AUGUST, 2004

Oil riches must benefit Africa too
Guardian - 8/29/04

Azeri paper says authorities simulate transparency in oil industry
BBC Monitoring - 8/29/04

Kazakh Supreme Court orders fresh hearing of oil traders' case
BBC Monitoring - 8/25/04

BP upping Shah-Deniz gas field reserve estimate by 100 bcm
Interfax - 8/18/04

We can now cure Dutch disease
Gaurdian - 8/18/04

Shah-Deniz H1 costs at $693 Mln
Interfax - 8/17/04

Major Kazakh oil-transporting company's net profit down in 2003
BBC Monitoring - 8/17/04

BP says 4bn dollars spent on major Azeri oil project
BBC Monitoring - 8/09/04

Azeri Ecology Ministry accuses BP of failing to observe safety standards
BBC Monitoring - 8/09/04

Stabilization Fund Windfall
UNDP Azerbaijan - 8/09/04

London-based oligarchs face cash probe
Independent - 8/08/04

World Bank Still Says Yes to Oil, Gas Projects
Inter Press Service - 8/04/04

Kazakh institute, US oil company sign agreement on pilot programme
BBC Monitoring - 8/03/04

Kazakhstan intends to buy British stake in Caspian oil project - premier
BBC Monitoring - 8/03/04

JULY, 2004

Kazakhstan, China move to build oil pipeline
BBC Monitoring - 07/30/04

News from the oil and gas sector: Kazakshtan
Caspinfo.ru - 7/27/04

JUNE, 2004

PSA on Garachukhur field signed in Azerbaijan
Trend - 06/18/04

BP assured in completion of BTC in time
Trend - 06/18/04

Two major Kazakh oil firms sign contract
BBC Monitoring - 06/17/04

Council of coalition on boosting transparency in extractive industries to move proposals on forms of accountability under EITI
Trend - 06/11/04

SOFAZ to obtain additional $7M when oil prices rise by $1 per barrel
BBC Monitoring - 06/07/04

Major Azeri oil pipeline completed by 65 per cent
BBC Monitoring - 06/04/04

Kazakh premier, Shell officials discuss cooperation
BBC Monitoring - 06/02/04

UK supports Azerbaijan's joining EI
Trend - 06/02/04

Azeri PM signs long-term strategy on use of oil review
Trend - 06/02/04

MAY, 2004

IMF mission, Azeri officials discuss use of oil income
BBC Monitoring - 05/27/04

Azerbaijan retains auditor companies to check accounts in the EITI context
Azer-Press - 05/20/04

First Meeting of EITI Coalition Held
Trend - 05/19/04

European Bank Approves $170m Loan for Major Azeri Gas Export Project
BBC Monitoring - 05/17/04

US ATD Approves $1.91m for SOFAZ
Trend - 05/17/14

SOCAR to be Restructured
Trend - 05/17/14

BTC Host Owners of Concerned on Violations of Rights
Trend - 05/17/14

Norwegian oil major set to join Kazakh oil development
BBC Monitoring - 05/11/04

Finance Ministry Urges Necessity of Correcting Public Budget -
Trend - 05/11/04

Kazakh Court Blocks Opening Opening of Pipeline in West -
BBC Monitoring - 5/10/04

Azerbaijan to Obtain $5bn From ACG Project if World Oil Prices exceed $25 in 2006
Trend - 5/10/04

Talks on Kazakhstan's joining to BTC due
Trend - 5/06/04

Kazakh premier bids to cut shadow economy
BBC Monitoring - 5/05/04

BP Azerbaijan assures Ajaria crisis not to affect on BTC construction
Trend - 5/05/04

Azeri budget registers surplus in first quarter 2004
BBC Monitoring - 5/04/04

APRIL, 2004

Kazakhstan, Russia to increase joint oil pipeline's capacity
BBC Monitoring - 4/30/04

Azerbaijan not to refuse from Baku-Novorossiysk after commissioning BTC
Trend - 4/30/04

Azeri president confirms interests in Odessa-Brody oil pipeline
Trend - 4/30/04

Azerbaijan hopes Kazakhstan to join BTC in 2004
Trend - 4/28/04

Kazakhstan to restrain national currency rate to sustain exports
BBC Monitoring - 4/27/04

SOCAR and BTC Co. discuss Kazakh oil
Trend - 4/26/04

Foreign trade ends in black
Trend - 4/26/04

Kazakhstan, China discuss oil pipeline project
BBC Monitoring - 4/21/04

Drilling program on southwest Gobustan confirmed
Trend - 4/21/04

Russian gas import ceased
Trend - 4/21/04

Bills on financing Baku circular route, Ujar-Yevlakh road
Trend - 4/19/04

Azeri ministry to impose sanctions on companies for enviromental damage
BBC Monitoring - 4/19/04

Azerbaijan to accord rise in oil prouduct prices in May
Trend - 4/19/04

Azerbaijan to increase wholesale prices of oil products in 2005
Trend - 4/16/04

Azeri oil fund unveils oil sales projections
BBC Monitoring - 4/15/04

Kazakh, Turkmen oil deliveries via Azerbaijan to rise
Trend - 4/13/04

BTC to be fulfilled from 2005
Trend - 4/13/04

Kazakh GDP up nine per cent in first quarter of 2004
BBC Monitoring - 4/13/04

Aliyev: BTC on schedule
Trend - 4/13/04

Canadian firm pays 3.6m-dollar fine for breaching Kazakh anti-monopoly law
BBC Monitoring - 4/12/04

Oil prices in 2005 public budget set as $20 per barrel
Trend - 4/12/04

NGO organizes training for state security for safeguarding oil pipeline
Trend - 4/12/04

Aliyev confirms agreement on boosting financing between German bank and Azerbaijani government
Trend - 4/10/04

Kazakh conglomerate announces production figures for first quarter of 2004
BBC Monitoring - 4/09/04

Kazakh industrial output up 9 per cent in first quarter 2004
BBC Monitoring - 4/07/04

Kazakh president, Chinese banker discuss oil pipeline construction
BBC Monitoring - 4/07/04

Transit fees of oil, oil products transportation via Batumi drops by $4 per ton
Trend - 4/07/04

Presidents of SOCAR, BP Azerbaijan visit Georgia
Trend - 4/07/04

Gov't discusses IMF recommendations
Trend - 4/07/04

Azeri gov't not refuses to fifth tranche of INF under PRGF
Trend - 4/07/04

Russian side to reconsider Azeri oil pumping transits
Trend - 4/07/04

Exploration drilling work in West Asheron nearing to completion
Trend - 4/06/04

President confirms SOFAZ 2004 budget
Trend - 4/06/04

US to be major consumer of oil to run via BTC
Trend - 4/06/04

Kazakh foreign minister urges continuation of talks on Caspian status
BBC Monitoring - 4/05/04

Aliyev hails "great effort" of Chinese oil companies in Azerbaijan
BBC Monitoring - 4/05/04

Roundtable under EITI held
Trend - 4/05/04

Azerbaijan joins Britain's income transparency initiative
BBC Monitoring - 4/02/04

Salyon Oil to set up exploitation well drilling
Trend - 4/02/04

Gas company to spent 4bn AZM to obtain high pressure gas
Trend - 4/02/04

Program on Russian Azerbaijani co-op in economic field to be considered in Baku
Trend - 4/02/04

Azeri gov't considered IMF's concerns groundless
Trend - 4/02/04

UK to assist Azerbaijan in implementing extractive industries transparency initiative
Trend - 4/02/04

EBRD to open credit line for $2M for Azeri bank
Trend - 4/01/04

IMF, Azerbaijan still disagree on procedures for implementing banking system law
Trend - 4/01/04

Kazakh president, Chinese oil boss mull pipeline construction
BBC Monitoring - 4/01/04

Kazakh, Japanese banks sign 30m-dollar loan agreement
BBC Monitoring - 4/01/04

MARCH, 2004

Ukraine, Azerbaijan to sign agreement on oil transit
Trend - 3/31/04

Azerbaijan exports 329,286,4 tons of oil products
Trend - 3/30/04

USAID to assist Azerbaijani banks in application of international standards
Trend - 3/30/04

Azeri-Russian forum on trade-economic relations due
Trend - 3/30/04

Lukoil denies Azerbaijan's demand on payment of $250M in taxes
Trend - 3/30/04

Azeri gov't to establish energy sector regulating body
Trend - 3/30/04

Ernst & Young to hold monitoring of SOFAZ activities in 2003
Trend - 3/22/04

Kazakhstan said to get 150m dollars for delayed oil extraction
BBC Monitoring - 3/19/04

51bn manats to be remitted to Azerbaijan state treasury - Finance Minister
Trend - 3/19/04

JANUARY, 2004

Shah Deniz community investment program grants awarded
Trend - 1/23/04

BP announces $1 million contribution to Georgia for winter energy needs
Sarke - 1/12/04

Possible ecological damage caused by the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan pipeline
HR in Azerbaijan - 1/10/04

IMF grants Azerbaijan $18m
Trend - 1/06/04

Sudan foes agree to share wealth
BBC - 1/06/04

US bank approves 160m-dollar loan under Baku-Ceyhan pipeline project
BBC Monitoring - 1/05/04

Kazakhstan sees inflation rate of 6.8 per cent in 2003
BBC Monitoring - 1/05/04

DECEMBER, 2003

International banks set to provide funds for Azerbaijan's pipeline project
BBC Monitoring - 12/24/03

SOCAR's profit oil under ACG to comprise 7.5-7.7m barrels in 2004
Trend - 12/23/03

BP Azerbaijan's expenditures in-country total $1.108m
Trend - 12/23/03

Asian Bank of Development allocates 22m dollars to Azerbaijan
BBC Monitoring - 12/22/03

IMF allocates 18m dollars to Azerbaijan to alleviate poverty
BBC Monitoring - 12/20/03

WB Board of Directors to Allocate First Tranche in 2004
Trend - 12/19/03

Azerbaijan sets up audit body in line with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
BBC Monitoring - 12/8/03