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  1. 81. news | 05 May 2013

    Economic storm clouds gather for Russia's Putin

    By AFP

    » When Vladimir Putin returned one year ago to the Kremlin for a historic third term, Russia could boast robust if unspectacular growth, a budget flush with cash from high oil prices and the world's most profitable com...

  2. 82. news | 02 May 2013

    Shell boss announces surprise retirement

    By AFP

    » Global energy giant Shell on Thursday said in a surprise announcement that chief executive Peter Voser will retire next year, as it also posted falling first-quarter net profits on the back of lower crude oil prices.

  3. 83. news | 18 Apr 2013

    Stage set for battle over Canada-US pipeline

    By AFP

    » A lengthy battle over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which aims to funnel oil from Canada's tar sands to coastal Texas, heads to the most hotly contested area along the route Thursday.

  4. 84. business | 30 Apr 2013

    Rice farmers urged to plant soybeans

    AGRICULTURE

    Newspaper section: Business

    » Siam Kubota Corporation teamed up with Green Spot Co and the Soybean and Rice Bran Oil Processor Association to encourage farmers to grow soybeans after harvesting rice.

  5. 85. business | 02 Apr 2013

    PTTGC nears Indonesia joint venture

    By Yuthana Praiwan, Newspaper section: News

    » PTT Global Chemical Plc (PTTGC), Thailand's biggest petrochemical maker, has moved closer to jointly setting up a US$5-billion petrochemical complex with Indonesia's national oil conglomerate, PT Pertamina.

  6. 86. business | 27 Mar 2013

    PTT allots B1.3bn for industrial eco-estate

    PETROCHEMICALS

    By Yuthana Praiwan, Newspaper section: Business

    » PTT Plc, the national oil conglomerate, is spending 1.3 billion baht to develop Thailand's first zero-wastewater industrial estate for bio-petrochemicals and biofuels, with operations expected to start in 2015.

  7. 87. news | 13 May 2013

    BP pulls some staff from Libya amid security concerns

    By AFP

    » Oil giant BP said Sunday it had pulled some non-essential overseas staff out of Libya because of concerns about the political situation, following the lead of the US and British embassies.

  8. 88. news | 30 Apr 2013

    BP says Q1 net profits triple to $16.86 bln

    By AFP

    » British energy giant BP said Tuesday that net profits almost tripled in the first quarter of 2013, boosted by the sale of its stake in Russian joint venture TNK-BP, despite falling oil and gas output.

  9. 89. business | 30 Apr 2013

    PTTEP revs up its target

    By Yuthana Praiwan, Newspaper section: Business

    » NAKHON RATCHASIMA : PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) has revised up its petroleum output target by 50% to 900,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (BOED) by 2020 from 600,000 BOED forecast earlier.

  10. 90. news | 16 Apr 2013

    Rights groups slam New Zealand ban on sea protest

    By AFP

    » Rights groups and conservationists on Tuesday condemned a New Zealand move to ban protests at sea, accusing the government of pandering to the interests of oil companies.

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