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The Iraqi government's much-touted award of major production contracts for international oil majors on June 29-30 turned out to be a big fizzle. There was barely any bidding for the six oil fields and two gas fields the Iraqis planned to open up for badly needed development. These contain some 43 billion of Iraq's 115 billion barrels of oil reserves. Only one contract was ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2009Chinese protectionism is on the rise, the European Chamber of Commerce in China warned Tuesday, as Beijing moves to fend of criticism that it is favouring its own firms over foreigners. The chamber said a survey covering 313 European enterprises showed that 43 percent expected local governments to favour businesses in their own areas in hopes of boosting the economy, it said. "Our ... more
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Cairo (AFP) June 30, 2009France's Helene Pelosse was elected on Tuesday to head the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at a meeting in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's state news agency MENA announced. Pelosse, a French ministerial official, was named director general of the new agency, beating off challengers from Denmark, Greece and Spain. On Monday, delegates in Sharm el-Sheikh voted ... more  
Paris (AFP) June 30, 2009French state-controlled nuclear giant Areva said Tuesday it was opening its capital to new investors and would sell a subsidiary to raise money for massive investments in new nuclear technology. The company also said it was considering the sale of its stakes in French metal mining group Eramet and Geneva-based computer chip maker STMicroelectronics. "The AREVA Supervisory Board has ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2009China's government-backed oil companies are jostling with each other to make landmark overseas acquisitions, seizing on the economic crisis -- and accompanying low asset prices -- to grow. Asia's largest refiner, Sinopec, agreed to acquire Canadian company Addax Petroleum for 7.2 billion dollars in a deal announced last week, just days after PetroChina bought a 45.51 percent stake in ... more 
Washington (AFP) July 1, 2009The United States on Wednesday confirmed its participation in next year's World Expo in Shanghai, saying it wanted to showcase US technology and values in a bid to boost ties with the Asian giant. China was earlier worried the United States might skip the expo following problems about raising money among the private sector to complete the American pavilion at the global event. Secretary ... more |
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Helsinki (AFP) July 1, 2009Poor planning has led to rising costs and huge delays for a nuclear reactor going up in Finland, the country's biggest-ever construction project, officials said. The plant on the island of Olkiluoto in western Finland, to be run by Finnish nuclear power company TVO, was meant to start production this summer. But it is now not expected to open for another three years and Finnish ... more 
Abuja (AFP) June 30, 2009The pollution caused by half a century of oil extraction in Nigeria is one of the world's most disturbing examples of the curse of natural resources, a global rights lobby group said Tuesday. Amnesty International said environmental pollution in Nigeria's southern oil region, the Niger Delta, had deprived tens of millions of people of their basic rights to safe food, clean water and good ... more 
Beijing (AFP) June 30, 2009Less than half of consumer products on sale in south China are safe, according to a survey quoted by state media Tuesday. The government survey was carried out between April and June in Guangdong province, which borders Hong Kong, and covered 202 items, including tissues, beverages and women's sanitary products, the China Daily reported. Only 49 percent met the government's basic hygiene ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) July 1, 2009German logistics giant DHL plans to open 10 new regional transportation hubs in China this year, state media said Wednesday, tripling the number of such centres it operates in the country. The company launched an eastern China domestic transportation hub in Shanghai Tuesday, the China Daily said, the fifth facility of its kind operated by DHL in China. The company will open 10 more ... more |
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