January, 2009

• 5 January

  War on Gaza Pushes Oil Prices up

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices surged nearly one dollar in Asia due to the war on Gaza and concerns over the Russia-Ukraine gas supply dispute. US light sweet oil for February delivery jumped 86 cents to 47.20 dollars a barrel on Monday, while London Brent gained 61 cents to reach 47.52 …

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• 4 January

  Thousands protest in Europe at Gaza offensive

  LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of chanting, banner-waving demonstrators marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. Protests were held in Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Turkey as the Israeli offensive entered its second week, and …

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• 4 January

  Russia gas row disruption spreads, no talks in sight

  KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas flows to four European Union countries dipped below normal on Saturday after Moscow cut off supplies to Ukraine in a pricing row, and there were no talks in sight to resolve the dispute. Temperatures were under zero overnight in Europe, and Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz joined energy …

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• 4 January

  Naftogaz rejects $418 price, wants gas for transit

  KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian state energy firm Naftogaz said on Saturday Gazprom’s proposed price of $418 per 1,000 cubic metres for gas supplies in 2009 broke previous agreements between Ukraine and Russia.

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• 4 January

  Gazprom: Ukraine blocking intermediary’s gas

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine is blocking gas trade intermediary RosUkrEnergo from exporting to several European Union countries and Russia’s Gazprom cannot make up the shortfall, Gazprom’s deputy CEO said on Saturday. “Ukraine is … not allowing RUE (RosUkrEnergo) to take gas from underground storage and export it,” Alexander Medvedev told …

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• 4 January

  Russia awaits Ukraine response to talks offer: Gazprom

  PRAGUE (Reuters) – Negotiations over disputed gas contracts cannot resume because there has been no relevant response from the Ukrainian side, Gazprom’s export head Alexander Medvedev said in Prague on Saturday. Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on January 1, and the impact has been felt in some European …

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• 4 January

  For the case of possible extradition to Russia the Chechen refugee Akhmed Chatayev

  Russian invaders brutally torture and kill Chechen hostages. Human rights organizations have long ago and unambiguously, by factual evidence, proved that the Russian authorities in the person of FSB, GRU, Interior Ministry, and other so-called “power structures” are engaged in brutal tortures and monstrous killings with demonstrative brutality of Chechen …

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• 4 January

  Oil Minister: Iran to Base Budget on Oil Price of $37.50

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s 2009/10 budget is expected to be based on an oil price of $37.50 per barrel, a “logical” level in view of last year’s price fall, Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said Sunday. An Iranian newspaper last month said the government and a parliament committee had an initial …

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• 4 January

  Maliki Hails Iran-Iraqi Developing Ties

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Relations between Iraq and Iran are developing in a number of ways, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said during a visit to Iran. “The exchange of high ranking visits between the two country’s officials shows that the bilateral relations are developing in different areas,” Maliki said after a …

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• 4 January

  Iran to Build 5-mln-barrel Tanks to Boost Storage Capacity

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to build new storage tanks on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf waters in a bid to raise its storage capacity by 25%. Construction work of the planned 5 million-barrel storage tanks on Kharg Island is expected to be completed by the next 30 months, Managing …

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