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Iraq Extends Registration For Intl Oil Companies To Feb 18

Iraq Extends Registration For Intl Oil Companies To Feb 18

Iraq has extended to Feb. 18 its invitation for international oil companies to submit registration documentation to bid for participation in the development of some of Iraq's prized oil fields, the Oil Ministry announced Tuesday.

Oil Majors To Meet Iraqis Thu To Discuss Tech Pacts-Official

Oil Majors To Meet Iraqis Thu To Discuss Tech Pacts-Official

An Iraqi Oil Ministry delegation will meet in Amman later this week with senior executives from five oil majors to discuss the possibility of signing technical support agreements to help develop five oil fields, an Iraqi oil ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Oilex: Sarha-1 Well Reaches Total Depth Of 1,890 Metres

Oilex: Sarha-1 Well Reaches Total Depth Of 1,890 Metres

Oilex said Tuesday that the Sarha-1 exploration well, the first of three exploration wells that will be drilled in a continuous sequence by Oilex in the Block 56 Production Sharing Contract Area, Sultanate of Oman has reached total depth (TD) of 1,890 metres measured depth in the Cambrian Huqf Formation.

Urals Energy Awards $60M Of Dulisma Infrastructure Deals

Urals Energy Awards $60M Of Dulisma Infrastructure Deals

Urals Energy Public Company, a independent exploration and production company with operations in Russia, said Tuesday that it has awarded contracts totalling almost $60 million for the construction of the first stage of the central processing facilities, infield gathering system and export pipeline system which are scheduled for completion by end of 2008.

Polish Lotos CEO: Sees Merger With Orlen In 3-5 Yrs - Report

Polish Lotos CEO: Sees Merger With Orlen In 3-5 Yrs - Report

Poland's two oil refiners PKN Orlen (PKN.WA) and Grupa Lotos (LTS.WA) should merge within three to five years as part of a larger tie-up with a European oil major, Lotos Chief Executive Pawel Olechnowicz told the daily Parkiet in an interview published Tuesday.

Fuel Rules ‘Are not Enough to Protect Consumers’

Fuel Rules ‘Are not Enough to Protect Consumers’

Illegal trading and adulteration remain two of the biggest problems plaguing the domestic fuel sector, according to the findings of a survey conducted by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).

Premier’s Trip Holds no Big Expectations

Premier’s Trip Holds no Big Expectations

The Greek administration is keeping its eyes wide open ahead of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis’s official visit to Ankara on Wednesday – from which no major developments are expected – in order to ensure it does not turn into a complete disaster.

OPEC Governors Chmn:Oil Output Hike Possible,Others Disagree

OPEC Governors Chmn:Oil Output Hike Possible,Others Disagree

AMMAN (Dow Jones)--The chairman of OPEC's board of governors Monday said some in the group could press for an increase in output of as much as a million barrels a day at its Feb. 1 meeting, a view that contrasts sharply with oil ministers and other officials who have rejected any notion of a hike.

Saudi Sabic Gets Regulator OK To Raise Cap 20% Via Bonus Shrs

Saudi Sabic Gets Regulator OK To Raise Cap 20% Via Bonus Shrs

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (2010.SA), the world's largest petrochemicals maker by market value, Monday received the market regulator's approval to raise its capital by 20% to 30 billion Saudi riyals ($8 billion) from SAR25 billion.

Iraq Suspends North Oil Exports On Pipeline Repair - Official

Iraq Suspends North Oil Exports On Pipeline Repair - Official

Iraq has suspended crude oil exports from its northern oil fields due to a fault on the pipeline that carries crude from the Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, an Iraqi oil official said Monday.

StatoilHydro Seeks Right For Extended Snohvit Start-Up Period

StatoilHydro Seeks Right For Extended Snohvit Start-Up Period

StatoilHydro has Monday submitted an application to the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) for an extended start-up period, and given an account of increased carbon emissions from the LNG plant at Melkoya near Hammerfest.

Greek Power Workers Union To Strike Over PPCs Deal With RWE

Greek Power Workers' Union To Strike Over PPC's Deal With RWE

Workers at Greece's 51% state-controlled Public Power Corporation SA (PPC.AT) will stage a 24-hour strike Jan. 29, to protest against management plans to jointly build two new power plants in conjunction with Germany's RWE AG (RWE.XE).