SEPTEMBER, 2004

September 29
Nigeria: Agip Denies Giving Helicopters to Security Agencies
This Day

Chevron touts social responsibility
Contra Costa Times

World Bank evolves with the times
Daily Star

China's New African Oil Ties Create Concerns
VOA

Chevron denies Kazakh tax claim
Kazinform

Management, Unions Move to Curb Industrial Unrest in the Oil Sector
Vanguard

Azerbaijan signs 600-million-dollar oil field deal
AFP

Angola: ChevronTexaco Invests USD 11 Billion in Oil Extraction Projects
Angola Press Agency

September 28
Nigeria: Senate Queries CBN Over $100m Oil Fund Withdrawal As World Prices Hit $50pb
Daily Champion

IMF Concludes 2004 Article IV Consultation with the Islamic Republic of Iran
IMF

Oil Companies Zeroing In on Mauritania as New Sources Dwindle
LA Times (free registration required)

Schroeder calls for promote transparency in oil prices
Expatica

Liberia: Bad Management Exposed At Petroleum Refinery Corporation
The Analyst

Swiss stand trial over Elf corruption scandal
Vanguard

Crackdown in Nigeria's Niger Delta Cuts Down Oil Production
VOA

September 27
Kuwait poised to speed liberal reforms
AFP

BP to boost pipeline capacity from Azeri oilfields
Gulf News

Rebels fight government to control Nigerian oil
Telegraph

Russia may join Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline
Kazinform

DIFC Has Powerful and Logical Case - UAE
Arab News

Azeri GNKAR to pump 8.75 mln tons of crude in 2005
A K & M

Tortuous Road to Deregulation
Vanguard

Oil-rich Brunei signals resolve to join regional competition
AFP

Oil boom fuels talk of reform in Gulf
AP

Russia to Allow State-Owned Firms to Bid on Yukos Assets
VOA

SOCAR lowers oil exports, shifts to AIOC
Interfax

Azerbaijan to adopt oil revenue employment strategy
Interfax

Russia to Curb Inflation, Manage Industry, PM Says
Bloomberg

September 24
$12m Scam: US Probes Lagos IPP
This Day

Azerbaijan: World Bank Allots $25m for Two Projects
Baku Today

Kenya finally to get IMF loan
BBC

ADB to give political risk guarantees to investors in Afghanistan
AFP

Missing Ship Found in P-Harcourt
Vanguard

BG Group signs LNG agreements in Egypt; plans new wells
Oil & Gas Journal

Poor external image denies Nigeria of foreign investments: UNCTAD
AFP

Azerbaijan approves final ACG development phase
Oil & Gas Journal

Ireland: Phoenix 'ploy' rejected by oil body
Belfast Telegraph

India considers Egypt's oil pipeline offer
Times of India

September 23
Zimbabwe: Massive Fuel Scandal Unearthed At NOCZIM
Financial Gazette

Int'l conference on auditing held in Baku
Azernews

Nigeria: Withdrawal of N110b From Excess Oil Fund Worries Senators
Vangaurd

Analysis: Tackling the oil curse
Economist

Auditing Independence Proposed
Beijing Review

Work on oil Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline to begin this month
Interfax

IMF Completes First Review Under Gabon's Stand-By Arrangement and Approves US$20 Million Disbursement
IMF press release

ExxonMobil completes analysis of Kazakh gas sector
Interfax

September 22
U.S. ambassador warns of corruption in Russia
AP

Nigeria to Earn 3rd Highest OPEC Oil Revenue, 2004
Vanguard

World Bank says Chad needs help managing oil money
Reuters

Analysis: Azerbaijan's Precarious Balancing Act
PINR

EU makes Libya offer on sanctions
BBC

LG clinches $3bn Russian deal
Reuters

ONGC embarks on exploration prorgram
UNI

OMV eyes new oil, gas projects in Kazakhstan
Interfax

India, Pakistan plan oil ministers' meeting
DAWN

"Azerbaijan's key goal is to achieve progress in non-oil sector" - President
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

Russia's Lukoil to stay in Azerbaijan project
Interfax

September 21
Nigeria: Legislator Frowns At NNPC Over Missing Vessels
This Day

Contract of the Century brings Azerbaijan 4.5 million tons of profit oil
US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce

South Korea, Kazakhstan Sign Oil, Uranium Agreements
VOA

Pemex Gets $1.75 Billion in Biggest Latin American Company Bond
Bloomberg

First Nigerian DIG's Son Caught Stealing Petrol
This Day

Zambia: Indeni Resumes Full Production
Times of Zambia

Nigeria: NNPC, Mobil Seal Deal On $1.27bn Gas Project
This Day

Algerian Oil Revenues Predicted to Rise
AP

Forex deal: Nigeria DPR issues new guidelines to petroleum importers
Vanguard

Embarrassment as Nigerian navy 'loses' impounded tanker
Telegraph

Impact of oil on Georgian economy and politics
Messenger

Unocal Sanctions Phase 3 Development of ACG Field in Caspian Sea
Unocal press release

September 20
Bush decides to lift Libya sanctions
AP

Russian oil giant's reserves estimated to be 5 times larger
New York Times

West Africa, a big exporter to the U.S., demonstrates the 'paradox of plenty'
San Francisco Chronicle

Korea, Kazakhstan discuss oil, uranium
Korea Herald

Nigeria: Powershift, Oil Law Dominate Senators' Retreat
Daily Champion

New Sao Tome government sworn in
Reuters

Debt Relief: Obasanjo Berates U.S. On Nigeria
This Day

September 17
CHC signs expanded $40 million contract with BP oil giant in Baku
Canadian Press

Libya hopes to renew US term oil sales in 2005
Reuters

Tanganyika Oil Company Plan Three Well Exploration Program for West Gharib Block, Egypt
Tanganyika press release

Eyes are on African oil producers and their welcome windfall
Reuters

Sao Tome sacked PM accuses president
Xinhua

Roh ready for trips to Kazakhstan, Russia
Korea Herald

OPEC Boosts Nigeria's Oil Revenue By .82m Bpd
Vanguard

September 16
Ghana: Minister Reveals Gallons of Premix Fuel Missing
Ghanaian Chronicle

SOCAR to export 6th consignment via Baku-Supsa in October
AzerNews

EU Commission chief Prodi heads to strategic Caucasus region
AFP

Yemen Parliament confronts government over oil deal scandal
Yemen Times

Angola opens cards in bilateral aid bid
Business Report

Angola: Government Legalizes Memo for Joint Oil Exploration With DRC
Angola Press Agency

Russian authorities threaten to strip BP of production licences
Herald

Nigeria: Agip to Expand Gas Delivery in Rivers
This Day

Nigeria: Court Throws Out Suit Seeking to Compel Obasanjo to Appoint Oil Minister
Vanguard

Nigeria: Foreigners Dominate N1.680b Logistic Business in Oil Sector - Expert
Vanguard

September 15
SOCAR announces tender for Azeri Light consignment
Interfax

Kazakh Finance Ministry suggests TengizChevroil issue tenge bonds
Interfax

Common Economic Space reaches VAT agreement
Interfax

Fradkov backs oil-gas merger
UPI

Milli Mejlis Ratifies Agreement on Expansion of Cooperation in Field Of Energy with Georgia
Baku Today

September 14
Kazakhstan suspends fuel oil exports
RosBusinessConsulting

Kazakhstan considering gas pipeline construction from Caspian to China
Interfax

Kazakhstan reports investments in natural resources development
RosBusinessConsulting

September 13
Angola: Putting Recovery On Track
IRIN

PetroKazakhstan CEO Isautier Sells $30 Million Worth of Stock
Bloomberg

Angola is more transparent, but 'there is still a long way to go'
Business Report

Libya GPC holds meeting to finance oil and gas projects
Ljbc.net

Russia's Finance Minister Pledges Transparency in Yukos Case
MosNews

September 12
Oil and corruption
Washington Post (free registration required)

Environmentalist fury over oil spill at Shell pipeline site
Observer

September 10
Reliance on Russian Oil to Grow
Reuters

In Wake of Oil Spill, International Environmentalists Urge Sempra to Reject Shell's Sakhalin Gas
Pacific Environment press release

Azerbaijan to Gain Over $200 Billion of Oil Revenues, Experts Say
Baku Today

KazakhOil Aktobe targets $140 mln capex in 2004
Interfax

PetroKaz boss sold $76-million in shares this year
Globe and Mail

The resource curse
Financial Review

PetroKaz boss sold $76-million in shares this year
Globe and Mail (free registration required)

September 9
Kazakh economy ministry figures GDP will double by 2008
Interfax

Sakhalin Oil Spill Spreads as Shell's Response Falters
Sakhalin Environment Watch

Drilling starts on 3rd WA pre-drill well
Azernews

September 8
Spurred by Illness, Indonesians Lash Out at U.S. Mining Giant
New York Times (free registration required)

Taxes paid by Lukoil make up 4.1 percent of the Russian Federation consolidated budget
Lukoil press release

Kazakh govt. submits draft 2005 budget to parliament
Interfax

September 7
U.S. Oil Firms Entwined in Equatorial Guinea Deals
Washington Post (free registration required)

Azeri President adopts execution of 2003 budget of SOFAZ
Trend - 9/07/04

September 6
Azerbaijan calls tender for October crude
Interfax

Was Calgary firm's deal in Kazakhstan oil patch just too sweet?
Globe and Mail

September 5
Kazakh economy minister against petrodollar handouts
BBC Monitoring

September 3
Iran Will Start Piping Natural Gas to Azerbaijan in Sept 2005
Iranian.ws

Oil Production Breaks New Record in August
Reuters

September 2
New Caspian Development Law Won't Hit Current Deals
Dow Jones Newswires