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February 29, 2004
Oil
prices shoot up over concerns OPEC cut output
AFP: Oil prices shot up on Friday, boosted by mounting concerns
that OPEC will cut output and by tight stocks of US gasoline, analysts
said...
February 24, 2004
Forecast
of Rising Oil Demand Challenges Tired Saudi Fields
NY Times: The country's oil fields now are in decline, prompting
industry and government officials to raise serious questions about whether
the kingdom will be able to satisfy the world's thirst for oil in coming
years...
February 22, 2004
Oil
benchmarks decline on value of the US dollar
AFP: Oil prices gave up early gains and headed lower in late
trading in London on Friday, in step with New York, on technical factors
and a rebound in the value of the dollar, traders said...
February 16, 2004
Analysts
warn OPEC against big price hike
AFP: Oil held steady yesterday, digesting OPEC's decision to
reduce output by 4 percent from April while moving immediately to plug
leakage by members busting production limits...
February 12, 2004
OPEC
to slash production by 4 percent
Reuters: Oil held steady yesterday, digesting OPEC's decision to
reduce output by 4 percent from April while moving immediately to plug leakage
by members busting production limits... |
February 20, 2004
Japan risks US ire by signing Iran oil deal
Reuters: Japan's US$2 billion deal to develop an Iranian oilfield
is causing friction with the US, but Washington's key Asian ally is
betting its staunch support on other security issues will limit any
impact on bilateral ties...
February 6, 2004
CNPC inks oil purchase with Russia's AO Yukos
AFP: China's largest oil group, state-owned China National Petroleum
Corp (CNPC), has signed an initial agreement to buy 9 million tonnes
of oil a year from Russian group AO Yukos Oil, state media reported
yesterday...
February 2004
Abraham
aims to fulfill top Bush energy goals
Platts: As he enters the final year of the Bush Administration's
term Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham aims to fulfill the top priorities
on President George W. Bush's energy agenda, including enactment of
comprehensive energy legislation, which would promote production of
conventional fuels, such as oil and gas, as well as corn-based ethanol,
and order improvements in the US electricity grid...
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February 29, 2004
GE
gives vote of confidence in solar power
NY Times: A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware on Friday
approved GE's plan to buy the bulk of AstroPower for US$15 million in
cash and an estimated US$3.5 million in debt...
February 15, 2004
Looking
to clean up
Mercury News: Investments into environmentally related companies
came to $316 million during the third quarter of last year -- or about
7.4 percent of the total venture capital investments -- according to
a research group called Cleantech Venture Network. However, that number
counts sectors like transportation, logistics and agriculture, which
include some companies that don't directly help the environment...
February 6, 2004
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