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China’s Hu heads to Liberia

Baku Today : Chinese President Hu Jintao is travelling to Liberia on the second leg of his African tour aimed at winning a larger share of the continent’s oil and energy resources. (2007/01/31)
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Petrol-?? seeks TÜPRA? decision enforcement

Zaman Online : Business : The Petrol-?? labor union has appealed to the Privatization Administration (Ö?B), the Capital Markets Board (SPK) and the ?stanbul Stock Exchange (?MKB) to carry out a Council of State decision to annul flotation of Turkish Petroleum Refineries … (2007/01/31)
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Energi calls on partners to share in mud costs

PT Energi Mega Persada , the parent company of Lapindo Brantas Inc., is demanding that its partners also take responsibility for the damage caused by the mud volcano disaster near Sidoarjo, East Java.Comment
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UK missing greenhouse gas targets

Telegraph : UK : David Miliband, the Environment Secretary, admitted yesterday that Labour’s repeated manifesto commitments to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, the chief gas responsible for global warming, looked "increasingly difficult to achieve". (2007/01/31)
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EU seeks tighter clean-air norms for oil companies - extended

Budapest Business Journal : European Union regulators plan stricter clean-air rules for oil companies, bolstering an environmental campaign that also targets carmakers. (2007/01/31)
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In Which Our Hero Begins To Walk The Road

Been feeling a little quiet recently. Decisions being made and all, it’s been sinking in and I’m starting to think about the best ways to go about accomplishing my new goals. It’s not a small thing. I need to plan. …
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Shell should use oil profits to clean environment, critics say - extended

Budapest Business Journal : Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, should use its profit to pay for cleaning up environmental damage in Nigeria and eight other countries where it operate, environmental and community groups said. (2007/01/31)
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Oil Prices Above $55 Again

Neftegaz : Oil prices rebounded above $55 after dipping earlier in the day (2007/01/31)
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Russia, Norway Prepare to Partnership in Arctic Region

Neftegaz : The 5th Russian-Norwegian Oil and Gas Conference was opened in Kirkenes Tuesday by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Odd Roger Enoksen (2007/01/31)
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China’s Oil Demand Will Be 11mln bpd by 2030

Neftegaz : China will need around 11m barrels of oil per day by 2030, 50% of which will come from the Gulf (2007/01/31)
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BP, Aker Kvaerner Extended Contract

Neftegaz : BP has exercised a two year option for supply of maintenance and modification services by Norwegian firm (2007/01/31)
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Ukraine Claims Money From Russia

Neftegaz : Ukraine wants Russia to pay with natural gas to pump fuel to Europe through the country (2007/01/31)
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Korea Gas Pays Less for LNG Due to Warm Weather

Neftegaz : Korea Gas Corp., the world’s biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, halved spot cargo purchases (2007/01/31)
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Gas And Electricity Prices Slide

Sky News : Business : Scottish & Southern Energy says it is to cut prices for the first time in six years.The group, which supplies energy as Southern Electric, Swalec, Scottish Hydro Electric and Atlantic Electric and Gas, expects to cut gas and electricity tariffs … (2007/01/31)
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NIGERIA: Development suffers as corruption thrives, rights group says

UN IRIN : Africa : The states of Nigeria’s southern, oil-rich delta region are receiving more money than ever before thanks to booming world oil prices and constitutional reform. But corruption has undermined prospects for development there, leaving schools without … (2007/01/31)
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