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Oxfam: Caution needed on biofuel boom

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun. 24   Belgium
  Anti-poverty group urged the world's poorest nations to think twice before jumping on a biofuel boom that could drive farmers off their land
Jun. 17   London
  Oil prices were steady after surging to fresh records but traders and consumers were bracing themselves for new highs
Jun. 13   United Kingdom Fuel prices see strikes spread globally  Rising fuel prices led to protests, with fuel tanker drivers starting a 4-day strike in Britain and truck drivers holding protests across S. Korea Jun. 8   Spain Hauliers on fuel strike
  Tens of thousands of lorry drivers have begun an indefinite strike against the soaring price of diesel, which has risen by 20% this year

May 2008 ... more > Top ^

May.30   Portugal Europe fuel protests spread wider
  Fuel protests triggered by rising oil prices have spread to more countries across Europe, with thousands of fishermen on strike
Oil soars to new record over $135

April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr.26   England BP readies pipeline closure  Oil giant was completing the closure of a pipeline system responsible for delivering almost a 1/3 of Britain's North Sea oil production

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Jan.13   European Union EU rethinks biofuels guidelines  Europe's environment chief has admitted that the EU did not foresee the problems raised by its policy to get 10% of road fuels from plants

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Jan.10   Belarus Russia, Belarus 'settle oil row'  A compromise reached on the dispute that has halted flows after telephone talks between the two countries' presidents Jan.9   Russia Russia 'forced into oil shutdown'  Russia has said the decision to stop pumping through a pipeline to Europe was out of its hands Jan.8   European Union   Russia oil row hits Europe supply
  Oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine have been cut amid a row between Belarus and Moscow
 Transneft's pipeline were completely shut down at Poland's border with Belarus

year 2006 Top ^

Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 Aug.1   Moscow Yukos declared bankrupt by court  Troubled oil firm has been declared bankrupt by a court, clearing the way for the firm to be liquidated Jul.31   Russia 'Huge' pipeline oil spill  The spill in an export pipeline is near Russia's western border with Ukraine and Belarus Jun.7   United Kingdom BP faces Alaska oil spill probe  British oil company could face a criminal investigation in the US over a massive oil spill in March

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Mar.11   England Oil demand set to soar this year  World demand will grow even faster than expected this year as a harsh end to the winter and robust growth

year 2004 Top ^

Dec.22   Russia State firm 'gains' key Yukos unit  The little-known company which bought the main asset of embattled oil firm has been sold to state-owned Rosneft Dec.19   Moscow Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction  Baikal Finance Group outbid favourite Gazprom to buy Yuganskneftegas. Yukos said that the auction was illegal Bin Laden tape urges oil attack Nov.19   Russia Russia confirms Yukos break-up  The government has set a date for the sale of oil giant' main unit Yugansk, seized to pay the huge back tax bills Aug.12   England Oil prices return to record levels  A growing rebellion in Iraq's oil region outweighs assurances by Saudi Arabia that it could increase production Aug.3   England   OPEC warning as oil hits new peak  OPEC said that there is little it can do to ease the supply crunch Jul.29   Moscow Fears ease as Yukos keeps pumping  Beleaguered giant can continue to produce oil despite an earlier demand to stop output, according to officials Jul.3   Moscow Police raid Yukos headquarters  Special interior ministry officers have sealed offices in the headquarters of tax-troubled oil company

year 2003 Top ^

Jan.12   Austria   OPEC to raise daily oil output  On February 1 OPEC will boost oil output target by 1.5 million barrels a day to 24.5 million barrels a day

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Strike strangles oil exports



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