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Workers walk by a line of pipe-laying cranes carrying gas pipes prior to a connection ceremony of a new pipeline between Ukhta and Bovanenkovo in Ukhta, in Russia's northern Yamal Peninsula, about 1300 kilometers (800 miles) northeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.

Europe Government Photos Pipeline Sahara

Houston Chronicle
Natural gas line would connect Africa, Europe
Sat 4 Jul 2009
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigeria, Algeria and Niger have signed an agreement to create a $10 billion pipeline that would ship natural gas across the Sahara to Europe, Nigeria's state oil company said Friday.... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)

Oil Well - Oil Price /Wam2

Oil Photos Protest Well

All Africa
Loss of Oil Well - Cross River Senators, Reps Protest, Declare Hunger Strike
Fri 3 Jul 2009
All three Senators and eight... (photo: GFDL / )

An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.

Modern Ghana Sat 4 Jul 2009
Human Rights Tragedy in Niger Delta, Says Amnesty International
By Joe DeCapua, Washington D.CAmnesty International has issued a new report saying pollution has created a "human rights tragedy" in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The report examines oil spills, gas flaring... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Government Niger Oil Photos Tragedy

Nigeria President Umaru Yar'Adua walks with South African President Thabo Mbeki, jsa1

Modern Ghana Sat 4 Jul 2009
Adebiyi avails self as solution to Nigeria's energy crunch
Says he attended same college with President Yar'Adua Professor George Adebiyi is a seasoned University doyen in Mississippi State University (USA); his research interests largely focus on... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Democratic Nigeria Photos President University

** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY NOV. 2 AND THEREAFTER ** In this Nov. 10, 2007, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. speak at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.

The Star Fri 3 Jul 2009
Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst

LAGOS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya, File)
Kenya Nigeria Photos Politics US

Russia's Sudzha gas pumping station seen late Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Teams of EU monitors deployed Sunday at natural gas transit sites along Ukraine's vast pipeline network, but Russia appeared in no rush to restart sending gas to a freezing Europ

The Guardian Fri 3 Jul 2009
Nigeria, Algeria agree to build Sahara gas link
(Adds background) By Randy Fabi ABUJA, July 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria, Algeria and Niger on Friday signed an agreement to build a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline across the... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov)
Gas Nigeria Photos Pipeline Sahara

A Belarus worker on duty at a gas compressor station of the Yamal-Europe pipeline near Nesvizh, some 130 km (81 miles) southwest of the capital Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 29, 2006. Russia´s natural gas monopoly Gazprom has warned Belarus not to s

BBC News Thu 2 Jul 2009
Nigaz name sparks racism debate
A marketing blunder in Nigeria has got online communities all of a twitter, after a joint oil and gas venture with Russia was named Nigaz. Russia's Gazprom and Nigeria's... (photo: AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Gazprom Nigaz Nigeria Photos Venture

Journalists work on the website of the Radio Africa radio station

This Day Tue 30 Jun 2009
I Took over a Failed State, Says Yuguda
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state who formally decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Saturday, took some time off to speak to some journalists about his... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Governor Journalists Nigeria Photos Politics

** FILE ** Members of Movement for the Emancipation for the Niger Delta, (MEND) a militant group patrol the creeks in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, in this Feb. 24, 2006 file photo. MEND, the militant group whose oil-region attacks have caused global

Kansas City Star Tue 30 Jun 2009
Oil jumps above $73 on dollar fall, Nigeria attack

More News Oil prices jumped above $73 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a weakening U.S. dollar and attacks on oil installations in Nigeria helped push prices to eight-month... (photo: AP/George Osodi, File)
Nigeria Oil Photos Prices World

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OPEC

	Oman oil output, exports reverse years of decline Gulf News
	Iran overtakes Saudi as China's No.1 crude supplier The Guardian
	Opec, EU plot to avoid new oil bubble Business Report
	NDelta: Nigeria Misses OPEC Quota This Day

Maritime

	Somali pirates free Belgian ship after ransom paid - official Canada Dot Com
	Somali pirates free Belgian ship Independent online (SA)
	Marine serial killers stalk before attacking prey Canada Dot Com

Nigeria Headlines

	Jose Mourinho - Africa Will Not Win The World Cup Goal
	Mourinho arrives in Nigeria Kenya Broadcasting Corp
	Inter Boss Jose Mourinho Lands In Nigeria For Three Day Visit Goal

The entrance to Massey Energy's Mammoth Coal Co. where on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007 union workers dismantled a picket shack that stood across the highway in Smithers, W.Va. Workers have been on strike since 2004 when Virginia based Massey bought the mine out of bankruptcy and reopened it as a nonunion operation. Last week, a federal labor judge ordered Massey to allow union workers to return to their jobs and recognize the union for collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner)hg3

Mines workers union call for assessment oil contracts

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting in Zavidova, some 120 kms (75miles) north of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. Russia's president is meeting with Cuban leader Raul Castro for informal talks and a walk in the woods at a government resort outside Moscow. Castro is on an eight-day visit as the Cold War allies seek to reinvigorate rel

Nigerians take dim view of Nigaz gaffe

View of Peninsula tropical rainforest , along Regent Village in Sierra Leone.

Mozambique agrees to protect lost rainforest of Mount Mabu

HAUSA PROPHET PREDICTION AND ADAGE ON INEVITABLE COLLAPSE OF Modern Ghana
'Why I took up arms against Ethiopia' Gareowe Online
Attacks Cripple Shell's Niger Delta Operations Wall Street Journal
'Petropolitics', NDC and Hypocrisy! Modern Ghana
Gov`t calls for need of new breed of professionals in refini Modern Ghana
Country profile: Niger BBC News
Sahara gas pipeline gets go-ahead BBC News
Vangold Seeks Oil Exploration Concessions All Africa
Shell Confirms Closure of Western NDelta Operations This Day
Absa Sues Govt All Africa
First oil flows from Mafumeira Norte Field off Angola Energy Current
Mbu, Ani, Wayas Protest over 76 Oil Wells This Day
We are Transparent - Tullow Oil Boss All Africa
$535m Credit For Ghana Modern Ghana
Good news prices are up for crude oil but down for gasoline! The Examiner
Oil rises above $71 on crude inventory drop, Nigeria CNN
UK Firm Buys Stake in Gold Mine All Africa
Racism debate after Russian and Nigerian gas companies combi The Daily Mail
GNPC Engages Financial Adviser Modern Ghana
Let's see this new Shell The Guardian

Photograph of Platform Holly, South Ellwood Offshore Oil Field

Militants attack oil platform in Nigeria

Royal Dutch Shell

Nigerian militants say attack Shell despite amnesty

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev

Russia's Medvedev heads to Nigeria

Oil falls near $69 on gasoline supply increase CNN
Salvors must decide on search for containers Independent online (SA)
Loonie under pressure despite oil price surge Ottowa Business Journal
Oil climbs above $70 as militants attack Nigerian platform CNN
Oil rises towards $70 on Nigeria attack report Gulf News
Oil climbs above $69 as militants attack Nigerian platform CNN
Oil nears $70 on supply concerns Gulf News
Oil rises above $70 after Nigeria militant group attack CNN
Oil rises toward $70 after Nigeria militant group attack CNN
Boosting Local Content through Empowerment This Day
MEND Hits Three At Shell Modern Ghana
Shell Confirms MEND's Attack Modern Ghana
South Africa likes its chances against Brazil Fox Sports
Nigerian militants attack three Shell oil sites The Star
Oil falls below $69 on stronger dollar CNN
Nigeria militants say attack two Shell oil pipelines CNBC
Energy Prices Tumble; Gasoline Leads Way WPXI
Total, ONGC, Mittal to Spend $150m in Nigeria This Day
OPEC AND OIL PRICE: STABILIZATION GOOD FOR AFRICAN ECONOMIES Modern Ghana
Energy prices tumble, gasoline leads the way The Associated Press

Airlines

Sole survivor of plane crash tells of rescue

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir is seen during a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

World Briefs: Leaders back Sudan official

A firefighter investigates the damaged right engine of an Airbus A320 that made an emergency landing Thursday in the Hudson River, as the plane sits on a barge after being lifted out of the river in New York, Sunday, Jan. 18,

Protesters block Paris airport over Yemen crash

Book Your Vacation: "Bike Touring: The Sierra Club Guide to Denver Post
Ireland in control against Kenya Irish Times
King of Kingsoh Lord (of Lords): Gadhafi drives home his po The Examiner
Rescuers Recount Comoros Girl's Rescue The New York Times
North Korea 'tests Scud missiles' in show of defiance to US The Guardian
Danish NGO supports eight institutions Modern Ghana
What if Nkrumah was a Thief? Modern Ghana
Yemeni plane with 153 crashes off Comoros Islands Houston Chronicle
Plane with 153 crashes off Comoros, child rescued The Press Democrat
IN BRIEF The Oklahoman
Watering opposition of water Modern Ghana
$10B deal would ship gas from Africa to Europe The State
Cash joy for African Minerals The Times
New Times Square exhibition space opens with shows on Titani Star Tribune
$10 billion plan signed for pipeline that would ship gas fro Newsday
$10 billion deal would ship gas from Africa to Europe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
African Nations Sign Deal for Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline Wall Street Journal
Country profile: Somalia BBC News
$10B deal signed for pipeline that would ship gas from Afric Star Tribune
Brazil: Senegal took control of doomed flight The News & Observer

Gasoline Station

Average fuel prices fall across Texas

Sinopec Corp. chairman Chen Tonghai attends a news conference of the company´s interim results announcement in Hong Kong in this August 28, 2006, file photo. The chairman of China´s No. 2 oil company, Sinopec Corp., has resigned, citing perso

Sinopec beats Korea National Oil to secure Addax

A Chinese shipyard worker takes a break near a partially constructed 300,000 dwt class crude oil vessel at the Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd, in Dalian, Northeast China, Friday, May 28, 2004. Employing more than 4,600 workers, the shipyard has already won contracts to build as many as 14 of the large vessels amongst other classes of vessels. China's old industrial bases in the northeast is being tapped to provide economic growth and employme

As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields

Another rig joins the offshore drilling fleet Energy Current
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields The New York Times
Iraq Oil a Big Draw for Chinese The New York Times
Oil prices jump on Nigeria troubles Business Journal
Africa violence helps push oil price up Houston Chronicle
Prices of oil defy logic of supply and demand Business Report
At Last, China Makes Dramatic Entry into Nigerian Oil Sector This Day
Russia Joins Oil Hunt All Africa
Chinese Oil Giant Makes Offer for Rival The New York Times
Oil Exploration Resumes Soon in Bauchi, Gombe This Day
China firm gains Iraq, Africa oil Al Jazeera
Chevron begins production from Frade Energy Current
Chinese oil firm Sinopec buys Addax for £4.4bn The Guardian
Oil Exploration to Resume in Bauchi, Gombe All Africa
China's Sinopec Offers $7.22 Billion for Oil Firm The New York Times
Workers in the Extractive Oil Industry Require Protection All Africa
Reports - Army Officers Grabbing Oil Land All Africa
Global oil and gas E&P spending seen down 15 pct The Guardian
Oil Exploration May Disrupt Plant And Wildlife All Africa
IIEM, Serica awarded exploration permits off Morocco Energy Current

A Chinese petrol pump attendant examines a Chinese yuan at a petrol station in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 12, 2005. A group of private Chinese refinery and filling station owners plan to form a new oil company to compete with their giant, state-owned rivals, a newspaper said last week.

Chinese Refiner Buys Stake in Local Oil Industry

Poland - Oil Prices - OKN Orlen.

Oil rises over $71 after Nigerian attack reports

Oil climbs above $71 on inventory drop CNN
Eterna Oil Expresses Interest in Refinery Takeover All Africa
Oil surges on Nigeria attack, US refinery problem The Guardian
Crude Supplies to Refineries Will Dry up in 15 Days --NNPC All Africa
Petrofac to Build Skhira Oil Refinery All Africa
Chinese refiner Sinopec to buy Canada's Addax Petroleum Star Tribune
Aliko Dangote, Oando in N29 Billion oil refining scandal Modern Ghana
Lack of Licence Delays Oil Refinery All Africa
Tema Oil Refinery Debt, Who is Lying? All Africa
China Eyes Oil Refinery in Indian Ocean All Africa

US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns The News & Observer
Qatar: Up to 30 feared dead as ship sinks off Doha Wtop
Oil settles above $71; China to boost reserves The Examiner
Oil jumps after attack on rig Houston Chronicle
Worldwide offshore rig count declines Energy Current
Kosmos Energy Closes Bid For Jubilee This Week Modern Ghana
The end of a kleptocrat Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sinopec Pact For Addax Boosts China's Buying Binge Wall Street Journal
China quenches thirst with £4.4bn Addax deal The Times
Noble Energy Announces Executive Departure The Examiner
Anadarko makes discovery at Samurai prospect Energy Current
Rig deliveries expand global offshore rig fleet Energy Current
The end of an African kleptocrat Toledo Blade
Gavin Newsom on Current TV: silent on offshore drilling, oil The Examiner
Roc doubles first half revenue Energy Current
Telecommunications needs being met in Gulf Houston Chronicle

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