
African militia leader with a poster of Osama bin Laden glowering from
his wall is …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/20
05/07/12/woil12.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/07/12/ixworld.html
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