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All rights reserved.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:20:00 GMT5014476http://www.zawya.com/oilgashttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091121052037 Oman's extra large gas tanker Al Musanaa was inaugurated during a ceremony here yesterday as part of the Sultanate's celebrations of the 39th National Day.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:57:53 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091121052037Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091120T205940ZMKV44Oil prices remained depressed Friday amid a strengthening dollar and concerns over sustainable economic recovery.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:29:27 GMTAFP ANA20091120T205940ZMKV44Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091120T094440ZMHT80Oil prices traded mixed on Friday and were likely to stay under 80 dollars amid high energy inventories in the United States, the world's biggest energy-consuming nation, analysts said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:58 GMTAFP ANA20091120T094440ZMHT80Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120091330After receiving a $1.2B Fertilizer plant order last month from Fertil, a subsidiary of Adnoc, Samsung Engineering has once again obtained a mega-plant order in the region. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:34:50 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091120091330Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120074927Iraq and Kuwait discussed in Baghdad the issue of mutual border oil fields, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said on Thursday.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:17:34 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091120074927Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091120062443Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) and Petro Rabigh Company have signed an agreement. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:45:04 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091120062443Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20091119144045509Takreer announced today that balance three Contracts worth $ 4.4 billion have been awarded to three South Korean Companies for "Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning" (EPC) works of the Ruwais Refinery Expansion Project.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:02 GMTWAM (Emirates News Agency) WAM20091119144045509Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T123734ZMDX68Oil prices retreated Thursday one day after spiking above 80 dollars on news of falling US energy inventories, as traders banked profits.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04:35 GMTAFP ANA20091119T123734ZMDX68Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119112714Iran's Ambassador to India Seyyed Mehdi Nabizadeh has called on India to rejoin the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, saying the offer would not remain open for an unlimited period. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:06:36 GMTIran Daily ZAWYA20091119112714Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119040103 Iranian government approved the development of Yadavaran and Jofeir oilfields as buy-back schemes worth $4.071 billion by China's Sinopec and Belarusian Belarusneft in order to produce 110,000 barrels of oil per day. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:23:06 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091119040103Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119034323Abu Dhabi's IPIC is in takeover talks with five companies including Bayer's MaterialScience division, IPIC managing director Khadem Al Qubaisi was quoted as saying.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:41 GMT7Days ZAWYA20091119034323Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119040143Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex has exported some 1.19 million tons of petrochemicals, worth some $603 million, to 25 countries in the 7-month period which ended October 22, 2009.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:54:20 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091119040143Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119040441Majlis Energy Committee Chairman Hamid-Reza Katouzian has said that the case of the missing $1 billion in oil revenues must be investigated more thoroughly.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:37 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091119040441Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119032628 A presentation on the biological clean-up of oil-contaminated soil and water in Oman held recently at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) was a huge success. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:46:02 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091119032628Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119045722An oil industry analyst has called for a price-band mechanism managed by a global petroleum agency to help control price fluctuation.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:15 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119045722Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119043711Homs - President Bashar al-Assad inaugurated on Wednesday the South Central Area's gas plant and the first stage of the Arab Gas Line project in Homs.President al-Assad toured the various sections of the project. The President then held a meeting...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:57 GMTSANA (Syria Arab News Agency) ZAWYA20091119043711Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091118_684_505Qatar, which is already exporting 2bn cu ft a day to the United Arab Emirates, is the only Arab Gulf state with spare resources.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:24:35 GMTFinancial Times 20091118_684_505Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091119T035456ZMCI20Oil prices cooled in Asian trade Thursday after breaching $80, spurred mainly by a decline in US energy stocks, analysts said.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:02:27 GMTAFP ANA20091119T035456ZMCI20Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091119043534Dubai-based Perla Group International, which is scheduled to set up an assembly unit for petrol-run helicopters in the UAE, is planning to go public in February 2010 to raise $33 million (Dh121m).Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:44:04 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091119043534Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T111238ZLYR05Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Wednesday promised lucrative oil and reconstruction contracts to French business leaders keen to restore their country's place as Iraq's top business partner.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:19:06 GMTAFP ANA20091118T111238ZLYR05Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118111327 Kuwaiti export crude gained in per barrel (pb) price and put on 87 cents over Monday's rate to reach USD 77.21 pb Tuesday, stated Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:18:27 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118111327Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T104852ZLYO23Oil prices climbed towards 80 dollars on Wednesday on expectations that key data will show a drop in fuel stocks in the United States, the world's biggest energy-consuming nation, traders said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:15:37 GMTAFP ANA20091118T104852ZLYO23Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118082306 The energy sector is the most important factor underlining the desirability of closer Indo-Iranian relations, a senior Iranian industry official said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:45:46 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091118082306Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118081959 Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that a proper procedure is being followed to execute the multi-billion Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:25:05 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091118081959Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118082139An Iranian official in charge of gas transfer said Sunday that Iran resumed its exports of gas to Armenia. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:24:44 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091118082139Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118081355 Iran's oil minister said production of gasoline in three petrochemical plants would decrease the amount of imported gasoline by 14 million liters per day. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMTIRNA ZAWYA20091118081355Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118072858 Simon Williams, chief economist at HSBC Middle East-Gulf bank, said Tuesday an early economic recovery in the oil-rich Gulf countries depends mainly on a better manipulation of the oil revenues generated between 2003 and 2008.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:04 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091118072858Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118054936Gulf oil producers need to be reassured by major crude consumers about demand in the long term to push ahead with costly expansion programmes in their hydrocarbon sector, a senior Arab oil official has said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:17:32 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118054936Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118044638GCC oil-producing countries' broader economic and regulatory reforms is creating conflicting pressures between them and consumers, an energy conference in Abu Dhabi was told.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:10:23 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118044638Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091118054214As 2009 ends, analysts have adopted a bullish trend for oil demand and prices in 2010. The demand for oil is expected to rise to 85.1 million barrels a day in 2010 even as the price of oil is expected to be $85 a barrel.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:33 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091118054214Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091118T032757ZLXO12Oil climbed higher in Asian trade Wednesday on expectations a widely monitored US report would show a drop in fuel stocks, analysts said.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:41:13 GMTAFP ANA20091118T032757ZLXO12Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T123803ZLUQ83 Alternative fuels could power 15 percent of global air traffic by 2020 and 30 percent by 2030, European aircraft-maker Airbus said at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:18:18 GMTAFP ANA20091117T123803ZLUQ83Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sid20091117_11108_281Gold extended its record breaking run on Tuesday, helped by news of fresh central bank buying, while oil prices dipped after a strong rise in the previous session.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:03:07 GMTFinancial Times 20091117_11108_281Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T110541ZLUE80 Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi on Tuesday announced the launch of an emergency petrol production plan in a bid to dodge possible US sanctions on fuel imports by the Islamic republic.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:41:34 GMTAFP ANA20091117T110541ZLUE80Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117103414 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna behind closed doors. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:19:58 GMTTehran Times ZAWYA20091117103414Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117095119First Energy Bank (FEB) today announced the establishment of a world class polysilicon production facility, the first of its kind and scale in the region, which is to be located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:52:47 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091117095119Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T100049ZLTV48World oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday after recent gains which were spurred by a weak dollar and hopes of improved energy demand amid a global recovery, analysts said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:49:29 GMTAFP ANA20091117T100049ZLTV48Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117102450Kuwaiti crude oil gained in per barrel (pb) price and put on 36 cents to reach USD 76.34 pb Monday, stated Kuwait Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:39:20 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091117102450Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117085235 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is not about to change output in its next meeting due in December, Minister of Oil Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah told reporters here Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:19:42 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091117085235Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T065444ZLTF91Kuwait's Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah al-Sabah said on Tuesday OPEC will leave its production unchanged at its meeting next month, adding that current oil price was "comfortable."Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:32:59 GMTAFP ANA20091117T065444ZLTF91Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117042058Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Limited, or Gasco, has awarded a Dh1.5 billion contract to the French company Technip, for implementing a project to process an additional 150 million sandard cubic feet per day of associated gas from the Asab, Shah and Sahil oil fields.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:49:58 GMTKhaleej Times ZAWYA20091117042058Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091117045321Saudi Arabia is expected to use its swelling spare crude production capacity to keep prices at moderate levels in the next few years to stimulate demand for Opec's oil, according to a key Western financial centre.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:30:47 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091117045321Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_16112009_171152The combined oil income of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is expected to reach $1 trillion (Dh3.67 trillion) by 2030 at current oil prices, an energy expert said at an industry conference.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:50:01 GMTGulf News GN_16112009_171152Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091117T024113ZLSW33Oil fell slightly in Asian trade Tuesday after overnight gains spurred by a weak dollar and hopes of improved energy demand amid a global recovery, analysts said.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:58:07 GMTAFP ANA20091117T024113ZLSW33Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091116060019Paint & Chemical Industries Company Pachin announced its financial results for the first quarter of the 2010/11 fiscal year where it recorded a consolidated net profit of LE 54.4 million compared to LE 39.4 million recorded in the first quarter of the 2009/10 fiscal year, a 38 percent increase year on year, according to a company statement.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:46:27 GMTDaily News Egypt ZAWYA20091116060019Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091116T030826ZLOP50Oil was higher in Asian trade Monday as investors bought into commodities including crude on the back of a weak dollar, analysts said.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:31:34 GMTAFP ANA20091116T030826ZLOP50Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115102233Representatives of the Italian multinational oil and gas company, Eni, have met with Basra's deputy governor to discuss the technical and legal procedures related to the investment in al-Zubair oilfield.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:43:32 GMTAswat Aliraq ZAWYA20091115102233Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091115102552Syria has opened a new oil and gas processing station to help boost the country"s production capacity. The Hayyan station has the capacity to process 600 barrels of oil per day and 650,000 cubic meters of gas.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:41:29 GMTSaudi Press Agency ZAWYA20091115102552Open