Oil Minister says Iran’s oil industry in dire need of development
The minister stressed close contacts between Iranian and foreign contractors to help promote national oil, gas and petrochemical industries.
Oil
Oil Underlies Darfur Tragedy
The fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region, which is being reported in the world press as ‘ethnic cleansing’ and a ‘humanitarian crisis’, reportedly stems from attempts to gain control over the oil resources in the region, claim Arab sources.
China, GCC discuss FTA
China is in discussions with a group of six Middle Eastern countries to establish a free trade pact, state media reported Monday.
War x 4
Any government concerned about global security and climate change should be banning 4×4s.
Ten steps to a sustainable energy future
This essay was in large parts presented at the
“Renewables 2004” in Bonn (June 3 2004) and at
“Lucerne Fuel Cell Forum” (June 29 2004).
The roles of hydrogen, oil, gas, coal and nuclear are reconsidered as well as the perspective of a energy system mainly based on renewable energy.
Time to kick the oil habit
IT SHOULD BE clear by now, even to those in the White House, that America needs a new oil strategy.
A to push for global standards on reserves
The International Energy Agency is planning to unveil plans in October that it hopes will lead to a mandatory global standard for accounting of oil and gas reserves.
Iraqi Oil Exports Are Cut Nearly in Half
Iraq’s oil exports were cut nearly in half as workers struggled Monday to repair a key pipeline shut down after looters sabotaged the line, officials with the South Oil Company and traders said.
NZ well positioned before energy rollover
Energy price rollover will signal the day when oil becomes “way too expensive and tourism may have a problem in New Zealand’’.
Aviation growth ‘risk to planet’
The rise in demand for air travel is one of the most serious environmental threats facing the world, a study says.
Explosions increase pressure on oil prices
World oil supplies came under more pressure on Sunday as Iraqi crude exports were disrupted by pipeline explosions, and Yukos, the Russian oil group, moved closer to bankruptcy.
Norway: a haven for oil production
The Norwegian oil and gas sector is renowned for its discipline. Ian Fraser talks to Statoil’s exploration chief about the efforts to keep Norway in power