Archive for May, 2008

Trans-Afghan Pipeline Project Experts Discuss Gas Pricing in …

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

[Correspondent over video of the meeting] Deputy ministers of the oil and gas agencies of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and managers of the Indian …

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Indian rubber hits new highs on tight supply

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Kottayam (Kerala), May 31 : A peak rise in prices of natural rubber in India has forced the industries to source whatever stocks available in the market hit by crop-loss and influenced by booming crude oil prices.

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Fire breaks out in an oil tanker in Uttar Pradesh

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), May 31 : A major tragedy was averted on Saturday when fire fighters in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh doused fire sparked in a petrol tanker parked near a petrol filling station.

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Lauderdale Residents Plot Course to Fight Gas-Pipeline Plan

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Posted on: Saturday, 31 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Roberto Santiago, The Miami Herald May 31–Representatives of 104 Fort Lauderdale homeowners and condo associations met Friday to map out their plan of …

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Oil delivery strike could hit refinery

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

By David MacLean SOUTH Tyneside’s major oil refinery could be hit after delivery drivers voted to take strike action. Drivers contracted to oil firm Shell …

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Russia TNK-BP CEO resists calls to step down

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Demands for Dudley to resign come on top of other problems at TNK-BP, which last year was forced to cede control of a major Siberian gas project to Gazprom. …

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Iranian gas supplies to Turkey resume after pipeline blast

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Militants from the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have sabotaged gas and oil pipelines in the region in the past as part of their 23-year armed …

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Spanish, Portuguese, Italian fishermen strike over fuel prices

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Thousands of fisherman from Spain, Portugal and Italy have gone on strike to join other European protests against soaring fuel prices.

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Oil Crisis Solved By Resources, Not Gimmicks – Town Hall

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Oil Crisis Solved By Resources, Not GimmicksTown Hall, DC - 8 hours agoMaxine Waters wants to “socialize” the oil industry, Americans don't blame oil companies for the high prices. According to Gallup, “The number of Americans …

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Gazprom, LUKOIL discover large oil field in Caspian

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

MOSCOW, May 31 (Itar-Tass) — A joint venture of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom and oil major LUKOIL has discovered a large off-shore oil and gas condensate …

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