APRIL, 2005

April 27
Saudis Call for Meeting on Oil Issues
Reuters

Nigeria At Risk Of $33 Billion Default
World Bank (press release)

Oil prices drop on reassuring Saudi comments
AFP

Gas Exporting Countries Forum: Oil market is'oversupplied':Iran's Zanganeh
Petroleumworld

Oil price may hit $100 by end of decade: conference
Reuters

United States Rises, Russia Plummets in Annual Ranking of World's Most Globalized Nations
PRNewswire

USA to continue support of negotiations for Kazakhstani oil piping via Baku-Tbilisi-Jeyhan
KAZINFORM

Energy Watch
UPI

Ukraine Will Build Oil Refinery on Border
AP

BP Announce Record Quarterly Result And Strengthening Cash Flow
BP (press release)

April 26
Putin promises to act on corruption
Bloomberg

Nigeria: House Protests $1.7bn Contract to Halliburton
This Day

Saudis detail $US50b oil plan to Bush
Reuters

Gazprom aims to become world's leading energy group
AFP

Trouble in paradise: Belize hit by political crisis
Reuters

KISR, oil sector cooperation hailed; Kuwait, Japan ink oil accords
KUNA

Shell May Lose Oman Oil Field to Occidental
Bloomberg

Japanese project to be launched in Kazakhstan
KAZINFORM

Kazakh govt tells PetroKazakhstan to reduce production to cut gas flaring
CP

April 25
Saudi Arabia to output in Q3, OPEC considering replacing band
Petroleumworld

Bush seeks Saudi help on oil prices
CNN

UAE to increase oil output to 3.2m bpd
Khaleej Times

Russia to Attract $83Bln in Direct Foreign Investment in 4 Years — Experts
MosNews

The Troubled Oil Company
New York Times

Iran, Ukraine discuss oil, gas cooperation
IRNA

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Chevron Award N37bn Deepwater Contract
This Day

Iran-Azerbaijan to boost agro cooperation
Iran Mania

Korean Consortium to explore Kazakhstan's oilfield in Caspian Sea
KAZINFORM

Senate probes Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Shell over N138bn deal
Vangaurd

April 21
U.S. Army Awards $90 Million HELLFIRE II Contract to Lockheed Martin for Latest Battle-Proven Configuration
Lockheed Martin (press release)

$2.7bn spent on BTC construction
AzerNews

FG's Oil, Gas Revenue to Exceed $20bn By 2007
Daily Champion

Citgo's operational problems mount, report says
Houston Business Journal

BP's Browne set to meet Putin
Reuters

April 20
IMF urges oil data transparency
Aljazeera

Crude Oil Climbs to 1-Week High as China's Economy Spurs Demand
Bloomberg

Iran's non-oil export hit 11 billion dollars last year
IRNA

PetroKaz says Lukoil dispute hasn't hurt it
Globe and Mail

Commission hears presentations from Experts on Chad, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia
OHCHR (press release)

European Emissions Prices and U.K. Winter Natural Gas Reach Record Highs
Bloomberg

April 19
Kazakhstan to join BTC project
AssA-Irada

PetroKazakh May Drop Case That Cut Lukoil Venture's Oil Exports
Bloomberg

Nigeria: Oil Majors Demand Additional $1bn Cash Call
This Day

BP taking steps to protect its operations in Russia
Pravda

Debt forgiveness plan gains more international support, Snow says
Arabic News

Energy Watch
UPI

CIS petroleum traders call annual conference in Astana
KAZINFORM

Commission adopts six resolutions and two decisions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
OHCHR (press release)

April 18
No Forex Surprises from G7 - Sources
Reuters

G7 expected to tackle poverty, high oil prices
AFP

G7: World can adapt to higher oil
Reuters

BP accused of covering up pipeline flaw
MarketWatch

International Monetary Fund Group Urges Coordinated Aid, Reforms
U.S. Department of State (press release)

Commission hears from Independent Experts on Human Rights in Haiti, Afghanistan and Somalia
OHCHR

High oil prices clears Oman's $1.3 billion budget deficit
MENAFN

Oil found in Sudan's Darfur
UPI

Russia's Lukoil interested in oil exploration in Iran
AP

Iran owns 27.5 trillion cm of proven gas reserves
IRNA

April 15
Oil Companies in Venezuela Face More Control by State
New York Times

IMF chief demands more 'transparency' in new EU budget rules
AFP

PetroKazakhstan's Stake in Kazakh Unit Is Frozen, Interfax Says
Bloomberg

PetroKaz fires back at Lukoil
Bloomberg

Big issues for Washington G7 meeting
Reuters

Debt relief experts call for IMF gold sales
Mineweb.com

April 14
IMF Concludes 2005 Article IV Consultation with Honduras
IMF (press release)

Show Transparency in Oil Sector to Fight Corruption -Nigerian House of Representative Cheif Ibom
Vanguard

Lukoil Files $100 Mln Claim Against PetroKazakhstan
Bloomberg

Iran’s crude output to increase to 4,200,000 bpd soon
MNA

G7 to look at issuing index of Europe's oil stocks
FT

IMF says rising inflation in Madagascar a worry
Reuters

US have no plans on assistance to Azerbaijan in security of BTC pipeline
Today.Az

Engineered Support gets contract worth up to $279 mln
St. Louis Business Journal

April 13
IMF lowers Africa's 2005 economic growth outlook
Reuters

Pipeline deal after long delay
INA

Oil losses deepen on demand worry, Saudi output
Reuters

Nigerian Government Rejects Increased OPEC Quota
Daily Champion

IMF Executive Board Concludes Article IV Consultation with Panama
IMF (press release)

Donors Meet Funding Needs For Sudan Reconstruction
World Bank (press release)

Energy Watch
UPI

Zion Oil & Gas Commences Drilling for Oil in Israel
Dallas Daily Business News

April 11
Putin's Grip on Oil, Machinery Industries Slows Russian Economy
Bloomberg

Japan donates $100m to Sudan
SA

$7,782,816,546,352 In Debt
American Prospect

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development leads ground-breaking $5 million deal with Azerbaijan’s UniBank
Baku Today

OPEC output increase likely in May despite price drop: president
Platts

Venezuela's Chavez says oil prices should stay at fair level of 50 usd/barrel
AFX

ChevronTexaco to sell stake in Dubai retail fuels marketing business to Emirates National Oil Company
AME Info

How Can Rosneft Buy Oil for $13.50, While the Rest of Us Pay Over $50 a Barrel Asks World Energy Monthly Review
World Energy Monthly Review

Private Refinery: Four Firms May Get Exim Bank Loans
Daily Champion

April 8
Oil prices pose risk to global economy, IMF says
Arabic News

National Assembly reports misdoing, Citgo management at stake
El Universal

Nigeria acts against graft
Mail and Guardian

ConocoPhillips to receive gas license for royalty hike
OilVoice

Kazakhstan Attracts Foreign Direct Investments of US$8.4 Billion in 2004, Up by 83%
Government of Kazakhstan (press release)

Liberia: Petroleum Importers Want Taxes Reduced
Liberian Observer

April 7
Oil prices flat near $56; US stockpiles rise again
Reuters

BP says oil fields declining
Reuters

2005 Oil Blocs Bid Opens August
Daily Trust

Minister: Saudi can boost oil reserves by 200 billion barrels
MENAFN

Energy Watch
UPI

Fuel Smuggling: Nigeria, Benin to Begin Joint Border Patrol
Daily Champion

From Refinery Explosions to Corruption. The new look of Venezuela's Oil Industry
Vcrisis

April 6
Odys Oil Sues George Kunda, Mark Chona
Times of Zambia

Report: Uprooting corruption 'will spur real progress' in Arab world
Gulf Daily News

Investors hopeful on Akayev's ouster
AP

Mexico, Indonesia Spurn Oil Companies as Global Oil Prices Soar
Bloomberg

Oil and Gas Powering Double Digit Growth for Azerbaijan
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

Angola government share of oil receipts drops -IMF
Reuters

Oil kings of Kazakhstan Kha
Edmonton Sun

China looks to futures with launch of index
Evening News

Central Asia, new focus of India's oil diplomacy
Hindustan Times

Georgian, Kazakh Leaders Discuss Trade and Transit Issues
Jamestown Foundation

April 5
Mideast Oil Producers Say Consumers Can Cope With Record Prices
Bloomberg

U.S. oil giant acquiring Unocal to tap into Asia
New York Times

Oil soars to over US$58 a barrel
ISN Security Watch

Nigerian senate head quits over graft allegations
Reuters

Energy Watch
UPI

Cantor Fitzgerald Continues Expansion of Investment Banking Group
Cantor Fitzgerald (press release)

PDVSA offshore gas: 37 oil companies received with great expectations and interest the bases of the Gulf of Venezuela project
Petroleumworld

April 4
ChevronTexaco in $16.4 Bln Unocal Deal
Reuters

Oil Tops $58; OPEC Discusses Output Rise
Reuters

PetroKazakhstan responds to Antimonopoly Allegations
PetroKazakhstan (press release)

Mid East to be major oil supplier to China
AME Info

Platts to Launch Daily Global Polymers Coverage
Platts (press release)

April 1
Russia’s External Debt Grew by $25Bln in 2004
MosNews

Russia writes off $1.1bln debt by Ethiopia
People's Daily

International Energy Agency to advocate oil savings plan
Reuters

Nigeria's Debt Sustainable, Says IMF
This Day

Wolfowitz becomes World Bank leader
New York Times

Venezuela Summit: Zapatero Asks US to Respect Arms Sale
Venezuelanalysis.com

Kazakhstan Gets a Stake in Oil Field
New York Times

Saudi Aramco, Indian Oil Corporation ink Memorandum of Collaboration
Mena Report