As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields The New York Times | HONG KONG - As the world's second-largest and fastest-growing consumer of oil, China is showing increasing interest in oil fields in a country that has until very recently seemed to be firmly in the American sphere of influence for natural resources: Iraq. | Chinese oil companies are expected to b...
Iraq far behind in mine clearance Wtop By PATRICK QUINN | Associated Press Writer | BAGHDAD (AP) - The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two Unite...
Iraq Far Behind In Mine Clearance CBS News Iraq Far Behind In Mine Clearence, Will Miss International Deadline To Clear Old Weapons | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments Photo | (AP) (AP) The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed effo...
Iraq far behind in mine clearence, will miss international deadline to clear old weapons Star Tribune | BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. | A governmen...
Iraq far behind in mine clearance The Miami Herald | BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. | A governme...
Iraq far behind in mine clearence, will miss international deadline to clear old weapons Hartford Courant BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two agencies said Wednesday. | A government deci...
Iraq far behind in mine clearance The News & Observer | BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. | A governme...
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Sinopec beats Korea National Oil to secure Addax The Australian | CHINA'S rush to secure Middle Eastern and African energy supplies intensified as Sinopec, its state-controlled oil refiner, sealed a takeover of the British-listed Addax Petroleu...
Iraq far behind in mine clearence, will miss international deadline to clear old weapons Hartford Courant BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two agencies said Wednesday. | A government deci...
Iraq far behind in mine clearance The News & Observer | BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government's failure to grasp the scope of its land mine and bomb problem has derailed efforts to clear what is considered one of the world's most contaminated countries, two United Nations agencies said Wednesday. | A governme...
Showa Shell Sekiyu, Saudi Aramco launch solar venture Energy Current 7/1/2009 | TOKYO: Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., its 100 percent subsidiary Showa Shell Solar K.K. and Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company, will explore the possibility of engaging in a small-scale electricity generation business using sol...
Iraq: BP, Chinese win lucrative oil contract CNN | BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq awarded a lucrative oil contract to BP and China National Petroleum Corp., government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Wednesday, while rejecting other companies' offers for other oil fields. | The joint BP-CNPC bid was for...
California firm seeks permits for two Nevada solar plants Energy Current 7/1/2009 | By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal | LAS VEGAS, NEV.: Two planned solar stations in Nevada could be among the first renewable-energy plants to result from a new federal push toward green fuels. | NextLight Renewable Power, a Cal...
ConocoPhillips, Aramco relaunch Yanbu bidding Tulsa World HOUSTON — ConocoPhillips and the state-run Saudi Arabian Oil Co. said Tuesday they have revived plans to build a multibillion-dollar refinery in Saudi Arabia, citing improved economic conditions. | The companies signed a $6 billion agreement in 200...
Tunisia suspends Mecca pilgrimages Middle East Online | TUNIS - Tunisia suspended Saturday lesser pilgrimages to Mecca for fear of swine flu infection, but reserved judgment on whether the main hajj pilgrimage should be undertaken in November. | As well as the annual hajj, which all Muslims are required to make once in a lifetime if they have the means, the faithful can also make a lesser pilgrimage t...
