OCTOBER, 2004

October 26
Just 1% of Nigeria' s population gets 80% oil/gas revenue - World Bank
Vanguard

Azerbaijan exports over 5m t of crude in nine months of 2004
BBC Monitoring

High Oil Prices Yield $56m to Azerbaijan
Azernews

National oil and gas week opens in Moscow
Itar-Tass

Saudi seeks stable oil prices
MENAFN

Norwegian government orders striking oil workers to return to jobs
AP

Venezuelan industrialists announce alliance with government
EFE

Indonesia: Energy Minister Retained
Laksamana

China: Shenzhen Customs names anti-graft team
Xinhua

Vietnam: National Assembly to focus on corruption
Asia News/AFP

Indonesia: New Audit Chief
Laksamana

China: Six desert oilfields built in Xinjiang
Xinhua

Nigeria Oil Bunkering: Navy Impounds 3 Vessels
Vanguard

October 25
Bangladesh: Justifying the benefits of reforms
Financial Express

Nigeria: Debt Relief Difficult with TI Report -- DMO
This Day

Indonesia: Attorney general urged to go after Ginandjar
Jakarta Post

IMF seeks more investment in oil production
AFP

Indonesia: Forestry officials graft suspects
Jakarta Post

Myanmar shakeup offers glimpse of junta Inc
Reuters

Politics Pushing Oil Groups Into Africa
Business Day

Chavez Declares “Fight To The Death” Against Corruption In Venezuela
Venezuelanalysis.com

Total Zambia Imports 5m Litres of Diesel
Post

October 22
Chavez Slams Graft After Report Faults Venezuela
Reuters

Sugiharto pledges to combat corruption in state companies
Jakarta Post

Nigeria: Countdown to Expiration of 2-Week Break
This Day

U.S. advisor: Georgia to keep separation from Gazprom
Messenger

Oil Still a Curse to Many Countries
East African Standard

East Timor's government is seeking public input into how to manage the nation's oil wealth
ABC Radio Australia

Nigeria: MOSOP Gives Shell 7-Day Ultimatum
Daily Champion

Latin American energy ministers to meet in Venezuela Oct 27-29
Petroleumworld

Nigeria: Deputy Gov Blames Capital Flight in Oil Industry On Federal Government
Daily Champion

Kazakhstan, China vow to boost ties
Xinhua

Tests of two drilling units completed at "former" plant of defense industry
Kazinform

October 20
Oil wealth 'can cause corruption'
BBC

Nigeria: N/A Opens Public Hearing Into TSKJ's $180m Bribery Scandal
Vanguard

Oman to participate in developing Kazakh Caspian sector
Interfax

Personal ties with state run Russian economy
AFP

Indonesia's Yudhoyono Takes Office; May Name Cabinet
Bloomberg

SA 'less corrupt' than in 2003
news24.com

Rescind New Petroleum Price, Dealers Urge Government
NEWS

Polish oil giant PKN Orlen changes management board to boost corporate transparency
Interfax

Asia Lures LNG Cargoes From Trinidad, Nigeria, Boosts Prices
Vanguard

Kazakhstan, Halliburton to set up oil, gas data bank
Interfax

Nigeria: $2.7bn Earned From Oil in August - CBN
This Day

Kenya: Shilling Still Not Settled Says Report
Nation

October 19
Construction of major gas export pipeline launched in Azerbaijan
BBC Monitoring

Zambia: Part of BP's Imported Fuel Goes Missing
Post

Former Statoil Exec Won't Contest Fine
AP

Spain calls on EU to warn Equatorial Guinea
afrol News

New sources of oil offer opportunities and risks
Knight Ridder

Energy Geopolitics In The Caspian
RFE/RL

Gulf family businesses urged to find investors
Middle East Online

October 15
Nigeria Unions Call Off General Strike After 4 Days
Reuters

S&P Claims Firms Lack Transparency
St. Petersburg Times

Kenya: Pipeline Deal Probe Findings to Be Tabled
Nation

BP To Award $60 Million to Georgia for Ensuring BTC Safety
Baku Today

Nigeria to launch inquiry into Halliburton affiliate's bribery scandal
AFP

China oil demand tapped amid price surges
Xinhua

Oil Prices Could Slow Africa Growth
World Bank press release

Bulgaria to assist export of Kazakhstan oil through "Burgas-Alexandropolus"
kazinform

EU Hails Georgia’s Reforms
Civil Georgia

October 14
Statoil agrees to pay bribe fine
BBC

Documents link Halliburton unit to bribery suspect
LA Times

Russian business transparency rises despite Yukos fears: S and P
AFP

Nigeria Strike Expected to End Thursday
VOA

Top politicians at São Tomé corruption trial
afrol News

WB warns of Yemen’s reform package collapse
Yemen Times

NOCZIM Dispatches Fuel to Farmers
Herald

Hanoi to scrutinise oil, gas monopoly
AP

Candlelight vigil at Energy Ministry protests 'unbearable' power shortages
Daily Star

October 12
Azerbaijan Government Supports Gradual Increase of Domestic Energy Prices
AssA-Irada

Azerbaijan Gross Domestic Product of 2004 to Exceed Target by $600 Million
Turan

Azerbaijan Signs $600m Oil Contract
Azernews

Astana and Baku to Negotiate Kazakhstan's Entry into BTC in 2004
Interfax

Zim state oil importers nabbed
news24.com

Iran, Kazakhs urge Caspian summit
UPI

Exxon denies charges by Chad it failed to respect deals
AFP

BP pledges millions to Georgia in controversial pipeline project
AFP

KazMunaiGaz eyes 3 options for shipping gas to China
Interfax

Industry & Energy Ministry to send govt a gas investment plan
Interfax

Azeri, Georgian Sections of BTC Pipeline To Be Joined October 16
Baku Today

Commentary: Fraud Causes Nigeria's Under-Development
This Day

Russia to sell part of Yukos unit
Reuters

October 11
Nigerian workers launch 4-day strike over rising fuel costs
AFP

Lukoil Plans Northern Caspian Well, in Region's Next Big Play
International Oil Daily

Pertamina officials named suspects
Jakarta Post

Nigeria determined to diversify oil-reliant economy
Reuters

Iran urges joint oil shipping line with Kazakhstan
Iranmania

Commentary: Whistleblowers Recognised At Last
IPS

OAS scandal's other side -- corporate corruption
Miami Herald (free registration required)

October 8
G8 to Aid Nigeria's Anti-Graft War
Vanguard

Central Asia: Corruption, Lack of Vision Seen As Stunting Economic Growth
RFE/RL

Chad: Trying to make oil wealth work the for the people
IRIN

Transparency International Announces Winners of Integrity Awards 2004
TI press release

Two Swiss found guilty in corruption scandal
Swissinfo

Blackout Looms, NEPA May Join Strike
This Day

Will China, US Have to Compete in Global Search for Oil?
VOA

Russia, Kazakhstan consider joint oil and gas projects
Itar-Tass

October 7
Larson Pledges G8 Will 'Walk the Path' With Nigeria to Fight Corruption
US State Department press release

Switzerland fines owner of Geneva-based company for oil bribes
AP

Azerbaijan signs $600m oil contract
Azernews

Kazakhstan Shell president seeks more favorable tax laws for oil firms
Interfax

Kazakh-China pipe to be filled with Russian oil
BBC Monitoring

Nigeria: Govt, Labour Fuel Talks Collapse
Vanguard

October 6
SOCAR Increases Oil Production
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

Kazakhstan postpones PSA on Kurmangazy oil field
Interfax

Azerbaijan Not to Compete for Gas Supplies to Europe
Interfax

Oil giant corruption appeal opens
news.com.au

Talks stall as oil-rich Nigeria heads closer to all-out strike
AFP

PNG-Australia gas pipeline project gets major boost
AFP

IMF calls for regulation of hedge funds
AFP

Nigeria: Bunkering Suspects' Trial Stalled
This Day

Nigeria: Mu'azu Flays New Revenue Sharing Formula
Vanguard

October 4
S&P calls for broader disclosures of oil, gas reserves
Oil & Gas Journal

Historic talks with China
Reuters

Total Oil Company Suspected of Giving $20M Bribes to Russian Officials
MosNews

Moves toward reform wane in Saudi Arabia
Christian Science Monitor

3 nations blocked UN oil-for-food probe, report says
New York Times

Hedge funds to come under closer scrutiny
Guardian

Lukoil deal flies in the face of Russia's lost opportunities for foreign investment
FT

Saudi-Azeri oil and gas deal agreed
Gulf Daily News