31/1/05

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Oil: Prices rise on fears of Opec cut
New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand
NEW YORK – Oil prices rose on Monday on worries that production cartel Opec could decide to cut output soon even after it kept output steady at its meeting …

www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=12247
Libya disappoints European firms as US wins most oil exploration …
Daily Star – Beirut,Lebanon
European oil companies, left out in the cold by Libya’s handout of oil-exploration permits mainly to US firms at the weekend, said they hoped this would change …

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087
& sid=ai8lyLVdsYdw&refer=top_world_news
Exxon Mobil Profit Soars to Record as Oil Rallies (Update6)
Bloomberg – USA
31 (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent to a record $8.42 billion as …

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US Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Decrease; Citigroup Shares Gain
Bloomberg – USA
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — US stocks rose as the elections in Iraq spurred a decrease in oil prices and acquisitions by MetLife Inc. …

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20050131.woilsandstip01/BNStory/Business/
Canadian Oil Sands cut at Merrill
Globe and Mail – Toronto,ON,Canada
… cut its stock rating on Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COS.UN-TSX) after a recent runup in the shares prompted the firm to question whether its price already …

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080&sid=axv0thV3BcyU&refer=asia
Oil & Natural Gas 3rd-Qtr Profit Doubles on Prices (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
31 (Bloomberg) — Oil & Natural Gas Corp., India’s most profitable company, said third-quarter net income doubled after the company sold crude oil at higher …

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Stocks Rise on Lower Oil Prices
Reuters – USA
… “Oil prices being down is also significant.”. … Higher oil prices raise concerns that rising energy costs will pinch corporate profits and curb consumer spending. …

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Genoil Hopes Hydrogen to Boost Energy from Oil
Reuters – USA
… But in the near term at least, hydrogen could be more useful in traditional oil refineries and heavy oil fields than in creating a fleet of futuristic …

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businessNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=7488006
US Stocks Rise on M&A, Lower Oil And Iraq Polls
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Canada
… The unexpectedly successful vote in Iraq on Sunday eased fears of disruption of oil exports, which helped to push crude prices lower. …
www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/01/31/ap1792728.html
Cuba, China Sign Oil Production Contract
Forbes – USA
Cuba signed a production contract with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or SINOPEC, to work in areas around the island believed to contain oil deposits, the …

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=100
00085&sid=aDNmiD2J_c.A&refer=europe
BP, European Energy Stocks May Regain Lead on Earnings Outlook
Bloomberg – USA
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — European energy stocks have reemerged as market leaders in 2005. Earnings reports from the region’s largest …

www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/29282/story.htm
Genoil Hopes Hydrogen to Boost Energy from Oil
Planet Ark – New York,NY,USA
NEW YORK – Many energy analysts believe hydrogen fuel cells will play a big role in the future as an alternative energy in an increasingly fuel-needy world. …

www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3014359
Energy Department often slow to set efficiency rules
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
WASHINGTON – In the late 1980s, Congress began an effort to mandate better energy efficiency, setting minimum standards for household and commercial appliances …

www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=
103176&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=27317
Oil price warning
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
VIENNA: Opec warned yesterday that oil prices, already hovering near $50 a barrel, would remain high through the spring, even as the cartel decided to keep its …

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-oil-agreementss/2005/01/31/1107020285654.html
US firms dominate Libyan oil agreements
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Three giant US oil companies have won 11 of 15 Libyan oil exploration and production sharing agreements contested by 56 international companies, the official …

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Iran to help Venezuela to sell more oil to Asia
Financial Times – UK
By Andy Webb-Vidal in Caracas. Venezuela has enlisted Iran’s help to steer its oil exports to China and away from the its traditional US market. …

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Fresh attack on Nigerian oil
News24 – South Africa
Lagos – Nigerian oil workers unions have served a new strike notice after an oil servicing firm refused to sack its embattled expatriate manager, a labour …

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Cleanup called off after oil dissipates
Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA
The state Department of Ecology (DOE) yesterday called off the cleanup of an oil spill reported Friday morning in Puget Sound’s Dalco Passage, saying the sheen …

www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12102794-31037,00.html
No change in oil production: OPEC
NEWS.com.au – Australia
OPEC decided overnight to keep oil production steady in the face of increased cold weather demand during the northern winter, but also hinted that high prices …

www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_
page/0,5744,12098839%255E643,00.html
Woodside, Oil Search win in Libya
Australian – Australia
TWO Australian companies have succeeded against intense international competition in winning shares in Libya’s new oil exploration efforts. …

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Libyan-oil-agreementss/2005/01/31/1107020285654.html
US firms dominate Libyan oil agreements
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Three giant US oil companies have won 11 of 15 Libyan oil exploration and production sharing agreements contested by 56 international companies, the official …

www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1654822,00.html
Fresh attack on Nigerian oil
News24 – South Africa
Lagos – Nigerian oil workers unions have served a new strike notice after an oil servicing firm refused to sack its embattled expatriate manager, a labour …

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Cleanup called off after oil dissipates
Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA
The state Department of Ecology (DOE) yesterday called off the cleanup of an oil spill reported Friday morning in Puget Sound’s Dalco Passage, saying the sheen …

www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/world/3015742
Election could retap Iraq’s oil industry
Houston Chronicle – Houston,TX,USA
While OPEC casts about for short-term solutions to stabilize the oil market, today’s Iraqi elections mark the first small step toward that country’s possible …

www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_as
iapacific_business/view/129938/1/.html
OPEC holds oil output level at 27 million bpd: Iran
Channel News Asia – Singapore
VIENNA – The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries has agreed to hold its current oil production ceiling steady and has temporarily suspended its …

www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/01/30/2003221564
Crude oil futures prices drop more than US$1 a barrel
Taipei Times – Taipei,Taiwan
Crude oil futures prices fell more than US$1 a barrel on Friday, following a sharp decline in heating oil futures and on speculation that the Organization of …

www.iht.com/getina/files/222030.html
Oil pipeline comes a step closer
International Herald Tribune – France
Concrete steps toward implementing the oil pipeline project to link the Bulgarian port of Burgas with the Greek one of Alexandroupolis were taken this week at …

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Progress on Oil Spill
Lex 18 – Lexington,KY,USA
… AP) Crews made progress today in cleaning a fouled section of the Kentucky River, clearing much of the 63-thousand gallons of crude oil that spilled from a …

30/1/05

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India seeks energy cooperation with Ecuador
Xinhua – Beijing,China
29 (Xinhuanet) — India offered technological cooperation with Ecuador in the petroleum sector, said Ecuadorian Energy and Mining Minister Eduardo Lopez on …

www.turkishpress.com/world/news.asp?id=050129130925.m96n5yuf.xml
International atomic energy chief praises cooperation with Iran
Turkish Press – Turkey
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said that he was receiving “good cooperation” from Iran on the …

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/29/content_2524776.htm
Experts in Davos say energy supply fears exaggerated
Xinhua – Beijing,China
… Demarest expects “an improvement in gas supply security over the next few years,” and natural gas will play a more important part in the energy mix. …

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Energy questions persist
San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA
Nearly five years after California’s energy crisis, key questions about the state’s electrical system remain, and lawmakers may have a tough time answering them …

www.sweetwaterreporter.com/articles/2005/01/29/news/news2.txt
Wind energy enthusiasts form support consortium
Sweetwater Reporter – Sweetwater,TX,USA
… of Texas gathered on Friday afternoon for lunch at TSTC West Texas-Sweetwater to attend an organizational meeting of the West Texas Wind Energy Consortium and …

www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=103091&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=27316
High oil prices ‘having little effect on growth’
Gulf Daily News – Manama,Bahrain
VIENNA: The world economy is growing so rapidly that fluctuations in oil prices are having little effect on growth, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali Al Nuaimi …

www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0501290
289jan29,1,5507018.story?coll=chi-business-hed
OIL PRICES: $1-a-barrel drop on OPEC rumors
Chicago Tribune (subscription) – Chicago,IL,USA
NEW YORK — Crude oil futures prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday, following a sharp decline in heating oil futures and on speculation that OPEC, which …

www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0130iraqoil30.html
Companies vie for Iraq’s oil
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
SAN FRANCISCO – The Iraqi government that emerges from today’s election may open its oil business to foreign investment, and international petroleum companies …

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30/cnoil30.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/01/30/ixcity.html
Shell and BP miss out in Libyan oil auction
Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK
British oil and gas companies have been trounced by their US rivals in one of the most important auctions of energy reserves for decades. …

www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/30/content_413477.htm
Dalian, N. China biggest oil transit port
China Daily – Beijing,China
The Dalian Port of Northeast China’s Liaoning Province provided transit shipment service for 8.59 million tons of crude oil last year, topping that in North …

29/1/05

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OPEC: No Change in Oil Output Limits
Reuters – USA
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC oil producers on Saturday recommended no change in output quotas but said they were ready to intervene should prices look like tumbling …

www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-05012902
89jan29,1,5507018.story?coll=chi-business-hed
OIL PRICES: $1-a-barrel drop on OPEC rumors
Chicago Tribune (subscription) – Chicago,IL,USA
NEW YORK — Crude oil futures prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday, following a sharp decline in heating oil futures and on speculation that OPEC, which …

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Libya Auctions Oil Rights; US Companies Take Most (Update7)
Bloomberg – USA
29 (Bloomberg) — Libya auctioned off rights to explore for oil in its first such sale for 40 years, with US oil companies, led by Occidental Petroleum Corp …

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292jan29,1,3213252.story?coll=chi-business-hed
ChevronTexaco net soars with oil prices
Chicago Tribune (subscription) – Chicago,IL,USA
The second-largest US oil company, behind Exxon Mobil Corp., posted net income of $3.44 billion, or $1.63 a share, up from $1.74 billion, or 82 cents a share …

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Saudi Oil Minister Says $50 Oil Little Threat to World Growth
Bloomberg – USA
29 (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s OPEC minister said crude oil at $50 a barrel has done nothing to slow economic growth, signaling the group will do little to …

www.turkishpress.com/business/news.asp?id=050129164351.yzie0t22.xml
High oil prices result of risk, geopolitics and info highways …
Turkish Press – Turkey
… Countries (OPEC) was to meet in Vienna, and a day ahead of scheduled elections in Iraq, which holds the world’s second largest known reserves of crude oil. …

www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2005/01/29/ap1791357.html
Nigerian Oil Unions Issue Strike Threat
Forbes – USA
Nigeria’s two main oil unions have issued a fresh strike threat, saying they will shut down key oil platforms unless an American manager they blame for cutting …

www.reuters.co.za/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=
businessNews&localeKey=en_ZA&storyID=7472970
Saudi oil capacity to hit 11.8 mbpd in 2007
Reuters South Africa – Johannesburg,South Africa
VIENNA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is forging ahead with plans to lift oil production capacity to maintain a spare cushion of supply capability, Saudi Oil …

www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1219675,0002.htm
Govt plans watchdog to monitor retail oil industry
Hindustan Times – New Delhi,India
Government plans to establish a watchdog agency to keep tabs on the retail price of oil and ensure fair competition among fuel outlets, Law and Justice …mes.com/news/181_1219675,0002.htm
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Oil spill dirties waters off Tacoma
Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA
Emergency crews responded to another mystery oil spill in Puget Sound’s Dalco Passage yesterday, just as state lawmakers were meeting to consider new spill …

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Ministers to keep output unchanged amid oil price fears
Financial Times – UK
Ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries look set to leave oil production unchanged at the oil cartel’s meeting in Vienna amid fresh …

www.ndtv.com/money/showbusinessstory
.asp?slug=OPEC+leaders+in+Vienna&id=23486
OPEC to defend oil price hike
NDTV.com – New Delhi,India
OPEC ministers have arrived in Vienna for a meeting aimed at defending current high oil prices. The president of OPEC has indicated …

www.reuters.ca/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type=
businessNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=7472308
Canadian Oil Sands Profit Jumps on Prices, Output
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Canada
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Fourth-quarter profit at Canadian Oil Sands Trust, which owns the largest stake in the Syncrude Canada Ltd. …

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gory=6420&slug=WA%20Dalco%20Sheen&dpfrom=th
New oil sheen reported near Tacoma
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA
By PEGGY ANDERSEN. SEATTLE — An oil sheen was spotted Friday in Dalco Passage, between Tacoma and Vashon Island, and in nearby inland waters. …

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US plans opening Arctic area to oil & gas exploration
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – A petroleum-rich section of Alaska’s Arctic coastline will be opened up for oil and gas exploration under a plan the US Bureau …

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-D8DB-4D6B-828E-F074070AF31C%7D&siteid=google&dist=google
Energy Stocks
MarketWatch – USA
DALLAS (MarketWatch) — Crude oil prices, which traded as high as $49.75 this week, sent the energy sector’s indexes higher for the week. …

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Energy chief now admits crisis real, action ‘VITAL’
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. – Philippines
By Abigail Ho. ABOUT a month before last year’s elections, Energy Secretary Vince Perez declared the threat of a power crisis “imaginary.”. …

www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2005/01/28/ap1790116.html
Peoples Energy 1Q Profit Down on Charge
Forbes – USA
Peoples Energy Corp. on Friday said its first-quarter profit dropped on a pension-related charge and lower gas distribution deliveries …

www.forbes.com/work/feeds/ap/2005/01/28/ap1789812.html
Alliant Energy 4Q Profit Down 12 Percent
Forbes – USA
Alliant Energy Corp., operator of electricity and natural gas utilities, said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 12 percent, hurt by higher …

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ADF Supports Energy Integration in W/A
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… Africa. River basins in the sub-region offer an opportunity for the development of the largely unexploited energy potential. Hydropower …

28/1/05

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Update 6: Oil Prices Decline on OPEC Speculation
Forbes – USA
Crude oil futures prices fell more than $1 a barrel Friday, following a sharp decline in heating oil futures and on speculation that the Organization of …

www.signonsandiego.com/news/busine
ss/20050128-1043-energy-opec.html
OPEC to hold course as world absorbs costly oil
San Diego Union Tribune (Subscription) – San Diego,CA,USA
VIENNA — Confidence is rising among OPEC oil producers that the world economy can absorb high energy costs without restraining global fuel demand growth. …

www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10
000082&sid=aJG0ojNNeZAo&refer=canada
Canadian Stocks Slip With Oil Prices; WestJet Airlines Gains
Bloomberg – USA
… including Talisman Energy Inc. as the price of oil fell the most in a month and demand for natural gas dropped. The Standard & Poor’s …

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World oil market is oversupplied – Algerian minister
Turkish Press – Turkey
VIENNA, Jan 28 (AFP) – The world oil market is oversupplied and OPEC will be looking at demand from China and supply from Iraq in order to determine whether to …

www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/10759535.htm
US weekly oil and gas rig count down by seven
Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA
HOUSTON – The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States fell by seven this week to 1,256. Of …

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29d459?type=businessNews&localeKey=en_CA&storyID=7470081
Toronto Stocks Lower on Oil Retreat, Profit-Taking
Reuters Canada – Toronto,Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto stocks were lower at midday on Friday as investors cashed in profits after the market’s three-day rally and energy stocks eased …

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Oil slick covers Baghdad river
ABC Online – Australia
A slick of oil covered the Tigris river running through Baghdad on Friday after an oil pipeline was blown up north of the capital. …

www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/28/business/opec.html
In shift, Saudi Arabia backs a higher oil price
International Herald Tribune – France
Instead of enforcing OPEC’s official policy since March 2000 and defending oil prices of $22 to $28 a barrel, Saudi Arabia, the most powerful member, has acted …

www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/centralp
hoenix/articles/0128ext-mexoil0128Z4.html
Oil spill latest in long line of problems for Pemex
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Then came the noxious odor, and he knew what had happened: another oil spill. Thousands of barrels of oil poured into the river on Dec. …

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-4D17-A341-FD915CF098D4%7D&siteid=google&dist=google
Anadarko’s Q4 rises on oil, gas sales
MarketWatch – USA
on Friday reported a 38 percent increase in fourth-quarter income amid a jump in revenue from oil and gas sales. The Houston oil …

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Court questions energy task force suit
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) – Atlanta,GA,USA
… appellate judges expressed doubts Thursday about whether the Bush administration could be required to reveal the inner workings of its energy task force …

www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/10750594.htm
New electricity agreement means savings for Consumers Energy …
Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA
LANSING, Mich. – Electricity customers who get their power from Consumers Energy Co. will see their rates drop slightly this year …

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MSPs under pressure to develop national policy for green energy
Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
PRESSURE is mounting on the Scottish Executive to produce a policy on renewable energy developments after its own quango backed a go-it-alone move from one …

www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=7457497
Energy Transfer Partners’ 2-for-1 unit split
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Energy Transfer Partners (ETP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which owns and operates diversified oil and natural gas assets, on …

www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2005/01/27/ap1787053.html
Peabody Energy 4Q Earnings Up to $67.9M
Forbes – USA
Coal company Peabody Energy said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit tripled on improved market conditions, acquisitions and new sales agreements. …

www.turkishpress.com/business/news.asp?id=050127222940.jgc5wv2v.xml
Oil prices steady as markets focus on Iraq, OPEC
Turkish Press – Turkey
NEW YORK (AFP) – Crude oil prices stabilized on global markets, as traders braced for weekend elections in Iraq and largely brushed off speculation of any …

www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_28-1-2005_pg5_20
Oil hovers at $49
Daily Times – Pakistan
LONDON: Oil prices nudged back above $49 a barrel on Thursday as traders braced for potential disruptions ahead of Iraq’s elections on Sunday or a possible …

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Kazakh dreams depend on oil – but will nation’s wealth be wisely …
Financial Times – UK
… in Central Asia. But the extravagant capital is also a reminder of the dangers awaiting this oil-rich republic. Few countries among …

www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html
?id=c80a63a8-5a3d-446b-ac4c-7ccc9fe07a80
Operating earnings soar at Marathon Oil Corp. on rising energy …
Canada.com – Canada
The Houston-based oil company Thursday said it earned $429 million US, or $1.23 a share, on revenue of $14.31 billion in the fourth quarter. …

27/1/05

www.forbes.com/business/feeds/ap/2005/01/27/ap1786721.html
Update 6: Oil Prices Up Amid Iraq Election Worries
Forbes – USA
Crude oil futures rose Thursday, correcting a sell-off late Wednesday that followed bearish US petroleum inventory data and forecasts for warmer weather in …

www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=7456393
Oil Firm Over $49; Saudi Say No OPEC Cuts
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed above $49 a barrel on Thursday as concern over potential attacks on Iraqi oil infrastructure leading up to Sunday’s …

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Officials Race To Prevent Oil Slick From Reaching Ohio River
MSNBC – USA
Owenton, KY – Workers set up booms Wednesday to contain an estimated 63,000 gallons of crude oil that seeped into the Kentucky River from a ruptured pipeline …

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/10749047.htm
Official: OPEC May Restore Oil to Market
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA
DAVOS, Switzerland – OPEC President Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said Thursday that the cartel would consider returning some of the oil it removed from …

www.turkishpress.com/business/news.asp?id=050127190245.tpj23r49.xml
Yukos will not export oil in February
Turkish Press – Turkey
MOSCOW (AFP) – The Russian oil company Yukos said it would not export any oil in February because the company lacks the cash to pay next month’s export duties …

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/financial_markets/10749474.htm
Marathon Oil Earns $429M in 4th Quarter
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) – San Jose,CA,USA
The Houston-based oil company Thursday said it earned $429 million, or $1.23 a share, on revenue of $14.31 billion in the fourth quarter. …

www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=565&fArticleId=2388511
Nigerian unions halt planned oil sector strike
Business Report – Johannesburg,South Africa
Lagos – Nigerian unions have suspended a planned oil sector strike that could halt exports from the west African country following peace talks with government …

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Government Approves Sharing of Excess Oil Earnings
AllAfrica.com – Africa
President Olusegun Obasanjo on 17 January approved the sharing of 50 percent of the 2004 excess crude oil earnings to all the three tiers of government. …

www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/01/27/ap1786419.html
Consortium Signs 3 Oil Deals With Myanmar
Forbes – USA
A Chinese-Singaporean consortium signed three production-sharing contracts Tuesday with Myanmar’s state oil company to explore for oil and gas, state-run media …

www.turkishpress.com/business/news.asp?id=050127131400.j11iuiod.xml
Oil prices rebound as Iraq fears return
Turkish Press – Turkey
LONDON (AFP) – World oil prices rallied, supported by fears of possible attacks to pipelines in major producer Iraq ahead of the country’s landmark elections …

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OPEC May Postpone Production Cuts as Oil Nears $50 a Barrel
Bloomberg – USA
… said Daniel Yergin, the chairman of Cambridge Energy Research Associates and Pulitzer-Prize winning author of ``The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power …

www.abs-cbnnews.com/FlashNewsStory.aspx?FlashOID=23337
US stocks rally on earnings, oil
ABS CBN News – Quezon City,Philippines
… Texas Instruments Inc. and a retreat in crude oil prices. It was … number of things.”. A fall in oil prices helped boost stocks. NYMEX March …

www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=63517
Annan quizzed in oil-for-food investigation thrice, says UN
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
… NATIONS, JANUARY 26: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was questioned for a third time by the commission investigating the scandal-tainted Iraq oil-for-food …

www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/
2005/01/26/national1822EST0772.DTL
Broken pipeline spills 63,000 gallons of oil into Kentucky River …
San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA
A pipeline broke and spilled an estimated 63,000 gallons of crude oil into the Kentucky River early Wednesday, creating a 10-mile slick that crews were racing …

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Oil curse stalks Africa’s new petro-state
Financial Times – UK
… offering a tantalising glimpse of a world beyond the surrounding dank disrepair, an old election campaign poster hints at the country’s anticipated oil boom. …

www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/01/27/
cngas27.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2005/01/27/ixcity.html
Energy customers feel heat of uncertainty
Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK
Gas and electricity customers are facing further volatility in prices because the energy market is driven increasingly by misguided sentiment, MPs on the trade …

www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=3&ObjectID=10008249
Cue Energy shares on a trading halt
New Zealand Herald – Auckland,New Zealand
Former “penny dreadful” firm Cue Energy today had its shares placed on a trading halt ahead of a placement of shares on NZX, the sharemarket operator said. …

www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/10741093.htm
Energy firm may cut up to 500 jobs
Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA
DALLAS – Capgemini Energy LP, a joint venture formed last year by French consultant Capgemini and utility TXU Corp., said Wednesday it could cut up to 500 jobs …

www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/consumer_news/10741070.htm
Energy Nominee Plans to Keep Holdings
Kansas City Star (subscription) – Kansas City,MO,USA
WASHINGTON – Energy Secretary-nominee Samuel Bodman plans to keep his financial holdings in former employer Cabot Corp. but has …

www.latimes.com/business/investing/wire/sns-ap-holly-
energy-alon,1,1827472.story?coll=sns-ap-investing-headlines
Holly Energy Buys Pipelines From Alon USA
Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
DALLAS — Holly Energy Partners LP said Wednesday it will buy more than 500 miles of pipelines and petroleum-product terminals from Alon USA Inc. …