Energy & Oil
Energy & OilOPEC warns oil prices could climb even higher
Oil prices hovered on the record 100 US dollars a barrel even after Indonesia OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) governor Maizar Rahman said the cartel has the capability to increase production by 500,000 barrels a day in the coming February meeting. However he warned that oil prices could climb even higher.
Russia looks to nuclear cooperation with Uruguay
Russia looks to cooperation in the nuclear energy sphere with Uruguay, the country's ambassador to the Latin American state said on Monday.
Analysts see prospect of 100-dollar oil in 2008
Oil prices of near 100 dollars per barrel caused alarm in consuming countries in 2007 and analysts forecast another tense crude market this year with triple-figure records a real prospect.
Oil touches 100 US dollars a barrel on supply concern
Crude oil rose to $100 a barrel for the first time in New York as record global fuel consumption threatens to outpace production.
Petroperu plans to sell 10% stake to finance investments
Petroleos del Peru SA, Peru's state oil company and the country's largest, plans to sell a 10% stake on the Lima Stock Exchange next year to raise funds for investment projects, Chief Executive Officer Cesar Gutierrez revealed on Thursday.
Argentina puts Punta Arenas methanol industry on the cliff
The methanol industry in the extreme south of Chile has announced it will have to appeal to redundancies and an international demand, if Argentina does not resume the supply of natural gas as stipulated in contract clauses, according to company sources.
Oil companies prepare for exploratory drilling in Falklands
BHP BILLITON and Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL) representatives will visit the Falklands in January to establish contact with FIG and businesses that will be involved in exploration drilling.
Argentine group buys back 15% of YPF with 10% future option
Repsol-YPF CEO Antonio Brufau and Enrique Eskenazi, Chairman of the Petersen Group, signed Wednesday a binding memorandum of agreement for the acquisition by the Argentine business group of 14.9% of YPF capital stock, according to a release from Repsol.
Huge oil slick washes ashore north of Comodoro Rivadavia
A huge oil spill has washed to the shore north of Comodoro Rivadavia in Argentine Patagonia, threatening the rich marine life in the area according to reports from the Argentine press.
Petrobras pumps new oil record in Brazil: 2.23 million bpd
In its end of the year summing up Brazil's government managed oil corporation Petrobras announced Wednesday it has set another daily oil-production record in Brazil: 2.238,000 barrels, a mark only eight companies in the world have reached.
