NOVEMBER, 2005

November 30
Indonesia: BPK audit reveals Rp 2.59t graft in state companies
Jakarta Post

$25,000 Promised for Top Latin American Anti-Corruption Report
USINFO

Chinese corruption trial set for '06
UPI

Nigeria: Chalker Hails FG's Anti Corruption War
This Day

Venezuela's Entry May Shake Up Mercosur
AP

Azerbaijan Oil Field Workers End Strike
AP

Kazakh Opposition Leader's Death of 3 Gunshot Wounds Declared Suicide
MosNews

Saudi's S-Oil mulls the set up of $3.5 billion refining unit in South Korea
MENAFN

November 29
As Nigeria Tries to Fight Graft, a New Sordid Tale
New York Times

A NGO Coalition To Monitor The State Expenditures In Georgia
Prime-News

Economic Brief: Venezuela's Pipeline Deals
PINR

Black Sea Pipelines Look to Bypass Straits
Reuters

Nigeria: Oil workers warn against exclusion in OGIC implementation committee
Vanguard

U.S.-Africa Oil and Gas Conference Opens November 29
USINFO

Nigeria: FG uncover $100m fraud in oil industry
Nigerian Tribune

World Bank country director warns Kazakhstan about fall of oil prices
Kazakhstan Today

US McDermott workers launch new strike over wages in Azerbaijan
AFX

November 28
Republic of Congo: In oil-rich nation, charges of skimming
Boston Globe

US unfreezes Equatorial Guinea corruption funds
El Muni

Russia pressing for world energy market transparency
RIA Novosti

Opinion: Transparency made visible
Guardian

Nigeria: 'N/Assembly to Pass Extractive Industry Bill'
This Day

EU backs Nigerian war on graft with 25 mln euros
Reuters

Abu Dhabi invests to diversify its economy
Financial Times

India: Officer's murder exposes corruption in oil sector
Indo-Asian News Service

Nigeria jails former police chief in graft crackdown
Financial Times

Venezuela's Chavez calls for private businesses to adopt new, social model
Pravda

Jordan Signs Accord for News Search
MENL

Maersk to further invest in Qatar oil field
MENAFN

Kuwait Signs MoU To Store Crude Oil In South Korea
Dow Jones

November 22
Transparency crucial for Project Kuwait -- economic experts
KUNA

Kazakhstan has to form new National Fund model - president of RK
Kazakhstan Today

Disguised as woman, Nigerian official flees British justice
Reuters

APEC: Business leaders vow to fight corruption
Korean Overseas Information Service

Norway: Teaching de-corruption
Norway Embassy (press release)

Opinion: The Middle East's Real Bane: Corruption
theOneRepublic

November 21
World Bank reform signed into law
Odious Debts Online

South Korea's anti-corruption policies and efforts to enhance transparency
Korean Independent Comission Against Corruption

Analysis: Trouble brewing in oil-rich Norway
International Herald Tribune

Trade, Regional Security Central at APEC Leaders' Meeting
USINFO

President will retain power in Azerbaijan
Newsday

Aid Groups Press World Bank On Chad Oil Profits
World Bank (press release)

Kazakhs Fume Over Lithuanian Oil Deal
Moscow Times

Venezuela to sell cheap oil
SA

UK pledges $30m to African business fund
Tide

Kazakhstan, Ukraine leaders discuss energy
AP

November 18
Lebanon inks key fuel deal with Algerian national oil firm
Daily Star

Angola: A rich country full of poor people
Mail and Guardian

Frustrations Grow in Cameroon over Oil Pipeline
Reuters

APEC Summit opens in RoK
VNA

President will retain power in Azerbaijan
Newsday

Britain pledges $30 mln to African business fund
Reuters

Russia to export oil to China via China-Kazakhstan pipeline
People's Daily

Georgian PM to meet Kazmunaigas CEO in Astana
Kazakhstan Today

Venezuela's economy grows 9.8 pct in third quarter
Reuters

Apec admits dangers of bilateral deals
Financial Times

Iran approves pumping $3 billion oil into subsidies
MENAFN

November 17
Sao Tome President Under Investigation in Oil Corruption Probe
AFX

Timor-Leste prime minister assures contractual transparency
Oil & Gas Journal

Petroleum Exhibition of Mexico opened
Oilonline

World's big oil players to gather in Riyadh
Reuters

A regional conference on fight with corruption is taking place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
AKIpress

Black Sea partners toast gas deal
BBC

'Oil has harmed' Mideast
Gulf Times

Nigeria, Sao Tome Meet Over JDZ Oil Blocs
This Day

Clinton urges Middle East rulers to diversify revenues
Gulf Times

November 16
Brown and Breton to urge more oil transparency on Saudi Arabia visit
Gulf Times

Gabon Receives US$15 Million for Natural Resources Management
World Bank (press release)

SOFAR funds for BTC construction reach $200m
AzerNEWS

Venezuela, China sign oil supply deal
AP

Venezuela awards five licenses to explore, exploit natural gas
People's Daily Online

Iranian oil delegation due in Riyadh
IRNA

Iran, oil minister No. 3
AME Info

Ministry Licenses Two Companies Explore, Develop Petroleum
Ethiopian Herald

Nigeria: Judge Orders Gas Flaring to Stop Immediately
Inter Press Service

Iran president makes third attempt to name oil minister
Persian Journal

November 15
New head of Transparency International elected
DPA

Iran: Ahmadinejad suffers new political blow
Monday Morning

PDVSA wants Haiti in PetroCaribe
Daily Journal

Kazakhstan: Independent inquiry into death of presidential critic sought
IRIN

TNK-BP, Russia discuss new law on subsurface resources
New Europe

China-Kazakhstan Pipeline Completed
AP

Venture to build Nigerian refinery
AP

Peru's Economic Growth Accelerates on Gold, Natural Gas Output
Bloomberg

Analysis - The paradox of oil trade: Crisis and profits
New Europe

November 14
French finmin demands transparency on oil markets
Reuters

Ex-Kazakh Official Who Made a Threat Found Slain
New York Times

South Africa - Oilgate: House delays decision
news24.com

Opinion: Scorpions could put sting into Mexico's anti-corruption battle
MexiData.info

Energy-Rich Azerbaijan Gains Prominence
AP

Venezuela May Form Ventures With Lukoil and Gazprom
Bloomberg

S. Korea Leads Anti-Corruption Drive
Korea Times

Apec to work towards one economy
Business Times

China's ICBC in talks with Arab investors over stake sale
AFP

November 10
Oil Company Execs Defend Profits to Senate
AP

Czechs under fire for canceling OECD antigraft inspection
Prague Post

Nigeria queries corruption rating
Independent Online

PetroKazakhstan acquisition is a new stage of cooperation, CNPC President
KAZInform

Natig Aliyev admits that oil transportation through BTC may be delayed
Today.AZ

Oil falls $1 to 4-month low on US stockpiles
Reuters

Syria discusses oil deals with French, Chinese, Russians
AFP

Ondo Signs MoU On $1.5b Private Refinery
Vanguard

November 9
Chad: Government to scrap unique legislation on sharing oil wealth
IRIN

Iran's nominee for oil minister withdraws candidacy
Reuters

Venezuela gov't may extend oil contract deadline
Bloomberg

Azerbaijani oil fund up $237mln since January
RIA Novosti

Angola: IMF Told to Keep Its Money, But Help Needed With Old Debts
IRIN

Mexican Senate ratifies tax break for state oil company
EFE

Iran's Petropars to develop oil in Gulf of Venezuela
Mehr

LUKoil to set up special company to produce, sell oil
RIA Novosti

Sudan at the head of a global sweep to mop up world's oil resources
Guardian

November 8
Nigeria says to blacklist corrupt contractors
Reuters

Slow Reforms May Stall Libya Oil Output Plans
Dow Jones

Chad Government Stands Firm Over Oil Revenue Law Change
World Bank (press release)

Contract let for Caspian pipeline pigging services
Oil & Gas Journal

MPs push govt to give citizens grants as oil revenues surge; Distribute money to Kuwaitis: Buramiyah
AFP

Kazakhstan and Russia settle oil field dispute
Resource Investor

Fire breaks out in Venezuelan oil refinery
Xinhuanet

Venezuela: Capital Access Grows
Latin Business Chronicle

Opinion: Nigeria - National Revenue Accounts: The missing billions
Daily Independent

November 7
Azerbaijan Elects Parliament Ahead of Oil Windfall
Bloomberg

Venezuela: Total Agrees to Pay Portion of $1B Bill
AP

Iran lawmakers try to rally behind oil nominee
Reuters

Amnesty: Chevron, Shell Involved in Niger Delta Crises
This Day

Oil billions fail to wipe out Azerbaijan's poverty
AFP

State part in Kazakhstan's oil refineries will be increased
Kazinform

Two tankers collide in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo
Reuters

November 4
BP's Browne: Oil price is unsustainably high
Reuters

Total profits rise sharply as oil prices soar
Financial Times

Oil Prices Remain Under $62 a Barrel
Herald News Daily

Kenya to open consulate in oil-rich southern Sudan
AFP

Cameroon Going in "Right Direction," Says U.S. Official
Washington File.gov (report)

November 3
Nigeria's Twin Evils of Poverty And Corruption
Vanguard

Oil Fund to allot over $19m for main pipe project 18
AzerNEWS

Italian companies eye the US$ 2 billion worth of oil & gas projects in UAE
Press Trust (press release)

Chavez sharpens rhetoric for Bush duel at Summit of the Americas
AFP

Astana hosts 10th session of Kazakhstan-British Trade and Industry Council
KAZINFORM

Kazakhstani-Swedish Agreement to draw investments into both states' economy
KAZINFORM

Weakened Bush to push trade, democracy in Latin America
AFP

November 2
PetroChina to buy back subsidiary shares
China Daily

BP sees Azerbaijan 2006 oil exports up 61 pct vs this yr at 22.3 mln tons
AFX

Nigeria: Chevron Signs Global MoU With Bayelsa's KEFFES Communities
Inter Press Service

Mexico, Costa Rica Leaders to Talk Pact
AP

Kazakhstan's foreign debt grew $2.5B in 1H 2005
Kazakhstan Today

Russian Oct oil output 40.702 mln tonnes, up 2.2 pct; 6th consecutive rise
AFX

OPEC sees oil stabilizing at $45-$55, sees no need to pump more
Platts

Venezuela and China to build satellite
AFP

November 1
Kazakhstan: President says national economy overcomes Dutch disease
Kazakhstan Today

Oil billions and poverty in Azerbaijan
AFP

Africa-Venezuela:Weaving New Alliances With Cultural Threads
Inter Press Service

Italian companies eye the USD 2 billion worth of onshore and offshore oil & gas projects in the UAE
AMEinfo

PetroChina seeks to buy out traded units
Bloomberg

Daniel Fried: A Strategy for Central Asia
US State Department (press release)

North-east companies set to explore Mexico opportunities
Aberdeen City Council (press release)