Nepali petroleum pump workers postpone strike; oil to become available

Mohan Nepali 4 days ago Region: Nepal

Petroleum pump workers based in eastern Nepal on Tuesday declared the postponement of their strike as it caused inconvenience to people due to the closure of petroleum pumps. Govinda Prasad Rijal, Coordinator of All Nepal... more

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Oil Refinery Explodes in Puerto Rico

Global Voices 3 weeks ago Region: Puerto Rico

At around 12:30 am on Friday, October 23, the Gulf Oil Refinery (Caribbean Petroleum Company-CAPECO) in Bayamón (in the metropolitan area), Puerto Rico, exploded massively.  Almost 20 tanks have exploded since ... more

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Uganda Oil Discovery Stokes Ethnic Tensions

IWPR 2 months ago Region: Uganda

Oil bonanza is overshadowed by a tribal land dispute. By Bill Oketch in Kampala (AR No 229, 08-Sep-09) The discovery of vast reserves of oil in western Uganda has sparked widespread conflict over land ownership, as et... more

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Impasse Stalls Nepal’s New Government

Amit Pyakurel 3 months ago Region: Nepal

Starting his job at the office PM Madhav Kumar Nepal came up with rather an optimistic note calling for the politics of consensus and cooperation for the way ahead at this difficult time, yet the terms being clichéd... more

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China acquires Nippon Oil

Wang Fangqing 4 months ago Region: China

 The Chinese government has approved China National Petroleum Corp to buy 49 percent shares in its Japanese counterpart - Nippon Oil Corp to set up a joint venture in Japan.   The JV will refine the crude o... more

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Zeroth strategy for waste oil disposal in Nigeria

Emeka Chiakwelu 5 months ago Region: Nigeria

By Emeka Chiakwelu www.afripol.org Strategist@afripol.org                            &... more

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OPEC AND OIL PRICE: STABILIZATION GOOD FOR AFRICAN ECONOMIES

Emeka Chiakwelu 5 months ago Region: Nigeria

   By Emeka Chiakwelu  www.afripol.org   strategist@afripol.org The price of oil is gradually if not rapidly increasing. The last time on world market the sweet ebony light crude was trading abov... more

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Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up

ProPublica 5 months ago Region: United States

Tomorrow a House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold its first hearing of 2009 on controversial issues [1] related to the burgeoning natural gas drilling industry, which ProPublica has been covering for the last year.... more

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Palm Oil Production Results in Habitat Destruction of Orangutans

Donna Ryan 7 months ago Region: Indonesia

 A recent report revealed the discovery of an estimated 1,000 or more orangutans on the eastern border in a remote part of Borneo. The orangutan, considered endangered, is found predominantly in Indonesia and Malaysi... more

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Government is making bids to foil the long march: Mian Nawaz Sharif

Imran Shah 8 months ago Region: Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan: The Police have sealed all the entry points into the federal capital of Islamabad and even at the borders of Punjab and Sindh where they have parked the containers and trucks and almost all the main hi... more

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