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IraqSun.com Sunday 5th February 2012 Issue 36/10
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Brazilian firm makes oil find
State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.

The find was made during drilling of the Leste...


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Plug pulled on Iranian oil exportsPlug pulled on Iranian oil exports
Iran will stop its oil exports to Europe, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday.

The development comes after the European Union endorsed the measures adopted by the foreign ministers of the...
Fujitsu to develop eco projects in Saudi Arabia
Fujitsu has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON) to commence a collaborative smart communities project in MODON's industrial...
ExxonMobil To Restructure Holdings In Japan
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ExxonMobil and TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K have entered into an agreement which will result in the restructuring of ExxonMobil's holdings in Japan. Under the terms of the...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation Announces Completion Of $2.32B Utica Shale Joint Venture Transaction With Total E&P USA, Inc.
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) today announced the completion of a joint venture ("JV") transaction with Total E&P USA, Inc., a wholly ...
Attackers blow up gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and...
Sinai gas pipeline bombed for 12th time
Saboteurs today blew up a pipeline in northern Sinai, near El Arish that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan, according to Egyptian security officials. This is 12th attack in the past year. Gas...
Attackers Blow up Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and Jordan. The blast that...
Taqa to enter Morocco reneweable tenders
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (Taqa) has established a division to invest in renewables, and will take part in Morocco's upcoming tenders for wind and solar. The company, which already has a...
Oman to buy 40% stake in Portuguese energy utility firm
Oman Oil Co, the Sultanate's state-owned investment arm, and China's State Grid Corp have agreed to buy a 40% stake in Portugal's power and gas grid operator Redes Energeticas...
Iran criticises Opec members offering to replace its oil
Iranian oil minister, Rostam Qasemi has criticised some Arab countries for suggesting they could replace Iranian oil in case of disruptions in crude supplies, Reuters has reported. "Some Opec...
Nigeria's Niger Delta Conflict Resumes As MEND Strikes AGIP Oil Pipeline
By Jomo Gbomo The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has issued a press release detailing new plans to attack oil infrastructures in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. The statement...
New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
CAIRO, Egypt: Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said.Masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline in the...
Blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
Egypt Egyptian authorities say saboteurs have blown up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the twelfth such attack in a year.They say masked gunmen planted explosives under the pipeline near...
Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline to Israel for 11th time
CAIRO - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan on Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said, in the the 11th such attack since last year. The blast took place...
Explosion hits Egypt gas pipeline to Israel
The pipeline, which also supplies gas to Jordan, has come under attack at least 12 times since Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was toppled in last...
Blast hits gas pipeline between Egypt, Jordan, Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said. The blast took place in the Massaeed area, west of...
01.25.12 -- BP Forecasts Robust Global Energy Demand To 2030
Why is managing project content so critical? Join IDC Vice President of Utilities and Oil and Gas, Jill Feblowitz, and EMC's Director of Global Energy, Gonzalo Merchan, for this interactive...
API Launches New Campaign Against Punitive Taxes On The Industry
API President and CEO Jack Gerard recently announced a new advertising campaign to encourage lawmakers on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to continue to focus on job creation and...
Growing Sudan, South Sudan Oil Impasse Has High Stakes
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Calico Energy And Aclara Announce Strategic Alliance
Product Integration Will Bring Integrated Load Control and Demand Side Management Solutions to Electric, Gas, and Water Utilities Calico Energy Services, the market leader in interoperable...
Middle East commits $180bn to energy projects
Spearheaded by the $20bn nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, which began construction late in 2011, the UAE will be one of the most active markets over the next two years with 20 projects worth...
01.04.12 -- Oil-Well Drilling Fluids: The Next Generation
The DTO "Drilling Time Optimization" wellhead system uses remarkably efficient components as part of an innovative design, saving as much as 20 hours of rig time on each...
Oil rises on positive US jobs data
Crude prices rose on Friday as the US jobs data for January came in better than expected. The Labor Department reported that US nonfarm jobs added 243, 000 in January, the largest increase since...
PetroMagdalena completes shares for debt Issuance
Feb. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - PetroMagdalena Energy Corp. (TSXV: PMD) announced today that it has received TSX Venture Exchange approval of its previously announced proposed issuance of shares to settle...