JULY, 2006

July 31
Meghna Petroleum chief allegedly involved in pilfering oil
New Nation

NEITI Audit Report Ready this Week
This Day

PetroCaribe money row expected to dominate when Jamaica House reopens
Jamaica Observer

Obasanjo relaunches anti-corruption war, sets up new body
Business Day

First Kazakhstani report on EITI implementation to be presented shortly
Kazakhstan Today

China-Kazakhstan pipeline carries crude oil to NW China
Xinhua

Venezuela bills oil companies for millions
AP

Derivation Fund Front will present candidate for governorship election in Delta, says Moses Odiri
Vanguard

July 28
Ghana's Ruling Party Faces Opposition Over Gas Prices
VOA

Oil Hopes at Center of Sao Tome Election
AP

Russian taxmen still haunt foreign investors
Reuters

Corruption, lack of transparency: DESA suffers from liquidity crisis
New Nation

Codes being firmed up to protect South Africa against mining fraud
Mining Weekly

Azerbaijan debates 'Dutch Disease'
IWPR

July 27
Nigeria: NEITI, DPR, Civil Society Parley Over Transparency in Oil Sector
Vanguard

Corruption charge against 3 Meghna Petroleum officials
New Nation

World Bank Under Wolfowitz Steps Up Fight Against Corruption
VOA

Final verdict on Kozeny´s extradition to be issued on Sept 18
CTK

Energy, Security, Democracy Linked in Central Asia, Say Officials
USINFO (press release)

Russia sends 250 mln usd tax bill to BP, Royal Dutch Shell, others CPC venture
AFX

Opinion: Pipeline from nowhere to somewhere
International Herald Tribune

Anticorruption activities discussed at special Security Council meeting
Kazakhstan Today

Colombia to privatise part of state oil group
MercoPress

July 24
Discontent clouds Angola's oil boom
Reuters

Nigerian leaders have been unfair to Ndi Igbo, says Mrs. Oyibo Odinamadu
Vanguard

Oil wealth causes angst for Norway
Times

World Bank ‘model investment’ battered over Chad oil project
International Construction Review

Nigerian vice president denies receiving bribes
New York Times

Nigeria: Chevron Earmarks $250 Million for Local Contractors
This Day

Oil spawns new wave of newly rich in Venezuela
McClatchy

Petroleos de Peru to Seek Bids on $400 Mln Refinery Project
Bloomberg

July 20
Ghana: Transparency International Accuses G8
Ghanaian Chronicle

Programme for transparency in mining revenue begins
GNA

Obasanjo's oil windfall scandal
Vanguard

Strong words on global fight against corruption, treading water on Africa and oil
csr-news.net

Nigeria: Want in the Midst of Plenty
ICG (press release)

India, Ecuador to Jointly Bid for Oil Drilling Rights
Bloomberg

Pan Andean to drill for Peru oil
RTÉ Business

July 19
Nigeria: The media and the war against corruption
Vanguard

EITI to lead Universal Oil Revenues campaign
Trend

Bangladesh: ACC starts probe into Magurchhara blowout
New Nation

Vietnam: Former Chief Govt Inspector denies rumours
PLTPHCM

Next EITI report disclosed by August
Trend

Briefing: Kazakh leader seeks an oil deal with Latvia
IHT

Chinese state firm puts $500M in Rosneft
AP

July 18
Chad: Agreement With World Bank Over Oil Revenues
IRIN

Madagascar, Mired in Poverty, Lures Exxon Oil Search
Bloomberg

G8 energy statement falls short on corruption
Transparency International (press release)

Putin suggests investor broke law
AP

Petroleos de Venezuela to sell oil products to Antigua-Barbuda
Bloomberg

Opinion: Oil in Uganda - a Blessing, But Which Also Threatens Trouble
Monitor

July 17
From Group of 8, Energy Focus Is on Oil
New York Times

Vietnamese deputy chief state inspector suspended for allegedly bribery
Xinhua

Putin says doesn't know why Russia barred Browder
Reuters

World Bank Reaches Pact With Chad Over Use of Oil Profits
New York Times

IMF waives three shortfalls, OKs $12 mln for Congo
Reuters

Caspian oil pipeline opens
AP

Venezuela pledges to maintain oil supply to US despite closures
DPA

Opinion: Politics in Mexico is maturing, but corruption still spoils the party
Chronicle Herald

Opinion: G8 Must Reiterate Commitment to Oil and Gas Transparency
Transparency International (press release)

July 14
Three Vietnamese state inspectors receive bribes from petrol firms
Xinhua

Energy Revenues and Corruption Increase in Russia
VOA

Corruption wrecks National Power Authority in Sierra Leone: “I was told to falsify an invoice of US$ 160,000 to pay off Ministers etc”
Awareness Times

Saakashvili Hails Launch of BTC
Civil Georgia

Nigeria`s anti-graft agency boss plays down tycoon`s arrest
Angola Press

July 13
UK investors poised to sue Rosneft
Independent

Shell, Petroleos Venezuela Agree on Oil Concession
Bloomberg

Kuwait energy minister faces investment, reserves issues
Reuters

Kazakh-China oil pipeline commences
UPI

Case of Banned Investor Is Seen As a Test of Russia's Progress
Washington Post

Uganda: Oil And Democracy
Monitor

BTC Oil Export Pipeline -the grant project of millennium
Azeri-Press Information Agency

Ecuador sets deadline for Venezuela's oil swap deal
Reuters

Venezuela's Citgo cuts supplies to US petrol stations
FT

July 12
Nigeria's Globacom boss Adenuga arrested
ANDnetwork

Analysis: Russia's economic rise may be too well oiled
AP

Sao Tome May Decide 3rd Oil License Round Mid-07-Official
Dow Jones

Chad Plans To License 20 Oil Blocks In '07 - Min
Dow Jones

Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline opens to commercial operation
Xinhua

Kazakh Oil Buys 50 Pct in Joint Venture
AP

Bolivia, Venezuela tag oil areas for joint prospection
El Universal

Nigeria Investigating Foreign Ministry
AP

July 11
Russia Diversification Plan on Back Burner
AP

Nigerian oil delta kidnappers free Dutch hostage
Reuters

Kuwait New Oil Min Not Seen Changing Oil Policy-Sources
Dow Jones

Caracas rejects US probe into its oil policy
FT

Harper to pitch free market energy policies on first big overseas trip as PM
Canadian Press

Nigeria: Federal Government Sells 75 Percent of Nitel
Highway Africa News Agency

ABB powerlines fate in Nigeria hangs in a balance
Vanguard

July 10
Oil bribes rap pair pay £40K
Daily Record

EU dangles rewards as Russia eyes G8 energy pact
Reuters

Chad: Oil's Promise Still a Dream
Los Angeles Times

Britain returns US $1.8 million seized from former governor of Nigeria
IRIN

Villagers in Azerbaijan rail against BP oil giant
Middle East Times

July 6
MAC cites loopholes in KPC transaction by ex-employees; KOC in development plans to hike production
Arab Times

Ex-ABB managers settle Nigeria bribery charges - SEC
Reuters

Kazakhstan Buys Chinese Oil Stake
AP

Nine oil companies bid for Colombia's Niscota oil field
MarketWatch

Tesoro may buy $4 bln Lyondell-Citgo refinery: sources
Reuters

LUKOIL overseas launches new sales route for Karachaganak oil
UzReport.com

July 5
26 arrested over bribery at Habur customs
Turkish Daily News

Iran to privatise but cling to big oil companies
FT

New Nigerian finance minister promises continuity
Reuters

Venezuelan President Chavez Urges Africa to Boost Oil Taxes
Bloomberg

Nigeria: Agency Seeks Openness in Oil Licenses Bids
This Day

Oil licences: Transparency International disowns Finnish group
Vanguard

BHP Billiton to spend half of its 2007 exploration budget in Africa
Mining Weekly

Nigeria: Olanipekun: EFCC, ICPC Can't Fight Corruption
This Day

Uganda: This Thing Called Oil!
Monitor

African Cultures That Justify Corruption
East African

Faced with soaring oil prices, Indonesia turns to biodiesel
Christian Science Monitor