Arctic: Greenland happy to be the new oil frontier

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 28 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

The rain was tipping down today on the cluster of multicoloured buildings in the heart of the capital of Greenland but there was no dampening the spirits of Nuuk’s residents following news that hydrocarbons had been found.

Egypt: oil and gas reserves up to 18 billion barrels

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 22 August 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Egyptian reserves of oil and natural gas have risen to 18.3 billion barrels in (2009-2010) in what makes the proven reserves rise to 20 billion barrels in the next two years, Egyptian Petroleum Authority (EPA) said Saturday.

BP bosses meet to decide huge sell-off: £9.5bn of assets could help pay bill for Gulf oil disaster

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 18 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

The embattled board of BP will meet this week to decide the first in a series of massive sell-offs to help pay for the expected £45 billion bill for the oil giant’s Gulf of Mexico spill.

Ecuador: reformas para nuevo contrato con petroleras

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 24 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia

El gobierno envió a la Asamblea una serie de reformas legales que modifican las reglas de operación de las empresas petroleras en este país, a quienes fijan una tarifa única y obligan a ejecutar inversiones, dijo el ministro de Recursos No Renovables, Wilson Pástor, según informa el jueves el diario El Comercio.

Iran to approve Pakistan gas pipeline deal this week

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 11 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Iran hopes to finalise a deal this week for a much-delayed pipeline to export natural gas to Pakistan by 2015, an energy official said on Sunday.