Act 2: From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog!
D.C. PETROCOLLAPSE CONFERENCE May 6
Review of Petrocollapse Conference in Dailykos
World Trade Center Environmental Organization's Peak Oil Articles
Interview with Robert Hirsch, lead author of Peak Oil Study for Dept. of Energy
For What It's Worth: Lobbying on Peak Oil
SAIC Advisor Warns of Peaking of World Oil Production
Double Whammy: What Happens When Population Growth Meets Resource Depletion
Why is This Thanksgiving Different From All Other Thanksgivings?
Say You Survive Die-off; Then What?
The Cow From One End to the Udder
Triage of Remaining Oil Resources
Strange Bedfellows: Making Friends in a Post-Peak World
"Leave Us Alone; China Pollutes Too"
WTC Illnesses Vs. Bird Flu in the Press: A Study in Contrasts
Rumblings of Discontent: DOE's Office of Classification
The Other New Yorker Article: Bodine Intervention in Human Affairs (for Act 2 Blog)
When Last Week's Terror Seems Like History
Wagging the Dog: A Booming Economy Leaves Water, Food Supplies and People in the Dust
Absurd that It Should Be Necessary to Articulate This
GROUND ZERO September 11, 2006 8:35 A.M.
Smoking Gun: Documents Reveal Christie Todd Whitman May be Guilty of Felonies
The Other Energy Speech: James Woolsey at NYU
Government Intervention Needed to Control Climate Change
American People Must Free Their Country: Hugo Chavez
That Rumbling You Hear is the Crumbling of the Empire
Peak Oil Conference NYC October 5
WTC Environmental Organization's Intro and Speech ("How They Get Away With It: The Devil's in the Details") for the Conference Audio
Conference Photo Album: Jamey Hecht
Under the Radar: Peak Oil News You May Have Missed
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Headlines and Links
Interview with Hezbollah Gen'l Secretary
Israeli Firm Suspected of Trying to Smuggle Drones to China
Iran Oil Bourse to Open First Week in May
China Official Urges Cut in Dollar Holdings
Angola Passes Saudi Arabia as China's Main Supplier
Pacific Islands Eye China's Rise
Echelon-Ferranti: Smart Energy Monitoring
Concern Over Chinese Computers To Be Bought By US State Dept
Russia Denies Providing Intelligence to Iraq in 2003
ExxonMobil Stops Production at Venezuela Field
U.S. Marines Intelligence Probes Ethnic Tension in Iran
Congressman Ron Paul: The End of Dollar Hegemony
Negroponte Testimony on Threats
Yemen Jail: 13 Al-Qaeda Escape
Echelon Gets Energy Contract in Holland
Krassimir Petrov: The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse as recommended by Mike Ruppert William Clark on Proposed Iranian Bourse
Enron Redux? "More zeroes than they should have:" Energy Shell Game
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Lonrho Buys Equatorial Guinea Port NASA to Study Hurricanes in Africa Electricity an Issue in Gambian Election Chad Reestablishes Relations with China, Upsetting Taiwan Gvt Seeks 7.4 Billion$ for Water Pipeline U.S. Farmers: Subsidy Program Unfair to African Farmers Chad's Oil Dreams Turning Sour Journalist Arrested in Gambia Two Journalists Murdered in Angola Crackdown on Journalists in Gambia Texas Company Records Seized for Drilling Off A. Coast U.S. to Set Up Sea Radar in Sao Tome NATO War Games C. Africa: Oil Production Expected to Fall Nigeria Yielding Oil Territory to Cameroon Angola, Cuba to Cooperate in Oil Field Chad: Rebels and Military Clash Angola, Sudan to Become OPEC Members OPEC Considers Angola, Sudan Hydrocarbons Found Off Coast Nigeria/Sao Tome Equatorial Guinea to Supply Fuel to Zimbabwe Possible Review of Nile Treaties China Gets Nigerian Rights Lonhro Buys Only Deepwater Port in Equitorial Guinea West Africa Holds Joint Military Exercises with U.S. China Seeks Uranium in Zimbabwe China to Help Hydroelectric Power in Ethiopia Chad Threatens to Withhold Oil Angolan Magazine in Russia China Goes Where DOE Fears to Tread Angola sets up Bank Despite IMF Warnings Cuba/Angola No Breakthrough in Chad Talks with World Bank Mittal steel Mining/Drilling Gambia Military Partnership with U.S. Gabon Cameroon Military Cooperation No Oil Deal E. Guinea/Zimbabwe Somali Pirates Attack S. Korean Ship Iran Interests in Guinea Angola Opening to Foreign Investment(?) Zimbabwe Pleads for Fuel fr E. Guinea South African Firm Gets Rail Deal Ethiopia/Djibouti Angola Approves Sea Law Gambia FM Visits Cuba Angola Approves Treaty on Gulf of Guinea 11 Days' Worth of Oil Found Near Gabon Zimbabwe Hopes for Oil Deal in E. Guinea Mosquito Nets and Bribes in Equatorial Guinea Gabon vs. Equatorial Guinea in Island Dispute Congo Faces Elections COMESA to Rout Terrorism Refinery in Angola Well-Equipped Pirates in Somalia Kenya to Get Power from South Africa Ethiopia/Japan Agreement on Fertilizer East African Drug Trafficking Oil Discoveries Expected in East Africa Pros and Cons of East Africa Development Togo Leader Visits China East Africa on Bird Flu Alert Lake Victoria Drying Up: Global Warming/Overleasing (Also see "Uganda") U.S. Troops on Good Will Mission in East Africa
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Ships in Caspian
Bird Flu
Indian Vaccine Underreported Migrating Birds Didn't Carry... Plans for Epidemic Include Military Georgetown U. Archive Live Vaccine Provides '100%' Protection in Animals Bird Flu Linked to Obesity Epidemic 1918 Flu Researcher also worked on SARS
Bolivia
Nationalizes Oil and Gas Three Ex-Presidents Charged for Oil Deals U.S. Drug Agents Can Remain Morales Appoints Marxist Energy Minister
Carlyle Group
...and Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund In Middle East Interest in Dutch Cable Company And Second Asia Buyout Firm Conflict of Interest in Univision Deal Acquires Geothermal Assets Bidding for Port Operator Among Those Bidding on Kinder Morgan Buying Largest Market Research Company Strategic Research Institute Conference Barred from Citigroup Venture Bidding for Univision Buys Dutch Media Company Bought China's Largest Construction Company Buys Gas Storage in Canada Buys Verizon Lines To Make Modular Buildings Bush Approves Sale of U.S. Military Parts to UAE Jazz Semiconductor Selling Bottling Company Selling Wireless Firm to Motorola Sells Energy Plant To Be Biggest Foreign Investor in China Buys L.A. Hotel Buys Stake in Taiwan Cable TV
Central America
Belize Dead Whales El Paso Selling Six Power Plants
China
CNOOC/Husky to Explore S. China Seas To Tap Tibetan Waters To Test Artificial Sun Ten Per Cent of Farmland Polluted Role of U.S. Businesses in Developing C's Military First Cargo Flight from Taiwan Ten Per Cent Farmland Polluted Yen Loans Ease Relations Move to More Flexible Renminbi will be Gradual Cassava Ethanol Gas Pipeline Wins Enviro Award National Off Shore Oil/BG Pact Oil Deal with North Korea Ecology or Economy Chemical Rain Holds First Oil Meeting with Arab States Defense Agreement with India Investing in Venezuela C and S. Korea Out of Naval Exercise Oil Supply at Risk, Expert Says Building up Military Saudis Diversifying in China To Enhance Energy Cooperation with Other Countries To Build Six Nuclear Reactors Agreement with Romania; Visits to Moldova, Greece, Russia Gets Nigerian Oil Rights Denies Having Weapons Agents in U.S. ...U.S. Repairing Military Ties Underpins Gold Price with Bullish Comments Building Strategic Mineral Reserves Port Buildup Reserves Await Verification Drought Fishermen Attacked in South China Sea Ethanol Craze Drilling Rights in Nigeria ...and Sierra Leone Military Relations with Uzbekistan To Become Top Gold Producer In Africa Undraftable To Get Strategic Reserves from Saudi Arabia Defense Agreement with Saudi Arabia Hu Visiting Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Kenya Shell Low on Supply Relaxes Rules on Offshore Investing Artificial Rain to Combat Dust Storm First 9K Meter Rig Revises Banned Ships Area "Strategic Cooperation" with Philippines re South China Sea Collaborating with EU on Galileo President to Visit Yale Bans Ships in Disputed Area Hu to Discuss Energy Cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Nigeria Frees Up Overseas Investment by Banks BP Lubricant Plant Copper Mining in Tibet Pipeline to Kazakhstan? Defense Minister in Singapore Hu in DC May Expand Malaysian Ports May Allow More Foreign Investment in Banks: Pro Citibank Reopens Shipping Routes to Latin America Military Academy Exchange with U.S. Growth Viewed as Benefitting Asia and US More Than EU Carlyle Group Machinery Deal Blocked Education Ties to Greece Ties to Vietnam Aid to Cambodia; interest in Ports 11 High Speed Railways Database on 96% Population Cambodia Endorses 1 China Policy Suspends Plans for 44 Industrial Plants To Close Small Coal Mines, Encourage Mergers Finds Alternative to Malacca Straits Nearing FTA with Australia Calls for Joint Efforts on Emerging Infectious AsianDiseases Pledges Millions to Pacific Islands That Don't Recognize Taiwan EU Backs Currency Moves, Rebuffing US Tax on Upstream Oil Exploiters May Allow Dalai Lama to Visit Warns Banks Against Counterfeit U.S. Notes Sinopec Confirms Gas Find Hong Kong Buying 4 Tankers Free Trade Agreement Discussion with New Zealand Welcome by Kurds Gas Agreement with Turkmenistan Wuhan Ties to Christchurch, NZ Proposal of China/ROK Rail Link Rail Link to Tibet Conduit for Plague Resource Challenges Joint Power Plant with Kazakhstan Death Penalty for Oil Theft Huge Petrochemical Project with Shell Sudan/China Mutual Military Support/Taiwan Race with U.S. Companies for India Refinery 2 Pipelines to Transmit Coal-Bed Methane Malaysia Supports C on Taiwan Ties to Poland Company Plans to Double Gold Production To Get Electricity from Russia Finds Little Oil in East China Sea Ousts Rolling Stone Bus Service to Pakistan for Alternative Energy Water Shortages Accused of Promoting Illegal Foresting Used for Flooring etc Carlyle Group Buys Flooring Company Orders Eight Oil Tankers Ties To Rumania Energy Agreement with Australia Advised to Tap Forex to Buy Gold Increases Fuel Prices Launches Anti-Matter Lab Ties May Open to Vatican Gives Satellites Etc. to Pakistan, Indonesia et al To Construct First Polar Base Illegally Felled Wood Destroying Forests Taiwan: Keep the Pandas China Brazil Pledge Ties Ties to Ecuador Visit from Princess of Brunei Forum with Taiwan Controls Pollution with Yen Loans To Tax Chopsticks Gazrpom Deal Details To Curb Terror Threat in Central Asia Legislator Advocates Change of Economic System Joint Development with Russia Citibank and Carlyle Group after Guangdong Bank To Boost Refinery Capacity Courts Kazakhstan Furthers Ties with Nepal Shake-Up at Morgan Stanley China Division To Sell Coke to U.S. Steel Ex-CEO China Aviation Oil Pleads Guilty To Liberalize Oil Pricing Nine Free Trade Agreements EU Investigation of China Dutch Maritime Venture To Slow Growth To CLose 70% Unsafe Collieries Restricts Iron Ore Imports No Breakthrough on Border Talks with India Two High-Speed Railways Won't Bend to U.S. Pressure on Yuan Backs Off Iron Ore Price Cap Securing Oil Supplies Effort to Become Largest Shipbuilder To Reform Oil Pricing West-East Pipeline Afforesting British Firm to Help on Environment New Environmental Minister Senkaku/Diaoyu not in Proposal To Beef Up Maritime Oil Transport Plant Uses Cold Energy Growth Poisoning Sea Mergers to Increase Population Concerns: 2 articles Disturbed at Japanese Statement re Taiwan Largest Oil and Gas Production Base Proposal re Gas Exploration East China Seas Shell To Invest Half Billion in Bitumen Talks Continue with Japan on Development Iran Pipeline Expanding Steel-making Will Export Electricity to Vietnam Partner w. Singapore Baosteel To Sell to ROK and Japan Domestic Shipping Fleet Cooperates w U.S. in Bank Scandal Seen as Threat to U.K. Economy Looser Yuan East China Sea Study Pentagon Report: China Biggest Threat Pentagon Report in Chinese Press U.S. Co.'s Invest in China Bank U.S. Study of Oceanographic Conditions in Yellow and East China Seas G.E. for Pipeline India Backs China for Asian Equivalent of IEA Overseas investment by energy companies thwarted Singapore Bank Buys Chinese Bank Chinese Businessman Imprisoned for Protesting Oil Well Seizure China Urged to Keep Major Stake in Banks China to Build Artificial Sun China/Saudi Arabia Deals
Cuba
U.S. Gears Up for Post-Castro Era Oilmen meet w Cubans; asked to leave hotel
Dubai
Lehman Brothers Opens Offices in Dubai and Qatar Foreign Workers Riot
Echelon (also under "United States")
Helps China Conserve Energy nanosensors Software to Monitor Opinions of U.S.
European Union
Norway's Arktic (sic) Vault for Seeds Raids on Gas Companies Spanish/Italian Merger Over Toll Roads German Intelligence in Iraq Airports Used by CIA for Detainees France vs. WTO; energy mergers Hostile Takeovers Germany Won't Shoot Hijacked Planes Energy Data Plastic Bag Tax Freeze EU Launches Galileo Satellite
GAO
Gas Pipeline Safety Internet Energy: Royalty Revenues Haven't Increased in Sync with Rising Prices Border Security; Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Keeping DOE Records Classified U.S. Policies at IMF DOE: Dubious Payments to Contractors; Venezuela and Security Improving Use of Private Firms in Rebuilding Iraq Protecting Privacy Tsunami Preparedness: Challenges Remain More Dissemination of Info Needed DOD Seeks More Information from Space Increased Risk of Agriculture to Foreign Disease Homeland Security Information Sharing On Terrorist Financing Space Acquisitions Electronic Voting Privacy and Personal Information Nuclear Regulatory Commission SEC Info Needs More Security Duties on China Protecting Social Security Numbers Polar Orbiting Radiation Equipment at Ports Katrina Energy Dept Sensitive Info Technology for Investment Info Causes of Higher Gasoline Prices Katrina Response Amtrak Piracy 2005 Energy Report June 2005 Electricity Restructuring Anthrax
Global Warming
Drought Mitigation Center Vegetable Shortage in EU Utilities Pay Scientist Ally China, India, Unwilling to Cut Emissions German Rule Exempts Coal from Regs Injecting Sulphur 2 Studies Link GW to Hurricanes Pesticides May Affect Penis Size Farm Subsidies Lead to Ocean Dead Zones Insect Contribution to Economy Too Few Male Fish Glacial Earthquakes Doubled Since 2002 Strong Solar Cycle The Heat Goes On, and Faster, in the Antarctic Affect on Food Acid Oceans NASA Scientist Hansen on Greenland Aussies Silence Scientists Too 20th Century Warmest of Last 12 The New Winter Look: Shorts La Nina Blair Warns re Antarctic Ice Sheet Accelerates NASA Ends Observatory
Greece
Northeast to Get Electricity from Bamboo Tests Trishul Missile Ready to Prove Pakistan's 7/11 Links Maoists in Jungle Buying Three Stealth Warships from Russia U.S. Defense of Pakistan on Mumbai Attacks Says UK Funds Finance Terror Buys 3 More Stealth Frigates Global Launch Services Hub Projects with Russia Navy Adopts BrahMos Cruise Missile Helps Secure Malacca Straits To Host Multilateral Naval Exercises Expands Military Ties to Japan Protesters Burn Three Oil Wells Military Cooperation with China Gas from Myanmar Halliburton Expanding Oil Operations ...and U.S. Arms Industry MoU with Japan Military in Tajikistan Fourth Largest Wind Industry Top Envoy Refuses to Leave New Zealand Ship to Maldives ...and Central Asia Boeing Likely to Set Up Shop Chevron To Buy Into Refinery Trying to Harness Outer Space Expects 7 Billion$ Investment in Oil Exploration MoUs with Afghanistan Border Security World Bank in Forests (like Carlyle Group in China) 2 MoUs with U.K. Universities on Hydrocarbons Working Group with EU on Hydrocarbons Discussing Energy With EU To Bypass Bangladesh to Get Myanmar Gas Caution in FTAs w Developed Nations Expanding Ties to West Africa Illegal Trawling Killing Sea Turtles EU Worried about India and Climate Change India and U.S. in Coal Project To "Run Out of Coal" in 40 Years Taiwan's Target Country for Trade U.S. Majors Exploring for oil Naval Exercies with France India Studies Offered in Singapore Schools Training of Iranian Navy May Dampen U.S. Support of N Deal Dubai Ports Deal in Murkier Waters Trade Ties to UAE JP Morgan Expanding in I. and Maybe China Deutsche Bank Increases Operational Staff in I. Rupee Unleashed Israeli Co. Gets Telecom Contract Ties to South Africa Discussed To Sign Comprehensive Economic Pact with GCC British Company to Use Jatropha for Biodiesel Meeting on Energy with EU Petronet to Get LNG from Australia Gulf States Trade Trade with Dubai Ties to Iran Shopping Spree for Oil Pact with Iceland on Culture Rice Nixxes Consulate in South Maritime Agreement with South Africa To Float Rupee Dubai Ports in India Eyes FTAs with Indonesia, Korea etc. Barclay's Investing 70 million$ Aims to Make Currency Convertible Trade Ties with Taiwan Discussing Shared Rivers with Bangladesh To Increase Trade with China Acquiring European Companies Security on Nepalese Border Seven Agreements with Russia Discusses Gas deal with Gazprom Tarapur Reactor Deal with Russia litary Expansion in Andaman Islands To Boost Trade To Russia to 10Bn To Step Up Uranium Mining Goldman Breaks with Billionaire Iron Ore Output to Jump 6 Times by 2030 Helping China with Renewable Energy May Limit Steel Exports Power Station to be Built by Chinese Company Buys Crude Carrier from Japan Russian PM Visit Joint Energy Ventures with China Nuclear Fuel from Russia for Electricity Second Missile Test in a Week Maritime Venture with Finland Energy Agreement with Mauritius Defense Ties with Oman Commitment to Mauritius U.S. to Invest 100bn in Energy LNG from Qatar Free Trade Agreement w S. Africa, Brazil Oil Imports, Sales to Rise Gets Energy Projects from Sudan Missile Test Border Dispute with China Energy Accord with Myanmar Eyeing Petrodollars Once Bound for U.S. Defense Pact with Mozambique To Manufacture Semiconductors Scientists' U.S. Visa Hassles Citigroup Investing in I. State Bank Opens Branch in Shanghai Iran, Pakistan, India Pipeline Open to Foreign Listings Taiwan Exchange Growth Forecast Exceeds Expectations Russian Trade Agreement Thorium for Nuclear? India/Philippines Defense MoU India/Saudi Desalination/Energy India/Saudi Terror/Energy Agreement Bush Visit High Priority: Rice Japan Expands LNG in India Joint Exploration with Shell CEO Goldman Sachs
Indonesia
Mud Slide at Freeport Mine Mining Protest Refinery with Iran Defense Agreement with India Body in NYC Consulate
Iran
Gas to Europe Stolen Oil Rig Anzali Port to Promote Ties with Kazakhstan Joint Market with China in Khuzestan Calls Western Incentives 'Acceptable" To Ration Gasoline Bourse Ready to Open (Almost) Lacking Refineries Canadian Paper Apologizes for False Story on Clothing 34 Countries in Military Exercises Around Iran Gave Al-Qaeda in Iraq Missiles Uzbekistan Seizes Radioactive Shipment Cancels Petrochemical Deal with France, Germany, S. Korea Agreement with Belarus Ties to Cambodia To Get Air Defense System from Russia Aljazeera on Bourse U.S. Air Force Denies Downed Unmanned Drone Asks Russia for Help with Satellite Made Weapons that were Found in Iraq Second Satellite Planned Shoots Unmanned Drone Armenia Gas Pipeline Opium Cache Petrochemicals Hit 2.3 Billion$ Last Year Ready for Nonagression Pact with Gulf States Test-fires Shoulder-Launched Rocket Tests Flying Boat War Games2 Expanding Ties to Egypt Test-Fired High Speed Torpedo Would Respond to US Attack w World-wide Terrorism Bourse Back Missile Can Evade Radar War Games CSMonitor on Bourse U.S. Defense Contractor Planned to Promote Democracy War Games Press Conference Monday on New Intelligence re Nukes Links Britain to Shooting of 21 Officials MoU with Kuwait Claims U.S. Threatened to Bomb A Month After Failure of Diplomacy To Export Gas to Oman Bolton Compares Threat to 9/11 Martial Law in Celebrating Cities Joint French Venture in Largest LNG Project Builds Largest Container-Carrier in Middle East Protest by Textile Workers May Ration or Raise Prices on Gas Pakiston MoU Builds Secret Command Center Rejects Moscow's Nuclear Enrichment Program Cement Factories in Cuba Exports Tractors to Venezuela Will Cap Domestic Gas consumption Rice Asks for $75 Million to "Promote Democracy" Unlikely to Use Oil as Weapon Suspected Drawings of Nuclear Test Site Found "Secret" Plan to Infiltrate IAEA May Become Oil Importer Pulls Reserves from Italy c/o Court Case 3 Petrochemical Projects Russia Plans to Evacuate Japan to Mediate Nuclear Crisis Iran Not Shifting Assets to Asia
Iraq
Hearing on Corruption in Oil Industry Saddam's Novel Japanese Withdrawing in March Deadliest Place for Journalists Wages of War 550 Japanese Leaving within months Trouble in Tahiti re Oil Production Don't Expect Old Oil Levels Soon (Chalabi) Aussies and Japanese to Leave Oil Production down; minister quits
Israel
Describes Strike Options Against Iran Russian Rocket Carries Israeli Satellite To Launch Spy Satellite Over Iran
Italy
Gas Shortage c/o Gazprom shortfall
Japan
Launches Spy Satellite To Launch Third Satellite in September Territorial Disputes on All Sides To Offer China Advice on Energy/Environment Counteracts Chinese Influence in Pacific On Alert for N. Korean Missile Test To Stockpile Oil Products Warned Over Energy Security Strenghtens Military and Ties to U.S. 107 Alerts on Chinese Spy Planes This Year Company to Produce Gas in Australia FTA with Gulf States Angling for Free Trade Zone May Delay Troop Withdrawal from Iraq Says China Conducting Aerial Surveys in East China Sea Grant to Ghana Revises Textbooks to Assert Ownership of Diaoyu/Senkaku May Allow Military in Space To Buy LNG from Australia Fire at Nuclear Power Plant To Freeze Loans to China Military Realignment Talks with U.S. Money Laundering Tennessee Businesses May Enter Japan To Open 55th Nuclear Reactor Reduces Iranian Oil Imports Residents Protest U.S. Base Changes May Play Role in Boeing Laser Visit to Azerbaijan Proposal onDues for UN Security Council North Korea Short-range Missiles No Threat Interceptor Test with U.S. Disagreement with U.S. over Military Central Bank May Stop Fund-Flooding J/China to Discuss Development of Gas Fields Russian Islands Dispute Feud with South Korea Vote on Iran Won't Affect Investment Launches Second Satellite in Month Free Trade Agreements May Finance U.S. on Guam North Korea talks Plans to Expand U.N. Sec. Council U.S. Marines to Guam Revises Uses of Space Launches Satellite Expands LNG in India Joint Military Exercises: Japan and the U.S. Defense Chief Visits Moscow, London, DC Blames China for Diplomat's Suicide Satellite
Kazakhstan (Also see: China)
Poland Buys Oil Fields Criminal Investigation into Rocket Crash Water Agreement/Kyrgyzstan Underwater Pipeline to Azerbaijan National ID Card Common Currency Possible in Eurasec Countries Transport of 20 million tonnes Oil JV in Uranium with Russia Kyrgyzstan Stops Exporting Electricity Cheney Promotes Democracy Everywhere but K Cooperation with Austria Ties to Poland Terrorist Plot Uncovered Cheney to Visit Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Croatia 3 Pipeline Options to China Cheney to Visit Gas Output Down Pipeline to Turkey
Korea
North Fires Missiles Towards China by Mistake
Kuwait
Emir Picks Brother Sick Emir Ousted Sick New Emir
Kyrgyzstan
Latin America
Chile's Gas paradox American Held for 2 Blasts in Bolivia Brazil Contemplates Railway Wheel Plant in Asia Ecuador Protests
Malacca
Mexico
Glory of Aztec Civilization Short of Water
Mongolia
Myanmar
Gas Reserves Field of China Russia Cooperation
Nepal
Nigeria
Getting Arms from China Response to Helicopter Attack Helicopter Attack Raid on Oil Office
OPEC
Pacific
Pakistan
P/India Expel Each Other's Diplomats U.S. Providing Surveillance Equipment To Receive Chinese-Built Frigates Ties to South Africa U.S. Committed to P'a Energy Needs To Transfer Military Technology to Saudi Arabia To Get F16s from U.S. Denies Bribes Towards 9/11 Commission Report Ties to Yemen To Combat Terrorism with Sri Lanka Supports Sovereignty of Sri Lanka Russia to Explore for Oil in P Joint Investment Agreement with Brunei Joint Patent w India of Basmati Rice Trade Agreements with India Maritime Agreement with India Arrests Baluch Rebels Dredges Gwadar Port with China Former PM Met Bin Laden Launches Missile Defense Ties with China Meets Energy Secr. of U.S. U.S. Energy Secr. to Visit Civil War Threat May Test Missile Baluchistan Naval Exercises w Netherlands French Bank Investing. Demand Grows for Natural Gas MoU for Turkmenistan Gas Chinese Engineers Killed Alleges Sabotage Behind Train Derailment Dams
Persian Gulf
UAE Building islands Piracy in North
Peru
Recalls Envoy over Chavez' Meddling
Philippines
U.S. Navy Provides Disaster Relief
Iran/India/Pakistan Albania/Greece/Macedonia Poland/Black Sea Turkey-Israel Albania-Macedonia Kenya-Uganda Samsun-Ceyhan Gulf of Mexico Georgian Transit Corridor (Bahmi) Iran/Armenia Baikal Azerbaijan Odesa Boridy Platsk Burgas/Alexandropoulos China to Join Kars/Akhalkalaki/Tbilisi/Baku Trinidad/Tobago Turkmen./Afghan/Pak/India? West Africa Lithuania may be replaced Burgas-Alexandropoulos Russian Mazeikiu Pipeline May Close Baku-Novorosysk Odesa-Brody Turkey Blown up in Pakistan Man Taps Russia/Slovakia/Hungary Pipeline Iraq Pipeline Map Iran Pakistan/India Shelved Ukraine Beijing-Moscow Druzhba Okha-Komsomolsk-on-Amur-Khabarovsk-China India-Myanmar Bypassing B'desh Romania Venezuela-Brazil-Argentina
Up 168 Per Cent in Last Decade Piracy January 2006 Piracy Reports
Qatar
Orders World's Largest LNG Carriers Money-Laundering Seminar Cuts Talks with U.S. May Supply 20% Gas to UK by 2009 LNG to India Best Client: Japan LNG to South Korea South African Plant to Open First Gas-to-Liquids Plant Agreement with Cuba Exxon/Total to Share in Refinery Q and UAE to Provide More Jobs to Nepalis Q and UAE, May Buy Euros To Supply Gas to Bahrain WPG Meets Education City Largest LNG Exporter Brave New Way of Making Diesel
Russia
Anti-Terror Drill with China To Sue Shell Over Pipeline Island Dispute with Japan Militia Head Wanted by Tbilisi Hides in Russia IEA Tells Russia to Improve Gas Production Technology Island Spat with Japan May Lease Nuclear Sub to India Lifts Currency Controls on Ruble Says Ukraine Sold Missiles to China, Iran To Buy Iran/Armenia Pipeline Turkmenistan Threatens to Cut Off Gas Making Ruble More Convertible Secret Satellite to Provide Data to Navy War Games with India Grants Gazrpom Exclusive Rights to Export Gas