OCTOBER, 2005

October 31
Equatorial Guineans get poorer despite oil boom
Reuters

Energy-rich Azerbaijan bubbles with intrigue
New York Times

Iran president to nominate Zarei for oil minister
Reuters

Chávez Restyles Venezuela With '21st-Century Socialism'
New York Times

South Korea: Oil probe produces nothing new
JoongAng Daily

Norway supports its oil companies’ business in Iran: Norwegian oil official
MNA

SOCAR opens new well at Central Azeri oil field
today.az

Russian, Chinese firms battle for oil in Kazakhstan
Daily Times

Analysis: Nigeria's continuing conflict over oil wealth
Khaleej Times

October 28
World Bank mulls withdrawal from Chad oil pipeline
Reuters

Exxon Mobil profit hits 9.92 billion dollars, biggest ever
AFP

CNPC gets PetroKazakhstan nod
Shanghai Daily

South Africa: PetroSA Invokes 'Private Body' Status to Block Democratic Alliance
Business Day

Chevron Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $3.6 Billion
Chevron Corporation (press release)

China Petroleum Fights Lukoil for Kazakh Oil Assets
Bloomberg

Namibia: New Oil Exploration Licence Issued to British Firm
Namibia Economist

October 27
Yemen under new pressure to end corruption
AP

Angola to join corruption fight after IMF deal
Financial Times

Global transparency intitiative sees progress
Creamer Media

China bank becomes a giant worth $70 billion
New York Times

Shell profits boosted by oil price surge
Guardian Unlimited

CNOO affiliate takes 50% stake in huge Caribbean exploration tract
PLATTS

Azerbaijan: EU Doubtful Of Baku's Commitment To Democracy
RFE/RL

October 26
World Bank worried about Chad plan for oil profits
Reuters

China Wins PetroKazakhstan Bid, Repels India, Russia
Bloomberg

Venezuela Condemns Corruption Claim
Prensa Latina

Cameroon to boost privatisation with IMF support
Reuters

Brazil reaches oil self-sufficiency next year
AP

Corruption uncovered in proposed Sasol-Engen merger
Resource Investor

Small and medium-level businesses protest gas oil price hikes
Dominican Today

Phillipines: Officials assure transparency on EVAT funds
Manilla Bulletin

October 25
South Africa: Official axed for role in Sasol-Engen deal
Business Day

Vietnam anti-corruption bill still has loopholes: house members
Thanh Nien

Azerbaijan's president fires state chemical company CEO
Pravda

Venezuela reiterates that companies that don't agree to joint ventures will lose their operations
Daily Journal

Libya: State-run oil refinery up for auction
AKI

Vietnam: Investigation to be spread to other Govt inspectors
VNE

'Pirate of Prague' Held in Bahamas
Bloomberg

World Bank boss tasks Russia on corruption
Tide

Rosneft to ship oil to China through Kazakhstan
New Europe

October 24
Row brews in Chad over management of oil revenues
Reuters

USACC Hosts Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

Debt deal will help Nigeria diversify out of oil
Observer

Venezuela's 2005 oil earnings to total $84 billion
Dominican Today

Gazprom loses Italian deal, corruption could cause more upsets
Eurasia Daily Monitor

ONGC looking for energy assets in Central Asia
New Kerala

Saudi oil revenue expected to be highest in two decades
Bloomberg

October 21
Nigeria in Deal to Pay Off Most of Its Foreign Debt
New York Times

Vietnam's anti-corruption chief arrested
ABC

Britain and Nigeria's half-hearted war on corruption
Financial Express

Kazakhstan seeks presidency in OSCE, membership in WTO
RIA Novosti

The oil from BTC pipeline will reach Ceyhan without delays
Today.AZ

PDVSA's Lyondell-CITGO sale on stand by
Petroleumworld

Polish PM Marek Belka questioned over oil investigation
AFP

National Assembly Can't Interfere in Judicial Process, Says Shell
This Day

October 20
Azerbaijan to get over $100bln if oil prices stay high: Oil Fund
AzerNEWS

China-Kazakhstan energy cooperation reaches a new high
People's Daily Online

Dollar Falls Against Euro as U.S. Stocks Extend Their Decline
Bloomberg

Chavez and Chirac affirm 'common vision', deeper ties
AFP

LUKoil hydrocarbon production up 5.5 percent over nine months
AFP

Venezuela says it has right to pursue nuclear energy
AFP

OPEC to boost crude output by 5.5 million bpd by 2009
AFP

October 19
Venezuela Robustly Rejects International Transparency Report
Prensa Latina

Corruption- Ghana Worsens, Nigeria Improves
Ghanaian Chronicle

Oil blocks: FG cancels Right of First Refusal
Vanguard

Brazil's seventh round: ANP awarded 39 of the 43 blocks to nine companies
Petroleumworld

Oil Majors Demand $40bn to Meet Production Target
This Day

FG Nets N156bn From Oil Bid Round
This Day

Russia Indicts Taxman on $5.3 Mln Bribe, Graft Probed
Bloomberg

Venezuela's Vice President José Vicente Rangel Lashes Out at Corruption Claim
Daily Journal

Saudi King urges oil tax cut to curb prices
Middle East Online

October 18
Chad, Bangladesh Top Most Corrupt Nations List, Survey Shows
Bloomberg

Azerbaijan oil official denies bribery accusations in comments on a U.S. indictment charging three men
AP

Nigeria: Ajibola Dismisses $25m Bribe Scandal Suit
Vanguard

Venezuela Says Oil Companies Start Paying Back Taxes
Bloomberg

China National to Sell PetroKazakhstan Stake to State
Bloomberg

Russia state energy role brings investors
AP

Nigeria: Oghiadomhe Wants Equal Sharing of Oil Revenue Between States, FG
Vanguard

Uncertainty as Brazil starts oil licence auction
FT

Vietnam's National Assembly plans to pass a long-awaited anti-corruption law
Pravda

October 17
India says Goldman Sachs helped China's CNPC bid for PetroKazakhstan - report
AFX

G20 finance ministers, central bankers adopt joint communique
Interfax

Kuwaiti parliament starts new term amid ruling family crisis
Middle East Times

Russia: Finance Minister Calls for Cutting Corruption-Related Payments
Interfax

Nigeria: Upping the Ante Against Corruption
This Day

October 13
Former Azeri Oil Boss Denies Wrongdoing
AP

Vietnam inspector suspended in gas terminal probe
Than Nien News

Nigeria: Give back $17bn loot
AFP

PDVSA posts US$2.72bn profits in 2003 - Venezuela
Business News Americas

New Jersey man charged in foreign bribery case
Bernardsville News

Tribe and politics complicate war on graft in Nigeria
Reuters

October 11
Angolan oil loan likely to raise transparency issues
FT

Indonesia: Anti-graft body falls short of expectations
Jakarta Post

"Pirate of Prague" faces extradition
Sunday Times

Brazil state oil company to invest $1b in Nigeria
Africast

New mining frontier opens in Madagascar
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly

Lukoil to oppose PetroKazakhstan-CNPC deal
Reuters

Maersk prepares Brazil exploration well
Oil & Gas Journal

Venezuela plans expansion of Puerto La Cruz refinery
Bloomberg

Analysis: Policy options on war against corruption in Africa
Daily Independent

October 7
Eight Firms Bid for LPG Project
This Day

Delta SSG Explains Conflict Between Oil Firms, Host Communities
Vanguard

Tunisia signed two agreements with four foreign companies granting them licenses for oil exploration and prospecting to , UPI reported
MENAFN

Algeria proposed to hike OPEC's output by 1 million barrels per day to help reduce inflated oil prices, UPI reported
MENAFN

Teikoku, Perenco and Tecpetrol sign JV operating transition agreements with Venezuela
Petroleumworld

U.S. accuses 3 of bribery in Azerbaijan oil privatization
New York Times

450 companies from 40 countries worldwide invited for KIOGE 2005
Interfax

Reserves Reach $159.6Bln
Bloomberg

Lukoil goes to court to secure Petrokaz joint venture
Datamonitor

October 4
Kazakhstan Govt and oil companies to ink memo on joining transparency initiative
Gazeta.kz

Kazakh state oil co wants stake in PetroKazakhstan
Reuters

Nigeria: WPC Calls for Corporate Responsibility
Daily Champion

Libya awards oil permits to Asian, European firms
AFP

European exploration partners make oil discovery in Libya
Datamonitor Newswire

Russian Court Rejects Yukos Appeal Against 2000 Tax Bil
MosNews

Beijing wants more oil out of Xinjiang
AsiaNews

$1 billion guaranteed for projects in Mexico
Houston Chronicle

Syria: $1.6 bn. projects to boost economy
Monday Morning

Egypt set to ink oil, gas deal with Lebanon
MENAFN

Kazakhstan President: Kazakh Oil Will Be Bigger Than Kuwait
UPI

October 3
Nigeria commits to transparency amid new project
SABC News

CBI nets 70 officials in all-India anti-corruption drive
PTI

Chavez says oil gives Venezuela 'strong card' to play against US
AFX

Libya awards more oil contracts
BBC

Oil deal gone bad turns into Texas exec's legal saga
Dallas Morning News

Gazprom considers new acquisitions after Sibneft deal
RIA Novosti

Analysis: In Nigeria, oil's bounty is a daunting curse
Boston Globe

Niger Delta Journalism Workshop: 'Budgeting Not Transparent Without the People'
This Day

Corruption getting worse for Russian companies
AP

Africa: Fuel Reserves Oil the Wheels of Corruption
IPS

Nigeria Said to Restructure Tax System
BBC Monitoring

Indonesia: Corruption Blamed for Rising Fuel Prices
IPS

Chad set to renegotiate oil deal
Angola Press

South Africa: Corruption Damaging to Oil And Gas Industry, Communities
BuaNews

Bribes cost world $1-trillion
Sapa

CBI's anti-corruption raids in Mumbai, Gujarat
IANS

Nigerian governor illegally owns many houses in London: official
Xinhuanet

Georgia to buy natural gas from Kazakhstan
RIA Novosti

Chavez: Oil cos. must form joint ventures
AP

Yemen inks oil deals with 2 foreign firms
MENAFN