| 00HANOI899 |
VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR APEC ENERGY MINISTERS MEETING
[...]CORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI),
MINISTER DANG VU CHU WILL LEAD VIETNAM'S DELEGATION
TO THE MAY 10-12 APEC ENERGY MINISTERS [...] |
2000-04-28 08:40:00 |
Embassy Hanoi |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN EPET VM APEC |
| 00HARARE4941 |
MUGABE DISCUSSES FUEL AND PAN-AFRICAN UNITY IN
[...]C) IN A SEPTEMBER 5 CONVERSATION WITH THE
AMBASSADOR, FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER -- AND
MUGABE CONFIDANT -- NATHAN SHAMUYAR[...] |
2000-09-06 14:15:00 |
Embassy Harare |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECON ZI |
| 00HARARE5350 |
GOVERNMENT CONTINUES STOPGAP FUEL ACQUISITION
[...]BU) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTING, THE GOVERNMENT OF
ZIMBABWE SIGNED A ZIM$2.5 BILLION (APPROXIMATELY USD 50
MILLION) LINE OF CREDIT WI[...] |
2000-09-22 10:24:00 |
Embassy Harare |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EIND PGOV AMGT ZI |
| 00HARARE5364 |
GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE
[...]R REFTEL INSTRUCTION, EMBOFF REACHED GOZ FOREIGN
MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 23,
2000 AT 11:45 A.M. LOCAL TI[...] |
2000-09-25 15:09:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON PREL ZI |
| 00HARARE5397 |
ZIMBABWE BANK DIRECTOR PROVIDES SOME HOPE FOR
[...]C) SUMMARY: DCM AND POLOFF CALLED ON GIDEON GONO,
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ZIMBABWE (CBZ),
SEPTEMBER 25 TO GET AN UPDATE ON[...] |
2000-09-26 14:04:00 |
Embassy Harare |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL PINR ECON SENV ZI SA |
| 00KINSHASA8385 |
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 11 -
[...]) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel prices rose on
December 11, and public transportation fares went up 50
percent on the 13th. Kinshasa's[...] |
2000-12-18 15:35:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG |
| 00KINSHASA8558 |
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REPORT - WEEK OF DECEMBER 18 -
[...]) SUMMARY: Gasoline and diesel supplies were
adequate in Kinshasa, though reports that current
supplies are noxious persisted. The Con[...] |
2000-12-26 15:09:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET EMIN KSAC AMGT PREL CG |
| 00STATE229666 |
TALKING POINTS ON IRAQI SUSPENSION OF OIL EXPORTS
[...]ACKGROUND: ON DECEMBER 1, IRAQ SUSPENDED OIL EXPORTS
WHICH FUND THE UN OPERATED OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM. IT DID SO
EVEN THOUGH THE SECUR[...] |
2000-12-04 18:23:00 |
Secretary of State |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL IZ |
| 01ABUJA1529 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR
[...]) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5
(B) and (D).
¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 Ambassador Jet[...] |
2001-06-29 15:05:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV NI OIL |
| 01ABUJA1624 |
NIGERIA: MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR
[...]assified by Ambassador Howard Jeter for reasons 1.5
(B) and (D).
¶2. (C) Summary: On June 22 A[...] |
2001-07-10 12:40:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ELAB ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA2511 |
OBASANJO TO RELEASE 1.2 BILLION EXCESS CRUDE
[...]C) Summary: During a September 26 Council of State
meeting, President Obasanjo and state governors resolved
their highly publicized s[...] |
2001-10-03 10:58:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET EFIN |
| 01ABUJA3201 |
NIGERIA: ENDGAME ON GAS FLARING
[...]) Summary: Minister of State for the Environment Imeh
Okopido has enlisted the World Bank, the Government of Norway
and environmentali[...] |
2001-12-13 16:07:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET SENV PGOV NI |
| 01ABUJA3227 |
NIGERIA: U.S.-U.K. TEAM RAISES VOLUNTARY
[...]) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (b)
and (d).
¶2. (C) Summary: A joint delegation from the[...] |
2001-12-19 08:25:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EPET PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA997 |
Revenue Sharing and Resource Control
[...]) In the interests of de-mystifying what is for
everyone, Nigerians included, an extremely convoluted
federal revenue-sharing system, [...] |
2001-05-04 17:38:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EPET PGOV PINS NI |
| 02ABUJA122 |
NIGERIA: STRIKE HAS LIMITED IMPACT DURING FIRST
[...]) Summary: As of 1:30 pm Nigeria Time (7:30 am EST), the
Nigerian Labour Congress, general strike was most effective
in Lagos (Lagos s[...] |
2002-01-16 17:28:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EPET EFIN ECON NI SCOI |
| 02ABUJA1636 |
NIGERIA: BAKASSI MAY LEAD TO CONFLICT
[...]) SUMMARY: Tensions between Nigeria and Cameroon
are rising in anticipation of the ICJ's ruling on the
Bakassi dispute. Many observers[...] |
2002-05-31 16:21:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PREL MOPS PBTS EPET CM NI ICJ |
| 02ABUJA1814 |
NIGERIA: NSA MOHAMMED REMARKS ON SAO TOME
[...]/NF) Regional Affairs Counselor raised Nigeria's
relations with Sao Tome and Principe (STP) with
National Security Advisor Aliyu Moham[...] |
2002-06-19 15:03:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EPET TP NI |
| 02ABUJA2326 |
NIGERIA: LETTER FROM CHEVRON NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS
[...]bassador Jeter received the following letter from
Chevron Nigeria Limited, signifying the end of the
occupation of Chevron's Escravos [...] |
2002-08-05 19:06:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV EPET SOCI NI |
| 02ABUJA2438 |
TOP OIL ADVISORS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ENERGY FUTURE
[...]BU) Summary: On July 25 Assistant Secretary Kansteiner and
Ambassador
Jeter discussed oil and gas issues with Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, Obas[...] |
2002-08-21 17:41:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA2665 |
NIGERIA: U.S. OIL EXECUTIVES TELL SENATOR BINGAMAN
[...]C) Summary: On August 31, Senator Bingaman (D-New
Mexico) met representatives of the three largest
Nigerian-based U.S. oil companies ([...] |
2002-09-13 09:07:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | OREP EPET SENV ECON PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2686 |
SUBJECT: NIGERIA: USTDA VISIT A SUCCESS STORY
[...]ummary. United States Trade and Development Agency
(TDA) Special Assistant for Projects Thomas Hardy completed
agreements for feasibi[...] |
2002-09-17 18:15:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EAID EAIR EINV EPET EMIN KPAO NI |
| 02ABUJA2738 |
NIGERIA: OIL WORKERS' STRIKE CAUSES SHORT-LIVED
[...]NGASSAN, Nigeria's white collar oil and gas union, in
cooperation with the blue collar Nigerian Union of Petroleum
and Natural Gas (NU[...] |
2002-09-25 15:32:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ELAB EPET NI |
| 02ABUJA2787 |
NIGERIA MIGHT IGNORE UNFAVORABLE RULING ON
[...]) Summary: Nigerian Minister of State for Defense
(Army) Batagarawa told us on September 27 said that
Nigeria would disregard an unfav[...] |
2002-10-03 18:43:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM |
| 02ABUJA2836 |
NIGERIA: DEMARCHE TO GON ON AL-QAIDA THREATS
[...][...] |
2002-10-11 17:54:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA2933 |
NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA DENIES PARIS AGREEMENT ON
[...]C) SUMMARY: During an October 25 meeting with
Ambassador Jeter, Nigerian Minister of Defense Lieutenant
General (ret.) Theophilus Y. D[...] |
2002-10-25 18:45:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM |
| 02ABUJA2961 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP OCTOBER 30
[...]is periodic economic report includes:
--U.S.-Nigeria Air Cargo: Taking Advantage of AGOA
--GON Re-Thinks Nigeria Airways Deal
[...] |
2002-10-30 10:59:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV EAIR NI |
| 02ABUJA3036 |
NIGERIA: MOD DANJUMA ACCUSES FRENCH OF ARMING
[...]C) During a private moment at the October 30
Australian National Day, I asked Minister of Defense
T.Y. Danjuma if he could confirm rep[...] |
2002-11-06 12:26:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS MOPS PGOV PREL PREF EPET NI CM |
| 02ABUJA3341 |
YEAR-END ECONOMIC POTPOURRI
[...] This cable covers:
-- Ambassador's Meets with World Bank and IMF prior to
Article Four Consultation Meetings in Washington
--[...] |
2002-12-19 14:43:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI |
| 02AMMAN3894 |
JORDAN'S IRAQ JITTERS
[...]) Repeated public statements by Jordanian FM Muasher and
PM Abul Ragheb since July 10 denying that Jordan will be used
as a "launching[...] |
2002-07-16 08:22:00 |
Embassy Amman |
SECRET | PREL ETTC EPET IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN4533 |
JORDAN: NO INCREASE IN INSURANCE OR SHIPPING
[...]) Summary. According to the head of the Jordanian
Shipping Agents Association, the July issuance of a "special
advisory" by the Mari[...] |
2002-08-13 07:05:00 |
Embassy Amman |
SECRET | MOPS ETTC EPET PREL IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7125 |
JORDAN-IRAQ TRADE AND OIL PROTOCOLS NEARLY SET FOR
[...]c) Following preliminary negotiations in Baghdad, terms
for Jordan's annual oil and trade protocols with Iraq have
been nearly agreed[...] |
2002-12-09 08:56:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD EPET EFIN IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7130 |
JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON TANKERS AND PIPELINES
[...]s) Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh updated DCM
December 4 on a number of developments in Jordan's energy
sector. The Minister comm[...] |
2002-12-09 11:27:00 |
Embassy Amman |
SECRET | ENRG EPET ETTC IZ JO |
| 02ANKARA8018 |
TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY
[...]) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached
agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for
the Turkey-Greece g[...] |
2002-11-07 14:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8141 |
MFA ON TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT
[...]) Summary: MFA Deputy DG for Energy Hakki Akil
reiterated to Econ Couns BOTAS's request for USG assistance
in encouraging the Greeks [...] |
2002-11-12 15:42:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8863 |
IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET
[...]) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press
reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas
project. Although th[...] |
2002-12-09 12:35:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8986 |
BP STILL ANALYZING COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF SHAH
[...]) Summary and comment: BP's gas analyst is struggling
to make the commercial case for Shah Deniz -- although he
claims top management[...] |
2002-12-16 13:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA9166 |
AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy
Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians,
confirmed their support for [...] |
2002-12-30 05:48:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02HANOI2709 |
VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC"
[...]U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION,
VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO
A RELATIONSHIP BASED[...] |
2002-11-08 04:47:00 |
Embassy Hanoi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM |
| 02HARARE1719 |
ZIMBABWE FACES FUEL SHORTAGES UNLESS NEW
[...]) Summary. Amid rumors of imminent fuel shortages
reminiscent of those that occurred in 1998, a local economist
estimates that Zimbab[...] |
2002-07-25 12:37:00 |
Embassy Harare |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2102 |
FUEL SHORTAGE OR PANIC BUYING? -- FUEL QUEUES
[...]mmary. Various sources suggest that a nation-wide fuel
shortage is likely sooner rather than later (reftel). Even
with continued fin[...] |
2002-09-17 11:44:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET PGOV ZI |
| 02HARARE2246 |
ZIMBABWE'S FOREX/FUEL QUANDARY
[...]) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel shortage has worsened.
Each new Libyan demand for foreign exchange sets off an
eleventh hour crisis, as the[...] |
2002-10-09 10:05:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2397 |
Zimbabwe May Scrap Fuel Support
[...]) Summary: Reportedly smarting from a first-hand
encounter with dry fuel pumps, President Mugabe has
suggested parastatal NOCZIM may r[...] |
2002-11-04 12:08:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2482 |
Will the Economy Implode?
[...]mmary: The Government of Robert Mugabe has
impoverished nearly every Zimbabwean, a case of
collective downward mobility rarely experie[...] |
2002-11-13 10:49:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2544 |
U.S. OIL FIRMS COULD GET SQUEEZED
[...]) Summary: Indigenous firms are pressing the GoZ to let
them take over business from foreign oil firms, according to
Mobil officials. [...] |
2002-11-18 06:55:00 |
Embassy Harare |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET ZI |
| 02HARARE2747 |
Govt shuts bureaux de change
[...]mmary: Hundreds of bureaux de change have closed
their doors as part of a GoZ strategy to kill the
parallel currency market. Many bur[...] |
2002-12-03 09:45:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2809 |
Almost No Fuel
[...]) Summary: Short of foreign exchange and shunned by
Libya, this country is virtually running on empty.
Doggedly patient Zimbabweans w[...] |
2002-12-17 14:06:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD AMGT ZI |
| 02HARARE2819 |
Business Leader Believes Zimbabwe Must Change
[...]BU) Summary: Jewel Bank CEO Gideon Gono told us he
believes Zimbabwe's macroeconomic imbalances are
unsustainable over the next 6 mont[...] |
2002-12-18 08:28:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2820 |
Keeping the Lights On in Zimbabwe
[...]mmary: The GoZ will need to spend over twice its revenue
to meet appropriation goals in 2003, according to our
calculations. It wil[...] |
2002-12-18 09:32:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD ZI |
| 02HARARE2835 |
Harare's Fuel Lines: It's Not Pretty
[...]mmary: An informal poll of Embassy staff today
indicates that it remains very difficult to obtain fuel
in Harare. Nonetheless, several[...] |
2002-12-19 13:55:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD AMGT ZI |
| 02HARARE2876 |
GOZ adds more price controls
[...]mmary: The macroeconomically-challenged GOZ expanded
its price freeze list on December 28. New controls will
lead to further shortages[...] |
2002-12-30 14:22:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EFIN ETRD AMGT ZI |
| 02KUWAIT5415 |
KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT,
[...][...] |
2002-12-17 07:29:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR ENRG EINV |
| 02KUWAIT5464 |
KUWAIT: SENIOR ADVISOR ON STATUS OF PROJECT KUWAIT
[...][...] |
2002-12-22 07:00:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV KU |
| 02RANGOON1233 |
PREMIER DIVESTS, PETRONAS DIGS IN
[...]) Summary: Premier Oil's decision to pull up stakes here
seems based more on financial necessity than the pressure of
boycotts. Petro[...] |
2002-09-25 05:35:00 |
Embassy Rangoon |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV BM |
| 02RANGOON1340 |
BURMA: DARKNESS AT NOON
[...]) Summary: Power is flowing nearly 24 hours a day in the
capital. The government is making this happen through a
hodgepodge of policy[...] |
2002-10-16 06:37:00 |
Embassy Rangoon |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BM |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2857 |
EMBASSY ADVOCACY FOR AES AS THE DECISION ON THE 210
[...]BU) The Embassy continues to advocate strongly for a
transparent process that will treat American investors
fairly, as the state elect[...] |
2002-10-11 15:43:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2897 |
AES PROJECT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF 210MW BID WINNER
[...]BU) Once again, the announcement of the winning bid in
the 210MW energy contract has been delayed (bids were
presented on July 26). A[...] |
2002-10-17 22:29:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3492 |
HONDURAS' PETROLEUM MARKET STABLE FOR NOW, DESPITE
[...]BU) Econoff approached Texaco Caribbean General Manager
Richard Ritter (please protect) on December 30 to discuss
the effect of the oi[...] |
2002-12-31 18:06:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG HO VE |
| 03ABUDHABI1027 |
UAE PASSES SAUDI ARABIA TO BECOME JAPAN'S TOP OIL
[...]) According to official figures, UAE oil exports to
Japan increased 20.6% in January 2003 from December 2002.
The Emirates thus offici[...] |
2003-03-02 13:25:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD JA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1086 |
(C) ABU DHABI OVERPRODUCING QUOTA BY 200,000 B/PD,
[...]U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons
1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) A western oil executive in an excellent &#[...] |
2003-03-05 13:06:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1088 |
UAE OIL OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON IRAQ AND THE OIL
[...]U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5
(B) and (D).
¶2. (C) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) [...] |
2003-03-05 13:58:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1138 |
ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC): TOUGH NUT
[...]) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons
1.5 (B) and (D).
2.(C) Summary and comment: Aspiring participants [...] |
2003-03-10 10:54:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1292 |
(C) ABU DHABI'S OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY (C-
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba,
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (S/NF) Summary and comment: In separate m[...] |
2003-03-17 14:18:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP PINR ENRG EINV EPET ETRD |
| 03ABUDHABI1337 |
(C) WESTERN OIL EXEC CLARIFIES COMMENTS REGARDING
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C/NF) A western oil executive previously[...] |
2003-03-19 12:41:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1384 |
(S) JORDANIAN OIL NEEDS: UAE READY TO
[...]) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA
FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D).
¶2. (S) IN THE COURSE OF A MEETING ON THE
AF[...] |
2003-03-23 13:39:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1513 |
(C) DOLPHIN GAS PROJECT: STILL NO GAS SALES
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Almost one ye[...] |
2003-03-30 13:20:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | EPET PGOV ENRG ECON EINV IR TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1663 |
ADGAS ADMITS QATAR UNDERCUTTING LNG MARKET; PLANS
[...]U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons
1.5 (B) and (D).
ABU DHABI CONCEDES LNG MARKET TO QATAR
--------[...] |
2003-04-07 13:00:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1830 |
TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) In delivering the Secretary's oral mes[...] |
2003-04-15 14:24:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1936 |
DEMARCHE PRIOR TO OPEC MINISTERIAL
[...]) CLASSIFIED BY DCM RICHARD A. ALBRIGHT FOR
REASONS 1.5 (B,D).
¶2. (S) ECONCHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE 4/22
T[...] |
2003-04-22 13:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | PREL EPET ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1939 |
TFIZ01: UAEG CONSIDERS REQUEST TO DONATE
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) Ambassador delivered 4/18 DoD Undersec[...] |
2003-04-22 14:29:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EPET PREL IZ TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2641 |
UAE TO SUPPORT JORDAN OIL NEEDS FOR
[...]) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid contacted the Ambass[...] |
2003-06-03 12:50:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET EAID PGOV JO MO SA KU TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2761 |
UAEG PREDICTS NO MAJOR MOVEMENT AT THE JUNE
[...]U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams,
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director o[...] |
2003-06-09 11:32:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3208 |
ABU DHABI'S NEXUS OF ECONOMIC POWER, PART II: THE
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
------------
Introduction
-------[...] |
2003-07-09 13:32:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3506 |
UAE OIL MINISTER SAYS OPEC QUOTAS WILL REMAIN
[...]U) UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL-NASIRI TOLD
LOCAL REPORTERS ON JULY 27 THAT HE EXPECTS OPEC'S PRODUCTION
QUOTAS TO REMAIN [...] |
2003-07-28 13:40:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV EPET TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3591 |
UAEG REQUESTS LIST OF U.S. DELEGATES TO THE
[...]OST RECEIVED A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM THE UAE MINISTRY OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS FORMALLY REQUESTING THE NAME OF THE HEAD OF
THE U.S. DELEGATIO[...] |
2003-08-03 11:43:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3721 |
UAE MAY CUT OIL PRODUCTION LATER THIS YEAR
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) The Abu Dhabi Nationa[...] |
2003-08-12 13:30:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4361 |
UAE'S REPRESENTATIVE TO OPEC "SURPRISED" BY
[...]U) Classified by Economic Section Chief Oliver B.
John, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) In a 9/28 meeting with Econ [...] |
2003-09-28 09:49:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4694 |
UAE: DOLPHIN SIGNS MAJOR GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENTS
[...]C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met with
Occidental Petroleum CEO Dr. Ray Irani 10/21 -- days after
Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL[...] |
2003-10-21 13:50:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4790 |
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LOOKING AT 2ND QATAR GAS
[...]) On October 27, David Scott, General Manager of Oxy
of Abu Dhabi (protect) told Econchief that Occidental
Petroleum, along with the U[...] |
2003-10-28 10:41:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5031 |
ADNOC EXECUTIVES AND STUDENTS ALLEGE MISTREATMENT OF
[...]U) SUMMARY: ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2003, ABU DHABI
CONOFF AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ASSISTANT VISITED THE ABU DHABI
NATIONAL OIL COMPANY ([...] |
2003-11-19 14:21:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO CVIS CMGT ECON EPET BEXP TC |
| 03ABUDHABI5076 |
UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (U) This is the first in a serie[...] |
2003-11-23 14:03:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC |
| 03ABUDHABI889 |
UAE REITERATES A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OIL
[...]) UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri publicly
declared on 2/22, following a meeting with Russian Oil
Minister Igor Yusufov, th[...] |
2003-02-24 05:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ENRG TC |
| 03ABUJA1026 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP JUNE 13
[...]) This periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos
includes:
--Obasanjo Highlights Economy in Inaugural Speech . . . But
Dis[...] |
2003-06-12 09:29:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA1061 |
NIGERIA: US-DONATED BOATS HELP STEM OIL LOSSES
[...][...] |
2003-06-13 17:40:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET PINS ASEC NI |
| 03ABUJA1091 |
NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE INCREASE MAY TRIGGER VIOLENCE
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 20, the GON announced a 65 percent
fuel price hike, increasing consumer prices from 26 naira to
40 naira per liter.[...] |
2003-06-20 17:33:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1107 |
NIGERIA: NLC THREATENS GENERAL STRIKE OVER FUEL
[...]C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called on
June 24 for a nationwide strike beginning Monday June 30 to
protest the GON's [...] |
2003-06-26 15:08:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1135 |
NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE SLOWS COUNTRY
[...]) Summary: The promised nation-wide strike by the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel price increases began
June 30. While the str[...] |
2003-06-30 19:04:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PINS EPET ENRG ASEC CASC PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1138 |
NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES COURT DELTA MILITANTS
[...][...] |
2003-07-01 12:45:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PREL PGOV PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA1147 |
NIGERIA: POLICE KILL FOUR DEMONSTRATORS; STRIKE
[...]) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike
entered its second day with reports of sporadic violence,
including four people a[...] |
2003-07-01 17:02:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1148 |
NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING IN THE DELTA
[...][...] |
2003-07-01 18:10:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1157 |
NIGERIA: GON AND LABOR REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS AS
[...]) Summary: Nigeria has entered the third day of a
national strike, with no agreement in sight between the
National Labour Congress (N[...] |
2003-07-02 17:45:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1162 |
NIGERIA: STRIKE CONTINUES TO HOLD FOR FOURTH DAY
[...]U) SUMMARY: July 3 was relatively quiet in Abuja.
Vehicular traffic was light, gas lines were growing and
most offices and businesses [...] |
2003-07-03 18:31:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1168 |
NIGERIA: STRIKE SITREP DAY 5 - 1200 JULY 4
[...]) Summary: The strike continued for a fifth day. Thus
far, Abuja is quiet but there is a possibility of
demonstrations after Juma,at [...] |
2003-07-04 12:23:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1172 |
NIGERIA: STRIKE ENTERS SECOND WEEK
[...]) Summary: The labor strike entered its second week
today, as the GON and NLC failed to reach a compromise on the
extent of the fuel p[...] |
2003-07-07 17:42:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1195 |
NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE ENDS
[...]) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accepted
the GON's 34 naira (23 cents) fuel price offer early this
morning. With this, L[...] |
2003-07-08 17:18:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1230 |
NIGERIA'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO COUP IN SAO
[...]) Ambassador Jeter talked separately to Sao
Tomean President de Menezes and new Nigerian Foreign
Minister Adeniji July 16. According [...] |
2003-07-17 19:25:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PINS EPET PGOV NI TP |
| 03ABUJA1239 |
NIGERIA: GON THINKS SAO TOMEAN COUP LEADERS WILL
[...]C) MFA Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Daniel Hart and
Nigerian Ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe Saidu Pindar
discussed the Sao Tom[...] |
2003-07-19 11:26:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PINS EPET PGOV TP NI |
| 03ABUJA1286 |
NIGERIA: CLOSER DIALOGUE WITH THE OIL COMPANIES
[...][...] |
2003-07-29 15:10:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PHUM PGOV PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA1314 |
NIGERIA: AID ASST. ADMINISTRATOR'S DELTA VISIT
[...][...] |
2003-07-31 16:17:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PINS EPET PREL PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1325 |
KIDNAPPING OF NIGERIAN CHEVRON WORKER
[...][...] |
2003-08-01 15:43:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1328 |
RENEWED WARRI VIOLENCE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
[...][...] |
2003-08-04 14:36:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PINS ASEC PREL PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1333 |
OBASANJO TALKS TOUGH ON OIL THEFT AND WARRI CRISIS
[...][...] |
2003-08-06 16:33:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS PGOV ASEC NI |
| 03ABUJA1338 |
NIGERIA: RESTARTING OIL PRODUCTION IN WARRI
[...][...] |
2003-08-06 18:18:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS ASEC PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1354 |
ANTICIPATED MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE DELTA
[...][...] |
2003-08-08 17:03:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS PGOV ASEC NI |
| 03ABUJA1359 |
PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS
[...]tion request, para 8.
¶2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to
privatize the approximately forty p[...] |
2003-08-08 18:51:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI |
| 03ABUJA1372 |
ADVANCING THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES IN NIGERIA: USE
[...][...] |
2003-08-12 14:06:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET KCRM PHUM SNAR NI |
| 03ABUJA1379 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 13AUG03
[...][...] |
2003-08-13 16:18:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1387 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 14AUG03
[...][...] |
2003-08-14 17:44:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV ASEC PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA1408 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 18AUG03
[...][...] |
2003-08-18 16:29:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1409 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 19AUG03
[...]) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d).
¶2. (C) Summary: Violent clashes between I[...] |
2003-08-19 15:35:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PINS MOPS ASEC EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA1411 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 20AUG03
[...][...] |
2003-08-20 15:53:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1430 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 21AUG03
[...]) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d).
¶2. (SBU) Warri remained calm overnight Aug[...] |
2003-08-21 17:38:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV PINS ASEC PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1441 |
WARRI CRISIS UPDATE 22AUG03
[...]) Classified by Counselor James Maxstadt for reasons 1.5
(b) and (d).
¶2. (SBU) Warri town remains calm, reports [...] |
2003-08-22 16:57:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1473 |
FOLLOW-UP ON APRIL 2003 TRANSOCEAN HOSTAGE TAKING
[...][...] |
2003-08-27 15:35:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ASEC PGOV NI PLAB |
| 03ABUJA1635 |
OBASANJO VISITS WARRI; HOLDS MEETING WITH WARRING
[...]BU) According to press reports and Warri contacts,
President Obasanjo traveled to Warri the morning of September
19 for an aerial tour[...] |
2003-09-19 17:04:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA1638 |
A VIEW TO A SPILL: SHELL IN THE SPOTLIGHT
[...]BU) During an early August visit to Port Harcourt, CRO
met with the Center for Social and Corporate Responsibility
(CSCR), a Port Harc[...] |
2003-09-19 17:23:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET SENV EWWT PHUM PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1656 |
SHELL RESUMES LIMITED PRODUCTION IN WARRI;
[...]) During a September 23 phone conversation with CRO,
Shell's Security Manager for the Warri area, Tony Obuaya,
confirmed that three Sh[...] |
2003-09-24 15:11:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ASEC PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1700 |
NIGERIA: FUEL PRICES HIKED BY FIAT
[...]C) This morning Nigerians returned to work after
yesterday's public holiday and learned from the media that
the GON had deregulated t[...] |
2003-10-02 15:31:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1731 |
GAS STRIKE: HEARTBURN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 9
[...]BU) It seems certain that a strike and/or demonstrations
will start in at least some parts of Nigeria October 9, led
by a coalition of[...] |
2003-10-08 17:37:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI |
| 03ABUJA1735 |
OBASANJO CRITICIZES NLC IN NATIONAL SPEECH JUST
[...]) On the evening of October 8 President Obasanjo
delivered a nationally televised speech sharply criticizing
the Nigerian Labour Congr[...] |
2003-10-09 16:39:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI |
| 03ABUJA1737 |
STRIKE IS OFF, DEREGULATION MAY STILL BE ON
[...]) After a "Stakeholders' Forum" October 8, mediating
Governor Bola Tinubu announced a four-point agreement between
them on behalf of t[...] |
2003-10-09 17:23:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EPET ECON NI |
| 03ABUJA1761 |
SIGNS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN WARRI
[...]/NF) SUMMARY: Indications from various sources in the
Warri area suggest strongly that the relative peace seen in
the region for the p[...] |
2003-10-10 16:51:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PINS PGOV PTER EPET PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1762 |
GAS PRICES THE MORNING AFTER
[...]BU) Touring Abuja city, the Abuja Federal Capital
Territory, and neighboring state Niger on October 10, it is
clear the end of the pro[...] |
2003-10-10 16:51:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET PINS ELAB NI |
| 03ABUJA1787 |
NIGERIA: POLICE ARREST LABOR OFFICIALS
[...]) Summary: Nigerian Police arrested six Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) leaders Monday in an apparent move by the GON
to hinder Labor's [...] |
2003-10-15 15:30:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA1908 |
OIL COMPANIES DIFFER ON RESTARTING WARRI
[...]/NF) Summary: Shell's October resumption of oil
production in Warri has highlighted a widening split between
the Anglo-Dutch oil firm[...] |
2003-11-03 14:27:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EPET PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA344 |
NIGERIA: OBASANJO ON IRAQ, TERRORISM AND OIL
[...]C) Summary: President Obasanjo February 13 publicly
called for Iraq to disarm peacefully, noting that the US
could not be expected to[...] |
2003-02-14 17:13:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EPET NI IZ |
| 03ABUJA352 |
Bakassi -- Meeting with Ould-Abdallah: Cameroon
[...]) This is an action message; see para 10.
¶2. (C) Summary: Nigeria's approach to its border dispute
with Camero[...] |
2003-02-18 16:01:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS SENV EPET EFIS NI CM |
| 03ABUJA367 |
NIGERIA: ECONOMIC ROUNDUP FEBRUARY 20
[...]is periodic economic report from Abuja and Lagos
includes:
--Canned Beer and Soda Coming Soon to Nigeria
--Nigeria's Juice Ban[...] |
2003-02-20 14:09:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR ELTN EPET EIND EINV NI |
| 03ABUJA380 |
NIGERIA COMPLETES FINANCING PACT FOR BILLION
[...]) On January 23, Nigeria LNG (NLNG) held a signing
ceremony for the six Nigerian banks providing $160 million of
the $1.06 billion fin[...] |
2003-02-21 13:16:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV OPEC |
| 03ABUJA385 |
NIGERIA PROPOSES NEW OPEC QUOTA SCHEME
[...]) Summary: Special Assistant on Petroleum Issues
Kupolokun told the Ambassador on February 14 that Nigeria had
made a thinly-veiled th[...] |
2003-02-21 15:19:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL NI OPEC |
| 03ABUJA472 |
NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NNPC MANAGING DIRECTOR
[...]mmary: On January 31, Ambassador Jeter and
Econoff met with Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, J[...] |
2003-03-11 13:18:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL |
| 03ABUJA554 |
NIGERIA: VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN ESCRAVOS
[...]U) Proprietary information in paragraphs 3-4. Please
protect accordingly.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Escalating violenc[...] |
2003-03-22 19:22:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA555 |
NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S STRATEGY FOR
[...]) Summary: The Ijaw militants in the Delta who
instigated this latest round of communal violence are
surprisingly well armed, accordin[...] |
2003-03-22 19:27:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ASEC CASC PGOV PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA558 |
TFIZ01: NIGERIAN CRUDE PRODUCTION DROPS ABOUT 33%
[...]SBU) Summary: Ongoing ethnic strife may cut Nigeria's
crude production by 33% and its exports by 43% -- larger cuts
than most media a[...] |
2003-03-24 13:34:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET CASC AINR ASEC PINS ELAB PREF NI IZ |
| 03ABUJA629 |
NIGERIA: CONCERN FOR CRISIS IN THE DELTA
[...]C) SUMMARY: During a March 26 evening meeting,
President Obasanjo, Ambassador Jeter and British High
Commissioner Philip Thomas discus[...] |
2003-04-03 18:47:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL MOPS PHUM NI |
| 03ABUJA653 |
NIGERIA: DELTA OIL CRISIS MAY PINCH THE ECONOMY
[...]ws that Chevron returned to Escravos to gradually resume
oil production is encouraging. Shell also may soon return.
However, armed loc[...] |
2003-04-08 09:33:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL NI |
| 03ABUJA659 |
NIGERIA: NAVY MINISTER SAYS MILITARY MUST TAKE
[...]C) SUMMARY: During a March 27 meeting with Ambassador
Jeter, Minister of State for Defense (Navy) Chris Agbobu
discussed the recent vi[...] |
2003-04-09 18:04:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS EPET ASEC CASC PINS NI |
| 03ABUJA666 |
RIVERS STATE VIOLENCE COULD IMPACT OIL
[...][...] |
2003-04-10 18:55:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA716 |
NIGERIA -- SSS DIRECTOR PREDICTS ENFORCEMENT
[...]) SUMMARY. During an April 11 meeting with
Ambassador Jeter, the Director General of the State
Security Service, Kayode Are, (SSS) pre[...] |
2003-04-17 20:42:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PREL PGOV EPET MOPS NI |
| 03ABUJA718 |
NIGERIA: WARRI CRISIS COMING TO A HEAD
[...][...] |
2003-04-17 22:26:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA753 |
NIGERIA: GON SAYS OPEC UNLIKELY TO CUT
[...]S) On April 22, Ambassador Jeter delivered reftel
demarche to President Obasanjo's Special Advisor on
Petroleum Affairs and Energy Ril[...] |
2003-04-25 16:49:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PREL ECON EPET NI IZ |
| 03ABUJA768 |
NIGERIA: DISGRUNTLED OIL WORKERS HOLD
[...]mmary: Since April 16, disgruntled Nigerian oil
service workers have held hostage as many as 97
expatriates, including 23 U.S.-citizen[...] |
2003-04-29 21:00:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA806 |
NIGERIA: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR RELEASE OF 17
[...]) Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark
told the Ambassador April 30 that the 273 hostages, including
96 expatriates of w[...] |
2003-04-30 20:07:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA807 |
NIGERIA: HOSTAGE CRISIS CONTINUES, MILITARY GETS
[...]) Transocean Sedco Forex officials confirm that striking
oil workers still hold 273 hostages--including 17 U.S.
citizens and 79 other [...] |
2003-05-01 16:26:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA810 |
NIGERIA: NO MILITARY ACTION YET ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE
[...]) GON National Security Agency Military Assistant
Colonel Idris and State Security Service Director General
Kayode Are both told the A[...] |
2003-05-02 12:07:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA813 |
NIGERIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE
[...]tional Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers
(NUPENG) local and national leadership on May 3 agreed
unconditionally that all 273 [...] |
2003-05-02 17:56:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA816 |
NIGERIA: WARRI IJAWS THREATEN RENEWED VIOLENCE;
[...][...] |
2003-05-02 19:26:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EPET ENRG NI |
| 03ABUJA817 |
NIGERIA - SSS DIRECTOR ON THE ELECTION AND
[...]) During an April 30 meeting with Ambassador
Jeter, the Director General of the State Security
Service (SSS) Kayode Are said that all [...] |
2003-05-02 19:58:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PINS MOPS NI |
| 03ABUJA824 |
NIGERIA: SHELL'S "SEA EAGLE" ENDANGERED
[...]ril 29 local newspapers reported that Shell's newly
deployed Floating Production and Storage and Offloading
Platform (FPSO), the "Sea [...] |
2003-05-06 14:49:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA826 |
NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE
[...]ansocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark
told Econoff May 5 that all hostages and striking oil
workers had been safely removed[...] |
2003-05-06 16:36:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA887 |
NIGERIA: INFORMATION ON GON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...]ragraph 2 provides answers to reftel questions.
¶2.
¶A. Does the host government publish the national budget i[...] |
2003-05-14 16:49:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD NI |
| 03ABUJA905 |
NIGERIA: VP ON POLITICS, PROSPECTS FOR REFORM
[...]C) Summary: DCM 8 May met with VP Atiku Abubakar
and others in Washington. Atiku sought continued USG
support for market-based econo[...] |
2003-05-16 16:34:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS ETRD EPET EINV KDEM EAID NI |
| 03ABUJA945 |
Evaluating the Terrorist Threat to U.S. Oil
[...]SBU) The Mission understands that consideration
is being given to issuing a revised travel warning for
Nigeria to make specific mentio[...] |
2003-05-27 13:39:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | CASC ASEC PREL PTER EPET NI |
| 03ABUJA984 |
NIGERIA: OIL REVENUE ALLOCATION ISSUE UNRESOLVED
[...]mmary. This cable provides an update on the ongoing
disagreement between the Presidency and National Assembly
over the politically sen[...] |
2003-06-05 11:18:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PBTS EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA990 |
NIGERIA: OIL COMPANY SECURITY
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Jeter, Consul General
and CG Lagos staff met EXXON/MOBIL, Halliburton and
ChevronTexaco Managing Directors on[...] |
2003-06-05 14:49:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ASEC CASC ECON EINV NI |
| 03AMMAN1234 |
DCM'S MEETING WITH ENERGY MINISTER BATAYNEH
[...]u) Following are info items from the DCM's February 24
meeting with Energy Minister Mohammed Batayneh:
¶2. (c) Gasoil s[...] |
2003-03-03 06:34:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EAIR ETTC JO |
| 03AMMAN1252 |
BIDDER ON JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE SEEKS USG
[...]sbu) We were recently contacted by Brock Tuppeny,
Business Development Manager for Petrofac, a UK-registered
company with extensive o[...] |
2003-03-03 12:15:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1749 |
DENYING PETROFAC'S ADVOCACY REQUEST
[...]u) On March 13, Embassy informed Petrofac Business
Development Manager Brock Tuppeny of the USG's determination
that Petrofac's bid o[...] |
2003-03-23 17:49:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EPET ETTC IZ JO UNSC |
| 03AMMAN1881 |
TFIZ01: MUASHER SAYS STORY ON RESUMPTION OF OIL
[...]S) The Ambassador raised with Foreign Minister Marwan
Muasher March 29 local press reports that as many as thirty
Jordanian oil tanke[...] |
2003-03-29 17:23:00 |
Embassy Amman |
SECRET | PREL MOPS EPET IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN1898 |
TFIZ01: INFOMIN: SEVEN OIL TRUCKS GO TO IRAQ,
[...]C) Information Minister Mohammad Adwan told the
Ambassador March 30 that, contrary to information reported in
ref conversation with F[...] |
2003-03-30 12:58:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETRD IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN2367 |
TFIZ01: JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON OIL SITUATION,
[...]c) Summary: Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed
Bataineh told us April 17 that after a slow start, Gulf oil
was now flowing into Jord[...] |
2003-04-20 10:28:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ENRG IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN3375 |
JORDANIAN RESPONSE: CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS
[...]U) As per REFTEL, responses to questions addressing
government fiscal transparency in Jordan are as follows:
a-3
b-Th[...] |
2003-06-09 11:25:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD JO |
| 03AMMAN3512 |
JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS CONTINUATION OF
[...]sbu) Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammed
Batayneh confirmed on June 12 press reports that the GOJ had
reached agreement[...] |
2003-06-15 06:33:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD PREL KU SA JO TC |
| 03AMMAN4650 |
GOJ BEGINS OIL DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ
[...]c) Summary: A working-level GOJ delegation from the
Ministries of Energy and Finance, along with refinery
officials, traveled to Bag[...] |
2003-07-27 15:51:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN7299 |
NEW ENERGY MINISTER ADDRESSES OIL SUPPLY ISSUES
[...]) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Energy
Azmi Khreisat told the Ambassador on November 5 that Jordan
has agreed to purc[...] |
2003-11-06 18:00:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL JO IZ |
| 03AMMAN861 |
SAUDIS TELL KING ABDULLAH THEY WILL JOIN OIL DEAL;
[...]S) King Abdullah told the Ambassador and PolCouns
February 5 that Saudi CP Abdullah confirmed to him during his
February 4 visit to S[...] |
2003-02-06 16:42:00 |
Embassy Amman |
SECRET | PREL EPET MARR IZ EAID SA KU JO UA |
| 03ANKARA1448 |
BTC, SHAH DENIZ, TURKEY-GREECE INTERCONNECT: ON
[...]) Summary: BP and BOTAS General Manager Bildaci are
still concerned that BOTAS does not have sufficient authority
to meet its obligat[...] |
2003-03-06 14:19:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1724 |
CBED AMBASSADOR MANN'S MARCH 12 VISIT TO ANKARA
[...]) Summary: During CBED Ambassador Mann,s March 12
visit to Ankara, MFA and Ministry of Energy officials
requested his intervention wi[...] |
2003-03-19 10:36:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1952 |
IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK
[...]) Summary: BOTAS General Manager Bildaci told us the
oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) Pipeline had
decreased by half and li[...] |
2003-03-25 15:41:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA1967 |
IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON BTC PIPELINE, TPAO
[...]) BOTAS General Manager Gokhan Bildaci and BP's local
BTC Co. President Yasar Latifov told us March 25-26 the Iraq
Operation thus far [...] |
2003-03-26 13:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2165 |
BOTAS GENERAL MANAGER BILDACI DISCHARGED
[...]) The Ministry of Energy has officially dismissed Gokhan
Bildaci from his position as Chairman and General Manager of
BOTAS, the state[...] |
2003-04-03 08:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG TU |
| 03ANKARA2445 |
KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: TANKS FULL, NO NEW
[...]) This is an action request. See para 5.
¶2. (SBU) BOTAS Deputy General Manager Fuat Celepci told
econoff April [...] |
2003-04-15 07:51:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2459 |
BTC OPERATIONAL ISSUES: PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES
[...]) Summary: The GOT has made progress on outstanding BTC
operational issues since BTC Co sent a "material breach"
letter to Energy Min[...] |
2003-04-15 12:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA2552 |
KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: CLARIFICATION ON
[...]C) Reftel reported that BOTAS executives had informed
Embassy that the storage tanks at Ceyhan were full with about
6.5 million barrel[...] |
2003-04-18 15:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU IZ UNSC |
| 03ANKARA2997 |
BTC CO LIFTS MATERIAL BREACH CLAIM
[...]) Summary: BTC Co has formally informed the GOT that
the government is no longer in material breach of its
obligations under the BTC [...] |
2003-05-08 04:31:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA3190 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PIPELINES, BOT PROJECTS WITH
[...]) Summary. Energy Minister Guler reiterated to
Ambassador May 13 his personal commitment to completing BTC
construction on time in Tu[...] |
2003-05-15 08:20:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC GG TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3268 |
MFA RAISES KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE AGAIN
[...]) This cable contains an action request. See para 3.
¶2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev �[...] |
2003-05-17 05:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3537 |
DISCUSSION WITH MFA ON TURKEY-IRAQ TRADE AND
[...]U) This cable contains an action request. See para 8.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: DCM met with MFA Deputy U/S for Economic &#[...] |
2003-05-30 15:32:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EPET IZ TU |
| 03ANKARA373 |
USG SUPPORTS MANDIL FOR IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
[...][...] |
2003-01-15 14:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET AORC TU IEA OECD |
| 03ANKARA3731 |
FACILITATING TURKEY-IRAQ FUEL OIL FOR GASOLINE/LPG
[...]C) In separate June 9 meetings, Ambassador and EconCouns
urged MFA U/S Ziyal and Foreign Trade U/S Kayalar,
respectively, to facilitat[...] |
2003-06-09 15:05:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ETRD IZ TU |
| 03ANKARA3794 |
KDP'S CONTINUED PRACTICE OF CHARGING FEES AT
[...]) This is an action request. See para 4.
¶2. (C) Recent reports that the KDP intends to continue
charging taxes/[...] |
2003-06-11 14:09:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL IZ TU |
| 03ANKARA400 |
TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY
[...]) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about
the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy
interests, raising w[...] |
2003-01-16 08:57:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC |
| 03ANKARA4070 |
IRAQI SOMO-DELTA PETROLEUM BARTER DEAL UNDERWAY
[...]) Baghdad minimize considered.
¶2. (SBU) Delta Petroleum and the MFA confirmed to us that the
GOT had given final[...] |
2003-06-25 15:02:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA4224 |
BOTAS READY TO RESUME PIPELINE OPERATIONS; WAITING
[...]) Baghdad minimize considered.
¶2. (SBU) BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told econoff
July 3 that the storage[...] |
2003-07-03 13:57:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA528 |
ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON RUSSIAN GAS, BTC
[...]) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador
January 15 that one of his top priorities was to renegotiate
Turkey's expensive natu[...] |
2003-01-22 14:27:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET GG TU KZ ETTC |
| 03ANKARA6302 |
TURKEY RAISES CONCERN ABOUT STALLED OIL EXPORTS
[...]U) Baghdad Minimize considered.
¶2. (C) Turkish officials are concerned by recent press
reports that Iraq has de[...] |
2003-10-07 16:16:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6345 |
TURKEY UNHAPPY WITH DECISION TO REVERSE
[...]C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy DG for Energy and Water Haki
Akil told EconCouns that Turkey was opposed to the recently
announced agreement t[...] |
2003-10-09 08:33:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL RS TU UK |
| 03ANKARA7000 |
KBR PERSPECTIVE ON HABUR GATE
[...]BU-BUS SENS) A senior Kellogg, Brown and Root-Turkey
(KBR-T) manager met with PO on Oct. 31 to update the state
of current challenges[...] |
2003-11-07 14:55:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PREL IZ TU |
| 03ANKARA753 |
BTC UPDATE FROM TURKEY
[...]) Summary: BTC construction in Turkey is on schedule
(first pipe is scheduled to arrive at Iskenderun port on
February 7) and on budg[...] |
2003-01-29 17:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA7878 |
AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT
[...]C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department
Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited
Ankara, December 16[...] |
2003-12-23 12:21:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA935 |
TURKISH PETROLEUM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BUSINESS IN A
[...]) Summary: The Turkish Petroleum Agency (TPAO) is
optimistic about business opportunities in a post-sanctions
Iraq. TPAO Vice Presid[...] |
2003-02-06 15:10:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03COLOMBO1027 |
FY 2003 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
[...]ost response for Maldives to reftel survey
request follows:
a. Does host government publish national budget in a
time[...] |
2003-06-12 10:34:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID EFIN EINV EPET ETRD MV ECPN |
| 03COLOMBO2199 |
IMI: OIL EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY IN SRI
[...]ummary: Hoping to begin off-shore oil
prospecting soon, the Sri Lanka Government intends to
announce its plans to international oil c[...] |
2003-12-31 10:13:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EPET ENRG BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
| 03COLOMBO747 |
FY 2003 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
[...]ost response to reftel survey request follows.
Post consulted IMF and WB rep offices in Colombo and
Central Bank contacts in preparing[...] |
2003-05-05 10:18:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID EFIN EINV EPET ETRD CE ECPN |
| 03HALIFAX352 |
AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA: SECURITY, ECONOMY,
[...]UMMARY: Ambassador's visit to Nova Scotia October 9 - 14
was useful in reinforcing a traditionally good relationship
between the prov[...] |
2003-10-21 13:52:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EFIS ECON EPET MOPS SENV ASEC CA |
| 03HALIFAX356 |
NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION: TORY SWEEP ENDS
[...]UMMARY: There could be a new round of political wrangling
between the federal government and the newly elected Progressive
Conservati[...] |
2003-10-23 11:13:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EPET CA |
| 03HALIFAX394 |
PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS PRODUCE NEW LINEUP OF ENERGY MINISTERS
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Canada's four Atlantic Provinces have all
held provincial elections this year: Newfoundland-Labrador
(October 21), Prin[...] |
2003-11-21 11:39:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PGOV CA |
| 03HALIFAX52 |
NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY MINISTER STILL OPTIMISTIC
[...]ENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.
¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia provincial government remains
optimistic about the future [...] |
2003-02-28 17:41:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV ETRD CA US |
| 03HANOI1258 |
VIETNAM: P.L. 108-7 - Consolidated Appropriations
[...]his cable was originally sent May 5, 2003 but
encountered TERP transmission problems. Post apologizes for
the delay. Responses to re[...] |
2003-05-22 10:16:00 |
Embassy Hanoi |
UNCLASSIFIED | AA AMGT EAID ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD VM FINREF |
| 03HARARE1156 |
Deregulation Deal Could End Dry Spell for Fuel
[...]BU) Summary: Fuel continues to be very scarce
throughout the country. There are widespread rumors that
multinationals will soon be [...] |
2003-06-06 07:23:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
| 03HARARE1321 |
Fuel Strategies Amidst The Downward Spiral
[...]BU) Summary: As noted reftel, multinational oil
companies remain in limbo as to whether they will be allowed
to sell fuel imported w[...] |
2003-06-27 10:19:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET ZI |
| 03HARARE152 |
ExxonMobil tells GOZ to cut fuel subsidy
[...]BU) Summary: A visiting ExxonMobil delegation
recently urged the GOZ to stop subsidizing fuel
consumption, which has completely overb[...] |
2003-01-22 12:12:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EFIN ECON ZI |
| 03HARARE1710 |
GOZ triples fuel price - again
[...]mmary: The GOZ has raised the controlled price of
leaded fuel from Z$ 450 to 1,170/liter. Not enough to
reawaken Zimbabwe's somnolent[...] |
2003-08-28 14:49:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV ZI |
| 03HARARE2091 |
GOZ has no money for fuel
[...]mmary: Oil parastatal NOCZIM has been unable to
import fuel for GOZ purposes over the past week. End
summary.
¶2[...] |
2003-10-20 13:43:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV ZI |
| 03HARARE409 |
Modest Hike in Fuel Prices
[...]) Summary: The GOZ has nearly doubled the price of
fuel, the first increase since June 2001. The higher
pump price still reflects a [...] |
2003-02-26 12:33:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD ZI |
| 03HARARE752 |
GOZ hikes fuel price again
[...]) Summary: In an attempt to alleviate severe
shortages, the GOZ has approximately tripled gas and
doubled diesel prices. Economic im[...] |
2003-04-16 11:42:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV ETRD ZI |
| 03HARARE781 |
Zimbabwe's Fuel Hikes: Why No Leadership?
[...]BU) Summary: A week after raising fuel prices 3-
fold, President Mugabe has offered no rationale or
counsel to a shell-shocked popula[...] |
2003-04-23 10:06:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
| 03HARARE873 |
Fuel Crisis Intensifies
[...]) Summary: Zimbabwe's fuel supply continues to
worsen. Most motorists are grounded, importing their own
or buying it at exorbitant bl[...] |
2003-05-07 13:22:00 |
Embassy Harare |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV ETRD ZI |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY268 |
HCMC BUSINESSES SEE LIMITED ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM WAR IN
[...]s U.S. forces launched the first strikes against Iraq,
government and business leaders in HCMC were still largely
uncertain what effec[...] |
2003-03-20 13:56:00 |
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ETRD PREL VM |
| 03KATHMANDU549 |
NEPAL: GOVERNMENT RAISES PETROL PRICES
[...]) Summary: The Government of Nepal (GON) raised prices
on all petroleum products to prevent further losses by
state-owned Nepal Oil C[...] |
2003-03-26 11:20:00 |
Embassy Kathmandu |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET PGOV NP GON |
| 03KUWAIT1002 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 19, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-03-20 04:02:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1010 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 20, 2003
[...]) A full breakdown of KPC production was not available
today, but a senior KPC official reported total output was
2.45 million barrels[...] |
2003-03-20 14:31:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1020 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 21, 2003
[...]) Detailed breakdown of Kuwaiti oil production is not
available today. A senior KPC official told EconChief today
that production in [...] |
2003-03-21 11:19:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1021 |
TFIZ01: OIL SMOKE CLOUDS OVER KUWAIT
[...]MMARY: People in Kuwait awoke March 21, 2003, to a dark
sky north of the city. Post confirmed through US military
sources that the s[...] |
2003-03-21 12:01:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET ALOW IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT1036 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 22, 2003
[...]) A senior KPC official told EconChief that the Kuwait
Oil Company Firefighting team has been dispatched to Northern
Kuwait to assess [...] |
2003-03-22 17:10:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1049 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 23, 2003
[...]) A Senior KOC official tells the Embassy that the KOC
firefighting team is now on site at the Ratqa Field camp in
Northern Kuwait. T[...] |
2003-03-23 17:33:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1063 |
KUWAIT REQUESTS IMMEDIATE U.S. ASSISTANCE TO
[...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 5.
¶2. (C) Summary: On March 24, the GOK requested immediate USG
assistance[...] |
2003-03-24 18:17:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EPET KU SA JO |
| 03KUWAIT1064 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 24, 2003
[...]) A detailed breakdown of Kuwait's oil production is not
yet available for today, but Embassy is told output from 0500
03/23/03 to 050[...] |
2003-03-24 18:17:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1074 |
TFIZ01: THE WORD ON KUWAIT'S ENVIRONMENT
[...]MMARY: As US-led military action against Iraq moved into
its sixth day, Kuwait stepped up measures to protect the
environment from Ira[...] |
2003-03-25 12:05:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET ALOW IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT1078 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 25, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-03-25 16:07:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1101 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 26, 2003
[...]) Local press reports on 3/26 noted the visit of the
acting Minister of Oil, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahed Al-Sabah to the
Ratqa oil field whe[...] |
2003-03-26 15:07:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1112 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 27, 2003
[...]) Press reports on 3/27/03 confirm that efforts to
extinguish fires burning in the Rumaila field in southern
Iraq were abandoned on Tu[...] |
2003-03-27 13:50:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1119 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 28, 2003
[...]) Embassy notes that that KOC reported production from
its northern fields has risen 7.1% from 400,265 barrels on
March 26 to 428,689 [...] |
2003-03-28 13:31:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1148 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 29, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-03-29 16:10:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1153 |
TFIZ01 - KUWAITI OIL FOR JORDAN
[...]) Ambassador spoke with Kuwaiti Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs Shaykh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
afternoon of Thursday, M[...] |
2003-03-30 07:26:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | EPET EAID PREL KU SA JO |
| 03KUWAIT1162 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 30, 2003
[...]) Detailed Kuwaiti production figures are unavailable
today, but total production is understood to remain above 2.4
million barrels pe[...] |
2003-03-30 15:04:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1176 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- MARCH 31, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-03-31 15:02:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1195 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 1, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-04-01 14:31:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1217 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 02, 2003
[...]/NF) Post has investigated rumors of an explosion and
fire at the Rawdatain oil field in northern Kuwait, and found
them to be untrue[...] |
2003-04-02 14:24:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1227 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 03, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-04-03 12:05:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1232 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 04, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-04-04 09:54:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1274 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 05, 2003
[...]) Detailed oil production for Kuwait Oil Company was not
available today, but production likely remains just under 2.4
million barrels[...] |
2003-04-06 14:22:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1280 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 06, 2003
[...][...] |
2003-04-07 05:31:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1306 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 08, 2003
[...]) Local press reports today quote Kuwait Undersecretary
for Oil Issa Al-Aoun as saying that Kuwait will continue to
produce 2.44 milli[...] |
2003-04-08 14:03:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT1381 |
TFIZ01: TRYING TO RESOLVE THE UNCC/RECONSTRUCTION
[...]) SUMMARY: Decisions will be made soon about
distributions of Iraqi oil revenues that may have significant
political as well as econo[...] |
2003-04-13 06:18:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PREL EFIN KU IZ UNCC |
| 03KUWAIT1454 |
TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 14, 2003
[...]) For the period beginning 0500 April 10 and ending 0500
April 14, total Kuwait daily crude oil production averaged
2,405,280 barrels [...] |
2003-04-16 07:17:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT3039 |
GOK REQUESTS INCREASED SECURITY FOR FUEL SHIPMENTS
[...]) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
¶2. (C) MFA U/S Khalid al-Jarallah contacted the Ambassador on
the a[...] |
2003-07-09 12:57:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EPET IZ KU |
| 03KUWAIT3589 |
(C) GOK CLAIMS TURKS BUYING IRAQI OIL,
[...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 4.
¶2. (C) During their July 27 meeting, MFA U/S Khaled
Al-Jarallah told th[...] |
2003-08-06 03:50:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ETRD KU IZ TU |
| 03KUWAIT3775 |
SHEPHERDING HUMANITARIAN FUEL FOR BASRA
[...]ummary. Apparently frustrated that the Coalition was
not heeding Kuwait's requests to tighten controls on the
Iraq-Kuwait border to l[...] |
2003-08-19 03:56:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID ENRG EPET MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ |
| 03KUWAIT4078 |
(U) IRANIAN FM VISITS KUWAIT
[...]) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Iranian Foreign Minister
Kamal Kharrazi met with PM Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah and
FM Shaykh Dr. Moha[...] |
2003-09-04 18:35:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET KU IR IZ KNPT IAEA |
| 03KUWAIT4141 |
BIO DATA ON DR. ADNAN SHIHAB-ELDIN, OPEC
[...]) Bio Data on Dr. Adnan Shihab-ElDin in reference to
Kuwait 04078 para. 4.
¶2. (U) Name: Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin
[...] |
2003-09-07 12:51:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET IR IZ KU PREL IAEA KNPT |
| 03KUWAIT5454 |
(U) IRAQ: KUWAIT WANTS TO INCREASE "HUMANITARIAN
[...]C) SUMMARY. Officials from Altanmia, the Kuwaiti
consortium transporting humanitarian fuel to Iraq under
contract to KBR, have told C[...] |
2003-12-03 09:07:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID EPET PREL PGOV MOPS KU IZ |
| 03KUWAIT5756 |
(C) GOK STILL AWAITING QATARI GAS; UNLIKELY TO
[...]) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a
possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is
unlikely to conclude an agr[...] |
2003-12-20 13:44:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR |
| 03KUWAIT918 |
KUWAIT OIL SITREP 3/13/03
[...]) A Senior KPC official informed Embassy late afternoon
of March 12 that Kuwaiti production reached 2.4 mmbd. The
source noted that E[...] |
2003-03-16 04:04:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT920 |
KUWAIT PREPARES ENVIRONMENT FOR WAR
[...]MMARY: As part of Kuwait's wide-ranging contingency
plans ahead of a potential US-led conflict in Iraq, the GOK
has established an Eme[...] |
2003-03-16 04:10:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT965 |
KUWAIT OIL SITREP 3/17/03
[...][...] |
2003-03-18 07:23:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03KUWAIT978 |
KUWAIT OIL SITREP 3/18/03
[...][...] |
2003-03-18 13:52:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KU |
| 03LAGOS148 |
NIGERIA: NOT ONLY GAS FLARES IN NIGERIA, ITS'
[...]C) Summary: Arson is strongly suspected in the December
24 fire that
destroyed the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) �[...] |
2003-01-17 16:13:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON EPET EINV DS DSS ITA IP AF OSAC |
| 03LAGOS1535 |
NIGERIA: DELTA KIDNAPPING THREATENS OIL
[...]ummary: A Nigerian white collar worker for Chevron
Nigeria Ltd. (subsidiary of Chevron/Texaco) and member of
the Petroleum and Natura[...] |
2003-07-31 14:50:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ENRG ECON CASC PGOV PINR PINS PTER NI XA XY |
| 03LAGOS168 |
A CONVERSATION WITH THE POLICE
[...]) Summary: A very discouraged Deputy Police Commissioner
(DPC) for Lagos State met with CG and Econoff on January
7 to discuss the rec[...] |
2003-01-24 09:55:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR EPET ASEC NI |
| 03LAGOS1866 |
NIGERIA: WARRI: A PAUSE IN THE VIOLENCE?
[...]BU) There has been no serious violence reported in Warri
for almost two weeks, other than what has been described as
an inter-factiona[...] |
2003-09-05 12:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS1899 |
NIGERIA: UNIONS MAY EXPAND WORK ACTIONS OVER FEAR
[...]eaders from the National Union of Petroleum and Gas
Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior
Staff Association of Nig[...] |
2003-09-10 11:57:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL |
| 03LAGOS1937 |
SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2003
[...]) Almost exactly one year after the prominent husband
and wife team of lawyers, Barnabas Chidi and Amaka Blessing
Igwe, was hacked to [...] |
2003-09-16 12:03:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EPET SENV NI |
| 03LAGOS1940 |
NIGERIA: MILITARY BUILD-UP KEEPS WARRI QUIET
[...]BU) The town of Warri has remained mostly calm over the
last two weeks as the Nigerian military and mobile police
(known as MOPOL) con[...] |
2003-09-16 12:16:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINS EPET PGOV ASEC PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS1967 |
NIGERIA: SHELL AND POSSIBLY CHEVRON MAY RESUME
[...]) SUMMARY. Shell Oil has been assessing its crude oil
production facilities in the Delta swamps shut down by ethnic
violence five mont[...] |
2003-09-18 10:39:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD NI |
| 03LAGOS2043 |
NIGERIA: NLC MEETS TO PLAN MASS ACTION IN RESPONSE
[...]he battle lines now appeared to be drawn between
government and labor over possible fuel price increases.
Long queues at gas stations [...] |
2003-10-02 10:21:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET PGOV KDEM NI |
| 03LAGOS2058 |
NLC PLANS TO BOYCOTT ALL AFRICA GAMES AS PART OF A
[...]) On October 1, gas stations throughout the nation
increased their prices from 34 naira per liter to 39.5 naira
in Lagos and Abuja an[...] |
2003-10-03 15:26:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
| 03LAGOS2069 |
Strike Begins Thursday, October 9
[...]ollowing its emergency National Executive Council (NEC)
meeting in Ibadan on Saturday, October 4, the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) an[...] |
2003-10-06 16:24:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
| 03LAGOS2078 |
CHEVRON'S VIEW ON THE DYNAMICS BEHIND THE FUEL
[...]SBU) Summary: According to Chevron management some two
weeks ago President Obasanjo ordered the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporati[...] |
2003-10-08 15:41:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ELAB ECON NI |
| 03LAGOS2080 |
NIGERIA: POLICE NOT PREPARED FOR OCTOBER 9 STRIKE
[...]) Haruna John (PROTECT), Deputy Commissioner of Police
(DCP) resident in Lagos State gave Pol/Econ Officer an update
on police prepare[...] |
2003-10-08 17:52:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS2081 |
LASCO: NEW STRIKE, NEW PLANNING: NOT A REPEAT OF
[...]BU) Summary: Chima Ubani, Executive Director of the
Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), told us that labor and
civil society leaders m[...] |
2003-10-09 05:31:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EPET PHUM SOCI NI |
| 03LAGOS2090 |
STRIKE SUSPENDED: LABOR AND OIL COMPANY VIEWS
[...]) Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Adams
Oshiomhole announced October 8 at approximately 2300 that
labor had suspended its plan[...] |
2003-10-09 17:43:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET NI |
| 03LAGOS2100 |
NIGERIA: PRIVATE MARKETERS PLAN FUEL IMPORTS
[...]) Private marketers are planning to import fuel in the
coming weeks for retail sales in Nigeria. Managers at both
Texaco and Mobil re[...] |
2003-10-10 17:22:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET NI PGOV PREL |
| 03LAGOS2147 |
NIGERIA: FUEL SUPPLY AND PRICE REMAIN IN TENSE
[...]) Summary: The status of fuel supply and pricing in
Nigeria remains in question as fuel marketers and labor
leaders left a stakeholder[...] |
2003-10-17 16:22:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET NI PGOV |
| 03LAGOS2193 |
NIGERIA: WARRI UPDATE 10/24/03 - ITSEKIRI WANT TO
[...]) Summary. After more than a month of peace, clashes
between ethnic groups in the Niger Delta appear on the rise,
although less deadl[...] |
2003-10-24 09:59:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PINR PINS PHUM ASEC NI |
| 03LAGOS2200 |
NIGERIA: TALK OF "MASS PROTESTS" ON FUEL
[...][...] |
2003-10-24 16:18:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY |
| 03LAGOS2287 |
PRESIDENT SHUFFLES THE DECK WITH NEW OIL ADVISOR
[...]) SUMMARY. On Monday, November 3, the GON announced the
removal of Jackson Gaius-Obaseki as the Group Managing
Director (GMD) of the N[...] |
2003-11-04 17:41:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PINR PREL EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS2330 |
OBASANJO, OIL MARKETERS WIN OVER LABOR AND CIVIL
[...][...] |
2003-11-10 18:29:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM SOCI NI XY |
| 03LAGOS2354 |
FMR BIAFRAN PRESIDENT GENERAL OJUKWU MEETS WITH CG
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Consul General and POLOFF (notetaker) met
with former Biafran President General Chief Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu and his[...] |
2003-11-14 10:44:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PREL PGOV PNAT SOCI EPET NI XY |
| 03LAGOS2357 |
AMCITS NOT/NOT TAKEN HOSTAGE IN DELTA - CHEVRON
[...]) Chevron's special security manager, Hamish Macdonald
(sic), told Econoff on November 14 that no Americans were
taken hostage in an [...] |
2003-11-14 15:47:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EPET PINR NI CACS |
| 03LAGOS2363 |
OBASANJO SHOULD RESIGN CLAIMS CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP,
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Civil society organizations continue to
agitate on the national scene in an attempt to realize public
policy and institut[...] |
2003-11-17 15:49:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI NI XY |
| 03LAGOS2387 |
FOUR WORN AND UNDER-UTILIZED REFINERIES FOR SALE
[...]) SUMMARY. Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
has set November 14 as the deadline for investors to submit
expressions of int[...] |
2003-11-20 14:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ELAB PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI NI |
| 03LAGOS2422 |
NIGERIA'S TRANSITION TO A DEREGULATED DOWNSTREAM
[...]) SUMMARY. At the monthly Businessman's Lunch held at
the American Guest Quarters pub in Lagos on November 6,
executives of two major [...] |
2003-11-26 10:22:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PINR EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS2434 |
EXPAT OIL WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGER DELTA -- MORE
[...]BU) On Thursday, November 27, seven expatriates were
kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. One has escaped or
has been released. [...] |
2003-11-28 15:55:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EPET PGOV PINR PHUM EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS2467 |
FUTURE OF NIGERIAN OIL & GAS
[...]ble is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect
accordingly.
2.(SBU) Summary: On July 11 and 12, Econoffs met w[...] |
2003-12-05 19:35:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | NI ECON EINV EPET ENRG |
| 03LAGOS2493 |
ETHNIC CLASHES ON THE BENIN RIVER
[...]BU) SUMMARY: On Friday, December 5, Itsekiri militants
attacked Ijaws in boats and in villages on the Benin River,
north of Warri. Th[...] |
2003-12-09 16:48:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EPET PGOV PHUM PINR EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS2535 |
A PEACE FORUM FOR WARRING PEOPLE OF WARRI
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Lagos officers observed the initial
meeting of the Warri Forum on Peace, Security, and Human
Rights organized by [...] |
2003-12-16 10:45:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINS EPET PINR MCAP SOCI NI |
| 03LAGOS2574 |
PRICE CAPS AND STRIKES CAUSE NIGERIA'S DOWNSTREAM
[...]) SUMMARY: Barely 60 days after President Obasanjo
declared Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector officially and
completely deregulate[...] |
2003-12-18 05:39:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ELAB PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS2579 |
BIO ON WARRI NAVAL COMMANDER CAPTAIN O.B. OGUNJIMI
[...] N/F) On November 19, Poloff and Econoff met Captain
Olufemi B. Ogunjimi, Commanding Officer (CO) of Nigerian
Naval Station Delta (NNS[...] |
2003-12-18 15:36:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PINS MOPS PGOV EPET NI |
| 03LAGOS265 |
EXPLOSION IN LAGOS
[...]ensitive But Unclassified.
¶2. At approximately 1110 on Sunday, February 2, 2003, there
was an explosion in Idum[...] |
2003-02-03 16:45:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM CASC PINS EIND EPET PGOV EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS332 |
NIGERIA: PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REGULATORY BODY
[...][...] |
2003-02-14 13:07:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS344 |
NIGERIA: DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
[...]n Saturday, February 15, employees from the Department
of Petroleum Resources (DPR) went on strike to contest
unpaid salaries and bene[...] |
2003-02-18 16:14:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS363 |
NIGERIA: NUPENG JOINS DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM
[...]U) As part of a solidarity agreement between the two
major oil workers' unions, members of the Department of
Petroleum Resources (DPR)[...] |
2003-02-21 06:31:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG EFIN EPET PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS384 |
NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 20
[...]) This periodic update covering energy issues includes:
--Oil Strike Suspended, No Effect on Exports
--Wellhead Blows in Ogoniland &#x[...] |
2003-02-25 06:32:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS499 |
NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28
[...]is periodic update covering energy issues
includes:
--Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues
--Obasanjo Offers O[...] |
2003-03-07 12:08:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS568 |
NIGERIAN LOCAL VIOLENCE CAUSES MINIMAL IMPACT
[...]mmary. A violent clash between local activists
and police left seven dead in Delta state late last
week. While Shell Oil moved non-es[...] |
2003-03-17 23:58:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS575 |
OIL EXEC SAYS NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION AT FULL
[...]) Summary. A senior industry source reports that
Nigerian crude oil production
is currently at full capacity. He states that Nigeria [...] |
2003-03-18 18:09:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON ASEC PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS624 |
NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS UPDATE - CRISIS WORSENS
[...](SBU) Proprietary information please hold closely.
¶2. (SBU) Summary. The situation at ChevronTexaco's
Escr[...] |
2003-03-24 06:56:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS630 |
NIGERIA: ETHNIC POLITICS AND NIGER DELTA CRISIS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY. The violent Ijaw confrontations of the
Itsekiri in the oil-rich Escravos area result from their
fierce political compet[...] |
2003-03-24 16:27:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EPET ENRG PINS PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
| 03LAGOS631 |
NIGERIA: TOTALFINAELF SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT FOUR
[...]) Summary. TotalFinaElf (TFE) has become the latest
victim of the strife between the Ijaws and Itsekiris in the
Niger Delta. TFE has [...] |
2003-03-24 18:37:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PINS ASEC PREF PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS637 |
NIGERIA: A CONVERSATION WITH ONE IJAW
[...][...] |
2003-03-25 18:36:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS ASEC PGOV PARM PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS677 |
TFIZ01: NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, March 31
[...]) This update includes:
-- When Will the Oil Flow? Delta Crisis Update
-- Running on Empty: Refine[...] |
2003-04-01 09:00:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS707 |
TFIZ01: WAITING FOR A SIGN: NIGERIA OIL EXECS
[...]BU) Summary: In the informal setting of a monthly
luncheon, oil company executives today talked about the
crisis in the Niger River d[...] |
2003-04-04 06:48:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS713 |
NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: MIXED
[...]ummary: The Niger Delta Development Corporation (NDDC)
was established in 2001 to ensure sustainable development of
Nigeria's trouble[...] |
2003-04-04 11:59:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS731 |
TFIZ01: BACK IN BUSINESS - CHEVRON NIGERIA
[...]BU) Summary: Contrary to recent news reports and
statements by oil executives that companies are not
ready to resume operations in the[...] |
2003-04-04 17:53:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS736 |
NIGERIA: WARRI CRISIS - AN ITSEKIRI LEADER'S
[...]ummary: On April 5 EconOff met Chief Rita Lori-Ogbebor,
an Itsekiri leader and a princess of the Warri Kingdom.
Chief Ogebebor is one [...] |
2003-04-07 13:24:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PHUM PREF NI |
| 03LAGOS739 |
NIGERIA: AN IJAW'S VIEW OF THE IJAW-ITSEKIRI
[...]ummary: On April 6, EconOff heard the Ijaws' side of
the story regarding their longstanding conflict with the
Itsekiris, the subject o[...] |
2003-04-07 16:03:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ECON PINS PGOV PARM PHUM PREF SMIG NI |
| 03LAGOS827 |
NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22
[...]) This update includes:
-- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up
-- Between the Lines: F[...] |
2003-04-23 06:29:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS99 |
Nigeria: Biweekly Energy Report No. 1
[...]mmary. In late December, the Government of Nigeria
(GON) released 24 billion Naira to its international oil
joint venture partners in[...] |
2003-01-14 08:59:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON PINS NI |
| 03OTTAWA1149 |
ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES
[...]SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY
SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY
PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION[...] |
2003-04-24 15:46:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA334 |
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN
[...]) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please
handle accordingly.
¶2. (U) This message was prepared with assistan[...] |
2003-02-03 21:55:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA503 |
NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA:
[...]) Although Canada's energy exports to the United
States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades,
making Canada our largest to[...] |
2003-02-21 16:36:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA566 |
ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA
[...]SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of
Canadian energy production and trade for the United States
is reinforced by preliminar[...] |
2003-02-28 17:42:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA |
| 03RANGOON1197 |
NO JOY FOR BURMA'S TRADERS
[...]BU) Summary: After claiming with much fanfare to have
had a USD 700 million trade surplus last year (a claim
doubted by most not dres[...] |
2003-09-24 08:28:00 |
Embassy Rangoon |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EPET PGOV BM |
| 03RANGOON574 |
ENERGY GIANTS FUND BURMESE MODEL VILLAGES
[...]BU) Summary: A visit to the Total/UNOCAL pipeline zone
in Tanintharyi Division revealed an impressive level of
socio-economic developm[...] |
2003-05-12 09:29:00 |
Embassy Rangoon |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EPET PGOV BM |
| 03RANGOON832 |
U.S. INVESTOR, GARMENT WORKERS FEAR NEW BURMA
[...]BU) Summary: The input on pending U.S. sanctions on
Burma continues to roll in. In the last several days we've
heard the fears and co[...] |
2003-07-09 08:29:00 |
Embassy Rangoon |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND EPET BM |
| 03ROME2598 |
ENI UPDATE: ITALY'S ENERGY GIANT LOOKING BOTH
[...]BU) Summary: ENI, Italy's dominant energy conglomerate,
is expanding into foreign markets, while consolidating its
position at home. [...] |
2003-06-10 17:17:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IT |
| 03SANAA1589 |
RUMORED OIL FIND NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN ROYG ECONOMY
[...]) Summary: Rumors are circulating in Sanaa that an oil
discovery by Canadian Nexen could contain over a billion
barrels of oil. Earli[...] |
2003-07-02 14:24:00 |
Embassy Sanaa |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON YM ENERGY COM |
| 03SANAA2204 |
CANADIAN NEXEN IN THE HADRAMAUT: THE TERMINAL AND
[...]) Begin summary: During an August 7-11 visit to the
governorate of Hadramaut, Embassy officials toured oil
company Canadian Nexen's C[...] |
2003-09-03 12:19:00 |
Embassy Sanaa |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PTER EINV PREL ECON YM COM ENERGY |
| 03SANAA819 |
PRESS PLAYS ON EXAGGERATED ECONOMIC FEARS, ROYG
[...]) Summary: Grave economic consequences from the war in
Iraq have been predicted in both official and unofficial
Yemeni press. However[...] |
2003-04-17 14:01:00 |
Embassy Sanaa |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EPET YM COM |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5135 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ELECTIONS: LEONEL FERNANDEZ ON
[...]BU) Summary: Former president and presidential
pre-candidate Leonel Fernandez (PLD) emphasized to the
Ambassador September 9 the impor[...] |
2003-09-23 16:07:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL VE |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5157 |
DOMINICANS PUZZLED BY CHAVEZ'S ACCUSATIONS AND
[...]) Summary. Relations between Venezuela and the
Dominican Republic have been strained since July 27, when
Venezuelan President Hugo Ch[...] |
2003-09-23 23:32:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL DR VE |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1645 |
AES Attempts to Salvage 200MW Energy Contract and
[...]BU) AES Honduras' efforts to salvage its 200MW energy
contract, awarded and signed Christmas day, 2002 (ref g)
despite having overcome[...] |
2003-07-11 22:08:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2385 |
Honduran Gasoline Pricing: Tempest in a Teapot
[...]BU) Summary. In September, former Industry and Trade
Minister for President Maduro Juliet Handal began a public
campaign to criticize[...] |
2003-10-09 15:51:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PINR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA725 |
HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO ADDRESSES NATION ON IRAQ:
[...]) Summary: Honduran President Ricardo Maduro addressed
the nation the evening of March 20 on the war in Iraq and
possible implications[...] |
2003-03-21 21:38:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EPET OIIP ASEC IZ HO |
| 03THEHAGUE2163 |
Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch
[...]U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch
Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst o[...] |
2003-08-27 13:18:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE2290 |
ILSA: IRAN-AZADEGAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYAL
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Shell Advisor Gavin Graham
confirmed that Shell has no plans to make a proposal or
tender for the Azadegan oil [...] |
2003-09-11 17:04:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR JA NL UK |
| 03THEHAGUE2422 |
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM: MAY 22-24 MEETING IN
[...]s current chairman of the IEF, the Netherlands has
announced the following preliminary program for the 2004 IEF
that will take place M[...] |
2003-09-25 05:06:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG NL |
| 03ZAGREB799 |
DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING
[...]SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE
ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING
WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLO[...] |
2003-04-11 08:15:00 |
Embassy Zagreb |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR HRECON |
| 04ABUDHABI1016 |
UAE: TALK ABOUT TOWN
[...]U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (U) The "Talk About Town" [...] |
2004-04-06 11:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EPET PGOV PREL SOCI TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1114 |
UAE Environmental Efforts
[...]e UAE, led by the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has taken a
number of steps to protect the environment and to increase
environmental awareness[...] |
2004-04-12 15:35:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ETRD ECON EPET TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1290 |
UAEG INFORMED OF INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT
[...]SBU) Econoff delivered ref information April 24 to UAE
Federal Customs Authority Deputy Director General Saeed Al-
Marri, who undertoo[...] |
2004-04-25 12:55:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI13 |
AL-SUWEIDI BROTHERS: INFLUENTIAL ABU DHABI FAMILY
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
¶2. (SBU) Summary: In a country where tribal [...] |
2004-01-03 11:11:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1465 |
UAE OIL MINISTER calls for OPEC to take steps to
[...]U) ON THE MARGINS OF AN ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE IN ABU
DHABI ON MAY 8, UAE PETROLEUM MINISTER OBEID BIN SAIF AL-
NASIRI CALLED FOR OPEC[...] |
2004-05-09 11:23:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV EPET TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1701 |
UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ILSA
[...]U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) The Ambassador raised [...] |
2004-05-24 11:48:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI1942 |
UAE PRODUCTION IN THE WAKE OF THE JUNE OPEC QUOTA
[...]) Ambassador, accompanied by EconChief paid her
farewell call to ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair bin Yousef and
Deputy CEO Abdullah Nasser Al-S[...] |
2004-06-13 12:42:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI195 |
UPPER ZAKUM FIELD UPDATE
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). This cable contains business
proprietary information. Pl[...] |
2004-01-20 05:37:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2028 |
UAE: BOGUS REPORT CLAIMS EXXONMOBIL WINS BID TO
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A.
Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (U) A Middle East Economic[...] |
2004-06-21 09:40:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2033 |
UAEG DECLINES TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFO ON GAS
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C/NF) In a June 14 meetin[...] |
2004-06-21 13:43:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI2206 |
UAE COMPLIANT WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT
[...]ccording to the International Maritime Organization
(IMO), all of the UAE's major seaports and oil and gas
terminal operators were ISP[...] |
2004-07-04 12:48:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV |
| 04ABUDHABI2254 |
UAE: MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN THE SUPREME PETROLEUM
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
¶2. (C/NF) Summary and comment[...] |
2004-07-06 14:12:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EINV EPET PINS PREL PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2263 |
UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON IRAN GAS NEGOTIATIONS
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A.
Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C) Charge delivered ref A[...] |
2004-07-07 11:07:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI2437 |
UAE NEARING MAXIMUM OIL PRODUCTION LIMITS
[...]U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A.
Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C/NF) Summary: During a J[...] |
2004-07-21 11:53:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3095 |
OPEC TO RAISE PRODUCTON QUOTA?
[...]) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum advisor Dr.
Ibrahim Ismail (protect) told EconChief that he
thought that OPEC Ministers would raise [...] |
2004-09-13 13:39:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3380 |
INFORMING UAE OFFICIALS REGARDING USE OF SPR
[...]U) On September 24, Ambassador telephoned MFA
Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi and reviewed with
him Ref B talking points rega[...] |
2004-09-27 11:44:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET OPEC ECON PREL TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4400 |
NEW UAE OIL MINISTER CONFIRMS MODERATE STANCE
[...]) Summary: New UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili told
Ambassador on December 5 that the UAE was committed to
meeting market needs. He als[...] |
2004-12-05 13:04:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4468 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SUPPORTS MODERATE OIL PRICES,
[...]) Summary: Presidential Advisor and Supreme Petroleum
Council Member Al-Suwaidi told Ambassador December 8 that the
UAE supports a sta[...] |
2004-12-08 13:31:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI652 |
UAE OIL MINISTER: "OPEC MAY REVIEW PRODUCTION
[...]U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard
¶A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (U) UAE Oil Minister O[...] |
2004-03-09 13:59:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI735 |
UAE: SUPREME PETROLEUM COUNCIL DELAYS DECISION ON UPPER ZAKUM
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B)
and (D).
¶2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: Almost two ye[...] |
2004-03-16 06:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI790 |
FORMER UAE OIL MINISTER SHARES "SECRET" DOCUMENT
[...]U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
¶2. (C/NF) Special Adviser to the President an[...] |
2004-03-21 05:15:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUJA1007 |
U/S TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER
[...]ummary: In a meeting with Treasury U/S Taylor, Nigerian
Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala said the Ministry will carry
out an audit of p[...] |
2004-06-08 07:19:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINT EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC NI |
| 04ABUJA1032 |
NATIONAL STRIKE BEGINS SLOWLY, PICKS UP STEAM
[...]) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Labour Congress' (NLC) strike
to protest the latest hike in fuel prices began the day
slowly June 9 but cont[...] |
2004-06-09 14:24:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA1040 |
FUEL STRIKE ENTERS DAY 2: COMING OR GOING
[...]) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) strike
began its second day much as the first day. Businesses,
especially banks and f[...] |
2004-06-10 13:55:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA1048 |
FUEL SUBSIDIES IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A
[...]U) SUMMARY: Up until April or May, the Nigerian
National Petroleum Company (NNPC) received an allocation of
petroleum from the GON at[...] |
2004-06-11 13:25:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA1050 |
LABOR STRIKE DAY 3: ANTICIPATION OF FRIDAY PRAYERS
[...]) SUMMARY: The National Labour Congress (NLC) strike
opened its third day with a sense of anticipation. NLC teams
continue circulat[...] |
2004-06-11 14:20:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA1054 |
LABOR SUSPENDED THE NATIONAL STRIKE
[...]) SUMMARY: The National Labour Congress (NLC) strike
that began June 9 was "suspended" in the evening of June 11
when the NLC announc[...] |
2004-06-14 13:30:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA1070 |
STRIKE WAS MINOR SETBACK FOR GASOLINE
[...]) Summary: The strike and rollback of prices are a
temporary setback for gasoline deregulation, similar to the
other rollbacks on pric[...] |
2004-06-16 13:32:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ECON EFIN NI |
| 04ABUJA1653 |
NIGERIA, CORRUPTION, AND US
[...]BU) Summary: Corruption is a serious problem for
Nigeria, and harms U.S. interests. President Bush took up
the issue in the G8 trans[...] |
2004-09-24 07:58:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KCOR EPET EAID NI |
| 04ABUJA1655 |
(U) DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF CRUDE FROM
[...]) At about noon September 24, Econ Counselor
called on President Obasanjo's Special Advisor for
Petroleum and Energy Edmund Daukoru an[...] |
2004-09-24 10:31:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL |
| 04ABUJA1666 |
NLC GASOLINE STRIKE ULTIMATIM -- GON OVER A BARREL?
[...]BU) Summary: The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) issued an
ultimatum September 27 that GON had two weeks to roll back
gasoline price incr[...] |
2004-09-28 14:27:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EPET PINS NI OIL |
| 04ABUJA1673 |
DELTA VIOLENCE: KEEPING OUR POWDER DRY
[...]) Summary: Although the military situation has been
relatively quiet the past few days, there is much political
movement among the ma[...] |
2004-09-29 12:46:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV EPET PINS CASC ASEC NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 04ABUJA1675 |
DELTA MILITIA LEADER MEETS WITH GOVERNMENT
[...]) Dokubo Asari, the leader of a militia recently
fighting government forces in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta,
met September 29 with G[...] |
2004-09-30 08:57:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
SECRET | PGOV MOPS EPET CASC PREL PINS ASEC NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 04ABUJA1727 |
PARTIAL COMPLIANCE AS NATIONWIDE STRIKE ENTERS
[...]U) SUMMARY: The nationwide sit-at-home strike
called by the leadership of the NLC entered its second
day October 12. In Abuja, most[...] |
2004-10-12 13:09:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI |
| 04ABUJA1761 |
NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE -- ROUND ONE ENDS
[...]BU) Late October 14 the Nigeria Labour Congress
(NLC) declared that the "first phase" of its nationwide
strike had been a success and [...] |
2004-10-15 11:19:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ELAB EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA1837 |
NIGERIA STRIKE TO RESUME NOVEMBER 16, INCLUDE OIL
[...]his is a joint Embassy Abuja - Consulate Lagos Report.
¶2. The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and allied civil society
orga[...] |
2004-11-01 11:52:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EPET ELAB PINS NI |
| 04ABUJA275 |
REP. JEFFERSON'S MEETING WITH NNPC MANAGING
[...]BU) Summary. Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) Managing Director Funsho Kupolokun said February 16
that he has given caut[...] |
2004-02-19 12:52:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET NI |
| 04ABUJA350 |
EITI: PUBLIC SHOW WORKSHOP; PROGRESS BEING MADE
[...]ummary: Nigeria's February 19-20 EITI Petroleum Revenue
Management Workshop was not as happy a step forward on
transparency and corru[...] |
2004-02-27 13:36:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR EPET NI |
| 04ACCRA2251 |
SENATOR INHOFE MEETS WITH GHANA'S PRESIDENT KUFUOR
[...]U) During a brief overnight visit to Accra on November
11, U.S. Senator James Inhofe met with Ghanaian President
John Kufuor and held[...] |
2004-11-16 18:46:00 |
Embassy Accra |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET GH MARR PGOV PTER |
| 04ACCRA56 |
FOLLOW-UP TO EVIAN SUMMIT ANTI-
[...]mmary. Anti-corruption and transparency are
critical issues in Ghana. While the G-8 program could
add value to on-going anti-corrupti[...] |
2004-01-12 12:01:00 |
Embassy Accra |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCOR PGOV ECON EINV EPET ETRD GH |
| 04ADANA153 |
MERSIN PORT FACING NEED FOR CHANGE
[...][...] |
2004-12-06 09:42:00 |
Consulate Adana |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MARR MCAP EAGR EPET EWWT TU ADANA |
| 04AMMAN10012 |
TRUCKERS' DISRUPTION HAVING MINIMAL IMPACT ON
[...]SBU) Jordanian officials say the Aqaba port is running
smoothly, despite a 18-day-old truckers' work disruption
capturing local newsp[...] |
2004-12-20 06:33:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN EPET JO |
| 04AMMAN2579 |
JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ON WANING ASSISTANCE
[...]C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Finance Minister revealed that
although Saudi Arabia had ended its oil donations to Jordan
as of April 1, Jorda[...] |
2004-04-04 13:29:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET JO PREL |
| 04AMMAN2780 |
U.S. COMPANY WINS DEFENSE FUELS CONTRACT LOST BY
[...]C/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S.Firm Trigeant has replaced
the Jordanian-owned Shahin Group under part of a $71.8
million contract to supply[...] |
2004-04-13 14:56:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD MOPS |
| 04AMMAN348 |
JORDAN: KUWAITIS DO NOT PROMISE TO CONTINUE FREE
[...]C) On the margins of a separate meeting, Foreign
Minister Muasher gave the Ambassador a readout of his
recently concluded trip to Kuw[...] |
2004-01-15 15:59:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EPET KU JO |
| 04AMMAN3488 |
FREE SAUDI OIL FOR ANOTHER YEAR! OR MAYBE NOT...
[...]) SUMMARY: The GOJ announced yesterday that Saudi Arabia
will provide Jordan with free oil for another year.
Unfortunately, this publi[...] |
2004-05-06 19:44:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN JO SA |
| 04AMMAN3955 |
U/S LARSON MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER OF ECONOMY
[...]BU) U/S Larson met with Qatari Minister of Economy and
Commerce Mohammed Bin Ahmed Bin Jassim Al-Thani on May 15 at
the margins of the[...] |
2004-05-19 13:55:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET EAID QA IZ NG |
| 04AMMAN4310 |
ENERGY MINISTER ADDRESSES TRANSPARENCY CONCERNS,
[...]BU) SUMMARY: According to Energy Minister Khreisat, the
al-Samra power plant construction tender has been and will
remain transparent,[...] |
2004-05-31 14:18:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV JO |
| 04AMMAN665 |
MUASHER ASKS FOR HELP WITH THE SAUDIS ON OIL
[...]C) Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher told the Ambassador
and PolCouns January 21 that neither Kuwait nor the UAE had
yet provided all t[...] |
2004-01-27 13:05:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL KU SA JO TC |
| 04AMMAN7403 |
JORDAN'S FINANCE MINISTER ON DEBT AND OIL PRICES;
[...]C) SUMMARY: Although making considerable progress on
Jordan's public debt front, Jordan's Finance Minister is
pushing for more. Dr[...] |
2004-09-07 14:10:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET EAID JO IZ |
| 04ANKARA1036 |
GEORGIAN FM JAPARIDZE'S FIRST VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]C) Summary: Georgian FM Japaridze reportedly gave
Turkish FM Gul a positive readout of President Saakashvili's
recent Moscow trip but [...] |
2004-02-23 16:16:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON EPET GG PGOV PREL RS TU |
| 04ANKARA1061 |
TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY FLOATS IDEA FOR VOLUNTARY
[...]C) MFA Director General for Energy Haki Akil told us the
Foreign Ministry is launching a new initiative to reduce the
transport of pet[...] |
2004-02-24 16:02:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1346 |
BOTAS SAYS SIX MILLION BARRELS OF IRAQI OIL NOW AT
[...][...] |
2004-03-05 14:40:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA1542 |
TURKISH MFA REQUESTS USG REACTION TO IDEA OF
[...]U) This is an action request -- see para 8.
¶2. (C) Summary: MFA Director General for Energy Hakki Akil
asked M[...] |
2004-03-16 09:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA1861 |
ANOTHER INVESTMENT PROBLEM: THE CASE OF THE OIL
[...](SBU) Lawyers representing U.S.-based Toreador
Resources Corporation called on the Ambassador March 22 to
seek the Mission's assistan[...] |
2004-03-29 14:59:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2075 |
PRESENTING DEPARTMENT REACTION TO MFA VOLUNTARY
[...][...] |
2004-04-09 13:38:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA2721 |
TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR
[...]SBU) Summary: Turkish officials say they continue to
strongly support the East-West Energy Corridor and are
positioning Turkey to beco[...] |
2004-05-14 09:07:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET ETRD SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA291 |
IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION IN WASHINGTON ON TRAVEL
[...][...] |
2004-01-16 08:34:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2914 |
CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the IEA's Seminar
"Natural Gas in South East Europe," May 5-6, in Istanbul,
Ambassador Mann met with [...] |
2004-05-25 15:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ENRG EPET ETTC IR TU |
| 04ANKARA3336 |
AMBASSADOR EDELMAN URGES TURKEYS' ENERGY MINISTER
[...]C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Minister of Energy
Hilmi Guler, Ambassador Edelman welcomed progress on the
East-West Energy Cor[...] |
2004-06-14 14:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA3419 |
BOSPHORUS BYPASS PIPELINES -- THE SITUATION IN
[...]SBU) Summary: The Turkish Government supports
construction of a bypass pipeline to reduce the rising volume
of oil tanker traffic thr[...] |
2004-06-16 08:26:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA3900 |
MFA DISPUTES REPORT THAT TURKEY AND IRAN AGREED ON
[...]U) According to a report carried by the Turkish online
news service Zaman and several Iranian news outlets, Iran has
offered to reduce[...] |
2004-07-14 16:01:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IR TU |
| 04ANKARA4009 |
TURKEY: MFA SEEKS CONSENSUS OF OIL COMPANIES ON
[...]SBU) Summary: Turkey's MFA continues to oppose issuing
licenses now to the companies that have applied for Turkish
Straits bypass pip[...] |
2004-07-20 11:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4109 |
CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY DIPLOMACY AMBASSADOR MANN
[...]C) Summary: EUR Ambassador Steven Mann encouraged
Turkish Energy Minister Guler to work together with the
United States to promote Ca[...] |
2004-07-23 10:09:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4110 |
AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES CASPIAN ENERGY ISSUES AT
[...]U) Summary: Caspian Basin Energy Development Ambassador
Steven Mann met with energy officials on the margins of the
June 16-17 Tale of[...] |
2004-07-23 10:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4186 |
MERSIN REFINERY FIRE CONTROLLED
[...]U) A FIERCE FIRE BROKE OUT ON JULY 25 AT ATAS OIL
REFINERY IN MERSIN. ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, A TANK
CONTAINING SOME NINE THOUSA[...] |
2004-07-28 14:10:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA4421 |
TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 VISIT TO IRAN
[...]C) Summary: According to MFA and ruling AKP contacts,
PM Erdogan urged the Iranians to cooperate with IAEA on their
nuclear program. [...] |
2004-08-06 13:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IR IZ KNNP PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA4443 |
TURKEY AND IRAN GAS, BOSPORUS BYPASS, AND BTC
[...]) Summary: In a August 5 meeting with Charge, MFA
Deputy U/S for Economic Relations Alev Kilic expressed
general support for U.S. goa[...] |
2004-08-09 09:09:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD IR GA UK TU |
| 04ANKARA4601 |
TURKISH ENERGY OFFICIALS ON LIBERALIZATION, IRAN,
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's BOTAS (Petroleum Pipeline
Corporation) Director Mehmet Bilgic expressed confidence in
Turkey and BOTAS' growing[...] |
2004-08-16 16:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IR TU |
| 04ANKARA4623 |
BOSPHORUS BYPASS AND THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
[...]SBU) Summary: Recognizing growing oil tanker congestion
in the Bosphorus and associated environmental and safety
risks, the Governmen[...] |
2004-08-18 11:25:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD TU |
| 04ANKARA4733 |
PM ERDOGAN VISITS GEORGIA
[...]) Summary: According to preliminary readout, Erdogan
brought Saakashvili and Zhvania a message of "Turkish support
for the GOG" in Sou[...] |
2004-08-20 12:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET TU GG RS |
| 04ANKARA4892 |
BOSPHORUS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND THRACE BYPASS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Econ Counselor delivered ref a and
b demarches to GOT MFA Energy Deputy Director Hakki Akil.
Akil expressed stron[...] |
2004-08-28 06:58:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA5051 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on
Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy
Hilmi Guler. Ambas[...] |
2004-09-08 15:28:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK |
| 04ANKARA5306 |
SECRETARY ABRAHAM'S SEPTEMBER 21 VISIT TO ISTANBUL
[...]BU) Your visit to Turkey comes a few months after the
President,s June visit to Ankara and Istanbul for bilateral
meetings and the NAT[...] |
2004-09-17 15:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU |
| 04ANKARA5698 |
SECRETARY ABRAHAM,S SEPTEMBER 21 BILATERAL MEETING
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and
Turkey Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered a range of energy
issues in a meeting [...] |
2004-10-04 15:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT EMIN ETRD EINV OVIP TU |
| 04ANKARA5719 |
TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR
[...]UMMARY: (SBU) The centerpiece of Turkey's growing role
as hub in the East-West Corridor, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
(BTC) pipeline, is br[...] |
2004-10-05 14:44:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT TU GA |
| 04ANKARA6043 |
TURKISH OIL COMPANY WANTS TO DO BUSINESS IN
[...]C) SUMMARY: According to its CEO, the state-owned
Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has developed a
"strategic plan" for reengaging[...] |
2004-10-25 12:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EWWT TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA6195 |
KARADENIZ STOPS DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY FROM
[...]BU) SUMMARY: According to the Turkish company Karadeniz
(KARTET), it informed the Iraq Ministry of Electricity that
as of October 26 i[...] |
2004-11-02 14:13:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA6484 |
TURKISH STRAITS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES - NEWEST
[...]n November 8, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy
Director General for Energy, Hakki Akil passed to Ambassador
Steven Mann the [...] |
2004-11-19 15:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT TU |
| 04ANKARA6678 |
TURKEY STEAM ENERGY CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL -
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: A well-attended energy conference in
Turkey provided expressions of commitment on the part of the
government to move for[...] |
2004-12-02 09:36:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV EWWT TU |
| 04ANKARA6767 |
TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
[...]) Econoff delivered ref A points to GOT MFA Deputy
Director General for Energy Hakki Akil on December 3, noting
that similar points ha[...] |
2004-12-03 16:08:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET TU |
| 04ANKARA6797 |
TURKEY: IMPORTANT, BUT TENTATIVE, STEP ON NATURAL
[...]BU) Summary: In a possible step forward on long-delayed
gas sector liberalization, the Turkish State Pipeline
Company BOTAS announced [...] |
2004-12-07 05:23:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
| 04ANKARA6887 |
PUTIN VISITS TURKEY: RUSSIA BIDS TO TURN TURKEY
[...]) Summary: Putin's visit demonstrated both Russia's
assessment that Turkey is in play and the Turks' habit for
mixing wishful thinking[...] |
2004-12-10 19:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS EPET ETRD TU |
| 04ANKARA6981 |
TURKEY - IEA AND ENERGY DIPLOMACY
[...]BU) Energy Officer raised ref A energy diplomacy issues
with Sami Demirbilek, Energy Ministry UnderSecretary and
Turkey's Internationa[...] |
2004-12-16 07:54:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET TU |
| 04ANKARA7119 |
CONVERSATION WITH MFA ON TRUCKERS' STRIKE, FUEL
[...]BU) The Charge called senior Turkish MFA Special Envoy
on Iraq, Ambassador Ahmed Koruturk, regarding the fuel
shortages in Iraq and th[...] |
2004-12-23 11:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG MOPS PREL IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA7141 |
DEMARCHE TO TURKEY ON FUEL SUPPLIES TO IRAQ
[...]BU) Summary: Post passed on ref a message to foreign
ministry officials on December 24. Turkish MFA says it is
seized with the issue [...] |
2004-12-24 10:45:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MOPS PREL IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA813 |
GOT WELCOMES UKRAINIAN DECISION ON ODESA-BRODY FLOW
[...][...] |
2004-02-11 15:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL SENV ENRG TU UP |
| 04BOGOTA11571 |
COLOMBIA WOULD BE FURTHER IN THE RED IF NOT FOR
[...]SBU) Summary. With oil trading at around USD 50 a
barrel, Ecopetrol's windfall profits continue to rise. GOC
officials have stated p[...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET CO |
| 04BOGOTA12692 |
COLOMBIAN 3RD QUARTER GDP GROWTH MISSES THE MARK
[...](U) SUMMARY. The GOC released 2004 Q3 GDP figures
showing a sluggish 2.43 percent growth rate. GOC forecasts
had predicted a 3.9 perc[...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
| 04BOGOTA12901 |
COLOMBIA INSTITUTES CAPITAL CONTROLS ON INVESTORS
[...](U) SUMMARY. President Uribe announced in an evening
press conference on December 14 that Colombia would be
instituting capital contro[...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV PREL CO |
| 04BOGOTA3373 |
UPDATE ON VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES PROCESS IN
[...]BU) British Petroleum (BP) and the Colombian Association
of Petroleum Producers (ACP) hosted a briefing for British
and U.S. emboffs o[...] |
2004-04-01 18:16:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET PHUM PREL CO |
| 04BOGOTA3628 |
GOC AIRS CONCERNS OVER CALIFORNIA LAWSUIT AGAINST
[...]U)SUMMARY: The MFA has notified the Embassy of its
concern over a pending lawsuit in Federal District Court in
California concerning t[...] |
2004-04-07 16:31:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KJUS EPET CO PROL |
| 04BOGOTA4950 |
SETTLEMENT OF ECOPETROL STRIKE HINGES ON
[...]BU) Twenty-two days into the Syndicated Workers Union's
("Union Sindical Obrero," or USO) strike against Ecopetrol --
Colombia's state[...] |
2004-05-14 23:03:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB EPET PHUM CO |
| 04BRASILIA1185 |
SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...]) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da
Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge
entourage of Ministers and b[...] |
2004-05-14 17:01:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO |
| 04BRATISLAVA1014 |
SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS
[...]ummary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the
operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to
Yukos, the GOS will att[...] |
2004-11-08 14:19:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET LO PREL |
| 04BRATISLAVA1151 |
SLOVAK REPURCHASE OF TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS
[...][...] |
2004-12-23 13:40:00 |
Embassy Bratislava |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON LO |
| 04CARACAS101 |
VENEZUELAN OIL PRODUCTION: A LOOK AHEAD FOR 2004
[...]) Despite a number of optimistic predictions that
Venezuelan oil production will increase by the end of 2004
(which seem largely to be[...] |
2004-01-09 19:34:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS1241 |
PDVSA PRESIDENT RODRIGUEZ COUNSELS PRAGMATISM
[...]) In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Petroleos
de Venezuela (PDVSA) President Ali Rodriguez counseled a
"dose of pragmatism" f[...] |
2004-04-12 20:24:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL VE |
| 04CARACAS1350 |
CHAVEZ RAISES OIL CUT-OFF AGAIN
[...]C) President Chavez has again raised the threat of
stopping oil sales to the U.S., this time in response to
President Bush's alleged [...] |
2004-04-21 21:29:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS1446 |
GOV DENIES OIL WILL GO TO CHINA
[...]) The GOV said once again on April 26 that Venezuela
would continue to be a reliable oil supplier to the United
States. The statement[...] |
2004-04-29 10:51:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS163 |
EXXONMOBIL PETROCHEMICAL PROJECT LOOKS LIKELY
[...]) The following message is Sensitive but Unclassified
because it contains corporate information. Please handle
accordingly.
[...] |
2004-01-16 16:43:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS1879 |
MYSTERIOUS GASOLINE SHORTAGE AFFECTS EASTERN
[...]) A gasoline shortage affected the eastern, primarily
opposition, portion of the city of Caracas over the weekend
of May 29-30. The s[...] |
2004-06-02 20:06:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV KDEM VE |
| 04CARACAS1943 |
PDVSA MONEY GOES STRAIGHT TO GOV SPENDING
[...]) SUMMARY: Central Bank (BCV reserves) peaked on May 14,
and have since been dropping sharply. The chairman of the
National Assembly [...] |
2004-06-09 12:50:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS2038 |
PDVSA: AND YET MORE RESHUFFLING?
[...]) RUMORS OF UPCOMING SENIOR LEVEL
DEPARTURES/REASSIGNMENTS WITHIN VENEZUELA'S ENERGY SECTOR ARE
ONCE AGAIN REACHING FEVER PITCH IN CAR[...] |
2004-06-18 21:14:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2045 |
PDVSA: AND YET MORE RESHUFFLING?
[...]) RUMORS OF UPCOMING SENIOR LEVEL
DEPARTURES/REASSIGNMENTS WITHIN VENEZUELA'S ENERGY SECTOR ARE
ONCE AGAIN REACHING FEVER PITCH IN CAR[...] |
2004-06-21 19:50:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2118 |
PDVSA - OIL COMPANY OR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY?
[...]) Through budgetary and non-budgetary spending,
Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is now the primary agent for
implementation of Chavez [...] |
2004-06-29 20:16:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN PGOV VE ECON |
| 04CARACAS2254 |
SENIOR OFFICIAL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON NEW PROJECT
[...]) Energy Vice Minister Luis Vierma told Emboffs July 12
that Venezuela is currently producing 3 million b/d of oil.
He also provided a[...] |
2004-07-15 19:17:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2255 |
PETROAMERICA: CHAVEZ'S OIL DREAM FOR THE AMERICAS
[...]) Energy Vice Minister Luis Vierma told Emboffs July 12
that discussions with Caribbean nations on the formation of a
"PetroCaribe" jo[...] |
2004-07-15 19:19:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL VE |
| 04CARACAS2594 |
CHEVRONTEXACO: SEIZING THE DAY
[...]) ChevronTexaco is pushing to expand its business
opportunities in Venezuela. The company received the formal
license for Block 3 of [...] |
2004-08-12 20:44:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2644 |
CHAVEZ CAMPAIGNS ON THE PUBLIC'S DIME IN REFERENDUM
[...]) Using state finances and manipulation of the structure
established in the media accords, President Hugo Chavez
mounted a much more i[...] |
2004-08-18 14:01:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRC PHUM KDEM EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2739 |
VENEZUELA: EXTRA HEAVY CRUDE-BEST CHANCE FOR
[...]) The prospects for additional Venezuelan oil
production in the short term come from the four projects that
produce synthetic crude f[...] |
2004-08-30 14:42:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2740 |
EXXONMOBIL: STAYING THE COURSE IN VENEZUELA
[...]) With the August 12 signing of the Preliminary
Development Agreement (PDA) for a giant petrochemical
project, ExxonMobil finally look[...] |
2004-08-30 14:43:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS337 |
PRIVATE SECTOR OIL PRODUCTION
[...]ensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly.
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SUMMARY
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¶2. (SBU)[...] |
2004-01-29 22:31:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON VE |
| 04CARACAS3584 |
"HEGEMONY IS A CHALLENGE:" CHAVISTA LEADER VIEWS
[...]C) Summary: Chavez supporter and Patria Para Todos
(PPT) secgen Jose Albornoz talked with DCM November 18 about
impending cabinet ch[...] |
2004-11-19 20:45:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET PGOV PHUM ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS366 |
PDVSA POWER STRUGGLES: THE REVOLUTION DEVOURS ITS
[...]) With street battles between opposing labor groups,
mass protests to force the removal of managers, new
allegations of corruption in[...] |
2004-02-02 18:46:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS546 |
GROWING PRESSURE FOR RENEGOTIATION OF OIL SERVICE
[...]) There are signs that the GOV has started playing
hardball in its efforts to force the oil companies that
signed operating service a[...] |
2004-02-13 20:21:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON VE |
| 04CARACAS708 |
CHEVRONTEXACO GRANTED SECOND OFF-SHORE GAS BLOCK
[...]) Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez_ announced February 19
the award of Block 3 of the off-shore Deltana Platform
natural gas project to [...] |
2004-03-02 17:39:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON VE |
| 04CARACAS731 |
HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT?
[...]) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off
Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S.
company assets if [...] |
2004-03-04 22:57:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS851 |
IN GAS CEREMONY CHAVEZ SOUNDS A LESS AGGRESSIVE
[...]) President Chavez pointedly lowered his anti-U.S.
rhetoric in a March 9 ceremony hurriedly organized by the GOV
to recognize the awar[...] |
2004-03-12 16:18:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON VE |
| 04CARACAS884 |
INCREASED OIL SALES TO CUBA?
[...]) Venezuela's crude and refined product exports to Cuba
have been increased by an additional 25,000 b/d for an
official total of 78,00[...] |
2004-03-15 13:20:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON VE CU |
| 04CARACAS967 |
NEW PDVSA BOARD ANNOUNCED
[...]) A new, expanded Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) board
was announced on March 12. The change is not likely to have
any near term effe[...] |
2004-03-22 17:57:00 |
Embassy Caracas |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON VE |
| 04COLOMBO1488 |
IMI Sri Lanka Oil Exploration Opportunities
[...]ummary: The Government of Sri Lanka is planning to
open offshore areas off the western coast of Sri Lanka
for oil exploration in the [...] |
2004-09-09 02:32:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET BEXP CE ECONOMICS |
| 04COLOMBO1573 |
BRIEFING SRI LANKA'S "GOOD FRIEND" HIGH ON FINMIN
[...]C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama reviewed
for the Ambassador his recent discussions with OPEC and
outlined his thoughts o[...] |
2004-09-22 01:41:00 |
Embassy Colombo |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EPET CE ECONOMICS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1073 |
CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO
[...]) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne
met with French Ambassador to Djibouti, Philip Selz, 9 August
2004 during a vis[...] |
2004-08-09 13:48:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EPET DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1443 |
PROGRESS CONTINUES AT DORALEH PORT
[...]) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econoff visited the
construction site of the new port facility at Doraleh on
November 8 to track progre[...] |
2004-11-10 12:00:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS EPET ECON EINV EWWT DJ ET TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI1562 |
BUDGETARY SESSION OPENING INDICATIVE OF FRICTION
[...]) Summary: On November 29th, the Djibouti National
Assembly officially opened its second session, known as the
budgetary session, for [...] |
2004-12-08 07:39:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EPET PHUM DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI380 |
BUSES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF FUEL COSTS
[...]) On Saturday, March 13, the Buses' Union
members went on strike, causing a total disruption
of the bus transportation in the capital [...] |
2004-03-14 12:34:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB ELTN ENRG EPET ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI711 |
EXXON-MOBIL NOTIFIED OF TERMINAL CLOSURE AND LEAD
[...]) Summary: Exxon-Mobil has received notification that
it must terminate its operations at the existing port
effective May 2005 and re[...] |
2004-05-17 13:39:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI731 |
EXXON-MOBIL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON NEXT STEPS
[...]is cable contains proprietary corporate information.
Please protect accordingly.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: Alain Adam, Director[...] |
2004-05-23 13:02:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL PGOV ECON DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI874 |
U.S. COMPANY BLACK AND VEATCH ON DORALEH PORT AND
[...]) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 22 June, with
visiting Black & Veatch Corporation Director of International
Consulting Engineer[...] |
2004-06-24 10:41:00 |
Embassy Djibouti |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EINV ECON EPET DJ |
| 04DUBLIN1836 |
IRISH RESPONSE TO YUGANSKNEFTEGAZ AUCTION DEMARCHE
[...]C) On December 20, Post delivered reftel talking points
to Austin Gormley, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First
Secretary for Bil[...] |
2004-12-22 15:24:00 |
Embassy Dublin |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL PHUM KPAO |
| 04HALIFAX115 |
ATLANTIC CANADA: ENERGY TOPICS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been
working to streamline their regulatory regimes for offshore
energy exploration,[...] |
2004-04-21 13:47:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX199 |
ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET
[...]MMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in
Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in
the U.S. northea[...] |
2004-08-12 15:10:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US |
| 04HALIFAX259 |
ATLANTIC CANADA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: MODERATE GROWTH FOR 2005
[...]UMMARY: Atlantic Provinces Economic Council's annual
business outlook briefing predicts moderating growth for
Canada's four eastern p[...] |
2004-11-17 15:15:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EPET CA |
| 04HALIFAX40 |
ATLANTIC CANADA/STATEOF MAINE: ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS
[...]veral energy infrastructure projects being contemplated in
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia promise to bind Atlantic Canada
further into [...] |
2004-02-10 15:12:00 |
Consulate Halifax |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD CA |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY226 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS REPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY LOVE BTA, HATE
[...]SBU) During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City on February 17-18,
Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations Committee James
Morhard met [...] |
2004-03-04 10:14:00 |
Consulate Ho Chi Minh City |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON EPET ETRD KTEX OREP BTA |
| 04ISTANBUL1346 |
ISTANBUL'S JULY VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES MEETING:
[...]SBU) Summary: Industry participants in the July 23
Istanbul voluntary principles meeting tell us that while they
are "interested in an[...] |
2004-08-27 03:13:00 |
Consulate Istanbul |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL EINV SENV TU |
| 04KINSHASA1140 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - MARCH THROUGH JUNE 2004
[...]MMARY. Prices and the exchange rate remain stable even
through political difficulties. The mining sector has been
extremely active. Mi[...] |
2004-06-21 14:24:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELTN EMIN EPET ETRD PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1540 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 05 THROUGH AUG 12
[...]ices remain stable despite the collapse of the Mai-
Ndombe bridge. Exchange rates are very stable.
COPIREP will pay out USD 11.5 mill[...] |
2004-08-13 15:13:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1562 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 13 THROUGH AUG 20
[...]od prices have decreased due to the reopening of
the Mai-Ndombe bridge. Exchange rates remain stable,
but the FC is trading at a slig[...] |
2004-08-19 12:33:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN ELTN EMIN EPET EWWT PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1631 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 20 THROUGH AUG 27
[...]) Summary. Both exchange rates and prices remain
stable. Gravity Diamonds of Australia is planning a
joint venture with BHP Billiton[...] |
2004-08-27 16:38:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1802 |
ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 18 THROUGH SEPT 24
[...]mmary. Prices are stable, with no inflation
reported. Exchange rates continued to rise, with
parallel markets trading at FC 400-420 [...] |
2004-09-27 12:38:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ECPS EFIN ELAB ELTN EMIN EPET CG |
| 04KINSHASA1840 |
PETROLEUM SHORTAGES IN KATANGA
[...]mmary. Petroleum shortages resulting from Zambia
closing its border to exports are affecting the Katanga
region, home to most of the [...] |
2004-10-04 06:36:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EPET CG |
| 04KINSHASA1841 |
PETROLEUM SHORTAGES IN KATANGA
[...]mmary. Petroleum shortages resulting from Zambia
closing its border to exports are affecting the Katanga
region, home to most of the [...] |
2004-10-04 06:36:00 |
Embassy Kinshasa |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EPET CG |
| 04KUWAIT1749 |
(U) KUWAIT: G-7 FINANCE MINISTERS' STATEMENT AND
[...]S) Ambassador delivered the G-7 Finance Ministers'
Statement and reftel talking points to Energy Minister Shaykh
Ahmed al-Fahd al-Ahme[...] |
2004-06-02 16:46:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET |
| 04KUWAIT2072 |
(S) OIF FUEL ISSUE: GOK INVITES COMMERCIAL
[...]) Further to the conversation reported reftel, Embassy
has received a diplomatic note from the MFA Americas Dept.
(number 20041488 dat[...] |
2004-07-07 13:44:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | PREL MARR EPET EAID MOPS IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT2596 |
KUWAIT OIL UPDATE - AUGUST 2004
[...]SBU) Summary: In this version of the Kuwait Oil Update:
the long-awaited Project Kuwait is given draft approval by
the Supreme Petrol[...] |
2004-08-15 10:50:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV BEXP KU IZ IR |
| 04KUWAIT295 |
(U) PROJECT KUWAIT: CHEVRONTEXACO BRIEFS SPECIAL
[...]) Summary: Special Representative for Commercial and
Business Affairs J. Frank Mermoud met with ChevronTexaco
Kuwait Manager Hani Iska[...] |
2004-01-27 05:29:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD EINV KU IZ |
| 04KUWAIT3607 |
MINDEF TELLS PDASD FLORY FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO
[...]) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kuwaiti Defense Minister Shaykh
Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah explained in an October 19
meeting with PDASD [...] |
2004-10-23 13:44:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EPET IZ KU MARR MOPS PREL PTER |
| 04KUWAIT3682 |
PRIME MINISTER REITERATES ECONOMY IS TOP PRIORITY
[...]) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah summoned
cabinet members, their deputies and key economic figures to
Bayan Palace on O[...] |
2004-10-27 13:32:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EPET KU |
| 04KUWAIT3726 |
KUWAITI PRIME MINISTER WARNS IRANIANS OVER
[...]) A senior official in the Prime Minister's Diwan told
Poloff on October 31 that Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah
al-Ahmed warned [...] |
2004-11-01 14:34:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | PREL EPET KU IR IZ |
| 04KUWAIT4125 |
MAJOR PROJECTS WORTH BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS ARE
[...]me of Project: Bubiyan Port
End-User: Public and private sectors jointly.
Cost: $3.47 billion (over 30 years)
Scope o[...] |
2004-12-01 11:50:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET ENRG BEXP KU |
| 04KUWAIT4389 |
CHINA AND ITALY TO STORE KUWAIT'S STRATEGIC
[...]) A senior advisor to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah
Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Poloff on December 15 that Kuwait had
concluded an agreement [...] |
2004-12-18 13:44:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL KU CH IT |
| 04KUWAIT4557 |
KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: PROJECTS, EXPANSION,
[...]U) Summary: Ambassador met December 2004 separately
with KPC board members, executives and chairmen of the
various KPC divisions, and[...] |
2004-12-29 11:44:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EPET ENRG BEXP KU IZ |
| 04KUWAIT956 |
(S) AIK FUEL: FM TO DISCUSS IN WASHINGTON
[...]) MFA clarified to us March 24 that the next step in the
AIK fuel issue (reftel) will be for Foreign Minister Shaykh
Dr. Mohammed Saba[...] |
2004-03-24 12:07:00 |
Embassy Kuwait |
SECRET | PREL MARR EPET EAID MOPS IZ KU |
| 04LAGOS11 |
CAPTAIN CRUSADER VS THE BUNKERING BANDITS: NAVAL
[...] N/F) SUMMARY: Captain O.B. Ogunjimi, commander of the
Naval base in the heart of Nigeria's oil-rich but troubled
Delta region, recent[...] |
2004-01-05 08:16:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PINR PINS MOPS PGOV EINV ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS1106 |
NIGERIAN DOMESTIC SHIPPING LAW TAKES EFFECT
[...]MMARY. Nigeria's sweeping Cabotage Act took effect
on May 1, requiring all vessels used for domestic trade
to be Nigerian built, owned[...] |
2004-05-25 13:12:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EPET EINV ECON PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS111 |
NIGERIA: DEREGULATION AND THE FUEL TAX: HIGHER
[...]n January 7, 2004, the Nigeria Labour (NLC) warned
the GON that labor and civil society groups will call a
nationwide strike beginning[...] |
2004-01-18 12:08:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS1131 |
GANG WARFARE IN PORT HARCOURT
[...]) SUMMARY. Gang-style fighting near the city Port
Harcourt in Rivers State over the last several days has
resulted in numerous deaths.[...] |
2004-05-28 05:40:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC EPET EWWT PINR PINS EINV ETRD NI CACS |
| 04LAGOS1163 |
NIGERIA - GANGS OF PORT HARCOURT
[...]) SUMMARY. Recent gang fighting in the Port Harcourt
area of the Niger Delta highlights yet another brand of
violence in Nigeria (ref [...] |
2004-06-03 09:14:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR EPET EINV PHUM NI |
| 04LAGOS1188 |
BAD WITH THE GOOD - FUEL PRICES RISE AS OIL
[...](SBU) SUMMARY. As Nigerians wonder if a
nationwide strike will be called yet again over fuel
prices, private fuel marketers have deci[...] |
2004-06-08 10:31:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PGOV ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS1204 |
NIGER DELTA: GUNS AND THUGS RULE THE LAND
[...]) SUMMARY: This is the first in a series of four cables
addressing the security, political, and humanitarian
situation in the Niger De[...] |
2004-06-10 11:50:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PINS EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC PTER XY NI |
| 04LAGOS1210 |
NIGER DELTA: CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT IN WARRI
[...]C) Introduction and summary. This is the second in a
series of four cables addressing the security, political, and
humanitarian situat[...] |
2004-06-13 07:34:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PINR EPET KDEM PHUM EINV ASEC CASC NI |
| 04LAGOS1383 |
Nigerian Crude Not Yet Flowing from Total -
[...]ntrary to media reports that an agreement between
the French oil company Total and Nigeria's white-collar
oil workers union PENGASSAN [...] |
2004-07-08 11:50:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV ELAB PGOV ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS1394 |
Total Pumping Again in Nigeria
[...]B. Haffner, Corporate Affairs Manager for Total
Nigeria, told ECONOFF on Friday, July 9, that the
company has resumed crude oil produc[...] |
2004-07-09 15:17:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV ELAB PGOV ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS146 |
LASCO CALLS OFF STRIKE
[...]n January 21, shortly after the Labor and Civil Society
Coalition (LASCO) began a nationwide strike to protest GON
policies pertaining[...] |
2004-01-22 12:11:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
| 04LAGOS1475 |
NO REPORTS OF AMCITS IN BAYELSA KIDNAPPING
[...]BU) SUMMARY. Reports indicate several expatriate
hostages have been taken near Brass in Bayelsa State in
the Niger Delta region of Nig[...] |
2004-07-20 14:12:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET PINS PGOV NI CACS |
| 04LAGOS1493 |
NIGERIA UPDATE - BAYELSA HOSTAGES RELEASED
[...]BU) SUMMARY. On July 20, as reported in reftel,
several expatriate oil services employees were taken
hostage in Bayelsa State. We hav[...] |
2004-07-21 12:43:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET PINS PGOV NI CACS |
| 04LAGOS1527 |
POTENTIAL HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT
[...]BU) Summary: According to preliminary but credible
reports, a Pan African Airlines helicopter with an
American citizen and three other[...] |
2004-07-26 17:38:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC EPET PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS1535 |
UPDATE ON HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT
[...]BU) Pan African Airways has notified us that last
night one body was retrieved from the helicopter that
apparently went down yesterday[...] |
2004-07-28 05:35:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ASEC EPET PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS155 |
NIGERIA'S FUEL CRUNCH WORSENS AMIDST STRIKE
[...]) SUMMARY: While Nigerians try to determine if a
national strike is on or off and whether or not there is a
tax on gasoline (refs A, B[...] |
2004-01-23 08:10:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PINR ENRG NI |
| 04LAGOS1564 |
A SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR MANAGING OIL IN
[...][...] |
2004-07-30 09:44:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ELAB ECON PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS192 |
NEW YEAR OFFERS NO REPRIEVE FROM DELTA VIOLENCE
[...]BU) SUMMARY. The New Year has so far offered Nigeria's
Delta region little reprieve from the violence that marked
¶2003. Recent in[...] |
2004-01-26 13:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EPET MOPS PGOV PINS NI |
| 04LAGOS1982 |
DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 28
[...]C) GON military efforts (Operation Flush Out 3) to
combat Delta militants continue. Oil companies are monitoring
the situation closel[...] |
2004-09-28 19:46:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS CASC EPET AA PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS1998 |
DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 29
[...]C) Given the significant international press
coverage and the threats of Ijaw secession made by Niger
Delta People's Volunteer Force [...] |
2004-09-29 20:06:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS CASC EPET PGOV NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 04LAGOS2011 |
DELTA VIOLENCE UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 30
[...]S) Local press headlined today with news of
government meetings with Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
(NDPVF) leader Asari in Abu[...] |
2004-09-30 14:55:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS CASC EPET PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS2013 |
DELTA UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 30
[...]S) Local press headlined today with news of
government meetings with Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
(NDPVF) leader Asari in Abu[...] |
2004-09-30 16:12:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET | EPET CASC MOPS PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS2015 |
OFFICIAL INFORMAL - DELTA UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 1
[...]SBU) The Port Harcourt area has been quiet and tensions
have diminished from earlier this week as Nigeria celebrates
October 1, its 4[...] |
2004-10-01 12:21:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2016 |
DELTA UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 1
[...]SBU) The Port Harcourt area has been quiet and tensions
have diminished from earlier this week as Nigeria celebrates
October 1, its 4[...] |
2004-10-01 14:36:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2028 |
DELTA UPDATE FOR OCTOBER 4
[...]) There have been no reports of fighting between
the GON military and any of the informal militias in the Port
Harcourt area. Press r[...] |
2004-10-05 06:50:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2068 |
NIGERIA: PRELUDE TO POSSIBLE NATIONAL STRIKE
[...]/NF) Summary: Barring a last-minute breakthrough in
tense, on again, off again talks between the GON and the
National Labor Congress ([...] |
2004-10-08 15:30:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
SECRET//NOFORN | ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET |
| 04LAGOS2071 |
NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #1 - OCTOBER 11
[...]MMARY. Two days before a planned nation-wide
stay-at-home strike, the State Security Service (SSS)
detained and then released National[...] |
2004-10-12 06:28:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET |
| 04LAGOS2072 |
NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #1 - OCTOBER 11
[...]MMARY. Two days before a planned nation-wide
stay-at-home strike, the State Security Service (SSS)
detained and then released National[...] |
2004-10-12 06:28:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV NI PHUM EPET |
| 04LAGOS2096 |
NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #3: OCTOBER 13
[...]U) Summary: The nationwide strike in Nigeria continues
to be well-observed throughout most of Nigeria. Of major
cities, Abuja apparent[...] |
2004-10-13 16:19:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS2107 |
NIGERIA NATIONWIDE STRIKE SITREP #4: OCTOBER 14
[...]) Summary. The nationwide strike continued for its
fourth day. The joint labor-civil society coalition will meet
in Abuja this afterno[...] |
2004-10-14 16:14:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV EPET KDEM ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS2109 |
NIGERIA PIPELINE EXPLOSION: NO INJURIES, SMALL
[...]SBU) On 10 October, a leaking Shell crude oil export
pipeline which had been vandalized caught fire in the River
State. There were n[...] |
2004-10-15 08:13:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS2110 |
NIGERIA PIPELINE EXPLOSION: NO INJURIES, SMALL
[...]SBU) On 10 October, a leaking Shell crude oil export
pipeline which had been vandalized caught fire in the River
State. There were n[...] |
2004-10-15 08:14:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS2134 |
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE DELTA - A LAGOS
[...]C) Summary: Supplementing the views expressed reftel,
this message provides Lagos' perspective of the Delta crisis.
This latest gush [...] |
2004-10-20 16:28:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PINR NI |
| 04LAGOS2138 |
NIGERIA: SOLE IJAW GOVERNOR DOWNPLAYS GON TALKS
[...]C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with the Consul
General and Pol/Econ chief, Bayelsa State Governor
Alamieyeseigha, Nigeria's on[...] |
2004-10-21 15:24:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NI PGOV EPET KDEM |
| 04LAGOS2195 |
NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE OCTOBER 2004
[...]) Summary: Nigerian manufacturers estimate they
lost roughly USD 150 million due to the October 11-14
nationwide fuel price strike. T[...] |
2004-10-29 06:19:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EPET ELAB EFIN NI |
| 04LAGOS2270 |
STRIKE UPDATE - FOR CLEARANCE
[...]C) The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and allied civic
organizations continue to lay the groundwork for a November
16 nationwide strike[...] |
2004-11-10 16:43:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS2273 |
LOOKING TOWARD THE NOVEMBER 16 STRIKE
[...]SBU) The Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and allied civic
organizations continue to lay the groundwork for a November
16 nationwide stri[...] |
2004-11-10 17:18:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS2274 |
MISSION FEEDBACK ON WAGP PROJECT
[...]U) Mission was contacted by OPIC this week to provide
comments regarding environmental, worker health, and safety
implications for th[...] |
2004-11-10 17:18:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS2306 |
GON PROMISES FUEL PRICE REDUCTION AND LABOR
[...]U) On November 15, the GON announced it would
reduce the price of fuel to N49 per liter. Responding
to the promised price reduction, t[...] |
2004-11-16 16:02:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
| 04LAGOS2363 |
ASARI WITHDRAWAL FROM PEACE PROCESS UNCLEAR; SHELL
[...]SBU) Press accounts state Niger Delta People's
Volunteer Force (NDPVF) leader Asari has pulled out the peace
talks with the Governme[...] |
2004-11-23 17:39:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2384 |
HALLIBURTON BAN LIKELY TO BE REVERSED; FIRM
[...]C) Halliburton has indicated the GON is likely to
quietly lift the ban against the firm's activities in
Nigeria. The move was facili[...] |
2004-11-27 15:34:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV NI |
| 04LAGOS2446 |
CHEVRON AND SHELL STATIONS OCCUPIED; ONE AMCIT HELD
[...]C) Chevron Texaco (CT) Nigeria confirmed that local
community members occupied the Robert-kiri flow station near
Port Harcourt, River[...] |
2004-12-06 17:33:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2447 |
CONVERSATION WITH EXXON MOBIL MANAGING DIRECTOR
[...]C) Exxon Mobil Managing Director for Nigeria John
Chaplain said the challenges facing Nigeria's energy sector
are: 1) under-investmen[...] |
2004-12-07 07:21:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV NI |
| 04LAGOS2451 |
30 CHEVRON EMPLOYEES, INCL. AMCIT, STILL HELD IN
[...]C) As of 0900 (local) December 7, thirty Chevron Texaco
(CT) employees, including one Amcit, continued to be held at
the Robert-kiri [...] |
2004-12-07 11:34:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PGOV MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2455 |
OCCUPATION OF CHEVRON ROBERT-KIRI FACILITY ENDS
[...]U) Chevron Texaco (CT) officials informed the
Consulate that the townspeople occupying the Robert-kiri
facility in Rivers State depar[...] |
2004-12-08 04:07:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2456 |
OCCUPATION OF CHEVRON ROBERT-KIRI FACILITY ENDS
[...]U) Chevron Texaco (CT) officials informed the Consulate
that the townspeople occupying the Robert-kiri facility in
Rivers State depar[...] |
2004-12-08 04:07:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC EPET MOPS PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS2470 |
Brass LNG Project Overview
[...]BU) This cable provides an overview of a major new
liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Nigeria. ..Brass
LNG is planned as a worl[...] |
2004-12-09 15:20:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
| 04LAGOS2492 |
MISSION COMMENTS ON OPIC INSURANCE FOR WAGP
[...]C) This cable responds to OPIC requests for Mission
comments on OPIC insurance for the West Africa Gas Pipeline
project. Mission is [...] |
2004-12-13 16:28:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV EAID PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS2516 |
NIGERIA TO ABIDE BY OPEC QUOTA, ENACT PRODUCTION
[...]SBU) Alhaji Jafaru Paki, Special Assistant to the
President on Petroleum, confirmed to Energy Off on 14
December that the GON intends[...] |
2004-12-16 05:40:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS2560 |
SHELL DECLARES FORCE MAJEURE AT BONNY TERMINAL
[...]U) Shell Head of Media and Communications Bisi
Ojediran confirmed to us that Shell has declared force
majeure at Bonny Terminal, due [...] |
2004-12-23 14:27:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
| 04LAGOS2561 |
NNPC PIPELINE FIRE
[...]U) Press reports indicate a Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline was vandalized, with
the resulting spill set abla[...] |
2004-12-23 14:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
| 04LAGOS2562 |
DPR STRIKE ENDS PEACEFULLY; NO PRODUCTION IMPACT
[...]enior employees of Nigeria's Department of Petroleum
Resources ended a 2-day strike on 22 December. DPR Public
Affairs Manager Belema[...] |
2004-12-23 14:55:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
| 04LAGOS2563 |
NIGERIA-SAO TOME JOINT DEVELOPMENT ZONE LICENSING
[...]) The Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development
Zone (JDZ) call for bids for five deep offshore oil blocs
closed December 15, w[...] |
2004-12-23 15:02:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV NI ENERG |
| 04LAGOS2572 |
SEABULK EMPLOYEE TAKEN HOSTAGE
[...]C) Seabulk reported to Energy Off on 26 December that
an employee was taken hostage near Amatu, Bayelsa State, on
25 December while c[...] |
2004-12-28 06:10:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2576 |
SEABULK HOSTAGE RELEASED IN GOOD CONDITION
[...]SBU) Seabulk Managing Director Robert Clemmons
reported to Energy Off that Bayelsa State officials have
secured the release of Seabul[...] |
2004-12-28 16:01:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI |
| 04LAGOS2588 |
CONSUL GENERAL VISITS PORT HARCOURT AND YENAGOA
[...]BU) SUMMARY: The Consul General visited Rivers and
Bayelsa States December 8-10. He met the Deputy Governors of
both states (the Gove[...] |
2004-12-30 11:21:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ASEC NI |
| 04LAGOS30 |
NIGERIA'S LINGERING FUEL SCARCITY
[...]) SUMMARY: Nigeria continues to face periodic fuel
shortages as the GON, fuel marketers and the public adjust to
a quasi-deregulated e[...] |
2004-01-07 14:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ENRG NI |
| 04LAGOS462 |
Nigeria: NLC Plans Protests Against Casualization
[...]) On February 26, Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC)
President Adams Oshiomhole announced that the NLC, the
Congress of Free Trade Unions (C[...] |
2004-03-02 16:00:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
| 04LAGOS523 |
NIGER DELTA: FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF WARRI
[...]C) SUMMARY: Fighting has broken out in the streets of
Warri involving members of the Joint Task Force (JTF)
"Operation Restore Hope" a[...] |
2004-03-10 14:19:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PINR ASEC EPET MCAP NI |
| 04LAGOS540 |
DELTA VIOLENCE ON RISE, ELECTIONS SUSPENDED
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: The rate and level of violence in the
Niger Delta has been increasing in recent weeks (ref A).
Plans for March 27 electi[...] |
2004-03-12 06:27:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINS PINR ASEC EPET NI |
| 04LAGOS605 |
NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH 19
[...]) This update includes:
-- Overland Links Inland Airports
-- NEPA Improves Collection Efficiency
-- GON to Revive Liq[...] |
2004-03-19 16:22:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EAIR ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS627 |
NIGERIA: Labor Update
[...]n March 2, approximately 30 of the 56 Nigerian banks
accused by the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) of engaging in
anti-labor practices [...] |
2004-03-23 14:54:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EPET KDEM NI PGOV |
| 04LAGOS634 |
OIL INDUSTRY CAUTIOUSLY EMBRACES NIGERIAN
[...](U) SUMMARY. The GON requires oil companies to
use indigenous contractors in joint venture projects,
with a current target goal for "[...] |
2004-03-24 05:23:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS698 |
OIL COMPANIES READY TO CUT NIGERIA'S APRIL
[...]) ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco and Shell have received
instructions from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC) to anticipate[...] |
2004-03-30 15:26:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PREL NI |
| 04LAGOS704 |
NIGERIA - SAO TOME JDZ: EXXONMOBIL BIDS BLOCK 1
[...]) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil has exercised only one of its
preferential bids for crude oil exploration and development
in the Nigeria - Sao T[...] |
2004-03-31 13:04:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PREL ECON NI |
| 04LAGOS75 |
EXXON AND CHROME FIRST TO BID ON JDZ BLOCKS
[...](U) SUMMARY. The development of natural resources in
the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone
(JDZ) took another step[...] |
2004-01-14 16:27:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PGOV PINR PREL NI |
| 04LAGOS767 |
SCANDAL BREWING OVER NIGERIAN FUEL IMPORTS
[...]) SUMMARY. A scandal is brewing in Nigeria over prices
paid by the government for imported fuel. International fuel
traders have been [...] |
2004-04-08 08:33:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI |
| 04LAGOS82 |
EXXON AND CHROME FIRST TO BID ON JDZ BLOCKS
[...](U) SUMMARY. The development of natural resources
in the Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development
Zone (JDZ) took another step[...] |
2004-01-15 09:24:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PGOV PINR PREL NI |
| 04LAGOS941 |
NIGER DELTA WAITS FOR MILITARY ACTION
[...]) SUMMARY: We have no reports of military action over
the weekend in the Niger Delta swamps as residents and oil
companies anticipate [...] |
2004-05-03 17:57:00 |
Consulate Lagos |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PINS ASEC MOPS PINR PGOV CASC PHUM NI |
| 04LAPAZ2814 |
PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON
[...]C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic
Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the
contracts signed under the cur[...] |
2004-09-03 20:13:00 |
Embassy La Paz |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL |
| 04LILONGWE1013 |
MALAWI HIKES FUEL PRICES, BUT NOT ENOUGH
[...]BU) The Government of Malawi has recently raised retail
fuel prices for the first time since March 2004. The
increase amounts to 8.9 [...] |
2004-10-27 14:25:00 |
Embassy Lilongwe |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN PGOV MI |
| 04LJUBLJANA1128 |
SLOVENIA ON YUKOS AUCTION
[...]C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points to Angelina
Trajkovski of the MFA's Office for Eastern Europe on December
¶20. Trajkovs[...] |
2004-12-20 11:12:00 |
Embassy Ljubljana |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON KPAO PREL PHUM RS SI |
| 04MADRID2118 |
SPAIN: ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS
[...]his cable summarizes selected developments in the
Spain's energy sector. In this issue:
-- New Ministry of Industry, Tourism[...] |
2004-06-07 14:06:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
| 04MADRID2762 |
SPAIN UNVEILS NATIONAL KYOTO PLAN
[...]UMMARY: In an eleventh hour move to avoid EU penalties,
Spain's Ministries of Environment and Industry unveiled the
provisional Natio[...] |
2004-07-20 13:50:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET SP |
| 04MADRID3992 |
SPAIN: MFA SUPPORTIVE OF SHELL/REPSOL FRAMEWORK
[...]U) We delivered reftel demarche to Repsol YPF's Director
General for the Eastern Hemisphere and Orient Mario B. Rosso,
as well as to A[...] |
2004-10-14 07:37:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ETTC ENRG EPET SP |
| 04MADRID4243 |
ILSA RESPONSE FROM REPSOL IS BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...]SBU) We spoke with Mario B. Rosso, Director General of
the Eastern Hemisphere and Caribbean for REPSOL-YPF (Repsol)
about Reftel A and[...] |
2004-11-03 14:47:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG EPET PREL IR SP |
| 04MADRID4612 |
CHAVEZ COURTS SPANISH SOCIALISTS;LEAVES POLITICAL
[...]C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited
Spain November 21-23, in a trip that was touted by the
Spanish government as prim[...] |
2004-12-03 16:10:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET ELAB EIND PHUM PREL MARR SP VE |
| 04MADRID4890 |
SPAIN: YUKOS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...][...] |
2004-12-29 17:29:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL PHUM KPAO RS SP |
| 04MADRID763 |
OPPORTUNITIES IN SPAIN'S GROWING ENERGY MARKET
[...]UMMARY: Since joining the EU in 1986, Spain has
experienced dramatic industrialization and economic
development. Along with developm[...] |
2004-03-05 16:41:00 |
Embassy Madrid |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
| 04MANAMA1422 |
MINISTER OF OIL DISCUSSES PETROLEUM SECTOR WITH
[...]C) Minister of Oil Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa told the
Ambassador September 6 that U.S. companies have participated
successfully in the de[...] |
2004-09-15 09:18:00 |
Embassy Manama |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET BA PROG |
| 04MANAMA725 |
BAHRAIN MAY SIGN BIG IRAN GAS DEAL AT YEAR'S END
[...]C/NF) Bahraini CP Sheikh Salman bin Hamed told CDA on
May 15 that Bahrain may conclude a major agreement to buy
Iranian gas by the en[...] |
2004-05-17 14:37:00 |
Embassy Manama |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR QA BA |
| 04MUSCAT2285 |
INDIA WINS OMANI SUPPORT FOR UNSC SEAT, DEEPENS
[...]) On December 25-26, Indian Minister of External Affairs
Natwar Singh met with Sultan Qaboos and various government
ministers to boost[...] |
2004-12-29 07:37:00 |
Embassy Muscat |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EPET KCRM MARR IN MU |
| 04OTTAWA3413 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTHERN PIPELINES WITH
[...]U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution
outside USG channels.
¶2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a court[...] |
2004-12-20 18:11:00 |
Embassy Ottawa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EPET CA |
| 04PARAMARIBO200 |
SIXTH WESTERN HEMISPHER ENERGY MINISTERIAL
[...][...] |
2004-03-05 18:49:00 |
Embassy Paramaribo |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET NS |
| 04PARAMARIBO44 |
SURINAME'S SERVICE-STATION OWNERS DEMAND HIGHER
[...]) On January 6, Suriname's service-station owners
threatened to resume a December 2003 strike to protest
the government's refusal to n[...] |
2004-01-16 18:36:00 |
Embassy Paramaribo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PBTS FR NS |
| 04PRETORIA4565 |
South Africa: Fuel Price Increases
[...](U) On October 5, the Department of Minerals and Energy
announced a 2.64% increase in the price of gasoline at retail
outlets, accompa[...] |
2004-10-14 05:53:00 |
Embassy Pretoria |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND SF |
| 04PRETORIA4768 |
SOUTH AFRICA: AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF
[...]) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jendayi Frazer called on Minister
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of the Department of Minerals and
Energy (DME) on Octo[...] |
2004-10-28 16:12:00 |
Embassy Pretoria |
CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EPET ENRG KNNP TRGY PINR SF |
| 04PRETORIA5319 |
SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE
[...]) Introduction: In January 2004, the Economic Section
of Embassy/Pretoria produced the first issue of a new monthly
newsletter called[...] |
2004-12-09 11:51:00 |
Embassy Pretoria |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON SF |
| 04QUITO2327 |
THE PROCURADOR STRIKES BACK AT OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM
[...]) See paragraph 11 for an action request.
¶2. (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador (Solicitor General)
may be seeking to te[...] |
2004-08-24 21:01:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EPET ECON EC |
| 04QUITO2380 |
PROGRESS ON OCCIDENTAL CASE
[...]BU) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and Embassy
efforts to tone down the rhetoric and reach an amicable
resolution with the GOE ar[...] |
2004-08-27 17:43:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ECON EC |
| 04QUITO2418 |
OXY BRINGS IN THE BIG GUNS - EMBASSY KEEPS FIRING
[...]U) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) brought a team
of lawyers and executives to Ecuador to discuss the GOE's
claims that Oxy faile[...] |
2004-09-02 22:01:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ECON EC |
| 04QUITO2462 |
OXY: GOE TAKES A SERIOUS WRONG TURN
[...]) See action request in paragraph 12.
¶2. (C) Summary. The GOE is proceeding with the contract
nullification process (cad[...] |
2004-09-10 18:42:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ECON EC |
| 04QUITO2509 |
OXY: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM - OR PROGRESS?
[...]) Summary. Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) meetings in the
US and USG efforts have provided a temporary calm in the
contract nullificati[...] |
2004-09-16 14:47:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ECON EC |
| 04QUITO2613 |
TIDE TURNING IN OXY'S FAVOR BUT A LONG WAY TO GO
[...]) Summary. The efforts of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy)
and the Mission are gathering momentum in blunting
misperceptions raised by the [...] |
2004-09-28 23:05:00 |
Embassy Quito |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ECON PREL EC |
| 04ROME4563 |
CHEVRON INCIDENT REFLECTS CHANGING DYNAMICS IN
[...][...] |
2004-12-01 16:43:00 |
Embassy Rome |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET PINR KZ |
| 04SANAA1537 |
PARLIAMENT CHALLENGES GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
[...]) Summary and Comment: Over the course of several
months, Members of Parliament (MPs) have conducted an
investigation into government [...] |
2004-06-26 12:36:00 |
Embassy Sanaa |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PHUM KDEM KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS |
| 04SANTODOMINGO3749 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION #4: PRESIDENT-ELECT'S VISIT
[...]BU) This no. 4 in our series on the transition to a new
presidential administration in the Dominican Republic.
DOMINICAN PRES[...] |
2004-06-25 17:45:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EPET DR VE |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4637 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION #14: FERNANDEZ TELLS
[...]) This no. 14 in our series on the transition to a new
presidential administration in the Dominican Republic.
Lunch with Leon[...] |
2004-08-12 10:46:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4719 |
DOMINICAN TRANSITION #13: FERNANDEZ TELLS
[...]) This is the amplified and corrected version of ref a,
part of our series on the transition to a new presidential
administration in t[...] |
2004-08-18 11:29:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET MCAP DR VE |
| 04SANTODOMINGO4916 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VENEZUELAN OIL
[...]) This cable is an overview of the Dominican Republic's
petroleum sector in response to reftel A. Venezuela in 2003
supplied only 11[...] |
2004-08-30 20:39:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL XK |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6119 |
DOMINICAN - VENEZUELAN AGREEMENTS ON CONCESSIONAL
[...]uring a November 6 stopover in Santo Domingo lasting
less than twelve hours, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
signed with Dominican P[...] |
2004-11-09 17:53:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EFIN ENRG DR |
| 04SANTODOMINGO6472 |
DOMINICAN POLITICS #10: SANTO DOMINGO, BETWEEN
[...]) This is #10 in our current series on politics in the
Dominican Republic:
Santo Domingo, Between Taipei and Beijing
[...] |
2004-12-02 18:27:00 |
Embassy Santo Domingo |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV EPET CH TW DR XE |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA232 |
HONDURAS IMF AGREEMENT FULL STEAM AHEAD -- PRIOR
[...]) Summary. The Honduran government has fully completed
the prior conditions listed in the preliminary Letter of
Intent (LOI) for a th[...] |
2004-01-30 21:43:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EINV EPET ELAB HO |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA543 |
High Gas Prices: First Test of Honduran IMF Program
[...]BU) Summary. A third price hike, in as many months,
has brought gasoline and diesel prices in Honduras up to new
highs of USD 2.94 an[...] |
2004-03-08 15:33:00 |
Embassy Tegucigalpa |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EFIN ECON PGOV PINR ELAB HO |
| 04THEHAGUE1352 |
Secretary Abraham's May 23 Bilateral Meeting
[...]ummary: Energy Secretary Abraham held a May 23
luncheon discussion with Dutch Economics Minister
Brinkhorst on the margins of the Int[...] |
2004-06-02 14:36:00 |
Embassy The Hague |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG KNNP IR NL EUN |
| 04TRIPOLI28 |
(C) U.S. OIL COMPANIES PERSEVERE IN LIBYA
[...]) Oasis/Oxy Update: The oil majors were in Tripoli the
week of December 6 for yet another Libyan economic conference
(reftel). The [...] |
2004-12-14 09:49:00 |
Embassy Tripoli |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL LY |
| 04YEREVAN1240 |
IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE: DEAL SIGNED ON FUTURE SWAP
[...]his cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please
protect accordingly.
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�[...] |
2004-05-27 12:19:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET AM |
| 04YEREVAN2019 |
IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE: IRAN TO FINANCE PIPELINE
[...]BU) During Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's visit to
Yerevan September 8-9, the Armenian and Iranian governments
signed a deal to [...] |
2004-09-10 13:27:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET AM IR |
| 04YEREVAN2061 |
OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRESIDENT KHATAMI TO ARMENIA
[...]) During Iranian President's Mohammad Khatami's visit to
Yerevan, September 8-9, the Armenian and Iranian governments
signed seven agr[...] |
2004-09-17 13:51:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET AM IR |
| 04YEREVAN2449 |
ARMENIAN FLIGHTS HAMPERED BY FUEL SHORTAGES
[...]his cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please
protect accordingly.
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�[...] |
2004-11-08 09:15:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EAID GG AJ AM |
| 04YEREVAN457 |
PIPE DREAMS: IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE DOESN'T
[...]) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.
PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
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�[...] |
2004-02-24 11:49:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET AM |
| 04YEREVAN698 |
PROPOSED IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE: STILL NO MONEY
[...]BU) Despite recent media reports about an Iran-
Armenia gas pipeline deal, our meeting March 22, 2004
with Deputy Minister of Energy A[...] |
2004-03-24 12:56:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET AM |
| 04YEREVAN816 |
FORTHCOMING AGREEMENT ON ARMENIA-IRAN PIPELINE
[...]BU) Post skepticism about the viability of the
Iran-Armenia pipeline project notwithstanding, two points
should be clear. One, the pi[...] |
2004-04-06 06:00:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS AM |
| 04YEREVAN890 |
DEMARCHE PRESENTED ON ARMENIA AND ILSA
[...][...] |
2004-04-15 10:09:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG EPET EINV PREL AM IR |
| 04YEREVAN966 |
IRAN-ARMENIA PIPELINE: WHAT IF THEY HAVE THE MONEY?
[...]his cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please
protect accordingly.
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�[...] |
2004-04-26 01:35:00 |
Embassy Yerevan |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET AM |
| 04ZAGREB1034 |
U.S. SANCTIONS NOT MAJOR OBSTACLE TO CROATIAN GAS
[...]SBU) On June 1 we visited INA, the majority state-owned
oil and gas company, to inquire about its overseas activities
in general, and [...] |
2004-06-07 17:01:00 |
Embassy Zagreb |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC EPET HR SY IZ |
| 05ABUDHABI1683 |
UAE ENERGY SECTOR: SECURITY, SPARE CAPACITY, AND
[...]) Summary: Although the United Arab Emirates has taken
many steps to improve oil and gas facility security, a number
of vulnerabiliti[...] |
2005-04-16 07:34:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1712 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON U.S. - UAE BILATERAL
[...]) Summary: On April 16, Ambassador called on long-time
presidential advisor Mohammed Habroush Al-Suwaidi to review
our bilateral agend[...] |
2005-04-17 11:17:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PHUM ELAB ETRD SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1872 |
OIL INDUSTRY REPS ON POTENTIAL PRODUCTION
[...]) Summary: Western oil executives told Ambassador, at
an energy roundtable, about Abu Dhabi plans to add 200,000
barrels per-day capac[...] |
2005-04-27 10:38:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2624 |
SUSTAINING ENERGY DIALOGE - UAE
[...]) Summary: On June 12, Ambassador met with UAE Energy
Minister Al-Hamili as part of our continued dialogue on
energy issues, to includ[...] |
2005-06-12 10:50:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB TC |
| 05ABUDHABI2957 |
DOE WILLIAMSON ENERGY DISCUSSIONS IN UAE
[...]) Summary. DOE officials Molly Williamson and John
Brodman met UAEG counterparts to discuss the UAE's oil sector
and oil market issue[...] |
2005-07-02 08:23:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3008 |
ONE MORE CRACK IN THE GCC - UAE/SAUDI BORDER
[...]) Summary. Tensions between UAE and Saudi Arabia over a
border dispute have broad implications for intra-Gulf
Cooperation Council (GC[...] |
2005-07-06 11:29:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | PBTS PREL PHSA EPET ENRG TC GCC |
| 05ABUDHABI3131 |
ABU DHABI EMIRATE RESTRUCTURES ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
[...]) President Khalifa bin Zayed signed a law on July 10,
2005 that restructures the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's
environmental authority. For[...] |
2005-07-17 04:40:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3237 |
SAJGAS IPO AND IRANIAN GAS
[...]) This is an action request. Please see para. 5.
¶2. (C) Dow Jones Correspondent Simeon Kerr (protect)
telephoned EconChi[...] |
2005-07-25 03:22:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET BEXP ENRG ECON PREL IR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3241 |
PRESIDENT KHALIFA IN ABU DHABI'S WESTERN REGION
[...]) Summary: President Khalifa traveled to the less
advantaged Western Region of Abu Dhabi Emirate July 21-23 to
fulfill the traditional[...] |
2005-07-25 07:27:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM EPET TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3243 |
UAE COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS: GOOD HARDWARE, BUT
[...]) Summary: The UAE, keenly aware that the threat of
extremist violence on its soil is real, is implementing
numerous measures in hopes[...] |
2005-07-25 07:52:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | PTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3439 |
ABU DHABI OIL PRODUCTION AND SECURITY
[...]) Summary: Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations
(ADCO) GM told Econchief that ADCO is currently producing 1.2
mb/d and will b[...] |
2005-08-08 07:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | ENRG EPET PTER TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3440 |
ABU DHABI AWARE OF SHARJAH AND IRANIAN GAS
[...]) This is an action request. Please see para 9.
¶2. (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi Executive Council member Khaldoon
Al-Mubarak [...] |
2005-08-08 07:57:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL IR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3441 |
OVERVIEW OF OIL AND GAS IN THE UAE
[...]) Begin Summary. Oil and natural gas form the basis of
the modern economy in the United Arab Emirates, which holds 8
to 9 percent of [...] |
2005-08-08 07:57:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | ENRG EPET TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3546 |
DEVELOPMENT AID TO ABU DHABI'S WESTERN REGION
[...]) Summary: Abu Dhabi Executive Council members told
Econchief that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's western region was
relatively underdeve[...] |
2005-08-16 09:26:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EPET TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3580 |
ABU DHABI'S OFFSHORE PRODUCTION
[...]) Summary: Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company
(ADMA/OPCO) GM Bud Fackrell (protect) told Econchief August
16 that ADMA/OPCO had taken [...] |
2005-08-17 12:26:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3767 |
IRAN AND LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT (ILSA): SHARJAH/UAE
[...]) On September 4, Ambassador stressed our opposition to
investment in Iran's oil sector to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid
Al-Noaimi, using Re[...] |
2005-09-05 13:56:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET ENRG PREL ECON IR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3851 |
WHAT'S BEHIND THE UAE-SAUDI BORDER DISPUTE
[...]is is an Action Request. Please see para. 15
¶2. (C) Summary: In response to the rising volume of private
and public sni[...] |
2005-09-10 15:17:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | PREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD SA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI3884 |
MEETING WITH UAE ENERGY MINISTER
[...]) Summary: On September 11, Ambassador met with UAE
Energy Minister Al-Hamili to thank him for UAE and OPEC
support after Hurricane Ka[...] |
2005-09-12 13:06:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD ELAB IR MU TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4104 |
UAE ANNOUNCES NEAR TERM OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
[...]) Summary: On September 25, UAE Minister of Energy
Al-Hamili announced that the UAE would raise its oil
production by 200 kb/d by Marc[...] |
2005-09-28 12:09:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ENRG TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4111 |
ENCOURAGING A NATIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK FOR UAE
[...]) Two Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
seismologists, Dr. Keith Nakanishi and Dr. Arthur Rodgers,
visited the UAE on Sept[...] |
2005-09-30 13:10:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ECON EPET ETRD TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4546 |
SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO
[...]) We look forward to Secretary Bodman and team's
November 11 to 13 visit to the UAE. The UAE is both a key
regional security partner [...] |
2005-11-07 12:04:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
SECRET | EPET ENRG ETRD AE |
| 05ABUDHABI4741 |
ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...]) Summary: UAEG and Abu Dhabi government interlocutors
told Secretary Bodman during his November 11-13 visit that
the UAE is committed[...] |
2005-11-21 14:19:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ETRD PK AF SA IR IZ |
| 05ABUDHABI634 |
EB ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE MEETS WITH UAE ENERGY
[...]) Summary: UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili told visiting
A/S Wayne that the UAE would be adding 200,000 barrels of
production capacity i[...] |
2005-02-12 12:16:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON IR TC |
| 05ABUDHABI993 |
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TO REMAIN A LONG-TERM
[...]SBU) Summary: Former UAE President Sheikh Zayed, who
died in November 2004, was widely respected in the UAE as an
avid environmentali[...] |
2005-03-02 10:44:00 |
Embassy Abu Dhabi |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD KSCA SENV TC |
| 05ABUJA1271 |
NIGER DELTA REMAINS TENSE
[...]SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting, NGO Director and
Obasanjo associate, Judith Asuni, told the Ambassador
tensions remain high in th[...] |
2005-07-14 12:41:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV NI EPET SOCI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 05ABUJA1339 |
NATIONAL POLITICAL REFORM CONFERENCE ENDS. NOW
[...]C) Summary: Unable to reach consensus on key issues of
resource control, presidential term limits, and whether
former military leader[...] |
2005-07-22 16:39:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET PHUM KDEM NI |
| 05ABUJA1408 |
DISTRIBUTION OF OIL REVENUES TO NIGERIA'S
[...]ummary and Introduction: Talks in the just-concluded
National Political Reforms Conference (the "confab") reached
a deadlock when the[...] |
2005-08-02 16:36:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EPET PGOV NI OIL |
| 05ABUJA1677 |
NIGERIA: EXXON MOBIL CHIEF ON REFINING DEMANDS,
[...]) Exxon Mobil Nigeria Chief John Chaplin told the
Ambassador on September 6 that oil majors were in the midst
of renegotiating their M[...] |
2005-09-09 12:51:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ETRD NI OIL |
| 05ABUJA1789 |
ARRESTS SPARK RENEWED UNREST IN DELTA
[...]C) Simmering tensions in the Niger Delta took a dramatic
upturn with the arrest of Ijaw militia leader Asari Dukubo
late on September [...] |
2005-09-21 17:01:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ASEC NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 05ABUJA1798 |
NIGERIA'S DELTA TENSE; ASARI IN COURT
[...]C) An uneasy calm has settled on Port Harcourt, but it
is overshadowed by the fear among Embassy contacts that this
incident could pu[...] |
2005-09-23 06:55:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET ASEC NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 05ABUJA1861 |
NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT FINANCE: THE KNOWN UNKNOWNS
[...]BU) Summary: Despite improved government reporting on
the Nigerian budget, neither the amount of revenue nor the
actual expenditure is[...] |
2005-09-29 14:33:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID EPET NI |
| 05ABUJA2087 |
OIL PRICE IMPACT ON NIGERIA
[...]SBU) Summary: High oil prices have proved a very mixed
blessing for Nigeria. While greatly boosting government
revenues, they have in[...] |
2005-10-31 15:52:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV NI OIL |
| 05ABUJA756 |
GON PRESENTATION ON NIGER DELTA
[...]) SUMMARY: President Obasanjo has given us a document
asking for cooperation in "ensuring availability, security
and stability of hyd[...] |
2005-05-16 08:42:00 |
Embassy Abuja |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS EPET PREL NI |
| 05ACCRA248 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER-DESIGNATE FOR
[...]BU) Summary: On January 26, 2005 Minister)designate for
Finance and Economic Planning, Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu and Acting
Minister of State[...] |
2005-02-04 15:06:00 |
Embassy Accra |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET GH |
| 05ACCRA399 |
GASOLINE PRICES UP 50 PERCENT AS GHANA MOVES
[...]) Summary: On February 20, Minister of Finance Kwadwo
Baah-Wiredu announced significant price increases for
petroleum products. The [...] |
2005-02-24 17:29:00 |
Embassy Accra |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ENRG EPET GH |
| 05ACCRA892 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS GHANAIAN PRESIDENT KUFUOR
[...]) This message has an action request (see para 18).
¶2. (C) Summary: Ambassador Yates had a lengthy, private
conversati[...] |
2005-05-10 17:50:00 |
Embassy Accra |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GH PHUM ECON EAID TO EPET EINV |
| 05ADANA220 |
OIL EXPLORATION, IRAQI BORDER TRADE CAUGHT IN TURKISH
[...]SBU) Summary: AMCON Adana conoff's met with Chevron and
Iraqi border province regional business officials on 11/9,
taking the temper[...] |
2005-11-28 10:26:00 |
Consulate Adana |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD ELTN ECON TU ADANA |
| 05ADANA38 |
SE TURKEY: INFRASTRUCTURE, SECURITY HINDER INCREASED TRADE
[...][...] |
2005-02-24 13:12:00 |
Consulate Adana |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV ENRG EPET ELTN IZ TU ADANA |
| 05ALGIERS1030 |
POTENTIAL FOR GREATER U.S. ACTIVITY IN ALGERIA'S
[...]) The first half of 2005 has witnessed a small boom in
U.S. interest in the Algerian domestic energy supply sector,
with one U.S. firm[...] |
2005-05-23 15:13:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET BEXP AG |
| 05ALGIERS1325 |
KHELIL SAYS OIL PRICES TO STAY HIGH AS ALGERIA
[...]BU) Energy Minister Chakib Khelil in recent comments
expressed confidence that oil prices would not drop below $50
per barrel, and he [...] |
2005-07-01 14:20:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON AG |
| 05ALGIERS1652 |
GOA MOVES TO STOP CORRUPTION
[...]) A growing realization of the economic and development
costs of pervasive corruption in Algeria, coupled with
reported pressure from [...] |
2005-08-10 15:06:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV EPET AG |
| 05ALGIERS1918 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RESPONDING TO ENERGY SUPPLY
[...]C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning
post-Katrina energy supply disruptions, as well as longer
term conservation measure[...] |
2005-09-12 16:10:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET AG |
| 05ALGIERS2055 |
SKIKDA REFINERY FIRE EXPECTED TO HAVE NO EFFECT ON
[...]) This cable has been sent sensitive but unclassified;
please protect accordingly.
¶2. (SBU) Algeria's second largest crud[...] |
2005-10-05 14:10:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC AG |
| 05ALGIERS2091 |
VULNERABILITY OF KEY FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIERS
[...]) Post provides the following answers to the
Department's questions on the vulnerability of key foreign
oil supplies in Algeria: �[...] |
2005-10-12 09:31:00 |
Embassy Algiers |
SECRET | KHLS EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC |
| 05ALMATY1435 |
ENVIRONMENTALISTS CHARGE OIL MAJORS WITH POLLUTING
[...]) Summary: A coalition of Kazakhstani and U.S.
environmental activists charge the Karachagank Petroleum
Operating (KPO) with polluting[...] |
2005-04-12 12:10:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1774 |
CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM: STATE OF PLAY
[...]) Summary: The April 26th Caspian Pipeline Consortium
(CPC) shareholders meeting in Almaty ended in an impasse.
Russian intransigenc[...] |
2005-05-06 09:58:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1855 |
KAZAKHSTANAN: ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
[...]mmary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified. The
opinions expressed in thi[...] |
2005-05-16 01:47:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1920 |
KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ATYRAU OBLAST
[...]) Summary: Ambassador Ordway met with a wide-range of
civic groups, businessmen, local officials, and foreign
investors during his Mar[...] |
2005-05-19 13:02:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1927 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-05-20 11:11:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY1944 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S
[...]) SUMMARY: In advance of your planned meeting with
President Nazarbayev in Baku, Embassy Almaty wanted to offer
background on energy a[...] |
2005-05-23 10:14:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG AJ GZ KZ WMD ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2048 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE - MAY 2005
[...]S. Grant Finances Feasibility Study for Reconstruction
of Gas Storage Units in Southern Kazakhstan
¶2. Nura River Fish Poisoned Wit[...] |
2005-06-01 12:34:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2122 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-06-06 14:25:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2308 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-06-21 02:57:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2688 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-07-20 13:28:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2850 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-08-04 11:19:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY2950 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-08-16 05:17:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3075 |
PETROKAZAKHSTAN SOLD TO CHINESE CNPC SUBSIDIARY
[...]C) Summary: Canadian oil company PetroKazakhstan (PK)
announced its sale to PetroChina, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the China Nation[...] |
2005-08-23 04:38:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET IN KZ CA CH ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3143 |
PETROKAZAKSTAN FOLLOW-UP
[...]) Summary: PetroKazakhstan (PK) officials expect to
finalize the company's sale (ref A) to "PetroChina" (a CNPC
subsidiary) next week[...] |
2005-08-26 11:31:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CA CH IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3172 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-09-01 09:06:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3232 |
KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY
[...]) SUMMARY: In advance of your planned meeting with
Energy Minister Shkolnik, Embassy Almaty wanted to offer
background on the most pre[...] |
2005-09-06 11:35:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG AJ GZ KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3296 |
KAZAKHSTAN OFFICIAL OUTLINES DISPOSITION OF
[...]) Summary: A well-placed source in the state-owned oil
company, KazMunaiGas (KMG), recently told Econoff that KMG
would exercise its [...] |
2005-09-13 02:50:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3449 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PARTIES INITIAL KCTS IGA DRAFT
[...]) Summary: Kazakhstani and Azeri negotiators approved
and initialed a draft of the Kazakhstan Caspian
Transportation System (KCTS) In[...] |
2005-09-27 11:29:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET AJ KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3476 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-10-05 04:46:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3479 |
KAZAKHSTAN: SHKOLNIK ASSURES AMBASSADOR ON BTC
[...]BU) Summary: Ambassador Ordway, accompanied by OPIC
Chief Economist Steven Everhart, met with Minister of
Energy and Mineral Resources[...] |
2005-10-05 04:47:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3750 |
A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH KAZAKHSANI CIVIL SOCIETY
[...]BU) Summary: Participants in a civil society roundtable
with A/S Fried cited corruption, inadequacies in legislation
regulating busin[...] |
2005-10-13 13:24:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV KDEM EAID EPET KZ ECONOMIC POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY378 |
GOOD COP, BAD COP ON KASHAGAN?
[...]) Summary: On the eve of key negotiations, Kazakhstani
PM Akhmetov stated that the government will seek to acquire
more than a pre-agr[...] |
2005-02-02 08:58:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3857 |
KAZAKHSTAN: NEW SUBSOIL AMENDMENTS BROADEN STATE'S
[...]C) Summary: On October 15, President Nazarbayev signed
into law a series of amendments which expand the scope of the
GOK's "preemptive[...] |
2005-10-21 09:13:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG CH EPET IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3876 |
KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION REQUEST ON BARRIERS TO
[...]he following information is provided in response to
Reftel questions.
Question 1(A)
------------
ÂÂ[...] |
2005-10-26 21:01:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3912 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW RESIGNS FROM
[...]) Summary. In a surprise move, President Nazarbayev's
son-in-law, Timur Kulibayev, resigned on October 22 as First
Vice-President of[...] |
2005-10-31 05:56:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KZ POLITICAL |
| 05ALMATY4047 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-11-10 09:24:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4057 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified. The
opinions expressed in th[...] |
2005-11-14 02:25:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ |
| 05ALMATY4105 |
KAZAKHSTAN KCTS IGA UPDATE: ONE MORE NEGOTIATING
[...]) Summary: A GOK participant in the ongoing
Azeri-Kazakhstani KCTS IGA negotiations told Econoff on
November 15 that sufficient "edit[...] |
2005-11-18 04:34:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KZ |
| 05ALMATY4106 |
KAZAKHSTAN: KMG LOOKING TO BUY INTO KARACHAGANAK
[...]) Summary. Two expatriate oil executives told Econoff
(in confidence) on November 14 that state-owned oil and gas
company KMG has open[...] |
2005-11-18 04:59:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KZ |
| 05ALMATY4188 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been verified. The
opinions expressed in th[...] |
2005-11-28 05:00:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ |
| 05ALMATY4256 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-11-30 07:42:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4264 |
KAZAKHSTAN: TENGIZ CONSORTIUM SOLIDIFYING
[...]) Summary. Tengizchevroil (TCO) recently finalized a
series of contracts which pave the way for the temporary
export of up to 5 mil[...] |
2005-12-01 05:25:00 |
US Office Almaty |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4347 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE
[...]mmary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani press, and has not been verified. The opinions
expressed in this rep[...] |
2005-12-09 02:06:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY4350 |
KAZAKHSTAN ENVIRONMENT UPDATE
[...]mmary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani press, and has not been verified. The opinions
expressed in this rep[...] |
2005-12-09 06:13:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ |
| 05ALMATY4426 |
KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE
[...]ummary: This information is drawn primarily from the
Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for
accuracy. The opinions and[...] |
2005-12-16 11:40:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY953 |
AMB ORDWAY MEETS WITH SHKOLNIK AND KULIBAYEV;
[...]BU) Summary: Ambassador Ordway met with Minister of
Energy and Mineral Resources Vladimir Shkolnik March 4
in Astana. They discussed [...] |
2005-03-11 08:11:00 |
US Office Almaty |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05AMMAN2295 |
ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM ON TRACK
[...]) SUMMARY: While Jordan remains dependent on foreign
aid, its economic reform program is making substantial
progress that has continue[...] |
2005-03-21 11:05:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID EFIN KPRV EPET PGOV JO |
| 05AMMAN2753 |
FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS STATUS OF OIL GRANTS
[...]) In a March 30 meeting with Charge, Finance Minister
Mohammed Abu Hammour reviewed the likelihood of Jordan's
receipt of oil grants i[...] |
2005-04-03 14:49:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL EFIN SA KU JO TC |
| 05AMMAN2970 |
NEW FINANCE MINISTER REVIEWS PARLOUS STATE OF GOJ
[...]) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Finance
(and former Minister of Planning) Bassem Awadallah told
Charge on April 12 th[...] |
2005-04-12 14:16:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL EPET KPRV JO |
| 05AMMAN4780 |
THE COMBUSTIBLE POLITICS OF FUEL SUBSIDIES IN
[...]C) Proposed plans to end fuel subsidies have already
elicited howls of protest throughout Jordan. Numerous MPs
have confirmed that bl[...] |
2005-06-15 14:37:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON EPET JO |
| 05AMMAN5228 |
FUEL PRICE INCREASES IN JORDAN ON THE HORIZON
[...]U) SUMMARY: Royal Court Minister Marwan Muasher June
27 spoke briefly about lifting oil subsidies in remarks
carried prominently in [...] |
2005-06-29 14:33:00 |
Embassy Amman |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EFIN ECON JO |
| 05AMMAN5451 |
GOJ TO PARTIALLY ELIMINATE FUEL SUBSIDIES JULY 9
[...]) In Charge's initial courtesy call on recently
appointed Finance Minister Adel al-Kodah on July 7, Minister
Kodah stated that the Cou[...] |
2005-07-07 12:34:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EAID EFIN PGOV PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN7283 |
UNSCHEDULED FUEL PRICE HIKE IMMINENT
[...]C) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Adel Al-Kodah told
Charge September 11 that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) would
institute a second,[...] |
2005-09-12 09:18:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV EAID PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN7561 |
JORDANIAN FUEL PRICES HIKED
[...]C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan announced fuel
price hikes September 21 (Ref A), prompting widespread
grumbling but no disorder.[...] |
2005-09-21 11:23:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV EAID PREL JO |
| 05AMMAN8027 |
IRAQ SUNNI OUTREACH: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S
[...]C) Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad outlined the most
recent revisions to the draft Constitution, including
probable changes addres[...] |
2005-10-10 05:18:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG PINR IZ JO |
| 05AMMAN9 |
GOJ SAYS KUWAITI AND EMIRATI CASH GRANTS ALREADY
[...]) Finance Minister Abu Hammour, in a January 3
conversation, reconfirmed to Charge that Jordan's arrangement
to receive 50,000 barrels[...] |
2005-01-03 11:30:00 |
Embassy Amman |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EPET EFIN ENRG JO |
| 05ANKARA1039 |
TURKEY-U.S. ENERGY DIALOGUE POTENTIAL NEXT STEP
[...]UMMARY: Turkey Energy Deputy Under Secretary Selahattin
Cimen looks to DOE for an invitation and potential dates to
send a Turkish tea[...] |
2005-02-25 15:59:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET TU |
| 05ANKARA1040 |
TURKEY: ENERGY CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION GOOD AND
[...]C) SUMMARY: Reminiscent of the 2001 "White Energy
Probe", Turkey has launched a new energy corruption
investigation, casting its net f[...] |
2005-02-26 15:51:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV TU |
| 05ANKARA1306 |
TURKEY: BP TIES UP LOOSE ENDS WITH GOT
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: BP has engaged in a recent flourish of
outreach to Turkey. With the BTC consortium having agreed to
cover cost over-run[...] |
2005-03-10 14:27:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET TU |
| 05ANKARA131 |
TURKEY'S BTC PIPELINE AIMING AT FIRST OIL AT
[...]SBU) Summary: According to the BTC Consortium's Turkey
office, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline is 95
percent complete in Tu[...] |
2005-01-10 13:59:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET TU |
| 05ANKARA1665 |
CEYHAN: ENERGY HUB OF TURKEY'S ENERGY CORRIDOR
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: While the newly white-washed BTC oil
terminal at Ceyhan bustles with final construction
activity in advance of hoped-for[...] |
2005-03-22 15:51:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA1992 |
TURKEY PURSUES BTC SECURITY WITH NEIGHBORS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is interested in moving forward on
inter-governmental security arrangements in anticipation of
the BTC pipeline g[...] |
2005-04-07 05:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA1993 |
TURKISH STRAITS - TANKERS AND BYPASSES
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is publicly and privately set on
Samsun-Ceyhan as the winning prospective Bosphorus bypass,
but next steps are el[...] |
2005-04-07 05:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EWWT SENV TU |
| 05ANKARA2008 |
TURKEY PURSUES BTC SECURITY WITH NEIGHBORS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is interested in moving forward on
inter-governmental security arrangements in anticipation of
the BTC pipeline g[...] |
2005-04-07 07:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA2380 |
BTC pipeline in Turkey still aiming for late
[...]SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku-
Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's
state pipeline company BOTAS to[...] |
2005-04-27 12:02:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC |
| 05ANKARA247 |
TURKEY'S THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND BOSPHORUS BYPASS - ADVOCACY QUESTION
[...]SBU) Thrace Development Company (TDC) Chairman Howard
Lowe called on Ambassador December 8 to update us on TDC's
proposed oil pipeline[...] |
2005-01-15 15:29:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET BEXP TU KZ |
| 05ANKARA2527 |
TURKEY REQUESTS INFORMATION ON USG FUEL DELIVERIES
[...]U) This is an action request. See para 3.
¶2. (SBU) Embassy received a diplomatic note May 3 requesting
information on U[...] |
2005-05-03 14:56:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA2606 |
BTC PIPELINE IN TURKEY STILL AIMING FOR LATE 2005
[...]SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku-Tbilisi-
Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's state pipeline
company BOTAS to[...] |
2005-05-06 08:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC |
| 05ANKARA269 |
Turkey State Refinery Company TUPRAS
[...]ummary: Following failure of an initial effort in
2004, the Government of Turkey plans to re-announce
tenders (this time) for 51% of t[...] |
2005-01-18 07:55:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV KTDB TU |
| 05ANKARA2803 |
TURKISH MFA ON EU, IRAQ, BTC, AND BYPASSES
[...]SBU) Summary: A Turkish MFA official expressed
concerns about continued lack of oil flow in the Iraq-Turkey
pipeline, but optimism ab[...] |
2005-05-17 12:45:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA3171 |
TURKEY CONTINUES TO PURSUE BTC SECURITY WITH
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the recent "First Oil" celebration
in Baku, BTC intergovernmental security coordination
arrangements are still n[...] |
2005-06-07 10:18:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET MARR MASS TU GG AZ |
| 05ANKARA3180 |
TURKS COMPLAIN SOMO STIFFING TURKISH OIL COMPANIES
[...]C) Summary: Turkey's Coordinator for Iraq
Reconstruction, Ambassador Koray Targay, says the Iraqi
Central Bank has stopped making pay[...] |
2005-06-07 13:49:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL EPET IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA323 |
TURKEY: BOSPHORUS BYPASS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish government still seeks to
pursue its proposed "Voluntary Principles on the Turkish
Straits" as a way to enga[...] |
2005-01-18 14:35:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG TU |
| 05ANKARA3258 |
TURKEY'S TUPRAS REFINERY COMPANY PRIVATIZATION -
[...]) Summary: There is significant foreign and domestic
interest in the privatization of Turkish state refinery
company (TUPRAS), reporte[...] |
2005-06-09 13:46:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET EFIN TU |
| 05ANKARA3263 |
TURKEY HOPES FOR INCREASED EXPORT OF ELECTRICITY
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Working to build on agreements between
the Iraqi and Turkish Governments to increase electricity
exports from Turkey to [...] |
2005-06-09 14:46:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA3387 |
UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS TURKEY
[...]C) Summary: President Yushchenko's June 6-8 visit to
Turkey, his first since becoming President, focused mainly on
commercial issues.[...] |
2005-06-14 14:46:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG ECON TU UP |
| 05ANKARA3499 |
READOUT OF TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN'S MEETING IN
[...]C) Summary: MFA Iran Department Head Ulku (who did not
go on the trip) asserts U/S Tuygan delivered a "crystal
clear" message on Iran'[...] |
2005-06-20 15:17:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER EPET ECON TU IR |
| 05ANKARA404 |
TURKEY-U.S. BILATERAL ENERGY DIALOGUE - KEEPING IT
[...]SBU) The new GOT MFA DDG for Energy and Water, Mithat
Rende, gave EconCounselor MFA's reaction to a meeting in
Washington between the [...] |
2005-01-26 11:38:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON TU |
| 05ANKARA4288 |
TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ - REGULATORY
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi Governments
share the goal of increasing exports from Turkey to Iraq.
Turkey's Kartet Compa[...] |
2005-07-26 13:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA4366 |
FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF
[...][...] |
2005-07-28 04:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA4367 |
FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF
[...][...] |
2005-07-28 04:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA4609 |
TURKEY AND IRAQ DEADLOCKED ON SECOND BORDER
[...]) Summary: With reports of increasingly tight fuel
supplies in Iraq, the Charge called the MFA Deputy Under
Secretary for Economic Aff[...] |
2005-08-05 17:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA47 |
TURKEY AND IRAQ DISCUSS STEPS TO IMPROVE TRUCKER
[...]C) Summary: Iraqi and Turkish delegations met in Ankara
December 29-30 to discuss implementation of agreements
reached at the Novembe[...] |
2005-01-05 05:33:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 05ANKARA4880 |
TURKEY WORKING TO EXPEDITE FUEL EXPORT TO IRAQ,
[...]C) Summary: The GOT seems to be doing its best to
maximize truck traffic at Habur Gate, but shipping flow
through the gate will remain[...] |
2005-08-19 13:40:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU |
| 05ANKARA5080 |
DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH TURKEY ENERGY
[...]SBU) Summary. DAS Bryza and Turkey's senior energy
bureaucrat agreed that the imminent completion of the BTC
pipeline set the stage f[...] |
2005-08-31 15:03:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU GG IZ AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA5168 |
TURKEY AND POTENTIAL GAS TO GEORGIA
[...][...] |
2005-09-06 06:00:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ETRD TU GG AZ |
| 05ANKARA5172 |
TURKEY VIEW ON BTC SECURITY AND CEYHAN INAUGURATION
[...]SBU) BTC Inauguration at Ceyhan: MFA DDG Energy Mithat
Rende told Econ Counselor on September 2 that the GOT
expected the BTC first oi[...] |
2005-09-06 09:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU GG AZ BTC |
| 05ANKARA5298 |
TURKISH STRAITS BYPASS - SLOW BUT SURE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: While Turkish government officials
continue to assert that Samsun-Ceyhan is the best route
for a "Bosphorus bypass" pipe[...] |
2005-09-12 11:06:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU |
| 05ANKARA5299 |
TURKEY'S RESPONSE TO ENERGY SUPPLY DISRUPTION
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey confirmed its participation in the
IEA coordinated emergency response stock release related to
the Katrina energy[...] |
2005-09-12 11:11:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON TU |
| 05ANKARA5310 |
TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ - GOOD NEWS;
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's Kartet Company gained GOT
regulatory approval for increasing its exports to Iraq to 300
MW from current 200 MW,[...] |
2005-09-13 08:37:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD TU IZ OPIC |
| 05ANKARA5352 |
TURKEY'S REFINERY PRIVATIZATION: ANOTHER CROWN
[...]BU) Summary: Turkey's Privatization Authority seems to
have taken another important step forward, with a Koc
Holding - Shell consortiu[...] |
2005-09-14 14:15:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV KTDB TU |
| 05ANKARA5533 |
TURKEY AND BTC: WAITING FOR OIL AT THE GEORGIAN
[...]SBU) Summary: Turkey and Georgia are competing to see
which will be the limiting bottleneck for first oil in the
BTC pipeline, each s[...] |
2005-09-23 13:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM EINV TU BTC |
| 05ANKARA566 |
TURKEY ENERGY: BTC, GAS, AND LIBERALIZATION
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Energy UnderSecretary,
Turkey continues to make progress on liberalizing its
electricity and gas sector[...] |
2005-02-01 12:12:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET TU |
| 05ANKARA6231 |
SOMO ARREARS TO TURKEY AND FUEL SHORTFALL TO IRAQ
[...]SBU) MFA informed EconOff on October 13 that SOMO
arrears (45 days past product delivery) to Turkish fuel
suppliers had grown to $750 [...] |
2005-10-13 14:59:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA6310 |
TURKEY-ISRAEL: NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY AND WATER LINKS
[...]SBU) Summary: Turkey and Israel announced ambitious
plans for energy and water links, building on earlier
announcements from both coun[...] |
2005-10-18 13:40:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU IS RU |
| 05ANKARA6468 |
TURKEY: SOMO ARREARS APPROACH BREAKING POINT
[...]SBU) Angry Suppliers: MFA informed EconOff on October 26
that SOMO arrears (45 days past product delivery) to Turkish
fuel suppliers h[...] |
2005-10-27 11:44:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EPET PREL IZ |
| 05ANKARA6593 |
Turkey's Policies Moderate Impact of High Oil
[...][...] |
2005-11-08 14:43:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EPET ECON TU |
| 05ANKARA6769 |
TURKEY'S SAMSUN-CEYHAN OIL PIPELINE - BIG STEP
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's long-standing preference for
Samsun-Ceyhan as a Bosphorus bypass oil pipeline has moved a
big step closer to fr[...] |
2005-11-17 13:30:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV TU RU BTC |
| 05ANKARA6770 |
TURKEY COMMITTED TO SE EUROPE ENERGY PROCESS, BUT
[...]SBU) Summary: Turkey insists that it will continue to
participate in the SE Europe energy integration process, but
will not sign the B[...] |
2005-11-17 13:30:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV TU |
| 05ANKARA6952 |
TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE - WHERE TO GO FROM HERE?
[...]C) Summary. Geographical and political realities make
Turkey the only neighbor of Iraq with the potential to meet
Iraq's growing civ[...] |
2005-11-25 13:39:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ETRD TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA703 |
TURKEY: BP SAYS TNK-BP LOOKING AT BULGARIA-GREECE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: According to Turkey's BP rep, TNK-BP and
other Russian companies are taking a serious look at the
proposed Burgas-Alexan[...] |
2005-02-07 14:35:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG TU |
| 05ANKARA7067 |
BTC OIL REACHES TURKEY - CEYHAN IN SPRING 2006
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: BTC first oil crossed the Turkish
border from Georgia on November 17. First tanker loading
at Ceyhan is expected in spr[...] |
2005-12-01 15:45:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PHUM EINV TU BTC |
| 05ANKARA7078 |
TURKEY-RUSSIA-ITALY: BLUE STREAM FANFARE AND ADO
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Despite Turkey's hopes to spin the
official opening of the Blue Stream natural gas pipeline
(under the Black Sea from Ru[...] |
2005-12-02 08:22:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IT RU |
| 05ANKARA7214 |
DEPUTY IRAQ COORDINATOR DEUTSCH'S CONSULTATIONS IN
[...]) In December 1-2 meetings with Turkish Prime Ministry
advisor Davutoglu and senior MFA officials, Deputy Senior
Advisor and Deputy I[...] |
2005-12-08 15:30:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
SECRET | PREL ENRG EPET IZ IR TU |
| 05ANKARA7236 |
TURKEY-IRAQ: WAY FORWARD ON SUSTAINMENT
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Post and EUCOM/DESC are prepared to
work with Turkish authorities to explore short/medium
term options that could impro[...] |
2005-12-09 13:43:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 05ANKARA7342 |
TURKEY FUMBLES BOTAS GAS CONTRACT TRANSFER
[...]SBU) Summary: In a complicated tale of intrigue and
ineptitude, an apparent effort by the Turkish state-owned
pipelines company BOTAS[...] |
2005-12-15 08:52:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
| 05ANKARA7399 |
TURKEY RECEIVES PARTIAL PAYMENT FROM SOMO
[...]SBU) MFA confirms that on December 14 SOMO made a
partial payment of $150 million on its arrears to its Turkish
fuel suppliers. Befor[...] |
2005-12-16 15:44:00 |
Embassy Ankara |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL EFIN TU IZ |
| 05ASUNCION681 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 14-20
[...]) Summary:
------------------
-- Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil?
-- Paraguay establishes relations with Bahrain
-- [...] |
2005-05-20 15:38:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ETRD EPET KCRM VE PA GTIP |
| 05ASUNCION841 |
MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON
[...][...] |
2005-06-30 18:12:00 |
Embassy Asuncion |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ |
| 05ATHENS1379 |
ATHENS ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING CONTACTS
[...][...] |
2005-05-19 11:49:00 |
Embassy Athens |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EMIN ENRG GR |
| 05ATHENS3264 |
GREEKS SEEK ROLE IN TRANSIT OF CASPIAN ENERGY TO
[...]) Summary: In recent years, Greece has been quietly
moving towards greater energy integration with its regional
neighbors, playing on [...] |
2005-12-29 14:03:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GR |
| 05ATHENS587 |
AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 28 CALL ON DFM STYLIANIDIS:
[...]C) SUMMARY: DFM Evripidis Stylianidis, at a February
28 meeting with Ambassador, pitched the proposed
Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipelin[...] |
2005-03-01 16:05:00 |
Embassy Athens |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG EWWT PHUM GR TU BU RS AMB |
| 05ATHENS849 |
A SNAPSHOT OF THE GREEK ENERGY SECTOR:
[...]U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries met with the Chairman of
the Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) on March 21, and the CEO
and Chairman of Helle[...] |
2005-03-28 11:49:00 |
Embassy Athens |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET GR AMB |
| 05BAGHDAD2381 |
IRAQ - INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY UPDATE
[...]) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the National
Energy Committee (NEC), DPM Chalabi discussed his recent
visit to the Al-Fatah cro[...] |
2005-06-03 07:22:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD2454 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI
[...]) PARTICIPANTS:
U.S.
----
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JAMES JEFFREY
DCM DAVID SATTERF[...] |
2005-06-09 17:53:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS ECON EPET EAGR KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2517 |
IRAQIS EXPECT NORTHERN OIL PRODUCTION TO INCREASE
[...]C) SUMMARY: Production capacity in the Northern Oil
Company (NOC) fields will increase from 450,000 bpd to
768,000 bpd by Dec 31, 2005[...] |
2005-06-15 09:35:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN ENRG IZ MASS MOPS |
| 05BAGHDAD2593 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: MOD PLAN NOT
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 16 Iraq's National Energy Committee
(NEC) sent the Iraqi Army back to the drawing boards on its
proposed infrastruc[...] |
2005-06-18 14:06:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD2790 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: MOD PLAN UPDATE TO
[...]) SUMMARY: Iraq's National Energy Committee (NEC)
reviewed the Ministry of Defense's (MOD) most recent plan for
northern oil pipeline [...] |
2005-07-01 07:04:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2805 |
TNA MEMBER QASIM DAOUD ON CONSTITUTION, SISTANI,
[...]C) SUMMARY. Prominent Shia political figure,
parliamentarian and Assembly constitutional committee
member Qasim Daoud said 30 June th[...] |
2005-07-03 07:17:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2845 |
IRAQI OIL MINISTER ON CURRENT OIL ISSUES
[...]) SUMMARY: Iraq's Minister of Oil agreed to attend the
JCRED in Amman, but formally protested the location, stating
it should have bee[...] |
2005-07-07 09:14:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2952 |
FM ZEBARI AND CHARGE DISCUSS ELECTORAL DISTRICTS,
[...]) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Charge
Satterfield on July 11 that Kurdish leaders favor a single
national electoral district[...] |
2005-07-15 08:50:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2990 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY
[...]C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi
told the Deputy Secretary on July 12 that Iraq has exported
for the first time [...] |
2005-07-19 10:20:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KCOR IZ OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3037 |
FURTHER ON RUSSIAN COMPANIES IN IRAQ
[...]C) Embassy Baghdad read with great interest Embassy
Moscow's two excellent cables on Russian companies in Iraq
and on how Russia is co[...] |
2005-07-21 15:36:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EPET RS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3103 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: FIRST REAL PROGRESS
[...]MMARY: (C) On July 4, the Deputy Commander of the
Iraqi Armed forces briefed the NEC on a new plan for the
defense of the oil infrast[...] |
2005-07-27 03:25:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3111 |
IRAQI DPM CHALABI SUPPORTS OUTREACH TO SUNNIS,
[...]) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi says he
supports outreach to the mass of the Sunni population, claims
to desire Sunni inclusi[...] |
2005-07-27 13:08:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PGOV KDEM EPET EINV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3162 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES, JULY 28, 2005
[...]) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the
status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates.
------------[...] |
2005-07-31 12:58:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3427 |
IRAQ NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL REVIEWS ENERGY
[...]MMARY: (SBU) On August 16, the National Energy Council
met to update DPM Chalabi on energy production and
infrastructure security act[...] |
2005-08-20 15:10:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD3453 |
MINISTER OF FINANCE ON GOI 2006 BUDGET AND 2005
[...]) Summary. On August 21, Finance Minister Allawi told us
how he plans to structure the GOI 2006 budget and address
food and fuel price[...] |
2005-08-23 21:41:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3500 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE
[...]) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the
status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates.
------------[...] |
2005-08-28 19:36:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD3550 |
FUEL SHORTAGE REACHES BAGHDAD, ITG TAKES ACTION
[...]C) Summary: A series of events culminating in the August
24 suspension of fuel shipments from Turkey to Iraq, due to
the State Oil Mar[...] |
2005-08-30 18:33:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV TU IZ ECON |
| 05BAGHDAD3562 |
JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES
[...]SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq
energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July
10, and during the Joint Com[...] |
2005-08-31 14:49:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3584 |
GOI RECOMMENDS BAGHDAD FUEL RATIONING,
[...]C) Summary: An August 28 emergency session of the
National Energy Council (NEC) addressed the critical fuel
shortage in Iraq. The NEC[...] |
2005-09-02 06:06:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV PTER IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3694 |
CHALABI EMANDS MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK FROM SIBS
[...]) Summary: At the September 4 meeting of the National
Energy Council (NEC), Deputy Pri- Minister Ahmad Chalabi
castigated Iraqi Army C[...] |
2005-09-08 16:38:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG MOPS MARR PINR PGOV PTER EPET IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3842 |
NEC CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF NORTHERN OIL EXPORTS
[...]) Summary: On September 8 the National Energy Council
(NEC) approved Phases II and III of the Strategic
Infrastructure Battalion (SIB)[...] |
2005-09-17 15:14:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCOR KCRM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3876 |
THE IRAQI BUDGET DILEMMA - TOUGH CHOICES
[...]C) Summary: Iraq faces hard choices on its budget, with
difficult policy considerations for the USG. Iraqi ability
to meet expenditur[...] |
2005-09-19 15:28:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3907 |
IRAQI INFRASTRUCUTURE SNAPSHOT - SEPT. 21, 2005
[...][...] |
2005-09-22 02:28:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3939 |
OIL MINISTER QUIETLY TAKING STEPS ON FUEL PRICES,
[...]) Summary: Minister of Oil Ibrahim Bahr al-'Ulum told
the Embassy September 21 that there is no ministerial support
for fuel price ref[...] |
2005-09-23 10:06:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET KCRM MOPS MARR PGOV PINR PINS PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3988 |
DRAFT LAW LIBERALIZING FUEL IMPORTS AND
[...]SBU) Summary: Post has obtained a draft of a proposed
GOI law to liberalize the import and distribution of refined
fuel products (text[...] |
2005-09-26 16:47:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3989 |
FUEL PRICES TO RISE COUNTRYWIDE
[...]C) Summary: Director General of the Oil Products
Distribution Company Zuhayr Shakir said September 23 that the
$.08/gallon price rise [...] |
2005-09-27 02:27:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4008 |
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY DISAPPOINTS ENERGY
[...]) SUMMARY: On September 22, the Ministers of Oil, Water
Resources, and Electricity reported to the National Energy
Council (NEC) an in[...] |
2005-09-27 12:36:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN MOPS MARR PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4035 |
DPM AL-JABBURI VISIT TO THE U.S.: IRAN/IRAQ ENERGY
[...]) Summary and Action Request: Deputy Prime Minister Abd
Mutlak al-Jabburi intends to visit the US in early October to
discuss the Iraq[...] |
2005-09-29 15:13:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV IR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4040 |
OIL WORKERS UNDER THREAT; MORE "UNOFFICIAL" FUEL
[...]S) Summary: Director General of the Oil Products
Distribution Company at the Ministry of Oil Zuhayr Shakir
(strictly protect) told us [...] |
2005-09-29 18:42:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET KCOR KCRM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4084 |
JCRED - PROGRESS REPORT
[...]BU) Summary. Significant progress has been made
with Iraq in many economic policy areas since the July 10-
11 Joint Commission on Rec[...] |
2005-10-03 12:50:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV EPET KBCT IZ ENRG ETRD |
| 05BAGHDAD4230 |
MGIZ02: POWER DISRUPTION, FUEL IMPORT SHORTAGES
[...]C) Summary: On the eve of the Constitutional referendum,
Iraqis face an almost general electricity blackout, another
round of fuel sho[...] |
2005-10-14 17:59:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINS PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4231 |
SOMO ARREARS MOUNTING, FUEL IMPORTS INTERRUPTED
[...]C) Summary: Fuel imports from Turkey have been reduced
due to canceled contracts, allegations of corruption, and
Iraqi arrears to Turk[...] |
2005-10-14 18:27:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4241 |
MGIZ02: STATUS OF OIL PRODUCTION/REFINING CAPACITY
[...]C) As of 1230 hours October 15, officials at the
Ministry of Oil reported that the October 14 blackout
(reftel) has had limited effect[...] |
2005-10-15 16:30:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4322 |
OIL MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAYS IRAQ WILL PAY ARREARS
[...]C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Minister of Oil Abdul
Sahib al-Qutub said that he was working with the Ministry of
Finance to organi[...] |
2005-10-19 19:04:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4335 |
IRAQ FUEL PRICES - A SNAPSHOT
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Black market prices are far outstripping
the modest GOI efforts at price reform. "Unofficial" price
rises for gasoline [...] |
2005-10-20 14:04:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4345 |
IRAQ'S FUEL SITUATION WORSENS UNDER IMPACT OF
[...]S) Summary: National power blackouts and repeated
interdictions of crude oil and product supply lines to and
from major refineries hav[...] |
2005-10-21 18:11:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET | ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD EPET MOPS MARR PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4356 |
NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL REVIEWS ENERGY CRISIS
[...]) SUMMARY: The National Energy Council October 20
reviewed the increasing attacks against energy infrastructure
and tactics used in re[...] |
2005-10-23 08:49:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET | ENRG EPET EFIN ECON MOPS PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4449 |
IRAQI ENERGY COUNCIL IN DISARRAY
[...]) SUMMARY: The National Energy Council (NEC) assessed
the energy infrastructure siege of Baghdad October 27.
Attacks against infrastru[...] |
2005-10-30 15:16:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET EFIN ECON MASS MOPS PGOV PREL IZ TU |
| 05BAGHDAD4453 |
SOMO ARREARS -- CHECK REALLY IN THE MAIL
[...]SBU) Ministry of Oil Director General for Finance Radwan
al-Sa'adi updated Emboffs October 30 on the status of Iraq's
payment of some [...] |
2005-10-31 06:15:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4466 |
IRAQI FUEL PRICES RISES -- FACT AND FICTION
[...]C) Summary: Attention by the IMF to fuel price increases
as one of several criteria for the Standby Arrangement with
the IMF suggests [...] |
2005-10-31 19:26:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4506 |
ACTIONS TO ASSURE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INTEGRITY
[...]/REL MCNI/IRAQ) SUMMARY: Failures of Iraq's critical
energy infrastructure have reached unprecedented levels
which are seriously hind[...] |
2005-11-03 03:30:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT KCOR KCRM KHLS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PTER NATO |
| 05BAGHDAD4798 |
COPING WITH LIFE AND SHORTAGES IN IRAQ
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Iraq's current economic conditions are
adverse for many. While emigration, whether permanent or
temporary, is available [...] |
2005-12-01 11:44:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG EPET SMIG SOCI PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4851 |
NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL ACTS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE
[...]C) Summary: The National Energy Council decided December
1 to stockpile almost 4 million gallons of gasoline and 2.6
million gallons o[...] |
2005-12-05 13:56:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MOPS MARR PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD4998 |
IRAQI ENERGY SECTOR STATUS ON ELECTION EVE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Electricity and fuel supplies in Iraq
remain very limited. The GOI continues to have problems
paying for imported fuel [...] |
2005-12-14 13:43:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5039 |
IRAQI FUEL PRICES RISE BEFORE IMF DEADLINE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) formally
initiated fuel price increases across Iraq on December 18.
These fuel price increa[...] |
2005-12-18 18:44:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5040 |
IRAQI FUEL PRICES RISE BEFORE IMF DEADLINE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GOI) formally
initiated fuel price increases across Iraq on December 18.
These fuel price increa[...] |
2005-12-19 03:31:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5073 |
LIMITED DEMONSTRATIONS IN SOUTH AGAINST FUEL PRICE
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Governorate officials in several southern
provinces reacted very negatively to the fuel price increases
of December 18. [...] |
2005-12-20 18:43:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5132 |
IRAQI OIL SECTOR UNDER STRESS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: Fuel supplies in Iraq remain scarce, and
the country may face regional outages. Deputy Prime Minister
Chalabi, as actin[...] |
2005-12-27 17:08:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD5153 |
IRAQI OIL SECURITY IN DISARRAY
[...]/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: The Steering Group for Critical
Infrastructure Integrity assessed the security problems in
the oil infrastructure[...] |
2005-12-29 14:22:00 |
Embassy Baghdad |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EFIN MASS MOPS IZ |
| 05BANGKOK5317 |
EASTERN SEABOARD WATER SHORTAGE HIGHLIGHTS
[...]SBU) SUMMARY: A water shortage in the industrial areas
along Thailand's Eastern Seaboard raises questions about the
management of the [...] |
2005-08-18 07:49:00 |
Embassy Bangkok |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ECPS ELAB EINV ENRG EPET KCOR KPRV SENV SOCI TH EPWR |
| 05BANGKOK6761 |
THAILAND: PRIVATIZING EGAT UNLIKELY TO REFORM THE
[...]BU) SUMMARY: Shares of the Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT) are to be sold in an initial
public offering in Novem[...] |
2005-10-27 09:15:00 |
Embassy Bangkok |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
| 05BANGKOK7124 |
THAILAND: COURT SUSPENDS PRIVATIZATION OF
[...]U) SUMMARY: Thailand,s Supreme Administrative Court
has ordered the Minister of Energy and EGAT Plc to suspend
the initial public off[...] |
2005-11-16 09:36:00 |
Embassy Bangkok |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EPET KPRV TH |
| 05BASRAH147 |
DEMONSTRATING FOR THE VOTE - SOUTH OIL COMPANY WORKERS VOICE
[...]C) In a December 12 meeting with the Basrah Regional
Embassy Office, Basrah Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
(IECI) Manager H[...] |
2005-12-13 08:58:00 |
REO Basrah |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET KDEM IZ |
| 05BOGOTA10890 |
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STOLEN FROM
[...]mmary. Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol confirmed
that a small container of diagnostic radioactive material was
stolen from one [...] |
2005-11-22 15:06:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ENRG EPET CO |
| 05BOGOTA164 |
CHEVRONTEXACO'S OUTLOOK ON COLOMBIA
[...]SBU) Summary. On December 22, Ambassador Wood met with
ChevronTexaco's Chairman of the Board, David O'Reilly, and
other ChevronTexaco[...] |
2005-01-06 20:28:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON EINV CO |
| 05BOGOTA2304 |
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: REDUCTION IN OIL EXPORTS DUE
[...]C) Summary: The Cano Limon pipeline has been hit eight
times this year, generating losses of over USD 25 million
(more than the losse[...] |
2005-03-09 22:08:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MCAP MOPS CO |
| 05BOGOTA8814 |
COLOMBIA: SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE BODES WELL
[...]ummary: The Colombian economy continues to grow
steadily, fueled by increased exports, a strong peso, and a
low, stable inflation rate[...] |
2005-09-19 16:20:00 |
Embassy Bogota |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET PREL PGOV CO |
| 05BRASILIA1490 |
BRAZIL - ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING OFFICERS
[...]r Reftel request, we are providing the following
information on the energy and natural resources (commodity)
reporting officers for Mi[...] |
2005-06-02 16:32:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EMIN ENRG BR |
| 05BRASILIA98 |
USITC TRAVEL TO BRASILIA FOR COLLECTION OF DATA ON
[...]) Summary: United States International Trade Commission
(USITC) Senior International Trade Specialist David
Ingersoll and Internationa[...] |
2005-01-11 11:50:00 |
Embassy Brasilia |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EPET SENV TSPL KSCA BR |
| 05BRUSSELS2481 |
EU DEBATING VENEZUELA POLICY
[...]) SUMMARY: On June 27, we delivered ref (A) demarche to
Nicolas Pascual de la Parte (STRICTLY PROTECT), EU HighRep
Javier Solana,s Adv[...] |
2005-06-29 08:56:00 |
Embassy Brussels |
CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET VE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST1313 |
CHAIRMAN OF ROMPETROL OFFICIALLY INDICTED; BUSINESS SECTOR SHAKEN
[...]) SUMMARY: One of Romania’s most important companies, Rompetrol, was shaken by the recent arrest and temporary detention of its high-profile CE[...] |
2005-06-06 10:15:00 |
Embassy Bucharest |
CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD SENV SOCI KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM CASC RO |
| 05CAIRO4972 |
EGYPT AND ISRAEL SIGNED GAS DEAL
[...]C) Israeli Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer
and Egyptian Oil Minister Sameh Fahmi publicly signed June 30
in Cairo a memo[...] |
2005-06-30 13:01:00 |
Embassy Cairo |
CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 05CAIRO5484 |
EGYPTIAN GAS PRODUCTION EXPANDING
[...]SBU) Egypt's ambition to become a major player in the
gas sector is starting to be realized. With upstream and
downstream production[...] |
2005-07-18 16:09:00 |
Embassy Cairo |
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD EINV EG |
| 05CALCUTTA97 |
INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
[...]UMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit
to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an
opportunity to s[...] |
2005-03-09 09:37:00 |
Consulate Kolkata |
UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EPET VE IN |
| 05CALGARY577 |
MEXICAN PRESIDENT DRUMS UP OILPATCH INVESTMENT DURING
[...]BU) Calgary was the first stop on Mexican President Vicente
Fox's whirlwind tour of Western Canada on Thursday, September
29th. The t[...] |
2005-10-03 23:15:00 |
Consulate Calgary |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV XM CA |
| 05CALGARY599 |
USDOE OFFICIALS LEARN ALBERTA OILPATCH DOES ALL IT CAN TO
[...]SBU) Summary: Calgary welcomed USDOE officials Mr. Gary
Ward, Director, American Affairs, and Ms. Kathleen Deutsch,
Senior Analyst, A[...] |
2005-10-07 17:29:00 |
Consulate Calgary |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY600 |
SOARING OIL PRICES RAISE ALBERTA SURPLUS AND OTTAWA
[...]hile commuters from New York to Tokyo watched in horror as
oil and gas prices shot up this year, residents of Calgary,
Alberta celebra[...] |
2005-10-07 17:48:00 |
Consulate Calgary |
UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV ZR CA |
| 05CALGARY622 |
WEYBURN C02 PROJECT A WIN/WIN FOR PRODUCERS AND
[...]mmary: During an October visit to Regina, CG and Econ
Assistant toured the Weyburn C02 Monitoring and Storage Project
in southern Sas[...] |
2005-10-18 17:38:00 |
Consulate Calgary |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY631 |
WHILE WILMA RAGES, PLANS DRAWN UP FOR NEW ALBERTA GULF COAST
[...]me may question Altex President Jack Crawford's timing.
His October 14th press release that his newly-formed Calgary
company is propos[...] |
2005-10-21 18:02:00 |
Consulate Calgary |
UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY656 |
CALGARY ENERGY ROUND-UP: OCTOBER 2005
[...]berta Minister Melchin Warns Ottawa to Keep Energy out of
Softwood Lumber Dispute: "Hands off Our Oil"
¶2. NEP2 on the Horizon? &#x[...] |
2005-11-04 03:56:00 |
