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OPEC-style gas cartel meeting postponed: Gazprom

November 1st, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Berlin, Nov 1 (DPA) Efforts by Russia and other countries to form an OPEC-style cartel for natural gas have run into difficulties, German newspaper Die Welt said Saturday.A spokesman for Russia's state-controlled ...

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Iran calls for emergency OPEC meeting

October 19th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Ahvaz (Iran), Oct 19 (IANS) Iran's oil minister Saturday called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to discuss production cuts, saying this was the only way ...

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OPEC crude price drops by $3.81

September 30th, 2008 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS -
Vienna, Sep 30 (DPA) The price for crude oil produced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped by nearly four dollars Monday, the organisation said Tuesday.One barrel (159 litres) of ...

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Oil prices to stay high, upping output won’t help: Saudi Arabia

July 1st, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, July 1 (IANS) Increasing production will not pull down spiralling oil prices and indications are that prices will remain high, according to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. "People who ...

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Kuwait to raise oil output by 300,000 bpd next year

June 24th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Kuwait City, June 24 (DPA) Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Mohamed al-Olaim has pledged that Kuwait would raise its oil production by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2009 and invest $55 billion ...

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Kuwait to raise oil output by 300,000 bpd next year

June 24th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Kuwait City, June 24 (DPA) Kuwaiti Minister of Oil Mohamed al-Olaim has pledged that Kuwait would raise its oil production by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) by mid-2009 and invest $55 billion ...

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Jeddah summit calls for more investment in oil output

Jeddah summit calls for more investment in oil output

June 23rd, 2008 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS -
Jeddah, June 23 (IANS) The world's top oil producing and consuming countries have called for increased investments in oil production as well as greater transparency and regulation of financial markets to rein ...

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India wants oil price band, Saudi Arabia moots pro-poor initiative (Roundup)

India wants oil price band, Saudi Arabia moots pro-poor initiative (Roundup)

June 22nd, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Jeddah, June 22 (IANS) The world's top oil producing and consuming nations have embarked on a new dialogue to bring under control the spiralling prices that have pushed inflation levels to historic ...

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Ahmadinejad calls for new strategies for OPEC

June 17th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Isfahan (Iran), June 17 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday called for new strategies and programmes for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to face the current economic challenges, ...

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OPEC prices rise over $130 for first time

June 10th, 2008 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Vienna, June 10 (Xinhua) The average daily oil prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hit the historic high of $130.87 dollars per barrel, the Vienna-based cartel said Tuesday. The ...

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Iran replaces US dollars in oil transactions

April 30th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Tehran, April 30 (Xinhua) Iran has replaced the US dollar with other currencies in its oil transactions, an oil ministry official said Wednesday. "The dollar has completely been removed from our oil ...

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Putin and Gaddafi discuss gas cartel

April 17th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Tripoli, April 17 (DPA) Russian President Vladimir Putin, on one of his final foreign trips before he steps down May 7, will hold further talks with his Libyan counterpart Moammer Gaddafi about ...

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OPEC crude price touches record $106

April 17th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Vienna, April 17 (Xinhua) The daily average oil prices of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) touched a new high at $106.65 a barrel, the cartel said Thursday. Wednesday's peak price ...

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OPEC weekly oil price hits new high

April 14th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Vienna, April 14 (Xinhua) The weekly average oil price of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hit a new high of $102.57 per barrel last week, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday. ...

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OPEC crude price continues slide

April 1st, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Vienna, April 1 (DPA) The price of crude oil produced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) continued its downward trend towards the beginning of the week, OPEC said Tuesday. One ...

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Qatar to announce its biggest ever budget

March 24th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin -
(Gulf Business Capsule) Dubai, March 24 (IANS) Qatar is all poised to announce its biggest ever budget for the financial year 2008-09 which starts April 1. According to the Arabic daily Al Sharq, ...

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$43 bn worth of new airports, expansions in Gulf

March 22nd, 2008 - 6:01 pm ICT by admin -
(Gulf Business Capsule) Dubai, March 22 (IANS) Gulf countries account for $43 billion of the $68 billion worth of new airport projects and expansions currently under way in the Middle East, Africa and ...

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US vice president in Saudi Arabia to talk Iraq, Iran

March 21st, 2008 - 8:33 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Riyadh, March 21 (DPA) US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Friday in Saudi Arabia where he was expected to urge its leaders to activate their ties with Iraq, according to media reports. ...

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OPEC crude price falls from all time high

February 22nd, 2008 - 7:36 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Vienna, Feb 22 (DPA) The price for oil produced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped from its previous record high Thursday, falling to $93.97, OPEC said Friday. According to ...

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OPEC revises 2008 growth demand downwards

February 15th, 2008 - 8:50 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Vienna, Feb 15 (DPA) World oil demand in 2008 is expected to grow by 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) to an average of 86.99 mb/d, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ...

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