NOVEMBER, 2004

November 30
Manila: Abadia next to be charged in military corruption crackdown
Manila Times

Reps Finger Banks in Illegal Oil Bunkering
Vanguard

Alleged Scandal Rocks Poland
LA Times

As dollar sinks, euro grows in stature on world stage
AFP

Azerbaijan's Revenues from Azeri-Chirag- Guneshli May Exceed $100 Billion in Coming 20 Years
Baku Today

Athos I oil spill made its way into Delaware tributaries
Petroleumworld

November 29
Fight against corruption continues in Georgia
Messenger

Shell Hands Over 12 Fields to Local Firms
This Day

Ukraine heads for internal split
AFP, Reuters

KLP bales out of Marathon, Exxon over corruption
IPE

Death bell tolls for Russia's Yukos oil giant
NBLNEWS

Officials struggle to clean up oil tanker spill near Philadelphia
AFP

November 23
APEC leaders agree to advance economies
Xinhua

Ukraine Opposition Challenger Reads Oath in Public
Reuters

9 Oil States Get N886.570b in 5 Years
Vangaurd

Protest Mounts Against West African Gas Pipeline Project
This Day

Australian oil giant threatens to pull out of East Timor project
AFP

November 22
Ukrainians go to the polls amid cries of electoral fraud and insurrection
Independent

Nigeria owes $32b foreign debt, N1.3trillion to local contractors
Vangaurd

U.S. firms confronted with corruption in Kazakhstan - ambassador
Interfax

China and India wrestling for Iran's oil
CE

In Zambia: 'Iran Crude Oil Deal Still Pending'
Times of Zambia

Philippine's President Arroyo popularity falls to lowest level
Philippine Daily Inquirer

November 18
The United Nations Convention Against Corruption
Canada Free Press

After seven-year gestation, Kyoto Protocol set to be born
AFP

Vietnam minister nabbed for graft
AFP

Iran denies running secret nuclear site
AFP

Germany seeks action on waek dollar
DPA

Kazakh Government Seeks to Buy Oil Stake
AP

Venezuela backs Iranian proposal to cut oil output in Dec
AFX

Nigeria: Forces That Shaped the Aborted Strike
This Day

November 18
Indonesian Yudhoyono to 'eradicate corruption'
AP

Dokubo pulls out of peace talks with Nigerian Federal Government
Vangaurd

Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife refuge back on table
AFP

Sudanese Oil Pipleine Damaged in Explosion
MENL

Desist From Arbitrary Fuel Pricing - Department of Petroleum Resources
This Day

Lawsuit targets oil wells near national parks
AP, MSNBC

November 17
Indonesian President Susilo to reveal economic, anti-corruption plans
AP

Ukraine Votes Amidst Widespread Corruption
Pulse

Nigerian Senate President Wabara Orders Shell to Pay N210b Compensation Or Quit
Vanguard

UN oil scandal inquiries focus on a French bank
New York Times

China to increase fuel oil import from Iran
MNA

Fury in Equatorial Guinea As Straw Admits to Knowing of Coup Plot
Business Day

November 16
Nigerian unions suspend planned general strike after concessions
AFP

Eurasian Economic Community head due in Tajikistan for Aral Sea talks
BBC Monitoring

Turkmen president upbeat about oil, gas cooperation with Russia
BBC Monitoring

Turkmen president, head of Ukrainian oil, gas company discuss energy cooperation
BBC Monitoring

U.S. Launches Fresh Probe of Halliburton Contract
This Day

PetroFalcon Corporation and Vinccler Oil and Gas, C.A. Announce Term Sheet with International Financial Corporation
PetroFalcon Corporation press release

November 15
Nigeria: Unions Threaten to Shut Down Oil Sector
Vanguard

Venezuela´s PDVSA President says Venezuela will audit its oil production
Venezuelanalysis

UAE Faces Challenges of Accountability and Transparency
Arab News

Iranian oil swap with Caspian states hit by high price of light crude
AFP

Moscow Officials Cooperating With UN Probe Into Iraq’s Oil-for-Food Program
MosNews

November 12
Vietnam's Police complete investigation into another major corruption scandal
AP

U.S. pushed deal with Kuwaiti firm for Iraqi gas
New York Times

BG Group's profits soar after price of oil hits record
Western Mail

Abraham sees congress backing Alaskan oil drilling
Reuters

Africa Needs International Help to Turn Promises Into Progress
Business Day

Kazakh oil, condensate exports up 19% in 9 mths
Interfax

Mexico's Fox defends his right to name new Pemex chief
Petroleumworld

November 11
BP says 95 per cent of major oil pipeline's Azeri section completed
BBC Monitoring

U.S. Officials Pressured Halliburton to Buy Kuwaiti Company's Oil, Documents Show
LA Times (free subscription)

OPEC Fund Signs Agreement With UNESCWA
Arab News

Lukoil Overseas to pump $350 mln into Kazakhstan
Interfax

Onshore/Offshore Dichotomy: Nigerian Group Warns Against Suit
This Day

Azerbaijan signs contract on major onshore field
AzerNews

November 10
Three more arrested in Vietnam corruption scandal
AP

OPEC-10 Oct output slightly higher at 28.1-mil b/d: Platts survey
Petroleumworld

Caspian Pipeline Consortium starts pumping Russian oil
Kazinform

Colombia, Venezuela move ahead with the two countries Pipeline connection
Bloomberg

Eni Profit Gains on Higher Oil Prices, Lower Spending
Bloomberg

Bolivia deputies scrap law that opened gas sector to foreign cos in 1996
AP

Pioneer expects to continue to increase oil production from Tunisia wells
Mena Report

High Fuel Prices Choke Economic Recovery Plan
Times of Zambia

November 9
Kazakh, Chinese nuclear giants agree on long-term partnership
BBC Monitoring

Corruption Incorporated
The News Lagos

GCC's Oil Income May Top $180bn in 2004
Arab News

Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in fresh contract negotiations with oil union
VHeadline

Mexican senate commission votes to reduce 2005 oil price projections to US$23 per barrel
AP

Nigeria: Corruption And Our Economy
This Day

KAZAKH PRIME MINISTER, LUKOIL PRESIDENT DISCUSS OIL AND GAS PROJECTS IN CASPIAN SHELF
RIA Novosti

Oil Falls to a 6-Week Low as U.S. Supplies Expected to Increase
Bloomberg

U.S. firm starts biggest ever oil exploration program in Jordan
Mena Report

Iran’s oil revenues to hit $35 billion
Mena Report

Daewoo Gets $875-Million Order to Build Four Tankers for Qatar
Bloomberg

November 8
Halliburton: Nigerian bribes probed
Reuters

China's crude oil output to peak at 200 million tonnes
AFP

CENTRAL ASIA: Corruption plagues region
IRIN

Oil futures tumble below 50 dollars in New York, close at 48.82
AFP

Kazakhstan pursues oil dreams, despite warning signs
AFP

BP, Chinese firms to invest in oil reserves
China Daily

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to Spend $1.6 Billion to Expand Oil Fields
Bloomberg

Syria moves from oil to gas
AME

Oman Oil acquires 30pc stake in LG Energy
Oman Observer

Fuel Crisis Grounds Nigerian Airlines
This Day

November 5
Labour Has to Partner Corporate Nigeria - Dapo Adelegan
Vanguard

Mexico closes 3 crude oil loading ports due to poor weather; pemex plans investments for next year
AP

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline: not yet finished and already threatened
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security press release

Oil holds strong as Kuwait delays production boost
Aljazeera

Cameroon activists accuse World Bank of double standards over pipeline project
Financial Times

Lukoil has fulfilled all its obligations to Azerbaijan
Interfax

Exxon May Abandon Flagship Caspian Well
Reuters

India makes crude inroads into Kazakhstan, Russia
Times

China, Kazakhstan may build gas pipeline
Interfax

Venezuela´s oil Vice Minister: Oil prices to continue rising
Petroleum World

New oil field discovered south of Riyadh
Saudi Economic Survey

Sparks Fly in Namibian BEE Fuel Fight
Namibian

Ugandan Transport Union Says Unstable Fuel Prices Affecting Business
Monitor

Our Grouse With Nigerian Govt - Dokubo
Vanguard

November 4
Nigeria union withdraws from talks ahead of strike
Reuters

Graphing Graft: Transparency International Finds Rampant Corruption in 60 Countries
SRI

Irish company to upgrade Turkmen oil refinery
BBC Monitoring

Indian Oil in talks to buy Iranian gas fields
AFP

UAE president's death makes little impact on oil prices
AFP

Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces Record Quarterly Cash Flow in Excess of One Billion Dollars
Canadian Natural press release

Kazakh oil production up 14.9% in Jan-Oct
Interfax

Namibian BEE Company Takes Sasol to Court Over Fuel Deal
Namibian

Ugandan Transport Union Says Unstable Fuel Prices Affecting Business
Monitor

National Oil Company of Liberia Extends Deadline for Bids
Inquirer

November 3
The UAE names new energy minister
OGJ

Philippines Armed Forces chief of staff Abaya ignored corruption- Jarque
TODAY

Yukos Shareholders to Consider Bankruptcy Next Month
Bloomberg

Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Takatoshi Kato, Upon the Conclusion of His Visit to Angola
noticias.info

Libya to abolish $5bn of subsidies
Business Report

Nigerian Oil Service Firm Actualises Govt Dream for Local Oil, Gas Content
Vanguard

Syria receives 200-million-euro European loan for clean energy project
AFP

CITGO third quarter net income $205 million, double the 2003 third quarter
Petroleum World

November 2
Mexico: Oil problems loom
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

China's oil company sues Yukos over failure to resume shipments
AFP

In biggest investment abroad: Indian Oil Corporation signs $3 billion deal with Iran
menareport.com

Kenya's Energy Minister Steps in As Fuel Prices Hit a New High
allAfrica.com

Africa's largest oil producer cannot afford oil
Moneyweb

The Oil We`re Losing
Gateway to Russia

Syria oil production below 500,000 b/d
Mena Report

November 1
Nigerian oil unions take on Shell in build-up to general strike
AFP

Kazakhstan opens case against managers of firms linked to Canadian oil firm
BBC Monitoring

Bangladesh: Anti-graft body to function next month
New Nation

Kuwaitis to Get an Oil Boom Bonus
AP

India offered stake in Kurmangazy oilfield
moneycontrol.com

Nigeria/Sao Tome close oil round after one block
Reuters

The Dutch and UK holding firms’ oil giant shell are merging into one single company
Maldives Ministry of Information press release

Russian Energy Strategy
VOA