OPEC

  • Dec 1, 2003
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PROSPECTS 2004: Geopolitics dominates oil outlook

The oil price remains a key economic variable for the world economy. However, prospects for oil...

  • Oct 9, 2003
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KUWAIT: Politics dog 'Project Kuwait'

The three consortia bidding on Project Kuwait, the scheme to develop Kuwait's northern oilfields,...

Kuwait
  • Sep 9, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Geopolitics forces 'wedge' in oil price

A pipeline linking two oilfields in the Kirkuk region of Iraq exploded yesterday. The explosion,...

International
  • Sep 5, 2003
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RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA: Energy issues fuel closer ties

Saudi Crown Prince Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz ended a three-day visit to Moscow yesterday. The...

Saudi Arabia
  • Jul 30, 2003
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IRAQ: Oil output creeps up but problems remain

Oil output has surpassed one million barrels a day, a coalition spokesman said yesterday. Despite...

Iraq
  • Jun 11, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Firm oil prices tempt OPEC complacence

OPEC ministers meet today in Doha, Qatar. The recent rally in crude prices has relieved OPEC's...

International
  • Apr 22, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: OPEC's challenge is to stabilise prices

OPEC meets on April 24 in Vienna. OPEC members will come to Vienna producing well above quota and...

International
  • Feb 18, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Iraqi oil will transform market

Iraq has the potential to rival Saudi Arabia as an oil producer and exporter, changing the shape...

International