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NY Times: For BP, a History of Spills and Safety Lapses

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 14 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

After BP’s Texas City, Tex., refinery blew up in 2005, killing 15 workers, the company vowed to address the safety shortfalls that caused the blast. The next year, when a badly maintained oil pipeline ruptured and spilled 200,000 gallons of crude oil over Alaska’s North Slope, the oil giant once again promised to clean up [...]

Iran Awards South Pars Gas Contracts to Chinese, Malaysian and Indian Companies

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 10 May 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Iran announced that it is awarding major gas contracts to Chinese, Malaysian and Indian firms for its extensive South Pars natural gas field, rather than Western companies originally expected to win the concessions. Western companies have been reluctant to commit to Iranian oil and gas projects as the U.S. seeks to impose new sanctions on [...]

Stability in Niger Delta is Key to Nigerian Oil and Gas Wealth

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 17 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

The key to Nigeria’s economic progress is stability in the Niger River Delta, where the bulk of the country’s oil and natural gas is produced and where a smoldering militancy and sabotage of production facilities threaten progress for the region’s 30 million residents, energy experts say.

PetroChina Plans $60 Billion of Overseas Expansion

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 01 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

PetroChina Co. plans to spend at least $60 billion in the next decade on overseas acquisitions, challenging Exxon Mobil Corp. and BP Plc in the race to control oil and gas fields.

PetroChina Set to Boost Acquisitions After Buying Arrow Energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 30 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

PetroChina Co. Chairman Jiang Jiemin plans to step up overseas oil and gas acquisitions after teaming up with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to buy Australia’s Arrow Energy Ltd. for $3.2 billion this week.