Stories for June 2008

Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Floating dock for Argentine frigates in Puerto Deseado

Port authorities in the extreme south Patagonian province of Santa Cruz signed an agreement with a Puerto Deseado dry dock for the building of a floating dock for the Argentine Navy.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands to rebut before C24 Argentine historical arguments

AT the Decolonisation Committee of 24 next week, Falklands Councillors will query why Islanders are not deemed, like other self-governing countries, to have the right to self-determination.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bernanke confirms inflation is the Fed's main concern

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that long term inflationary expectations are concerning but he does not believe the United States will experience the out-of-control prices seen with 1970s oil shocks.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Nigeria to name new operator for Shell wells in Ogoniland

Oil fields abandoned by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria's Ogoniland in the Niger Delta 15 years ago will be given to another oil company this year, President Umaru Yar'Adua said on Wednesday during a visit to South Africa, according to press reports.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia says gas supply to neighbors is “guaranteed”

Bolivia said Wednesday that natural gas provision to Brazil and Argentina are guaranteed following this week's nationalization of the Transredes pipeline system which was partly owned by UK's Ashmore and Shell.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean truckers strike 48 hours to demand fuel relief

Despite Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a one billion US dollars subsidy boost, Chile's Confederation of Truck Drivers, CNDC, said that demands for fuel tax relief have not been met.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
River Plate vessels collision leaves 20 kilometers fuel trail

Merchant ships from Greece and Malta collided off the coast of Uruguay, dumping fuel oil from one of the vessels, Uruguay's Navy said on Wednesday in a statement. However no one was hurt in the accident which occurred late Tuesday night.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil to sell Super Tucano light attack planes to US

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is participating in preliminary negotiations to sell the U.S. government eight 314-B1 Super Tucano light attack and training planes for use in Iraq, the company said Monday, according to press reports from Brazil.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Shell CEO says there's no physical shortage of oil in the world

Oil giant Shell corporation Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said on Monday he did not see any shortage of physical oil supplies, echoing the view of many OPEC ministers who say the world market is well-supplied.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina completes seabed data gathering round Falklands

The Argentine Navy oceanographic research vessel “Puerto Deseado” has successfully completed the scientific data collection cruise to the northeast and southeast of the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced in its web site.