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06TEGUCIGALPA985	(S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...]	2006-05-31 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO

06TELAVIV1923	GOI CONCERNED MECHANISM TO PROVIDE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal and Deputy Director General for Europe Ron Curiel expressed concern about the EU offer to develop a mechanism to deliver assistance to the Palestinians, fearing it might be used [...]	2006-05-17 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PHUM ENRG KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID
06TELAVIV2451	PLANS FOR NEGEV/GALILEE DEVELOPMENT MOVING SLOWLY; [...] (C) Summary: Although a plan for Negev development approved last year included significant funding levels, the current budget included no new funds. Current Negev initiatives include encouraging industry and the military to shift operations there, using solar power to generate electricity, d [...]	2006-06-22 09:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG SENV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
06TELAVIV2469	INFRASTRUCTURE MINISTRY COOPERATING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Israel continues to supply 43 million cubic meters of water to Palestinians on the West Bank, and Israeli Water Commission officials communicate daily with Palestinian Water Authority counterparts on "emergency and humanitarian issues." GOI officials support donor projects to red [...]	2006-06-22 13:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06TELAVIV2510	BEN-ELIEZER DISCUSSES ENERGY REFORMS AND [...] (C) Summary: National Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told the Ambassador on June 21 that he is looking to Central Asia, particularly to Azerbaijan, for long-term oil contracts. He reported that he recently returned from a trip to Baku in which he discussed with Azeri officials [...]	2006-06-24 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV KWBG ENRG IS GOI EXTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
06TELAVIV4703	ISRAEL SEEKS TO DIVERSIFY ITS ENERGY SUPPLY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN ORDER TO MEET THE ENERGY DEMANDS OF A GROWING POPULATION AND A RISING STANDARD OF LIVING, ISRAEL WILL NEED TO DOUBLE ITS GENERATING CAPACITY OVER THE NEXT DECADE. IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE ITS HEAVY DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED OIL -- 90 PERCENT OF WHICH COMES FROM RUSSIA AND THE FOR [...]	2006-12-01 15:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL EPET PGOV ETRD IS
06THEHAGUE1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV, ALEX [...] The Hague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Alex H. Lacerda of the National Nuclear Security Admin (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to Nijmengen, The Netherlands. May 20 to May 23, 2006. 2. The Embassy understands that no assistance is required. POST ACCESS: [...]	2006-05-09 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1172	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR [...] Country clearance is granted for June 26 - July 7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of Sandia National Laboratories personnel Mr. Josae Rafael Rodriguez, Mr. Michael J. Irwin, Mr. Herbert Metcalf, Mr. Dale Wiley Murray, Mr. Chris Eric Robertson, and Ms. Anita Romero, to participate in a training [...]	2006-05-24 08:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1173	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the June 14-17, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Walter W. Nederbragt to visit Hemburg, Inc. to discuss retrofitting a high-precision lathe, to meet LLNL's demanding machine requirements. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary [...]	2006-05-24 08:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1219	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FEDERAL ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for John Mark Robinson, Director, Office of Energy Projects, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to travel to the Netherlands from June 6-13, 2006 to attend the world Gas Conference in Amsterdam. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance is reque [...]	2006-05-31 10:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1256	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KOSTOROWSKI, [...] The Hague and grants country clearance to Kostorowski, Alderson, Donaldson, Heine, McKinsey, Walker, and Perry of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation for June 9-26, 2006 to travel to the Netherlands. The purpose of the travel is to c [...]	2006-06-06 13:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1284	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ADRIAN AYHAN AKINCI [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Adrian Ayhan Akinci from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 21-25, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend a joint European Space Agency (ESA) and National Aeronautica [...]	2006-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1285	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOLANTE W VAN WIJK [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Jolante W. Van Wijk from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 30-July 12, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to attend collaboration meetings with Professor Cloetingh and Dr. [...]	2006-06-08 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1286	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GENETHA A GRAY [...] The Hague grants country clearance to Genetha A. Gray from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on June 23-27, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to visit the environmental group at the Department of Earth Sciences at Ut [...]	2006-06-08 13:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR G. BRUCE VARNADO [...] The Hague grants country clearance to G. Bruce Varnado from the Sandia National Laboratories to travel to the Netherlands on June 26-July 7, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to participate at the training course on the security of nuclear research reactors. 2. As per reftel, no assistan [...]	2006-06-16 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AU NL
06THEHAGUE1425	NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...]	2006-06-27 09:56:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC
06THEHAGUE16	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS: ALSO COUNSELING [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-05 07:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON UP RS NL
06THEHAGUE1771	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY JOHN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Jeffrey John Danneels from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands for September 16-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop understanding of how water resource issues affect i [...]	2006-08-14 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1772	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FERNANDO NMN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Fernando NMN Grinstein from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands for September 1-9, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present and participate in the European community on computa [...]	2006-08-14 11:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1773	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WILLIAM J. RIDER [...] The Hague grants country clearance for William J. Rider from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands on September 1-9, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present and participate in the European community on computational [...]	2006-08-14 11:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1799	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SILVEY AND BRADLEY [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Thomas Silvey and John Bradley of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense programs to travel to the Netherlands on September 9-20, 2006. The purpose of the travel is to perform the final technical acceptance test of the new [...]	2006-08-16 11:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1800	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY JOHN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Jeffrey John Danneels from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs to travel to the Netherlands for August 16-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop understanding of how water resource issues affect inst [...]	2006-08-16 11:55:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE1839	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MALCOLM CAPLAN [...] The Hague grants country clearance for Malcolm Caplan from the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to the Netherlands on September 14-15, 2006. The purpose of the travel is an overnight stopover enroute back to the U.S. 2. [...]	2006-08-22 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE1891	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for NNSA officials Mark M. Hart, James Paul Fingerlos, Kevin C. Hale, Kevin J. Maloney, Jack E. Stayton to travel to the Netherlands on September 11-17, 2006 to participate as technical advisor to the DOE/NNSA voting member for the USAF nuclear weapon system safet [...]	2006-08-29 11:58:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2047	NETHERLANDS/U.S.: PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: During his September 12 visit to The Hague, EUR PDAS Volker discussed the road to Riga, detainee policy, Lebanon, ICTY compliance (septel),Guatemala's UNSC bid, contacts with Syria (ref b),OSCE reform and presidency, the Arms Trade Treaty concept, JSF, and energy security. He met wit [...]	2006-09-20 05:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MASS NATO OSCE PHUM UN NL
06THEHAGUE2314	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] Country clearance is granted for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Morris Hassler, Trent Andes and Laurie Ballard to travel to the Netherlands from October 27-28, 2006 for a layover. 2. Embassy understands that no further assistance [...]	2006-10-25 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE2316	SHELL/SAKHALIN II: A VIEW FROM THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A Shell representative recently offered his version of events at Sakhalin II and confirmed that the Government of Russia (GOR) had not revoked the project's environmental permit. Shell will continue to meet project deadlines and commitments without seeking to use political cha [...]	2006-10-26 07:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL NL
06THEHAGUE2601	NETHERLANDS: BILATERAL MEETINGS ON MARGINS OF [...] MFA Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Division Henk Cor van der Kwast confirmed he will attend on behalf of the GONL the December 18-21 Nuclear Nonproliferation Conference at Wilton Park, United Kingdom. He expressed high interest in meeting on the margins of the conference with [...]	2006-12-13 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT
06THEHAGUE2654	ILSA: DUTCH, SHELL ON YADAVARAN, IRAN, SAKHALIN II [...] (SBU) Summary. The Dutch government supports targeted sanctions against Iran but not actions that limit Shell's activities there. Shell does not plan a final Yadavaran investment decision until 2008 and will keep State abreast. The government continues to follow negotiations between Gazprom an [...]	2006-12-21 16:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL NL CH IR
06THEHAGUE46	COUNTRY CLEARANCES GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the January 11-14, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official John Patrick Murphy to visit Almelo Centrifuge Enrichment Plant for a familiarization visit to better understand safeguards on centrifuge enrichment plants. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...]	2006-01-10 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE494	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES OFFICIAL GUY JONES - APRIL 2-10, 2006 [...] Country clearance is granted for April 2-10, 2006 travel to the Netherlands of Guy L. Jones, Sandia National Laboratories, to participate at a Design Basis Threat Technical Workshop for the Netherlands in the Hague. POST ACCESS: 2. Visitors who need unescorted access into secure areas [...]	2006-03-08 11:49:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA NLIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP NL
06THEHAGUE508	NETHERLANDS/INDIA: RESPONSE TO U.S.-INDIA CIVIL [...] (C) The GONL is willing to cooperate with USG efforts to define the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative as an exception to the Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines. However, the key for the GONL will be successful implementation of the initiative, including especially Indian negotiat [...]	2006-03-08 16:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC NL
06THEHAGUE553	EU Energy Green Paper - Dutch Views [...] (U) Dutch officials are generally pleased with the main points of the energy green paper released by the Commission on March 8 and discussed by EU energy ministers on March 14. On the paper's call for a common EU energy policy, officials in both the Economics Ministry (which has the lead on en [...]	2006-03-15 14:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ECON EUN NL
06THEHAGUE747	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the May 4-7, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Stephen Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories to participate in primarily informal discussions on geomechanics testing and analyses that Shell research lab is undertaking. 2. Embassy understands tha [...]	2006-04-06 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06THEHAGUE847	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] Country clearance is granted for the April 19-20, 2006 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA official Perry John Adams to be the Department of Energy representative in inspecting NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum Atomal Holdings in the Netherlans. 2. Embassy understands that no assistan [...]	2006-04-18 09:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA NL
06TIRANA281	MAJOR LNG AND POWER PROJECT NEARER REALIZATION; [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASG Power, a U.S.-Swiss consortium, received GoA permission on March 13 to undertake final feasibility and environmental studies to build a 1.9 billion LNG re-gasification facility and 1200 megawatt power plant near Fier. Gas and electricity will mostly be exported to Italy, b [...]	2006-03-20 08:00:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET AL
06TIRANA618	ENERGY POLICY CHANGES IN ALBANIA [...] (U) Summary: PM Berisha recently described a series of energy-related measures to improve Albania's business climate. The GoA will alter its two-tiered electricity price structure to reduce energy prices for the private business sector to bring it more in line with regional norms and to spu [...]	2006-06-09 12:51:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV AL
06TOKYO1040	GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER TALKS UNSC [...] (C) Summary. During his February 20-22 visit to Tokyo, German FM Steinmeier and his Japanese interlocutors agreed to continuing working toward UNSC reform within the G4 framework, with Steinmeier acknowledging that U.S. supports is also important. FM Aso stressed the potentially volatile Eas [...]	2006-02-27 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KS IR UNSC GM ENRG ETTC JA
06TOKYO1153	JAPAN-CHINA ENERGY DISPUTES: RESOLVING THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary. Japan is committed to resolving its energy dispute with China through dialogue, METI Director General Kodaira told EMIN. He expected China to make a counter offer to Japan,s proposal for joint development of these undersea resources in talks on March 6-7. Kodaira also mentione [...]	2006-03-03 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1295	EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...]	2006-03-10 09:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1301	EAST CHINA SEA TALKS DISSOLVE INTO ACRIMONY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week,s director general-level meetings in Beijing failed to bring the two sides any closer to an agreement on development of oil and natural gas resources in the East China Sea. Instead, China has provoked Japan,s ire by suggesting joint development of an area which Japan [...]	2006-03-12 23:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1406	APERC CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ENERGY SECURITY, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO1592	LOCAL COURT ORDERS SHUTDOWN OF NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (SBU) On March 24, the Kanazawa District Court ordered the Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Rikuden) to shut down operations at Unit Two of its Shika Nuclear Power Plant due to safety concerns over its ability to withstand powerful earthquakes. The court ruled that there was a real possibilit [...]	2006-03-27 09:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TSPL KSCA SOCI JA
06TOKYO1940	ANNUAL ALTERNATE NUCLEAR MATERIAL REPORT DELIVERED [...] ESToff delivered the 2005 Annual Alternate Nuclear Material Report to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Official Hikohito Oishi on April 10. Oishi thanked ESToff for the report. SCHIEFFER [...]	2006-04-11 05:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA KNNP TRGY ENRG PARM JA
06TOKYO2008	WHA A/S SHANNON'S APRIL 10 CONSULTATIONS WITH MOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Continuing April 10 consultations, MOFA Latin American DG Sakaba told visiting WHA A/S Thomas Shannon that Japan was waiting for a positive response from Bolivian President Morales. Its three "issues" with Brazil were the status of Japanese-Brazilians in Japan, ethanol imports an [...]	2006-04-13 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EINV APECO ENRG XR XK LA CH
06TOKYO2074	CHERNOBYL DISASTER COMMEMORATED IN TOKYO [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 16, Japanese anti-nuclear and Chernobyl assistance organizations hosted a 20th anniversary symposium on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Yuri Scherbak, current Foreign Policy Advisor to outgoing Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Lytvyn and former Ukrainian Ambassador [...]	2006-04-17 23:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SOCI PARM TRGY JA
06TOKYO2240	MOFA DEPUTY MINISTER PUSHES FOR NEW ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Mitoji Yabunaka proposed that the U.S. and Japan begin preparations for a new U.S. Japan economic framework in a meeting with the Charge on April 24. The full proposal, with a broad focus and more emphasis on cooperation could be fle [...]	2006-04-25 23:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG JA IN CH
06TOKYO2333	EAP/DAS KEITH'S MEETING WITH METI OFFICIALS ON PRC [...] (C) Summary: Questions from officials of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) focused on China's promises regarding exchange rate reform and intellectual property protection during an April 26 briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent U.S. visit by EAP Deputy Assis [...]	2006-04-28 06:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG APECO PREL CH JA
06TOKYO2339	MOFA NON-PROLIFERATION DG NAKANE TO VISIT INDIAN [...] EST MinCouns called on MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Science and Non-Proliferation Ambassador Takeshi Nakane on April 28 to get a preview of possible agenda items for Nakane's May 1 bilateral meetings in New Delhi with his GOI counterpart. Japan and India initially had been discussi [...]	2006-04-28 07:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JA IR IN KNNP IAEA PARM ENRG
06TOKYO2423	JAPAN'S THIRD S&T BASIC PLAN [...] On March 22, Japan's Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP),which is chaired by Prime Minister Koizumi, approved Japan's Third Five-year Basic Plan for Science and Technology (S&T) Policy, covering JFY- 2006 to JFY-2010. The Third Basic Plan identifies 62 projects that are to rece [...]	2006-05-02 05:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL
06TOKYO2571	JAPAN DETECTS IMPROVED ATMOSPHERE WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: In a read out of the May 7-9 Japan-China vice ministerial, MOFA assessed that the PRC is seeking to improve the "atmosphere" of the bilateral relationship. MOFA believes that Beijing now understands that holding bilateral relations hostage to the Yasukuni issue is not in China' [...]	2006-05-11 09:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON CH JA
06TOKYO2610	S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MAY 10 MEETING WTIH DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging discussion on May 11, MOFA Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Yabunaka told visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner: -- The main focus for Japan at the St. Petersburg G-8 summit is to be energy security, but he was skeptical that a useful outcome could be r [...]	2006-05-12 12:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG IR KS RS CH ID JA
06TOKYO2912	JAPAN: ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] GOJ Approves Nuclear Energy Policy for the Next Decade: On October 14, the GOJ agreed to follow basic recommendations put forth by the Atomic Energy Commission that call for maintaining the policy of reprocessing spent nuclear fuel for the next ten years. The new policy includes a study on t [...]	2006-05-25 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL SENV SOCI
06TOKYO2988	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S MAY 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a May 30 meeting with MOFA Vice Minister Yachi to discuss the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, SCA A/S Boucher said that he expected congressional approval for necessary amendments to U.S. domestic law. India and the U.S. must also satisfy NSG partners bef [...]	2006-05-31 09:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO2989	A/S BOUCHER'S MAY 30 MEETING WITH MOFA DG NAKANE [...] (C) Summary. SCA A/S Boucher reviewed for MOFA Arms Control DG Nakane on May 30 the status of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. Nakane explained that Japan had not yet determined its position, but that MOFA must be sensitive to the public,s nonproliferation concerns. He a [...]	2006-05-31 09:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN JA
06TOKYO3172	SPECULATION ON METI'S SUMMER ROTATIONS [...] (C) Hirofumi Katase, director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at METI, said that ultimately METI Minister Toshihiro Nikai would have the final say on METI summer staff rotations. Most likely Economic & Industrial Policy Bureau Di [...]	2006-06-08 09:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG ETRD JA
06TOKYO3308	JAPAN: REPORT URGES PM KOIZUMI TO ENDORSE INDIA [...] (C) The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) on June 11, 2006 reported that Prime Minister Koizumi is expected to endorse the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement during his summit with President Bush in late June 2006. The article states that Koizumi's decision reflects the importance To [...]	2006-06-15 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG JA IN
06TOKYO3778	METI ROTATIONS YIELD NO SURPRISES [...] (SBU) METI,s annual rotations, announced on July 4 and effective July 10, yielded no surprises. As expected, current Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Director General (DG) Takao Kitabata will succeed Hideji Sugiyama as Administrative Vice Minister. Trade Policy Bureau DG Toshiaki Kitamu [...]	2006-07-06 08:24:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO3797	RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS: POST-SUMMIT PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Koizumi plans to raise the Northern Territories territorial dispute during his meeting with President Putin on the margins of the upcoming G-8 Summit, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Progress has been made in five of the 12 bilateral agreements signed [...]	2006-07-07 04:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG RS JA
06TOKYO3886	NAKAGAWA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC VIEWS AT DIPLOMAT'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Ruling party policy heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa declared that Japan was finally on the path to a healthy economy and he highlighted the party's Policy Research Council (PARC) plan to cut budget expenditures to achieve a "primary balance" by 2011 during a recent lunch with dipl [...]	2006-07-12 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL JA
06TOKYO4014	NEW METI VICE MINISTER PLEASED WITH CHINA LEAD ON [...] (C) New METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Toshiaki Kitamura told EMIN he was pleased China was showing initiative on regional energy cooperation, making reference to official level discussions in Beijing mid-July between the United States, Japan and China. According to Kitamura, Ch [...]	2006-07-19 23:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL JA
06TOKYO442	JAPAN CONDUCTS NUCLEAR TERRORISM DRILL AT PLANT ON [...] (C) On November 27, the GOJ conducted a one-day large-scale drill to respond to a potential act of nuclear terrorism under the auspices of the Protection of Citizens Law or PCL. The drill focused on the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that is located on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefec [...]	2006-01-27 03:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ENRG JA KNNP TRGY
06TOKYO4701	JAPAN LEANING TOWARDS CO-SPONSORING, WANTS TO [...] ESToff and DOE Attach on August 11, 2006 met with MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa and desk officer Toshio Kaneko, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Director [...]	2006-08-17 04:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG JA
06TOKYO4920	JAPANESE MINISTER VISITS LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Minister of Science and Technology Iwao Matsuda visited Libya August 13-22 where he met with a number of officials including Libyan Leader Muammar Qadhafi on August 16. Matsuda congratulated Qadhafi for Libya's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. Qadhafi [...]	2006-08-28 22:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG EAID LY JA
06TOKYO502	ITER: GOJ RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On January 30, EST M/C and ESToff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Fusion En [...]	2006-01-30 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO5023	NEW ANRE OIL AND GAS DIVISION DIRECTOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. On August 29, Shin Hosaka, newly appointed director of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Division in the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),assessed that the situation involving the Azadegan field in Iran was far from [...]	2006-09-01 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA
06TOKYO5028	JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 28-29 visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Koizumi focused primarily on promoting cooperation in developing energy resources, particularly uranium, according to MOFA Central Asia and Caucasus Division Deputy Director Uyama. Koizumi urged Uzbekista [...]	2006-09-01 11:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	ECON ENRG PARM PHUM PREL ZK KZ UZ JA
06TOKYO5050	ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM JAPAN REGARDING GNEP [...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (SBU) On September 5, science officer spoke to MOFA,s International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Takayuki Kitagawa regarding GNEP,s Statement of Principles (Reftel). Science officer provided additional background to Kitagawa on the [...]	2006-09-05 08:48:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA FR JA
06TOKYO5208	REPORTED TOTAL INTEREST IN AZADEGAN PROJECT [...] (C) Regarding Total interest in the Azadegan project, we spoke to Shin Hosaka, director of the Petroleum and Gas Division at ANRE, who said that he was not privy to INPEX's private negotiations. We noted that METI was a major shareholder in INPEX but he insisted he would be getting his inform [...]	2006-09-11 08:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EINV EPET ENRG JA
06TOKYO5488	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-22 10:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5490	JAPAN QUESTIONS RUSSIAN MOTIVES REGARDING [...] (C) Summary. MOFA and Russian Embassy officials provided alternative interpretations of Russia's July 18 decision to revoke approval of a key environmental study on the Sakhalin-2 energy project, which has effectively stopped progress on the joint venture. Russia's motives for rescinding the [...]	2006-09-24 22:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG RU JA
06TOKYO5569	ANRE'S ARIMA LOOKING FOR SUPPORT FOR IEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 13, newly appointed director of the International Affairs Division at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Jun Arima reiterated the GOJ's request that USG support the appointment of Nobuo Tanaka as the new head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) [...]	2006-09-26 11:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO5940	ABE'S VISIT TO CHINA SIGNALS IMPROVING RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8 visit to Beijing was a success, according to MOFA China Division Principal Deputy Director Nomura. Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao both raised the Yasukuni Shrine issue, but it did not impede discussions. Meeting one da [...]	2006-10-12 10:37:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG CH JA
06TOKYO596	ITER: MORE ON FINALIZATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (SBU) On February 2, EST M/C and ESToff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Science Cooperation Office Director Kozo Honsei and others and delivered reftel demarche. Honsei thanked EST M/C for the cl [...]	2006-02-02 09:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG ITER TRGY KSCA JA
06TOKYO6160	MOFA PAINTS AZADEGAN CONTRACT CHANGE IN POSITIVE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Hideki Ito told EMIN on October 20 that Inpex's reduction in ownership of the Iranian Azadegan oil field from 75 percent to 10 percent has effectively delayed the start to the project by at least a year. [...]	2006-10-23 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6163	SAKHALIN 2 PARTNER CONFIDENT PROJECT WILL NOT BE [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Japanese Ambassador to Russia Takehiro Togo, currently senior counselor at Mitsui and Co., which is part of the Sakhalin 2 consortium, told Econoff on October 17 that the Russian government had no desire to pull the plug on the Sakhalin 2 project despite environmental co [...]	2006-10-23 09:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PREL JA RU
06TOKYO6323	IRAQI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAPANESE AND KOREAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghanim al-Jumaily is trying to persuade his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pay more attention to South Korea on both the security and economic fronts, Jumaily told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer October 30 during a readout on his recent visit to Seo [...]	2006-11-01 06:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON ENRG IZ KS JA
06TOKYO6346	CIVIL PROTECTION DRILL IN IBARAKI PREFECTURE [...] SUMMARY: On September 29, 2006, in an exercise simulating a large-scale terrorist attack, the Ibaraki Prefectural Government conducted training with the central government, the Self-Defense Force, police, firefighters, and other organizations to practice rescuing citizens under the Civil Prote [...]	2006-11-02 02:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG JA PARM
06TOKYO6578	MITSUI & CO. CONFIDENT RUSSIA WILL ALLOW SAKHALIN [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 27 Econoff met with Mitsui & Co. General Manager of Planning Ken Yamaguchi and General Manager of Sakhalin Development Toru Matsui to discuss Mitsui and Co.,s investments in the Russian Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project. (Note: Sakhalin 2 is owned by Sakhalin Energy, a [...]	2006-11-17 03:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO6730	VISIT TO JAPAN,S KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 15, EmbOffs visited the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station on the western coast of Japan, operated by TEPCO. Embassy staff were provided a tour of unit 6, one of two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors (ABWR) onsite. In addition to a general description of the fac [...]	2006-11-27 07:54:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG JA PARM PGOV PREL
06TOKYO6764	SCENESETTER FOR ECONOMIC SUBCABINET MEETINGS, DEC. [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe has gotten off to a fast start in the beginning of his administration with a strong political and foreign policy agenda. However, he has yet to demonstrate the same leadership on domestic economic policy, regulatory reform, and international economic policy. In prepar [...]	2006-11-29 07:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL EAGR ENRG ECIN APECO JA
06TOKYO6785	RUSSIA OIL SEMINAR REVEALS DIFFERING VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Two Russian guest panelists at a November 9 seminar on Russian energy strategy in Tokyo displayed starkly different views on Moscow's energy policy. An executive of the energy company Rosneft strenuously defended the Russian government and its environmental policies, particul [...]	2006-11-30 08:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG JA RU
06TOKYO71	SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT LACKS BUYERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO7111	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE TRANSFER OF SAKHALIN 2 [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7113	MITSUI VIEWS POSITIVELY THE [...] (SBU) Mitsui & Co., one of two Japanese shareholders in Russia's problem-plagued Sakhalin 2 project, continues to insist that the now concluded deal to transfer a majority share in the project to Russia's Gazprom is a positive move (reftels). Mitsui & Co. Energy Business Unit's Planning Dep [...]	2006-12-22 04:46:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ECON JA RU
06TOKYO7166	U.S.-JAPAN CENTRAL ASIA DIALOGUE: PART THREE, [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's (METI) Trade Policy Bureau Central Asia division head and a Japanese trading company researcher met separately with SCA/DAS Evan Feigenbaum on December 8 to discuss the difficult business and political climate in Central Asia. Politi [...]	2006-12-28 02:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL PGOV JA
06TOKYO73	CORRECTED COPY - SAKHALIN I PROJECT PROCEEDING BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-06 08:11:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO924	JAPAN'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN GETS OFF TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The committee to design Japan's new national energy strategy and revise Japan's 2003 Energy Basic Plan held its first meeting February 8. The government plans to complete the new national energy strategy in late May, and revise its Energy Basic Plan in mid-October with public [...]	2006-02-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG JA
06TOKYO960	JAPAN-CHINA: CHINA TRYING TO "WALL OFF" YASUKUNI? [...] (C) Summary. A flurry of political exchanges between China and Japan and initiatives arising out of the Dai Bingguo-Yachi "comprehensive policy dialogue" suggest that China's President Hu Jintao has decided to leave the Yasukuni issue aside for the time being and to move ahead on multiple fro [...]	2006-02-23 09:05:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON ENRG USUN PINR CH JA
06TRIPOLI472	LIBYAN SCIENTISTS DETAIL PRIORITIES FOR COOPERATIVE EFFORTS [...] (C) Scientists working at the National Bureau for Research and Development, linked to the General People's Committee for Manpower, Training and Employment (GPCMET) headed by Matouq Matouq have used a number of recent meetings to detail the types of projects that they hoped would result fro [...]	2006-09-06 17:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG ETTC PARM KNNP LY
06TRIPOLI557	PROJECT LIBYA: EXHIBITION TO PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE AND [...] The 4-7 December Project Libya exhibition is underway following a well-attended press launch on September 17. Organizers Montgomery Libya and Sahara Expo Libya presided over a packed house of reporters, businessmen and local embassy staff at the Corinthia Hotel. Jeremy Sale, Montgomery Libya' [...]	2006-10-01 13:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT ECON EIND EINV ENRG EPET ETRD LY
06TRIPOLI563	LIBYA: COMMERCIAL ROUND UP, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] Sources indicate that the National Oil Corporation (NOC) plans to introduce measures to require foreign companies operating in Libya to offer Libyans salaries equal to those paid to non-Libyans. (Source: NOC, 8/21) 2. Libya and Japan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation bet [...]	2006-10-03 12:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EIND EINT EINV ENRG EPET
06TRIPOLI565	BIS TEAM "CHECKS OUT" LIBYA [...] (U) Summary: The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) completed a largely successful series of export license compliance checks September 9-19. BIS agents Scot Gonzales and Perry Davis completed dozens of checks during the BIS's first-ever visit to Libya. Levels of co [...]	2006-10-03 14:00:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EINV ENRG ECON ETRD ETTC LY
06TRIPOLI600	LIBYAN NOC CHAIRMAN GHANEM'S VIEWS ON PETROLEUM ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman (and former Prime Minister) Shukri Ghanem on October 15 to discuss US-Libyan energy sector cooperation. Ghanem expressed confidence in Libyan efforts to boost oil production and defended the establishment of the Cabinet-leve [...]	2006-10-19 14:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL LY
06TRIPOLI686	QADHAFI ISSUES ANTI-CORRUPTION WARNING TO LIBYA'S WEALTHY [...] (U) Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi recently issued a particularly stark warning against official corruption, calling on the wealthy to declare their holdings and income sources and "repent" for any ill-gotten gains. In a November 13 speech before the General Council for Planning broadcast l [...]	2006-11-23 11:25:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG EPET LY
06TUNIS1741	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in the following areas: A. IPR Enforcement Strengthened B. Pending bounced check legislation C. Rising oil prices affecting balance of trade D. Oil transport contract with Algeria via pipeline E. UAE investments in Tunisia [...]	2006-07-12 08:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD ELAB KIPR TS
06TUNIS2665	SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with GOT's e [...]	2006-10-31 14:41:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS
06TUNIS2689	SCRAP THAT TENDER!! ENERCIEL VS STEG -- THE [...] (C) Summary. In recent meetings with representatives of the U.S. company UPC Wind Partners (UPC) and its subsidiary Enerciel Tunisie, Emboffs were briefed on the current status of UPC/Enerciel's wind energy investment (which already approaches USD 3 million) and their ongoing problems with G [...]	2006-11-01 16:29:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KIDE EINV TS
06TUNIS2861	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: Nov. 1 - Nov. 30 [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia Plans to Build Nuclear Power Plant by 2020 B. Tunisie Telecom Privatization Receipts To Reduce External Debt C. Central Bank Intervenes in Bank Lending D. GOT Subsidies R [...]	2006-12-07 09:08:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG EAID EPET TS

06TUNIS2926	TUNISIA NOT TO ATTEND RSSS WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-19 07:47:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EG TS
06TUNIS435	TUNISIA CONSIDERS NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of Tunisia's ongoing energy challenges, the Tunisian press reported in mid-February that the GOT is studying the possible development of nuclear, and other alternative, power to meet its domestic energy needs to combat the challenge of rising oil prices. MFA contacts str [...]	2006-02-28 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV TS
06TUNIS845	RUSSO-TUNISIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CREATED [...] (SBU) Russian (and local) media reported March 27 on the establishment of a Russo-Tunisian Business Council during a Tunisian delegation's visit March 23-26 that included Tunisian Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad. The council's creation was described as part of a broader Russian push to rein [...]	2006-04-10 11:27:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PREL ENRG RU TS
06ULAANBAATAR433	MONGOLIA ENERGY UPDATE: OIL IMPORTS RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia is entirely dependent on imported oil, importing 574,300 tons in 2005, principally from Russia (80%),Kazakhstan, and China. Mongolia exported its domestic production in 2005 of 25,000 tons to China, according to the Vice Chairman of the Mineral Resources and Petroleum Au [...]	2006-06-07 02:33:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ELTRN MG RU CH
06ULAANBAATAR832	U.S.-Based Peabody Moves Toward Coal Investments With USG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Department of Commerce advocacy letter, and post-arranged meetings with senior Mongolian officials, have boosted the efforts of U.S.-coal mining giant Peabody Energy to be involved in development of a 6.5 billion ton coal deposit. Last week, Peabody's China-based o [...]	2006-11-15 09:43:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06ULAANBAATAR870	Mongolia's New Mining Law: Many Concerns [...] (SBU) Mongolia's new mining severely disrupts an industry that will and must be Mongolia's economic engine for many years to come. Most worrisome to miners are new provisions for the government to take equity stakes in a long list of "strategic" mines, provisions that leave unclear how much th [...]	2006-12-14 08:24:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG
06ULAANBAATAR875	Mass firing of Mongolian mineworkers sends message to [...] (SBU) One of Mongolia's largest employers, Ivanhoe Mines, will fire 900 of its domestic and foreign workforce, or some 7.5% of the 12,000 workers directly employed in the Mongolian mining sector. Ivanhoe cannot afford to pay workers idled by the Government of Mongolia's refusal to reach an agre [...]	2006-12-18 23:54:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06ULAANBAATAR881	Shadowy Buyers Near Purchase of Largest Mongolian Bank [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: There are major concerns about the impending sale of Trade and Development Bank (TDB),Mongolia's largest bank overall and the key bank for foreign exchange and foreign transactions, to a shadowy 100% Mongolian-owned consortium with unknown financing. The IFC and th [...]	2006-12-22 08:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
06UNVIEVIENNA466	IAEA ELBARADEI ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AMBASSADOR SPOKE TO IAEA DG ELBARADEI (CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN CALIFORNIA) AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT THAT (1) WELCOMES THE U.S. ACTION; (2) ENCOURAGES IRAN TO SUSPEND FULLY AND VERIFIABLY ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES; AND (3) REINFORCES IRAN'S RESPONSIBI [...]	2006-06-01 16:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA PGOV PREL
06USEUBRUSSELS4207	EU PRESIDENT BARROSO'S JANUARY VISIT: THE VIEW [...] (C/NF) European Union Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso's January 8 trip to Washington is an opportunity to marshal Commission support for action over the next six months in accelerating political and technical cooperation on energy and climate change, completing the Doha Round, and ma [...]	2006-12-22 11:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS EAID ECON ELAB ENRG EUN PGOV PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK1070	UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT'S 14TH [...] (U) Summary: Building on reforms advanced since the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the May 1-12 fourteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-14) successfully focused on practical approaches to increase access to modern energy services. An interagency U.S. [...]	2006-05-25 14:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENRG EAID TRGY ECON UN
06VATICAN51	HOLY SEE CONCERNED BY US-INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed India and Iran with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin on March 15. Parolin was critical of the US-India nuclear cooperation agreement as an unhelpful signal (i.e., to Iran). While conveying the Holy See's deep concern over the present confrontation wi [...]	2006-03-27 15:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ENRG VT IR
06VIENNA1190	RAIFFEISEN BANK ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO OPT OUT [...] During an April 24 briefing for journalists, Herbert Stepic, Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding (RI),a holding company for Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),announced that RZB's subsidiary Raiffeisen Investment AG (RIAG) will opt out as a 50% shareholder of the Ukrain [...]	2006-04-26 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA1195	AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND DUTCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 08:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL EU AU
06VIENNA1474	MAJOR MERGER IN THE WORKS IN AUSTRIAN ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) The Austrian oil and gas giant OMV and Austria's leading electricity provider, Verbund, announced on May 10 their intention to form a new company, OMV-Verbund, by the end of 2006 or early 2007. The GoA, which holds a 51% share in Verbund and a 31% share in OMV, has blessed the merger. [...]	2006-05-19 11:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET AU
06VIENNA1563	AUSTRIA ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed reftel points with acting Austrian Foreign Minister Johannes Kyrle on May 31. EconPolCouns also highlighted reftel message with MFA Middle East assistant secretary equivalent Ralph Scheide. 2. (C) Kyrle welcomed the Secretary's statement, noting its "historic na [...]	2006-05-31 17:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AU
06VIENNA1586	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY URGES IRAN TO RETURN TO [...] In her capacity as current President of the EU Council, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik issued a statement on behalf of the EU urging Iran to return to the negotiating table. Before the June 1 "P5 1" meeting in Vienna, Plassnik met separately with Secretary of State Condoleeza Ri [...]	2006-06-02 12:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP ETTC MNUC ENRG IR EUN AU
06VIENNA1939	GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO NABUCCO PIPELINE -- INDUSTRY [...] (C) At a June 26 conference, senior government officials from Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey, as well as EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, signed a joint declaration to initiate the Nabucco pipeline project. Construction of the Euro 4.6 billion ($5.8 billion) pipeline s [...]	2006-06-30 10:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA2475	NABUCCO PIPELINE: AUSTRIA'S OMV CONSIDERS [...] (C) Summary. On August 10, State Department (S/P) Energy Advisor Steve Hellman, accompanied by Charge and Acting EconPolCouns, met with senior executives from Austria's main oil and gas company, OMV, to discuss the status of the Nabucco pipeline and ways to move the project forward. The dis [...]	2006-08-18 15:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AZ AU
06VIENNA3105	OMV ON NABUCCO AND GAZPROM [...] (C) OMV Gas executives Werner Auli and Reinhard Mitschek told emboffs on October 12 that Nabucco Pipeline International had formally requested exemptions from the EU's Gas Directive -- restricting initial third-party access to the pipeline to 50% and insulating the project from tariff reducti [...]	2006-10-19 13:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3208	STEVE HELLMAN'S DISCUSSIONS WITH OMV ON NABUCCO, [...] (C) During an October 23 meeting with Werner Auli, CEO of OMV Gas, and Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director of Nabucco Gas Pipeline International, S/P Steve Hellman updated OMV on Russia's continuing pressure, via its gas exports, on Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. Hellman noted that Russia' [...]	2006-11-02 10:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL AU
06VIENNA322	AUSTRIA: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS [...] (C) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points February 2 to Hannes Porias, Assistant Secretary-level Head of the MFA's Central and Eastern Europe Division. Porias noted that the GoA remained concerned with energy security issues in light of the early January gas crisis. He n [...]	2006-02-02 17:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON AU
06VIENNA3417	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES NABUCCO WITH OMV [...] (C) During a November 16 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer acknowledged that Azeri gas is the most politically and commercially attractive source for the startup of the Nabucco pipeline scheduled in 2011. However, Ruttenstorfer questioned whether Azeri reserves w [...]	2006-11-28 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL AU
06VIENNA3482	AUSTRIA'S OPPOSITION TO CZECH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) The recent Czech decision to grant a final operating license for the controversial Temelin nuclear power plant has unleashed a barrage of criticism in Austria. State government officials in Upper Austria, which lies approximately 40 miles from Temelin, have been the most vehement critic [...]	2006-12-05 11:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA350	RAIFFEISEN ON URKAINE-RUSSIAN GAS DEAL [...] (C) Raiffeisen International Bank AG (RIAG) Chairman Herbert Stepic told us January 30 that Gazprom was the "driving force" behind the RosUkrEnergo (RUE) joint venture with RIAG. RIAG, according to Stepic, has exerted little influence on pricing decisions, but rather was providing financing [...]	2006-02-06 13:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AU RS UP
06VIENNA41	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY UPS THE ANTE ON ENERGY [...] (U) Summary: In response to the dispute over natural gas supplies between Ukraine and Russia, Austrian officials have given new weight to their plan of making energy a focal point of Austria's EU presidency. Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said in a public statement that the EU would discuss [...]	2006-01-05 17:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA42	AUSTRIAN RAIFFEISEN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSSIA- [...] According to Austrian and international media reports, the Austrian Raiffeisen Investment Group (RIAG),a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB),played a pivotal role in the Russian-Ukrainian gas deal. At the core of the deal (reportedly) is an arrangement for the Ukrainian Naftogaz com [...]	2006-01-05 17:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL PGOV AU
06VIENNA722	U.S-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: AUSTRIAN EU [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Embassy conveyed ref (a) points to MFA A/S-equivalent for Nonproliferation Dorothea Auer on March 3. Pol Unit Chief followed up on March 8 with Auer and her deputy, DAS for IAEA and nuclear issues Alexander Kmentt. Auer and Kmentt made it clear that Austria is [...]	2006-03-09 14:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN EUN AU
06VIENNA789	RUE GAS DEAL: FURTHER INFORMATION FROM RAIFFEISEN, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-15 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AU RS UP
06VIENTIANE632	MOVING LAOS INTO CHINA, TRUCK BY TRUCK [...] (SBU) Summary: Laos has mineral resources and China wants them. A regional mining conference in Vientiane shows the deep penetration of the Chinese into the mining sector, and the GoL's preferential treatment of its Chinese investors. Anxious to attract the investment, the Lao have little capa [...]	2006-07-07 03:01:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ENRG ETRD LA
06VILNIUS1008	EU DECISION HELPS REFINERY DEAL BUT SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) Summary: Poland's PKN Orlen has overcome the main legal obstacle hindering its purchase of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) -- approval of the EU's competition authority -- but other hurdles remain. The investigation into the October 12 fire will not conclude before February 1 [...]	2006-11-09 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS1017	LITHUANIAN REFINERY BOARD RESIGNS AFTER FAILING TO [...] (C) Nelson English, the Amcit General Director of Mazeikiu Nafta (MN),Lithuania's only oil refinery, called us late on November 9 to say that that MN's board of directors had resigned after failing to oust him at a board meeting earlier that evening. He said that the GOL's three representativ [...]	2006-11-13 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE
06VILNIUS1037	LITHUANIAN FM MEETS WITH RUSSIAN FOREIGN, [...] (C) Summary. Lithuanian FM Vaitiekunas's discussions November 14 with Russia's Foreign and Transport Ministers in Moscow focused on positive areas of cooperation, like Kaliningrad policy and the EU-Russia PCA, as well as touchier subjects such as energy supply and neighborhood policy. Vaitiek [...]	2006-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ENRG RS LH
06VILNIUS1111	SALE OF LITHUANIA'S REFINERY NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) Summary: The official closing of the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to Poland's PKN Orlen should occur on December 15. The GOL will receive nearly USD 852 million and Yukos International USD 1.5 billion for its majority stake. MN will also fire six high-level manage [...]	2006-12-14 14:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL VE NL
06VILNIUS224	LITHUANIA'S REFINERY LOOKS TO VENEZUELA TO BALANCE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Nelson English, General Manager of the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery in the Baltics, told the Charge that his company is considering a supply deal with the Venezuelan state-owned oil [...]	2006-03-03 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH VE RS
06VILNIUS228	BALTIC STATES AGREE ON A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The prime ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania declared their support February 27 for a common Baltic and EU energy policy and elaborated objectives for long-term Baltic energy cooperation. The common energy policy the PMs endorsed anticipates construction of a new nuclear [...]	2006-03-03 16:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV BEXP LH EN LG
06VILNIUS30	LITHUANIA PUSHES TO RETAIN/REBUILD NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuanian authorities are using the recent Russia-Ukraine gas dispute as an action-forcing event to build a new nuclear power plant and, possibly, to seek EU permission to keep the Soviet-era Ignalina plant online until a new facility is complete. Expectations are low that Bruss [...]	2006-01-12 15:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON LH
06VILNIUS355	RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S PRISON TIME EXTENDED; [...] A Vilnius court extended the imprisonment of former Russian banker Igor Babenko for three months on April 7. After the Vilnius court ruled on September 8, 2005, to extradite Babenko (reftel),the Migration Department subsequently granted asylum status on January 30. The Prosecutor General app [...]	2006-04-12 10:27:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM KJUS PHUM LH RS
06VILNIUS459	POLISH COMPANY SURGING IN BID TO BUY LITHUANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Polish energy company PKN Orlen has emerged as the frontrunner to secure a controlling interest in Lithuania's oil refinery, according to a reliable government source. Court challenges in the United States and Netherlands continue and may yet derail the sale of the refinery. [...]	2006-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV ETRD NL RS LH
06VILNIUS473	DISTRICT COURT OVERTURNS RUSSIAN BANKER BABENKO'S [...] Vilnius District Administrative Court revoked on May 22 the Migration Department's decision granting Russian banker Igor Babenko asylum in Lithuania. Babenko has seven days to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court. Barring an appeal, the ruling sets the stage for the Vilnius Appeals Co [...]	2006-05-23 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN KCRM PHUM LH RS
06VILNIUS512	PARLIAMENT APPROVES AGREEMENT TO SELL LITHUANIA'S [...] (C) Lithuania's parliament on June 1 approved the sale of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery to the Polish oil company PKN Orlen. Next, the EU's competition authority must approve the deal, a process that could take months. With the question of the next owners now answered, MN will [...]	2006-06-02 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LT RS
06VILNIUS523	(C) PM BRAZAUSKAS'S PRE-RESIGNATION FAREWELL [...] (C) Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas, during the Ambassador's May 30 farewell call, outlined his five-year plan to increase defense spending and affirmed his commitment to Jewish property restitution. The Ambassador noted the GOL's tremendous contribution to the Global war On Ter [...]	2006-06-06 14:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EINV KNAR LH RS
06VILNIUS549	PRESSURE BUILDS TO CONSTRUCT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A well-placed source says that a two-year French plan to convince the GOL to build a French-designed nuclear power plant is succeeding. According to this account, the French have persuaded many of Lithuania's political leaders of the need to build a nuclear power plant as soon a [...]	2006-06-13 13:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LH FR
06VILNIUS570	PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Parliamentary Speaker Viktoras Muntianas, during the Ambassador's June 6 farewell call, expressed hope that a government coalition uniting Lithuania's political left and right will soon emerge. He declared his willingness to move Jewish property restitution forward a [...]	2006-06-19 10:58:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EINV KNAR LH
06VILNIUS637	LITHUANIA SEEKS TO LINK UP WITH POLISH AND SWEDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Plans to link Lithuania to the electricity grids of Poland and Sweden are moving forward, according to several well-placed sources. These links would complement the nearly complete Estonia-Finland power bridge and hook the Baltics into Western Europe's electricity grid for the fi [...]	2006-07-07 11:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LH PL SW
06VILNIUS711	REFINERY'S PROBLEMS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The problems Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) is facing in obtaining crude supplies are unlikely to cause a major economic crisis here, according to several public and private sector officials and analysts. Although the refinery is Lithuania's largest economic entity [...]	2006-08-01 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL LH RU
06VILNIUS727	LITHUANIA'S CHOICE: FIGHT OR SURRENDER ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Lithuania and its Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery need to decide how to proceed, now that an "accident" has resulted in a complete cutoff in the refinery's pipeline-delivered supply of Russian crude. State Department Advisor Steve Hellman framed this issue for the Lithuanians d [...]	2006-08-04 15:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	ENRG ECON PREL LH XG VE LY
06VILNIUS789	PM AND FM UNDECIDED ON LEBANON; SEE OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Kirkilas and FM Vaitiekunas both told the Ambassador in initial courtesy calls that Lithuania's likely contribution to UNIFIL would be small, given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. They said [...]	2006-08-23 12:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM ENRG ECON LE LH
06VILNIUS801	MAZEIKIU NAFTA REFINERY LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery is operating at full capacity, despite the recent cutoff of its most economic source of crude, via pipeline from Russia (refs A and B). MN is currently using its Baltic Sea terminal at Butinge to offload its entire crude supply from t [...]	2006-08-25 14:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL XG VE
06VILNIUS850	EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA: ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During DAS Mark Pekala's September 8 visit to Vilnius, the foreign policy advisors to the President and Prime Minister, the MFA's State Secretary, the leader of the opposition, and the Vice Minister of Economy outlined Lithuania's main foreign policy concerns. Our interlocutors [...]	2006-09-14 10:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG LH BO
06VILNIUS891	RUMORS CONTINUE TO SWIRL ABOUT THE FATE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors about the fate of Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) oil refinery continue to circulate. Most of them appear false. A front-page article in Lithuania's largest newspaper proclaiming that MN was "sliding again into Moscow's hands" was a near-total fabrication, according to o [...]	2006-09-26 14:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL KZ VE LH
06VILNIUS939	LARGE FIRE BLAZES AT LITHUANIA'S OIL REFINERY [...] (U) Local press reported on October 12 that a fire had broken out at Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) at approximately 1430 local time. The report said that the fire was "very big" and that it could be seen from several kilometers away. The report also said, however, that only on [...]	2006-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS
06VILNIUS944	PROSECUTORS AND GOL WILL INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS962	LITHUANIAN REFINERY FIRE LOOKS LIKE ACCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: There is no evidence yet to suggest that the October 12 fire at Lithuania's oil refinery was anything other than an unfortunate accident. Five different investigations into the blaze continue. The fire will delay finalization of the purchase of the refinery by Poland's PKN Orle [...]	2006-10-20 14:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PL
06VILNIUS982	LITHUANIA RECEIVES LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON ENERGY [...] (C) During his October 24 meeting with the Ambassador (reftel),MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis mentioned two recent letters addressing energy issues: an October 19 letter from EC President Barroso to President Adamkus and a September 25 letter from EC Energy Commissioner Piebalgs [...]	2006-10-31 11:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EUN LH RS
06WARSAW1167	POLAND: UPDATE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) The Government of Poland continues to pursue its goal of diversifying energy resources. On May 31, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a resolution prioritizing construction of a gas pipeline from Norway, liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal, and extension of the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline [...]	2006-06-13 14:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET GG PO PREL RS SA SL UR AJ EZ
06WARSAW131	ASSISTANT SECRETARIES FRIED AND FLORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) State Department Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dan Fried, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy Peter Flory, accompanied by Ambassador, EUR DAS Mark Pekala, NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson, and Polcouns, met January 25 with Prime Mi [...]	2006-01-27 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MASS MARR EINV PL
06WARSAW1314	GOP REQUESTS US CONTACT SLOVAK GOVERNMENT ABOUT [...] (C) This cable contains an action request, para 2. (C) Summary: During a meeting with visiting S/P Director Stephen Krasner, officials at the Ministry of Economy requested U.S. assistance in contacting the government of Slovakia about Polish interest in acquiring from Yukos its 49 perc [...]	2006-06-28 13:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PL UR RS KZ LH LO EZ PGOV
06WARSAW148	U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC DIALOGUE II - ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Begin Summary. Septel reports on security and defense issues discussed by EUR A/S Dan Fried and ASD/ISP Peter Flory at the Third U.S.-Polish Strategic Dialogue (SD) January 25 in Warsaw and provides a list of the principal U.S. and Polish participants. This cable reports on the Energy [...]	2006-01-31 18:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL PL UP RS NO AJ TX
06WARSAW1592	DEPARTMENT ENERGY ADVISER HELLMAN'S ENERGY [...] (C) Economics Ministry State Secretary Piotr Naimski told visiting State Department Energy Advisor Steve Hellman August 1 that Poland is very concerned by the cut-off of Russian oil shipments to Lithuania's Mazeikiu Nafta refinery due to alleged 'accidents and technical difficulties.' The Pole [...]	2006-08-04 08:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET LH PL PREL
06WARSAW160	A/S FRIED AND FLORY DISCUSSIONS WITH POLISH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried's January 24 and 25 discussions with senior officials of President Kaczynski's staff reviewed issues likely to be on the agenda during President Kaczynski's February 9 meeting with President Bush. A/S Fried and Ambassador Ashe also had a separate breakaway meeting wit [...]	2006-02-02 11:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG OVIP MASS PL UP RS
06WARSAW1632	Poland: Frank Mermoud's Visit [...] (SBU) Frank Mermoud, Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, visited Warsaw July 14 to urge the Polish government to change its position on the 13% reduction in reimbursement prices for imported drugs that became effective July Â [...]	2006-08-08 06:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG PREL PL
06WARSAW178	POLAND: DOE OFFICIALS DISCUSS SPENT REACTOR FUEL [...] Econoff attended a meeting of DOE officials Michael Tyacke and Igor Bolshinsky and GOP officials from the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA),State Treasury, and Radioactive Waste Management Authority on 26 January 2006. Tyacke and Bolshinsky presented information on the DOE's Russian Resea [...]	2006-02-03 15:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY KNNP ECON ENRG PL IAEA
06WARSAW180	POLAND'S COMMENTS ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - see para 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) Poland's Ministry of Economy and MFA expressed support for the U.S. proposal on an approach to Ukraine but seek clarification on several questions. Poland requests fu [...]	2006-02-03 17:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PINR PREL UP RS PO AU EU CZ
06WARSAW1890	NEW EXXON-MOBIL TECHNOLOGY OFFERS POLAND POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. ExxonMobil Exploration (EM) executives briefed Acting Economic Counselor on discussions with the GOP to explore Poland's willingness to work with EM to utilize new gas technology that could unlock tight gas supplies. If EM decides to pursue the project, it plans to work with th [...]	2006-09-07 09:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG NO PL
06WARSAW2008	POLAND'S PKN ORLEN DISCUSSES MAZEIKIU NAFTA, [...] (C) PKN Orlen's (PKNO) Deputy President Cezary Filipowicz requested information from the USG on whether Yukos International is considering a proposal to put the Mazeikiu Nafta (MN) refinery shares into escrow to further protect them from Yukos Finance. Poland is attempting to gain support fr [...]	2006-09-15 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD PL AJ KZ RS ES LG LH PREL
06WARSAW2199	POLAND WAITING FOR ANSWERS ON MAZEIKIU FIRE [...] (C) Cezary Filipowicz, PKN Orlen (PKNO) Deputy President told Deputy Econ Counselor that while he can't say with 100 percent certainty that the PKNO purchase of Mazeikiu Nafta oil refinery (MN) will proceed following the October 12 fire, it is PKNO's intention to complete the purchase. A tea [...]	2006-10-13 15:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL LH RS PO
06WARSAW2238	POLAND ON LAHTI DINNER: ENERGY POLICY KEY, "NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland looks forward to both the internal EU meetings and dinner with Russian President Putin October 20 in Lahti, Finland. The GOP considers Lahti an important venue for discussing renewal of the Russian Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA),but believes that there is no [...]	2006-10-20 12:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD PL EUN RS
06WARSAW2390	POLAND BLOCKS GAERC ON LAUNCHING NEW PCA [...] (C) SUMMARY. FM Fotyga announced at the November 13 GAERC that Poland would continue its opposition to the EU opening negotiations for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) with Russia in advance of the November 24 EU-Russia Summit, absent Russian ratification of the European Energ [...]	2006-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAGR PL EU
06WARSAW2418	POLAND FINALIZES GAS DEALS WITH ROSUKRENERGO AND [...] (U) Polish Oil and Gas Company PGNIG signed a contract with RosUkrEnergo for gas imports beginning January 1, 2007. The contract is for 2.5 BCM of gas per year for three years with the possibility of prolonging the deal for another two. The price is based on the price of oil derivative produc [...]	2006-11-20 10:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PO RS UR
06WARSAW2420	POLAND: PKN ORLEN PRESIDENT WEATHERS A STORM [...] (C) Summary: PKN Orlen President Igor Chalupec has been under intense scrutiny over the past few months by the Polish government and press. Monthly press reports speculate that he will be replaced. Recent press articles include detailed accounts and biographies on potential replacements. C [...]	2006-11-20 12:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PO LI PREL
06WARSAW2460	POLAND: PKN ORLEN WANTS TO BUY CONOCO UNIPETROL [...] (C) PKN Orlen Deputy President told Econoff that PKN Orlen is interested in purchasing the Unipetrol refinery assets Conoco Phillips recently announced it is selling to Lukoil. Filipowicz emphasized that Orlen, as majority owner, has right of first refusal to purchase the assets, and wants [...]	2006-11-27 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PO CZ PREL RS
06WARSAW2525	WHY POLAND DOESN'T WANT A GAS INTERCONNECTION TO [...] (C) EconOff discussed Poland's lack of enthusiasm for building a new gas interconnection to Germany with Pawel Konzal, PGNiG Board Advisor and Krzystof Rogala of the Office of Oil and Gas Supply Diversification in the Ministry of Economy. Konzal explained that Poland opposed the constructio [...]	2006-12-07 13:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PL GM RS NO
06WARSAW312	POLAND DELIVERS NON-PAPER ON ENERGY SECURITY TREATY [...] (SBU) Summary: Late Friday, February 24 the office of Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz delivered a letter addressed to President Bush with an accompanying non-paper outlining Poland's proposed European Energy Security Treaty. An unofficial translation of the letter to President Bush is included [...]	2006-02-24 17:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC ENRG ECON EU PL NATO
06WARSAW325	UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER FAILS TO CLARIFY GAS [...] (C) Energy issues dominated the discussions during the February 16-17 visit to Poland by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov and the separate February 21 visit by Anatolij Kinach, Secretary of the Ukrainian Office of National Security and Defense. According to the MFA, however, the Po [...]	2006-02-27 14:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG PL UP
06WARSAW353	POLISH PRESIDENT CAUTIONS YUSHCHENKO ON GAS DEAL [...] (C) In the course of his February 28-March 1 visit to Ukraine, Polish President Lech Kaczynski delivered a strong message to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on the January gas deal with Russia, expressing concern about the consequences of the agreement for Ukraine's economy and its abili [...]	2006-03-02 13:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV UP PL
06WARSAW380	POLAND'S PROPOSED EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY TREATY [...] (C) Poland continues to consult with EU partners on its proposed European Energy Security Treaty. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski requests a meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns March 20 or 21 to discuss mechanisms in the NATO Treaty that can be transferred to [...]	2006-03-03 16:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PL
06WARSAW487	POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI'S FIRST VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Polish government and German embassy officials judged Polish President Lech Kaczynski's March 8-9 visit to Berlin (his first-ever visit to Germany, "besides the Frankfurt airport," as he put it) a success, although low expectations and an evident sense of relief that it had not go [...]	2006-03-16 13:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PHUM GM PL
06WARSAW525	POTENTIAL AREAS OF ENERGY SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (C) The Government of Poland continues to consider energy security a top priority. Deputy Minister of Economy Naimski plans to travel to the U.S. in mid-April to discuss energy topics with USG officials. Naimski told us that the GOP is flexible with regard to the content, form and scope of i [...]	2006-03-21 13:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PL PREL
06WARSAW789	DUTCH ENERGY CONFERENCE - POLISH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Dutch Econ Officer jointly demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America Ambassador Henryk Szlajfer per reftel instructions. Szlajfer stated that Foreign Minister Meller is considering attending the dinner on the evening of May 17 and the first hou [...]	2006-04-28 09:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON PREL NL PL EUN
06WARSAW791	POLAND FAST-TRACKING IEA MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Pawlel Konzal, Advisor to Minister of Economy told us on April 28 that Poland is fast-tracking IEA membership. The GOP recently held discussions with the IEA's Deputy Executive Director Bill Ramsey concerning membership requirements, telling him that Poland would like to become a full m [...]	2006-04-28 10:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PL
06WARSAW792	IAEA/HEU MINIMIZATION: POLAND CONCERNED OVER GTRI [...] (SBU) Summary. Polish National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) staff confirmed the GOP is concerned about the increasing costs associated with the GTRI project. PAA President Jerzy Niewodniczanski estimates that the provision of 25 fresh fuel elements will cost between USD 1.5 - 2 million, mone [...]	2006-04-28 10:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY PL IAEA
06WARSAW980	POLAND'S ORLEN ANXIOUS FOR COURT DECISION IT CAN [...] (C) Summary: PKN Orlen's Wojciech Wroblewski, told us that PKN Orlen is waiting for U.S. court approval of the sale by YUKOS of its controlling stake in the Mazeikiu refinery for the purchase to go through. PKN Orlen aggressively pursued the sale both as a strategic asset and as a way to b [...]	2006-05-25 15:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV ETRD LH PL RS KZ
06WELLINGTON207	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NATHAN G. MCDOWELL, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nathan McDowell to travel to Christchurch and Rotorua, New Zealand, from March 24 to April 10, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to collaborate with top scientist in New Zealand (and the world) on the subject of atmospheric carbon dioxid [...]	2006-03-14 23:22:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
06WELLINGTON387	MOU WITH NEW ZEALAND REGARDING ZHELEZNOGORSK POWER [...] (U) On May 18, 2006, PolCouns shared the revised MOU and talking points provided reftel with Deborah Panckhurst of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MFAT) Disarmament Division. Panckhurst said that she has also been in contact with DOE's Mike Stafford about this issue. MFAT will [...]	2006-05-19 04:56:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PARM OTRA RS KNNP TRGY NZ
06WELLINGTON425	UPDATE ON MOU WITH NEW ZEALAND REGARDING [...] (C) Deborah Panckhust, officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MFAT) Disarmament Division, says that MFAT lawyers have now approved the U.S. draft text for the Zheleznogorsk MOU. However, the MOU must now be approved by Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defense Minister Phil [...]	2006-06-02 05:38:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA TRGY NZ
06WELLINGTON551	NEW ZEALAND MAY SEE BIGGER HUNT FOR OIL AND GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Higher oil and gas prices are spurring plans for new exploratory drilling in several hard-to-reach sites in New Zealand. The government - despite a preference for expanding renewable energy sources - has sweetened the pot for prospective drillers through reductions in royalties [...]	2006-07-14 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON590	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELIZABETH MALONE AND [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Officials Elizabeth L. Malone and James A. Edmonds to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from October 8-15, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Fourth Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmenta [...]	2006-07-28 03:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
06WELLINGTON6	GNZ CONSENT TO TRANSFER TO NEW ZEALAND OF [...] In response to reftel: The National Radiation Laboratory of the New Zealand Ministry of Health is the regulatory authority that approves applications for transferring radioactive materials into New Zealand. Application forms for such transfers can be found on the laboratory's website: www.n [...]	2006-01-04 23:35:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY NZ
06WELLINGTON633	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TIMOTHY J. COUTTS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy official Timothy J. Coutts to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from August 26 - November 2, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to perform research at Canterbury University. 2. (U) Embassy understands that coun [...]	2006-08-14 05:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY NZ
06WELLINGTON652	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSTANTINOS TSOURIS, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy official Constantinos (Costas) Tsouris to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from September 24 - 30, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to co-chair a conference and present a paper entitled "Electrosorption of Ions fr [...]	2006-08-21 03:53:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
06WELLINGTON670	NEW ZEALAND RE-THINKS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: While many Kiwis view the United States and Australia as the big bad wolves of global climate change, NZ officials are quietly turning the country's policies away from the Kyoto Agreement and towards longer-term energy and climate change strategies. The officials are motivated by [...]	2006-08-28 03:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG NZ XV
06WELLINGTON723	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALEXANDER LASKIN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy official Alexander Laskin to travel to Christchurch, New Zealand from December 9-14, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a workshop where he will present scientific work conducted in EMSL/PNNL to demo [...]	2006-09-14 03:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG NZ
06WELLINGTON789	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHELDON R. TIESZEN, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs employee Sheldon R. Tieszen to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from October 13 - 20, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to represent Sandia [...]	2006-10-10 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
06WELLINGTON81	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAN WRIGHT, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy Official Ian G. Wright to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 25 - March 1, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in a technical workshop on materials [...]	2006-01-31 22:08:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA AS NZ
06WELLINGTON879	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD H. KARNEY, [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official Richard H. Karney to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from November 10-18, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet with New Zealand officials to discuss Energystar and to attend and represent the U.S. on [...]	2006-11-07 02:02:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
06WELLINGTON891	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs officials Grant SANDER, Jeffrey BACH, Douglas BICKEL, Jeffrey BRADLEY, Martin THOMPSON, and alternates Timothy BIELEK, Philip KAHLE, Michael PEDRONCELLI, and Mich [...]	2006-11-13 20:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
06WELLINGTON896	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TERRY LOWE, DECEMBER 8 - [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Official Terry C. Lowe to travel to Hamilton, New Zealand from December 8 - 16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to present a paper on fatigue of nanostructured metals and alloys at the Fourth International Conference on Advanced M [...]	2006-11-14 23:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TRGY KNNP NZ
06WELLINGTON979	NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S.T. AUTREY, FEBRUARY 11 [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy Official S.T. Autrey to travel to Wellington, New Zealand from February 11-24, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Symposium and work in the laboratory with Dr. Mar [...]	2006-12-13 02:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG NZ
06YAOUNDE1566	CAMEROON: EXXON FEARS EMPLOYEE UNREST IN SALE TO [...] (U) Summary. ExxonMobil representatives told Charge October 11 that they feared their 85 employees in Cameroon might take "illegal action," possibly to include violence, to pressure Exxon to make cash concessions to its employees as part of the pending share sale of Exxon's Africa operations [...]	2006-10-12 15:10:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT ENRG ELAB ETRD EPET LY CM

06YAOUNDE1847	U.S. OPPORTUNITIES IN CAMEROON'S AMBITIOUS POWER [...] (U) Summary. Cameroon is "thirsty" for new investments in the oil, gas, and power sectors, and eager to establish partnerships with American companies and relevant USG agencies, according to Dudley Achu Sama, the seniormost technical advisor at the Ministry of Water and Energy (French acron [...]	2006-12-15 12:38:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON PGOV PINR CM
06YEREVAN127	RUSSIAN GAS HASN'T REACHED ARMENIA YET [...] (C) On January 29, Armenia cut gas to its thermal power plant in Hrazdan (which converts gas to electricity),reducing the country's average daily consumption to about 3.5 (down from 6.7) million cubic meters (mcm),enough to conserve about one more day of useful gas reserves. Banking on repo [...]	2006-01-30 14:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN130	ENERGY: ARMENIA GEARING UP FOR EXPORTS TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Natural gas from Russia reached Armenia on January 30, just as Armenia depleted its useful reserves. At full capacity (delivering 375 thousand cubic meters per hour) by early morning January 31, the pipeline has now pressurized sufficiently to restart thermal units in Hrazdan, a process A [...]	2006-01-31 12:02:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN1476	BRYZA AND PRIME MINISTER DISCUSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) EUR DAS Bryza met with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian on October 4 to encourage Armenia to work towards free and fair elections in 2007 and 2008 and to discuss energy security and other regional issues. Markarian was open and engaged. He welcomed U.S. assistance on elections [...]	2006-10-20 13:47:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU AM
06YEREVAN150	WITH POWERLINES ENERGIZED, ARMENIAN ELECTRICITY [...] (C) The flow of natural gas from Russia through Georgia has continued at full capacity (9 million cubic meters daily) without interruption since January 31. The GOAM energized two power lines to Georgia (reftel) which have supplied an average of 125 megawatts since the thermal power unit in H [...]	2006-02-02 12:46:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL RS GG AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN1537	GAZPROM MOVING TO TAKE CONTROL OF IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (C) Russian energy giant Gazprom strengthened its hold over the Armenian energy sector yesterday when it purchased all of the additional shares ArmRosGazprom (ARGP) issued to raise capital for the purchase of the Fifth Unit of the Hrazdan Thermal Power Plant (Hrazdan 5). With the share purcha [...]	2006-11-01 15:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL AM
06YEREVAN1538	A GOOD START: GOAM COMMITS FUNDS TO NUCLEAR SAFETY [...] (C) The GOAM has pledged USD 5.3 million towards safety upgrades at the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP) and USD 1 million annually to support Armenia's newly established decommissioning fund. The European Commission and the U.S. also proposed between USD 6-7 million each for safety upgra [...]	2006-11-02 07:49:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PNNL AM
06YEREVAN1687	ARMENIA'S CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR IF-AND-WHEN RUSSIA [...] (C) As winter approaches and tensions continue between Georgia and Russia, Armenians are increasingly concerned that Russian gas, shipped to Armenia through Georgia, will be cut off as happened in January 2006 (ref A). According to a USAID-funded expert, Armen Arzumanyan, if Russian gas is cut [...]	2006-12-07 10:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS GA AJ AM
06YEREVAN1694	ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Since Armenia's severe energy crisis in the early 1990s, energy security and independence have been critical priorities for the government of Armenia (GOAM). This cable, drawn primarily from conversations with representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Energy and USAID energy project [...]	2006-12-08 13:29:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG AM
06YEREVAN1697	POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Reftel outlined the risks that the political crisis between Russia and Georgia may result in a cutoff of Russian natural gas supplies to Armenia this winter. Our contacts suggest that if such a cutoff takes place, it would likely be of relatively short duration, as it was in January 2006. [...]	2006-12-11 04:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABUD ADCP ENRG AM
06YEREVAN1701	ARMENIA'S POTENTIAL REACTION TO USUN SANCTIONS [...] (C) Armenian trade with Iran remains relatively modest, accounting for four percent of overall trade. Much of this trade, however, is in key industries such as oil, energy and construction materials. In the event of UNSC sanctions against Iran, it likely that both Armenian industries and the [...]	2006-12-11 12:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV ENRG PINR UNSC AM
06YEREVAN174	"WHO'S WHO" IN ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO ARMENIA [...] International assistance has been the primary driver of development in Armenia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the early 1990s, Armenia suffered devastating losses in its industrial sector and severe deterioration of its public infrastructure. Initial [...]	2006-02-07 11:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EFIN EAID PREL AM
06YEREVAN213	NUCLEAR NEIGHBORHOOD: ARMENIA SEEKING US GUIDANCE [...] (C) This is an action request. Member states of the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors are tentatively scheduled to meet June 2006 in Yerevan. Armenia is the current chair of the association. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian [...]	2006-02-13 12:26:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG KNNP PREL AORC IR EU RS AM
06YEREVAN231	IRANIAN FM LAUDS RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA, CALLS [...] (C) "We do not need permission to pursue a peaceful nuclear program," Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki told reporters during a press conference at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 14 in Yerevan. Mottaki arrived in Yerevan February 14 for a series of official meetings at Forei [...]	2006-02-14 14:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ENRG KNNP PREL MARR RS AJ IR AM
06YEREVAN258	ORPHANED RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES IN ARMENIA: SEARCH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Armenian nuclear regulatory authorities are preparing to ship two high-intensity, orphaned radiological sources to Russia for secure storage. According to the director of the quasi-govermenta [...]	2006-02-23 03:39:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP AM
06YEREVAN281	KEEPING ARMENIA'S LIGHTS ON: PIPE DREAMS AND [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian is, by most accounts, Armenia's negotiator-in-chief on energy. He has personally formulated and, through a tight network of close advisors, controlled the implementation of the GOAM's strategically important and financially significant energy deals with Russia a [...]	2006-02-27 10:58:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP GG AJ AM
06YEREVAN295	ARMENIA: ANXIOUS NOT TO CONFRONT IRAN ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref A points regarding Iran's application for membership in the Association of State Nuclear Authorities of Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors during separate calls on Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian February 28. Si [...]	2006-03-01 12:45:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN312	ENERGY MINISTER POINTS TO IRAN'S ROLE IN BALANCING [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan discussed Armenia's ongoing disagreement with Russia over anticipated price hikes in gas supplies, the GOAM's ambitions to diversify its sources of energy, Iran's role in the Armenian energy market, and [...]	2006-03-02 11:51:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN353	ARMENIA: DIFFICULT TO EXCLUDE IRAN FROM NUCLEAR [...] (C) Armenia seeks a face-saving way to support our request to exclude Iran from an upcoming Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors. Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ANRA) Chairman Ashot Martirosyan told us the MFA will convene a meeting t [...]	2006-03-09 13:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN364	CONSUMER GAS PRICES SET TO RISE APRIL 10 [...] Effective April 10, Armenian consumers will pay the Armenian Dram equivalent of USD 0.20 (up from USD 0.13) per cubic meter (residential rate) and USD 0.1465 (up from USD 0.08) per cubic meter (industrial rate) for Russian natural gas under a new pricing scheme adopted by Armenia's Public Se [...]	2006-03-13 13:14:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG AM
06YEREVAN366	RATHER THAN DISINVITE IRAN, ARMENIA SET TO CANCEL [...] (C) President Robert Kocharian has ordered Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors to "find technical reasons" to withdraw as host of the conference, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian told t [...]	2006-03-13 13:23:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN389	SHIPMENT OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES: CORRECTING THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-19 11:55:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EAID ENRG KNNP RS AM
06YEREVAN393	DAS BRYZA: BALANCING ENERGY INTERESTS IN THE [...] (C) During March 7-8 meetings in Yerevan, DAS Bryza found broad consensus for the need to diversify Armenia's sources of energy and general concern about GazProm's overwhelming influence in the sector. Bryza urged support for regional solutions to energy issues, including increased electricity [...]	2006-03-20 04:04:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN492	ARMENIA, RUSSIA REACH TENTATIVE DEAL ON ENERGY [...] (C) A tentative agreement reached April 5 between Armenia and Russia, would transfer ownership of key components of Armenia's dwindling energy infrastructure to Russia in exchange for Russian natural gas subsidies. Under terms of the agreement, Russia appears set to assume immediate control, [...]	2006-04-06 03:00:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR AM
06YEREVAN631	ARMENIA'S ENERGY SITUATION: DEALING WITH DEVILS [...] (C) While official Armenia insists that the incomplete Iran-Armenia gas pipeline was not included in the recent Hrazdan 5 energy-for-infrastructure agreement with Russia (reftel),the specific details of the midnight deal remain unclear. In response to the Ambassador's inquiries during May 2 [...]	2006-05-05 13:54:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN693	GOAM PAVES WAY FOR IRAN TO JOIN NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (C) Despite high-level assurances to the contrary (ref A),Armenian organizers of the 12th Annual Forum of State Nuclear Safety Authorities of the Countries Operating VVER-type Reactors have acknowledged that they will not withdraw from hosting the nuclear reactor conference (ref B). The GOAM' [...]	2006-05-19 13:33:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PARM PREL IR RS AM
06YEREVAN715	ARMENIA AND IRAN: KOCHARIAN WISHES HE HAD A [...] (C) With U.S. concerns about Iran peaking, so are Armenia's concerns about how the U.S. and the international community will respond to Armenia's attempts to maintain a vestige of neighborly relations with its southern neighbor. As Armenia had only two open international borders, President Koc [...]	2006-05-25 13:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP IR AM
06YEREVAN900	GAZPROM AGAIN LAYS CLAIM TO IRAN-ARMENIA GAS [...] (C) Gazprom announced June 30 its intention to purchase the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline still under construction. The Armenian deputy energy minister told us the statement was just an expression of the company's desire to buy the pipeline, and thus was not news to the GOAM. This is not the fir [...]	2006-07-03 12:31:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IR AM
06YEREVAN910	ARMENIA'S "LEAST COST" ENERGY FUTURE INCLUDES [...] (SBU) At a June 30 conference to plot out how Armenia's energy generation capability needs to change to match its projected demand, GOAM energy policy leaders and top USAID consultants presented persuasive arguments that Armenia must replace its aging nuclear power plant by 2015 with a new nuc [...]	2006-07-06 12:57:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL KNNP AM
06YEREVAN98	ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF [...] (C) Russian gas via Azerbaijan will not flow to Armenia according to Deputy Minister of Energy Iosef Isayan. As a result, Armenia will deplete its reserves by January 31 if Russian supplies through Georgia are not restored. Armenian authorities halted exports of power to Georgia, and began t [...]	2006-01-23 14:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PREL RS GG IR AM AZ
06ZAGREB1092	NEW GAS PIPELINE ASSURES WINTER SUPPLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The completion of a major new gas pipeline linking Croatia's Adriatic gas fields to the mainland gas distribution system is a major step forward in bolstering the country's near-term energy security. When the pipeline comes on line at the end of the year, domestic gas productio [...]	2006-09-13 06:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON HR
06ZAGREB1296	CROATIA ASSESSES HOW TO MEET GROWING ELECTRICITY DEMAND [...] Summary: Although Croatia's electricity supply is sufficient for current needs, government and industry are looking at ways to meet increased future demand while complying with various EU energy directives. Plans have already been mooted for new gas and coal-fired thermal plants, as well as hy [...]	2006-10-25 13:08:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON HR
06ZAGREB1346	CROATIA NUCLEAR EXPORT ASSURANCE RECEIVED [...] Post received the written assurance from the Croatian Ministry of Economy on November 7, 2006 concerning Westinghouse's reftel export to Croatia of top and bottom nozzles for nuclear fuel assemblies manufactured by Jednistvo-PNO, doo. The language of this assurance matches that requested in re [...]	2006-11-08 06:41:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY HR
06ZAGREB1394	Croatia looks to wind for clean energy source [...] (SUMMARY) Driving along the coastal highway, the 14 recently erected windmills appear on a bluff above the town of Sibenik, evoking sighs of delight from some and dismay from others. Croatians are split over whether windmills are another man-made environmental hazard or the means to help the co [...]	2006-11-21 11:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON HR
06ZAGREB266	Croatia considering its geo-strategic [...] Summary: Before Gazprom threw the switch on gas supplies to Ukraine on New Year's Day 2006, Croatia was already considering diversification of supply and its position in the regional energy sector. Croatia is a net importer of both oil and gas, with domestic production steadily declining. Th [...]	2006-03-01 10:16:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PREL EINV HR
06ZAGREB729	CROATIA EYES REGIONAL ENERGY MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: Croatia currently covers 46 percent of its overall energy needs from domestic sources. However, the GOC predicts that by 2030 it will only be able to cover 30 percent or less if no other investments are made into the energy sector. Croatia is now engaged in several regional in [...]	2006-06-13 13:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV HR
07ABIDJAN1036	IFIS, DONORS DISCUSS FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND [...] (C) Summary. International Financial Institutions (IFIs) staff convened top bilateral donors September 28 to discuss their negotiations with the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GOCI) on fiscal controls and next steps. Cote d'Ivoire is staying current with the July 2007 arrears financing packa [...]	2007-10-07 10:27:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IMF ECON PGOV PREL EMIN EAGR ENRG EPET
07ABIDJAN234	CHINESE INFLUENCE IN COTE D'IVOIRE - AN UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. China plays a passive role in the political scene in Cote d'Ivoire, and typically proffers the rhetoric of non-interference in national affairs with regards to the Ivorian political crisis. China is not a supplier of military hardware or training to either faction. China is [...]	2007-03-02 19:40:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN XA IV
07ABIDJAN560	COTE D'IVOIRE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FALTERS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Privately-owned national electricity distribution company CIE and the Ministry of Energy and Mines continue to squabble over who is to blame for shortfalls in investments needed to boost natural gas production to meet national and regional energy needs. CIE, owned by French f [...]	2007-05-29 13:19:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON IV PGOV PREL
07ABIDJAN596	COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Emboff demarched MFA Director of International Organizations and United Nations Affairs Ambassador Tanoh Boutchoue on June 3 using reftel talking points. The MFA will report back any official GOCI reaction. 2. (SBU) Speaking informally, Boutchoue warmly welcomed the President's init [...]	2007-06-06 10:48:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ECON IV
07ABIDJAN753	COTE D'IVOIRE ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES [...] (C) Emboff met with Presidential diplomatic advisor Ambassador Ottra Toure on July 10 to follow up a June 19 delivery of reftel letter and points to President Gbagbo by the U.K.'s DFID. During the conversation, Ambassador Ottra Toure appeared siezed with the issue, although she said that ne [...]	2007-07-11 16:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL ECON IBRD IV
07ABUDHABI1021	WILL UAE ENERGY NEEDS PROMPT IRAN-UAE GAS DEAL? [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iran has expressed interest in improving energy cooperation with the UAE and has had "on again off again" discussions with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi about gas purchase agreements. However, Abu Dhabi authorities are skeptical about the reliability of the Iranians [...]	2007-06-20 10:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI1128	THREE U.S. COMPANIES SHORT LISTED FOR SOUR GAS [...] (C) We have been told that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has invited four companies to re-bid on its on-shore sour gas development project: Occidental Petroleum, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Shell. BP was not invited to re-bid. According to ConocoPhillips Abu Dhabi President, [...]	2007-07-05 12:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV PINR AE
07ABUDHABI1162	UAE CONCERNS ABOUT "NOPEC" AND LAW SUITS [...] (C) On July 10, Econchief met with Ministry of Energy Director of Economic Affairs Hamdan Al-Akbari to discuss NOPEC legislation and oil market issues. Econchief explained administration opposition to "NOPEC," but also stressed the context underlying Congressional consideration of the legisla [...]	2007-07-12 11:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV AE
07ABUDHABI1163	DOLPHIN GAS ARRIVES IN UAE & ABU DHABI CONSIDERS [...] (SBU) Dolphin Energy announced on July 10 that it was now sending natural gas from its production wells in Qatar's North field to the UAE. According to the press release, Dolphin Energy is now processing the gas at its "dedicated gas processing plant in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City - th [...]	2007-07-12 14:45:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON AE
07ABUDHABI1247	REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF [...] (SBU) On July 17 Emboff met with UAE MFA Americas Desk Officer to invite the UAE to attend the regional workshop on Safe Management of Radioactive Sealed Sources scheduled August 9-11, 2007 (reftel). MFA officer expressed appreciation for the invitation and interest in ensuring who the appropr [...]	2007-07-25 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP AE
07ABUDHABI1306	OMV AND THE UAE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 14:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE
07ABUDHABI1454	IPIC SHARES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN [...] (C) Summary: International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) Managing Director told Econchief that he shared USG concerns about Iranian nuclear ambitions and the problems with oil and gas deals with Iran. He said that he had raised these concerns with the board of the Austrian company OMV a [...]	2007-08-30 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU AE
07ABUDHABI1470	DELIVERY OF INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] The invitation for the Ministerial Meeting on Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)(ref A) was passed to His Excellency Mohammad Bin Dha'en Al Hameli, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates via Diplomatic Note No. 704, dated August 27, 2007. 2. Additional information on registra [...]	2007-09-05 05:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP AE
07ABUDHABI1490	UAE ATTENDEES FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-06 12:43:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP AE
07ABUDHABI1859	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN THE UAE [...] (C) The question of resource nationalism in the UAE is complicated by the federal nature of the country. Constitutionally, natural resources belong to the individual emirates rather than the UAE Federal Government. Each emirate, therefore, sets its own policies with regard to oil and gas deve [...]	2007-11-07 09:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV AE
07ABUDHABI1922	UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON OPEC AND OIL PRODUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Econchief, met with UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dha'en Al-Hamili on November 25. Al-Hamili argued that OPEC was not setting prices and that there was a USD 15-20 per barrel "political" premium on oil prices. He stated that price volatility complic [...]	2007-11-26 05:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON AE
07ABUDHABI1927	UAE ENERGY MINISTER ON GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Ambassador pressed UAE Energy Minister Mohammed bin Dha'en Al-Hamili to try and resolve a critical lack of electricity for Michigan-based Guardian Industry's USD 150 million investment in Ras Al-Khaimah. Al-Hamili expressed his sympathy, but explained that devel [...]	2007-11-26 11:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV IR AE
07ABUDHABI465	ASSESSMENT OF TAQA AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR OPIC [...] (SBU) Embassy offers the following comments about the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa),the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA),the Farmers' Fund, and board members in response to ref a request for information. We do not have any information on the entities or individual [...]	2007-03-19 09:46:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AE
07ABUDHABI474	UAE AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO VISIT BY USG ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary: The commander of UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force told Ambassador and visiting Department Senior Coordinator for Critical Energy Infrastructure Policy that he -- in principle -- welcomed a visit from a U.S. assessment team. He said that the UAE was creating a unified [...]	2007-03-20 08:31:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV PTER KCIP AE
07ABUDHABI490	EXXON REQUEST FOR ADVOCACY ON SOUR GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 18, Exxon Al-Khaleej President Kemnetz presented Ambassador with suggested advocacy points on ADNOC's sour gas tender. The tender is for gas reservoirs beneath two on-shore oil fields. Reserves of gas in each field are estimated to be extensive (around seven trillion [...]	2007-03-22 07:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV AE
07ABUDHABI539	UPDATE ON ABU DHABI'S ENERGY PLANS [...] (U) This message contains business proprietary information. 2. (C) Summary: Abu Dhabi's near term focus will be to develop its gas reserves, both through its sour gas project and a pipeline to bring offshore gas onshore. The goal would be to double the current billion cubic feet per day th [...]	2007-04-01 10:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EPE ENRG ECON IR AE
07ABUDHABI564	SHEIKH AHMED DEFERS DECISION ON CEIP ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Embassy has received a formal response from the Commander of the UAE's Critical National Infrastructure Force, Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun Al-Nahyan to our written proposal to have a team of experts visit Abu Dhabi's two largest oil facilities. 2. (S) Begin Text Your Excellency, Than [...]	2007-04-05 09:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV PTER AE
07ABUDHABI699	U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM - UAE REPLY [...] Econchief delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director of International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani on April 25. Al-Hosani said that the UAE would be represented at the Prepcom by an interagency delegation, led by Anwar Saleem, the Deputy Director of the Office of International Cooperation. Eco [...]	2007-04-26 12:48:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL AE
07ABUJA1302	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE -- SITREP #1 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated a national labor strike at midnight on the morning on June 20. Oil companies report that essential personnel have reported for work and there is no impact as of yet on production. Airports closed in Abuj [...]	2007-06-20 13:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EAIR NI
07ABUJA1303	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #2 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues as of close of business June 20. NLC General Secretary John Odah told Poloff the NLC and GON will hold an informal meeting in the evening. NLC, TUC and the GON are scheduled to meet again formally at 10 AM on June 21. The strike will continue tomorr [...]	2007-06-20 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG EIAR NI
07ABUJA1317	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #3 [...] (SBU) The national labor strike continues June 21 and it appears Nigeria is headed for a third day of striking. The meeting between labor leaders and the GON which was scheduled for 10 AM June 21 did not/not take place. According to NLC Deputy General Secretary Olaitan Oyerinde, it was clear [...]	2007-06-21 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PHUM PREL ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1319	NIGERIA: STRIKE POSES CONCERN FOR GON AND LABOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the national labor strike finishes its second day, the GON appears to have dug in its heals on capitulating further to labor's demands. For its part, labor appears intransigent and may be changing its bottom line negotiating position (Ref. A). If so, the unions stand to lose [...]	2007-06-21 16:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1326	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #4 [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) As Nigeria enters Day Three of the national labor strike, fuel availability and transportation remain critical problems. Though the strike remains peaceful, road blocks (some set up by labor sympathizers and others by groups of hoodlums) have been reported in Jos, Gombe, Kano [...]	2007-06-22 13:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1342	NIGERIA: NATIONAL LABOR STRIKE - SITREP #5 [...] (SBU) Labor unions and the GON reached agreement late on June 23 (Day Four of the strike),with the strike officially ending at midnight that night. The agreement followed a reported intervention by President Yar'adua. In public statements immediately following the announcement of an agreeme [...]	2007-06-25 14:52:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
07ABUJA1366	NIGERIA: 2007 STRIKE INDICATIVE OF NEW PARADIGM? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The 2007 national labor strike (reftels) differed in some significant ways from other Nigerian national labor strikes. In particular, the 2007 strike was well-managed within the labor movement, was non-violent and resulted in a win-win agreement between the government and the la [...]	2007-06-27 15:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG NI
07ABUJA1368	OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TALKS HOSTAGES, DELTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Emboffs on June 8 met with a representative of Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) to discuss the events leading up to the June 2 release of six CNL employees kidnapped on May 1 in Bayelsa State. The representative indicated Bayelsa State officials leaned heavily on CNL for supplies and l [...]	2007-06-28 08:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ENRG NI
07ABUJA1376	NIGERIA: ELECTRICITY GENERATION UPDATE [...] Summary. Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Agency (NERC) was established in 2005 to regulate electricity generation, as a first step in unbundling, privatizing and attracting new investment in the power sector. Chronic electricity shortages have hindered social and economic growth in Nigeria. [...]	2007-06-29 08:35:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV NI
07ABUJA1391	NIGER DELTA: VP ENGAGES THE DONORS [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan met with representatives of lead donor agencies on June 27 to consult with them regarding the Niger Delta. The Vice President said that stabilizing the Delta is his top priority, but offered little in the way of concrete plans or progr [...]	2007-07-02 10:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL ENRG NI
07ABUJA1509	CHEVRON'S NEW OFFSHORE FACILITY BRINGS OIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams outlined Chevron's Agbami production system scheduled to come online [...]	2007-07-13 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ASEC PREL NI
07ABUJA1534	NIGERIAN JTF EXACERBATES CHEVRON'S OIL BUNKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Campbell on June 18 met with Chevron's Chief Nigeria Security manager Peter Williams (strictly protect) to discuss Chevron's operations in the Niger Delta region and security challenges facing oil production. Williams remarked many Nigerian security operators were not [...]	2007-07-18 12:39:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EPET KJUS ENRG NI
07ABUJA1575	NIGERIA: OIL COMPANIES SHARE CONCERNS WITH DOE A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gas exploration is necessary to meet supply commitments for both export and domestic use and the Government of Nigeria (GON) should provide adequate fiscal terms for international oil companies (IOCs) to invest in gas development for domestic use, according to IOCs Total, Shell, [...]	2007-07-24 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	ENRG EPET ECON PREL
07ABUJA1582	NIGERIA: MISSING LONG-TERM ENERGY PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nigeria faces power problems despite abundant oil and gas resources because it does not have a coherent long-term energy plan, according to Dr. Joseph Makoju, Special Adviser to the President on Electric Power. Since 2005, the GON has spent $13.7 billion on the power sector, h [...]	2007-07-25 11:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1607	NIGERIA: DOMESTIC ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's power sector was in transition and the World Bank was integrally involved in this process, according to World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. He identified three aspects to the transition: unbundling the Nigerian Electric Power Authority (NEPA); regulatory fun [...]	2007-07-26 14:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1614	NIGERIA: WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank-assisted West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) project was nearing completion, but faced several lingering impediments, according to Senior World Bank (WB) Energy Specialist Waqar Haider. The pipeline would not be commissioned until June 2008 at the earliest. Pipeli [...]	2007-07-27 06:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EAID NI
07ABUJA1638	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA HOLDS ENERGY PORTFOLIO [...] Summary. (U) President Yar'adua will act as Minister of Energy, following the footsteps of his predecessor. To assist managing the portfolio three deputy ministers have been appointed to oversee Power, Petroleum, and Gas. This decision is connected to the president's campaign promise that h [...]	2007-07-30 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV NI
07ABUJA164	NIGERIAN PARADOX - PETROL SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Long gasoline queues have become endemic in the past two months. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) insists that the product stock available is enough to serve the entire country and that pipeline vandalisms is causing the supply hiccups. Pipeline sabotage has [...]	2007-01-25 16:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV NI PETROL
07ABUJA1779	NIGERIA: NORTHERN ELITES TAKE OVER OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Northern elites have added another key position in the oil sector with the appointment of Engineer Abubakar Lawal Yar'adua as the Acting Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Critics question his competency noting that Lawal Yar'a [...]	2007-08-17 09:01:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV NI
07ABUJA2059	NIGERIA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION 2006 DATA [...] The following are statistical data for 2006 on textile and apparel production in Nigeria. At this time, 2007 data are unavailable: -- Total industrial production - $59.5 billion, comprising crude petroleum ($55 billion),mining and quarrying ($181 million),and manufacturing ($4.3 billion) [...]	2007-09-24 06:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX ELAB ENRG EPET NI
07ABUJA219	SECURITY OFFICIALS DISCUSS DELTA, HOSTAGES [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian officials including the National Security Advisor, Chief of Defense Staff, and Director of the State Security Service met with a select group of Ambassadors on February 2. The meeting was requested by the diplomats to express concern about their nationals who are at pre [...]	2007-02-02 13:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC ENRG NI
07ABUJA2191	NIGERIA: INDUSTRY HURTING IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) Summary. Northern business leaders were unanimous in voicing their displeasure with current economic conditions in the region. The supply of electricity is epileptic, requiring expensive generators run on expensive fuel to operate businesses. An energy expert provided a dire overview o [...]	2007-10-17 12:29:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2260	THE LEBANESE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. The majority of the wealthy Lebanese business community left Nigeria during the military period and only remnants remain. Successive poorly planned and executed government policies, such as government subsidies and import bans, have hurt local industries. The Nigerian mining s [...]	2007-10-24 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2380	NIGERIANS INTERESTED IN INCREASED US INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 12 the Deputy Secretary and A/S Frazer met with bankers, businessmen, government representatives from telecommunications, trade and commerce, and Deputy Economic Advisor to the President to discuss the current investment climate in Nigeria. The bankers were interes [...]	2007-11-15 08:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL NI
07ABUJA2417	NIGERIA: 2008 BUDGET SHIFT TO INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Summary: President Umar Musa Yar'adua presented to the National Assembly (NA) his 2008 federal government budget of $21.11 billion (2.47 trillion naira - exchange rate of 117 naira to one dollar) on November 8. The 2008 budget is a 6.5% increase from 2007 budget. The 2008 budget is nearl [...]	2007-11-19 15:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA2435	NIGERIAN CUSTOMS INVESTIGATING TEMPORARY IMPORT LICENSES [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI
07ABUJA413	NIGERIAN - CHINESE DIALOGUE [...] SUMMARY: China/Nigeria relations have intensified in recent years. Nigeria's role as a major oil producing nation has elicited Chinese (PRC) approaches in the energy sector and other areas. At this time, there is no dialogue between the USG and PRC regarding Nigeria. Potential areas of dial [...]	2007-03-05 13:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV NI CH
07ABUJA628	NIGERIA'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections, from some angles Nigeria's economic performance looks impressive: low debt, high reserves, strong export earnings, stable inflation, GDP per capita up, strong non-oil sector growth, improved budget management, and increasingly modern banking all form the b [...]	2007-03-30 14:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG EAID SOCI NI
07ABUJA887	PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S FORUM ON ECONOMIC STAKEHOLDERS [...] Summary. In April, President Obasanjo hosted a "Presidential Forum with Stakeholders of the Economy". Presentations were made by key ministries and government agencies giving a glowing tribute to Obasanjo's leadership. The general theme was that there had been progress, but many challenges r [...]	2007-05-07 15:10:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ABUJA953	REVIEW OF NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDS-2 [...] Summary. On May 3, 2007, the Government of Nigeria (GON) presented a review of its National Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) and the status of its successor, NEEDS-2. NEEDS exceeded it targets but development challenges remain. NEEDS-2 takes a medium- term outlook from 2008-2011 a [...]	2007-05-16 11:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PINR NI
07ACCRA1012	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS II: Mining Industry Coping Better [...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Ghana's energy crisis. It focuses primarily on the impact on the mining sector and the industry's response. The mining sector accounts for 40 percent of Ghana's total foreign exchange earnings and consumes nearly 20 percent of total power [...]	2007-05-08 07:33:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD GH
07ACCRA1440	HIGH HOPES FOR LIQUID GOLD [...] (C) Summary: To much fanfare, Kosmos Energy, a Dallas-based oil company, announced that an exploration well in deep water about 30 miles offshore of Ghana's West coast had hit oil. While further exploration is required before the commercial viability of the find can be confirmed, the local [...]	2007-06-28 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA155	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KUFUOR: TIDBITS ON ENERGY, [...] (SBU) In a January 23 meeting with Ambassador, President Kufuor made a strong plea for help with power generation. Ghana needs 100 megawatts by mid-February to avoid power disruptions during the March Jubilee celebrations, he said. Ambassador mentioned several U.S. commercial options, about [...]	2007-01-23 18:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG GH PREL SOCI
07ACCRA1791	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS: DAM AT CRITICAL LEVEL; EMERGENCY [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables on Ghana's energy sector. The first, ref A, provided background on the crisis and near-term remedial measures. The second, ref B, focused primarily on the impact of the crisis on the mining sector. This cable provides an update on the crisis [...]	2007-08-24 13:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA1849	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS: RESTRUCTURING TOWARD FULL [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is the fourth in a series of cables on Ghana's energy sector. The first, ref A, provided background on the crisis and near-term remedial measures. The second, ref B, focused primarily on the impact of the crisis on the mining sector. The third, ref C, provided an update on t [...]	2007-09-04 09:09:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA1904	KIMBERLEY PROCESS: GHANA AWAITS PROMISED TECHNICAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoG is eager to move forward with promised USG technical assistance (TA) to help Ghana improve its capacity to abide by its Kimberley Process (KP) commitments. With the passage of key events such as the KP Review Team visit [...]	2007-09-07 10:55:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG GH
07ACCRA2484	Ghana - Economic Round-up [...] (U) Summary: this cable provides a summary of notable developments in the economic sector in October and November: -- Parliament Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill; -- Central Bank Proposal to Raise Banks' Capital Base; -- Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee Increases Prime Rate; -- Coco [...]	2007-12-04 14:28:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG GH
07ACCRA2604	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Summary: Resource nationalism in Ghana has not been a major concern for the extractive industries since the nationalization of mining interests in the 1970s. The policy was reversed in the l980s under the Rawlings administration. Per the 1992 Constitution, mineral resources are the [...]	2007-12-29 13:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT EINV EMIN ENRG GH
07ACCRA497	CHINESE INFLUENCE IN GHANA - AN UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Chinese involvement in Ghana, dating from the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1960, is strong and growing. After independence, President Kwame Nkrumah sought close ties with China, a relationship that continued throughout the Rawlings years. The bilateral friendship b [...]	2007-03-02 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL XA XE GH
07ACCRA847	GHANA'S ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: his is the first in a series evaluting Ghana's energy crisis, focusing on near-term remedial power generation measures. Providing over 65 percent of the country's energy, the water level at Akosombo Dam is at a record low; dam operations are limited, load shedding is more freque [...]	2007-04-18 17:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD GH
07ADANA123	TURKEY: ADANA'S STAGNANT ECONOMY STILL AWAITING BTC-FUELED [...] (U) SUMMARY. Adana's business leaders are starting to develop alternatives to the big business-driven model that characterized the city's early growth. While an overvalued lira, financial mismanagement and removal of textile quotas in 2005 have led to closures of several large textile busin [...]	2007-10-31 10:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PREL ENRG TU

07ADDISABABA1311	DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on April 27 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe, U.S. desk officer Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye, and Second Secretary for International Organizations and Economic Cooperation Yoseph Kassaye. 2. (SBU) Kassaye inquired about the status of [...]	2007-04-30 06:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL ET
07ADDISABABA2737	SHEIK AL AMOUDI DISCUSSES BUSINESS AND POLITICAL CLIMATE [...] Sheik Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi is Ethiopia's most prominent business leader. Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, he moved to Saudi Arabia in 1963. His holdings are vast and multinational, ranging from the two largest refineries in northern Europe to Sheraton Hotel [...]	2007-09-06 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV PGOV PINR BIOS ET
07ADDISABABA2860	ETHIOPIA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW FOR AUGUST 2007 [...] SUMMARY --Council of ministers approved salary increase for civil servants; --The consumer price index still on the rise; CPI inflation reached 18% in August; Government action to curb price hike; minister asks to expose speculators; --The official exchange rate of the Ethiopian Birr again [...]	2007-09-19 12:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG EAIR ET
07AITTAIPEI1121	TAIWAN REPLACES ATOMIC ENERGY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) News sources reported the sudden replacement of Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Minister Ouyang Min-shen on May 17. His position will be filled by Deputy Minister Su Shian-Jang. Su has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was Director of the Department [...]	2007-05-18 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP TW
07ALGIERS1096	SONATRACH GOES GLOBAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As speculation mounts regarding the date of the next international licensing round for Algerian exploration blocks, Sonatrach has signaled that either downstream market access or partnership in foreign projects will be a precondition for foreign firms wishing to partake in Algeri [...]	2007-08-01 18:19:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL AG
07ALGIERS1140	AHMADINEJAD VISITS ALGIERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian president Mahmud Ahmadinejad's August 6-7 visit to Algiers generated significant noise, but apparently little of substance. The press, responding to a pre-visit public relations effort by the Iranian embassy here, obligingly described the Ahmadinejad visit as part the "r [...]	2007-08-13 08:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OPEC ENRG ETRD KISL KNNP IR AG
07ALGIERS1694	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN ALGERIA ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian official behavior since 2005, in terms of the country's hydrocarbons law, tax systems, contracting policies and customs enforcement, strongly suggests a growing sentiment of resource nationalism. Government actions indicate a conscious effort to gain greater control of h [...]	2007-11-21 10:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS1764	AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian officials told visiting UNVIE Amb. Schulte that they have encouraged Iran to cooperate with the international community regarding its nuclear programs, but they stopped short of agreeing to make a public statement that Iran has violated its commitments under the Non-Prol [...]	2007-12-09 15:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PGOV IR AG
07ALGIERS1783	COMING UP SHORT: ALGERIA'S GLOOMY GAS OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria will likely be unable to meet its natural gas production goals or fulfill its contract supply obligations in the coming years. Expansion of Algeria's gas production has been hampered by delays in high-profile projects like the Medgaz undersea pipeline and the Gassi Touil [...]	2007-12-12 15:09:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS1804	U.S. OIL WONDERS ABOUT ITS FUTURE IN ALGERIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several U.S. companies have signaled their growing dissatisfaction with Algeria's oil sector. Windfall profit taxes, burdensome customs fines and practices, hiring difficulties and a general lack of cooperation by the Algerians have caused several large American oil producers [...]	2007-12-19 10:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS628	FOREIGN COMPANIES LAMENT IMPEDIMENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of foreign oil companies operating in Algeria are increasingly voicing concern about the ambiguously worded -- and apparently hastily drafted -- amendments to Algeria's hydrocarbon legislation in effect since the beginning of the year. Although Sonatrach has begu [...]	2007-05-07 08:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ECON AG
07ALGIERS708	ENERGY MINISTER UNMOVED BY CRITICISM OF CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil told Ambassador May 19 that the new hydrocarbon amendments were intended to slow oil development to maintain natural resources for future generations while redressing "unfair gains" made by foreign partners on certain contracts. He si [...]	2007-05-23 08:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV AG
07ALGIERS710	ENERGY MINISTER DETAILS DIFFICULTIES WITH SPAIN [...] (C) Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil told the Ambassador May 21 about the difficulties Algeria was experiencing with Spain regarding European market access. He described how the Spanish gas authority CNE (Comision Nacional de Energia) had decided to limit the amount of gas Sonatrach [...]	2007-05-23 09:02:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON AG
07AMMAN1479	LIBERALIZATION OF FUEL PRICES POSTPONED [...] (C) Summary: As it prepares for municipal and parliamentary elections in the summer and fall of this year, the GOJ has deferred its earlier plan to completely eliminate oil subsidies and liberalize all fuel prices by March 2007. The Secretary General of the Finance Ministry privately lamented [...]	2007-04-04 14:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO
07AMMAN1800	NPT PREPCOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM NPT MNUC KNNP ENRG JO
07AMMAN2752	Jordan's Electricity Sector Prepares to Meet Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's national electric utility expects the country's electricity needs to grow by 10 percent annually due to increases in real economic growth and population (especially of Iraqis),and a rising standard of living for some Jordanians. To meet growing demand, electricity tra [...]	2007-06-26 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON JO
07AMMAN3328	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ALEX BURKART AND JODY DANIEL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of ISN/NESS Deputy Director Alex Burkart and ISN/RA Jody Daniel to Jordan August 8 - 10, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to discuss Jordan's interest in developing a nuclear energy program. All visitors to Jordan [...]	2007-08-07 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP OTRA ENRG PARM JO
07AMMAN3353	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE RADIOACTIVE SOURCE [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Mark Soo Hoo and Paul Ebel of Sandia National Laboratories, and Ian Gross of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to Amman, Jordan from August 25 - 31, 2007 to conduct training for the Iraq Radioactive Source Regulatory Aut [...]	2007-08-08 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3356	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSSA EMPLOYEES SANSOT AND [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Walter Sansot and Douglas Dahl to Amman, Jordan from August 31 - September 07, 2007, as requested reftel. The team will conduct activities in support of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative Program. Travelers shoul [...]	2007-08-09 11:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3400	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NNSA ANDERSSON, GHANBARI, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Christina Andersson, Farajollah Ghanbari, Adriane Littlefield, and Reeve Daren of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Amman, Jordan from Augus [...]	2007-08-13 11:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3599	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE COLLINS [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins to Jordan, August 30 - September 16, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mon [...]	2007-08-28 05:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3626	RESIGNATION OF FINANCE MINISTER SETS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ziad Fariz and the government's decision to postpone liberalization of fuel prices do not bode well for the future plans of the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC),according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. [...]	2007-08-28 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON JO
07AMMAN3627	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EMPLOYEE MOHAGHEGHI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Amir Mohagheghi to Jordan, August 30 - September 05, 2007, for the purpose of conducting an annual program review of Cooperative Mo [...]	2007-08-28 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN3656	JORDAN WELCOMES MOU ON NUCLEAR ENERGY AND PROPOSES [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Khaled Touqan will represent the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial, and has proposed signing the Memora [...]	2007-08-30 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV EPET JO
07AMMAN3819	Jordan Still Waiting for Iraqi Oil [...] (SBU) Jordan has been anticipating oil shipments from Iraq since August 2006, when an agreement was signed with the Iraqi government for Jordan to import an initial 8,000 barrels/day (approximately 1,370 tons/day) with an eventual target of 30,000 barrels/day. Reportedly the agreement set a sp [...]	2007-09-13 15:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV JO
07AMMAN3869	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/SLAC EMPLOYEE TANTAWI [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Stanford Linear Accelerator Center employee Sami Tantawi to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of presenting a lecture at the 6th User Meeting for Sesame. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review t [...]	2007-09-17 13:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA JO
07AMMAN4202	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE AND SNL EMPLOYEES COLLINS, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of National Nuclear Security Administration of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation employee Jimmie Collins, and Sandia National Laboratories employees Amir Mohagheghi, and Ruth Duggan to Jordan, November 2 - 13, 2007, for t [...]	2007-10-17 06:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4203	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LAWRENCE BERKLEY NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff scientist Zahid Hussain to Jordan, November 15 - 20, 2007, for the purpose of chairing the 6th Sesame Beamlines Committee. All visitors to Jordan should carefully review th [...]	2007-10-17 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG AORC ASEC KSCA OTRA TRGY JO
07AMMAN4217	OVER 40 TRUCKS OF IRAQI OIL HAVE ARRIVED AT [...] (SBU) During October 17 meetings with Econoff, senior officials at the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) confirmed that 40 trucks carrying approximately 1,200 metric tons of Iraqi crude oil had reached the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) in Zarka as of Septemb [...]	2007-10-17 14:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV JO IZ
07AMMAN4226	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SNL EMPLOYEES HORAK, HAYCRAFT, [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Karl Horak, Debbie Haycraft, and Gaurav Rajen to Jordan, November 1 - 10, 2007, for the purpose of hosting a Web Access for Civil Society Initiatives meeting at the Cooperative M [...]	2007-10-18 10:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO
07AMMAN4235	Strong Jordanian Interest in Attending WIREC 2008 [...] Post highly recommends that Jordan be invited to join the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) scheduled for March 2008. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has expressed strong interest in attending the WIREC, as renewable energy is key to its national energy strategy, and [...]	2007-10-18 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON EINV SOCI JO
07AMMAN4338	DESPITE INCREASED REVENUES, SECOND BUDGET SUPPLEMENT NEEDED [...] (U) Summary: Jordan's 2007 budget and initial supplementary annex estimated USD 5.6 billion in total revenues, including foreign grants, and USD 6.1 billion in expenditures. While the GOJ's revenue projections are on-track, skyrocketing fuel subsidy costs have necessitated an additional USD 7 [...]	2007-10-25 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07AMMAN4378	Jordan Completes First Privatization Deal in its Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Jordan (GOJ) finalized the privatization sale of the Central Electric Generating Company (CEGCO) - the first in Jordan's energy sector as part of a privatization program underway since 1996 (ref A). No immediate lay-offs of CEGCO's 1,600 employe [...]	2007-10-30 09:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV KPRV JO
07AMMAN4441	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Los Alamos National Laboratory employee Daniel Whalen to Jordan, November 1, 2007 - April 24, 2008, to undertake a TDY assignment to the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman. All visitors to Jordan should carefully re [...]	2007-11-01 16:08:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP FARM OTRA JO
07AMMAN4499	JORDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HOWARD PASSELL AND JESSE ROACH [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Sandia National Laboratories employees Howard Passell and Jesse Roach to Jordan, November 09 - 24, 2007 for the purpose of holding a workshop with Iraqi engineers and hydrologists on the use of system dynamics modelin [...]	2007-11-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP JO
07AMMAN4575	DRAFT 2008 BUDGET EXPECTS HIGH INFLATION AND SLOWING GDP [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's 2008 budget now being prepared is expected to include raises for public sector employees and pensioners, and to exclude fuel subsidies, which have necessitated budget annexes in 2007. The draft budget assumes a slow-down in GDP growth to four percent in 2008 after three [...]	2007-11-15 05:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID ECON ENRG PGOV JO
07ANKARA1034	TURKEY AND SOMO TALK - BUT FUEL TRADE STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi SOMO and Turkish officials met in Ankara on April 16-18 and reached agreement to move forward in reinstating blocked fuel trade, albeit in a reduced amount, but next action steps lie with SOMO. Turkish suppliers are not optimistic about new contracts and question SOMO's i [...]	2007-05-02 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1085	TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...]	2007-05-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1121	SOUTHERN CORRIDOR: MOVING ON TRANSIT AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a May 9 meeting, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler agreed with Ambassador that setting a legal framework for transiting Shah Deniz production is the next step in developing Caspian gas exports to Europe via the soon to be completed Turkey-Greece Interconnector (TGI) and the Nabucco [...]	2007-05-11 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP GR AJ TU
07ANKARA1177	ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD SEEKS COOPERATION -- UNDER A [...] (C) Turkish Atomic Energy Authority head Okay Cakiroglu told us May 16 that U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (PUNE) treaty is key to deeper bilateral cooperation on the entire range of nuclear energy issues. He confirmed Turkey's intention to develop nuclear power for [...]	2007-05-16 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNUC ENRG ETTC IR TU
07ANKARA1178	TURKEY-IRAQ BUSINESS COUNCIL IS BULLISH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 8 meeting, Turkey-Iraq Business Council Chairman Ercument Aksoy asked for help on accessing Japanese soft loans for Iraq, gaining good attendance at the Iraq Trade Fair in Gazientep later this month, and removing onerous performance bond requirements on bidders for Iraq [...]	2007-05-16 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ
07ANKARA1196	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS [...] We forwarded information concerning the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 30 (ref a). We included the offer from the US to pay for one representative from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) and Turkish National [...]	2007-05-18 08:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
07ANKARA1199	TURKEY STILL SEEKS CLARITY ON POST-SHARM WORKING [...] (C) MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan told the Ambassador May 15 that GOT Special Envoy Celikkol will soon travel to Baghdad. Celikkol hopes to finalize arrangements with the Iraqis on the Neighbors-plus working groups agreed at Sharm el-Sheikh and also consult with Amb. Crocker. Apaka [...]	2007-05-18 10:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG EPET TU IZ
07ANKARA1215	TURKEY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: INTO THE BEAR'S DEN? [...] (C) Summary: Deepening economic and political ties between Russia and Turkey bear watching, but they do not signal a fundamental shift in Ankara's foreign policy orientation. Contacts believe Russia offers Turkey a sympathetic ear as both feel buffeted by a critical west. However, on key Turk [...]	2007-05-21 07:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TU RS
07ANKARA1283	TURKISH-AMERICAN PROJECT LAUNCHES GAS PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With political speeches and fireworks alarmingly close to a heroic gas plume, the U.S. oil development company Toreador feted new gas production at its Black Sea facility on May 20. Toreador has overcome significant problems in bringing its production on line and connecting i [...]	2007-05-25 11:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP EINV TU
07ANKARA1286	TURKEY - PUSHING ON THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials express concern about the announced Russia-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan gas agreement, worried that momentum is shifting away from the "southern gas corridor" and Turkey's transit role. Turkish officials want to redouble efforts to work with Turkmenistan, Iraq, Aze [...]	2007-05-25 11:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ
07ANKARA13	TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA1315	TURKISH PRESIDENT VETOES NUCLEAR ENERGY LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 the Turkish Parliament passed the long pending Nuclear Energy Law, but on May 24 President Sezer vetoed the legislation based on a few technical provisions concerning privatization and government obligations. Even in the unlikely event that the parliament overturns the [...]	2007-05-30 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA133	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Turkish National Security Council President Yigit Alpogan told U/S Burns January 19 that 2007 would be a challenging year for bilateral relations. The Turkish government hopes passage of an Armenian genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress can be averted, fears relations with the U.S. wil [...]	2007-01-24 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NATO IZ IR KPAL EPET ENRG ZK
07ANKARA1337	GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...]	2007-06-01 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1412	TURKEY-IRAN ADVANCE ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although negotiations have been long and difficult, Turkey continues to dally with Iran on energy cooperation. The visit of the Iranian Energy Minister (who is responsible for energy and electricity, but not oil and gas, issues) and a possible reciprocating visit by Guler to Ira [...]	2007-06-06 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1481	TURKEY - COVERING OLD GROUND ON TRANSIT TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Energy Minister Hilmi Guler covered familiar ground on gas transit in a June 9 meeting. Ambassador pushed for Turkey and Azerbaijan to meet to resolve issues on the current gas contract, and even more importantly to establish the transit approach for future gas to [...]	2007-06-12 08:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ IR
07ANKARA15	TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 10:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS
07ANKARA1520	SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]	2007-06-15 07:11:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU
07ANKARA153	IS TURKEY CONSIDERING A NEW PATH ON IRAQ POLICY? [...] (C) We met Jan. 23 with the new GOT Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq, Murat Ozcelik. Ozcelik (please protect),who had been slated to become the MFA's spokesman but at the last minute moved into this position, told us that FonMin Gul had asked him to pursue some new policy directions on Iraq with [...]	2007-01-25 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ECON ENRG TU IZ
07ANKARA1532	ACTION REQUEST: TURKS SEEK USG HELP TO FACILITATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan is inviting Iraqi PM Maliki to visit Turkey later this month to discuss bilateral issues, including security and energy, and the Turks have asked for USG support in convincing Maliki to accept the invitation. The G [...]	2007-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA1535	EU-TURKEY ENERGY CONFERENCE - MISSED OPPORTUNITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expectations for a strong European statement in support of Turkey's role in gas transit to Europe were unrealized at the June 5 "Turkey and the EU: Together for a European Energy Policy" Conference in Istanbul, which was attended by Commissioners Rehn and Piebalgs and senior GOT [...]	2007-06-15 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA16	TURKEY-IRAQ WATER TALKS - FORMULAIC BUT TALKING [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Turkey and Iraq held their second bilateral water dialogue in 2006 in Ankara on December 14. Like the earlier May 24 meeting, delegations repeated long-held positions and quibbled over the agenda and language. The two sides agreed to meet again, and the Iraqis again proposed [...]	2007-01-05 10:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA1608	TURKEY - ENTHUSIASM FOR TURKENISTAN AND IRAQ GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 13 meeting with EUR DAS Matt Bryza, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler gave a positive and enthusiastic read-out of his recent trip to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Guler was confident that an off-shore Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan connection was workable and wants Turkey [...]	2007-06-25 09:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ RS IZ TX KZ
07ANKARA17	TURKEY'S WINTER GAS WOES AND MEASURES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Occurring each winter at Turkey's peak need, the Iranian announcement January 3 that it had to stop natural gas exports to Turkey in order to meet its own requirements was not unexpected. Turkey had already embarked on compensating measures after Iran's initial December reducti [...]	2007-01-05 10:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IR RS
07ANKARA1709	Azeri Gas Arrives, Contract Issue Unresolved [...] (SBU) Summary. After months of delay, Turkish officials confirm that natural gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field should begin flowing into Turkey in the next few days despite the lack of resolution to the issue of the contract period. The head of Azerbaijan's SOCAR is coming to Turkey wi [...]	2007-07-05 05:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA1723	CERA Energy Conference Highlights Caspian Gas Transient and [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 250 government and industry representatives attended the tenth annual "East Meets West" Executive Conference in Istanbul, June 26-27, for two full days of presentations and discussions of energy security, resource access, oil and gas transit, and the impact of climate cha [...]	2007-07-06 09:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA1735	Turks Positive on Iraq Neighbors Energy Group [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate July 5 meetings, MFA Iraq Special Envoy Oguz Celikkol and Iraq desk official Yagmur Guldere gave positive readouts of the June 28-29 Energy Working Group (EWG) experts meeting of the neighboring countries of Iraq. The Iraqi participants gave detailed presentations [...]	2007-07-06 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1756	Second Turkey-Iraq-US Gas Study Meeting in Istanbul [...] (SBU) Summary. During the second trilateral gas working meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday June 30, Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek reassured Iraqi PM Maliki's oil advisor Abd al-Ilah al-Amir and the Iraqi Ambassador, Dr. Jawad al Hindawi, of Turkey's intention to find way [...]	2007-07-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1761	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1785	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...]	2007-07-12 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1787	TURKEY U/S FOR ENERGY SAMI DEMIRBILEK BLAMES [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek discussed stalled negotiations with Greece and Italy for Turkish transit of Azeri gas. Demirbilek voiced frustration with the Greek position, which insists on excluding Greek gas distributors from the requirement of 15 percent " [...]	2007-07-13 05:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV TU
07ANKARA1789	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] (SBU) As discussed in ref email to many of you and based on the widespread interest among chiefs of mission in the area, Mission Turkey proposes to host a Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul on September 20-22, 2007. Its purpose will be to consider our Caspian energy strategy and how we [...]	2007-07-13 07:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1809	IRAN-TURKEY NATURAL GAS MOU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA officials MFA confirm that Energy Minister Hilmi Guler signed a preliminary MOU with Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Variri-Hamaneh that, after further study, may involve (1) construction of pipelines and the transit of gas from Turkmenistan through Iran to Turkey, (2) devel [...]	2007-07-16 16:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA1836	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...]	2007-07-19 06:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1850	TURKEY-IRAN GAS MOU: AMBASSADOR RAISES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador conveyed Washington's serious concern over the Turkey-Iran gas MOU with MFA U/S Apakan (D equivalent) on July 18. Apakan urged the U.S. not to over-interpret, saying there is a real question whether the MOU will be implemented and stressing that Turkey's Iran policy h [...]	2007-07-19 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA187	TURKEY REVITALIZES ITS PETROLEUM CODE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a long-awaited good news story for its investment environment, Turkey finally passed a new petroleum code, intended to provide more attractive incentives to encourage foreign investment in oil and gas exploration and production. The U.S. company Toreador, which will start pr [...]	2007-01-30 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET BEXP TU IZ
07ANKARA1890	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE, JULY 25-28, [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in Sunday's polls and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential partner, supporting co [...]	2007-07-24 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1892	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is open to the possibility of the next ministerial meeting of Iraq's expanded neighbors process taking place in the first half of September, but believes it should be held in Istanbul as agreed to by participants in the first meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. Turkish MFA Iraq C [...]	2007-07-25 06:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA19	MINISTER BABACAN COMMITS TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: Economy Minister Babacan told the Ambassador December 22 the AKP Government was committed to the Social Security Reform despite the recent adverse court ruling and would move ahead, albeit with a delay. Babacan agreed that the business community was concerned about the upcoming e [...]	2007-01-05 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG EINV TU
07ANKARA1922	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory in the July 22 election and appears set to form another single-party government with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Turkey continues to be an essential par [...]	2007-07-27 07:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER ECON ENRG OREP IZ TU
07ANKARA1945	TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER ON GAS TRANSIT AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler met with Ambassador to discuss gas transit, energy security, and the preliminary Iran-Turkey gas memorandum of understanding (MOU). Guler expressed frustration with negotiations with Azerbaijan about gas purchase and transit. Guler defended [...]	2007-07-31 03:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG TU
07ANKARA1962	TURKEY BRIEFED ON U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA TU
07ANKARA1977	WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...]	2007-08-01 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA1996	THE WIDENING EFFECTS OF TURKEY'S DROUGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey is experiencing its hottest and driest summer in 78 years, and the drought is having a widening impact across the country. Coming after a dry winter that failed to fill water reservoirs, the drought has caused severe water shortages, particularly in Ankara province, which [...]	2007-08-03 09:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR ENRG ECON TU
07ANKARA1998	TURKEY-IRAQ: GOT PREPARES FOR PM MALIKI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's primary focus during PM Maliki's August 7 Ankara visit will be on security-related issues. The GOT hopes to make progress on a bilateral security agreement, but does not expect to sign the agreement during the visit. The GOT will also devote attention to economic coopera [...]	2007-08-03 11:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ENRG IZ TU
07ANKARA2024	TURKEY: ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION COOPERATION [...] (U) Action request at para 5. 2. (C) Summary: The Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement was initialed by the US and GOT in July 2000. The GOT ratified this agreement in January 2005. To date, the USG has not submitted this agreement to Congress for ratification. Senior GOT o [...]	2007-08-08 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU
07ANKARA2120	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SPECTER, AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: The new parliament is in the midst of electing Turkey,s next president, following general elections in July. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) scored a significant victory, returning with a mandate to pursue its economic and political reform policies. On Iraq, Tur [...]	2007-08-16 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AM ECON ENRG IZ OREP PGOV PINS PTER TU
07ANKARA2135	TURKEY'S RECENT ENERGY DIPLOMACY WITH IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: GOT officials say that Turkey intends to continue its energy cooperation with Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan as potential future sources of gas to meet Turkey,s growing domestic needs and supply European markets. We have on several occasions firmly reiterated U.S. polic [...]	2007-08-17 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2206	TURKEY DECLARES CYPRIOT TENDERS FOR OIL [...] (U) We met this week with the TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corporation) Acting General Director Mehmet Uyusal, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Cyprus Huseyin Muftaoglu, Maritime Department Head Mehmet Poroy, and Norwegian Charge Stian Christensen to discuss the recent Cypriot announcement of [...]	2007-08-27 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2273	REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE - [...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...]	2007-09-06 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TU
07ANKARA2336	VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20 [...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...]	2007-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU
07ANKARA2350	TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART I): ENERGY [...] (U) This is the first of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part II, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Through a string of recent energy deals with Turkey, Iran is demonstrating a continued capacity to conduct business in the international arena. Turkey has been all too accommo [...]	2007-09-17 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2351	TURKEY'S INCONSISTENT IRAN POLICY (PART II): SOME [...] (U) This is the second of a two-part cable on Turkey's Iran policy. Please see part I, septel. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Energy needs notwithstanding, deepening commercial ties, and Iranian military action against PKK-affiliated targets in northern Iraq, are further bolstering Turkish [...]	2007-09-17 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS MNUC ENRG ETRD ECON IR TU
07ANKARA2422	A/S SULLIVAN WITH MFA U/S APAKAN ON TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 20 meeting with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan, EEB A/S Sullivan raised the progress made on action items identified at the February U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Commission (EPC),an event showcasing Turkey that A/S Sullivan plans to host on the margi [...]	2007-09-28 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG TU
07ANKARA2491	US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...]	2007-10-05 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU
07ANKARA2614	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON TURKEY'S NEW ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Environment and Forestry Veysel Eroglu. Previously, Eroglu served for four years as the Director General of State Hydraulic Works. He continues to be highly interested in water issues and hydro electri [...]	2007-10-23 09:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG SENV TU
07ANKARA2626	Turkish Response to Washington International Renewable [...] This is an Action request. See paragraph 3. 2. There was a Turkish Holiday in mid-October that delayed the Turkish Government's response to the invitation to the WIREC Conference. The MFA informed us October 16 that the GOT would like to participate in the conference, and has one confirmed [...]	2007-10-24 10:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA TU
07ANKARA2652	TURKEY: STATUS OF 123 AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY [...] SUMMARY: (C) GOT officials are certain to ask Energy Secretary Bodman about the status of US ratification of the SIPDIS Agreement on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123 Agreement) during his November 15-20 visit to Turkey. Turkish officials insist that ratification is necessary to rein [...]	2007-10-25 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL TU
07ANKARA2696	EXPANSION OF BTC PIPELINE CONTINGENT ON NEW OIL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On October 5, we met with local BP representatives Djan Suphi, Director for Exploration and Production in Turkey and Norman Rodda, Project Manager for Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline company to discuss two projects to increase the capacity of the line to 1.2 and [...]	2007-11-01 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2720	DAS BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON [...] (C) Summary: On October 25, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Turkish Energy Minister Guler and reaffirmed their commitment to a shared U.S. )Turkey strategic vision to help Europe diversify its natural gas supplies away from dependence on Russia. Guler warmly welcomed positive news from Bryza on [...]	2007-11-06 09:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2742	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Your first official visit to Turkey will be an opportunity to reaffirm U.S ) Turkish shared strategic vision on the development of Caspian oil and gas resources and diversification of transit routes to lessen Europe's dependence on Russia. You will need to encourage Turkey to [...]	2007-11-08 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2755	TURKEY PASSES ITS NUCLEAR ENERGY LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Parliament passed the long pending Nuclear Energy Law on October 8, after just two days of debate and despite criticism from opposition parties and NGO's. The law is expected to be approved by the President. The law establishes an extremely rapid selection process, [...]	2007-11-09 17:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA2775	TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL CELEBRATES [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Gul descended on Azerbaijan, November 6-8, with a delegation of over 140 businessmen, pledging to elevate the bilateral economic relationship to a level matching the two countries' strong political ties. GOT officials and media alike interpret Gul's first state visit [...]	2007-11-15 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ AM TU
07ANKARA2870	AVOIDING CUTOFF OF TURKISH ELECTRICITY TO NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: Karadeniz Toptan Elektrik Ticareti(Kartet) supplies electricity to Northern Iraq from a plant in SE Turkey. Kartet Director Nuray Atacik told us that this year, delays in getting annual renewal of Kartet's fuel oil export permit and letter of credit from the Government of Ira [...]	2007-12-03 09:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG IZ TU

07ANKARA2894	TURKEY SIGNS ELECTRICITY AGREEMENT WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and Iran signed an electricity agreement on November 21 and pledged to continue cooperation on energy issues despite U.S. objections. The agreement calls for private sector construction of two thermal power plants and one hydropower plant and investment in trans-border t [...]	2007-12-04 16:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU IR
07ANKARA2921	PRESIDENT GUL PROPOSES GAS PIPELINE VIA IRAN AND JOINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish President Abdullah Gul's December 5-6 visit to Turkmenistan focused on energy and economic relations. Gul proposed to his Turkmen counterpart to transport Turkmen gas to market via Turkey, and joint oil and gas exploration in Turkmenistan. Energy Minister Guler was quo [...]	2007-12-07 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA2955	TURKISH THINKING ON AZERI GAS VOLUMES AND TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's energy priorities are increasing gas supply and diversity of suppliers, and reducing its energy costs. The Turkey-Greece-Italy Intergovernmental Agreement that allows Turkey to buy 15% of transiting gas at a netback price plays a central role in meeting these needs. Netba [...]	2007-12-13 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU EINV AZ
07ANKARA3015	TURKISH OPPOSITION APPEALS TO COURT TO ANNUL THE NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and Democratic Left Party (DSP) asked the Constitutional Court on December 6 to annul the recently passed Nuclear Power Law. They assert that the law is unconstitutional because it usurps parliamentary authority, violates the "great [...]	2007-12-19 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA407	ENERGY MIN TELLS A/S SULLIVAN READY TO TRANSIT AZERI GAS TO EUROPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 10 meetings with EEB A/S Dan Sullivan on the margins of U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Committee meetings, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler and state-owned pipeline company (BOTAS) acting Director General Saltuk Duzyol emphasized that Turkey is ready facilitate transit [...]	2007-02-26 10:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU GG AJ RS IZ
07ANKARA41	TURKEY: ELECTRICITY PRIVATIZATION POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Confirmation that the Government has decided to postpone electricity distribution company privatizations planned to begin this month put a damper on markets at the start of the new year. The reason for the delay appears to be the political desire of the AKP Government to avoid e [...]	2007-01-10 05:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN TU
07ANKARA42	Turkey Seeks Clean Coal Cooperation [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: In an introductory meeting with THE state-owned Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI),Director Selahaddin Anac expressed hope for activity under the bilateral Implementing Arrangement for Cooperation in the Field of Coal and Power Systems. He voiced strong interes [...]	2007-01-10 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP SENV TU
07ANKARA479	IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials say they pressed Mottaki to make Iran's nuclear program more transparent and to carefully consider diplomatic offers already on the table, including the P5 1. The Turks cautioned that the international community's lack of confidence about Iran's nuclear program [...]	2007-03-02 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PREL TU IR
07ANKARA496	TAEK PRESIDENT ON HEU FUEL EXCHANGE AND SISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu stated TAEK is open to discussing areas for peaceful nuclear cooperation, including repatriation of HEU current held at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center and the USG-proposed nuclear laboratory-to-laboratory ("Si [...]	2007-03-06 07:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL TRGY TU
07ANKARA518	TURKEY ENERGY MINISTER ON EXPANDING SOUTHERN GAS [...] (C) On March 6 Ambassador and Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler discussed state of play on the "southern gas corridor," including the potential roles of Iraq, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan. The Minister looked forward to the March 9 meeting with Iraqi gas experts in Istanbul as a start on a [...]	2007-03-07 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AJ TX IZ IR
07ANKARA521	TURKEY-IRAN JEC RESULTS IN PLAN FOR EXPANDED TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Foreign Trade (FTU) officials provided a more positive readout of the recent Turkey-Iran Joint Economic Commission meeting than their MFA colleagues (ref A). They reported that the two sides agreed to begin negotiating a preferential trade agreement and also discussed Ec [...]	2007-03-08 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ENRG KNNP TU IR
07ANKARA614	TRILATERAL IRAQ GAS GROUP MEETS FOR FIRST TIME IN ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi officials met March 9 in Istanbul to discuss potential development of Iraq natural gas production for domestic use and export via the "Southern Corridor" network of gas pipelines to Europe. The group agreed to cooperate on attracting gas sector investme [...]	2007-03-19 07:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA662	TURKEY SEEKING TO HOST WORLD PETROLEUM [...] SUMMARY: The government-supported Turkish Organizing Committee seeks U.S. support for its candidacy to host the 20th World Petroleum Congress in 2011 in Istanbul. Turkey's Organizing Committee will meet U.S. World Petroleum Council (WPC) members (Chevron, API, Schlumberger) in Houston April [...]	2007-03-23 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG AORC TU
07ANKARA676	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR: ANGST AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's long anticipated electricity shortage is at hand. The government's slow progress on liberalization, market pricing, rule- making, and privatization have led to failure to deliver new investment, so the government is already confronted with managing electricity supply [...]	2007-03-26 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
07ANKARA722	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA and Egyptian embassy officials described the March 22-23 visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Turkey as "symbolically important" and "a useful exchange between two regional powers." Despite agreement by both countries to establish a structured "strategic dialo [...]	2007-03-29 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG EG TU
07ANKARA737	TURKEY WWF AND TRILATERAL WATER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The Turkish MFA was pleased with the kick-off planning meeting for the 2009 World Water Forum (WWF) conference in Istanbul (ref A) and the subsequent "River Basin Management" Conference in Antalya. On the margins of the latter, Turkish, Iraqi, and Syrian ministers restarted tr [...]	2007-04-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA756	TURKEY: ADVANCING BYPASSES AND IRAQ GAS/OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish public and private sector officials are eager to move forward on consideration of Iraqi gas for export to and via Turkey. The GOT is ready to discuss scheduling the second meeting of the Iraq Gas Working Group, but expects to receive a draft from the USG on conclusions [...]	2007-04-03 08:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV TU IZ
07ANKARA803	TURKEY-IRAN: ENERGY PARTNERS OR WARY NEIGHBORS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish press reports April 6 that the GOT is moving forward on energy cooperation with Iran, including investment in it upstream energy production. Ambassador delivered a strong warning on Iran to the Energy Minister last month, just after the visit of the Iranian Foreign Mi [...]	2007-04-06 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU IR
07ANKARA984	TURKEY: NPT PREPCOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 11:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT TU
07ANTANANARIVO100	COMOROS EAGER FOR BILATERAL TALKS WITH U.S. [...] SUMMARY. During meetings January 22-23 in the Union of the Comoros, PolEcon Chief and visiting Desk Officer laid the ground work for the first meeting of the U.S.-Comoros Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. The Comoran officials expressed interest in discussing the African Growth and O [...]	2007-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG KISL CN
07ANTANANARIVO881	ENERGY, THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Ramiaramanana is pursuing multiple partnerships to revitalize the state electric utility company. He explained to the Ambassador August 30 his ambitious plans to improve electricity supply in major coastal cities and in Antananarivo. The Minister is also keen [...]	2007-08-31 06:16:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL ECON MA
07ASHGABAT1090	TURKMENISTAN: TEHRAN CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT DEMARCH [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on October 10 and left an informal Russian translation of the talking points. Meredov listened closely to the demarche and then read the points again carefully. He initially replied that the United [...]	2007-10-10 09:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETTC IR TX
07ASHGABAT1127	TURKMENISTAN: BOEING REPORTS NEW ORDERS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan Airlines' long-anticipated aircraft order is becoming reality. In addition to three airplanes -- two for the airline, and one for the president -- they are contracting for additional maintenance training and tools. The government anticipates a financial savings [...]	2007-10-18 09:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAIR ENRG ETRD TX
07ASHGABAT1159	TURKMENISTAN: KARIMOV VISIT FOSTERS EXPANSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Rakhman Rasulov described President Islom Karimov's October 18-19 visit to Turkmenistan as very successful in that it marked the first formal warming of the two countries' relationship since Niyazov's death. The new relationship can o [...]	2007-10-26 09:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET UZ TX
07ASHGABAT1244	TURKMENISTAN FAVORS GENERAL ELECTRIC, DISTANCES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov wants General Electric to participate in Turkmenistan,s energy sector but without its current partner Chalik Energy, clear evidence that the president is continuing to distance himself fr [...]	2007-11-19 09:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OGIV ECON ENRG EINV TK TX
07ASHGABAT1252	DRAFT TURKMENISTAN-EU MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 19, the EU-TACIS office in Ashgabat informally passed to the Embassy a copy of the draft MOU, dated November 9, 2007, for further cooperation between the EU/EC and the Government of Turkmenistan. According to E [...]	2007-11-20 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ENRG EPET TX
07ASHGABAT1282	TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE MISSES BOAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite earlier expressions of interest in a USAID proposal to develop an Investor's Roadmap to improve Turkmenistan's investment climate, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) is unwilling to commit to USG te [...]	2007-11-26 13:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID PINR PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT1306	TURKMENISTAN: EUROPEAN COMMISSION-FUNDED STUDY ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Commission has concluded from a just completed a study on establishing a gas transit corridor from Kazakhstan to the EU region that the project is feasible. The 400-page feasibility study looked at a [...]	2007-12-01 08:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EPET ECON ENRG TX
07ASHGABAT140	TURKMENISTAN APPARENTLY MOVES TO RELEASE EX-OIL [...] (C) According to the usually well-informed Turkish Ambassador, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking steps to release former Oil and Gas Deputy Chairman Yolly Gurbanmyradov, who has been in prison since October 2005 on charges of embezzlement and corruption. The ambassador also said the m [...]	2007-02-05 14:07:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM PIA PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT197	A/S BOUCHER MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENTS NAZARBAYEV, [...] (C) Presidents of Kazakhstan, Georgia and Tajikistan, in separate February 14 meetings on the margins of the inauguration of Turkenistan's new President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, provided South Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher a uniform message on the need to go slow on SIPDIS pu [...]	2007-02-15 09:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KZ PGOV PINR PREL TX ZF
07ASHGABAT199	A/S BOUCHER DICUSSES DEMOCRACY AND OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) During their 45 minute introductory meeting, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, looking relaxed and confident, told South Central Asia Assistant Secretary Boucher that he: SIPDIS -- was elected democratically, though he acknowledged Turkmenistan's electoral system n [...]	2007-02-15 15:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT230	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV APPOINTS TOP OIL/GAS DEPUTY [...] (SBU) The first, mild surprise in the formation of Turkmenistan,s new government is a positive one: the appointment of Tachberdy Tagiyev as Deputy Chairman with the oil/gas portfolio of the Council of the Cabinet of Ministers. Another February 22 personnel decision from Berdimuhammedov qui [...]	2007-02-23 13:27:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT247	PDAS MANN SCENESETTER (II): TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Post's knowledge regarding Turkmenistan's supply of electricity to Afghanistan remains essentially limited to the scant and mainly declarative details reported after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed last April 24 by President Niyazov and an Afghanistani delegation headed by [...]	2007-03-01 13:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT259	PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV RECEPTIVE TO PIPELINE [...] (C) President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov showed sincere interest in Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Steven Mann's detailed March 5 presentation of SIPDIS alternative paths to developing the country's energy sector. In the context of stressing his concern for development [...]	2007-03-05 13:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV AF KZ TX US UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT260	PRIVATE SECTOR OIL AND GAS TELLS PDAS MANN MORE FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Private sector oil and gas representatives told visiting PDAS Steven Mann during a March 4 lunch that the primary inhibition to the further (and long-term) development of Turkmenistan's oil and gas sector was lack of foreign direct investment (FDI). They also believed that a corollary t [...]	2007-03-05 13:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SOCI EAID AF TX US
07ASHGABAT309	Information on Malaysian Oil Company Petronas [...] (SBU) Malaysian oil company Petronas, which signed a 25-year production sharing agreement (PSA) in 1996 to develop the offshore Block 1 in the Caspian Sea, has a large and expanding presence in Turkmenistan. Block 1 resources have been estimated at a level of: 1 trillion cubic meters (tcms) o [...]	2007-03-21 11:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TX MY
07ASHGABAT317	TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN TO EXPAND ELECTRICITY TRADE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USAID-Kabul's power team concluded an "understanding" March 23 in Ashgabat that is likely to lead to Turkmenistan providing northwest Afghanistan (initially) a regular supply of electric [...]	2007-03-26 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID AF TX UZ TI IR
07ASHGABAT350	CODEL HOEKSTRA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR [...] (C) Michigan Congressman Peter Hoekstra, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Minority Staff Director Michael Meermans, Permanent Staff Member Jim Lewis and Acting Charge d'Affaires met for about 75 minutes on April 4 with Deputy Chairman and Minister of For [...]	2007-04-05 13:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR PREL TX US UN
07ASHGABAT464	PUTIN, NAZARBAYEV AND BERDIMUHAMMEDOV TO MEET IN [...] (C) Local press this morning confirmed the weekend rumor that Russian President Putin and Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev would join Turkmenistan President Berdimuhammedov May 11 at a one-day summit in Turkmenistan's Caspian port of Turkmenbashy (formerly Krasnovodsk). Discussions are certain [...]	2007-05-07 12:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL RS TX
07ASHGABAT489	BERDIMUHAMMEDOV, PUTIN, AND NAZARBAYEV: BACK IN [...] (C) In a May 12 tripartite summit in Turkmenistan's western port of Turkmenbashy, President Berdimuhammedov -- along with visiting Russian President Putin and Kazakhstani President Nazarbayev -- agreed in principle to expand the Caspian littoral pipeline route (including possible construction [...]	2007-05-14 14:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TX RS KZ EPET ENRG
07ASHGABAT525	TURKMENISTAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER HAGYEV [...] (C) Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Hagyev told SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ron Neumann on May 21 that his country was eager to provide additional electricity to Afghanistan on a "mutually beneficial" basis, but was concerned by a "change in the wind" on Afghanistan' [...]	2007-05-24 13:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV TX AF US
07ASHGABAT549	TURKMENISTAN'S GAS PROSPECTS [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagyev was clear during his March 31 meeting with Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, accompanied by senior-level representatives from four USG agencies, that his task in President Berdimuhammedov's administrat [...]	2007-06-01 13:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL SOCI TX US
07ASHGABAT55	Gazprom's Turkmenistan Contract Secure [...] (SBU) A December 12 visit to Turkmenistan by Gazprom Board Member Valeriy Golubev, a December 21 conversation with the local Gazprom representative, and statements by Turkmenistan's Acting President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin after Niyazov's death, confirm [...]	2007-01-16 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PGOV RU TX
07ASHGABAT550	TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV PROMISES [...] (C) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov offered PDAS Mann and a high-level USG delegation on May 31 a mix of openness and old thinking. After hearing detailed USG proposals for technical assistance, feasibility studies and experts' exchanges -- all contributing to making Turkmenistan a [...]	2007-06-01 13:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT551	TURKMENISTAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (C) Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Rashit Meredov, in a separate May 31 meeting, told SCA PDAS Mann that Turkmenistan had removed a few names from its travel "blacklist" and that Turkmenistan was re-examining the law on migration to see whether the law could be "eased" to better accommod [...]	2007-06-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PHUM EPET ENRG TX US
07ASHGABAT56	SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS ASHGABAT BUSINESSMEN ON [...] (SBU) SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum got the up-close private-sector view of Turkmenistan's latest events over summer on January 10 with seven long-time expatriate business executives, most from the oil and gas sector. Pre-dinner discussion included gossip about the actual tim [...]	2007-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT617	MEJLIS SPEAKER WELCOMES DAS FEIGENBAUM'S OFFERS - BUT STOPS [...] (U) As part of his visit to Ashgabat to press forward in the bilateral relationship since the inauguration of President Berdimuhammedov, Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met on June 25 with Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva to discuss opportunities for cooperation between [...]	2007-06-26 13:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT618	TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMMEDOV TELLS SCA [...] (C) During a cordial 80-minute meeting on June 25, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was committed to expanded cooperation with the United States. He stated that a Trans-Caspian pipeline (TCP) remained on [...]	2007-06-26 14:24:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON ETRD TX AF US
07ASHGABAT619	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum's two and a half hour meeting with Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov covered a wide range of issues in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere. At times, Meredov added humor to the discussion. Meredov responded favorably to the invit [...]	2007-06-26 15:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ENRG AF TX
07ASHGABAT660	Blame Game in Negotiating Sales of Turkmenistan's Energy to [...] (U) While in Ashgabat to explore next steps in the bilateral relationship with President Berdimuhammedov's administration, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum met on June 25 with Minister of Energy and Industry Yusup Dawudov to discuss how the USG might assist with ongoing negotiati [...]	2007-07-05 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT662	CENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT RECEIVES BROAD COVERAGE ON [...] (U) Media coverage of U.S. CENTCOM Commander Admiral William Fallon's June 20 meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov fell into two distinct trends, with international sources focusing on American competition with Russia for gas resources while state media concentrated [...]	2007-07-05 13:05:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT669	KARZAI VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN: FOCUS ON [...] (C) Electricity and trade reported dominated the agenda during Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's July 5 meeting with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The latter reportedly agreed to sell additional electricity to Afghanistan, though there have been no indications as yet th [...]	2007-07-06 13:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AF ENRG PINR PREL TX
07ASHGABAT690	TURKMENISTAN ENERGY: MONOSYLLABLES FROM DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After many postponements, SCA PDAS Steven Mann, EUR DAS Matt Bryza, and EEB Rob Garverick met late in the day July 11 with Tachberdi Tagyev, the Government of Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman for Gas and Oil. In contrast to other productive meetings during this visit (septels) [...]	2007-07-13 09:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET CH TX
07ASHGABAT697	PIPELINES DOMINATE FEIGENBAUM PRESS COVERAGE [...] (U) Despite Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan A. Feigenbaum's emphasis on developing a multidimensional relationship with Turkmenistan, media mostly focused on the single dimension of gas pipelines. Most media headlines, including pro-Government of Turkmenistan sites, contained the words "Trans [...]	2007-07-13 11:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT715	TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV DENIES REPORTS OF GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan,s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov firmly denied reports that Turkmenistan plans to sell natural gas via Iran to Turkey and onward to Europe. He said, &Our relationship with the United States is very important. We wou [...]	2007-07-19 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET ENRG IR TU TX
07ASHGABAT729	TURKMENISTAN ENERGY: "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GAZPROMISTAN" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a lively exchange of views between USDEL and First Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Jeparov, the U.S. side championed multiple export routes for Turkmenistan,s hydrocarbon resources, explained the economi [...]	2007-07-23 12:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV TX RU
07ASHGABAT734	SUSTAINED MEDIA COVERAGE IN JUNE; GREATER ACCURACY IN STATE [...] (SBU) State media gave thorough, positive coverage on all high-level U.S. visits, but as usual ignored smaller programs or events. International media drew heavily from Turkmenistan state media sources for their own reporting in June, but provided different interpretations of the same informa [...]	2007-07-24 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG TX
07ASHGABAT742	U.S. SUPPORT FOR STEVE CARR'S CANDIDACY TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 12:34:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PINR PREL PGOV TX US AF
07ASHGABAT767	Turkmenistan: 2007 Report on Investment [...] (U) a. Claimant A b. 2004: c. Claimant A concluded a contract on purchasing 3,000 tons of K-354 type carbon black at a price of $320.00 per ton with the State Concern "Turkmen Fertilizers and Chemistry" in November 2004. During 2005, the selling organization failed to deliver the [...]	2007-08-02 09:09:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BTIO EINV CASC OPIC ENRG PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT768	TURKMENISTAN: AFGHANISTAN'S "UNPROFESSIONAL" BEHAVIOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Turkmenistan's Ministry of Energy and Industry Foreign Economic Affairs Department Chief Eziz Berdimyradov blasted Afghanistan's approach to negotiating increased electrical sales as "unprofessional" and questione [...]	2007-08-02 09:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG AF TX
07ASHGABAT781	SCENE-SETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. On August 13, you will head the U.S. delegation that participates in the opening ceremony of the new border-crossing point between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan at Imam [...]	2007-08-06 08:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT825	TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS AGENCIES NOT YET READY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Minister of Oil and Gas Baramgeldy Nedirov, pinch-hitting for the Minister of Oil and Gas and other key oil sector officials who were in Kazakhstan, listened to an August 6 presentation by U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA) Regional Director Dan Stein and Contractor [...]	2007-08-09 12:11:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT836	TURKMENISTAN: FARMERS SPEAK OUT IN MARY PROVINCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. SUMMARY 2. (U) During his July 27 meeting with the economic growth delegation led by USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Drew Luten, a cautious Mary Hakim Muhammet Gurbannazarov credited the contributions of Turkmenistan's first [...]	2007-08-15 10:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG AF TX
07ASHGABAT861	FM MEREDOV: TURKMENISTAN WANTS BROADEST POSSIBLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a positive meeting with EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov said SIPDIS Turkmenistan wanted concrete cooperation with the United States on the widest possible range of i [...]	2007-08-22 11:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON EAID ENRG TX
07ASHGABAT895	AHMEDINEJAD'S VISIT TO ASHGABAT YIELDS MOSTLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following on the heels of President Berdimuhamedov's official visit to Tehran two months ago, Iranian President Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Ashgabat August 14-15 on his way to the Shanghai Organization Summit in Bishkek. Although Iranian ministers arriving in Turkmen [...]	2007-08-28 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET ETRD IR TX
07ASHGABAT930	TURKMENISTAN: SCENE-SETTER FOR TREASURY VISIT, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of a bilateral dialogue directed toward encouraging Turkmenistan to make the economic and finance reforms that will [...]	2007-09-06 12:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN ENRG PHUM KIRF PGOV EPET TX
07ASHGABAT990	TURKMENISTAN: NAZARBAYEV VISIT YIELDS GOODWILL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev and President Berdimuhamedov held expansive meetings on strengthening economic ties between the two countries, focusing extensively on establishing hydrocarbon development joint ventures in the Caspian and improving land transportation networks between the [...]	2007-09-19 10:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR TX
07ASTANA1038	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, April 1 - 14, 2007 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Nazarbayev Meets Lord Mayor of London -- 30 Leading Corporations to [...]	2007-04-23 03:48:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1063	KAZAKHSTAN INVESTIGATES DEATH OF SEALS [...] Summary: Nearly 700 dead seals have been found on the shores of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan's Mangystau Oblast since the end of March. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Environment has established an interagency commission to investigate the deaths, but no final conclusions have been reached. Local [...]	2007-04-25 14:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA1074	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Nazarbayev Meets Lord Mayor of London -- 30 Leading Corporations to [...]	2007-04-26 03:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1110	KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON MANAGER DISCUSSES ORENBURG [...] (C) Summary: Luis Coimbra, Marketing and Transportation Manager of Chevron's Eurasia Business Unit, briefed Energy Officer on April 24 on Chevron's vision for the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) and the status of the Gazprom-KazMunaiGaz (KMG) joint venture to expand the Orenbur [...]	2007-04-26 09:38:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA1116	KAZAKHSTAN COMMITTED TO NPT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Kayrat Sarzhanov, MFA International Security Department Advisor, who welcomed the information and emphasized Kazakhstan's commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Sarzhanov noted that Kazakhstan condemned North Korea's [...]	2007-04-26 10:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT KZ
07ASTANA1143	KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION ON BAKER HUGHES' FCPA CASE [...] (C) Following receipt of reftel, Ambassador telephoned Prime Minister Masimov to inform him of the impending final court action and to ask how best to provide the GOK with the relevant court documents when they came available. Masimov told the Ambassador to deliver them directly to him. 2. [...]	2007-04-30 08:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EINV KZ
07ASTANA116	KAZAKHSTAN'S PETROCHEMICAL AMBITIONS: [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is aggressively encouraging foreign investment in a domestic petrochemical industry as part of its strategy to diversify the economy and to "climb the value chain" of hydrocarbon production. The GOK has authorized a predictable set of tax benef [...]	2007-01-12 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
07ASTANA1234	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 15 - 28, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- WTO Accession Process Underway -- Pakistan Extends Cooperation with [...]	2007-05-07 10:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1240	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES OIL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: In back-to-back April 26-27 conversations with Commercial and Business Affairs Special Representative (S/R) Frank Mermoud and the Ambassador, Prime Minister Masimov discussed his government's strategy for developing Kazakhstan's oil and gas sector, its intent to audit existing sub [...]	2007-05-08 07:28:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA1302	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Both Prime Minister Masimov and Foreign Minister Tazhin downplayed the significance of the gas pipeline deals announced during the May 12 tripartite summit in Turkmenistan (Ref A) in separate May 15 conversations with Ambassador Ordway. Masimov told the Ambassador that "all we ag [...]	2007-05-15 11:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ RS TX
07ASTANA1430	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, APRIL 29 - MAY 12, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- "Kazakhgate" Funds to Go to Charity -- Kazakhstan's External Debt o [...]	2007-05-28 10:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1438	KAZAKHSTAN SIGNS AGREEMENT ON CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 10 representatives of the Government of Kazakhstan and the Government of Russia signed an Inter-governmental Agreement to set up an international uranium enrichment center, under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) control, in Angarsk, Russia. For Kazakhstan's state- [...]	2007-05-29 03:14:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ RS
07ASTANA161	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, January 1 - 14, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Finance Minister Nominates Deputies -- National Holding Company "Ka [...]	2007-01-19 10:02:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1614	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MAY 27- [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Latest Developments from Nurbank -- Aliev's Case Has No Impact on I [...]	2007-06-13 05:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1639	KAZAKHSTAN REACTION TO EITI VALIDATION DEADLINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref A action request, Kazakhstan appears well on its way to meeting the September 2007 deadline for completing the four Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) "sign-up" indicators, with the last criteria -- publication of a work plan -- likely to be fulfilled late [...]	2007-06-15 06:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA1650	KAZAKHSTAN: 2007 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel. The United States Government is aware of two (2) claims by United States persons that are outstanding against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). 2. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1996 c. Although it has faced a number of regulatory issues, Claimant A is c [...]	2007-06-15 10:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD ENRG KIDE KZ
07ASTANA1659	KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER PRESSES POLITICAL REFORM WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 01:35:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KZ ECON ENRG
07ASTANA1668	CORRECTED COPY: KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER PRESSES [...] (C) Summary: In June 5-6 meetings with Assistant Secretary Boucher, Kazakhstani government officials defended SIPDIS recent constitutional amendments as far-reaching, while acknowledging the need for further reform. Opposition leaders, by contrast, called the reform package a "step backwa [...]	2007-06-18 09:41:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KZ ECON ENRG
07ASTANA1851	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JUNE 10 - 23, 2007 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Samgau's Board of Directors is Formed -- Kazakhstani Banking Sector [...]	2007-07-09 07:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA1994	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 8-21, 2007 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Amendments to Budget 2007 Signed -- Amendments to Budget Code Appro [...]	2007-07-24 05:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA2201	KAZAKHSTAN DIPS ITS TOE IN ETHANOL [...] (SBU) Summary. The recently built ethanol plant in North Kazakhstan Oblast is touted by regional officials and company executives as the first ethanol production facility in all of the CIS. Officially opened in September 2006 (with President Nazarbayev pressing the "start" button to great fan [...]	2007-08-13 03:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND ENRG PGOV KTDB KZ
07ASTANA2315	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 29 - AUGUST [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Inflation in July and Tenge Depreciation -- Legalization Campaign i [...]	2007-08-26 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA2586	KASHAGAN: THUS FAR, COMMERCIAL DISPUTE, NOT [...] Summary: (SBU) Spurred on by further delays and rising costs at Kashagan, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has made clear to the international consortium developing the huge oil field of its dissatisfaction with the current profit-sharing scheme. The GOK leadership has indicated that it see [...]	2007-09-18 23:57:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN EINV KZ
07ASTANA2716	GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN PROPOSES RESOLUTION OF CUSTOMS [...] (SBU) Summary. A new amendment to the Customs Code, enacted by the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) on July 26, mandates submission of export declaration forms when bringing goods into the country "for free circulation." When the new statute came into force on August 21, it immediately stopped [...]	2007-09-28 02:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND ENRG PGOV KTDB KZ
07ASTANA2818	KAZAKHSTAN: PRODI VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi urged President Nazarbayev to avoid short-term solutions to long-term problems in the energy sector, focusing particularly on the Kashagan dispute and proposed amendments to Kazakhstan's law on subs [...]	2007-10-15 12:08:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG KZ
07ASTANA2823	KAZAKHSTAN'S CUSTOMS SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON AMID HOPES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kazakhstani customs shutdown, precipitated by the late-August enactment of a law with severe unintended consequences (reftel),continues. The Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) is pursuing a potential resolution on two different tracks: enactment of a law designed to relax the [...]	2007-10-16 02:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EIND ENRG PGOV CASC KTDB KZ
07ASTANA293	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, January 15 - 28, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- New Halyk Bank Shareholders -- Development of Textile Cluster -- E [...]	2007-02-04 02:16:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA2931	KAZAKHSTAN'S PROPOSED SUBSOIL AMENDMENT RATTLES FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: On 27 September 2007, the Kazakhstani Parliament approved an amendment to the "Law on Subsoil and Subsoil Use" which, if signed into law, may have substantial negative consequences for the investment climate in Kazakhstan. The draft amendments give the Government of Kazakhstan [...]	2007-10-24 13:11:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA2932	KASHAGAN PARTIES ESTABLISH FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Agip KCO and the Government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on October 22 establishing the framework for continued negotiations to resolve a dispute over the exploration of the Kashagan oil field. The memorandum calls for further talks "in a spirit of positive and constr [...]	2007-10-24 13:12:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA3177	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, NOVEMBER 5 - 18, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- UniCredit Group Finalizes Purchase of ATF Bank -- British Compani [...]	2007-11-23 07:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KTDB KZ
07ASTANA3318	CONOCOPHILIPS CEO SEES PROSPECTS FOR JOINT [...] (C) ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador on December 13 that he sees prospects for a deal under which Eni will be replaced as Kashagan operator, with three of the larger consortium members developing the field as joint operators. All companies in the Kashagan consortium except E [...]	2007-12-14 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PREL KZ
07ASTANA443	KAZAKHSTAN: OIL AND GAS AMENDMENTS SLIGHTLY TIGHTEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, Kazakhstan adopted new amendments to its "Petroleum" and "Subsoil" laws, the most notable of which prohibits the transfer of subsoil rights for two years following signature of a subsoil contract. While this amendment has received considerable attention in the pr [...]	2007-02-20 12:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA457	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, January 29 - [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the K%' [...]	2007-02-22 05:23:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ

07ASTANA460	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary: In February 4-6 meetings in Astana with Prime Minister Masimov and GOK cabinet members, A/S Sullivan and delegation communicated strong USG support for multiple oil and gas export routes (including potential Trans-Caspian pipelines),Kazakhstan's efforts to diversify its economy, [...]	2007-02-22 08:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
07ASTANA562	KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS' "N BLOCK" BID ON HOLD [...] (C) Summary: Don Wallette, ConocoPhillips' (CP) Russia and Caspian Region President, told the Ambassador on February 28 that the GOK had decided to postpone, indefinitely, its selection of foreign partners to participate in the development of the offshore "N" block, in order to re-evaluate th [...]	2007-03-02 10:53:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA563	KAZAKHSTAN: KMG EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES KCTS PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: Arman Darbayev, KazMunaiGaz (KMG) Executive Director of Transportation Infrastructure, discussed KMG's vision of the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) process with Energy Officer on March 1. Darbayev (strictly protect) acknowledged that the Kazakhstanis intend to use [...]	2007-03-02 10:58:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ AJ
07ASTANA604	BOUCHER COVERS DEMOCRATIC REFORM, REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on February 26-27 with Prime Minister Masimov, Foreign Minister Tazhin, and Senate Speaker Tokayev, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told the Kazakhstani leadership that the U.S. is eager to build upon the momentum created [...]	2007-03-07 05:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ ENRG KDEM
07ASTANA684	KAZAKHSTAN: GOK CONFIRMS "N BLOCK" PROCESS DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, ConocoPhillips (CP) executives briefed Energy Officer on CP CEO Jim Mulva's March 5 meetings in Astana, during which GOK officials reiterated the recent bad news about CP's "N Block" bid due to a GOK desire to re-evaluate "N Block" reserves, all commercial negotiations [...]	2007-03-16 10:37:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA691	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, February 25 - March [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhstani-Israeli WTO Protocol Signed -- New Deputy CEO in Nurban [...]	2007-03-19 01:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA753	KAZAKHSTAN TO BUILD COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Spurred by recent analysis forecasting a significant electricity deficit in Southern Kazakhstan by 2015, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has reportedly decided to build a 2000 MW coal-fired plant at the southern tip of Lake Balkhash. Energy Ministry sources report that Presid [...]	2007-03-28 02:26:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA848	KAZAKHSTAN: EXXONMOBIL PURSUING ONSHORE [...] (C) Summary: Rick Vierbuchen, Vice President of ExxonMobil Exploration Company, informed Ambassador Ordway on March 28 that ExxonMobil is negotiating a long-term partnership with KazMunaiGaz's (KMG) onshore exploration and production subsidiary (KMG E&P) to evaluate, acquire acreage, and poten [...]	2007-04-03 08:58:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA856	GE SEEKS TO BUILD ON SUCCESSES IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 13 and 29, high-ranking GE executives discussed with Ambassador Ordway the company's plans for Kazakhstan. Six months after signing a contract, valued at about $700 million, with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ, Kazakhstan's national railroad company),the company held in [...]	2007-04-04 09:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG EAIR ETRD EPET KZ
07ASTANA861	KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, March 18 - 31, [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Kazakhtelecom Sells Shares to Pension Funds -- GOK to Sell Share in [...]	2007-04-05 10:42:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ASTANA906	KAZAKHSTANI PRIME MINISTER ON ENERGY, CTR VAT [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador April 9, Prime Minister Masimov attributed the delay in final agreement on the offshore "N" Block to a Kazakhstani government decision to link oil and gas tenders to economic diversification goals. He expressed confidence that the VAT [...]	2007-04-09 11:09:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KZ PARM
07ASTANA908	KAZAKHSTANI PRIME MINISTER ON ENERGY, CTR VAT [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador April 9, Prime Minister Masimov attributed the delay in final agreement on the offshore "N" Block to a Kazakhstani government decision to link oil and gas tenders to economic diversification goals. He expressed confidence that the VAT [...]	2007-04-10 00:46:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KZ PARM
07ASTANA919	KAZAKHSTAN: BAKER HUGHES SEEKS TO LIMIT FALLOUT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see request for guidance, para. 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving malfeasance by U.S. oil technology and services firm Baker Hughes in Kazakhstan will soon be settled, revealing details of bribes paid by the firm' [...]	2007-04-11 03:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG KZ
07ASTANA943	ROBERT DEUTSCH DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch briefed Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev on U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan on April 6 in Astana, receiving in turn a brief of Yermekbayev's recent trip to Kabul as head of a public-private Kazakhstani delegation. Yermekbayev [...]	2007-04-13 01:20:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG ETRD KZ
07ASTANA984	KAZAKHSTAN: AES UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: AES's Dale Perry told the Ambassador on April 12 that "business is great" in Kazakhstan, despite ongoing legal disputes initiated by regional and local officials, and a general disagreement with regulators over the proper definition of monopoly power. Perry noted that a draft Go [...]	2007-04-18 02:29:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASTANA986	KAZAKHSTAN FLOATS IDEA OF CHINA-CASPIAN ENERGY / [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOK is floating the idea of an "energy transportation corridor" running from China to the Caspian through Southern Kazakhstan, which would consolidate oil and gas pipelines, railroad tracks, highways, electricity transmission lines and generating plants, and telecommunicati [...]	2007-04-18 03:10:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KZ
07ASUNCION349	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 13:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT PA
07ATHENS1225	GREECE ON UPCOMING EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the June 18-19 GAERC to MFA A11 European Cooperation correspondent Penny Douti. Douti observed that the main issue for the GAERC was expected to be institutional reform and, in particular, the way forward in light of the constitutional treaty defeats [...]	2007-06-14 13:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI
07ATHENS1460	GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...]	2007-07-19 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS2006	Date Change for Athens "Challenge of Climate" Conference - [...] Summary. In response to the recent GoG elections, and the selection of new Minister of Development Christos Folias, the organizing committee of the Athens "Challenge of Change" Climate Change conference announced the postponement of the conference until May 2008. The primary reason given for [...]	2007-10-05 14:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV SOCI EAID GR
07ATHENS2313	TGI GAS PIPELINE INAUGURATION: GREEK EDITORIALISTS WORRY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The US presence at the November 18 inauguration ceremony of the Turkey-Greece-Italy natural gas inter-connector and Energy Secretary Bodman's meetings in Athens the next day were very visible in the Greek media. International press coverage from the Athens-based wi [...]	2007-12-05 14:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KPAO GR TU IT
07ATHENS2375	GREEK PM IN MOSCOW: RHETORIC (APPARENTLY) [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 17-18 visit to Moscow, Greek PM Karamanlis signed with Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Parvanov an agreement establishing a company to construct the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline through Bulgaria and Greece. Press reports also indicate Puti [...]	2007-12-19 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET GR KPRV PGOV PREL RS
07ATHENS2386	KARAMANLIS IN MOSCOW: PAR@THENS 2375 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL KPRV GR
07ATHENS458	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU
07ATHENS462	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-GREEK ECCC MEETING MARCH 12 [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Athens warmly welcomes DAS Bryza, USDOC DAS Dyck and AID DAA Mefford's March 12 visit to participate in the 2007 meeting of the U.S.-Greek Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC). The visit offers an opportunity to strengthen our "strategic partnership," [...]	2007-03-05 09:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ENRG ECON GR
07ATHENS649	DIMITRIOS COPELOUZOS AND THE COPELOUZOS GROUP: [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dimitrios Copelouzos, the founding Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos Group, has evolved into a key player in the regional energy market and is currently participating in a number of significant energy transportation projects including the Burgas-Alexandroupoli pip [...]	2007-03-29 13:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON AL BU ENRG GR MK RS
07ATHENS821	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM [...] (SBU) On April 24, DepPolCouns delivered reftel talking points and non-paper on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee meeting to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. Rallis later said he had passed the documents to [...]	2007-04-24 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT GR
07ATHENS838	DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WORKS TO MOVE TGI FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development Sioufas outlined to the Ambassador a series of steps he was taking to move the ball forward on TGI. He had obtained Turkish Minister of Energy Guler's agreement to work on a trilateral, intergovernmental TGI agreement covering source, transit and other is [...]	2007-04-27 10:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
07ATHENS947	ENERGY MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT EC ACTION ON TGI [...] (C) Minister of Development Sioufas told the Ambassador May 11 that he requests urgent USG assistance regarding the EC's upcoming decision on exempting the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) pipeline from EC third-party access (TPA) requirements. Sioufas said that EU officials recently informed Italian [...]	2007-05-11 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
07BAGHDAD1122	DCM DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LEGISLATION STATUS WITH [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On March 25, the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani to discuss the status of the package of hydrocarbon legislation. Shahristani said that drafts of all companion laws were ready -- revenue management, reconstitution of the Iraq National [...]	2007-04-01 06:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1142	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES (COR) OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary In a March 28 meeting with econoffs, Dr. Ali Husayn Belu, the Chairman of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Oil and Gas Committee, indicated that: 1) the opposition to the framework Hydrocarbon Law did not have sufficient votes to alter the law as forwarded to the CoR by the Cou [...]	2007-04-02 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1150	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON LAWS [...] (C) Summary: At an April 2 dinner with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih, the Ambassador noted President Bush,s frustration with the GOI,s failure thus far to complete the hydrocarbon-related package of laws to send to the Council of Representatives. The DPM responded w [...]	2007-04-03 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1155	PM ADVISOR, THAMIR GHADHBAN'S ADDRESSES STATUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 2 meeting with emboffs, PM Advisor, Thamir Ghadhban, described a series of actions that the GOI has taken to move the framework Hydrocarbon and related laws forward. The framework Hydrocarbon Law is currently being reviewed by the Shura Council. Because the Shura Co [...]	2007-04-04 08:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1193	AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF OIL DR. HUSAYN [...] (C) Summary: On April 4, Ambassador Crocker held his first meeting with Minister of Oil Dr. Husayn Shahristani. Shahristani briefly outlined the state of the oil industry, and admitted that Iraq should be pumping more oil. He blamed the failure to do so completely on the security situation, c [...]	2007-04-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1240	UIA REVIEWS OIL LAW [...] (C) Dr. Haider Abadi, chair of the Economic Committee at the Council of Representatives (CoR),described how the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) is reviewing the hydrocarbon framework law in an April 9 meeting with Deputy EconCouns and Econoff. He believes that the CoR can act quickly once the GO [...]	2007-04-10 08:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1266	KRG MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 9, 2007, meeting with econoffs and the Energy Attach, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Natural Resources, Ashti Hawrami identified issues to be addressed by KRG and Government of Iraq (GoI) negotiators working on the hydrocarbon Revenue Management ( [...]	2007-04-12 11:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1393	IRAQ-IRAN PIPELINE PROJECT AND OIL/FUEL SWAP [...] (C)In an April 21 meeting, the State Oil Marketing Organization's head of the Crude Oil Marketing Commission told econoffs that he was under pressure to conclude a contract with Iran to swap crude oil for refined fuel products. The contract stems from Memoranda of Agreement signed by Oil Mini [...]	2007-04-23 19:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1540	KIRKUK FACING WORST WATER SHORTAGE IN TEN YEARS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Low precipitation in Lake Dokan's watershed means that Dokan Dam's electrical generation this year likely will be 25 percent less than last year's and Kirkuk faces its most serious water shortage in the last ten years, with a significant impact on farmers in Kirkuk's restive A [...]	2007-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD1614	DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...]	2007-05-17 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1659	DCM VISITS KRG LEADERS, ADVANCING HYDROCARBON [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 14-15, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Economic Minister Counselor met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and the KRG Ministers of Interior and External Affairs to express US co [...]	2007-05-21 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1665	DCM MEETS WITH GOI LEADERS IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Economic Minister Counselor discussed the hydrocarbon revenue management law and upcoming hydrocarbon legislation negotiations with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Tarik Abdullah, Minist [...]	2007-05-21 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1793	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Envoy Oguz Celikkol said Turkey will propose that the Neighbors Conference energy working group meet June 14-15 in Istanbul. Celikkol and the Ambassador discussed ways to keep participation in the working group from becomin [...]	2007-05-29 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG TU SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1838	SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTER JABR ON OIL REVENUE LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and the central Government of Iraq have been making importatant progress in completing negotiations on a draft of the Oil Revenue Management Law. Recent negotiations have resulted in important breakthroughs in a number of [...]	2007-06-03 11:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG
07BAGHDAD1991	MEETING BETWEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Satterfield, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker met with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih (DPM) to discuss a range of issues from security and budget execution to the draft hydrocarbon-related laws and re [...]	2007-06-17 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD1992	MEETING WITH KRG NEGOTIATOR ROWSCH REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ambassador Crocker and Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard met with Dr. Rowsch Shaways, the lead KRG negotiator in the effort to prepare a Revenue Management law that the Council of Ministers can submit to the Council of Representatives. Dr. Shaways delivered copies o [...]	2007-06-17 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2028	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND [...] (C) On June 17, the Energy Attache and others met with the Minister of Science and Technology, Ra,id Fahmi Jahid, and several of his directors general regarding a number of issues, including those associated with the Tuwaitha site. The Minister reported that he had not completed the letter a [...]	2007-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2029	SENATORS MCCASKILL AND CARPER MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] Sen. McCaskill first inquired about the DPM,s perspective of the American public,s frustration with progress toward stability in Iraq. The DPM responded that when he first returned to Iraq, he was shocked at the level of devastation he observed after thirty-five years of neglect and Saddam,s [...]	2007-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD204	RRT COORDINATOR LUNCH WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At a lunch with Regional Coordinator and Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Officers on January 11, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the speech by President Bush on the new Iraq strategy. Talabani asked [...]	2007-01-18 17:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV ENRG IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2070	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) On June 21, 2007, the Ambassador, Meghan O'Sullivan, the Economic Minister-Counselor, and others met with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (VP) to discuss a range of topics. The Ambassador expressed some frustration with so many senior officials from the Government of Iraq (GOI) traveling [...]	2007-06-24 17:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PLO
07BAGHDAD2083	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN - FUEL SUPPLIES FROM KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: Insufficient fuel for electric power generating units threaten to continue electricity shortages in Baghdad this summer, thus undermining a top priority of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). The planned completion this summer and fall of up to 20 additional diesel generators at Mus [...]	2007-06-25 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2146	DCM MEETS SUNNI LEADERSHIP ON HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met separately with three Sunni leaders to enlist their support for the framework Hydrocarbon Law and the Revenue Management Law. The latter was due to be presented to the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 26 (see para 19),with both laws [...]	2007-06-29 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2158	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI REFINERY SHUTS DOWN AMID RISING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) This cable has been cleared by the intelligence section, 3 BCT, 82nd Airborne Division. 3. (C) SUMMARY. The Bayji oil refinery closed its distribution gates on June 25 in accordance with the qada-wide general movement curfew decreed b [...]	2007-06-30 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EPET IZ KCOR
07BAGHDAD2189	PRIME MINISTER DIRECTS MINISTER OF PLANNING TO [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on Sunday, July 1, Minister of Planning Ali Baban said that the Prime Minister called him back from a visit with his family in England to help solve "the problem he created," with regard to Tawafuq's denial of support for the [...]	2007-07-02 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET
07BAGHDAD2278	ACTIVITIES OF WESTERNZAGROS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Canadian-based petroleum exploration and development company, WesternZagros, has been operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005. It signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) that was ratified on March 2 [...]	2007-07-09 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2320	MP NAJAFI WARNS- RUSHING THROUGH BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with other Iraqiyya bloc Council of Representative (CoR) members July 8 (septel),Osama al-Najafi warned Ambassador against pushing through key reconciliation legislation just to meet the September benchmark deadline. Acknowledging the domestic American imperative, [...]	2007-07-12 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2331	HYDROCARBON LAW'S STATUS AT THE COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Summary: A draft of the framework Hydrocarbon Law was submitted by the Council of Ministers to the Council of Representatives on July 3, and distributed to the Oil and Gas, Economic, and Legal committees for review on July 5. The bill and its supporters have faced criticism from Iraqi pr [...]	2007-07-14 10:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2363	ACTING COR SPEAKER OPTIMISTIC ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 15 Council of Representatives Deputy Speaker al-Attiya told us he was optimistic about making progress on the framework Hydrocarbon Law and Provincial Powers Law before the August recess, provided there was quorum during the next two weeks. He said that in a recent conve [...]	2007-07-16 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2372	EMBASSY ECONOMIC MINISTER DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, Minister of Oil Husayn Shahristani met with MIN Charles Ries, ECONCOUNS Dan Weygandt and econoff to discuss hydrocarbon legislation, Daura refinery, fuel supplies from Kuwait and crude exports via fuel swaps with Iran. Sharistani said that there are two major issues t [...]	2007-07-17 02:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ KU
07BAGHDAD2403	DPM BARHAM SALIH DISCUSSES ECONOMIC LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 17 introductory meeting with Economic Minister Ries, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih discussed economic reform legislation, budget execution and the International Compact with Iraq. DPM Salih said next week the Prime Minister would name Oil Advisor Thamir Ghadban to [...]	2007-07-19 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2423	IRAQ TURKEY PIPELINE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Econ Emboff was informed that the Iraq Ministry of Oil (MoO) is sending a group of senior officials to Turkey at the end of July to renegotiate the transportation agreement for crude oil through the Iraq Turkey (IT) pipeline. The current agreement expired at the end of December, 2006. Un [...]	2007-07-22 04:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2433	TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE [...] (C). SUMMARY: Embassy officials recently attended two meetings to discuss issues associated with the Tuwaitha site. The first meeting was held on July 18, with the Minister of Science and Technology and the second meeting was held on July 19, with Amb. Srood R. Najib. Meeting topics includ [...]	2007-07-22 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2442	MINISTER OF PLANNING WARY OF HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) Summary: In a July 22 introductory meeting with Economic Minister Ries, Minister of Planning Ali Baban discussed his opposition to the framework Hydrocarbon Law and the progress towards improving GOI budget execution. He noted that the Japanese and World Bank soft loans were approved by t [...]	2007-07-24 06:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2453	CODEL BURGESS MEETING WITH MINISTER OF OIL HUSAYN [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 22, Congressmen Michael Burgess (R-TX),Steve King (R-IA),Jim Jordan (R-OH),John Carter (R-TX),Kevin Brady (R-TX),and David Davis (R-TN) met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani to discuss issues related to the state of Iraq,s petroleum infrastructure, plans [...]	2007-07-25 05:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2454	JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...]	2007-07-25 07:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2477	ECON COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES FRAMEWORK [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 introductory meeting with Economic Minister, Dr. Haider al-Abadi (Dawa),Chairman of the Economic Committee in the Council of Representatives (CoR),provided his views on the current status of the hydrocarbon framework law in the CoR. Abadi expressed interest in recei [...]	2007-07-26 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ ECON ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD2499	PRT TIKRIT: CORRUPTED FUEL DISTRIBUTION PROCESS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. A corrupted refined fuel distribution process in Salah ad Din (SaD) guarantees severe shortages across a large swathe of the southern area of the province, including strategic cities such as Samarra, Balad, and Ad Du [...]	2007-07-29 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EPET IZ KCOR
07BAGHDAD2500	COR MEMBER CALLS FOR NEW LEADERSHIP, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Council of Representatives Member Yonadam Kanna (Assyrian Christian - Rafidayn) called for replacing Prime Minister Maliki with Adel Abdul Mehdi and discussed current legislation with Econoffs on July 26. A member of the Council of Representatives' (CoR) economic committee, Kenna spoke he [...]	2007-07-29 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2552	ANBAR FORUM PLANNING MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH [...] (C) Summary: The Anbar Provincial Council Chair, Anbar Governor, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih and Ministry of Finance Director General for Accounts met in Baghdad July 29 with PRT Anbar Team Leader Soriano, Economic Minister Ries, MNF-W Deputy Commanding Brigadier Ge [...]	2007-08-01 07:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2562	TUWAITHA JULY 30 AND 31 MEETINGS [...] (S). SUMMARY. On July 30, Energy Attache and Econ Officer met with Ambassador Srood R. Najib, chairman of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Complex (TNRC) committee regarding progress toward the sale of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) located at the comp [...]	2007-08-01 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2604	COR ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives Member Dr. Amirah Al Baldawi discussed the Economic Committee's activities with EconOffs on August 2. She said that the first workshop on economic reform went well, and included a presentation on the World Trade Organization accession process. Dr. Al B [...]	2007-08-06 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2616	MINISTER OF OIL SHAHRASTANI'S TRIP TO MOSCOW [...] (C) EMIN telephoned Minister of Oil Shahrastani August 6 to ask him what his objectives would be on a trip the press is reporting he would be taking to Moscow August 7-10. Despite a bad mobile phone connection, Shahrastani explained that he will now first accompany the Prime Minister to Turkey [...]	2007-08-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2634	COM SECGEN BLAMES SHAHRISTANI FOR HYDROCARBON [...] (C) On August 7, EMIN made an introductory call on Council of Ministers (CoM) Secretary-General Ali al Alaq. Al Alaq recounted the chain of events that led to the confused July 3 initial introduction of the Framework Hydrocarbon law to the Council of Representatives (CoR). According to al Alaq, [...]	2007-08-08 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2729	NINEWA: FUEL CRISIS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRT TL Hyland along with other PRT members met August 8 with Northern Oil Company Distribution Director Dr. Mohammed al-Zibari in his Dahuk offices for a lengthy discussion of the energy crisis in Ninewa province. He claimed the Bayji Oil Refinery,s current operations are ineffi [...]	2007-08-16 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2747	OIL MINISTER UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil al-Sharastani touched on a number of issues in an August 16 meeting. He expressed disappointment that the USG was not providing more aid on the kidnapping case of his Deputy Minister. He was pleased with the results of his trips to Ankara and Moscow. He professe [...]	2007-08-17 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2788	TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE UPDATE [...] (S). Energy Attache and Econ Officer have had a series of discussions with Ambassador Najib and members of the Prime Minister's TNRC committee on a full range of subjects. Regarding the GoI request letter, Amb. Najib had at first stated that he had spoken with the Prime Minister regarding th [...]	2007-08-20 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL AORC
07BAGHDAD292	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH ON [...] (S)Summary: Ambassador met January 23 and again on the 24th with DPM Barham Salih to seek a way to get the Hydrocarbon Law process back on track. The latter meeting included Minister of Oil Shahristani, the PM,s Oil Adviser, Thamir Ghadhban, and, briefly, other members of the Energy Committe [...]	2007-01-29 09:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2924	TUWAITHA REQUEST LETTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) was asked to provide to the USG letters requesting assistance in the repackaging and transportation of approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity radioactive sources from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Comple [...]	2007-08-31 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2947	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ'S SLUGGISH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi implementation of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) is in danger of losing momentum following its May 3 launch. The GoI named a director on May 28 to its ICI Secretariat, but has not staffed the Secretariat, nor formed most of the ICI working groups. The SIPDIS [...]	2007-09-03 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2976	INAUGURAL IRAQ ECONOMIC CONTACT GROUP MEETING IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-05 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT EINV ENRG EPET ETRD
07BAGHDAD3006	CORRECTED COPY: INAUGURAL IRAQ ECONOMIC CONTACT [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Baghdad 02976. Previous transmission sent in error. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On August 21 Economic Minister Charles Ries convened a meeting of senior diplomatic, military, and international institution officials in Baghdad interested in economic issues. EMIN told th [...]	2007-09-08 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT EINV ENRG EPET ETRD
07BAGHDAD3038	PROSPECTS FOR HYDROCARBON LAW PASSAGE - NOT SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders are pessimistic about the speed at which Iraq can pass the framework hydrocarbon and revenue management laws, but believe the GOI already has the parliamentary majority needed to ultimately enact the laws. END SUMMARY. VP thinks passage likely, but not soon ----- [...]	2007-09-11 04:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3071	HUNT OIL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH KRG UNDER KRG OIL LAW [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) recently signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Hunt Oil Company that covers oil exploration and production in "the Dohuk area." Comments by Hunt officials indicate that the block is actually in the Ninewa Governorate's northern administr [...]	2007-09-12 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD3095	DEPUTY OIL MINISTER HAS SECTARIAN WORRIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official warned EMIN about Iranian influence within the Oil Ministry, and conveyed his fear that the Ministry is falling apart due to sectarian tension. If left unchecked, he warned that USG officials in 4-5 months would no longer find it safe to visit or even be we [...]	2007-09-13 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3096	WHITHER IRAQI HYDROCARBONS FRAMEWORK? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Charge and EMIN September 13 that implication of that day's New York Times article on the hydrocarbon law ("Compromise on Oil Law Seems to be Collapsing") was wrong. In fact, he said, discussion the previous day of the hydrocarbon framework [...]	2007-09-13 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD3121	TUWAITHA UPDATE: MEETING WITH MOST MINISTER [...] (S),SUMMARY: Energy Attache and Embassy officer met with Ra'id Fahmi Jahid, Minister of Science and Technology regarding progress toward completing the corrected letter requesting USG assistance in the removal of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity [...]	2007-09-17 06:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3129	STATUS REPORT ON THE ENERGY FUSION CELL [...] SUMMARY: The Energy Fusion Cell has revised its original strategy on infrastructure integrity in Iraq, and is helping Iraq maximize its petroleum export revenue; meet domestic fuel needs; meet domestic power needs; transition to market-based energy policy decisions; and transition to self-capa [...]	2007-09-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3139	UPDATE: OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON IZ KU ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD3176	UPDATE ON INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) The Iraqis have made additional progress in implementing the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) since post's in-depth reftel. ICI Secretariat head Ahmed Salman (Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih's Chief of Staff (COS)) will be moving to the United States within the month, and the curr [...]	2007-09-21 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINT EINV ENRG EPET ETRD
07BAGHDAD3254	NATURAL GAS FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) Iraq has world class reserves of natural gas, although most of it is associated with oil deposits and will become available only with oil development over the coming decade. In the medium term, however, Iraq may be able to export 4-10 billion cubic meters per year (BCM/yr) of gas. Depe [...]	2007-09-28 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3256	Electricity in Erbil: Operating on Private Generators. [...] (U) The city of Erbil established a system of government-subsidized private generators to provide electricity to meet the region's power shortages after Saddam cut power in 1998. While dangerous, noisy and crudely wired, these generators provide most consumers reliable power for an average of [...]	2007-09-28 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3298	KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT SIGNS NEW PRODUCTION SHARING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry for Natural Resources announced that the Regional Oil and Gas Council executed four new production sharing agreements (PSAs) and endorsed two new refinery projects in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The combined initial exploration inve [...]	2007-10-03 03:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3312	Jordan Gets Crude Oil from Iraq [...] (U) The Iraq Ministry of Oil confirms that it has resumed exporting crude oil to Jordan at a discounted price. Shipments are being arranged via truck from Kirkuk. 2. (SBU) Iraq had reached agreement with Jordan in August 2006 to export an initial 8,000 barrels/day of crude oil. Deputy Mi [...]	2007-10-05 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON EINV IZ
07BAGHDAD3528	IRAQ 2008 OIL PRODUCTION LIKELY TO GROW MARGINALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq oil production and export levels (in volume) for the first half of this year were below forecast levels, but assuming no major interdictions, should grow marginally over the next year, from 1.6 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2007 to around 1.8 mmbd in 2008, mainly thanks [...]	2007-10-24 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3750	KURDISTAN REGION PRIME MINISTER ON PKK AND OIL [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker told Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on November 8 in Erbil that violent acts by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) must now be permanently stopped, and that the KRG must take strong, visible and effective actions against the PKK throu [...]	2007-11-14 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER EPET ENRG TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3770	HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki on November 7 promised Under Secretary Jeffery that GOI action on the hydrocarbon SIPDIS framework law would begin within two weeks, but discussions with a multitude of other officials in Baghdad revealed that bridging the remaining gaps between the political partie [...]	2007-11-15 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3915	KRG OFFICIALS DISCUSS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY LACK [...] (C) In November 28-29 meetings with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, Ambassador Charles Ries, and Senior Advisor David Pearce, KRG PM Barzani and VP Rasoul praised Iraq,s improved security while criticizing PM Maliki,s failing performance and cautioning that security gains could [...]	2007-12-02 17:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EPET ENRG TU IZ
07BAGHDAD395	MEETINGS IN ERBIL ADVANCE HYDROCARBON LAW, ENERGY [...] (S//NF) Summary: On February 3-4, meetings took place in the Kurdistan Region (KR) on the draft national hydrocarbon framework law to resolve the four outstanding areas of dispute between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). These issues included a) the mechanis [...]	2007-02-06 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD4044	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI ON THE HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an 8 December meeting with Under Secretary Reuben Jeffrey, KRG President Masoud Barzani SIPDIS expressed concern with what he described as the centralization of power amongst a certain few in Baghdad. President Barzani said that the hydrocarbon law had become a politica [...]	2007-12-12 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL IZ

07BAGHDAD4045	KRG PM BARZANI ON THE HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an 8 December meeting with U/S Jeffery, Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani requested U.S. support as an "honest broker" between the central government and the KRG on the national hydrocarbon law. PM Barzani also outlined his plans to travel to [...]	2007-12-12 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD4046	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani told Treasury D/S Kimmitt that Prime Minister Maliki and President Talibani have written a joint letter to KRG President Barzani stating that the KRG,s PSA arrangements with foreign companies are unconstitutional until they are reviewed by f [...]	2007-12-13 06:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD4052	GOI ASKS KRG TO STOP SIGNING NEW PSCS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki and President Talabani jointly sent a letter dated December 2 to Kurdish Regional Government President Barzani, asking that the KRG comply with the Constitution and existing federal oil laws and cease executing oil production contracts with private intern [...]	2007-12-13 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD4066	U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH PLANNING MINISTER BABAN [...] (SBU) Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) Ali Baban's key message to the U/S Reuben Jeffery during a December 6 meeting was that the current government's lack of decisionmaking undercuts Iraq's political and economic development. He stressed that the Iraqi government need [...]	2007-12-14 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG IZ POL
07BAGHDAD4090	KRG WASHINGTON REP REPORTS ON PM MALIKI-KRG OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG Washington representative (and son of Iraq President Jalal Talibani) Qubad Talibani called on EMIN December 15 to convey Kurdish impressions of the "serious" bilateral meeting earlier that day between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Prime M [...]	2007-12-17 06:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD4126	EMBASSY-GOI 12/16 MEETING ON URANIUM REMOVAL FROM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
07BAGHDAD4144	EPRT-WASIT: WASIT'S NEW CHINESE POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) On 17 December Wasit Governor Abd al-Latif Hamad Turfa told Team Leader ePRT and CDR 214th FB that he accompanied the Minister of Electricity to China to witness the signing of a power plant contract between the GOI and Shanghai Heavy Industry for the construction of a power plant that w [...]	2007-12-20 19:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG ETRD IZ CH
07BAGHDAD550	DRAFT NATIONAL HYDROCARBON LAW TO GO TO COUNCIL OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 15:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD622	POLITICAL AGREEMENT REACHED ON HYDROCARBON LAW ) [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-20 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD666	ACTIVITIES OF TAQ TAQ OPERATING CO. LTD (TTPOCO) [...] (C) SUMMARY. The General Manager of the oil company, Mr. Leslie Blair, General Manager, told RRT Off that drilling commenced in the Taq Taq field but production would not occur for two and half years. Infrastructure needs and security risks require Taq Taq Operating Co. Limited (TTPOCO) to [...]	2007-02-22 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EFIN IZ TU
07BAGHDAD677	PRT TIKRIT: A BALANCING ACT: THE OPF AND 4TH IA IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Oil Protection Force at the Bayji oil refinery, normally overseen by the Ministry of Oil (MoO),is now nominally under the command of the 4th IA according to a January 29 directive by PM Maliki. In practice, however, the OP [...]	2007-02-23 18:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD681	PRT TIKRIT: MINISTERS OF OIL, ELECTRICITY, AND 4TH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During a February 19 meeting at the refinery, Minister of Oil Al Shahristani, Minister of Electricity Al Hasan, and the deputy commander of the 4th IA, BG Nabeel, revealed their plan to improve oil infrastructure security and in [...]	2007-02-24 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ IR
07BAGHDAD682	PRT TIKRIT: NEW BAYJI REFINERY CHIEF LAYS OUT PLAN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On February 14, the incoming director of the Bayji Oil Refinery Ali Obeydi discussed his plan to address the refinery,s numerous operational challenges with the Salah ad Din Governor Hamad Hamoud al Shakti al-Qaisi, [...]	2007-02-24 16:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD720	HYDROCARBON LAW "COVER LETTER" AGREED, PATH [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. The Ambassador traveled to Lake Dokan on February 24 to get Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) endorsement of a compromise text of the cover letter to the hydrocarbon framework law, setting the stage for approval of the draft law by the Council of Ministers (CoM) at a meet [...]	2007-02-26 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD8	PRT TIKRIT: GOVERNOR, DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEET WITH VP [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Governor and Deputy Governor of Salah ad Din (SaD) province met with Vice-President Al Hashemi and the Ministers of Oil and the Interior during a trip to Baghdad on December 27-28. As the second in a series of trips (the fi [...]	2007-01-02 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD836	REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED APPROVAL TO PROVIDE [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9 and 10. This is a joint cable from Ambassador Khalilzad and General Petraeus. 2. (C) Summary: Government of Iraq ministries continue to face major obstacles to the prompt execution of their budgets, particularly major procurements of [...]	2007-03-09 11:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD838	UPDATE ON BASRAH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL [...] (U) This is an action requested message, action requested in paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: IRMO has worked closely with GRD over the past two months to assure that the donation of Spain through UNDP could be utilized as quickly as possible on the project. UN required UNDP to treat funds as [...]	2007-03-09 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD882	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI OIL REFINERY: WHERE ARE THE [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A new breakdown in the distribution system of refined fuel from the Bayji oil refinery is exacerbating already dire shortages in many areas of north-central Iraq. This is occurring several weeks after the commencement of Operat [...]	2007-03-13 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAKU1006	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS USG, AZERBAIJAN ALIGNED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 2 meeting with DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that USG and GOAJ energy policies were "perfectly aligned." Azerbaijan had just that day signed an Energy MOU with Greece. The GOAJ was increasing gas production, and ready to negotiate with British Petroleum (BP) ab [...]	2007-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRN TX AJ RS
07BAKU1007	PRESIDENT ALIYEV SAYS USG, AZERBAIJAN ALIGNED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 2 meeting with DS Bryza, President Aliyev said that USG and GOAJenergy policies were "perfectly aligned." Azerbajan had just that day signed an Energy MOU with reece. The GOAJ was increasing gas production, nd ready to negotiate with British Petroleum (BP) about p [...]	2007-08-10 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRN TX AJ RS
07BAKU1011	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S AUGUST 15-16 [...] (C) Summary: Your August 15-16 visit to Baku presents an opportunity to advance energy cooperation and showcase Azerbaijan's role as an energy producer and regional transit hub, including growing Trans-Caspian cooperation. With Shah Deniz Phase II gas scheduled to become available for export [...]	2007-08-10 13:11:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG ETRD PGOV AJ
07BAKU1030	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA TALKS ENERGY WITH GOAJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: In DAS Bryza's discussions with the Foreign Minister, Energy and Industries Minister and Minister of Economic Development, all three agreed that USG and GOAJ strategic outlook on regional energy issues were in sync. Moving forward, the USG and GOAJ should focus on bringing Turkmen [...]	2007-08-17 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
07BAKU1049	AZERBAIJAN PERTURBED BY TGI ANNOUNCEMENT, TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 3 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nassirov expressed displeasure at the July 26 MOU signed among Turkey, Greece and Italy, saying these countries should not have come to an agreement about "our gas," including gas from the second phase of Shah [...]	2007-08-22 11:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
07BAKU1060	EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, GOAJ officials echoed President Aliyev's frustration with Turkey for reaching a deal with Greece and Italy on "Caspian gas;" Finance Minister Sharifov also complained that Turkish Energy Company BOTAS was not empowered to negotiate the many [...]	2007-08-23 05:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET KZ PBTS PGOV PREL TU TX
07BAKU1062	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS REGIONAL ENERGY WITH EEB [...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev affirmed his support for U.S. energy security goals and said continued bilateral cooperation was essential. Characterizing his recent trip to Kazakhstan as "successful," Aliyev said the [...]	2007-08-23 10:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON RU TU TX KZ AJ
07BAKU1066	EEB A/S SULLIVAN'S ENERGY DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his August 15-16 visit to Baku, GOAJ officials echoed President Aliyev's frustration with Turkey for reaching a deal with Greece and Italy on "Caspian gas;" Finance Minister Sharifov also complained that Turkish Energy Company BOTAS was not empowered to negotiate the many [...]	2007-08-24 04:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET KZ PBTS PGOV PREL TU TX
07BAKU1070	BP COMPLAINS OF DETERIORATING RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 21 meeting, BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader expressed frustration with GOAJ efforts to collect certain taxes from BP and its subcontractors, an action Schrader characterized as a violation of BP's Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). Managing Director of th [...]	2007-08-24 11:58:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ECON ENRG EPET IR PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU1072	PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR PROVIDES [...] (C) Summary: According to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad sought to use his August 21-22 visit to Baku to counter his international isolation. Mammadov said the visit - including four new bilateral agreements and a joint declaration - serve [...]	2007-08-24 13:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1074	AZERBAIJANI-IRANIAN JOINT STATEMENT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Azerbaijan and Iran signed four memoranda and one joint statement during President Ahmadinejad's August 21-22 visit to Baku. The Embassy's informal translation of the key points from the August 22 joint follows: 2. (SBU) Begin translation of key points: - Recognizing [...]	2007-08-27 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRN PBTS PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1141	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES AHAMDINEJAD [...] (C) Summary. During a September 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said Iran increasingly supports Iraq's territorial integrity, but President Ahmadinejad will not change his position on Iran's nuclear program. During President Ahmadinejad's August visit to Baku, t [...]	2007-09-14 08:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PHUM KDEM KNNC MARR IR AJ
07BAKU1186	UK ENERGY MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN CORRIDOR IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Azerbaijan, UK Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks sought to express UK support for the Southern Corridor, and to urge Azerbaijan to reach out to the EU in order to strengthen cooperation on energy security. Speaking of the UK's regional energy policy, a U [...]	2007-09-26 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TK ENRG
07BAKU1199	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2007 [...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. SOUTH KOREAN INVESTMENT PROJECTS 2. On September 5, President Ilha [...]	2007-09-28 12:24:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1211	DEPUTY FM ON TURKMENISTAN, IRAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister (responsible for bilateral relations) Khalaf Khalafov provided a readout on recent talks between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, urging the U.S. to do more to persuade the Government of Turkmenistan why the trans-Cas [...]	2007-10-03 12:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PHUM KDEM KNNC IR AJ
07BAKU1224	AZERBAIJAN-BP NEGOTIATIONS: LET THE HARDBALL BEGIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Negotiations between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and BP concerning the second stage of Azerbaijan energy sector development have broken down due to SOCAR's insistence on first resolving shorter-term issues involving potentially billions of dollars. Although SOCAR [...]	2007-10-05 13:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU1227	PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON ENERGY ISSUES IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a one-hour one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, President Aliyev outlined with frustration current problems on energy in advance of the Vilnius Summit. British Petroleum (BP) is "stealing our oil," he asserted sharply, seeking to put pressure on Azerbaijan to delay t [...]	2007-10-09 14:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV RS TU UP KZ PL GG LH TX AJ
07BAKU1236	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REAFFIRMING U.S. ENERGY [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered ref a points on the upcoming Tehran Caspian Sea Summit in an October 9 telephone conversation with Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. (Mammadyarov had just returned to Baku and was about to depart for the Vilnius Energy summit.) Speaking guardedly, Mammadyarov r [...]	2007-10-11 12:47:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG ETTC PREL IR AJ
07BAKU1237	SCENESETTER FOR AZERBAIJANI FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: As the GOAJ's leading economic advisor, a new "reformist" Minister and member of President Aliyev's inner circle, Finance Minister Samir Sharifov is key to the GOAJ's efforts to successfully manage its GDP growth of 35 percent and projected USD 200-250 billion in energy revenues [...]	2007-10-11 13:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU1238	AZERBAIJAN WILL HELP GEORGIA WITH WINTER GAS BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan finds itself in a better situation to deal with regional winter gas shortages than in previous years due to both Shah Deniz gas and increased domestic (i.e. SOCAR) gas production, combined with decreased domestic demand resulting from price increases. Although Preside [...]	2007-10-11 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ TU GA
07BAKU1263	SECOND CASPIAN SUMMIT IN TEHRAN YIELDS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Araz Azimov downplayed the importance of the October 16 Tehran summit, indicating that the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) doubted any significant progress would be reached on Caspian delimitation. Russian President Putin's public state [...]	2007-10-19 12:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ENRG IR AJ
07BAKU1268	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR REFRAINS FROM â€œGOING KAZAKHâ€ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a October 19 steering committee meeting of the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium (AIOC),the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR),representing the Azerbaijan government, avoided declaring the Consortium in material breach of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) as it [...]	2007-10-22 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU1284	EU REPRESENTATIVE PETER SEMNEBY COMMENTS ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed his October 18 meeting with President Aliyev with the Ambassador on the same day. Aliyev told Semneby there was no agreement at the Caspian Heads of State meeting in Tehran. During the Caspian Summit, Turkmen President Berdimuha [...]	2007-10-25 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG IR AM AJ
07BAKU1292	AZERBAIJAN, RWE UPBEAT ON NABUCCO; BOTAS SHAKE-UP [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Embassy Baku cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: According to an executive of German Energy Company RWE, in October 19 meetings with Azerbaijan's State Oil Company (SOCAR) and the Energy Ministry both expressed strong Azerbaijani support for the Nabucco pipeline pro [...]	2007-10-26 10:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU1311	SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S NOVEMBER 3-5 VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Dan, your visit could not come at a better time. With the ongoing security threat to the Embassy, your visit will underscore that we continue to engage actively, and at high levels. In the first place, it will be important to reinforce with this government that Azerbaijan's co [...]	2007-11-01 13:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG PINR PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU1319	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SAYS TEHRAN SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov provided a read out of the recent Tehran Caspian Summit (reftel). Mammadov affirmed Azerbaijan's long-standing position that it does not need a five-party agreement [...]	2007-11-02 06:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL ENRG MARR IR AJ
07BAKU132	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO COMES TO BAKU LOOKING FOR TEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 25 conversation with the Ambassador, OMV Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer said that the purpose of his first visit to Azerbaijan was to begin the quest for a contract with Azerbaijan for ten billion cubic meters of gas annually starting in 2012-2013, wh [...]	2007-01-26 13:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AZ TU GA PREL PGOV
07BAKU1331	FM MAMMADYAROV REVIEWS CASPIAN DELIMITATION, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 meeting, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said that he was optimistic that a delimitation deal with Turkmenistan was possible. Mammadyarov suggested that the U.S. assist Azerbaijan by helping to draft a joint declaration outlining the median line as t [...]	2007-11-06 11:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL ENRG MARR IR TX AJ
07BAKU1338	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, OCTOBER 15-30, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. --NEW BAKU INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT --AIC EXPANDING PORTFO [...]	2007-11-08 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1339	AZERBAIJAN: ACG CONSORTIUM GAS FOR GEORGIA IF [...] (C) SUMMARY: BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader told EUR DAS Bryza and the Ambassador that the ACG Consortium was not going to increase the amount of extra associated gas it was providing to Azerbaijan in response to Georgian winter gas needs unless the GOAJ asked it to do so in response to [...]	2007-11-08 05:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG AJ GA
07BAKU1348	AZERBAIJAN PASSES NEW INSURANCE LAW [...] (U) On October 9, Azerbaijan's parliament passed an updated Law on Insurance Activity that the Ministry of Finance indicates is a first step to raising Azerbaijan's domestic insurance up to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors'(IAIS) standards. The World Bank and other inter [...]	2007-11-09 07:29:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1385	ACTION REQUEST: LIMITING AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Embassy requests that the Critical Energy Infrastructure Interagency group chaired by S/CT consider possible modalities for assisting the GOAJ to identify and design a plan for minimizing its energy infrastructure vulnerabilit [...]	2007-11-16 11:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PTER MARR MASS PBTS IR AJ
07BAKU1396	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR DOES "RECON MISSION" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Vice President Elshad Nasirov traveled to Ashgabat for the November 14-15 Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference, meeting with his GOTX counterparts on possible new energy cooperation. Having consulted with President Aliye [...]	2007-11-21 09:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG TX AJ
07BAKU1399	AZERBAIJAN AND BP-LED CONSORTIUM MOVE CLOSER TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 26 meeting with DAS Bryza, BP Azerbaijan head Bill Schrader said that BP planned to propose to the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) that a working group be formed to help clarify each side's understanding of the other side's position concerning the dispute ove [...]	2007-11-23 10:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG
07BAKU1419	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 1-15, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - PRIVATIZATION VOUCHERS VALID THROUGH 2010 - BTK RAILWA [...]	2007-11-29 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1434	PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S "GET-ACQUAINTED" MEETING WITH [...] (C) According to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's November 19-20 visit to France was primarily an opportunity to "get acquainted" with new French President Nicholas Sarkozy. According to Mammadov, the presidents' meeting focused on reg [...]	2007-11-30 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG KDEM AJ
07BAKU1440	AZERBAIJAN INVESTMENT COMPANY LAUNCHES ISLAMIC JOINT [...] (SBU): On November 29, the Azerbaijan Investment Company established a joint investment company with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICDP). The new company, "Caspian International Investment Company" (CIIC),will invest in non-oil sector business development [...]	2007-12-03 13:16:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1460	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - SOUTH-KOREAN ENERGY PROJECT - ADB HIGHWAY PROJECT - TR [...]	2007-12-10 08:53:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU147	ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP COMMISSION SCENESETTER FOR EB [...] (SBU) The inaugural Economic Partnership Commission comes at a critical time as we look to elevate the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral economic dialogue. Azerbaijan's rapid economic growth, the fastest in the world, and its expected USD 250 billion in energy revenues over the next decade, highlight [...]	2007-02-01 10:30:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU1481	AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY ASSESSES POSITIVELY [...] (C) On December 7, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told the DCM that his and the Prime Minister's November talks with the Turkmen Government had been positive. Khalafov said he specifically went to Ashgabat to conduct bilateral consultations on Caspian delimitation. The Prime Minist [...]	2007-12-13 11:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD AJ TX TU
07BAKU1483	AZERBAIJAN AND ITALY AGREE TO STEPS FORWARD FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: A December 12 visit by an Italian delegation headed by Minister for Economic Development Pierluigi Bersani was highlighted by the signing of an Energy MOU with the Ministry of Economic Development. Edison CEO Umberto Quadrino said that 2008 would bring commercial negotiations be [...]	2007-12-13 13:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IT ENRG TU
07BAKU1490	SCA PDAS MANN AND FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador and PDAS Steven Mann, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was downbeat on prospects for Turkmenistan moving quickly to send Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan or to resolve the Caspian delimitation issue. Mammadyarov said he was encourag [...]	2007-12-17 04:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG TX AJ PHUM
07BAKU1506	AZERBAIJAN: DRAFT 2008 EPC AGENDA AND DELIVERABLES [...] (SBU) Embassy passes to Washington colleagues initial thoughts for the 2008 EPC agenda items and potential deliverables and welcomes Washington's comments, edits and additions. We note that in this early draft of possible deliverables, many of the proposed action items are for the Government [...]	2007-12-18 10:00:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID PREL ENRG KCOR AJ
07BAKU1516	AZERBAIJAN: BP EXECUTIVE BULLISH ON SECOND PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-level BP executive said that BP is optimistic on the next stage of Azerbaijani energy sector development, saying that results of recent exploratory drilling confirms that there is "lots left to do" in the offshore Southern Caspian basin. The West should not have "unrealis [...]	2007-12-26 07:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ ENRG
07BAKU1518	AZERBAIJAN'S STATE OIL FUND: 2007 PERFORMANCE AND PLANS FOR [...] (SBU) In 2007, Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) assets grew by 45.5 percent and totaled USD 2.195 billion on October 1. During 2007, SOFAZ earned 2.8 percent or USD 61.3 million of interest as a result of the asset management operations. SOFAZ's asset allocation is 55 percent in U.S. dolla [...]	2007-12-26 12:21:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU154	AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov used a call by DCM January 23 to make comments on a wide range of policy issues. He said that relations with Russia now were very sensitive, both over the gas issue, and the issue of the large community of Azerbaijani migrant [...]	2007-02-01 15:00:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG AJ IR TX
07BAKU155	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S FEBRUARY 7 ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S-Azerbaijani Energy dialogue comes at a crucial time in the development of Azerbaijan's energy sector, when production from major oil and gas projects has either started or will start soon, and when Azerbaijan needs to make strategic decisions that will affect both the fut [...]	2007-02-01 15:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL ECON ETRD RU TU AJ
07BAKU161	PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (C) Summary. President Aliyev's January 29-31 state visit to France focused on advancing bilateral economic cooperation, but the visit also sought to develop the GOAJ's broader, strategic ties with the EU. Aliyev met with the French President, Prime Minister, and the leaders of the Senate an [...]	2007-02-02 12:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AJ
07BAKU173	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR SAYS USG MUST HELP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 25 meeting with the Ambassador, SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullayev defended the recent rise in energy prices, saying that energy could not be sold below cost and that prices had to be normalized. The GOAJ was keeping the public in the dark about the "huge expense" of [...]	2007-02-07 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AJ TU GA PREL PGOV
07BAKU214	MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DEPT OF ENERGY PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request; see para 5. 2. Jabrail Khanlarov, Chief of the State Construction Control Agency at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, met with emboffs on January 30 to discuss plans for the US Department of Energy,s proposed workshop on earthquake-resistant, energy-efficient [...]	2007-02-16 06:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ENRG ABLD AMGT AJ
07BAKU245	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS HE IS NOT NECESSARILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to SOCAR VP Elshad Nassirov, his presentation at the February 13-14 IEA Caspian Energy Conference in Paris was designed not to reassure potential European gas customers but rather to disabuse them of the notion that Azerbaijani gas alone could fill their pipelines. Hi [...]	2007-02-26 14:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU256	PRESIDENT ALIYEV ON TRANS-CAPSIAN AND EUROPEAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 6 meeting with the US delegation to the Economic Partnership Commission (septel),President Aliyev outlined the changing regional energy picture. Touting Azerbaijan's refusal to bow to Russian gas policies as "an example for the region" and an act that "destroy [...]	2007-03-01 15:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RU TU TX AJ
07BAKU26	AZERBAIJAN: CONOCO-PHILLIPS TERMINATES UMID BABEK [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 13:15:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AJ PGOV PREL
07BAKU279	AZERBAIJAN ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (FORMERLY ILSA) [...] (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA, formerly ILSA) to MFA America's Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us and said that the GOAJ fully understood USG concerns about investment in Iran's oil and gas sector. Bashirov also rai [...]	2007-03-07 11:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC EUN PREL IR AM AJ
07BAKU280	AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIEV ASKS FOR MORE SIGNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary Of Defense for International Security A/S Rodman, SIPDIS President Aliyev said the regional situation was "developing very rapidly," and called for "more public signs" from the USG of the strengthened bilateral relationship, as [...]	2007-03-07 12:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ RU IR PINR MARR ENRG
07BAKU287	ENERGY AND RELATIONS WITH EU AT THE FOREFRONT OF [...] (C) Summary: Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga's February 28 - March 1 visit to Azerbaijan focused on energy cooperation and assisting Azerbaijan in its relations with the EU. These two issues are highlighted in a bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation (text below) that was signed during the [...]	2007-03-09 13:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PL UP AJ
07BAKU290	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT SAYS SOCAR MIGHT DEVELOP ACG [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 27 meeting with the Ambassador, President Aliyev signaled his desire to coordinate with the USG on issues relating to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan energy transiting Azerbaijan. To this end, he supported the idea of Baku hosting an IEA-sponsored energy conference in [...]	2007-03-09 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU IR
07BAKU314	REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO SOLICIT FUNDS [...] This is an action request - please see paragraph 5. Reply requested NLT Friday March 23. 2. The 2007 Caspian Oil and Gas Show (COGS) will be held on June 5-8, 2007, here in Baku. This annual event has thousands of attendees and is the largest oil and gas show in the region. COGS 2006 ho [...]	2007-03-16 04:51:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ENRG AJ
07BAKU316	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV'S TRIP TO KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: During a February 27-28 visit to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov signed agreements on visa-free travel and a strategic partnership; he also discussed Trans-Caspian energy cooperation and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad project. Official statements expre [...]	2007-03-16 06:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KZ AJ
07BAKU360	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HOEKSTRA'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship, and the relationship has never been stronger. As you know, Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical sit [...]	2007-03-30 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET MARR MASS PTER KDEM AJ
07BAKU37	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]	2007-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU371	AZERBAIJAN'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS PRESENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March visit by the Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) HUB Officer, a range of officials provided more details on the GOAJ's new five-year, USD 500 million environmental clean-up plan. Although implementation of the September 2006 Presidentia [...]	2007-04-04 06:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL SENV AJ
07BAKU39	AZEBAIJAN: GOVERNMENT RAISES PRICES ON FUEL AND [...] (U) On January 7 the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) increased prices for fuel (gasoline and diesel oil),electricity, water, sewage and industrial use of gas. The new fuel tariffs are on average 50 percent higher. The new prices are as follows (USD 1 equals 0.88 manats): -Gasoline 95 oct [...]	2007-01-09 12:35:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AMGT EID EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG AFIN AJ
07BAKU400	REP. HOEKSTRA'S APRIL 3 MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra, the Azerbaijani Parliamentary leadership expressed its desire to build relationships with the U.S. Congress. Speaker Ogtay Asadov noted particular concern that Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act remains on the books, and that [...]	2007-04-10 11:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS ENRG PHUM KDEM AM AJ
07BAKU410	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In an April 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov clarified recent press rumors that Iran closed the border with Azerbaijan in early April, explaining that Iranian passport machines had malfunctioned and caused a brief delay for those crossing the border. Th [...]	2007-04-11 10:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET AMGT ABLD CASC AJ
07BAKU411	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...]	2007-04-11 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC
07BAKU421	AZERBAIJANI MFA SAYS 2007 IS THE YEAR FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 10 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Khalaf Khalafov said that the only obstacle to enhanced bilateral Turkmen-Azerbaijani relations was Caspian delimitation, and that he was confident that with the new Turkmen leadership this problem could be resolved in 2007. This iss [...]	2007-04-12 15:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TX
07BAKU446	AZERBAIJANI FINANCE MINISTER ON EPC, CO-FINANCING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Derse called on Finance Minister Sharifov April 14 to discuss next steps for the Economic Partnership Commission, including the creation of the Co-Financing Working Group and a proposed June DVC with A/S Sullivan. Sharifov said that upon receipt of the U.S. Proposal fo [...]	2007-04-17 11:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU459	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES AZERBAIJAN'S RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 29 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Julie Finley, President Aliyev praised Foreign Minister Mammadyarov's recent trip to Washington, and said that the signing of the energy MOU signified a "new stage" in the bilateral relationship. He expressed satisfaction with [...]	2007-04-18 14:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EPET RS KZ AJ
07BAKU463	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT EAGER TO SUPPLY GAS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Aliyev says Azerbaijan is eager to export all the gas it can to Europe, but is unable to commit to exporting 20 bcm o/a 2012. Saying that "it is not reasonable for us to commit to what BP is responsible for delivering," Aliyev told the Ambassador that the matter of how [...]	2007-04-19 06:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG PINR TX
07BAKU464	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR VP SAYS IMPOSSIBLE TO TO PREDICT 2012 GAS VOLUMES [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (C) SUMMARY. According to SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov, it is impossible to estimate, "even within five to ten billion cubic meters," how much gas Azerbaijan would have available for export on or around 2012. Additionally, t [...]	2007-04-19 09:02:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ ENRG TX TU IR
07BAKU469	AZERBAIJAN: OMV CEO OPTIMISTIC ON AZERI GAS FOR [...] (C) On April 19, OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer provided the Ambassador an upbeat readout of his April 18 meeting with President Aliyev to discuss Nabucco. The meeting was "very constructive, fully constructive -- the President is highly interested in Nabucco -- it was definitely a move forwa [...]	2007-04-19 13:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ PINR TX
07BAKU47	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU ACTION PLAN WITH PETER [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby told the Ambassador on December 15 that he was in Baku to take stock of the EU's relationship with Azerbaijan, support the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) peace process, and express concern over recent media and human rights problems. The Ambassador [...]	2007-01-10 14:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM PHUM EAID ENRG AJ
07BAKU477	AZERBAIJAN CREATES NEW SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijani President Aliyev signed a decree March 6 creating Special Economic Zones (SEZ). The decree aims to create favorable conditions for Azerbaijan's economic development, streamline more investments in high-priority sectors, create new jobs, apply modern management practi [...]	2007-04-20 11:50:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID ETRD ENRG EPET AJ
07BAKU489	RUSSIAN BANKING GIANT EYES AZERBAIJAN'S BANKING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's second largest state-owned bank, Vneshtorgbank (VTB),is reportedly interested in purchasing 50 percent of Azerbaijan's stated-owned Kapital Bank. Kapital Bank is currently the second largest bank in Azerbaijan with USD 186 million in assets. VTB has been keen to enter t [...]	2007-04-23 11:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET AJ RU
07BAKU50	IMPLICATIONS OF UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN-AZERBAIJAN [...] (S) Summary - While growing, trade between Azerbaijan and Iran is relatively insignificant and is unlikely to be affected by current UNSC sanctions. According to official GOAJ trade statistics, trade between the two countries totaled USD 256.7 million (imports from Iran amounting to USD 63 m [...]	2007-01-11 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET IR AJ
07BAKU502	AZERBAIJAN: STATOIL SAYS SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Statoil Azerbaijan sees a decision by this summer as to who markets Shah Deniz Phase Two gas as essential to staying on schedule in developing this mega-field. In the face of increased demands from SOCAR for control over marketing of Phase Two gas (reftel),Statoil says that both [...]	2007-04-24 13:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU505	INFLATION BEGINNING TO IMPACT AZERBAIJAN'S ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to multiple sources, including the IMF and the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ),annualized inflation in the first quarter topped 16 percent. The IMF estimates that inflation in 2007 may pass 20 percent, and could quickly outstrip GOAJ efforts to raise salaries and impr [...]	2007-04-25 05:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG KCOR AJ
07BAKU511	INVITATION TO NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS MEETING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel invitation to the June 27-28, 2007, Nuclear Forensics Experts Meeting to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs depatment. MFA officers expressed an interest in atending and asked if there was funding available. Poloff said that, to his knowle [...]	2007-04-26 10:03:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KCRM MNUC ASEC ENRG PARM TRGY AJ
07BAKU522	AZERBAIJAN ENERGY MINISTER LIKES BP BUT WANTS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 18 conversation with the Ambassador, Energy and Industry Minister Natiq Aliyev said that GOAJ would continue its close cooperation with BP, and that in principle the GOAJ supported BP plans for ACG PSA extension and ACG deep gas. The GOAJ also wants BP as Shah Deniz operato [...]	2007-04-27 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV AJ
07BAKU554	AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES IRAN SANCTIONS ACT CONCERNS [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador took the opportunity of a May 2 meeting with Austrian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Marius Calligaris (resident in Ankara) to raise US concerns regarding reports of any agreement between OMV and Iran to dev [...]	2007-05-04 06:58:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR AJ
07BAKU584	PRESIDENT ALIYEV,S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR REIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov flagged President Aliyev's planned attendance at the upcoming energy summit in Poland as a "very important" step to reassure Europe. The GOAJ hopes for progress in bilateral relations with Turkmenistan in 2007, although Baku is [...]	2007-05-15 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR AMGT ABLD CASC AJ

07BAKU603	NEARLY USD 1 BILLION BUDGET INCREASE WORRIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the IMF Resident Representative, the Government of Azerbaijan may be planning a huge supplemental increase to the 2007 budget totaling between USD 750 and 1 billion, a 15 percent increase over the current budget that the IMF finds "worrisome." In a subsequent convers [...]	2007-05-18 07:04:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG PREL AJ
07BAKU61	SHAH DENIZ WELL TO RESUME PRODUCTION, AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 15 BP plans to resume production at the first Shah Deniz well, where production has been ceased since mid-December due to a leak, although a BP executive questioned whether Shah Deniz production could play a significant role in meeting regional winter gas needs. Once S [...]	2007-01-12 15:16:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV IR RU TU AJ
07BAKU617	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVSIOR SAYS KRAKOW SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. GOAJ Chief of the Presidential Apparat's Foreign Relations Department Novruz Mammadov told the Ambassador that the May 11 'Energy Summit' in Krakow, Poland among the heads of State of Azerbaijan, Urkraine, Lithuania, Georgia and Poland was "very important for Azerbaijan's Caspian [...]	2007-05-22 04:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AZ
07BAKU632	SCENESETTER FOR JOSEPH WOOD'S VISIT [...] (C) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku. Since President Aliyev,s successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral relationship. US interests in Azerbaijan center around three key areas: regional secu [...]	2007-05-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS PTER PINR ENRG KDEM ECON IR AJ
07BAKU648	AZERBAIJAN: SOCAR SAYS TURKISH TRANSIT INVITATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an May 25 conversation, SOCAR Vice-President Elshad Nasirov said that a letter from the GOAJ to Turkey inviting it to begin gas transit negotiations had been drafted and should be sent "within a few days." Nasirov said that in all its gas marketing endeavors the GOAJ should st [...]	2007-05-25 14:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU683	AZERBAIJAN: FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a May 29 meeting with Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse, Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov stated that Azerbaijan's economy was expanding rapidly and that as a result inflationary pressures were increasin [...]	2007-06-01 09:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ENRG AJ
07BAKU688	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku and believe it will advance U.S. energy, commercial, and economic reform objectives. Since President Aliyev's successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral r [...]	2007-06-01 12:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU689	PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS ENERGY AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 29 meeting with visiting OVP Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs Joseph Wood and the Ambassador, President Aliyev reviewed prospects for new southern corridor energy initiatives. Urging the U.S. to support new Turkmen President Burdimuhamedov, Aliyev said Az [...]	2007-06-01 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG MASS PBTS KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU696	OVP DEPUTY ASSISTANT MEETING WITH AZERI FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on May 30. Mammadyarov was relaxed and expansive about his recent discussions with new Turkmenistani President Gurbangul [...]	2007-06-05 08:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU734	AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KHALAFOV ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on May 30. Khalafov, responsible for Caspian delimitation and policy toward Iran and Turkmenistan, affirmed Azerbai [...]	2007-06-12 11:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG BPIS AJ TU
07BAKU735	CITIGROUP CONSIDERING REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Citigroup Europe Chairman Sir Winfried Bischoff told the Ambassador June 6 that Citigroup is seriously considering opening a representative office in Azerbaijan. There currently are no large international financial institutions with active offices in Baku and Citigroup's presence [...]	2007-06-12 11:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EPET ENRG AJ
07BAKU753	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH, [...] (C) Summary: On June 13, a frustrated President Ilham Aliyev told the Ambassador his view of the unsuccessful Nagorno-Karabakh discussions on the margins of the St. Petersburg CIS Summit. He concluded that the Minsk Group format is "useless," and asked that the United States now impose a se [...]	2007-06-15 12:46:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS TX
07BAKU760	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV ON ENERGY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said he recently sent a letter to Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to push for a transit agreement, suggesting an agreement was possible within one month. Mammadyarov said SOCAR will negotiate the a [...]	2007-06-19 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PHUM AJ
07BAKU766	PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...]	2007-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ
07BAKU784	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TELLS DAS BRYZA ALL SHAH DENIZ PHASE TWO GAS TO BE EXPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 5 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza and Ambassador Derse, President Aliyev said that he planned to meet domestic gas needs with SOCAR domestic gas production, freeing up all Shah Deniz Phase Two gas for export through Turkey to Europe. DAS Bryza told Aliyev of his efforts to [...]	2007-06-25 06:43:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG ETRN PGOV PREL TX
07BAKU815	AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT GIVES TOUR D'HORIZON, IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 conversation with Ambassador Derse and Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) President Dr. Daniel Yergin, President Aliyev said that in general he was satisfied with the situation in Azerbaijan - "politically, economically and regionally." Domestically, Azerb [...]	2007-06-27 13:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ TU ENRG
07BAKU819	AZERBAIJAN FM ON ENERGY, TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 22 Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that he sensed "some momentum" from Turkmenistan towards reaching out to the West and diversifying its gas export routes. The GOAJ is ready to start gas transit talks with Turkey, with SOCAR taking the lead. Having j [...]	2007-06-28 10:22:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AJ IR TU ENRG
07BAKU822	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TIERNEY'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) President Aliyev's April 28, 2006 meeting with President Bush laid the foundation for advancing U.S. interests through a strengthened bilateral relationship. Azerbaijan is a key partner to the U.S. because of its geopolitical situation, its status as a secular, democratizing, Muslim coun [...]	2007-06-29 09:55:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU852	CODEL TIERNEY'S JULY 3 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: In a friendly and relaxed July 3 meeting, Representative John Tierney and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev exchanged views on Azerbaijan's development, regional role and strong relationship with the U.S. and the West. On the Gabala radar station, Aliyev stated that if Russia and th [...]	2007-07-09 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV PINR AJ IR PBTS
07BAKU855	AZERBAIJANâ€™S RITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: Senior BP officils believe that the Sangachal energy terminal and offshore platforms are vulnerable to terrorism. As BP Azerbaijan President Bill Schrader routinely tells U.S. officials, "all it would take is one guy with a mortar or six guys in a boat" to wreak havoc in Azerbaijan's c [...]	2007-07-09 12:41:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PTER MARR MASS PBTS IR AJ
07BAKU89	AZERBAIJAN: PUBLIC REACTION TO RECENT PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The social and economic effects of the recent surprise increases for fuel prices and utilities tariffs (ref) continue to resonate throughout Azerbaijan. Despite calls for public protests by opposition political parties and local newspapers, there have been no organized demonstra [...]	2007-01-19 05:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AMGT EAID EFIN ETRD EPET ENRG AFIN AJ
07BAKU917	AZERBAIJAN GAS INITIATIVES WAITING ON TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 17 conversation primarily focused on Iran (septel),SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullyav speculated that the recently announced Turkey-Iran Energy MOU, if actualized, would throw into doubt both GOAJ participation in Nabucco and also the viability of a Turkmen-Azerbaijan tr [...]	2007-07-20 13:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AJ ENRG
07BAKU919	AZERBAIJAN ON AN AHMADINEJAD VISIT AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to all key Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) interlocutors involved in Iran-related foreign and energy policy decisions except President Aliyev, who is away on vacation. Foreign Minister Mammadyarov assured the Ambassador that the GOAJ had [...]	2007-07-20 14:10:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR BA AJ
07BAKU936	AZERBAIJAN FM SAYS PROGRESS ITH TURKMENISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In July 19 and July 24 conversations, FM Mammadyarov said that gas transit talks with Turkey would begin soon, and that Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov's recent trip to Turkmenistan was encouraging. He supported the idea of a TEP "under a NATO IPAP chapeau," and accepted [...]	2007-07-25 13:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU ENRG
07BAKU953	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON JAILED JOURNALISTS, "I WANT [...] (C) Summary: In a spirited July 27 exchange with President Aliyev, Ambassador Derse laid out the international community's serious concerns on defamation suits, jailed journalists, and the lack of government investigation of violence against journalists. On the jailed journalists, the Presi [...]	2007-07-27 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07BAKU954	DFM KHALAFOV ON IRAN AND TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Khalaf Khalafov on July 26. Reiterating the Iran and UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR)-related talking points raised with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the Ambassador impressed upon Khala [...]	2007-07-30 05:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR TX AJ
07BAKU98	AZERBAJAIN'S FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC [...] (C) This contains an action request; see paras 17 and 18. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Mammadyarov underscored to the Ambassador on January 18 GOAJ interest in a formal memorandum launching the February 7 Economic Partnership Commission (EPC),echoing Finance Minister Sharifov's reque [...]	2007-01-22 11:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD ENRG EPET AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN140	ASEAN ADVANCES FTA'S WITH EU, JAPAN [...] (C) ASEAN Economic Ministers used the occasion of their annual "retreat" to conduct consultations with the European Union and Japan that advanced Free Trade Area negotiations with both of these ASEAN partners. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson agreed to the establishment of a joint committee t [...]	2007-05-09 06:25:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN BX ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EUN ECIN JA
07BANGKOK1093	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Jennifer M. Gaudiso, Craig M. Free, Daniel L. Lowe, and Jeffrey D. Owens from Feb. 26 - March 3, 2007. 2. Hotel reservations were made by party as indicated in reftel. Local transportation arrangements will be confirmed via email. [...]	2007-02-23 03:29:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG PARM TH
07BANGKOK1728	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: SALERNO, AUSTIN, [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Reynolds Salerno, Paula Austin, Opal Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Gaudioso and Theresa Wilson from April 14th through April 21, 2007. 2. Accommodations have been arranged by DOE for the conference at the JW Marriott Hotel, Bangkok. 3. Embassy poi [...]	2007-03-23 04:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT TH ENRG TRGY KNNP
07BANGKOK1792	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE: KAHN, MACHADO [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Roman Kahn, Richard Machado and Timothy Martinson from April 20 through April 29, 2007. 2. Prior hotel reservations have been made at: JW Marriott Hotel, Sukhumvit, Bangkok. Phone 662-656-7700 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: C [...]	2007-03-27 03:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG PARM KNNP TH
07BANGKOK2592	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: WMD COMMODITY [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard L. Stubblefield, Terrence L. Donaldson, Loretta A. Weiss from 5/19/07 - 5/27/07. 2. Reservation information will be forwarded to Richard L.Stubblefield and Loretta Weiss via email. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Name: J [...]	2007-05-09 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TH
07BANGKOK3394	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR: CRAIG M. FREE [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to CRAIG M. FREE from June 19 though June 23, 2007. 2. No embassy assistance required for hotel reservations. 3. Embassy Point of Contact: Name: Jennifer Koelm Work phone: (66-2) 205-4828 Cell phone: (66-8) 9202-8496 Unclass E-m [...]	2007-06-19 05:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA AMGT TH
07BANGKOK3593	RTG SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) We recently spoke with Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament division at MFA, about RTG support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Charn told us that a mid-June RTG interagency meeting had produced a decision to recommend that the cabinet form [...]	2007-06-29 03:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ENRG KGIC TH
07BANGKOK3609	RTG SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) We recently spoke with Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament division at MFA, about RTG support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Charn told us that a mid-June RTG interagency meeting had produced a decision to recommend that the cabinet form [...]	2007-06-29 04:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ENRG KGIC TH
07BANGKOK3733	THAILAND ISSUES INDEPENDENT POWER SOLICITATION [...] Summary: Thailand has finally issued the Request for Proposals for its second round of Independent Power Producers, after a two month delay. The current solicitation will award a portion of the country's future capacity to investors outside of the state-owned Electricity Generating Authorit [...]	2007-07-06 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV ECON TH
07BANGKOK5142	THAILAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE BLOYD [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Cary N. Bloyd, Energy/Environmental Policy Scientist with the Department of Energy, who will chair the APEC New and Renewable Energy Technologies Expert Group Meeting and attend other meetings related to bio-fuels from October 19-28, 2007 in Bangk [...]	2007-09-28 08:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG KSCA TRGY TH
07BANGKOK5154	THAILAND MAKES PLANS FOR NUCLEAR POWER [...] Summary. With increasing energy demand and dwindling domestic natural gas reserves, Thailand will face energy shortages unless new sources are developed. The RTG's long-term energy policy strategy calls for nuclear energy to play a significant role, with plans to have 4000 MW of generating capa [...]	2007-09-30 23:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET KNNP TH SENV TSPL TRGY
07BANGKOK5267	THAI ENERGY IN BURMA: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) Despite the turmoil of the past two weeks, Thai energy executives do not foresee any significant impact on their activities in Burma, which supplies 25 percent of Thailand's natural gas. Executives from the government's huge oil conglomerate PTT told econoff that the unrest in Burma will [...]	2007-10-05 07:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET BM TH IR
07BANGKOK5967	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA [...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]	2007-11-28 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6233	MESSAGE ON SINOPEC-YADAVARAN DELIVERED TO RTG [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 07:28:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR CH
07BANGKOK727	RTG INVITES FEEDBACK ON POWER SOLICITATION [...] SUMMARY. Thailand is moving closer to issuing its second solicitation for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in 2007. The new solicitation is designed to minimize the cost and risk for the RTG throughout the bid process and up to the point the new capacity comes on line. Bidders will face n [...]	2007-02-06 07:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV TH
07BANJUL109	THE GAMBIA: U.S./CHINA DIALOG ON AFRICA [...] Since 1994, the GOTG has maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and The Gambia's relationship with Mainland China is confined to the economic arena. Despite the lack of official ties, Mainland China's exports to The Gambia have grown tremendously in recent years -- 523 percent between 20 [...]	2007-03-01 17:06:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG CH GA
07BASRAH109	IRAN AND OIL IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: TAKING NOT GIVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Basrah governor Wa'eli (Fadhila) told REO Basrah on November 19 that virtually no imports of oil or derivatives from Iran enter southern Iraq. Rather Iran needs derivative imports. Oil smuggling to Iran is rampant. Wa'eli claimed that PM Maliki was allowing Iran to unfairly ben [...]	2007-11-19 16:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG ECON PGOV IR IZ
07BASRAH6	REO BASRAH CHALLENGES LOCAL MEDIA [...] Summary. The Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Basrah hosted a luncheon on January 3 for four journalists from Basrah and Maysan provinces. The journalists focused on the security situation and expressed a desire to maintain frequent contact. The REO director stated that he wants to build a l [...]	2007-01-10 16:32:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO IZ PGOV MOPS EAID ENRG
07BASRAH70	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER ON BASRAH PROBLEMS: SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Zuhair Ali Akbair, General Manager for the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI),Basrah Branch met with Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO) officials on August 11. Zuhair listed lack of electricity and security as the two main impediments to Basrah's development, but Zuhair showed no con [...]	2007-08-18 15:50:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ECON EAGR PGOV PTER IZ
07BASRAH82	ELECTRICITY ISSUES IN BASRAH [...] (SBU) Summary: REO Discussions with a wide range of contacts revealed an intermittent supply of 8 to 9 hours of grid electricity per day for Basrah, with ever rising demand. Single family or neighborhood for-profit generators are common, as is theft from grid lines. The lack of consumer billin [...]	2007-09-08 14:51:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON PGOV IZ
07BEIJING1438	NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG GUOBAO: CHAMPION OF [...] (C) Summary. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao outlined China's growth in energy consumption and plans for expansion of production of a variety of energy sources at a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador on February 8. Zhang expressed his bureaucratic [...]	2007-03-05 08:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PGOV CH IR
07BEIJING1528	NDRC CHAIRMAN: SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE ON [...] (C) National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Ma Kai said at a press conference on March 7 that the Central Government's macroeconomic control measures aim to send a clear message to the provinces to develop in a responsible way. Emphasizing the quality of development over th [...]	2007-03-08 08:38:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CH
07BEIJING1566	MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]	2007-03-09 04:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING1679	PRC-RUSSIA: SNAPSHOT OF RELATIONS AS HU JINTAO [...] (C) Hu Jintao will visit Moscow later this month at a time when many Chinese analysts believe the China-Russia relationship is at an all-time high, according to a leading Chinese academic on Russia. Hu's visit will kick off the Year of China in Russia and will serve as an opportunity for him [...]	2007-03-14 03:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MARR RU CH
07BEIJING1734	CHINA/ENERGY: REFINING HOW OIL IS PRICED [...] (SBU) China presently has in place an interim oil pricing mechanism that will eventually lead to the integration of domestic prices with global prices, according to National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Bi Jingquan, as quoted by media on March 11. Bi's comment caps ye [...]	2007-03-15 03:07:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING1786	MOST'S VIEWS ON SED DIALOGUES AND UPCOMING BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: ESTH Counselor met with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Department of International Cooperation Deputy Director General Ma Linying March 14 to touch base following the SED Whitepaper meetings and hear MOST's views on SED preparations and other upcoming bilateral issues [...]	2007-03-16 09:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SENV PREL ENRG KSCA CH
07BEIJING2130	HU JINTAO'S UPBEAT VISIT TO RUSSIA: EXTENDING [...] (C) Chinese scholars say President Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia solidified the China-Russia political strategic partnership and helped expand that partnership to economic and cultural fields. Given the Hu-Putin consensus on most bilateral and international political issues, includi [...]	2007-03-30 09:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS CH ZK KN
07BEIJING2138	HU JINTAO'S UPBEAT VISIT TO RUSSIA: EXTENDING [...] (C) Chinese scholars say President Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia solidified the China-Russia political strategic partnership and helped expand that partnership to economic and cultural fields. Given the Hu-Putin consensus on most bilateral and international political issues, includi [...]	2007-04-02 01:06:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS CH ZK KN
07BEIJING2251	PRC/RUSSIA: MFA ADDS DETAILS ON SECURITY AND TRADE [...] (C) Personal friendship between Presidents Hu and Putin contributed to the success of Hu Jintao's March 26-28 visit to Russia, according to an MFA official who accompanied Hu on the trip. The MFA readout emphasized cultural and trade activities associated with opening of the China Year in Rus [...]	2007-04-05 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG RS CH
07BEIJING2436	ILSA: CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OIL DEAL IN THE WORKS [...] (C) China understands the United States' concerns about sending the "wrong signal" to Iran and is well aware of its obligations under UN resolutions, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Affairs Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei. During an April 12 meeting, Xu said China's representative to th [...]	2007-04-12 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING2517	STAFFDEL MIXTER'S VISIT TO INNER MONGOLIAN [...] (SBU) Officials of China's Shenhua Company told Staffdel Mixter that their factory for direct coal liquefaction could begin producing diesel fuel from coal with minimal environmental impact by the end of this year. During an April 6 tour of Shenhua's eighty percent-complete facility in Erdos, [...]	2007-04-17 01:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KIRF CH
07BEIJING2535	ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting on March 28, 2007, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) informed Mark Ginsberg, Member of the Board of Directors, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Ginsberg),that the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has the lead in negotiating the Ene [...]	2007-04-17 06:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY PREL PGOV SENV CH
07BEIJING2536	U.S. -CHINA ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. On the margins of the Third International Conference on Intelligent Green and Energy Efficient Building Technologies and Products Expo (Intelligent Building Technology Conference),Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction (MOC) Qiu Baoxing shared his vision for expanding t [...]	2007-04-17 06:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY PREL PGOV SENV CH
07BEIJING259	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) OPENING SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 14 opening of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi and National Development and Reform Chairman Ma Kai,s presentations on China,s development road and strategy broke little new ground and drew largely from 11th Five-Year Plan documents. [...]	2007-01-11 12:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN WTRO PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING262	SED SESSION TWO: RURAL AND URBAN BALANCED [...] (SBU) In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) luncheon session on rural and urban balanced development, Finance Minister Jin Renqing outlined a recurrent SED theme ) how to raise the standard of living in China's countryside to narrow the rural-urban income gap. Policies to achiev [...]	2007-01-11 12:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI SENV ENRG PREL CH
07BEIJING263	SED SESSION THREE: SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on sustaining economic development, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke discussed how a flexible exchange rate will help balance China's economy. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Chairman Ma Kai raised [...]	2007-01-11 12:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING264	SED SESSION FOUR: PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on promoting trade and investment, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez described the mutual SIPDIS benefits of United States-China trade, urged China to open further its services market, and underscored the need [...]	2007-01-11 13:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING265	SED SESSION FIVE: ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on energy, environment, and sustainable development, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai, Department of Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, State Environmental Protection Administration Minister Zho [...]	2007-01-11 13:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING266	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Hu Jintao congratulated the United States Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) delegation on a successful first dialogue and stressed the importance of United States-China economic ties to regional and world prosperity. Treasury Secretary Paulson said the dialogue had bee [...]	2007-01-11 13:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2670	CHINA-VIETNAM: BEIJING PRESSURING HANOI ON ENERGY [...] (C) Chinese protests last week over Vietnamese energy exploration and survey activity in the South China Sea were especially "heavy-handed" and timed to gain leverage during the visit of Vietnam's National Assembly Chair to Beijing, according to a Vietnamese diplomat. MFA officials confirmed [...]	2007-04-20 09:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PHUM CH VN PF
07BEIJING2680	PRC-JAPAN: PREMIER'S TRIP CONTINUES THAW BUT [...] (C) Premier Wen Jiabao's April 11-13 visit to Japan, the first bilateral trip to Tokyo by a Chinese leader in seven years, produced concrete economic agreements and opened new channels for political and security talks but failed to resolve tough bilateral issues, Chinese diplomats and analyst [...]	2007-04-20 09:57:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL ENRG SENV CH JA KS
07BEIJING284	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and members of the U.S. delegation to the December 14-15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15. Both sides hailed the inaugural SED. Premier Wen said Japan and the EU had approached China about similar t [...]	2007-01-12 03:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL KIPR SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2857	MOST MINISTER XU GUANHUA TO RETIRE; TONGJI UNIVERSITY [...] (SBU) Xu Guanhua, Minister of Science and Technology, has retired and will be replaced by fifty-five year old automotive engineer and returnee Wan Gang, currently president of Tongji University in Shanghai. His appointment was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congres [...]	2007-04-27 09:28:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ENRG KSCA PINR TSPL CH
07BEIJING3058	New Ministers of Water and Land Resources Named [...] (U) China announced the selection of Xu Shaoshi as the new Minister of Land and Resources and Chen Lei as Minister of Water Resources following confirmation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress April 27. Minister Xu was previously Deputy Secretary General of the State Cou [...]	2007-05-08 09:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ENRG KSCA CH
07BEIJING3083	CHINA/ENERGY: PETROCHINA ANNOUNCES MAJOR BOOST TO CHINA'S [...] (SBU) China's largest oil producer, PetroChina, announced a major oil discovery in the Bohai Bay (water near Beijing-Tianjin) last week. The oil is considered to be of high quality and is easily recoverable, according to our contacts. Although estimated by the company to be around 7 billion b [...]	2007-05-09 08:57:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3085	CENTRAL CHINA EXPO 2007: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY [...] (C) Government officials and businessmen descended on Zhengzhou April 26-28 for the second Central China Expo. The Expo, a featured part of the Central Government's six-province "Central China Rising" strategy, was well attended despite the poor organization of volunteers who were ill-prepare [...]	2007-05-09 08:58:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ENRG CH HK
07BEIJING3155	CHINA/ENERGY: WESTERN ENERGY COMPANIES DISCUSS MECHANICS OF [...] (SBU) Assistant Secretary of State for Economics, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan held a roundtable discussion in Beijing with representatives from several United States energy companies on April 24, 2007. The companies noted problems in the nature of their ties with Chinese partn [...]	2007-05-11 09:01:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3411	ILSA: CHINA: MFA CHARACTERIZES YADAVARAN OIL DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 08:42:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING346	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH NDRC [...] (SBU) Summary. China views the sustainability of its economic growth to rest on its domestic economy, with trade only recently becoming a more significant factor. Future cooperation on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and nuclear power will be the focus of post-Strategic Economic Dialogu [...]	2007-01-16 06:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON TRGY PREL OVIP CH
07BEIJING347	SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman discussed the Global Nuclear Energy Program (GNEP),Generation IV International Forum (GIF),ongoing cooperation under the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology (PUNT) and potential areas for new cooperation with China Atomic Energy Authority (CA [...]	2007-01-16 06:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP KOLY PTER OVIP CH
07BEIJING3512	CHINA/ILSA: SINOPEC REITERATES YADAVARAN DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 07:57:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING3648	PRC-JAPAN: EAST CHINA SEA TALKS, LEE TENG-HUI [...] (C) The first round of East China Sea talks following Premier Wen's landmark visit to Tokyo clearly outlined the difficulty of bridging gaps between Beijing and Tokyo and moving toward joint exploitation of East China Sea resources, according to MFA Japan Division Deputy Director Lu Guijun. To [...]	2007-05-31 08:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA CH KS
07BEIJING3765	CHINA/STEEL: MERGER EFFORTS HIGHLIGHT PROTECTIONIST [...] (SBU) Reflecting concerns about energy, environmental efficiency, and competitiveness in the steel industry, China's State Council recently adopted policies aimed at eliminating excess capacity, facilitating mergers, and reducing resource intensity. Econoff's recent meetings with industry reps [...]	2007-06-05 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING3770	NE ASIAN TRILATERAL DISCUSSES DPRK, CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) The June 3 Northeast Asian Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting focused on discussion of the North Korean nuclear issue, regional cooperation and policies towards Central Asia and the Middle East, MFA Asia Department Multilateral Affairs Division Deputy Director He Xiangqi told poloff. T [...]	2007-06-05 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG JA KN KS CH ZK XF
07BEIJING4331	CHINA/ENERGY - PDAS FREDRIKSEN HOLDS WIDE-RANGING ENERGY [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: United States Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen discussed a wide range of bilateral energy issues during a meeting with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)/Energy Bureau Deputy [...]	2007-06-27 23:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN SENV TRGY KNNP CH
07BEIJING5042	CHINA SHOWS INTEREST IN DETAILS OF 123 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met with MFA Department of Arms Control Nuclear Division Deputy Director Xia Tian to deliver reftel nonpaper and a copy of the U.S.-India Joint Statement regarding the United States-India Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation (123 Agreement). DOE China Executive Director p [...]	2007-08-02 09:09:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP
07BEIJING5140	AFTER THE JAPAN ELECTIONS, PRC CONTACTS FORESEE [...] (C) Following the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) upper house election defeat on July 29, most PRC officials and analysts we spoke with predicted stability in the Sino-Japanese relationship. The election results themselves will not have much impact on the current positive trend in bilateral [...]	2007-08-07 10:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON SENV CH JA
07BEIJING5295	REP. HASTERT ENCOURAGES U.S.-PRC ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) Visiting House of Representatives members Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and John Shadegg (R-AZ),accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged greater U.S.-China cooperation in developing clean coal and nuclear technology in an August 13 meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. FM Yang said the UN [...]	2007-08-13 13:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP ENRG CH
07BEIJING5556	CHINA/SED: SECRETARY PAULSON AND NDRC CHAIRMAN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Ma Kai met on August 1, 2007, to discuss the Strategic Economic Dialogue, currency reform, and investment policy. Secretary Paulson emphasized the need to make the Strategic Economic Di [...]	2007-08-22 07:55:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PREL SENV EINV CH
07BEIJING5639	CHINA/SOE REFORM: THE LOCAL VIEW, AS SEEN FROM QINGDAO [...] (SBU) Coverage of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform in China tends to focus on the 155 large national firms managed from Beijing by the central State Assets Supervisory and Administration Commission (SASAC). Easily overlooked, however, are the tens of thousands of companies run by the 32 pro [...]	2007-08-28 08:31:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING5776	CHINESE CENTAL ASIA WATCHERS UPBEAT ON RESULTS OF [...] (C) Summary: Three Chinese observers of Central Asian affairs lauded the mid-August Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, citing counter-terrorism cooperation, military exercises, trade and energy. The scholars told us China is increasingly looking to its SCO partners for resources [...]	2007-09-04 08:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING598	LATEST ROUND OF CHINA-VIETNAM BORDER TALKS BREAK [...] (C) Chinese negotiators walked out of Sino-Vietnamese border talks without agreement January 20, leaving the Vietnamese delegation feeling disappointed and overlooked, according to our contacts. "Golf diplomacy" by Chinese VFM Wu Dawei and Vietnamese VFM Vu Dung could not overcome a negative [...]	2007-01-26 08:19:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH VN PF
07BEIJING6114	ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADARAVAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff conveyed U.S. concerns about new reports that Sinopec plans to sign an agreement to develop the Yadavaran oil fields in Iran to Xu Wei, Deputy Director of the MFA West Asian and North African Affairs Department Iran and Turkey Division on September 18. Xu r [...]	2007-09-18 08:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR NL CH
07BEIJING6367	CHINA/STEEL: XINJIANG MILL (SORT OF) CHARTS ITS OWN COURSE [...] (SBU) Econoff recently held a series of steel related meetings in Xinjiang Province with local government officials and the Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Company (Bayi). A Bayi executive told us that the company has successfully merged with Shanghai's Baosteel. Xinjiang Province Government supp [...]	2007-09-28 08:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG ELAB SENV WTRO CH
07BEIJING6403	SCO SECRETARIAT, PRC SCHOLARS DISAGREE ON SCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Asian staff at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) secretariat and Chinese scholars offered clashing views on the SCO's mission, reflecting differences between China and other member states. Umad Azizov, an Uzbek at the SCO Secretariat, stressed the SCO's role in [...]	2007-09-28 14:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD ENRG MARR ZK XD CH RS
07BEIJING6580	ILSA: IRAN-CHINA YADAVARAN OIL FIELD AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-10 10:16:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL IR CH
07BEIJING6936	CHINA/ENERGY: TENSION AMID SHORTAGES AND PRICE HIKES [...] (SBU) Amidst fuel shortages and even the death of a line-jumper at a gas station in Henan Province, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has raised refined oil prices by USD 9/barrel and gasoline/diesel prices at the pump by 20 US cents per gallon. The goal is to encourage [...]	2007-11-01 09:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV EPET EFIN CH
07BEIJING7052	CHINA/ENERGY: FUEL SHORTAGES TIED TO INDEPENDENT COMPANIES' SWING CAPACITY [...] (SBU) China's ongoing struggle with fuel shortages underscores the role of both independent refiners, which control approximately 15 percent of capacity, and independent retailers, which run half of the country's filling stations. Experts we spoke with believe that last week's gasoline and die [...]	2007-11-09 08:26:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN CH PGOV
07BEIJING7105	S/P GORDON BILAT WITH VFM WANG YI: IRAN, BURMA, [...] (C) Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking with Policy Planning Director David Gordon November 13, stressed the need for the United States and China to continue their policy planning dialogue on long-term strategic issues. S/P Director Gordon emphasized to VFM Wang that the United St [...]	2007-11-14 10:01:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ENRG SENV KNNP ASEAN CH XA BM IR
07BEIJING7213	PRC/MEPP: PRC SUPPORTS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's decision to send Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the November 26-27 Annapolis conference on the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) demonstrates China's firm support for the international meeting, according to an MFA contact. Chinese public statements have played up the int [...]	2007-11-23 09:41:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG PTER MEPP CH IS
07BEIJING7284	(C) WHITHER NDRC? POST-PARTY CONGRESS RUMORS [...] (C) Post-Party Congress rumors and speculation by Embassy contacts indicate that the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),China's top economic policymaking body, may soon undergo significant structural changes in the run-up to the March 2008 session of the National People's Congress [...]	2007-11-30 02:47:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING7362	CHINESE STEEL FIRM MAY BID $200 BILLION FOR MINING [...] (C) China's top steel maker, Baosteel, is considering a $200 billion bid for Rio Tinto, the UK-based mining giant currently targeted in a $134 billion offer from Australian mining firm BHP Billiton. Rio is among a handful of Western firms that dominate trade in the increasingly expensive iron [...]	2007-12-05 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD EFIN PREL CH
07BEIJING7364	U.S.-CHINA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFRICA, ENERGY [...] (C) During the U.S.-China Policy Planning dialogue in Beijing in November, MFA Director General for Policy Planning Ma Zhaoxu said the United States and China have common concerns on African development issues. He expressed hope for the region and noted the importance of China as a model and [...]	2007-12-05 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ETRD EAID APEC SENV CH XA

07BEIJING7389	NOT-SO-SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT: LOOKING FOR FAST GROWTH IN [...] (SBU) Third-tier cities in Central China are aiming for more investment and faster growth even as the Central Government promotes "Scientific Development" following the 17th Party Congress. Hu Jintao's Scientific Outlook on Development calls for more balanced and sustainable development, but a [...]	2007-12-07 00:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7434	CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]	2007-12-11 03:18:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7435	CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]	2007-12-11 04:37:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7445	CHINA/IRAN: SINOPEC SAYS OIL DEAL DOES NOT HARM U.S. [...] (SBU) On December 11, Sinopec's Director General for International Affairs confirmed and elaborated on several elements of its deal with Iran to develop oil production at Yadavaran. He told us the activities to be undertaken in Iran constitute a services contract, not an investment. He argued [...]	2007-12-11 23:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7486	U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES NEXT ROUND OF STATE-NDRC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery and the Vice Chairman of China's National Development Reform Commission (NDRC),Zhang Xiaoqiang, met on the margins of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) on December 12 to discuss the upcoming 7th Ro [...]	2007-12-14 07:27:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV SOCI CH
07BEIJING7581	SED SESSION V: MERGING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Session V of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) focused on the environmental protection achievements of both countries and sustainable development recommendations for the future. Several successful collaborative efforts on environmental protection were highlighted [...]	2007-12-21 03:00:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG ETRD SENV KGHG TBIO CH
07BEIJING83	Xie Zhenhua - sacked former Environment Minister - given [...] (SBU) Xie Zhenhua, the former Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA),who was sacked following the much publicized November 2005 chemical spill into the Songhua River, is about to be appointed as a Vice Chairman to the powerful National Development and Reform Commi [...]	2007-01-04 09:35:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL ENRG KSCA CH
07BEIRUT576	LEBANON: SINIORA IN GO-SLOW MODE ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) PM Siniora's recent trip to Egypt garnered an energy deal that could reduce Lebanon's dependence on Syria, but President Mubarak and Amr Moussa advised steadfastness, not confrontation, in the GOL's political conflict with Syria and its allies in Lebanon. Rumors of a Swiss track to solve t [...]	2007-04-25 06:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM ENRG PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BELGRADE1018	AMBASSADOR MEETS ENERGY MINISTER [...] (SBU) Ambassador Polt met with new Minister of Energy Aleksandar Popovic on July 11 to review his plans for addressing Serbia's energy security. The minister, a vice president in Prime Minister Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS),said Serbia has no alternative to sourcing gas from th [...]	2007-07-19 06:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE133	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (SBU)Several major energy issues are still on the front burner as Serbia's democratic parties work to assemble a new government. Srbijagas's general director recently announced that Gazprom is likely to be Srbijagas's strategic partner in providing natural gas for the underground storage facil [...]	2007-01-29 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE1376	ENERGY MINISTER POPOVIC TELLS AMBASSADOR SERBIA NEEDS MORE [...] (U) Serbian Energy Minister Popovic told the Ambassador on October 4 that Serbia's single source of gas from Hungary, and domestic electricity production could not meet peak demand during winter cold snaps. Popovic compared Serbia's energy relationship with Russia as "business, not friends." [...]	2007-10-10 07:34:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1433	GAZPROM IN SERBIA - BUYING UP THE WORKS? [...] (U) Russia's Gazprom is making a push to control Serbia's key energy companies and infrastructure. During an October 9 visit, Gazprom CEO, Alexei Miller linked three major energy projects in Serbia -- a new gas pipeline, a gas storage facility and perhaps a deal involving 51% ownership of the [...]	2007-10-22 07:21:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1700	SERBIA PACKAGES ENERGY DEAL FOR RUSSIA [...] (U) In the wake of a December 11 press conference to propose a bilateral energy agreement between Russia and Serbia, Embassy interlocutors confirm that support in the Serbian government to sell state oil company NIS to Gazprom has gained momentum. Embassy contacts point to government approval [...]	2007-12-20 06:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1704	SERBIA: ELECTRICITY AND KOSOVO [...] (U) Recent discussions with the head of a large electricity trading firm and others indicate Serbia does not plan to break electricity connections with Kosovo. Serbia, however, remains firm in only dealing with UNMIK on Kosovo energy issues, and has moved away from electricity "donation" to se [...]	2007-12-20 13:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE236	VINCA NUCLEAR INSTITUTE: CAS STAFFING, VIND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has been informed by Vinca Nuclear Institute direction that the Department of Energy (DoE)-built Central Alarm Station (CAS) will be staffed in the near future. After the institute and the Ministry of Interior (MUP) reached an agreement on CAS staffing, Vinca identif [...]	2007-02-21 17:16:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM EAID OTRA SR
07BELGRADE266	KOSOVO'S FINAL STATUS BURDENS ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) This is a joint cable from USOP and Embassy Belgrade. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgrade econ chief and Pristina econ officer made the rounds of UNMIK and PISG economic agencies to identify some of the economic issues that are factors in current and future relations between Kosovo and [...]	2007-02-27 11:20:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG ECON SR YI
07BELGRADE599	UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA [...] (U) Summary. State-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas has managed to improve its financial outlook via an intergovernmental agreement that uses old Yugoslavia clearing debt to pay gas arrears to Gazprom of USD 188.2 million, debt accumulated from 1994 to 2000. However, the company still has a debt [...]	2007-05-07 06:38:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELMOPAN313	FUEL SECTOR COMPETITION IN BELIZE [...] (SBU) Summary. With the recent discovery of oil in Belize and the anticipated delivery of PetroCaribe fuel, a privately-owned marine terminal has recently constructed in the south of Belize. Esso, the sole importer of fuel in Belize, believes that up to forty percent of its future imports may [...]	2007-05-07 20:08:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD EINV ECON EFIN PREL BH
07BELMOPAN346	BELIZE HOSTS SECOND CARICOM-SICA SUMMIT [...] Summary: Belize hosted the Second Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ? Central American Integration System (SICA) summit in Belize City on May 12, 2007. Topics discussed included trade liberalization, social and cultural issues, energy, security, and governance. The group agreed to meet every t [...]	2007-05-18 22:30:00	Embassy Belmopan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ENRG KCRM BH
07BELMOPAN624	(C) CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS IN THE BELIZE OIL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Several U.S. firms have complained to the Embassy that bribes are determining which companies are being awarded oil exploration contracts in Belize. One company claims to have recorded several government ministers soliciting bribes. The opposition party has taken the informat [...]	2007-10-23 20:53:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG KCOR BH
07BELMOPAN713	(C) BELIZE OIL: CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS REACH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Two U.S. energy firms have complained to the Embassy that bribes determine who receives oil exploration contracts in Belize. One company official who claims to have actually paid a bribe and has electronically recorded numerous conversations, alleges that the Prime Minister's d [...]	2007-12-13 20:42:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET SOCI BH
07BERLIN103	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMIC MINISTER GLOS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos to discuss the Doha Development Round and cooperation on energy/environment issues. The Ambassador also delivered STATE 4760 points on Iran, which will be reported septel. Glos stated Doha's successful [...]	2007-01-18 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ETRD ENRG WTRO PREL GM
07BERLIN1066	GERMAN ECONOMICS MINISTER ON ENERGY/CLIMATE IN [...] (C) Summary. German Minister for Economics and Technology Michael Glos met with the Ambassador May 24 to discuss the EU/Russia Summit (in which Glos was a full participant),energy security and climate change policy, and the current push to realize a successful conclusion to the WTO Doha Dev [...]	2007-05-25 10:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD SENV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN1071	CHANCELLOR MERKEL PREVIEWS G-8 SUMMIT [...] Summary: German Chancellor Merkel emphasized climate change, hedge funds, Africa, and closer cooperation with emerging economies as core themes for the June 6-8 G-8 Summit in her remarks before the Bundestag May 24. Merkel acknowledged the debate on climate change is contentious, but argued d [...]	2007-05-25 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN1142	GERMANY DISCUSSES U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIA'S SUPPLY [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A response to ref B German query to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division desk officer, June 5. Polster said the U.S. position o [...]	2007-06-07 15:02:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IN GM
07BERLIN1497	GERMANY SEEKS CONSULTATIONS ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL [...] (C) Global Affairs officer passed ref A nonpaper to MFA officials July 27. In a follow-on discussion July 31, MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Dietrich Becker and NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster stated Germany has yet to take a position on the U.S.-India Civil [...]	2007-08-01 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN GM
07BERLIN1503	GERMANY - PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Dietrich Becker told Global Affairs officer July 31 Germany is interested in learning more about U.S. and Russian plans to follow up on the July 3 Declaration on Nucl [...]	2007-08-02 15:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ENRG ECON PGOV GM
07BERLIN1522	RESPONSE TO QUERY ON EXPORT OF LII AND PLIF [...] (S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref A response to the German query contained in ref B to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog August 7. Herzog thanked us for the U.S. input and said he would pass it to the German federal interagency export control group for revi [...]	2007-08-08 13:09:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM CH
07BERLIN1534	GERMAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSURANCES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-10 12:01:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY GM
07BERLIN1552	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 10, EEB Assistant Secretary Dan Sullivan met with officials from the SIPDIS German Chancellery, Ministry of Economics and Technology and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the President's September 27-28 Major Economies Conference. Sullivan also conducted a w [...]	2007-08-14 05:39:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KCHG PREL GM
07BERLIN1596	GNEP - INITIAL GERMAN REACTION TO INVITATION TO [...] (U) Econoffs delivered ref A letters of invitation and ref B talking points August 20 to German Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Karsten Sach and German Economics Ministry Director General for Energy Andreas Schuseil. Econoff also briefed MFA Deputy O [...]	2007-08-23 14:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN1621	GERMAN CABINET RETREAT FOCUSES ON CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged from the August 23-24 Federal Cabinet retreat with consensus among the parties in her Grand Coalition Government on a 50-point program designed to sustain Germany's economic upturn. No signs of coalition cracks appeared. The program inc [...]	2007-08-27 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL ELAB GM
07BERLIN1652	GNEP MINISTERIAL - GERMANY STILL UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-31 15:16:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA GM
07BERLIN1746	THE GERMAN SUBPRIME BANKING CRISIS: [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. subprime crisis continues to produce anxiety in Germany?s banking sector, but the exposure of German banks remains unclear. After the bailout of a second state-run bank, SachsenLB, in mid-August, pressure for a consolidation of Germany?s fragmented financial landscape [...]	2007-09-14 15:52:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN ELAB PREL
07BERLIN1751	U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: INITIAL [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche September 17 to MFA Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster expressed appreciation for the opportunity to offer German views on the U.S. draft text but expressed doubt that Germany's interagency working group wou [...]	2007-09-18 08:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN GM
07BERLIN1785	ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS OF COATED FREE SHEET PAPER [...] Summary: This is in response to Reftel on subject of the USITC antidumping investigation of coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia and Korea. 2. Industry-wide data, as available for coated free sheet paper: Production quantity, metric tons (value million USD*) 2004 1,838,615 [...]	2007-09-21 05:35:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SENV ENRG EFIN PREL GM
07BERLIN1896	GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY -- MERKEL COMMITTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Merkel is serious about pursuing aggressive international measures to meet the challenges of global warming. She has built her Chancellorship almost exclusively on this issue. Her support for mandatory, targeted global limits on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and [...]	2007-10-16 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV GM
07BERLIN1909	U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: German Government officials in the Chancellery and MFA expressed to visiting Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery their preference for multilateral sanctions designed to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program. While willing to consider EU autonomous sanctions in the e [...]	2007-10-19 10:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM
07BERLIN1910	U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-19 10:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM
07BERLIN2000	WIREC - FOLLOWING UP WITH GERMANY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 13:48:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENRG GM
07BERLIN2034	GRAND COALITION OPPOSES EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German reaction to the European Commission's unbundling directives for the European energy market has been overwhelmingly negative. The Grand Coalition is displaying rare unanimity on this issue and is backed by Germany's major energy companies. The Economic Ministry, resp [...]	2007-11-07 13:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ETRD PGOV EU RU GM
07BERLIN208	EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] SUMMARY. On January 25, EB DAS Paul Simons met with Foreign Office Policy Planning Staff Head Markus Ederer and Economic Ministry Director General for Energy Issues Andreas Schusseil to discuss energy issues during Germany's EU and G-8 presidencies. Both German officials were positive about [...]	2007-02-01 17:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV PREL SENV EU GM
07BERLIN2103	(S) GERMANY WILL GRANT LICENSE FOR EXPORT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 4) announcing the German Government's intention to grant a license for the export to Israel [...]	2007-11-21 12:23:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY GM IS
07BERLIN215	JOINT COORDINATION AND MONITORING BOARD: ENHANCED [...] At the high-level session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) in Berlin January 30-31, donor Government representatives and Afghan partners renewed their commitment to realize the political vision outlined in the January 2006 Afghanistan Compact. In the opening [...]	2007-02-02 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV ENRG AF
07BERLIN2152	CLIMATE CHANGE -- GERMAN OPINION AHEAD OF UN [...] (SBU) The Germans have endorsed a roadmap approach at Bali that is not dissimilar to that of the U.S. (Reftel A),but Chancellor Merkel's government is committing itself to increasingly ambitious environmental objectives that could challenge the U.S. position in Bali and other international n [...]	2007-12-03 09:19:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM
07BERLIN2177	COMPREHENSIVE GERMAN CLIMATE CHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The coalition government presented a series of far-reaching and ambitious environmental legislative measures to the German Parliament for consideration on December 5 (Reftel). The 14 points of this proposal are not new, but rather stem directly from the 29-point "Meseberg Plan [...]	2007-12-07 14:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG ENRG GM
07BERLIN2206	G8 CONFERENCE ON THE ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 3, the German government hosted its last major G8 conference on the theme of energy and climate change, a major priority during both its G8 and EU presidencies. Ministers and senior representatives of G8 countries, the European Union and Brazil, China, India, Mexic [...]	2007-12-14 16:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG GM
07BERLIN334	USEU AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7, USEU Ambassador C. Boyden Gray met with German Chancellery State Secretary Dr. Hans Beus, Chancellery Director of Coordination for European Policy Andreas Hermes, and the Chancellery's Economic Advisor Dr. Jens Weidmann to discuss key issues in Germany's EU Presid [...]	2007-02-16 17:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD SENV PGOV PREL EU GM
07BERLIN356	Minister Tiefensee's U.S. Visit - disappointment on Open [...] (SBU) SUMMARY -- Ministry staff report German Minister of Transportation, Construction and Urban Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee returned from his first official visit to Washington pessimistic about the future of the U.S./E.U. civil air agreement negotiations. Senior Ministry officials report Tief [...]	2007-02-22 14:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ENRG ICAO PREL GM
07BERLIN431	GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery, Economic Ministry, and Environment Ministry. On Kosovo, Schieb said that Germany remained committed to the Ahtisaari timeline and was hopeful that a new UNSC [...]	2007-03-02 14:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL GM
07BERLIN45	GERMANY TAKES RUSSIAN - BELARUS OIL DISPUTE IN [...] (U) German reaction to the cutoff of Russian oil via the Druzhba Pipeline has been relatively muted. Economics Minister Michael Glos stated there was no cause for alarm as Germany has sufficient reserves to cover any shortages. That said, Glos demanded that "the pipeline be reopened as soon [...]	2007-01-09 16:55:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV PL RS BO UP GM
07BERLIN469	GERMAN AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING URANIUM PELLETS [...] (C)Pursuing recent press reports, the Mission has bee in contact with German officials regarding the iscovery of uranium pellets in a private citizen' yard in Laeunfoerde, Germany. The following inormation is based on discussions with representaives of the German Federal Office of Criminal I [...]	2007-03-07 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM ETTC PTER ENRG GM
07BERLIN470	CHANCELLERY AND MFA OFFICIALS PREVIEW MARCH 8-9 EU [...] (SBU) Summary: German officials remain optimistic about the prospects for a successful March 8-9 EU Council summit, despite media reports about failure to achieve consensus on binding targets for renewable energies. In accordance with Chancellor Merkel's desire to focus on specific goals and [...]	2007-03-07 17:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV PREL ENRG GM
07BERLIN479	UK ENGAGING GERMANY ON POSSIBLE ENERGY/CLIMATE [...] (C/NF) A British Embassy contact passed emboff the following British draft non-paper March 7 that they have been told to deliver to the German government. He asked that the USG not/not disclose that it had received/knew the contents of the document. The non-paper is most striking for its pra [...]	2007-03-08 16:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV ENRG EAIR GM
07BERLIN520	GERMAN PRESIDENCY SEES CLIMATE/ENERGY AND PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has identified energy/climate change and progress on an EU constitution as her top priorities for the remainder of Germany's EU presidency, according to officials in the Chancellery and MFA. The German government believes the EU's consensus position has laid th [...]	2007-03-14 16:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN555	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19 [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...]	2007-03-20 13:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK
07BERLIN567	EON-RUHRGAS DETAILS POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF GAS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Eon Ruhrgas gave emboff a new detailed read out March 13 of the company's plans for the possible purchase of Iranian liquified natural gas (LNG). Eon's Vice President for Government, International and Economic Affairs Dr. Heinz Riemer, said Eon's decision to pursue a contract to b [...]	2007-03-21 10:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV ENRG PREL IR GM
07BERLIN90	GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT POSTPONEMENT OF MEGAPORTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 16:53:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA GM
07BERLIN960	GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN INVITATION FOR [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Joerg Polster, desk officer of the German MFA's International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division, May 10. Polster said Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) partners discussed Iran's invitation for bids to construct two new nuclear power rea [...]	2007-05-11 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG GM
07BERN1150	DELIVERY OF LETTER TO EMBASSY OF JAPAN REGARDING [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-21 09:57:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY PARM JS RS SZ
07BERN664	ISA: SWISS SUPPORT EGL DEAL, VIEW IT AS ISA AND UNSCR COMPLIANT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-19 14:17:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PARM SZ
07BISHKEK1395	KYRGYZ ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: While Kyrgyz Energy Minister Chudinov and other officials embrace Kyrgyz electricity exports to South Asia under the CASAREM umbrella, supply issues, particularly involving Tajikistan, color the discussion of how much electricity may be available for export. Other Kyrgyz offici [...]	2007-11-26 11:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL KG
07BISHKEK583	KYRGYZ REQUEST FUNDING FOR PARTICIPANTS OF NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel information to Talaibek Adjikulov from the Department of International Organizations and Security Affairs at the MFA. Adjikulov said that Kyrgyzstan will consider sending representatives to the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group meeting. How [...]	2007-05-17 11:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC ENRG PARM KNNP KG
07BISHKEK724	CORRUPTION, ENERGY AND RULE OF LAW HEADLINE KYRGYZ [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bakiyev and Prime Minister Atambayev emphasized the rule of law, the battle against corruption and enhancing the business environment in a day-long discussion of the Kyrgyz Country Development Strategy (CDS) with the international donor community May 31. Bakiyev also [...]	2007-06-14 03:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PREL PHUM KG
07BISHKEK966	SURGE IN ELECTRICITY POWER PLAYS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: With President Bakiyev expected to sign legislation opening the unfinished Kambarata hydroelectric stations to foreign investment soon, Minister of Energy Chudinov is seeking outside advice in implementing new legislation and related reforms in the electricity sector. U.S. firm [...]	2007-07-27 07:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL KG
07BOGOTA1076	TRAGEDY STRIKES ARTESENAL COAL MINES IN COLOMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 15:01:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ELAB CO
07BOGOTA6862	COLOMBIA AUCTIONS NINE OFFSHORE BLOCKS ON [...] (U) On September 18, Colombia's National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) successfully auctioned nine exploration blocks totaling $50 million. The nine blocks represent part of 13 oil and gas blocks off the coast of Atlantico, Bolivar, Magdalena, and La Guajira departments offered in ANH's 2007 Cari [...]	2007-09-19 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON EINV CO
07BOGOTA689	CERREJON COAL COMPANY SETTLES LABOR DISPUTE [...] (U) On January 29, Cerrejon Mines (owned by a consortium of UK and Canadian companies) settled biannual labor talks, averting a strike which would have affected delivery of nearly 500,000 tons per month of coal to the U.S. The workers' union at Cerrejon, SINTRAMINENEGETICA, was the same union [...]	2007-01-31 21:54:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN EINV ELAB CO
07BOGOTA6957	OPIC CEO MOSBACHER HIGHLIGHTS U.S.-COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In September 10-11 meetings with government and private sector representatives, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Mosbacher, Jr. highlighted the potential for increased U.S. investment in Colombia and the range of OPIC services a [...]	2007-09-25 14:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ENRG OPIC CO
07BOGOTA7088	ECOPETROL PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION RESOUNDING SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 25, Colombia's state-owned hydrocarbons company Ecopetrol completed the first round of its partial privatization, successfully selling a 10.1 percent stake to a mix of Colombian companies and private citizens. The offering, which raised USD 3.3 billion in new funds f [...]	2007-10-02 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV EFIN CO
07BOGOTA7171	CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: With funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB),Embassy Bogota hosted the visit of Conservation International Senior Research Scientist Timothy J. Killeen to Colombia September 26-28 to speak about the sustainable development of biofuels. As part of the t [...]	2007-10-04 15:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON KPAO OIIP SENV CO
07BOGOTA7423	ECOPETROL OUTLINES ITS APPROACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Jose Rafael Unda, Ecopetrol's Director for Social Responsibility, confirmed his company's incorporation of the Voluntary Principles (VPs) into its human rights policies. Unda said Ecopetrol added Spanish translations of the text of the Voluntary Principles to its [...]	2007-10-16 23:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET PHUM ETRD CO
07BOGOTA7575	COLOMBIA INTERESTED IN WIREC 2008 [...] Post delivered reftel demarche separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez and Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues Maria Alban Duran. Post also presented WIREC 2008 information to officials at the Ministries [...]	2007-10-19 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA7581	COLOMBIA BULLISH ON WIREC 2008, REQUESTS SPOT ON [...] This is an action cable. See para. 4. 2. Post delivered reftel demarche on the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) separately to Minister of Mines and Energy Hernan Martinez, Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Multilateral Economic, Social, and Envir [...]	2007-10-19 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA EAGR
07BOGOTA8092	COLOMBIA BIOFUELS UPDATE: PROMISE DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opening of Colombia's first biodiesel plant, establishment of a biodiesel free trade zone, and increasing blending mandates reinforce the GOC's commitment to adopt biofuels to diversify energy supplies and promote rural job creation. However, while growers expand palm oil c [...]	2007-11-15 22:07:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EAID PGOV CO
07BOGOTA8658	BOGOTA AIR QUALITY AMONG WORST IN LATIN AMERICA [...] SUMMARY: Bogota's seven million plus inhabitants breathe some of the worst air in the region. Air quality falls below safe levels over 95 percent of the time. Low-quality fuel, poor driving practices, and urban deforestation are largely to blame. GOC officials expect an agreement to improv [...]	2007-12-26 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN EPET SENV SOCI ENRG CO
07BRASILIA1115	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTORS PETERSON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David P. Perterson and Loren J. Habergger, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),July 5-19, 2007, to Itaituba and Creporizao (State of Para) Brazil, to work on projects on reduction of emissions from community and small scale gold mining in developin [...]	2007-06-15 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1220	BRAZILIAN SUPPORT FOR BOLIVIA ON CN ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Worried about the potential for increased narco-trafficking to (and through) Brazil, the Lula administration has sought to provide both economic and moral support to the Morales government. Consistent with their perception of Brazil as the (self-anointed) leader of South Ameri [...]	2007-06-28 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ETRD ENRG BR BL
07BRASILIA1240	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE A/S KARSNER JULY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Alexander Karsner, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazil [...]	2007-07-02 18:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE BARTON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Bradley L. Barton, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director of Commercialization and Deployment, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Sao Paulo (transit),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitivenes [...]	2007-07-06 15:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1285	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE LUTTRELL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ellen Luttrell, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Consultant- Communications Advisor, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 15),Brazil, to participa [...]	2007-07-09 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1287	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE SATTELBERG [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alfred P. Sattelberg, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Contract, Argone National Laboratory, Associate Lab Director for Physical Sciences, to Brasilia (July 9-13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Competitiveness and its Brazilian coun [...]	2007-07-09 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA1289	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/EE ARVISU [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dan E. Arvizu, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, to Brasilia (July 10-12) and Rio de Janeiro (July 12-15) and Sao Paulo (transit: Jul 10 and 13),Brazil, to participate in the Council on Compet [...]	2007-07-09 13:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA132	RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS MILITARY SALES IN BRAZIL BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with his Russian counterpart, Ambassador Vladimir L. Tyurdenev, on January 12, 2007 at the Russian Embassy. Tyurdenev spoke candidly about bilateral relations, trade, Russian hopes to furnish equipment and exprtise to the potential regional gas pipeline proect, [...]	2007-01-25 13:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG BR RU
07BRASILIA1351	UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY 'S VISIT TO BRAZIL SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky's visit to Brazil May 16-17, 2007, not only fulfilled the request by President Bush and Brazilian President Lula to elevate the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) dialogue, but helped the U.S. Mission in Brazil move forward on a number of key issu [...]	2007-07-18 09:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA137	CLIMATE CHANGE: U.S.-BRAZIL DVC ON APPROACHES TO REDUCING [...] Post has contacted Fernando Lyrio, Director of International Relations at Brazil's Ministry for the Environment, and presented the proposal for a DVC on U.S. and Brazilian approaches to reducing emissions from deforestation. Lyrio reports that the three people key for the Brazilian panel to r [...]	2007-01-25 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1466	BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of one (1) claim of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...]	2007-08-02 11:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR
07BRASILIA1540	DEPT OF ENERGY'S BRADLEY BARTON AND DAN ARVIZU BRING A [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Energy's Bradley Barton, Director of the Office of Commercialization and Deployment, and Dan Arvizu, Director of DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL),led panels on [...]	2007-08-10 17:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG EAGR ETTC EPET PREL BR
07BRASILIA1721	Brazil to Attend Vienna Global Nuclear Energy Partnership [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]	2007-09-11 16:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA BR
07BRASILIA1723	Brazil's Delegation to Upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) On August 28, 2007, ESTH Counselor and ESTH Officer met with Minister Santiago Mourao and Counselor Luiz Fernando Galvao of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensitive [...]	2007-09-11 16:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG MNUC NPT PARM PREL BR KNNP
07BRASILIA1742	BRAZIL: WASHINGTON SEPT. 27-28 MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Brazil will certainly attend the September 27-28 meeting in Washington on climate change. It appears the Ambassador Everton Vargas, the Under Secretary for Policy in the Ministry of Exterio [...]	2007-09-13 16:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1784	MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING: BRAZILIAN DELEGATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On September 18, the Embassy's Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Counselor met with Paulo Chiarelli, acting Director of the Ministry of Exterior Relations' (MRE) Division of Environme [...]	2007-09-20 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL BR
07BRASILIA1826	BRAZIL: FIRST MEETING OF USG-GOB BIOFUELS STEERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III, Ambassador Sobel and delegation participated in the first USG-GOB Biofuels Steering Committee meeting on August 20, 2007. Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under Secretary Everton Vargas led t [...]	2007-09-25 09:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAGR BR
07BRASILIA1837	LULA'S TRIP TO EUROPE: CAN ITAMARATY FOLLOW [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian President Luis Inacio "Lula" da Silva,s mid-September tour of four Scandinavian countries and Spain to promote foreign investment, expand the use of biofuels in Europe, and press for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),represents a continuation o [...]	2007-09-26 10:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG BR
07BRASILIA1881	U.S.-INDIA AGREEMENT: BRAZIL STILL REVIEWING DRAFT POLICY [...] (U) On September 24, ESTH Off delivered reftel's demarche and draft text of a policy exception for the Nuclear Suppliers Group for the U.S.-India 123 Agreement to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS),Luis Galvao. The [...]	2007-10-03 09:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN BR
07BRASILIA1918	BRAZIL AND THE FOREST 11 STATEMENT: PRIMARILY A POLITICAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 24, 2007 leaders from eleven Tropical Rainforest Countries (the Forest 11) issued a joint statement calling for, inter alia, cooperation to slow, stop and reverse deforestation [...]	2007-10-09 11:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TNGD TRGY KSCA BR
07BRASILIA1952	MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING ON CLIMATE CHANGE: BRAZILIANS [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian delegation has expressed both public and private disappointment with the September 27-28 meeting in Washington of representatives of major economies to discuss energy security [...]	2007-10-11 13:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2020	BRAZIL: FRANK DISCUSSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. In a frank and wide ranging conversation, Director of the National Economic Council Al Hubbard, Deputy National Security Advisor Dan Price, and Ambassador Clifford Sobel met in Brasilia on O [...]	2007-10-22 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2044	BRAZIL: INTERESTED IN THE WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Drawing on REFS, ESTH Counselor Driscoll had a series of conversations in mid- and late-October with Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Chief of the Division of Division for New and Renewa [...]	2007-10-29 09:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG BR
07BRASILIA2047	BRAZIL PLANS TO RENEW NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH INDIA [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a meeting with EmbOffs on October 19, the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, said the USG [...]	2007-10-29 09:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA IN BR

07BRASILIA2065	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV/MULLER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Richard P. Muller and Ann E. Mattsson, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Belem (Para),Brazil, November 3 to November 10, [...]	2007-10-30 19:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA2079	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV MILLS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Wills, Los Alamos National Laboratory, from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL),National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA),Office of Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) to attend the International Workshop on Full [...]	2007-11-01 13:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA KSCS BR
07BRASILIA2082	USG-GOB COMMERCIAL DIALOGUE: CONTINUING A STRONG FORWARD [...] Summary: The reporting session of the third meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue, an hour-long event held October 10, 2007 in Brasilia, Brazil, was a positive and productive example of current USG-GOB bilateral cooperation. Visiting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez and [...]	2007-11-01 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV ENRG TSPL TBIO TPHY TRGY TNGD PGOV BR
07BRASILIA2171	BIOFUELS IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel request, and pursuant to request for extension to Oct. 19 response date, Post submits the following information regarding the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and liquid biofuels in Brazil, including research and reports available, [...]	2007-11-23 10:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON PGOV OTRA BR
07BRASILIA2176	BRAZIL: ACTING MINES AND ENERGY MINISTER HUBNER [...] (U) In a meeting with EconCouns, Acting Minister of Mines and Energy Jose Hubner Moreira described his agency's role in energy supply contracting, discussed mining concession processes, and touched on the challenges of environmental legislation and working with the states at the federal level. [...]	2007-11-23 19:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ENIV BR
07BRASILIA2185	BRAZIL READY TO CONSTRUCTIVELY DISCUSS SUPPLY ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) On November 7, 2007, per REFTEL ESTHOff met with the Deputy Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS),Luis Galvao, to discuss Brazilian views on supply assurances leading up to the visit to Brazil by IAEA Director General, ElBa [...]	2007-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA2227	Brazil Views National Intelligence Report as Positive and [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 4, 2007, per REFTEL POLCouns and ESTHOff met with the Head of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to discuss the recent release of the USG National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) regarding Ir [...]	2007-12-05 09:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG IAEA KNNP NPT TREL BR
07BRASILIA2241	BRAZIL: GOB REQUESTS RENEWAL OF 1997 ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On December 7, 2007, the Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Division for Non-Renewable Energy Resources (DREN) contacted the Embassy to request that the USG and the Government of Brazil (G [...]	2007-12-07 21:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2263	UNCTAD SEEKS MORE ACTIVE ROLE WITH BIOFUELS: CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND IS NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. UNCTAD, together with the Government of Brazil (GoB),held a conference on biofuels in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 4-5 as a pre-event to the twelfth session of the United Nations [...]	2007-12-12 14:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY UN UNCTAD KGHG ECON SENV ENRG KSCA BR
07BRASILIA2335	BRAZIL: IAEA DG ELBARADEI ADDRESES LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 6-7, 2007, Rio based think-tank CEBRI (Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais - Brazilian Center for International Relations) hosted an international seminar geared toward promotion of the use of nuclear energy and to enhancing the nuclear energy dialogue betwee [...]	2007-12-28 19:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
07BRASILIA282	BRAZIL TO PAY MORE FOR BOLIVIAN GAS [...] (SBU) An agreement reached February 15 between Brazil and Bolivia created a formula that could oblige the parastatal Brazilian energy company, Petrobras, to pay up to four percent more each year for the Bolivian natural gas that primarily supplies the state of Sao Paulo. The increase--althoug [...]	2007-02-16 15:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON BR BL
07BRASILIA315	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA316	ETHANOL IN THE RAINFOREST: GLOBAL COMMODITIES AND HIGHWAY [...] Summary: USAID Mission officers and the Regional Environmental Affairs Officer visited the Southwest Amazon February 4-10, 2007 (en route to the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative meeting in Yucay, Peru) on a 550- kilometer road trip connecting Rio Branco, capital of the state of Acre, with [...]	2007-02-23 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID TBIO SNAR ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA362	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met in Brasilia with six state governors, representing some of the largest and most significant states by population and GDP, on February 8 to discuss areas of potential cooperation. The governors described specific areas where they would welcome technical [...]	2007-03-01 14:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BTIO ENRG PREL BR
07BRASILIA366	Brazil: Under Secretary Burns Meets with Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary. During Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns' February 7-8, 2007 visit to Brasilia, he met with Minister of Development, Industry and Commerce Luiz Fernando Furlan and his management team. The friendly, wide-ranging conversation touched upon issues s [...]	2007-03-01 16:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG KIPR EAGR SENV BR
07BRASILIA554	BRAZIL: MFA DISCUSSES UPCOMING LULA CAMP DAVID VISIT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)'s Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Everton Vieira Vargas, met with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, and the Charge d'Affaires of Haiti on March 29. DCM and EconOff were also invited to attend. Per reftel, the [...]	2007-03-29 20:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG DR ES HA SC
07BRASILIA694	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE A/S KARSNER DELEGATION [...] Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Alexander "Andy" Karsner, and his delegation, to Sao Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil, April 22-25, 2007. Members of the Assistant Secretary's delegation include Courtney Gillespie, Michael Mills [...]	2007-04-19 12:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRASILIA751	BANCO DEL SUR BECOMES A BRAZILIAN "PEEVE" [...] (C) Summary: The abrasive and high-handed manner in which Venezuelan President Chavez has sought to advance his "Banco del Sur" project has pushed Brazil to the point of seriously considering not joining the Venezuelan's latest flight of fancy. The Brazilians, according to both the IMF resrep [...]	2007-04-27 17:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL BR XM
07BRASILIA759	BRAZIL: MANAUS MEETINGS, MEANDERINGS AND MUSINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: As Virtual Presence Post Officer, Econoff visited Manaus, State of Amazonas from April 16-19 for public outreach and economic-related meetings. While there, she visited the U.S. Consular Agent in Manaus, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-Amazonas, and the bi-national center, Institu [...]	2007-04-30 15:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG KPAO OIIP CVIS PGOV SENV BR
07BRASILIA833	BRAZIL: PETROBRAS AND GOB RESPOND TO BOLIVIAN OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian Government's decree prohibiting Brazil's Petrobras from exporting refined petroleum products (reftel) has drawn an incrementally more robust official response from the Brazilian Government than previous Bolivian actions prejudicial to Petrobras. Foreign Ministry (Itam [...]	2007-05-10 15:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA905	DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S A/S KARSNER VISITS BRAZIL TO JUMP [...] (SBU) Summary: During Assistant Secretary Karsner's April 23-25, 2007, visit, he was able to meet with a broad spectrum of policymakers representing state and federal government plus those from the private sector who make up Brazil's biofuel power elite. Beginning with meetings in Sao Paulo w [...]	2007-05-21 19:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ETRD KSCA US BR
07BRASILIA919	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR NOZIK [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Arthur J. Nozik, Sr Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Manaus, Brazil from August 19-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to present a speech on recent published results from NREL's research on multiple exciton generat [...]	2007-05-23 13:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG OTRA BR
07BRASILIA985	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/FE OFFICIAL MCKEE TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Barbara McKee, Director, Office of Clean Energy Collaboration, U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),to Brasilia, Brazil, June 26-30, 2007, to chair the International Energy Working Party on Fossil Fuels Executive Committee Meeting and speak a [...]	2007-05-31 17:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
07BRATISLAVA112	FICO'S LIBYA TRIP A COMMERCIAL SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Robert Fico's February 20-22 delegation to Libya focused on commercial objectives, primarily gaining Slovak military and infrastructure contracts in Libya as repayment for Libya's debt to Slovakia. Initial press reports indicate that Libya and Slovakia reached pr [...]	2007-02-23 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ETRD ENRG LY LO
07BRATISLAVA12	DRUZHBA: SLOVAK PIPELINE EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL [...] (C) Transpetrol Board member Jan Kridla (please protect) informed Econoff that Slovakia had experienced "technical difficulties" relating to the flow of oil for a couple of hours on Sunday evening. Volumes remain lower than normal today (1/8),but supply continues to flow. Kridla noted, howe [...]	2007-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV LO RS
07BRATISLAVA183	SLOVAKIA FEELING PRESSURE TO FINALIZE A DEAL ON [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek met 3/23 with representatives from Yukos International, one of two Yukos Dutch subsidiaries with a legal claim to the 49 percent stake in the Transpetrol oil pipeline, for the first time in almost eight months. With Slovak veto authority over any [...]	2007-03-26 12:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO
07BRATISLAVA269	PM FICO IN MOSCOW ON KOSOVO, MD AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Robert Fico's May 4 visit to Moscow touched on issues of the day including Kosovo final status, missile defense, energy security, and trade. Fico had meetings with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and opened a Slovak-Russian business foru [...]	2007-05-07 14:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG SR SU RU YI LO
07BRATISLAVA275	FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, RUSSIA, SERBIA, MISSILE [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: In a frank, productive 90-minute conversation May 9, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador that: --Slovakia is still with the EU on voting for a Kosovo resolution. Slovakia would like to finesse the language of the UNSCR to avoid direct endorsement for the Ahtisaari plan [...]	2007-05-10 15:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ENRG CVIS KO YI RU LO
07BRATISLAVA308	SLOVAKIA PURSUING A TRANSPETROL DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary - Minister Jahnatek followed up the May 4 Putin/Fico meeting (Ref A) with detailed discussions with Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) and Gazpromneft on the eventual sale of the 49 percent stake plus management control in the Slovak oil pipeline Transpetrol. In return for agre [...]	2007-05-22 13:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA40	SLOVAKS LOOK TO RUSSIA FOR TRANSPETROL SOLUTION, [...] (C) Summary - In stark contrast to the strong concerns about Russia's reliability as an energy partner expressed this past week throughout Central Europe, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek believes the Russian-Belarus spat illustrates the need to strengthen ties with Moscow. Jahnatek ha [...]	2007-01-19 16:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
07BRATISLAVA420	YUKOS FINANCE AUCTION SHIFTS DYNAMICS OVER [...] (C) Summary - Yukos Oil Receiver Eduard Rebgun announced July 13 that Russian-controlled Yukos Finance (YF) will be auctioned off on August 15 in Moscow at a starting price of approximately USD 300 Million. The announcement followed one day after a Dutch court overturned an appeal by Rebgun th [...]	2007-07-23 15:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA453	SLOVAKS RECONSIDERING TRANSPETROL OPTIONS [...] (C) Summary - Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek maintained the status quo at the July 31 Transpetrol Annual General Assembly (AGA) by removing any discussion of personnel changes to the Transpetrol Board and Supervisory Board from the agenda. In conversations with Yukos International (YI) rep [...]	2007-08-09 14:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA49	SLOVAKIA DECIDES TO SUE EC OVER CO2 PLAN [...] (U) In its January 24 cabinet meeting, the Government of Slovakia decided to sue the European Commission to overturn its proposed 2008-2012 plan on CO2 emissions, which adversely affect operations of the large US Steel factory in Kosice (see reftel for background on case). The Ministry of Just [...]	2007-01-24 15:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EU PREL PGOV ENRG LO
07BRATISLAVA507	SLOVAK ATTENDANCE AT THE MINISTERIAL MEETING ON [...] Post confirmed on September 11 that the Slovak Ambassador to the UN in Vienna, Juraj Machac, will attend the GNEP meeting on September 16. Slovakia is not prepared, at the present time, to join the partnership. Per ref c, Post has provided to the GOS all of the information necessary to facili [...]	2007-09-12 14:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
07BRATISLAVA561	SOLVING TRANSPETROL WITHOUT THE RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary - The August 15 sale of Yukos Finance to an American investment group, Monte Valle, has reduced Russia's role in the future of the Transpetrol oil pipeline, leaving the Slovak government without its preferred partner. Economy Minister Jahnatek remains confident that any future buye [...]	2007-10-10 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RU
07BRATISLAVA572	SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Post strongly recommends Slovakia's inclusion in the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference. EU mandates and external events have led to a new emphasis in Slovakia on the importance of renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix, which was evident in the Slovak go [...]	2007-10-16 13:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL ETRD SENV EINV LO
07BRATISLAVA631	TRANSPETROL NEGOTIATIONS OFF TO SLOW START [...] (C) Summary - As a result of the October 31 Dutch Court decision that returned control of Yukos Finance (YF) to the Khodorkovsky-appointed directors Dave Godfrey and Bruce Misamore, YF and Slovak government officials have restarted negotiations that were halted in 2006. The court decision will [...]	2007-11-30 07:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL LO RS
07BRAZZAVILLE449	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 16, 2007 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. Representatives of the London Club (LC) announced on November 15 that an agreement has been signed between the Republic of Congo (RoC) and the LC to forgive 77 percent of the US$643.6 million debt owed to LC creditors. Government bonds will be [...]	2007-11-16 11:39:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELTN EAID PHUM ENRG CF
07BRAZZAVILLE455	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 23, 2007 [...] EmbBrazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. President Denis Sassou-Nguesso attended the official launch of the multi-national military maneuvers called Barh El Gazel being conducted as part of the peacekeeping operations under the auspices Economic Community of States Central Africa (ECCAS). [...]	2007-11-23 13:45:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID ENRG CF
07BRIDGETOWN1195	ON BOARD, ALMOST: BIOFUELS INITIATIVE IN ST. KITTS [...] (SBU) A successful biofuels conference hosted in St. Kitts on August 28 encouraged the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis (GOSKN) to move forward on a biofuels development plan. However, with tourism development competing for scarce land and resource dollars on the island, continued USG engageme [...]	2007-09-13 15:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EINV KPAO EAID EPET SENV
07BRIDGETOWN1224	INTEREST IN BARBADOS OFFSHORE OIL BIDS HIGH [...] (SBU) P/E Chief and Deputy met with the country managers for Simpson Oil (SOL) and Shell Trading Company (Eastern Caribbean) on September 13, 2007 to discuss the energy market in the Eastern Caribbean, prospects for renewable energy and the upcoming bid for oil block exploration, announced by t [...]	2007-09-19 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB
07BRIDGETOWN1256	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) During her September 19-21 visit to St. Kitts and Nevis to celebrate that nation's National Day, the Ambassador raised biofuels and the Angelus expropriation case with Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and Foreign Minister Timothy Harris. The Ambassador also used the trip to draw public attenti [...]	2007-09-27 12:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PREL CVIS XL
07BRIDGETOWN1348	WIREC DELEGATION: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) Post enthusiastically supports the nominations of individuals from Antigua and Barbuda for participation in WIREC in March 2008. Antigua and Barubda ------------------- -- Honorable Wilmoth Daniel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works -- Honorable Trevor Walker, Minister with [...]	2007-10-22 12:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV EAID XL
07BRIDGETOWN1410	ST. KITTS ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS GALORE [...] (U) During a recent visit to New York, St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas reiterated his nation's commitment to foreign investment and announced plans for additional high-end resorts to invest in St. Kitts. The government's apparent success in attracting well-known [...]	2007-11-08 19:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV PGOV PREL CVIS XL
07BRIDGETOWN1561	PETROCARIBE #34: EC LEADERS FLOCK TO PETROCARIBE [...] (U) Summary: Eastern Caribbean Heads of State departed for the Fourth Petrocaribe Summit on Friday, December 21st in Cienfuegos, Cuba. The summit comes among praises from leaders in St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who have benefited from the Petrocaribe program. The pa [...]	2007-12-21 19:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM PINR XL CU
07BRIDGETOWN162	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #30: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (C) The Prime Minister of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB),Baldwin Spencer, continues to portray Hugo Chavez as an altruistic benefactor and a friend of the Caribbean. To date, both governments have signed agreements with an estimated value of USD 48 million allocated betweenthe [...]	2007-02-09 13:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL XL
07BRIDGETOWN178	BARBADOS RELEASES DRAFT ENERGY POLICY [...] The Ministry of Energy and the Environment of the Government of Barbados (GOB) recently unveiled its draft National Energy Policy and invited a wide range of stakeholders to provide comments and suggestions. The proposed policy's priorities include energy conservation, alternative energy dev [...]	2007-02-12 12:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN196	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the President of Dominica and called on both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister on January 24. In her courtesy calls, the Ambassador and her interlocutors discussed both current and possible future USAID projects, the Adva [...]	2007-02-13 16:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID ENRG EINV MASS KCRM KPAO
07BRIDGETOWN213	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #31: CHAVEZ TO VISIT DOMINICA [...] (C) Summary: Various media report that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Dominica and St. Vincent on February 16 and 17, respectively, to open fuel storage tank facilities. Despite the reality of several logistical and technical setbacks with fuel delivery and storage for the Petro [...]	2007-02-16 20:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN228	PETROCARIBE #32: CHAVEZ VISIT UNEVENTFUL [...] (C) Summary: On February 16-17, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The visit was light on substance and heavy on atmospherics, as he reiterated past Petrocaribe-related promises and resorted to his usual vitriolic anti-American talking points. [...]	2007-02-21 19:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET PGOV PINR VE DO ST XL
07BRIDGETOWN286	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ourisman presented her credentials to the government of St. Lucia on February 20. In meetings with the Governor General, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and leader of the opposition, the Ambassador discussed crime in St. Lucia, Article 98, Petrocaribe, the Advance Pa [...]	2007-03-05 23:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM CASC ENRG EPET EFIN ASEC
07BRIDGETOWN353	PETROCARIBE #33: CHAVEZ TIES WORRY ST. VINCENT [...] (C) Summary: Recent discussions with St. Vincent and the Grenadines' (SVG) private sector representatives reveal widespread anxiety over the Vincentian government's growing ties with Venezuela, especially the close relationship between Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and Venezuelan P [...]	2007-03-21 18:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM PINR XL
07BRIDGETOWN368	BARBADOS BUDGET: TAX CUTS, CHEAP HOUSING, LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Last week's budget presentation by Barbados' Prime Minister Owen Arthur and opposition leader David Thompson's response were greeted with much anticipation. The charged atmosphere was mainly due to the political context in which the two speeches and the ensuing debate took place, [...]	2007-03-26 15:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
07BRIDGETOWN385	ST. KITTS TO PARTICIPATE IN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on proposed Biofuels Assistance were delivered to St. Kitts and Nevis' MFA Permanent Secretary Theresa Nisbett via fax and telephone conversation on March 29, 2007. Brazilian Ambassador Orlando Galveas Oliveira joined Ambassador Ourisman in delivering t [...]	2007-04-03 17:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG SC XL
07BRIDGETOWN51	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CABINET CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 31, Prime Minister Spencer announced several changes (listed below) in his cabinet. Although some of the rearrangement of duties seems quite practical, others appear to have been made in reaction to accusations of corruption. Two significant adjustments are the shift [...]	2007-01-10 14:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG XL
07BRIDGETOWN737	E. CARIBBEAN AND VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID: RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Five Eastern Caribbean countries have signed Petrocaribe agreements. St. Lucia nullified its agreement with Venezuela under the new Compton administration in 2006. Barbados also turned down the Petrocaribe offer, but it is still a beneficiary of other Venezuelan assistance. Hugo [...]	2007-06-07 19:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL PGOV XL
07BRUSSELS1380	SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...]	2007-04-24 14:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV
07BRUSSELS2348	REGIONAL ENERGY COM CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 20-22 IN [...] This message is to confirm the participation of Ambassador C. Boyden Gray in the Regional Energy COM Conference in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. He will be traveling alone. 2. We look forward to hearing further from Embassy Ankara as the program and logistics are finalized. We will pro [...]	2007-07-24 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
07BRUSSELS3020	DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 13:32:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3039	CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 15:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3268	USITC INFO REQUEST ON BIO-BASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS [...] Summary. In response to reftel USITC request, Post submits the following overview of activities related to bio-based chemicals and liquid biofuels. The European Union has a broad array of programs and organizations dealing with the development and adoption of bio-based chemical products and [...]	2007-10-31 14:05:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ETRD EU
07BRUSSELS3417	WIREC 2008: EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS QUESTIONS, [...] (U) Summary: On November 20, 2007 ESToffs met with DG Environment to discuss preparations for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC),March 4-6, 2008 in Washington. DG Environment is interested in participating in the EU delegation and queried about the possibility [...]	2007-11-29 15:23:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG EPET SENV EU
07BRUSSELS598	Investment Climate Improving, Still Work To Do [...] Summary. At a working breakfast on the eve of his departure from Belgium, Ambassador Korologos reviewed progress and priorities on Belgium's investment climate with representatives from the Belgian Employers Federation (FEB/VBO),American Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. companies from the sect [...]	2007-02-23 11:36:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG BE
07BRUSSELS785	VERHOFSTADT STUMPS FOR RUSSIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Verhofstadt met with Russian President Putin and leading private sector energy figures March 1-2. The trip focussed chiefly on economic issues: building ties in energy and diamond markets, promoting bilateral investment, and facilitating contact between the two coun [...]	2007-03-08 16:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN BE RU
07BRUSSELS809	EUROPEAN COUNCIL ADOPTS BINDING TARGETS FOR CO2 REDUCTION [...] SUMMARY. On March 9, the European Council endorsed an integrated climate and energy policy in an effort to limit global warming to 2 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. It called for targets to limit CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020 and to adopt an overall binding goal of 20% of renewable ene [...]	2007-03-09 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETRD SENV EUN GM
07BRUSSELS844	UPDATE ON BELGIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. The Director of Belgium's Nuclear Research Center (SCK) and the Center's security advisor claim the security upgrades at the Center's BR-2 reactor are nearing completion, subject to delays caused by unforeseen technical, budgetary, and management issues. Embassy officers will v [...]	2007-03-13 16:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BE CG IAEA
07BUCHAREST106	AMBASSADOR'S 1/25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASESCU: [...] (C) Summary: In their January 25 meeting, the Ambassador discussed with President Basescu Romania's bid for the 2008 NATO Summit, the Joint Strike Fighter program, and moving forward on the Nabucco gas pipeline project. Basescu agreed to get personally engaged in Romania's bid to host the NA [...]	2007-02-01 16:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ENRG SOCI RO
07BUCHAREST655	ROMANIA'S DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY - A MIXED BAG [...] (C) The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a draft of the national energy strategy for public comment on May 18. The draft strategy outlines the GOR's priorities in developing its energy profile (e.g. nuclear, thermal, hydro, renewable),privatizing remaining state-owned energy assets, [...]	2007-06-04 15:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV RO
07BUDAPEST1051	THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS: ORBAN ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) An energetic and upbeat Viktor Orban met with Ambassador Foley June 27 to discuss energy security, the transatlantic relationship, and Cuba (domestic political issues septel). ENERGY SECURITY: SUPPORTING THE [...]	2007-06-27 14:06:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST1097	NEVER A BOAST OR A BRAG: WHAT WE (OVER)HEARD AT [...] (SBU) Post's commitment to active but non-partisan outreach was rewarded with a stellar turn-out by contacts across the political spectrum at the Fourth of July reception. 2. (SBU) Prime Minister Gyurcsany attended his first July 4th reception as PM, the latest signal of his desire to aff [...]	2007-07-06 11:29:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1140	HUNGARY MUST FIND ITS VOICE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary: In an extensive one-on-one conversation with EUR Assistant Secretary Fried July 10, Prime Minister Gyurcsany recognized the strategic challenge posed by Russia, reaffirmed his commitment to playing a more active role to promote a common EU policy on Russia and energy security, and [...]	2007-07-13 13:22:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1150	CONFIDENT VERES AGAINST OMV-MOL MERGER; BULLISH ON [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 4. 2.(C) Summary: In a relaxed lunch meeting with Ambassador Foley, Finance Minister Janos Veres and State Secretary Almos Kovacs frankly discussed their desire to sidetrack the OMV/MOL merger and their interest in developing a sy [...]	2007-07-16 12:10:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1179	HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) Hungarian preparations for the upcoming GAERC finds significant harmony with US positions on key issues. Kosovo remains in the Hungarian spotlight with concerns over possible impact on ethnic Hungarians in the Vojvodina with the inevitability of Kosovo's independence. Encouraging the EU to [...]	2007-07-20 14:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI HU
07BUDAPEST1190	"AND PUTIN SMILED": HUNGARIAN READ-OUT ON THE [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, briefed Ambassador Foley on the July 19 Finno-Ugric Summit in Saransk, Russia, privately acknowledging the negative optics of the event but making every effort to downplay the discussion of political is [...]	2007-07-24 08:23:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL ENRG KDEM PHUM RU HU
07BUDAPEST1243	VISIT OF CHAIRMAN LANTOS TO HUNGARY, AUGUST 12-20, [...] (U) Embassy Budapest warmly welcomes the visit of Chairman Lantos to Hungary. SUMMER OF NO LOVE LOST 2. (SBU) Your trip comes as Hungarians takesa much-needed break after a year characterized by conflict over domestic politics and drift in foreign policy. 3. (SBU) Hungary is subjec [...]	2007-08-01 12:14:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1341	FROM SIMONYI TO SOMOGYI: CHANGES AT THE HUNGARIAN [...] (U) In a brief meeting with Ambassador Foley August 15, Hungarian Ambassador-designate Ferenc Somogyi outlined his priorities for his upcoming tour. Visa Waiver: A Milestone ) Not a Finish Line 2. (C) Welcoming recent progress on the Visa Waiver front, Somogyi accentuated the positive w [...]	2007-08-16 09:55:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON
07BUDAPEST1350	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN POLICY DRIFTING TO THE EAST [...] SUMMARY: In over a month since PM Gyurcsany's pledge to demonstrate his commitment to the Transatlantic relationship, the GoH's actions continue to give us cause for concern regarding a drift to the east in its policy. Gyurcsany's recent travel to Russia and Ukraine -- in both cases featurin [...]	2007-08-17 14:27:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	ENRG ECON HU
07BUDAPEST1468	WAKE ME WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS: PARLIAMENT RETURNS [...] (C) Summary: The running debate over the Magyar Garda has generated more heat than light as Parliament prepares to return to session September 10 (ref a). This issue remains a potential flashpoint, but members on both sides of the aisle are pledging cooperation on key issues even as they expe [...]	2007-09-09 08:04:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1580	FORWARD DEFENSE: HUNGARY CONSIDERS LEGISLATION TO [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 9 for action request. 2. (SBU) Parliament is reportedly poised to adopt legislation that will provide added protection against the foreign takeover of strategic industries. THE MOL LAW 3. (SBU) Sources within the government and the op [...]	2007-09-24 14:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1877	TRIANGULATION UNDER FIRE: A STEP BACK TOWARD THE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) A number of recent steps indicate continued efforts by the GoH to chart a course between Washington and Moscow. These latest steps include moves back toward the East in what will likely be a continuing series of [...]	2007-11-21 15:54:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1879	TRIANGULATION UNDER FIRE: A STEP BACK TOWARD THE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10 for action request. 2. (C) A number of recent steps indicate continued efforts by the GoH to chart a course between Washington and Moscow. These latest steps include moves back toward the East in what will likely be a continuing series of [...]	2007-11-23 08:46:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG RU HU
07BUDAPEST1882	19TH CENTURY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN: SHADES OF THE PAST [...] (SBU) Our contacts across the political spectrum are still talking about the thought-provoking visit of foreign affairs columnist and commentator Robert Kagan November 19 ) 20. In a series of meetings with officials in and out of government, highlighted by remarks before a joint session of [...]	2007-11-26 15:07:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST1889	KOKA: TRAVELS SHOW NABUCCO POSSIBLE; LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from a trip to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, Economic Minister Janos Koka stressed the need to kick-start work on Nabucco, reviewed his plans to meet with European Energy Commissioner Piebalgs in Brussels on Thursday, November 29, and underscored the urgent need fo [...]	2007-11-28 08:29:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON HU EU
07BUDAPEST504	READOUT OF DAS PEKALA'S BUDAPEST CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Pekala used his March 25-27 visit to Budapest to underscore to GOH decision-makers, advisors and opinion leaders our commitment to a continued strong relationship with Hungary based on shared principles and values. He also provided an interview [...]	2007-04-02 11:53:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS KDEM ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST570	FROM VICTIMHOOD TO VULNERABILITY: GYURCSANY'S [...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany met with Ambassador Foley for a one-on-one discussion April 16 to follow up on their recent exchange re energy security. 2. (S) Gyurcsany noted that he had been personally upset by the previous discussion and by the continuing focus on energy security in the p [...]	2007-04-17 07:57:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST646	HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (U) In follow-up to delivery of reftel demarche, MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation desk officer Zoltan Papp thanked poloff for sharing our input saying, "several departments are carefully reviewing the text" thus he cannot offer a substantive response at this time. Papp promised to co [...]	2007-04-26 14:52:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL HU
07BUDAPEST788	KOKA IN COMMAND: ECONOMY MINISTER OUTLINES REFORM [...] (C) A confident and conversant Economy Minister and SZDSZ party president Janos Koka outlined his views on the GoH's reform agenda and reviewed the SZDSZ party's prospects in a meeting with Ambassador Foley May 15. Koka cast his efforts to "rebuild the SZDSZ nation-wide" as a means to "comple [...]	2007-05-16 14:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG
07BUDAPEST986	OPENING DOORS AND OPENING EYES: PM GYURCSANY ON [...] (S) Summary: PM Gyurcsany and his wife, Dr. Klara Dobrev, joined Ambassador Foley for lunch June 17. Discussion focused on Russia policy, with a tense, reticent and often defensive Gyurcsany expressing his desire "not to get caught in the middle" of the declining US-Russia relationship. He [...]	2007-06-18 12:18:00	Embassy Budapest	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR RU HU ENRG
07BUENOSAIRES1278	Repsol-YPF Plans Minority Sale to Local Argentine [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to press and local sources, Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol-YPF is negotiating to sell a 45% stake in its Argentine subsidiary YPF. Plans call for 25% of Repsol- YPF's shares to be bought by Argentine businessman/banker Enrique Eskenazi, who has ties to President Kirc [...]	2007-07-02 12:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG AR VZ SP
07BUENOSAIRES1352	(C) GOA FOILS ETON PARK INVESTMENT BID: CORRUPTION [...] (C) Major U.S. investment fund Eton Park's two year effort to buy a minority stake in Argentina's regulated electricity transmission grid from Brazil's Petrobras offers a snapshot of GoA machinations to favor local -- and presumably more easily controlled -- capital investment in strategic [...]	2007-07-15 22:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1369	APACHE ENERGY EXPANDS ARGENTINE HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND [...] (SBU) Apache Energy is expanding exploration and development activities in Argentina's southern most Tierra del Fuego province, with $100 million invested in new production in 2006 and an additional $150 million budgeted in 2007. This expansion comes despite shrinking profit margins caused by [...]	2007-07-18 13:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES139	ECONOMIC MINISTER ON MERCOSUR SUMMIT AND [...] (C) During a January 24 meeting focused primarily on Paris Club issues (septel),Economic Minister Miceli told the Ambassador that the recent Mercosur summit in Rio had its tense moments, but had finished with the clear understanding that Mercosur priorities can not be subordinated to the inte [...]	2007-01-25 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ENRG EINV EMIN ETRD BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1415	ARGENTINE ENERGY SHORTAGE - A CRISIS FORETOLD [...] (SBU) A combination of an unusually cold winter, unseasonably low water levels at hydro-electric facilities, and a 5-year post-crisis legacy of under-investment in basic electricity and natural gas infrastructure has resulted in significant energy shortages in Argentina. The consequence: Ove [...]	2007-07-20 21:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EPET ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES1456	PLANNING MINISTER DE VIDO ON ENERGY CRISIS AND [...] (SBU) Argentina will successfully weather current and future energy shortages, according to Planning Minister De Vido, via a combination of short term fixes (including imports of Brazilian electricity and GoA subsidies for the import of diesel fuel for generators),plans for a post-election nat [...]	2007-07-27 19:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET EAIR BEXP AR
07BUENOSAIRES1514	PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S AUGUST 6 VISIT TO ARGENTINA: BONDS, [...] (SBU) President Chavez arrives in Buenos Aires August 6 for a meeting with President Kirchner en route to Bolivia. The agenda will be principally economic: the issuance of a third tranche of the joint GoA/GoV "Bono del Sur" valued at up to US$1 billion will be announced. Other likely announc [...]	2007-08-03 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1586	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in End Summary ------------------------------ The GoA: Upbeat and On-Message ------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On August 7, key GoA Ministers and Cristina Kirchner addressed Planning Minister Julio de Vido, Finance M [...]	2007-08-14 14:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1591	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...] (SBU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its interest in U.S. investment. The high profile GoA presence, and particularly presidential candidate Cristiana Kirchner's wrap-up speech, have been widely seen as [...]	2007-08-14 15:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1593	COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAS CONFERENCE: GOA CHARM [...] (SBU) The GoA used this year's Council of the Americas conference in Buenos Aires both to claim economic success and to stress its interest in U.S. investment. The high profile GoA presence, and particularly presidential candidate Cristiana Kirchner's wrap-up speech, have been widely seen as [...]	2007-08-14 15:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PREL VZ AR
07BUENOSAIRES1726	ARGENTINA: ENERGY SECRETARY CAMERON ON U.S. BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron, a leading candidate to replace Planning Minister De Vido in a likely Cristina Kirchner administration, told Ambassador the Planning Ministry will be re-engineered to better administer its Energy, Transportation, Communications, Mining and Public Works resp [...]	2007-08-30 17:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1819	ARGENTINA: PAMPA HOLDINGS BETS ON GOVERNMENT PROMISE TO [...] (SBU) Pampa Holdings, one of Argentina's largest investment funds with a market capitalization of over $760 million, is aggressively expanding its participation in Argentina's electricity generation, transmission, and distribution sectors. Pampa principal Carlos Mindlin described his investme [...]	2007-09-12 16:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG AR

07BUENOSAIRES1892	ARGENTINA: FRUSTRATED EXXON-MOBIL PUTS ASSETS IN [...] (C) After 96 years in Argentina, Exxon-Mobil is shopping its refining and retail assets. Company officials call this part of a region-wide "internal valuation exercise" that follows Exxon's recent decision to exit the Venezuelan market. It also reflects growing company frustration with a com [...]	2007-09-21 16:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ENRG ECON VZ AR

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