The fighting in Basra could soon affect Iraq’s oil supplies. Oil production and exports from Iraq’s southern oilfields could be disrupted in three days if workers cannot reach their offices due to fighting in Basra.
“If the military operations continue for three more days, the oil workers will not be able to continue their work and […]

His boss may have tried it and failed but now its Dick Cheney, the US vice-president’s turn. He is expected to urge Saudi Arabia to increase oil production during his tour of the Middle East that begins today.
Mr Bush spent two evenings with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia during his January trip. But […]

He’s gruff and tough, wears a cowboy hat and won’t be messed around. That’s the image of Alberta’s Premier Ed-the-Earth-Destroyer Stelmach.
His message to the World Heavy Oil Conference was that Alberta won’t be pressured by the Canadian federal government into accepting “unreasonable” deadlines for reducing greenhouse gases.
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Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Sharistani said Iraq intends to almost double its oil production over the next two years per day from 2 million bpd to 4.5 million bpd within two years’.
He said the goal will be reached thanks to tenders for contracts for technical support, and said he is optimistic about the results of […]

In the late winter of 2006, the citizens of Burlington, Vermont prepared to elect one of five candidates to a three-year term for an open mayor’s seat.  At one forum, a citizen stood up and asked, “Within the next mayoral term, it’s likely the price of oil will hit $90 a barrel and gas will […]