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Romanian Farmers Demand 50 Percent Cut in Fuel Prices

Πεμ, 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 12:08

About a thousand farmers protested yesterday across Romania, driving into the capital with their tractors and trucks to demand a drastic cut in fuel prices, unions said. “We want a 50-percent cut in oil prices for farmers,” the president of the federation of farmers’ unions Agrostar, Nicolae Stefan, told AFP.

Ukrainian President Threatens To Dissolve Parliament

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 16:08

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Wednesday threatened to dissolve parliament and call early elections following the collapse of the country's ruling pro-Western coalition.

Cheney To Take Aim At Russia's Gas Clout

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:33

Vice President Dick Cheney will use his trip to the Caucasus this week to try to loosen Russia's grip on Caspian and Central Asian oil and gas exports. But he may be too late.

Russian Pres Criticizes EU Stand On Georgia

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:29

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday criticized what he called the European Union's failure to understand Russian motives for going to war in Georgia.

Russian Embassy In Georgia Shut Down

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:27

Russia and Georgia have shut their embassies in each other's capitals following Tbilisi's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow, officials and news agencies said Wednesday.

Russia Says Will Complete Iran Nuclear Plant

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:26

The Russian company building Iran's first nuclear power plant has renewed a commitment to complete the project, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday.

Iran Begins Oil Export From Bahregansar's New Platforms

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:25

New platforms at Iran's Bahregansar oilfield have come on stream and oil from the field is being exported to world markets, the oil ministry's official Shana Web site reported Tuesday, citing a senior Iranian Offshore Oil Company official.

Iran & Oman To Hold Energy Talks Next Week

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:23

Iran and Oman will hold talks next week in Tehran on energy cooperation between the two countries, the state Irna news agency reported Tuesday, citing the Iranian oil minister.

Russia Aug Oil Output 9.82M B/D, -0.9% On Yr

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:21

Russia produced an average of 9.82 million barrels a day of crude oil and condensate in August, the news agency Interfax reported Tuesday, citing Ministry of Industry and Energy statistics.

Russia's Gazprom Reaches Nigerian Energy Cooperation Deal

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:20

Russian gas group Gazprom OAO (GAZP.RS) said Wednesday it had signed a cooperation deal on oil and gas exploration in Nigeria.

Rosneft Expects 2008 Production Growth Of 9% >ROSN.RS

Τετ, 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:18

Russia's biggest oil producer OAO Rosneft (ROSN.RS) expects 2008 production to increase by 9% compared with last year, the company's head of production Mikhail Stavsky said Wednesday.

TNK-BP, BP Separately Eye Oil, Gas In Turkmenistan

Τρι, 2 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008 - 15:35

BP PLC's (BP) Russian joint venture TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS), which is locked in a shareholders' conflict, is in talks with the government of Turkmenistan on possibly developing oil and gas fields in the north of the country, people familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.