JANUARY, 2005

January 31
Libya disappoints European oil firms
Middle East Online

Chinese vice president signs cooperation pacts in Venezuela
AFP

Kazakhstan to impose oil export duties
RBC

Outlook Mixed for Newest Oil State in Africa
FT

India to host Eurasian oil sellers meet
Financial Express

Nigeria: Angry Abia Youths Shut Shell Operations
Vanguard

Nigeria: CBN May Move Reserve Away From US$
This Day

January 28
Equatorial Guinea promises to improve transparency
afrol News

Forum Carpets FG Over Anti-Corruption Crusade
This Day

Kazakh dreams depend on oil - but will nation's wealth be wisely spent?
Financial Times

Multinationals Take Anti-Bribery Pledge
CFO

Kazakhs to pay $600 mln for BG oilfield stake
Reuters

Shell restates commitment to end gas flaring in Nigeria, spends 2 bln USD
AFP

Yukos will not export oil in February
AFP

January 27
Transparency of oil data vital for market stability - OAPEC
KUNA

Turkmenistan Threatens to Take Caspian Sea Dispute to UN
RigsZone

BP allots USD 50 million in grants to Georgia
The Messenger

OPEC to hold output ceiling
Petroleum World

Nigeria: Human Rights Report Released
Africa Focus

Global warming could be twice as bad as feared: computer model
AFP

Oil imports hit record in 2004
AFP

Russia launches Japan oil pipeline project with Chinese branch
AFP

Oman seeks Kazakh oil
AME Info FZ

January 25
Corruption Still Prevalent For Russians
CPOD Global Scan

Venezuela tensions worry oil executives
New York Times

$1bn oil smuggled out annually: Iran
Reuters

OPEC Unlikely to Decide On Output Cut - Minister
Daily Trust

SHELL representative approves Kazakhstan's oil amendments to the Tax Code
KAZINFORM

Energy Watch
UPI

January 24
Cheney firm's £40m MoD deal
Scotsman

Missing? N110bn Oil Money Unaccounted for - House Committee Chairman
Vanguard

ChevronTexaco says will stick by Moscow-backed pipeline
AFP

BP allots USD 50 million in grants to Georgia
The Messenger

Global warming reaching point-of-no-return: report
AFP

Syria to wean off oil dependency
AME Info FZ

US praises RP for corruption crackdown
AFP and AP

January 21
Sonoran Energy Preparing For Visibility Program
Financial Wire

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan construction delayed - SOCAR chief
Interfax

EIA pegs OPEC's 2004 earnings at $338-bil, sees $345-bil in 2005
Platts

Kabbah Signs Oil Agreement With Iran
Concord Times

African petroleum law gains international praise
Edie Newsroom

January 20
The Asian Development Bank denies it ranked the Philippines second on corruption list
ABS-CBN News

Venezuela considers Rice statements "very grave"
AFP

Indian oil minister says country holds huge oil, gas potential
Platts

BP-Azerbaijan reports Azeri oil project spending slated at $1.7bln in 2005
Interfax

South Africa eyes Sudanese oil
Dow Jones and AP

Nigeria Can't Meet N1 Trillion Debt Obligation - DMO
This Day

January 19
PetroKazakhstan plans to hike daily oil production to 170,000 barrels
CP

The Hajj (Part 3) -- Complaints Of Bribery, Corruption, Price-Gouging Taint Religious Pilgrimage
RFE/RL

Venezuela: Harvest suspends Venezuelan drilling program
Petroleumworld

Venezuela to strike a deal for exploration with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
This Day

US Awards Azerbaijan $734,000 Information Grant
Dow Jones and AP

Rolls-Royce Wins $75 mln Azerbaijan Energy Contract
AFX

January 18
China may help Rosneft pay for Yukos crown jewel
AFP

YEMEN: Development agencies support government anti-corruption drive
IRIN

Nigeria: The House of Reps Crusade against Corruption
Vanguard

Pakistan to use 'all resources' to protect gas supplies
AFP

Russia and Kazakhstan agree to share gas, border
AFP

Shell to recruit extra engineers to restore good name
AFP

Saudi Arabia Posts Record Oil Sales on Higher Prices
Bloomberg

January 14
Halliburton: Court Orders Access to Suspects' Account
This Day

U.S. State Department Intervenes To Protect Occidental Against Lawsuit For Human Rights Crimes
ZNet

Twist in Murky Tale of Struggle for Continent's Wealth
Business Day

OPEC to meet Jan 30 despite Iraq's request for delay: spokesman
Platts

Romania to seek western help in corporate fraud fight
Financial Times

January 13
Western Banks Act to Halt Yukos Bankruptcy Case in Houston
MosNews

Thatcher admits financing chopper
iafrica

Oil Exports Via Caspian Pipeline Soar
Reuters, Bloomberg, AP

Oil prices to stay above 30 dollars in 2005: Algerian minister
AFP

Nigeria IMF must get tougher
Business in Africa

Yemen: Government to fight corruption
Yemen Times

Oil Firms Ask Russia to Expand Pipeline Capacity
Bloomberg

Annan calls for 'decisive measures' on climate change
AFP

Crude prices higher in Asian trade after US inventory report
AFP

Technip Sees Gulf Spending $70 Billion on Oil, Gas
Bloomberg

January 12
Russia's economy minister lashes out at Yukos re-nationalization
AFP

Iran: Halliburton Involvement May Be Part Of Larger Diplomatic Effort
RFE/RL

BP's Oil, Gas Production Rises, Led By Russia
Bloomberg

Saudi oil output capacity seen at 22.5-mil b/d by 2025
Platts

Odioma Youths Vow to Resist Reopening of Shut Flowstation
Vanguard

January 11
UN Moves to Guard Against Tsunami Aid Corruption
Kerala

Saudi Arabia to cut down its supply to oil companies
MENAFN

OPEC Fund Disburses $3.6bn Loan to Poor Countries
This Day

Energy Watch
UPI

Tsunami aid will be tracked on Web
New York Times

Protest against Nepal oil prices
BBC

Nationalization of Yukos Causes Flight of Businessmen, Capital from Russia
Financial News USA (press release)

Azerbaijan, Iran to sign economic cooperation expanding agreements
Interfax

US Senators optimistic on opening a new page on US - Venezuela bilateral relations
Petroleumworld

Ijaw Youths Shut Shell Flow Station
Daily Champion

January 10
American Halliburton wins South Pars tender
MNA

Yukos to file $20bn claim against Russia
Gulf Daily News

Rights Groups Slam BP's Tangguh Project
Laksamana.Net

Mideast and South Asia meet to direct oil policy
Reuters

PetroSA to send technicians to explore oil possibilities in the Sudan
LiquidAfrica

Another Pipeline Explosion in Lagos, Nigeria
Vanguard

Swedish firm makes oil discovery in Tunisia
Mena Report