UN chief hails Sudan, South Sudan oil deal
August 7th, 2012 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 7 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the deal reached by the governments of Sudan and South Sudan overn oil and financial arrangements, Xinhua reported.The oil ... Read more...
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Iran, Russia ink oil deal
December 19th, 2011 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 18 (IANS) Iran and Russia Sunday signed a contract to develop an oil field in the southern part of the country, Xinhua reported.It was signed between the Iranian ... Read more...
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China ups pressure over India’s Vietnam oil deal
October 17th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Stepping up pressure on India to scrap oil deals with Vietnam, China has indicated that these agreements in South China Sea could potentially strain bilateral ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka, Vietnam ink oil deal
October 14th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Oct 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka and Vietnam have signed an oil and gas exploration agreement, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said at a forum here Friday.Vietnam's state-run PetroVietnam had ... Read more...
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Unfazed by China, India, Vietnam sign oil deal, extradition treaty
October 12th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Undeterred by Beijing's objections, India and Vietnam Wednesday sealed an accord for oil exploration in the South China Sea and signed half a dozen ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi, China sign oil deal
July 15th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, July 14 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi and China have signed an agreement on further cooperation on oil sale, a statement said.Under the new agreement, the Abu Dhabi National Oil ... Read more...
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British ministers ‘acted like lawyers for Libyans’ to secure Lockerbie bomber’s early release
February 8th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 8 (ANI): The release of Whitehall papers have revealed that Britain's last Labour government had 'acted like lawyers for the Libyans' in securing the early release of Lockerbie bomber ... Read more...
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‘UK pressurised Scotland to release Lockerbie bomber over oil deal between BP-Libya’
December 22nd, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): The British government had pressurised Scotland to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber last year over fears of "commercial warfare" from Libya, according to a report released by four ... Read more...
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Brit docs say they were not consulted about Lockerbie bomber’s release
August 16th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.16 (ANI): Four British cancer experts who had previously been involved with the bomber's treatment have claimed that they were not consulted by the Scottish Government before the decision to release ... Read more...
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US urges UK, Scotland to provide fresh evidence linked to Megrahi’s release
August 15th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): A team of four US senators conducting an inquiry into the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has urged the concerned Scottish lawyers and doctors, to ... Read more...
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Cameron leaves for US amid fears over Lockerbie bomber’s release row
July 19th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves for a two-day trip for the United States today amid concerns that the row of the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's release, ... Read more...
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Britain to help in probe into BP’s Lockerbie link
July 17th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 17 (DPA) The British government has promised to "engage constructively" with Washington over claims that the release of the terminally-ill Lockerbie bomber last year was linked to possible BP ... Read more...
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British government says Megrahi release a ‘mistake’
July 16th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) The Scottish government is embroiled in a controversy over its decision last year to release the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, on compassionate grounds, with ... Read more...
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UK envoy to US says release of Lockerbie bomber was a mistake
July 16th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): Britain's ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, has admitted that freeing Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi from Scottish prison last year was a major mistake.Sheinwald's admission ... Read more...
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Krishna heads to Kazakhstan Tuesday, energy deals top agenda
May 10th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) India will firm up a roadmap for scaling up business ties, including a lucrative oil deal, when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna goes on a three-day visit ... Read more...
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Venezuela and Russia complete oil deal negotiations
September 14th, 2009 - 8:16 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, Sep 14 (EFE) Venezuela and Russia have completed negotiations for joint production from one of the fields in the oil-rich Orinoco Belt, Venezuelan state-owned oil giant PDVSA said.
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Brown does a U-turn, vows to support IRA victims suing Libya
September 7th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep. 7 (ANI): Hours after refusing to get involved in the issue, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to support IRA victims' families in their fight to get compensation ... Read more...
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Russia, China sign oil deal, start new pipeline branch
April 21st, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 21 (RIA Novosti) Russia and China signed an agreement on oil cooperation in Beijing Tuesday, under which a new branch from the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline will be built ... Read more...
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Key papers sought on Reliance Petroleum role in Iraqi oil deal
February 25th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has sought permission from the finance ministry to obtain some key documents from Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to establish if Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) ... Read more...
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Iraq, Iran may ink oil deal: minister
February 6th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Feb 6 (IANS) Iraq’s Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani has said that the Iran-Iraq talks on joint oilfields were going ahead well and an oil deal was expected to be signed by ... Read more...
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China, Iran sign oil deal
January 15th, 2009 - 5:00 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 15 (Xinhua) Iran and China have signed a $1.76 billion deal here for the development of an oil field in Iran, media reports said.The deal was signed between China National ... Read more...
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China and Iraq sign oil mega-deal
September 4th, 2008 - 8:42 am ICT by ANI
Nicosia, Sept 4 (ANI): China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Asias biggest oil and gas company, has signed a three billion dollar agreement to develop and operate Iraq''s al Ahdab oil field ... Read more...
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Jordan, Iraq agree to renew oil deal for three years
June 13th, 2008 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Amman, June 13 (Xinhua) Jordan and Iraq have decided to renew an oil agreement signed in 2006 for three years with the same terms, under which Jordan can import Iraqi oil in ... Read more...
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