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Friday, June 11th, 2010
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:04:57 GMT

Iran's neighbors oppose its nuclear program, poll finds - STLtoday.com


Iran's neighbors oppose its nuclear program, poll finds
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Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, according to a Pew Global Attitudes survey of 21 nations ...

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Wed, 02 May 2012 18:06:07 GMT

Democracies can stop predatory financiers – Argentina and Bolivia are showing how - The Guardian


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Democracies can stop predatory financiers – Argentina and Bolivia are showing how
The Guardian
On 1 May Bolivia seized the Spanish company that controlled its electricity grid, just after Argentina, on 14 April, effectively renationalised YPF, its main oil company, expropriating 51% owned by Spanish firm Repsol. Both critics and supporters have ...

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Sun, 20 May 2012 17:07:55 GMT

MEES: Bolivarian Venezuela´s Oil Policy And Iran: - Petroleumworld.com


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MEES: Bolivarian Venezuela´s Oil Policy And Iran:
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Note: Two neighboring blocks portend to be very successful, indicating perhaps what Iran has missed out on. These are now the country's highest priority projects, including: i. Cardon IV: Here the Perla field being developed by Repsol and Eni is a ...

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Mon, 07 May 2012 08:12:24 GMT

Who's afraid of Kirchner's oil nationalization? - Asia Times Online


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Who's afraid of Kirchner's oil nationalization?
Asia Times Online
YPF was Argentina's longtime national oil company, whose assets, including oil deposits, were owned by the Argentinian public until 1993. In 1999, YPF was taken over by Repsol, Spain's once national oil company. The YPF oil reserves amounted to ...
South America's New PariahThe Weekly Standard (blog)

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Fri, 04 May 2012 03:10:45 GMT

OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International ... - Center for Research on Globalization


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OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International ...
Center for Research on Globalization
The following table illustrates how YPF production fell under Repsol. Repsol made billions with YPF existing facilities, with little further investment. Also, under Repsol's YPF management, Argentina went from energy self-sufficiency and energy ...
Argentina Another Country to Brush Off Liberal DogmasTiwy.com - news of Latin America
Energy dilemma confronts ArgentinaBangkok Post

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Fri, 11 May 2012 10:30:00 GMT

IEA report raises oil demand but warns of Iran risk - AFP


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IEA report raises oil demand but warns of Iran risk
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PARIS — The IEA raised slightly its outlook for growth of oil demand this year but warned on Friday that risks of a shock from Iran persisted despite easing prices and a supply boost by OPEC. In its monthly report, the International Energy Agency said ...
IEA: Oil Market Looks Slightly Tighter; Uncertainties LoomMNI News

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Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:36 GMT

The Energy Wars Heat Up - Middle East Online


The Energy Wars Heat Up
Middle East Online
Under President Kirchner's plans, which she detailed on national television, the government would take a 51% controlling stake in YPF, which is now majority-owned by Spain's largest corporation, the energy firm Repsol YPF.

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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:03:14 GMT

Brazil's Cry for Argentina Makes 'Social Equality' an Issue for Obama and Romney - Huffington Post (blog)


Brazil's Cry for Argentina Makes 'Social Equality' an Issue for Obama and Romney
Huffington Post (blog)
After the confrontational expropriation of oil dinosaur Repsol YPF president Cristina Kirchner of Argentina has published a glowing profile of Dilma Rousseff in Time magazine, praising the Brazilian leader for sharing her commitment to "social equality ...

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Thu, 17 May 2012 17:23:42 GMT

Good & Bad Gold Stories - BullionVault


Good & Bad Gold Stories
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TGR: On May 4, Argentina's Congress passed a bill to nationalize Repsol YPF SA, the biggest oil company there, expropriating 51% of Repsol's shares. Although not entirely unexpected because President Cristina Kirchner had announced her decision to ...

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Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:52 GMT

A Contrarian's Guide to Volatile Precious Metals Markets - The Market Oracle


A Contrarian's Guide to Volatile Precious Metals Markets
The Market Oracle
TGR: On May 4, Argentina's Congress passed a bill to nationalize Repsol YPF SA (REP:BMAD), the biggest oil company there, expropriating 51% of Repsol's shares. Although not entirely unexpected because President Cristina Kirchner had announced her ...

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:36:56 -0700

Energy dilemma

(MENAFN - Jordan Times) The expropriation of nearly all of the Spanish company Repsol's stake in Argentina's energy producer YPF, announced in a vehement speech by President Cristina Fernández de ... Read more

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:19:33 -0700

Top Republican urges deeper engagement in Latin America

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress' top Republican called on Tuesday for deeper economic engagement with Latin America as a bulwark against Iran's attempt to gain influence in the region and the destabilizing effects of international drug cartels. "The best defense against an expansion of Iranian influence in Latin America - and against the destructive aspirations of international criminals in ... Read more

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:03:26 -0700

Another Week of GW News, May 20, 2012 [A Few Things Ill Considered]

Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week's Global Warming news roundup Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... Read more

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:31:09 -0700

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - May 8

Financial Times WONGA TO OFFER LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES Wonga, the online lender that charges annual interest ratesof 4,000 per cent on short-term loans, has launched a servicefor cash-strapped small ... Read more

Mon, 07 May 2012 01:21:07 -0700

Who's afraid of Kirchner's oil nationalization?

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at a press conference on April 16 announced the seizure of a 51% control in oil company YPF and reasserted Argentina's control over its oil deposits. Read more

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:28:30 -0700

Argentina's Seizure Won't Solve Its Energy Problems

The expropriation of nearly all of Spanish company Repsol's stake in Argentina's energy producer YPF, announced in a vehement speech by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has raised legal alarms worldwide. In fact, the move will not resolve the country's energy problems in the absence of enormous inflows of investment to the sector. Read more

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:53:30 -0700

Argentina And Bolivia Are Right To Take Over Private Companies

While Europe forces yet more privatization on Greece and Spain under the Orwellian name of "liberalization", Latin America in 2012 is challenging the orthodox view that private always is better than public. Read more

Wed, 02 May 2012 06:27:00 -0700

The Oil Tanker Market 2012-2022

NEW YORK, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:  The Oil Tanker Market 2012-2022 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0790295/The-Oil-Tanker-Market-2012-2022.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Oil_and_Gas_energy Report ... Read more

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:53:30 -0700

The Falklands Discussion: Some Interesting Comments on Argentina and its Foreign Policy

In a recent discussion on Argentina’s expropriation of YPF there was much commentary on how the Falklands issue was still one of great importance. Seeing Argentina as independent and able to move ahead, despite having poor relations with the Europeans, created a healthy debate on the issue. ... Read more

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:32:48 -0700

Analysis: Parent asset injection no panacea for Sinopec woes

Chinese state oil giant Sinopec Group may inject only as much as half of its global oil and gas reserves into Sinopec Corp as it holds onto assets in volatile countries such as Syria, far from enough to ... Read more

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:56:16 GMT

Japan stops paying for Iranian oil - Financial Times


Japan stops paying for Iranian oil
Financial Times
Iran's central bank said it could not comment because the deputy for foreign exchange affairs was travelling abroad. The National Iranian Oil Company, which handles oil exports, did not comment either. Showa Shell Sekiyu, Japan's biggest buyer of ...

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Mon, 21 May 2012 08:49:30 GMT

Iran finds first Caspian Sea oil in more than a century - Ynetnews


Iran finds first Caspian Sea oil in more than a century
Ynetnews
International oil and gas companies such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA have exited Iran to comply with US sanctions over its nuclear program, forcing the Islamic state to rely on its own technology for exploration and production.

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Mon, 21 May 2012 09:27:45 GMT

How Iran could double its oil output - CNN


How Iran could double its oil output
CNN
Any of the big oil firms would jump at the chance to invest in Iran -- Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500), BP (BP), Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA), as well as the companies that specialize in oil field optimization like Halliburton (HAL, Fortune 500) and ...

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Mon, 21 May 2012 18:35:49 GMT

High Tide: From South Korea Mulls Iran Embargo To Swiss Probes of Syrians, Libyans - Wall Street Journal (blog)


High Tide: From South Korea Mulls Iran Embargo To Swiss Probes of Syrians, Libyans
Wall Street Journal (blog)
(Nigerian Tribune, Sahara Reporters, Nigerian Bulletin, Vanguard) Payments made by Shell in Nigeria undermine its case for weaker rules governing programs designed to disclose such payments, Global Witness said. (news release) Why are isolated state ...

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Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:39 GMT

Asia-Pacific Crude-Rises on robust demand from Shell - Reuters Africa


Asia-Pacific Crude-Rises on robust demand from Shell
Reuters Africa
SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific crude market rose on Monday on robust demand from Shell as the oil major bought at least four July cargoes at higher premiums than the previous month. * TRADE - Shell bought a Labuan cargo from Petronas at ...

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Thu, 17 May 2012 05:12:22 GMT

REFILE-Japan's JX: no problem with paying Iran for oil now - Reuters UK


REFILE-Japan's JX: no problem with paying Iran for oil now
Reuters UK
Besides JX Nippon, Japan's top buyer of Iranian crude, Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, and Cosmo Oil have already renewed term deals to lift Iranian crude from April, industry sources have said. Only JX and Showa Shell have plans to lift Iranian oil in April ...

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Fri, 18 May 2012 13:11:23 GMT

Shell's Majnoon deal highlights Iraq oil target verdict - Reuters UK


Shell's Majnoon deal highlights Iraq oil target verdict
Reuters UK
By Peg Mackey | LONDON (Reuters) - Shell is pressing ahead with talks over final development of Iraq's Majnoon oilfield, a senior executive told Reuters, and a lower, more realistic oil production target is a core part of discussions.

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Sat, 19 May 2012 05:55:05 GMT

Japan extends steep Iran crude oil cut to May Imports 60 pct lower than Jan ... - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily


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Japan extends steep Iran crude oil cut to May Imports 60 pct lower than Jan ...
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
Japan's biggest buyers of Iranian oil, Showa Shell Sekiyu KK and JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, are to load a total of four vessels in May, steady from April, the traders said, with shipments arriving this month and next.
Japan's Idemitsu renews Iran oil deal, cuts volumeReuters UK
House Foreign Affairs Committee HearingInsurance News Net (press release)

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Mon, 21 May 2012 19:41:03 GMT

Massive protests in Aleppo to honor 'the heroes of Aleppo University' - Link TV


Massive protests in Aleppo to honor 'the heroes of Aleppo University'
Link TV
In a shelling described as the fiercest, mortar shells continue to fall on the city of al-Rastan in Homs Province, averaging one shell per minute. Dozens of people were killed or injured, and homes were destroyed as the residents were inside.

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Sun, 20 May 2012 17:54:46 GMT

Katayoun Shahabi docs in Cannes - Screen International


Katayoun Shahabi docs in Cannes
Screen International
The documentary is drawn from filmmaker Fima Emami's own experience with her father, a shell-shocked former veteran of the 1980s Iran-Iraq War. Emami and co-director Reza Daryanoushi have also located a US veteran of the second Gulf War, now living in ...

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Fri, 18 May 2012 06:05:53 -0700

Shell's Majnoon deal highlights Iraq oil target verdict

LONDON (Reuters) - Shell is pressing ahead with talks over final development of Iraq's Majnoon oilfield, a senior executive told Reuters, and a lower, more realistic oil production target is a core part of discussions. Majnoon is one of four southern super giant fields that are vital to Iraq's ambition to at least double its oil output and put it firmly back among the world's top producers. But ... Read more

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:59:53 -0700

How Iran could double its oil output

As Iran continues to grapple with the West over its nuclear ambitions, experts say the nation could double its already sizable oil output if sanctions were lifted to allow foreign investment into its oil industry. Read more

Mon, 21 May 2012 02:45:45 -0700

DOUBLING IRAN'S OIL OUTPUT

As Iran continues to grapple with the West over its nuclear ambitions, experts say the nation could double its already sizable oil output if sanctions were lifted to allow foreign investment into its oil industry. Read more

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:44:04 -0700

Shell says high prices eroding fuel demand

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil demand is being curbed by high prices, Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday as it reported first-quarter earnings, adding to signs of weaker global oil consumption growth so far this year. Shell, Europe's largest oil company by market value, said its first-quarter sales of fuels such as gasoline and diesel fell about 3 percent from the same period of 2011 including the ... Read more

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:39:36 -0700

Shell profits rise on high oil price

Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that net profits climbed almost 16 percent in the first quarter, boosted by "strong" oil prices and rising output. Read more

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:02:33 -0700

Shell Opens Talks with Iraq to Cut Majnoon Targets

Reuters, citing official documents, reported yesterday that Shell is in talks with Iraq's oil ministry over potential revisions to the planned production plateau at the Majnoon field from 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) to 1 million bpd. Read more

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:19:19 -0700

Shell Agrees to Buy Cove After Raising Bid to $1.8 Billion

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) , Europe’s largest oil company, agreed to buy Cove Energy Plc (COV) after raising its bid to 1.12 billion pounds ($1.8 billion), securing a stake in gas fields discovered off Mozambique. Read more

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:11:58 -0700

Civil Society, Business Groups Call on Congress to Support Incorporation Transparency, Ban Anonymous U.S. Shell ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, 41 business and civil society groups sent a letter to every member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate urging them to co-sponsor the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483/ H.R. 3416). This bipartisan bill, which is endorsed by the Obama Administration, would require companies to disclose their ultimate owners at the time ... Read more

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:29:13 -0700

Iran finds first Caspian Sea oil for more than a century

Deposit was found at a depth of 2.5 kilometers during drilling on a natural-gas field Read more

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:25:57 -0700

Shell Q1 Profit Rises 11% On High Oil Prices

Royal Dutch Shell, the world's third largest oil and gas company, Thursday reported a $7.7 billion profit in the first quarter, an 11 percent rise from the same period a year ago. Read more

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