10/22/2003
-- Far East Energy announces CEO and president Far East Energy Corp., Houston, announced the appointment of Michael R. McElwrath as CEO, president, and board member.
10/22/2003
-- House Republican leader seeks to tighten Iran-Libya sanctions House Republican leader Tuesday introduced a bill that would limit exemptions and waivers to a law designed to punish foreign oil companies that invest in either Libya or Iran's petroleum sector.
10/22/2003
-- White House-Congress squabble over Iraqi reconstruction work heats up The White House Oct. 21 took its strongest action yet to retain control over proposed Iraq reconstruction funds when it told the US Congress that President George W. Bush would veto a bill that required Iraq to pay back part of the money.
10/21/2003
-- ChevronTexaco sells North Buzachi Inc. in Kazakhstan ChevronTexaco Corp. announced the sale of Texaco North Buzachi Inc., which holds a 65% interest in the North Buzachi oil and natural gas field in northwest Kazakhstan, to the China National Petroleum Co. International Ltd.
10/21/2003
-- AmeriGas acquires assets of Horizon Propane AmeriGas Partners LP, Valley Forge, Pa., has acquired substantially all of the retail propane distribution assets of Horizon Propane LLC, based near Cleveland, Ohio.
10/21/2003
-- MARKET WATCH PDVSA refinery mishap triggers jump in gasoline prices Unleaded gasoline for November delivery jumped by 0.93¢ to 85.87¢/gal Monday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, following reports of an explosion Sunday in the Amuay refinery at Petróleos de Venezuela SA's 950,000 b/d Paraguana refining complex (CRP) in Venezuela.
10/21/2003
-- Petrosearch Corp. names new chief financial officer Petrosearch Corp. has named David Collins as its vice-president and chief financial officer. Petrosearch is a new holding company, and its predecessor was Texas Commercial Resources Inc., Houston.
10/21/2003
-- Formal US energy bill negotiations to resume next week Lingering disputes over energy tax incentives led US congressional leaders late Monday to push back a meeting to consolidate a pending comprehensive energy bill until early next week.
10/21/2003
-- API: Iraqi reconstruction progressing despite security problems Reconstruction of the Iraqi oil industry has progressed recently despite continuing security problems, government and industry officials reported at American Petroleum Institute's annual meeting here.
10/20/2003
-- MARKET WATCH Energy futures prices fall as speculators pull out of the market Energy futures prices plunged Friday as large speculative funds sold off supply obligations contracted at previously lower prices and moved investments into gold and other commodities in the wake of larger-than-expected increases in US oil inventories.
10/20/2003
-- Fu Chengyu appointed chairman, CEO of CNOOC Ltd. Fu Chengyu has been appointed chairman and CEO of CNOOC Ltd., Hong Kong, replacing Wei Liucheng, who resigned to accept a position with the Hainan Province provincial government in southern China.
10/20/2003
-- Saudis face swing-supply strains in 2004 Several signs point to the likelihood that oil prices have topped out this year and face growing downward pressure in 2004.
And barring any wild cardssuch as Venezuela or Nigeriathe herculean task of balancing oil markets next year falls largely to Saudi Arabia.