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07BUENOSAIRES2110	Argentina: Economic Challenges Facing the Incoming [...] (SBU) The inauguration of a new Argentine president in December 2007 will coincide with the conclusion of the Argentine economy's fifth (2003-2007) consecutive year of 8-9% real growth, and record levels of exports, foreign reserves, and formal employment. Argentina also enjoys solid, if declin [...]	2007-10-25 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV ETRD EFIN ENRG PGOV

07BUENOSAIRES2214	Ambassador Attends Post-Election Business Conference, [...] (SBU) During Argentina's major private sector conference, November 7-8, former Brazilian President Cardozo subtly warned about the need to control inflation, and Argentine business leaders discussed privately with the Ambassador whether president-elect Christina Fernandez de Kirchner will carry [...]	2007-11-15 12:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AR ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL
07BUENOSAIRES2231	Argentina: Mendoza Governor-elect and Ambassador discuss [...] (SBU) Mendoza Province Governor-elect Celso Jaque said his main challenge as governor will be to improve provincial security and to upgrade education infrastructure and standards. In a cordial November 8 meeting with Ambassador, Jaque also acknowledged poor prison conditions in his province, w [...]	2007-11-19 11:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL GTIP SNAR TSPL SOCI ECON ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES2304	ARGENTINA: CHAIRMAN PETERSON'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE [...] Summary: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Colin Peterson, in Buenos Aires as a member of Representative Loretta Sanchez's CODEL, held separate meetings with GOA officials and Argentine legislators to discuss potential cooperation in biofuels, raise an IPR-related trade issue with Monsanto [...]	2007-12-06 17:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL OVIP AR
07BUENOSAIRES2313	Argentina Imposes New Mining Export Tax [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOA has imposed a comprehensive 5-10% tax on mineral exports as one of a number of recent measures designed to boost Argentina's primary fiscal surplus. The measure represents a significant departure from Argentina's 1993-era mining law, which includes provisions for royalt [...]	2007-12-10 12:54:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES240	ARGENTINA'S PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING IAEA COMMITTEE [...] Emboff made reftel points February 6 to First Secretary Sebastian Sayus of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Sayus, the MFA's point man for the February 13-14 meeting of the IAEA's Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV),replied February 7. 2. [...]	2007-02-07 19:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	IAEA KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY MNUC
07BUENOSAIRES247	ARGENTINA: IF THE FACTS DON,T FIT, PURGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Perceived heavy handed government intervention in the economy took on a more serious turn with last week's firing of the chief officer responsible for inflation data at the GoA's statistical agency (INDEC),an institution long admired for its independence and integrity. The media [...]	2007-02-08 15:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG ELAB PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES289	PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SIGNS NATIONAL BIOFUEL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Kirchner signed an executive order February 9 implementing a national biofuel promotion law that had sat moribund for nine months. The signing came in the evening of a day durin [...]	2007-02-14 13:14:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG PREL ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES311	PRESIDENT KIRCHNER'S FEB 21 VISIT TO VENEZUELA: ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) President Kirchner travels February 21 to Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela with an agenda that is principally economic: He will seek to confirm GoV assistance in placing up to $2 billion in new Argentine sovereign debt; finalize $135 million GoV rescue funding for SanCor, an emblematic Argentine d [...]	2007-02-16 16:28:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES360	ARGENTINE PERSPECTIVE ON KIRCHNER'S VENEZUELA VISIT [...] (SBU) Deliverables from President Kirchner's February 21-22 visit to Venezuela included $750 million in bond financing, a $135 million rescue package for emblematic Argentine dairy cooperative SanCor, a raft of largely symbolic bilateral MOUs that included creation of a regional development ban [...]	2007-02-23 20:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES403	U/S BURNS IN ARGENTINA: DISCUSSES U.S. INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and A/S Shannon, accompanied by Ambassador, met February 9 with Minister of Planning and Infrastructure Julio De Vido and discussed the public controversy over Embassy support for a proposed U.S. company's investment, broader investment concerns, and respective pli [...]	2007-03-01 21:29:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG ETRD EPET PGOV BL VE AR
07BUENOSAIRES489	CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC DELIVERABLES TO ARGENTINA -- [...] (SBU) Presidents Kirchner and Chavez oversaw the signing of a number of bilateral economic accords and commercial agreements during Chavez' March 9 visit to Argentina (reftels). This was the "substantive" side of Chavez' visit to Buenos Aries and the focus for the GoA. The two Presidents agr [...]	2007-03-14 18:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES540	U.S. INVESTORS ON ARGENTINA: BOOM CONTINUING BUT [...] (SBU) U.S. executives predicted Argentina's economic boom would continue through 2007 and 2008, during the Ambassador's March 7 lunch for Hector Morales, USED to the IDB. Representatives of major U.S. financial, energy, and agroindustrial companies operating in Argentina agreed that the growth [...]	2007-03-21 17:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES550	CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT REDRADO PRIVATELY WARNS GOA [...] (C) During a March 16 meeting, Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado (STRICTLY PROTECT) told the Ambassador that GoA officials had not/not formally approached him to discuss the prospect of using BCRA reserves to capitalize the Banco del Sur, the Venezuelan proposed regional d [...]	2007-03-22 10:40:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG EAGR ETRD AR VZ
07BUENOSAIRES66	Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending [...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review, covering the period January 8 - 12, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be incl [...]	2007-01-16 19:45:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ELAB ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES808	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 24 LUNCH WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Ambassador met April 24 with Brazil's Ambassador to Argentina, Mauro Viera, to discuss the April 26-27 visit of President Lula to Argentina (after Lula's visit to Chile). Following are highlights of the discussion: 2. (C) Brazil-Argentine Relations: Friday morning, Lula will meet pr [...]	2007-04-25 18:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ENRG AR BR
07BUENOSAIRES844	SKANSKA GAS PIPELINE SCANDAL ROCKS KIRCHNER [...] (C) A blossoming corruption scandal is coming closer to linking kickbacks from contractors on a natural gas pipeline expansion public works project to senior GoA Planning Ministry and energy regulatory officials. Multiple judicial investigations and relentless media and opposition party atte [...]	2007-04-30 21:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ECON ENRG PREL SW AR
07BUENOSAIRES85	EMBASSY ADVOCACY WITH MINISTER DE VIDO ON BEHALF OF U.S. [...] As part of ongoing Embassy efforts to advocate on behalf of U.S. companies in Argentina, the Ambassador asked Planning Minister De Vido to participate in investor roundtables for U.S. electricity/gas and civil aviation sector players. Ambassador also noted (1) Turner Broadcasting's recent $23 [...]	2007-01-18 19:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG EPET AR
07BUENOSAIRES905	OVERVIEW OF ARGENTINE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) There are four major pieces of environmental legislation that have either recently passed or will be on the Argentine national agenda in 2007. These include new laws and proposed legislation on the l [...]	2007-05-10 14:56:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG SENVSPL PREL ETRD AR
07BUENOSAIRES935	Ambassador in Mendoza Province - Students and Youth, [...] (U) In an active and well-publicized May 3-4 visit to the central-western province of Mendoza, the Ambassador held a successful youth outreach event at the Mendoza Binational Center, where he awarded scholarships to students to study English; met with Mendoza Governor, and possibly future vice [...]	2007-05-14 08:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG BEXP PREL OTRA TPHY TSPA SCUL OIIP
07BUENOSAIRES977	ARGENTINA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRANIAN REACTOR [...] (C) Reftel asked addressees to urge host governments and their domestic nuclear industries to refuse to submit bids for the construction of two new reactors in Iran. To that end, ESTH met with Heriberto Jose Boado, the Argentine Atomic Energy Commission's Director of Institutional Relations; w [...]	2007-05-17 19:34:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG AR
07BUENOSAIRES978	SKANSKA SCANDAL TAKES DOWN FIRST TWO OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Skanska-gate has its first two official victims. On May 16, Cabinet Minister Alberto Fernandez announced the firing of the President of ENARGAS (the GoA's natural gas regulatory authority) and the Manager of Nacion Fideicomisos (the public trust established to structure pri [...]	2007-05-17 21:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ENRG PREL ECON SW AR
07BUJUMBURA337	CONSULTANT TO US TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY VISITS BURUNDI TO [...] Summary. An energy consultant for the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) met May 2-3 with senior Government of Burundi (GOB) officials and private energy officials to discuss a feasibility study for a petroleum pipeline to Burundi. Burundian government officials and private concerns res [...]	2007-05-08 05:29:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RW KE TZ UG BY
07CAIRO2380	EGYPTIAN NPT INTERLOCUTORS [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 13:45:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL EG
07CAIRO252	COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of NNSA Michael Bedke 14 to Cairo, Egypt February 1-20 to meet with Port Authority and Egyptian Customs officials and conduct an engineering survey of the Port of Alexandria. Please note ICASS requirement for fiscal data in pa [...]	2007-01-30 11:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG KNNP PARM EG
07CAIRO2846	OIL DISCOVERY IN UPPER EGYPT [...] (SBU) Egypt's Petroleum Minister is hailing a crude oil discovery in Upper Egypt as a potential economic savior for the region, but some industry experts, citing questions over recoverable reserves, quality, and local refining capability, have their doubts. Their skepticism meshes with broader [...]	2007-09-20 13:22:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PINR EG
07CAIRO3161	PRESIDENT MUBARAK ANNOUNCES EGYPT WILL ESTABLISH [...] (SBU) President Mubarak announced on October 29 that Egypt will establish a number of nuclear power stations to generate electricity. Following the inauguration of a power plant in North Cairo, Mubarak said Egypt will "prepare the program for building several nuclear power stations," noting [...]	2007-10-30 09:52:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG IAEA EG
07CAIRO3228	THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: The November 3-6 General Conference of Egypt's ruling party held few surprises, with the main news of the event being a change to the party's mechanism for selecting a presidential candidate: a 45-member committee was formed, from among whose ranks will be chosen the National Dem [...]	2007-11-08 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ENRG PINR EG
07CAIRO474	U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSS [...] (U) February 3, 2007; 1030 hrs; Cairo, Egypt 2. (SBU) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Robert Joseph Ambassador Ricciardone ISN Assistant Secretary John Rood T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie DOE/NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey Economic Officer Kevin Roland (Embassy notetaker) [...]	2007-02-21 14:47:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM EG
07CAIRO517	U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...]	2007-02-26 13:18:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK
07CAIRO673	GOE IMPOSES EXPORT FEES ON STEEL AND CEMENT [...] (SBU) Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid recently imposed export fees on cement and steel, carrying out earlier threats of harsh measures if industry did not observe voluntary domestic price caps. Rachid also told the press that the GOE will eliminate energy subsidies for industry within fi [...]	2007-03-12 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EG
07CAIRO829	QUARTERLY ECONOMIC REPORT [...] In this edition: - Strong macroeconomic indicators - Unemployment, inflation remain high - The government introduces a new five year plan - Ministry of Finance announces bad-debt repayment plan - State-owned banks merge - Wages stagnate... - ...and consumer confidence dips - Capital Market [...]	2007-03-22 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG EWWT EG
07CALCUTTA6	SENATOR SPECTER'S VISIT TO ORISSA [...] (SBU) Summary: December 22-23 Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Joan Specter, Colonel Gregg Olsen, staff aide Scott Bowen Boos and medical escort Dr. Needleman, visited Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa. While in Bhubaneshwar, Senator Specter met a range of [...]	2007-01-05 07:30:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM ETRD ENRG KNNP TRGY IN BEXP
07CARACAS102	CONOCOPHILLIPS' CUBAN CONCERNS [...] (U) Action Requested: Please see Paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Petroleum Attache (Petatt) met with ConocoPhillips (CP) executives at their request to discuss a recent visit by a Cuban delegation to the Petrozuata strategic association. CP is concerned that PDVSA will try to use Petrozuata [...]	2007-01-17 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETTC ECON CU VE
07CARACAS1030	FAJA NEGOTIATIONS: NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV and international oil companies (IOCs) have not started negotiations to migrate the four Faja strategic associations despite the rapidly approaching June 26 deadline. ExxonMobil (XM)(strictly protect throughout) will send the BRV and PDVSA a red-lined draft contract. Howe [...]	2007-05-25 20:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ASEC VE
07CARACAS112	STATOIL'S OPTIMISM FADES [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 20:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1157	EXXONMOBIL AND CONOCOPHILLIPS DISCUSS FAJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil (XM) and ConocoPhillips (CP) in a series of meetings on June 12 stated the June 26 deadline for negotiations on migrating the four Faja strategic associations as well as the profit sharing agreement projects to PDVSA-controlled joint ventures appear to be firm. Compani [...]	2007-06-14 12:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1197	CNPC: DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) executives stated recent press reports of the formation of a new joint venture are exaggerated. The executives stated negotiations over the migration of Sinovensa, the entity that produced Orimulsion, to a PDVSA-controlled joint [...]	2007-06-18 14:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS1241	CONOCOPHILLIPS CLOSE TO EXITING VENEZUELA [...] (S) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) has been unable to reach agreement with the BRV on the terms for migrating its share of two strategic associations (Petrozuata and Hamaca) and a profit sharing agreement (Corocoro) to a PDVSA-controlled joint venture. Principal sticking points are compensation [...]	2007-06-22 15:51:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1281	EXXONMOBIL AND CONOCOPHILLIPS EXIT VENEZUELA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV held a signing ceremony on June 26 to convert the remaining private sector oil projects into PDVSA-controlled joint ventures. Representatives from Chevron, Total, Statoil, BP, ENI, Inelectra and Sinopec signed memorandums of understanding (MOU) for their respective invest [...]	2007-06-26 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1314	CHEVRON, EXXON, AND CNPC COMMENT ON RECENT EVENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron claims the final deal to migrate the Hamaca strategic association to a joint venture was a good one from its perspective. The project's area was not reduced and Chevron personnel will occupy key posts in the new joint venture. In addition, all investment decisions require [...]	2007-07-02 11:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1365	A PEAK INSIDE CITGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior Citgo representative stated the sale of two asphalt refineries has been delayed due to concerns over supply contracts. Citgo president Alejandro Granado has adopted an extravagant lifestyle and is not accessible to employees. Citgo executives focus on the company's fuel o [...]	2007-07-09 19:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1393	FURTHER DETAILS ON THE FAJA MIGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA has done a better than expected job running the Cerro Negro upgrader. However, it has requested BP supply additional personnel. BP is happy with the governance terms it received. The remaining international oil companies (IOCs) may still have the right to go to arbitratio [...]	2007-07-12 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1434	OIL TRADING: SKELETONS IN PDVSA'S CLOSET [...] (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA executive who was forced into retirement in March 2007 stated PDVSA exports 38 million barrels of oil per month excluding crude from the former Faja strategic associations. President Chavez ordered PDVSA to stop exporting to the United States before the November el [...]	2007-07-18 15:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1466	PDVSA'S "IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Luis Vierma, PDVSA's Vice President for Exploration and Production, testified before the Comptroller Committee of the National Assembly on July 18 that PDVSA was facing an "important operational emergency" due to the failure of two bid rounds for drilling rigs. PDVSA's rig count [...]	2007-07-23 21:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1467	THE OIL SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC BIDDING LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Service companies have long complained that the Public Bidding Law has greatly decreased the effeciency of PDVSA's operations. A legal expert describes the law as "sub-standard" and politicized. Private sector partners in joint venture companies have argued the law does not appl [...]	2007-07-23 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1481	CONOCOPHILLIPS DISCUSSES ITS NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) has presented a proposal to the BRV setting out what it considers to be fair compensation for its expropriated assets. Energy Vice Minister Bernard Mommer stood up CP executives as well as Chinese Petroleum Corporation executives in Houston last week. CP want [...]	2007-07-26 20:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS157	OIL COMPANIES WEIGH THEIR OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: All six international oil companies (IOCs) with stakes in the four strategic associations met with the BRV last week and received a written proposal regarding the transition to PDVSA controlled joint ventures. The BRV is expected to give companies its estimates on the value of t [...]	2007-01-24 13:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1577	CHEVRON DISCUSSES JOINT VENTURES' STRUCTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Due to concerns over Washington's understanding of its Venezuelan investments and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Chevron met with Post on August 7 to discuss the nature of its Venezuelan investments. Chevron's two joint ventures are equity companies that are subject to Venezue [...]	2007-08-08 16:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1622	PDVSA: NEW LIFE IN THE EMBERS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The president of the Petroleum Chamber of Venezuela believes significant new investments will occur in the Faja in the near future beginning with de-bottlenecking projects in the existing upgraders. Leading candidates for new projects in the Faja are Petrobras, Shell, and the Chi [...]	2007-08-14 20:31:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1655	SINCOR'S ROCKY TRANSITION TO PETROCEDENO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Strategic association Sincor's transition to Petrocedeno, a PDVSA-controlled joint venture, has been fraught with labor problems. Labor union members have blocked the road to the upgrader 33 days so far this year. Approximately 100 employees have quit their jobs. A work plan is [...]	2007-08-20 20:39:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1664	SERVICE COMPANIES DISCUSS CURRENT OPERATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Service companies report an increase in the number of signed contracts with PDVSA. The increase is despite the fact that service company bids frequently include substantial premiums. However, PDVSA's ability to implement new projects appears to be quite limited. At this point, [...]	2007-08-21 13:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1672	CONOCOPHILLIPS UPDATE: STILL FAR APART [...] (C) Econ Counselor and Petroleum Attache met with ConocoPhillips (CP) Latin America President Roy Lyons (strictly protect throughout) and Government Affairs Manager Alex Martinez (strictly protect throughout) on August 22 to discuss the current status of CP's negotiations on compensation for e [...]	2007-08-22 19:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1765	BP: STABILITY BEGINS TO EMERGE FROM CHAOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cerro Negro's acreage has been reduced from 290 square kilometers to 210 and BP paid the BRV 50 million USD in notes as part of the reduction. Cerro Negro operations are running in a surprisingly smooth manner and PDVSA is not moving senior managers around as much as it did befor [...]	2007-09-06 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1808	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CONOCOPHILLIPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) and the BRV's positions on the valuation of CP's expropriated assets differ by a factor of six or seven to one. PDVSA continues to honor two long-term supply contracts that supply CP refineries in the U.S. CP believes an arbitration case would take five to se [...]	2007-09-12 15:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1812	EXXONMOBIL FILES FOR ARBITRATION [...] (C) David Perez (strictly protect throughout),the remaining ExxonMobil (XM) executive in Venezuela, met with the Ambassador on September 12 (ref. A) to inform him that XM filed for arbitration on September 6 with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). XM file [...]	2007-09-13 14:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1819	PDVSA REVENUES UP, PROFITS DOWN FOR 2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PDVSA reported 2006 gross revenues of 99.3 billion USD, a 19.7% increase over 2005, and net profits of 5.5 billion USD, a decline of 16%. The principal reason for the decline in net profits was an almost 100% increase in social development expenditures. Administrative expenses [...]	2007-09-14 14:21:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1822	STATOIL: A GOOD DEAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 16:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS183	BRV BEGINS TO REAP WHAT IT HAS SOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA reportedly told tax authorities in August 2006 that it was unable to pay its royalties and taxes due to cash flow problems stemming from social development expenditures. President Chavez' recent statements regarding an increase in gasoline prices appear to stem from PDVSA's [...]	2007-01-26 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS1948	SERVICE COMPANIES FACE USG IRANIAN AND CUBAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baker Hughes (BH) has three contracts with PDVSA in various stages of execution that they believe appear to violate USG Iranian and Cuban sanctions legislation. According to BH, other U.S. service companies have similar contracts that raise the same issues. BH will meet with PDVS [...]	2007-10-02 16:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL KFPC ETTC CU IR VE
07CARACAS1977	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHEVRON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron remains optimistic on Venezuela and believes that the Chavez administration has begun to realize that it cannot divorce Venezuela from the United States. Chinese oil company CNPC has approached Chevron about signing a cooperation agreement for projects in Venezuela. Chevro [...]	2007-10-09 11:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2000	MITSUBISHI HOPES TO CLOSE MAJOR REFINERY DEAL BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company hopes to complete a USD 3 billion financing deal for a deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery by year-end. The Itochu trading company is working on a similar deal for the El Palito refinery. JBIC's participation in the projects and [...]	2007-10-11 18:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA CH VE
07CARACAS2103	CONOCOPHILLIPS HEADS TO ARBITRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) Chairman, President and CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador on October 30 that CP will file an arbitration claim with ICSID against the BRV. Negotiations regarding compensation have proved unsuccessful to date but CP still holds out hope that the BRV may eventu [...]	2007-10-31 13:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2104	LUKOIL DEEPLY PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Lukoil executive, Lukoil is highly pessimistic about investment opportunities in Venezuela. The Russian company is particularly concerned about constitutional reforms such as the definition of private property and the six hour workday. In addition, the comp [...]	2007-10-31 13:25:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2128	PETROCEDINO'S COMPLICATED BIRTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The creation of Petrocedino, the joint venture formed from the former Sincor strategic association, poses a variety of challenges for its private sector participants. The new company will extract and upgrade extra-heavy crude oil in the Faja region. Venezuelan state oil company [...]	2007-11-05 16:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ELAB VE
07CARACAS218	CONOCOPHILLIPS MEETS WITH ENERGY VICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) executives met with Energy (MEP) Vice Minister Bernard Mommer on January 31 to discuss the shipment of Cuban oil to the Petrozuata upgrader and the migration of the Petrozuata and Hamaca strategic associations to PDVSA controlled joint ventures. Mommer stated [...]	2007-02-01 15:45:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2221	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SHELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell Venezuela President Sean Rooney paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador November 21 to discuss the current operating environment in Venezuela. In contacts with Shell, Energy Ministry and PDVSA working level contacts have significantly increased proposals for new projects and [...]	2007-11-23 19:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2243	CHEVRON'S NEXT MOVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV has approached Chevron with a proposal to significantly increase production at the former Ameriven strategic association. Petrochina has also offered to partner with Chevron in a Faja project. Chevron is not in a hurry to make additional investments in Venezuela. Labor [...]	2007-11-27 20:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON CH VE
07CARACAS2346	PDVSA CASH FLOW PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Multiple oil sector contacts have stated that PDVSA is not paying service companies and has told a number of them that they will not be paid until mid-January or even February. A local analyst also stated that PDVSA had not paid the missions prior to the December 2 constitutional [...]	2007-12-14 16:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS2363	LULA: TOUCH AND GO IN CARACAS TO DISCUSS TRADE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, accompanied by approximately 130 Brazilian business leaders paid a five-hour visit to Caracas on December 13, and met with President Chavez and other senior BRV officials. Nine agreements were signed in the areas of health, agriculture, energy, [...]	2007-12-18 15:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD ENRG EINV VE BR
07CARACAS241	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR WORRIED ABOUT INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Japanese Ambassador Matsui, at Matsui's request, on February 2 to discuss the current investment environment in Venezuela. Matsui was clearly concerned about the Japan Bank for International Cooperation's (JBIC) one billion USD loan to PDVSA. Matsui opin [...]	2007-02-05 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS302	AES AND BRV REACH AGREEMENT ON ELECTRICIDAD DE [...] (C) Summary: AES Corporation and the BRV have reached a deal for the sale of Electricidad de Caracas (EDC),Venezuela's largest private energy company. The BRV will pay AES 739 million U.S. dollars for its 82.14 percent interest in EDC and will buyout minority shareholders at the same price [...]	2007-02-12 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV VE
07CARACAS305	A BILLION HERE, A BILLION THERE, AND PRETTY SOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econoffs met with the BNP Paribas Representative to discuss the recent announcement of a USD 1 billion revolving credit facility arranged by BNP for PDVSA. The Minister of Finance recently announced plans for up to a USD 3.5 billion PDVSA bond issue, and PDVSA has also arranged fo [...]	2007-02-13 13:20:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET ENRG EFIN VE
07CARACAS306	CHAVEZ PREPARING MAJOR CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez intends to make profound "socialist" changes to the 1999 Constitution via a constitutional "reform" process this year. Chavez says this effort will "complement" the executive decree-laws that he can issue over the next 18 months courtesy of the Enabling Law (Ref [...]	2007-02-13 16:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EINV ECON ENRG VE
07CARACAS321	VERIZON AGREES TO SELL CANTV SHARES TO THE BRV [...] (SBU) Four days after AES agreed to sell the BRV its interest in EDC (Reftel A),the BRV and Verizon announced February 12 that they had struck a deal for the sale of Verizon's 28.51 percent controlling interest in CANTV. Verizon will be paid USD 572 million for its shares and has indicated t [...]	2007-02-14 15:48:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS ENRG PGOV VE
07CARACAS336	CHAVEZ: DEATH TO THE U.S. "EMPIRE" [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez lashed out (again) at the United States on February 14 and threatened to nationalize supermarkets not abiding by government price controls. Responding to Under Secretary Burns' comments last week on U.S. foreign oil dependence, Chavez downplayed the importanc [...]	2007-02-15 22:03:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ENRG VE
07CARACAS358	CHAVEZ TO LOWER VAT, "STRENGTHEN" CURRENCY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 15, Chavez announced a two stage reduction of the value added sales tax (VAT),which will reduce the tax from 14 percent to 9 percent by July 2007. He also presented a plan for "monetary reform," removing three zeroes places from the bolivar by 2008, to create th [...]	2007-02-16 21:28:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV VE
07CARACAS359	SHELL'S OIL SECTOR OUTLOOK: WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Shell has been monitoring the strategic association migration negotiations closely and will base future investment decisions on their outcomes. It believes the strategic association partners' decision not to engage the BRV and offer opening negotiating positions was a grave erro [...]	2007-02-16 21:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS38	CNPC'S VENEZUELAN WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC executives stated Sinovensa, the joint venture between PDVSA and CNPC that produces Orimulsion, no longer produces the product on orders of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MEP). CNPC views the situation as an expropriation and has reserved its rights to arbitration. T [...]	2007-01-08 14:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS387	CHAVEZ WELCOMES KIRCHNER TO VENEZUELA'S OIL BELT: [...] (SBU) Summary: During a 24 hour trip to Venezuela's Faja oil belt, February 21-22, Presidents Kirchner and Chavez announced a new USD 1.5 billion joint "Bond of the South" offering, and the creation of the "Bank of the South" within 120 days. The two presidents also inaugurated Argentina's ( [...]	2007-02-23 22:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV
07CARACAS411	OIL NATIONALIZATION DECREE RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez stated on February 26 that the oil nationalization decree required the four strategic associations, the three profit sharing agreements, the Chinese Orimulsion company Orifuels Sinoven S.A. and any other companies "that carry out commercial activities in the Faja [...]	2007-02-27 16:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS426	BRV PUBLISHES OIL NATIONALIZATION DECREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The oil nationalization decree, which was published on February 26 but publicly available on February 27, requires the four strategic associations, the three profit sharing agreements, the Chinese Orimulsion company Orifuels Sinoven S.A. and any related entities "that carry out c [...]	2007-03-01 16:16:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS448	INSIGHT INTO 3.5 BILLION USD JAPANESE LOAN TO PDVSA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Marubeni Corporation, and the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) announced the closing of an agreement with PDVSA on February 23 for 3.5 billion USD, 15 year loan facilities in exchange for contracts that gave both companies rights to negotiate and [...]	2007-03-02 20:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS472	STATOIL: VERY ANNOYED VIKINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Statoil, the three key issues in the strategic association migrations are compensation, governance, and taxes. Statoil believes it has six months to negotiate the terms of the migration. Financing arrangements will not be a serious issue. Senior BRV energy official [...]	2007-03-05 20:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS504	EXXONMOBIL: OUT BY JULY 1? [...] (C) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil (XM) appears to be edging closer to going to arbitration with the BRV over the migration of the Cerro Negro strategic association. However, it still holds out hope that it will be able to sell its stake in the association. XM does not expect to be in Venezuela by July [...]	2007-03-08 15:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS511	MITSUBISHI GOES AFTER MAJOR REFINERY DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mitsubishi trading company is putting together a USD 1.795 billion financing deal tied to the deep conversion project at the Puerto La Cruz refinery. The company believes the deal will come to fruition in one to two years. Mitsubishi also is involved in the shipment of base [...]	2007-03-08 20:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON JA VE
07CARACAS526	CUBAN OIL CONCERNS RESURFACE [...] (U) Action Requested. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA official indicated that the Petrozuata upgrader, which is operated by ConocoPhillips, would be required to process non-Venezuelan crude in the near future. It is not clear where the crude would come from, but [...]	2007-03-09 16:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS528	BP: TRYING TO KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USD 250 million in crude that BP and Total received for the Jusepin field was based on capital recovery rather than book or market value. The deadline for negotiations on the strategic associations appears to be June 26 instead of May 1. BP is concerned about support service [...]	2007-03-09 17:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS59	CHAVEZ ANNOUNCES PLANS TO NATIONALIZE STRATEGIC [...] (SBU) President Chavez took the opportunity during the swearing-in ceremony for new ministers on January 8 to announce plans to "nationalize telecommunications and strategic areas such as water, (and) electrical energy." He added, "all that was privatized, nationalize them" and specifically s [...]	2007-01-09 22:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS597	CHAVEZ' ETHANOL HYPOCRISY [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the ethanol cooperation agreement President Bush signed with Brazil on March 9, Chavez has labeled ethanol as "immoral," accusing the United States of turning "food into fuel." The BRV's reaction is indicative of its hypocrisy. It has actively pursued a domestic [...]	2007-03-20 21:01:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG PREL VE CU
07CARACAS610	VENEZUELA SIGNS TREATY WITH TNT ON SHARED GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Chavez and Trinidad and Tobago (TNT) Prime Minister Patrick Manning signed an accord to unify the reserves of two offshore gas fields on March 20. The accord is the first unitization agreement signed in the Western Hemisphere. The agreement will permit both countries [...]	2007-03-22 17:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS659	BRV DRAMATICALLY REDUCES EXXONMOBIL'S OPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV dramatically reduced ExxonMobil's (XM) options in the strategic association migration negotiations by ruling out the sale of XM's stake in Cerro Negro to third parties. The BRV also stated that the only Citgo/PDVSA asset that could be used to compensate XM is the Chalmet [...]	2007-03-29 18:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS66	BRV CONTINUES PRESSURING OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The BRV ordered strategic associations to cut production in order to meet OPEC cuts. The order violates the associations' contracts. Continued rhetoric about nationalization raises questions about the development of the Faja. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- ADDING INSU [...]	2007-01-11 19:28:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS666	SERVICE COMPANIES: THE NOOSE BEGINS TO TIGHTEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PDVSA is considering the formation of one or more service companies that will compete directly with the private sector. In addition to this threat, service companies still face payment delays and a myriad of administrative hurdles in dealing with PDVSA. As a result, private sec [...]	2007-03-30 17:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS669	CHINESE POLITBURO COMES TO TOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: During Chinese Politburo Member Li Changchun's visit to Caracas March 25-27, Venezuela and China signed six new cooperative agreements in the petroleum sector and reaffirmed a USD 6 billion joint development fund. Chavez assured China that Venezuela would be a trustworthy oil s [...]	2007-03-30 20:04:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV VE CH
07CARACAS700	CNPC'S TAKE ON RECENT BILATERAL AGREEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CNPC was guardedly optimistic about the recent signing of bilateral petroleum agreements between China and Venezuela (Reftel A). CNPC believes the BRV is still open to foreign investment in the hydrocarbon sector. However, the company is frustrated with negotations to migrate Si [...]	2007-04-04 21:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS718	EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) The BRV is spending more money than ever before on the back of historically high oil prices. Despite these high oil prices, PDVSA appears to have cash flow problems stemming from its role as the BRV's cash cow. Official production figures exceed most analyst estimates, and PDVSA's abili [...]	2007-04-11 16:01:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EPET EINV ENRG VE
07CARACAS721	CONOCOPHILLIPS HANGS TOUGH FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConocoPhillips (CP) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Mulva told Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez that CP will turn over operational control of the Petrozuata and Hamaca strategic associations as well as the Corocoro project in the Gulf of Paria on May 1. CP will not contin [...]	2007-04-11 20:58:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS733	ENERGY MINISTER RAMIREZ' MAY 3 SPEECH IN HOUSTON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez is scheduled to give a major speech on May 3 at the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. The speech will occur two days after PDVSA assumes operational control of the four strat [...]	2007-04-12 21:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE

07CARACAS741	PDVSA BONDS POSTMORTEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12, PDVSA issued USD 7.5 billion worth of bonds. The issuance, an increase over the USD 5 billion originally offered, was divided between three securities, yielding 5.25 percent, 5.3 percent and 5.5 percent, and maturing in 2017, 2027, and 2037, respectively. The bonds [...]	2007-04-13 21:00:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG VE
07CARACAS781	THE FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chavez described the First South American Energy Summit (Summit),which was held on Margarita Island on April 17, as a "perfect summit." Chavez ducked a fight with Brazil over ethanol and used the event to showcase his vision of South American integration -- effectively [...]	2007-04-18 23:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ENRG EPET EINV VE
07CARACAS825	OIL COMPANIES SIGN "MOU'S" TRANSFERRING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ten foreign oil companies signed documents on April 25 transferring operational control of their respective projects to PDVSA or one of its affiliates. Chevron and ExxonMobil broadly differ in their interpretations of the nature of the documents. The documents do not deal with a [...]	2007-04-26 20:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS83	BRV RAISES STAKES IN THE FAJA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez announced at a press conference on January 15 that the BRV would enact a law that "nationalized" the four strategic associations in the Faja. Ramirez's comments appeared to confuse the concepts of "control" and "nationalization" to take advantage o [...]	2007-01-16 15:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS833	CHEVRON PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON MOU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes production at the Hamaca strategic association will decline 30% due to morale issues related to uncertainty among employees. Chevron expects the BRV to adopt a more private sector friendly hydrocarbons policy by 2009 due to production declines and fiscal pressure [...]	2007-04-27 18:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS84	CANTV'S PRESIDENT DISCUSSES NATIONALIZATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Econoffs met with CANTV President Gustavo Roosen and senior staff on January 11 to get their take on Chavez, plans to nationalize the Venezuelan telecommunications giant, of which Verizon owns 28.5 percent. Roosen noted that Chavez surprised everyone with the timing of his annou [...]	2007-01-16 15:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ENRG PGOV VE
07CARACAS967	UPDATE ON THE FAJA STRATEGIC ASSOCIATION MIGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: International oil companies (IOCs) believe PDVSA's assumption of operational control on May 1 went relatively smoothly. IOCs stated production numbers are holding stable, but the companies believe PDVSA will begin having problems operating the upgraders by the end of the year. A [...]	2007-05-15 13:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ELAB VE
07CARACAS988	VENEZUELAN PRODUCTION AND OPERATING TRENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Private sector contacts place overall Venezuelan production at 2.1 to 2.3 million barrels a day, down from previous estimates of 2.4 to 2.6. The BRV has lifted OPEC production cuts on the four Faja strategic associations. PDVSA has been unable to find additional drilling rigs d [...]	2007-05-18 20:34:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CHENNAI236	NEW INDIAN URANIUM PROJECT JEOPARDIZED BY ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: As part of a larger plan to meet the growing demand for nuclear fuel, the Government of India is planning a uranium mining project in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. This project is part of an overall planned expansion of the nuclear sector in Andhra Pradesh. Despite India's des [...]	2007-03-26 10:38:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN SENV KNPT PGOV IN
07CHENNAI261	EPA ADMINISTRATOR VISIT TO HYDERABAD PROMOTES COOPERATION [...] The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Stephen L. Johnson visited Hyderabad on March 30 - 31 to promote U.S.-India cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable economic development. The Administrator met with government officials, business leaders, a [...]	2007-04-04 09:54:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG OVIP IN
07CHENNAI706	TURNING TRASH TO TREASURE IN TAMIL NADU [...] (SBU) Summary: Rapid urban growth has spawned several challenges for the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, including managing the disposal of an increasing amount of solid waste. A variety of projects are on the drawing board or already in practice to convert this mountain of waste into somet [...]	2007-12-07 06:16:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV SENV ECON IN
07CHIANGMAI4	PLANS FOR SALWEEN DAMS MOVE AHEAD DESPITE OPPOSITION [...] (U) Summary: NGOs, academics and former senators opposed to the building of dams along the Salween River predict the project will bring dire human rights, environmental and cultural disruption to the region. However, the post-coup Thai regime is sticking to the course set by the government of [...]	2007-01-10 10:07:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PGOV PHUM BM CH TH
07CHISINAU1520	MOLDOVAN ENERGY WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moldovan energy sector continues to suffer from political manipulations, which in a society accustomed to government subsidies prevents charging full cost-recovery tariffs for increasingly more expensive natural gas, electricity, and heating. According to recent media reports [...]	2007-12-28 15:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD
07COLOMBO1002	SRI LANKA: CHARGE PRESSES MINISTER OF POWER AND ENERGY ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met Power and Energy Minister Seneviratne to continue pressing for the Ceylon Electricity Board to deliver contractually-required letters of credit to U.S. independent power producer AES. The minister said that he hoped to resolve the issue by getting the cabinet to offic [...]	2007-07-17 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1050	SRI LANKA: EMBASSY HELPS GLOBAL ENERGY REVIVE ITS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy continues advocacy for U.S. firm Global Energy and Industrial Operations, Inc., which seeks to build and operate an $800 million oil refinery near Colombo. The project has been stalled since 2004, when Global Energy thought it had a deal upon signing a memorandum of und [...]	2007-07-30 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO1439	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO IRAN TO [...] (C) Summary: President Rajapaksa plans to make a state visit to Iran, probably in December. The focus of the visit will be on trade. Iran is Sri Lanka's sixth largest trading partner -- it provides half of Sri Lanka's crude oil imports and is the fourth largest buyer of Sri Lanka's tea. With [...]	2007-10-19 05:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ENRG PREL KNNP IR CE
07COLOMBO1707	SRI LANKA: IRAN REFINERY OFFER COMPLICATES PICTURE FOR US [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran's recent promise to finance a $750 million expansion of Sri Lanka's sole oil refinery complicates the ambitions of U.S. firms Global Energy and ENGlobal to secure contracts for similar refinery investments. The head of the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation doubts Ira [...]	2007-12-31 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE IR
07COLOMBO200	IMI - OIL EXPLORATION IN SRI LANKA [...] Sri Lanka is hoping to begin offshore oil prospecting soon. Seismic surveys and airborne gravity surveys have confirmed the possible existence of petroleum resources in Sri Lanka's territorial waters off the northern and western coasts, in the Cauvery basin in the Palk Straits (between Sri Lan [...]	2007-02-05 09:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ECON ETRD ENRG CE
07COLOMBO227	MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES BOEING AND WINDPOWER SALES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Blake advocated for the purchase of Boeing aircraft by a Maldivian airline and the expansion of an upcoming wind power pilot project utilizing US-made wind turbines during his January 16 visit to the Maldives. Either of these sales could significantly boost US exports [...]	2007-02-06 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EAIR ETRD MV
07COLOMBO610	SRI LANKA: GE TURBINES PART OF $90M U.S. CONTENT IN [...] SUMMARY: Negotiations continue between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Lakdhanavi Private Limited (Lakdhanavi) for a 300 megawatt power plant in Kerawalapitiya described in reftels. The project plan anticipates that the Export Import Bank will provide guarantees and insurance for suppl [...]	2007-04-24 12:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ETRD PREL CE
07COLOMBO622	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES MINISTER OF POWER AND ENERGY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. company AES, operating a 163 megawatt power plant in Sri Lanka since 2003, has never received two contractually-required letters of credit from the state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board as protection against non-payment of AES's fuel costs. Ambassador, joined by AES project [...]	2007-04-26 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG PREL CE
07COLOMBO632	SRI LANKA: OIL EXPLORATION PROSPECTS REAL, BUT CONSTRAINED [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. experts who have looked at recent geological survey data believe that significant petrochemical deposits lie off the coast of Sri Lanka. On May 1, the Ambassador will join Sri Lanka's Petroleum minister and others at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston to describ [...]	2007-04-27 12:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ENRG EPET ETRD CE
07COLOMBO703	MALDIVES: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER URGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a May 7-8 trip to Maldives, Assistant Secretary Boucher, accompanied by Ambassador, met with SIPDIS President Gayoom, government officials, members of the opposition, and women active in politics and civil society. Discussions covered the need for more concrete steps on [...]	2007-05-15 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR MARR ETRD SENV ENRG
07COLOMBO833	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADAR HIGHLIGHTS U.S.EFFORTS AT [...] Ambassador addressed an event organized by the U.S. Embassy, USAID and the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA) to commemorate Earth Day 2007. Over 300 school children, government officials, representatives of the private sector and local NGOs participated in this half day seminar. [...]	2007-06-12 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL SENV CE
07CONAKRY1109	WORD FROM THE STREET - ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IS BETTER [...] SUMMARY. Interviews with street vendors and merchants throughout the capital city revealed that the availability of electrical power has significantly improved in recent weeks despite several unauthorized demonstrations protesting lack of public utilities. Many citizens attribute the improv [...]	2007-10-05 08:58:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV GV
07CONAKRY1114	MINISTER OF ENERGY ANNOUNCES IMPROVED ELECTRICITY [...] Over national television the evening of October 4, the Minister of Energy and Hydrology, Goumou Gnanga Koumata, announced that the electricity supply in Conakry has improved. He stated that the government is doing everything it can to make electricity available despite the significant techni [...]	2007-10-05 12:01:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV GV ENRG
07CONAKRY1176	MIDDLE GUINEA - INSIGHTS INTO ELECTRICITY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Conakry is not the only city in Guinea suffering from electricity and water shortages as a trip to Middle Guinea revealed. In Labe, a city of approximately 250,000 people, residents endure rolling blackouts and can only access running water once every two days. Although a mu [...]	2007-10-24 15:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON GV
07COPENHAGEN198	DANISH VIEWS ON MARCH EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reviewed for us the agenda for the March 5-6 GAERC and other issues outlined in reftel, indicating broad agreement with U.S. positions. Petersen welcomed our constructive approaches to energy and climate issues, which he described as hi [...]	2007-03-02 16:02:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN DA
07COPENHAGEN748	DANISH VIEWS ON JULY 23 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In discussing reftel demarche points, Lene Mandel of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Department informed post July 19 that Denmark continues to see eye to eye with the U.S. on most issues on the agenda for the July 23 GAERC meeting. On Kosovo's status, Mandel relayed [...]	2007-07-20 10:23:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI DA
07COTONOU888	GOB PERSISTS AGAINST CORRPUTION AT STATE ELECTRICITY [...] (U) Summary. The GOB's State Audit Office (IGE) unveiled a report detailing widespread corruption and mismanagment at the Benin Electric Energy Corporation (SBEE),Benin's state-owned electricity company, during a Council of Ministers' meeting on November 10, 2007. The allegations of corrupti [...]	2007-11-21 12:33:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG BN
07DAKAR1725	IRANIAN CHIEF JUSTICE VISITS SENEGAL [...] (U) On July 28, President Wade met with Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Sharoudi, Chief of the Judiciary of Iran and Mohamed Reza Baghrei, Special Envoy of President Ahmadinejad in Dakar. Before departing Senegal on July 29, Sharoudi gave a press conference highlighting Iranian cooperation with Sene [...]	2007-08-22 16:26:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP KISL KGIC EIVN ENRG SG
07DAKAR506	GUINEA BISSAU: UPDATE FOR U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) At a time when traditional Western donors are proceeding slowly with budgetary and program assistance to Guinea-Bissau, China is surging ahead with new trade and aid programs for the impoverished nation. The PRC is still focused on fishing but is also exploring agricultural assistance, h [...]	2007-03-05 16:23:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV PREL CH GB
07DAKAR674	PRESIDENT WADE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL BIOFUELS [...] (U) On March 22, Ambassador Claude Absa Diallo, the Acting Foreign Minister, convoked the DCM (then Charge) to present a March 8 letter from President Abdoulaye Wade to President George W. Bush seeking membership in the International Biofuels Forum that was launched in New York on March 2. An [...]	2007-03-23 16:25:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OPDC PREL SG
07DAMASCUS1075	SYRIANS WAKE UP TO GASOLINE PRICE HIKE [...] (SBU) Syrians awoke on November 1 to find that the SARG had increased the price of gasoline by 20 percent overnight, from 30 to 36 SP/liter (USD 2.27 to 2.72/gal). The increase was less than the 40 SP/liter price many economists had predicted during a heated public debate over the need to eli [...]	2007-11-01 15:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET SY
07DAMASCUS111	SYRIA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Syria,s economy is starting 2007 much stronger than it began 2006. Growth rates, which increased modestly the last two years, are generally expected to continue upwards if current trends continue. Still, the SARG faces a number of economic challenges in 2007, including incre [...]	2007-02-01 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SY
07DAMASCUS596	THE SARG OPENS A NEW BID ROUND FOR OIL AND NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The SARG opened seven on-shore blocks for oil and natural gas exploration, but only two have not been previously offered. Royal Dutch Shell and PetroCanada are the largest international oil companies (IOC) involved in the current on-shore round which is set to close on July 12 [...]	2007-06-13 12:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS762	SYRIA'S ELECTRICITY CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has recently suffered widespread and unscheduled electricity outages. The SARG has tried to assert that the outages are a temporary problem, but this current crisis is an indicator of the larger electricity dilemma facing Syria today ) a growing electricity shortage brought [...]	2007-07-26 10:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS868	ELECTRICITY CRISIS PROVOKES PUBLIC DISCONTENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unscheduled electricity outages that have plagued Syria since early June 2007 continue to affect large portions of the country and have caused increasing public discontent. Rather than assigning blame directly to the regime, however, the public has largely accused Iraqi refugees [...]	2007-08-26 04:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS889	EMBASSY TEAM VISITS SYRIAN NORTHEAST [...] (SBU) Summary. PAO and Poloff visited the cities of Qamishli and Deir az-Zour as part of a PD led trip to archaeological sites in the Northeast of Syria, including one major site under excavation by UCLA. The trip afforded Emboffs the opportunity to examine the state of tourism sector develo [...]	2007-08-30 13:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SY
07DAMASCUS931	SYRIA,S GAS SECTOR UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG routinely expresses confidence that its supply of natural gas -- when fully on-line ) will offset dwindling oil production. In preparation for this switch the SARG has been encouraging the substitution of natural gas for oil in electrical power generation. There is alre [...]	2007-09-13 12:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS949	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 16:38:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DAMASCUS951	SARG SENDING MIXED SIGNALS ON FUEL SUBSIDIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 04:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EPET SY LE
07DARESSALAAM950	UPDATE ON TANZANIAN ECONOMY: SHORT-TERM GROWTH [...] (U) Tanzania's economy grew by 6.2 percent in 2006 despite drought-like conditions and a prolonged energy shortage, according to second quarter Government of Tanzania (GOT) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) reports. Exports continue to rise with minerals the leading growth sector. The co [...]	2007-07-05 14:36:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID FINE EINV ENRG PREL AA TZ
07DHAKA1236	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE LANDERS +2 [...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes CHRISTOPHER LANDERS, DOUGLAS DAHL, and GARY STUBBLEFIELD on their August 4 Q 13, 2007 visit and grants country clearance contingent upon obtaining a Bangladeshi visa prior to arrival (see Paragraph 4.D. below). Although country clearance has been granted, visitors should [...]	2007-07-30 06:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA BG
07DHAKA1333	BANGLADESH'S NUCLEAR POWER AMBITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bangladesh's power crisis continues to worsen, and the Caretaker Government would like to show progress in this area. Since the IAEA approved Bangladesh's intent to develop a nuclear power plant on June 24, Bangladesh has continued to express strong interest in pursuing nuclear [...]	2007-08-15 05:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL BTIO TSPL BG KN
07DHAKA1642	BANGLADESH MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WIREC 2008 [...] (U) Post has engaged with the Government of Bangladesh to solicit nominations for the official Bangladesh delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). 2. Through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are likely to invite the Caretaker Government Advisor [...]	2007-10-15 11:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07DHAKA1745	GOVERNMENT ADVISER ON S&T COOPERATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Chowdhury Sajjadul Karim, Adviser for the Ministries of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, and Environment and Forest, expressed hope for a broad implementation of the U.S.-Bangladesh Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement, to include nuclear safety, agriculture, [...]	2007-11-05 05:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EFIS ELAB ENRG PHUM PREL SENV TSPL
07DHAKA575	ECONOMIC REFORM - THE FIRST 90 DAYS [...] (C) Economy Priority: The Caretaker Government singled out the economy as a justification for the January 11 declaration of a State of Emergency in the wake of the economic disruptions from political unrest in late 2006. While the resulting political stability is the largest factor behind r [...]	2007-04-10 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL ENRG BG
07DHAKA738	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-06 23:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DHAKA744	DEPT OF ENERGY TEAM CONDUCT ASSURANCE VISITS AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A three person team from the U.S. Dept of Energy visited Bangladesh to inspect USG funded security upgrades and to determine if further upgrades are necessary to ensure adequate protection of radiological materials. Overall, the team concluded that progress had been made since [...]	2007-05-07 01:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PREL PGOV BG
07DJIBOUTI708	DJIBOUTI OFFICIALS SEEK U.S., NOT CHINA, FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Minister of Energy told Emboffs he welcomed U.S. assistance and put a high priority on partnership with the United States, rather than China or other potential partners, in the area of energy and mine development. Djibouti's geothermal energy development looks promising [...]	2007-06-20 13:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EMIN EINV DJ
07DOHA201	QATAR PETROLEUM'S CONFIRMATION OF SECURITY PROCEDURES [...] Saad al-Kaabi, director of oil and gas ventures at Qatar Petroleum (QP),submitted by e-mail the following document in response to reftel. The QP document confirms, line by line, all of the security procedures noted during the January 31 videoconference between QP and U.S. energy, transportatio [...]	2007-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD ASEC QA
07DOHA359	SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS [...] (C) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure protection but many improvements could be made. Both ports are in the process of upgrading security with new equipment including x-ray units for passenger cars [...]	2007-04-04 14:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA
07DUBLIN175	IRISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5-6 EU GAERC [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche (Ref A) on March 2 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. The Irish Government values U.S.-EU cooperation on energy and climate issues, in the Western Balkans, and in Darfur. The Government also welcomes the formation of a Palestinia [...]	2007-03-02 13:42:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG IR IE
07DUBLIN565	IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...]	2007-07-20 09:11:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI
07DUBLIN735	CODEL LARSON'S VISIT TO IRELAND [...] On September 17, CODEL Larson and Ambassador Foley met with Irish officials to discuss ways Ireland is addressing climate change and the secret to the success of the Celtic Tiger. Minister of Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan briefed the CODEL on, among other things, Ire [...]	2007-09-20 11:54:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EFIN EI
07DUBLIN907	SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (U) Summary: Ireland is moving quickly to increase its use of renewable energy and position its business sector to take advantage of the boom in green technology. Rising dependence on foreign sources of energy, EU environmental obligations, and growing energy costs that threaten to diminish Ir [...]	2007-12-14 16:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EI
07DUSHANBE1460	PRIVATE POWER STATION IN EASTERN TAJIKISTAN RECOVERS FROM [...] Summary: Pamir Energy, the private energy company serving all of Gorno-Badakhshan in eastern Tajikistan, has largely bounced back from its catastrophic accident in February 2007 when its main hydropower station Pamir 1 flooded, but continues to face cash flow problems due to inefficient distrib [...]	2007-10-16 09:23:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAID TI
07DUSHANBE162	BEWARE OF GARM! WINTER IN CENTRAL TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Introduction: Jan 22-24 EmbOffs visited the Rasht Valley in central Tajikistan to get a taste of rural life in the winter. A series of cables surveys border conditions (Ref A),the economic and social situation, health needs and assistance programs in central Tajikistan. End Introduction [...]	2007-01-31 15:28:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE1651	TAJIKISTAN'S 3,600 MEGAWATT MIRAGE - ROGUN DAM PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Tajikistan is still actively seeking a partner with the estimated $2 billion needed to complete the 3,600 megawatt Rogun dam. During a November 10 visit to the site, project engineers gave EmbOffs a tour and their perspectives of the thirty-year-old project. [...]	2007-11-15 18:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV TI
07DUSHANBE199	FLOOD SHUTS DOWN TAJIKISTAN'S PAMIR I POWER STATION [...] (SBU) Pamir Energy, the Aga Khan-supported energy company that serves Tajikistan's remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, suffered a major disruption February 5 when the powerhouse at Pamir I hydro power station flooded, causing local employees to shut down the 28 MW station (and run for t [...]	2007-02-06 11:56:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG TI
07DUSHANBE34	ENERGETIC FOREIGN MINISTER FULL OF IDEAS -- PUSHING [...] (C) Summary: Tajik Foreign Minister Zaripov visited the Embassy January 4 to sign the condolence book for President Ford and ended up canceling his follow-on appointments to discuss a number of issues with the Ambassador. Zaripov asked the Embassy's assistance to accelerate and expand U.S. [...]	2007-01-05 12:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EINV ENRG PGOV OVIP TI
07DUSHANBE501	TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER ON IRAN, KYRGYZSTAN, CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Zaripov, following his trip to Astana March 27-29 for the EU Troika meetings with Central Asian Foreign Ministers, met Ambassador April 3 to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues: Iran: Tajikistan supports UN Security Council Resolution 1747, [...]	2007-04-03 12:25:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID TI IR KZ RS
07DUSHANBE629	TAJIK PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER REUTERS [...] (SBU) Senior Presidential Advisor for Foreign Affairs Rahmatulloyev called in Ambassador April 24 to discuss an April 23 Reuters article, in which she said corruption is the major impediment to Western investment in Tajikistan. Rahmatulloyev said President Rahmon personally pays attention to [...]	2007-04-25 13:18:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG TI
07DUSHANBE637	TAJIKS, WORLD BANK AND CONSULTANTS ON DIFFERENT PAGES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Tajikistan's April 24 energy roundtable underscored the fundamentally different perspectives of the World Bank and its consultants, and the Tajik government in approaching a project aimed at bringing 1000 megawatts of Tajik and Kyrgyz electricity to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The [...]	2007-04-26 11:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ENRG TI AF
07DUSHANBE778	IN TAJIKISTAN, A LUMP OF COAL IS NOT SUCH A BAD THING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nothing would please the Tajik government more than big lumps of coal in their stockings this Christmas, preferably from a U.S.-financed mine that fuels a thermal power station. At a May 29 roundtable meeting on "Integrated Development of Coal and Power Projects and Reconstruc [...]	2007-05-30 12:12:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE783	TAJIKISTAN MUST COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL NORMS TO SUCCEED [...] (SBU) Summary. Tajikistan needs to take steps to sign and abide by international standard agreements if it wants to develop its electricity sector through exports to Afghanistan and beyond. In a series of meetings with top energy and economic officials May 28, Senior Advisor for Regional Eco [...]	2007-06-01 05:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID TI AF
07DUSHANBE786	PERSIAN POWER: TAJIKISTAN'S DEVELOPING TIES WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tajikistan has characterized its ties with Iran as purely economic, but growing political, military and diplomatic relations indicate that more than investment and trade is bringing the two countries closer together. In the last eighteen months, Tajik President Rahmon and Irania [...]	2007-06-01 13:11:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EAID TI AF IR
07DUSHANBE801	TAJIKISTAN'S LAKE SAREZ- IS HYDROPOWER THE ANSWER? [...] Ten years after the First International Conference on Lake Sarez Problems in 1997, the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (Central Asia Office) and the Government of Tajikistan's Committee on Emergencies and Civil Defense conducted the Second International Conference [...]	2007-06-05 11:59:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV TI
07DUSHANBE855	TAJIKISTAN SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BUSH'S CLIMATE INITIATIVE [...] Rustam Latipov, Tajikistan's Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Environmental Protection and the leading government official responsible for environmental issues, expressed support for President Bush's new international framework initiative on climate change. PolOff delivered points per reft [...]	2007-06-08 12:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV TI
07DUSHANBE935	CANARGO PROSPECTS FOR GAS IN DUSHANBE [...] (SBU) Summary. The heads of U.S. oil and gas prospecting company CanArgo recently visited Tajikistan in order to push the Tajik government to sign a contract on development of oil and gas fields in the southern Kulob region. CanArgo has signed a protocol with the government on development of [...]	2007-06-22 10:14:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EIND TI PGOV
07DUSHANBE967	PENJIKENT, TAJIKISTAN: ISOLATED BY REGIONAL BUREAUCRACY AND [...] Summary: A June 20-22 trip to Penjikent and Aini districts in western Tajikistan illuminated how bilateral problems with Uzbekistan strangle the economy and trade for Tajik districts in the Zarafshan valley. In Penjikent city, officials and citizens expressed support for President Rahmon, but [...]	2007-06-26 11:34:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAGR ENRG TI UZ
07DUSSELDORF4	NRW MINISTER-PRESIDENT RUETTGERS TO WASHINGTON: MAKING NRW A [...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers will travel to Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and New York City February 12-17 to follow-up on his 2006 trip to the U.S. His primary goals there are to make and renew political contacts and to expand cooperation on [...]	2007-02-08 12:15:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG ELAB GM
07DUSSELDORF6	CDU NRW MINISTER PRESIDENT RUETTGERS PLEASED WITH US VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President Juergen Ruettgers told the CG his recent visit was "very successful." His second trip in 12 months, he signed an agreement on energy and environmental cooperation with Pennsylvania. He was pleased with his meetings with Senators [...]	2007-03-01 11:06:00	Consulate Dusseldorf	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON PGOV GM
07FRANKFURT1872	Fast Cars and Hot Times in Southwest Germany [...] SUMMARY: The southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) -- an economic powerhouse and conservative bulwark with a growing environmental movement -- is waking up to climate change now that a recent study shows that a dramatic temperature rise is underway in the region. In response to t [...]	2007-04-19 13:57:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PGOV GM
07FRANKFURT258	EnBW Opens Latest Chapter in Germany's Nuclear Energy [...] SUMMARY: With its request to lengthen the life of thirty-year-old nuclear power plant Neckarwestheim I (scheduled for decommissioning in 2008),EnBW -- southwest Germany's largest energy supplier -- is posing an indirect challenge to the "Nuclear Phase-Out" plan legislated by Germany's then [...]	2007-01-18 15:06:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PGOV GM
07FRANKFURT2892	Moncrief Sues BASF Over Gazprom Gasfield Contracts [...] SUMMARY: U.S.-based Moncrief Oil International has filed suit against German chemical giant BASF in a German regional court seeking EUR 6.3 billion in compensation for BASF's alleged role in a cancelled Gazprom concession. Moncrief signed a contract with Gazprom in 1997 to exploit 40 percent o [...]	2007-06-20 05:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV GM RS
07FRANKFURT5275	Hesse Enters Energy Debate [...] SUMMARY: The Hesse state government intends to introduce a bill in the upper chamber of the German federal parliament (Bundesrat) in early 2008 offering an alternative strategy for energy deregulation in Germany. Under the plan, the federal government will be able to force energy suppliers to [...]	2007-12-18 11:23:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV GM
07FREETOWN153	CHINA INFLUENCE INCREASING IN SIERRA LEONE [...] (C) China continues to expand its presence and influence in Sierra Leone as it looks to exploit the country's vast mineral wealth and fishing resources. Sierra Leone and China have enjoyed diplomatic relations since 1971. GOSL officials traveled to China last year for the China-Africa Summit [...]	2007-03-05 19:23:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN ENRG CH ECON SL
07FREETOWN258	FREETOWN DELIVERED U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] Embassy Freetown delivered points concerning the Non-Proliferationn of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Prepcom and presented a non-paper to the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 24, 2007. Post will report any response septel. HULL [...]	2007-04-25 18:19:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP ENRG MNUC SL
07FREETOWN686	PROMISES OF ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR FREETOWN [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 14:20:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG PREL SL
07GEORGETOWN141	GUYANA PREPARES FOR FIRST PETROCARIBE OIL DELIVERY [...] (U) Petrocaribe is making its formal debut in Guyana in May amid unrealistic expectations. Optimistic Guyanese government leaders are prepared to reap its promised benefits but unprepared for the logistics and ramifications of doing business under the untested program. GoG officials also exp [...]	2007-02-07 20:16:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ENRG PBTS XL VE GY
07GEORGETOWN776	GUYANA PREPARES TO ENTER BIO-ENERGY FIELD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Guyana recently hosted a two-day, regional agro-energy seminar to discuss the current world bio-energy market and the prospects of developing bio-fuel opportunities in Guyana, Barbados, and Jamaica. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) pledged US $850,000 to Guyana to help j [...]	2007-08-16 18:50:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EAID EFIN ECON GY
07GUANGZHOU1023	Dept of Energy DAS Swift Discusses South China Energy [...] (U) Summary: In an August 26-30 visit to Guangzhou, Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Justin Swift gave the keynote address at an APEC conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Outside the conference, he met with local energy sector contacts. An academic who researc [...]	2007-09-12 09:03:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU1192	Fuel Shortage in Southern China Leads to Fuel Hording and [...] (SBU) Summary. China's fuel shortage is hitting the Pearl River Delta hard. High international oil prices have driven wholesale prices above government-mandated retail price caps. The November 1 increase in diesel and gasoline prices (9 percent) may not be enough to restore margins for retail [...]	2007-11-02 07:09:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PGOV TRGY CH
07GUANGZHOU317	The Tiger Sprints Ahead: ExxonMobil First Western Oil Major [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ExxonMobil became the first U.S. oil major to launch a fully integrated refining, petrochemicals, and fuels marketing joint venture in China with the signing of the contract on February, 25. Although Chinese partner Sinopec stated in the media that the company's ability to refin [...]	2007-03-09 08:52:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EMIN SENV PREF CH TW
07GUANGZHOU377	Let's Make a Deal: Slow Start for Cross Border Emissions [...] (SBU) Summary: The long-planned Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-border emissions trading pilot program was implemented on January 31, 2007. Despite years of cooperative planning between both regions' environmental protection bureaus, no deals have yet been struck. Furthermore, the plan has been met [...]	2007-03-23 09:04:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV CH
07GUANGZHOU418	Natural Gas in South China (Part 1 of 2): Delayed LNG Plans [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent progress in negotiations with Indonesia and other LNG suppliers suggest that the Chinese government has adjusted its expectations and renewed its interest in putting LNG projects back into the energy mix in South China. The government's unwillingness earlier to adjust nego [...]	2007-04-02 10:33:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EMIN SENV CH
07GUANGZHOU419	Natural Gas in South China (Part 2 of 2): Chinese Taking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chinese government has renewed efforts to diversify the nation's energy mix and improve the environment by bringing anticipated large offshore gas reserves in the South China Sea (which had previously been ignored, vented or flared) to production. As offshore oil and gas fie [...]	2007-04-03 03:11:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN ECON SENV KIPR CH
07GUANGZHOU631	A CLEANER GUANGDONG FACES MORE SEVERE POWER SHORTAGES THIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Guangdong continues to be confronted by severe power shortages this summer. The provincial government's plan to lower local air pollution discharges and shut down small power stations has been affected by the shortages; rolling blackouts have been applied in different areas, ma [...]	2007-06-03 23:34:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON KTDB CH
07GUANGZHOU663	Energy Efficiency Conference in Guangzhou Provides [...] (U) Under a U.S.-China cooperation program supported by USD 1.8 million in USAID funding - and convened by Guangzhou's Sun Yat-Sen University School of Law with the Vermont Law School and the Institute for Sustainable Communities - more than 200 government officials, scholars, and business rep [...]	2007-06-11 08:37:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PGOV PREL CH
07GUATEMALA832	PROGRESS ON COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF CHIXOY [...] Summary: The Guatemalan government released the outline of a process to reach agreement on compensation for indigenous communities affected by the 1976-82 construction of Chixoy hydroelectric dam. Both the GOG and leader of the organization of affected communities expressed satisfaction with [...]	2007-05-02 16:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ENRG EAID SENV SOCI GT
07HALIFAX61	NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PREMIER ANNOUNCES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR [...] SUMMARY: Newfoundland-Labrador will see a much-welcome new offshore oil development project now that Premier Danny Williams has worked out a deal on the Hebron project. With an anticipated 400-700 million barrels of oil, Hebron promises to be a massive boost for the province, both for the loc [...]	2007-08-24 11:49:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
07HALIFAX9	NEW BRUNSWICK USING U.S. REGULATORY PROCESS TO FIGHT MAINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting in Fredericton on March 2, a senior New Brunswick official told the Consul General (CG) that the province will continue to challenge the two Maine liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal projects using the legal avenues afforded by its intervener status within the Fede [...]	2007-03-06 21:56:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EWWT EPET CA
07HANOI1119	CONOCO PHILLIPS AND BP CONCERNS ABOUT PROJECTS IN [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, officials of Conoco Phillips (CP) and the UK Ambassador briefed the Ambassador on the latest developments regarding China's pressure to stop work on gas projects licensed by Vietnam in the South China Sea in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands. According to [...]	2007-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL VM CH
07HANOI1204	U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology's Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Control (VARANSAC) have expressed a strong willingness to sign a cooperative agreement with the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on nuclear regulatory i [...]	2007-07-04 23:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY OTRA KGIT KNNP VM
07HANOI1218	PROPOSED CEREMONY ON CONVERSION OF DALAT REACTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KTIA VM
07HANOI129	NORTHWEST DAM PROJECT "ON TRACK," WITH SOME FINE TUNING OF [...] (SBU) According to local media reports and Post contacts, the Son La Province hydropower dam project is on schedule, together with the resettlement of the 100,000 ethnic minorities whose villages are located behind the dam. The GVN denies that some resettled villagers have returned home, asser [...]	2007-01-23 07:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF ENRG ECON VM
07HANOI1322	LETTER FROM MOST VM THANG TO NNSA BIENIAWSKI [...] (U) This is an action request for DOE - please see para 5. 2. (U) On July 25, ESTHOff met with Mr. Le Doan Phac, Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VAEC). In the meeting, Phac presented an official letter from Vice Minister of Scien [...]	2007-07-27 09:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGIT KNNP PARM OTRA VM
07HANOI1379	CHEVRON VIETNAM EXECUTIVES DISCUSS ENERGY PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chevron Vietnam Ltd has been negotiating for several years with Vietnam's Ministry of Industry (MOI) and the state-owned energy firm, PetroVietnam, over the Malay-Tho Chu Basin Natural Gas Concession Project. Chevron seeks to extract and sell a portion of the gas into regional m [...]	2007-08-03 17:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON ENRG TRGY EINV ETRD VM

07HANOI1454	ARRIVAL OF PETROVIETNAM LETTER ADVISING TRANSOCEAN TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On August 8, Dr. Tran Ngoc Canh, President and CEO of Petrovietnam, sent a letter to executives of the U.S. oil company, Transocean, advising Transocean to cease exploration drilling activities in block 2/4 in the South China Sea (reftel). Petrovietnam addressed the letter to Mr. J. Micha [...]	2007-08-14 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV EPET MARR PREL CN VM
07HANOI1475	GVN'S PETROL PRICE LIBERALIZATION - A SHORT-LIVED [...] (SBU) Summary: A May 1 Government of Vietnam (GVN) regulation on oil and petrol management allows enterprises greater autonomy in setting retail petrol prices. The GVN made it clear, however, that this autonomy only extended so far - with Hanoi reserving the right to step in if petrol price in [...]	2007-08-17 17:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ENRG VM
07HANOI1570	Vietnam Starts to Organize Oil Pollution Policy [...] (SBU) Summary. Government of Vietnam (GVN) environmental officials say that the GVN has begun to better coordinate its response to oil pollution that plagued the nation's coastlines in the first half of 2007. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) now chairs an inter-ag [...]	2007-09-04 08:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EPET VM
07HANOI1599	SINO-VIETNAM TERRITORIAL DISPUTE ENTANGLES [...] (C) Summary. The Sino-Vietnam territorial dispute in the South China Sea has now entangled multiple multinational energy companies, including four American and eight other foreign firms. Chinese coercion has persuaded British Petroleum (BP),ConocoPhillips, and Chevron-Petronas/Carigali to p [...]	2007-09-07 16:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1623	FOREIGN MINISTRY SUMMONS AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vietnam's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vu Dzung, called in the Ambassador on September 10 to discuss the ongoing Sino-Vietnamese territorial dispute in the South China Sea. The Vice Foreign Minister urged the Ambassador to press Chevron to resume operations in Block 122; spe [...]	2007-09-11 17:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PBTS PREL VM
07HANOI1675	ARRIVAL OF CHINA LETTER ADVISING POGO OIL TO CEASE [...] (SBU) On September 8, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston sent a letter to the U.S. oil firm, Pogo Producing Company advising Pogo to cease exploration drilling activities in Block 124 in the South China Sea. The Block 124 lies along Vietnam's south central coast [...]	2007-09-19 17:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CN ECON EINV ENRG EPET MARR PREL VM
07HANOI1681	NEWLY-APPOINTED DPM HAI NIXES GANNON PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 18 meeting with Ambassador Michalak, new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai said that U.S. power-producer Gannon would not receive a license to build a clean coal-fired plant in central Vietnam. Hai also asked the Ambassador to urge ConocoPhillips to [...]	2007-09-20 13:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI2031	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SECOND WORKING SESSION SETS [...] (SBU) Vietnam's 12TH National Assembly (2007 - 2011) passed several laws -- including a long-awaited law on domestic violence prevention (reftel) and laws on judicial assistance and special amnesty -- during its 25-day working session which ended November 21. It also set an ambitious legislat [...]	2007-12-04 00:23:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON ENRG VM
07HANOI2053	MONRE MINISTER DETAILS VIETNAMESE CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (SBU) On December 7, Ambassador Michalak met with Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) Nguyen Khoi Pham to highlight U.S. efforts to combat climate change and our desire to play a productive role in the ongoing UN Climate Conference in Bali (ref A). Pham noted the li [...]	2007-12-07 09:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
07HANOI2064	VIETNAM'S FIRST OIL REFINERY TAKES SHAPE IN QUANG NGAI [...] (U) Summary: On November 29, members of the Embassy's Economic Section traveled to Central Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province to meet with government officials and tour the site of what will be Vietnam's first petroleum refinery, located in the nearby Dung Quat Economic Zone. Quang Ngai Province i [...]	2007-12-11 04:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EAID EIND EWWT SOCI TRGY EINV EPET ETRD
07HANOI297	NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY AGENCY DISCUSSES SISTER LAB [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials signaled a strong willingness to sign a cooperative arrangement with the United States on information exchange and cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy during the team visit of the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Global Securit [...]	2007-02-15 06:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM
07HANOI362	U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONER DISCUSSES COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese officials signaled a strong willingness to enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States on nuclear regulatory issues during U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield's visit to Hanoi on February 5. Officials told Commissioner Merrifield that [...]	2007-02-27 08:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY TECH OTRA KNNP VM
07HANOI411	MOST VICE MINISTER TO MEET WITH DOE/NNSA ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Science and Technology (VM) Tran Quoc Thang, who is traveling to Washington as part of the delegation of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem, is seeking meetings with USG officials to discuss a range of issues. VM Thang will arrive in Washington in advance of DPM Khiem' [...]	2007-03-02 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KIPR KNNP KGIT VM
07HANOI535	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONVENES SPRING SESSION [...] (SBU) The 11th and final session of the 11th National Assembly (2002-2007) convened on March 20. With its elections in the offing (May 20),the National Assembly's (NA) shortened spring session will continue the legislature's focus on corruption, waste and mismanagement, and will include a rev [...]	2007-03-21 09:01:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EINV ECON ENRG VM
07HANOI547	HEAT WAVE, DROUGHT HITS VIETNAM POWER AND AG PRODUCTION [...] (U) Summary: Record high-temperatures and Vietnam's worst drought in 20 years may lead to power outages and damage agriculture production, Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials say. Northern Vietnam's Red River and the rivers feeding northern Vietnam's hydropower and agriculture systems are fl [...]	2007-03-22 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ECON EIND EINV EPET ETRD VM
07HANOI761	NPT PREPCOM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 06:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENRG VM
07HARARE998	NO END IN SIGHT TO ZIMBABWE'S ELECTRIC POWER WOES [...] (SBU) Electric power demand in Zimbabwe far outweighs Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority's (ZESA) capacity to supply, and low and erratic coal supplies from Hwange Colliery exacerbate the problem. The GOZ will not allow ZESA to raise its tariffs, among the lowest in the world, to a level [...]	2007-11-02 10:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
07HELSINKI131	EMBASSY HELSINKI FOCUSES ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Building upon the successful U.S. - EU High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development held in October 2006 in Helsinki, post is developing a series of activities to highlight the U.S. Government's pro-growth, pro-development approach for addressing climat [...]	2007-02-27 14:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL PREL PGOV KPAO EUN FI XG
07HELSINKI138	FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE [...] (SBU) PolChief discussed subject demarche with European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Feb. 28. Syrjala thanked us for sharing US viewsand highlighted the following: 2. (C) ISRAEL/PAESTINE: Syrjala said that there is still strong ember-state (MS) consensus around the need for the Nationa Unit [...]	2007-02-28 15:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL IR FI
07HELSINKI173	FINLAND RAMPS UP METHANE USE [...] (U) On February 9, econoff accompanied Sirkka Vilkamo, Deputy Directory General of Renewables and Energy Efficiency Division from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, to the Ammassuo landfill (about 30 km west of Helsinki) to learn more about methane collection and utilization in Finland's dist [...]	2007-03-09 13:25:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY SENV EAGR FI
07HELSINKI256	"CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES THE EU RELEVANT TO ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22 Econoff participated in the "Putting A Cost On Carbon ) Where to Post 2012?" Climate Change Seminar at the British Embassy in Helsinki. Though seminar participants often cited the U.S. as dragging its feet on climate change issues a-la-Kyoto, they also positively no [...]	2007-04-05 13:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY FI
07HELSINKI333	FINNS VERY PESSIMISTIC ABOUT EU-RUSSIA PCA MANDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF is very pessimistic that the EU will be able to reach consensus on establishing a negotiating mandate for a new EU-Russia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). Immediately after Poland blocked consensus near the end of the Finnish EU Presidency, the Finns expressed [...]	2007-05-10 09:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EUN RS FI
07HELSINKI4	Finns Claim Progress during the UN Climate Change [...] (SBU) Agreement on the governance structure and operation of the Kyoto ProtocolQs Adaptation Fund was one of the most significant achievements of the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Nairobi, according to Outi Berghall, Director of the International Climate Change Project at the Finnish M [...]	2007-01-05 14:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KSCA EUN FI
07HELSINKI421	FINLAND WELCOMES PRESIDENT BUSH'S CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Following the President's new proposal on climate change, Econoff briefed Outi Berghall, Director of the International Climate Change Project at the Finnish Ministry of Environment and Vice Chair of the Kyoto Ad Hoc Working Group (AWG) on Further Commitments, as well as key contacts at t [...]	2007-06-05 11:49:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CLMT SENV ENRG FI
07HELSINKI509	FINNISH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. CLIMATE [...] (SBU) On June 20, Ambassador Ware briefed Finnish Environment Minister Paula Lehtomaki on the President,s new initiative for developing a post-2012 climate change framework by the end of 2008. While appreciative of the U.S. proposal, Lehtomaki continued to hold to the EU,s focus on binding in [...]	2007-07-05 10:30:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TPHY TRGY FI
07HELSINKI555	FINNS ON THE JULY GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 13:47:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI FI
07HELSINKI580	FINNISH MINISTER KEEN TO EXPAND BIOGAS USAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland's Minister of Trade and Industry recently returned from a two-day fact finding mission in Germany to examine German use of biogas and other renewable energy resources. This trip may signal an increased emphasis by Pekkarinen -- a strong advocate of renewable energy -- in [...]	2007-07-30 10:30:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY SENV EAGR PINR FI
07HELSINKI665	FINLAND WILL NOT JOIN GNEP [...] (SBU) Citing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the clear instrument for all nuclear issues, including multilateral fuel issues, Riku Huttunen, Head of the Energy Administration and Nuclear Energy Division in the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry told econoff that Finland was [...]	2007-08-31 13:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA FI
07HELSINKI735	FINNISH ATTENDEE TO SPIEZ 2007 MEETING TO SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 11:26:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP ENRG PREL IAEA FI
07HELSINKI750	HELSINKI: EXPERT ADDRESSES CALIFORNIA,S AGGRESSIVE [...] (U) Using California as a model for initiatives at the state level, former Executive Director of the California Air Resources Board, Catherine Witherspoon, presented U.S. strategies for combating climate change to a wide cross section of Finnish society, including government officials, academi [...]	2007-10-03 13:31:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ENRG TRGY KPAO KGHG FI
07HELSINKI751	FINLAND'S BIOGAS FUTURE HEATS UP [...] (U) On October 25, Aimo Aalto and Nina Broadstreet from the Finnish Ministry for Trade and Industry briefed Econoff on Finland's strategy to increase support for domestic production of energy from biogas/methane. Following Minister Mauri Pekkarinen,s two-day fact finding mission to Germany in [...]	2007-10-04 04:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY SENV EAGR PINR FI
07HELSINKI768	FINLAND: MINISTER PEKKARINEN TO ATTEND WIREC 2008 [...] (SBU) According to Finnish MFA sources, Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen will lead a Finnish delegation to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in March 2008. The exact composition of the delegation will be decided at a later date. According to [...]	2007-10-11 09:55:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EPET SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA FI
07HELSINKI797	THE BIOFUELS PICTURE IN FINLAND [...] Believing that biofuels can decrease greenhouse gas emissions while also further diversifying its overall energy mix, the Government of Finland is aggressively funding programs that will create biofuels from woody biomass, fuel peat, and recovered fuels. Finland has also begun increasing the u [...]	2007-10-25 12:44:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG SENV EAGR ECON FI
07HELSINKI831	REVITALIZING THE GLOBE PROGRAM IN FINLAND [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Helsinki is actively promoting activities to revitalize the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program in Finnish schools. Utilizing part of a $10,000 (FY2007) grant in Public Diplomacy funding from the State Department, Embassy Helsinki o [...]	2007-11-15 07:48:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL KPAO KGHG FI
07HELSINKI855	FINLAND HOPEFUL GOING INTO BALI CLIMATE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. position on climate change going into the UN Climate Conference in Bali to Ms. Outi Berghall and Ms. Sirkka Haunia from the Finnish Environment Ministry. As Finland's chief climate negotiator, Berghall will lead the Finnish delegation prior [...]	2007-12-03 13:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG FI
07HELSINKI886	FINLAND PROVIDES ASSURANCES ON USEC'S AMERICAN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued the following verbal note covering USEC's intent to purchase autoclaves from Platom Oy (Mikkeli, Finland). The full text of the verbal note follows. BEGIN TEXT The Ministry for Foreign Affairs present their complim [...]	2007-12-14 13:41:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY FI
07HILLAH108	DISJOINTED POWER "SYSTEM" PLAGUES BABIL PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) Summary: Babil residents suffer from an acute shortage of electricity from the national grid, averaging between four and six hours of electricity per day. Demand for power from neighborhood and (for those who can afford it) personal generato [...]	2007-07-18 14:26:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EIND EPET PGOV SOCI IZ IR
07HILLAH114	BABIL PC REGULATES FUEL SUPPLIES AND LEVIES TAXES FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil Cable. 2. (C) PRT Babil recently met with Basem al-Janabi (ISCI),chairman of the Babil Provincial Council (PC) energy committee to discuss the provincial government's efforts to regulate the distribution of fuel supplies in the province. Formed in 2006 with the con [...]	2007-07-28 06:38:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI IZ
07HILLAH117	PROVINCES BYPASS NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID, THREATENING [...] (U) This is a combined PRT Babil-Najaf-Diwaniya message. 2. (U) Responding to continuing electricity shortages from the national grid, South-Central provinces have begun to take the drastic step of circumventing central government control of the delivery of power to their provinces. Last mon [...]	2007-08-02 16:53:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON IZ
07HILLAH118	PROVINCES BYPASS NATIONAL ELECTRICITY GRID, THREATENING [...] (U) This is a combined PRT Babil-Najaf-Diwaniya message. 2. (U) Responding to continuing electricity shortages from the national grid, South-Central provinces have begun to take the drastic step of circumventing central government control of the delivery of power to their provinces. Last mon [...]	2007-08-02 17:04:00	REO Hillah	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV ECON IZ
07HILLAH84	POOR LEADERSHIP, SCARCE CAPITAL AND POWER TOP BABIL [...] (U) This is a PRT Babil cable. 2. (C) Summary: In recent meetings with the PRT, representatives of the Babil business and commercial sector highlighted the following as key to the province's near-term economic growth: -- Overcoming the ineffective and/or counterproductive role of governme [...]	2007-06-06 05:33:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EAID EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV
07HONGKONG1510	SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: MACAU'S PRESSING NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: As Macau's economy booms, local authorities confront the dual challenges of modernizing the territory's infrastructure, while ameliorating the adverse effects of this rapid development. Macau,s air quality is worsening due to manufacturing in Guangdong province, emissions from [...]	2007-06-05 09:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	CH HK MK SENV PGOV ENRG
07HONGKONG2022	PRIORITIES OF HONG KONG'S NEW ENVIRONMENT BUREAU: [...] (SBU) During a July 19 meeting with local legislators, Hong Kong's new Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau detailed the environmental agenda for Chief Executive Donald Tsang's second administration. Yau said that Hong Kong SIPDIS Government (HKG) will strive to better regulate emission [...]	2007-08-03 00:47:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ENRG HK SENV PGOV
07HONGKONG2313	HONG KONG AIR POLLUTION DETERRING EXPATS, SAYS [...] (U) Air pollution increasingly is harming Hong Kong's attractiveness as a posting for expat executives, according to the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong's second annual environment survey. Fifty-one percent of respondents claimed difficulty in recruiting professionals to work in the [...]	2007-09-06 07:56:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PGOV HK
07HONGKONG2413	PEARL RIVER DELTA AIR POLLUTION FEASIBILITY [...] (C) The Hong Kong government will announce the commencement of two precedent-setting regional air pollution feasibility studies at the end of September. These studies, sponsored by the Hong Kong and Guangdong Provincial Governments, are focused on the Pearl River Delta of Southern China. The [...]	2007-09-17 01:29:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG SENV PGOV HK CH
07HONGKONG2533	CONSUL GENERAL AND CALIFORNIA AIR EXPERT URGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General James Cunningham and former California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Dr. Alan Lloyd urged Hong Kong's new Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau to take action on Hong Kong's growing air pollution problems, in a meeting on September 20. The Consul G [...]	2007-10-03 08:12:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ENRG PREL HK
07IRANRPODUBAI15	GASOLINE SUBSIDIES: IS IRAN FEELING THE HEAT? [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 14:27:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IR
07ISLAMABAD2797	FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary Boucher, and Charge d,Affaires Bodde met Foreign SIPDIS Secretary Khan for a lunch meeting on June 16. Khan SIPDIS discussed details of the Strategic Dialogue between the U.S. and Pakistan, expressed concerns about a bilater [...]	2007-06-23 07:17:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG PGOV PK PREL SOCI
07ISLAMABAD3224	PRIME MINISTER: GOP COMMITTED 200 PERCENT TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and Economic Counselor (notetaker) met with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at his request at his residence July 24. Aziz took Ambassador to task over recent statements by U.S. officials regarding terrorist threats emanating from Pakistan. Aziz stressed to Ambassador tha [...]	2007-07-25 14:03:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG PK
07ISLAMABAD4108	U.S.-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, SEPTEMBER 12 [...] (SBU) The second session of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue took place in Islamabad on September 12, 2007. Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte and Foreign Secretary Khan chaired the meeting and agreed that future sessions of the Dialogue should occur every six months. The Pakistanis als [...]	2007-09-24 15:26:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID ENRG TSPL KPAO PK
07ISLAMABAD4794	PAKISTAN, INDIA APPEAR TO HAVE AGREED ON PRICE [...] (C) Summary: Pakistan and Iran are very close to signing a bilateral gas pipeline deal, now that the gas pricing issue is resolved, according to November 8 press reports. Pakistan has also reportedly won the ability to resell Iranian gas to both India and Pakistan. Imported Iranian gas woul [...]	2007-11-08 13:35:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PREL PK IN IR
07ISLAMABAD5086	Ministerial Meeting on Turkmen- Afghan-Pakistan- India [...] (C) Summary: A Ministerial meeting to further discussions on the Turkmen- Afghan- Pakistan- India(TAPI) pipeline has been postponed. Pakistan media implies that Turkmenistan's gas deals with Russia are the reason for the delay and not Pakistan's state of emergency. Pakistan continues to seek U [...]	2007-11-30 03:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC PREL EPET ELTN PK IN IR
07ISLAMABAD5091	PAKISTAN TO MISS DEADLINE FOR 2008 AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Due to the upcoming elections in Pakistan and current caretaker government, Government of Pakistan (GOP) approval for the proposed USGS and NRL geophysical survey is not possible in advance of the December 1 deadline. Post will continue to advocate for project approval so that t [...]	2007-11-30 10:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN ETRD EAID PREL PK
07ISTANBUL1014	Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Energy Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman met Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler in Istanbul. They reaffirmed the U.S.-Turkey strategic energy vision for the development of Caspian resources and delivery systems to bring them to market, including the Trans-Caspian p [...]	2007-11-26 14:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET AJ IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ISTANBUL1015	IRAN/ENERGY: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) In the best of Iranian bazaar tradition, an Iranian delegation representing Iran's oil ministry and energy industry attending a November 15-16 energy conference in Istanbul tried hard to portray Iran and its vast oil and gas reserves as a stabilizing force for regional energy markets and [...]	2007-11-28 06:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL ECON IR TU
07ISTANBUL1029	Energy Secretary Bodman Meets with Turkish Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 18, Energy Secretary Bodman met with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on the margins of the Turkish Greek Interconnector (TGI) Ceremony. Also present was Turkish Energy Minister Guler, as well as representation from the Turkish MFA. The Secretary and the Prime Minist [...]	2007-12-03 12:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ISTANBUL1064	NEW INVESTMENT IN ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (U) In a deal that will add nearly 3,000 megawatts of electrical generation in Turkey, GE Energy Financial Services is acquiring 50 percent of Gama Energy. Currently Gama Energy, a subsidiary of Gama Holdings, owns 1,150 megawatts generation capacity in Turkey and the partnership with GE will [...]	2007-12-17 12:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG TU
07ISTANBUL245	ISTANBUL TO HOST WORLD WATER FORUM 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. Even as the country enjoyed sunshine instead of rain (reftel),Istanbul hosted a preparatory meeting for the World Water Forum 2009, an international, tri-annual meeting organized to highlight water needs and resources worldwide since 1997. Istanbul was chosen as venue for th [...]	2007-03-23 12:03:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG SENV PREL TU
07ISTANBUL449	ENERGY REGULATORS DISCUSS POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) met in Istanbul May 21-22 to discuss regional energy market development, energy security, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. The conference was partially funded by USAID. Yusuf Gunay, President of the Energy Market Regul [...]	2007-05-29 11:38:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TU
07ISTANBUL51	PM LAUNCHES TUNNEL, LAUDS ITALIAN SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY: On January 23, Prime Minister Erdogan used the official opening ceremony of a tunnel on the primary Ankara - Istanbul highway to highlight the strong commercial ties between Turkey and Italy. Erdogan argued that the commercial and business links forged by his government with Italy ha [...]	2007-01-24 16:10:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EINV ENRG IT TU
07ISTANBUL565	BSEC 15TH ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT: A PROTOCOL TRIUMPH [...] (SBU) Summary: The BSEC 15th anniversary summit held in Istanbul on June 25 proved that Turkey could deliver a high level protocol event, including participation by eleven of the twelve BSEC member heads of state or government. Armenia, the only hold out, was represented by Foreign Minister O [...]	2007-07-02 08:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ENRG TU RU EU
07ISTANBUL893	AN IRANIAN OIL EXECUTIVE ON ISA'S "UNINTENDED [...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 26, Consulate Istanbul &Iran watcher8 met with Assadollah Maleknejad, Vice President of Iran,s Pars Oil company, to discuss regional and Iranian hydrocarbon issues. Maleknejad politely criticized USG energy policy in the region, arguing that the Trans-Caspian pi [...]	2007-10-02 06:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON ENRG PGOV IR TU AZ
07ISTANBUL981	MEETING WITH A TURKISH COMPANY THAT PLANS TO [...] (SBU) Istanbul Pol/Econ officers met November 5 with executives from the Kartet company and its holding company, Karadeniz, to discuss a deal by Kartet to import electricity from Iran. (Our discussion on Kartet,s electricity exports to Iraq is reported septel.) Kartet director Nuray Atacik [...]	2007-11-09 09:44:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL IR IZ TU
07JAKARTA1009	INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - March 2007 [...] Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) awarded 37 energy contracts worth at least a reported seven billion dollars in Subang, West Java on March 21. The contracts included exploration deals worth $4.1 billion, domestic gas supply agreements worth $1.61 billion and oil and gas contracts amo [...]	2007-04-10 08:51:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1161	INDONESIAN VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) We discussed reftel nonpaper with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs, on April 25. Rachmianto said Indonesia would participate in the Prepcom with an open mind on substance and [...]	2007-04-25 09:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP ENRG NPT ID
07JAKARTA1629	IRAN AND EAST JAVA MUDFLOW: DPR QUERIES YUDHOYONO) [...] (C) Summary. On the heels of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's refusal to appear personally before the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in a June 5 query over Indonesia's vote in favor of UNSCR 1747, sanctioning Iran over its nuclear program, the DPR is now threatening to "interp [...]	2007-06-12 08:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UNSC IR ID ENRG EINV KISL
07JAKARTA1657	Bilateral Energy Dialogue Back On Track [...] Summary. (SBU) A U.S. Department of Energy Delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen reached agreement with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to resume the U.S.-Indonesia bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD),which [...]	2007-06-14 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA1672	WEST KALIMANTAN - DWINDLING FORESTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: West Kalimantan's abundant forest and fresh water resources are under threat from logging and plantation companies, though the government has recently cracked down on some illegal loggers. The majority of tribal peoples in the province rely on forest resources for a livelihood [...]	2007-06-15 10:54:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1744	INDONESIA - ENVIRONMENTAL MEETING WITH EMIL SALIM [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting on June 21 with Charge, Dr. Emil Salim, environmental advisor to Indonesian President Yudhoyono, welcomed President Bush's attention to climate change, but criticized its "overemphasis on the clean energy sector and failure to provide incentives for safeg [...]	2007-06-25 09:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1768	East Java: Lapindo Mudflow Devastation Continues [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ConGen Surabaya and Embassy Jakarta officers accompanied EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill to the Lapindo mudflow disaster (reftel A) and surrounding areas on May 28, the day before the one year mark of the disaster. The mudflow continues at approximately 150,000 cubic me [...]	2007-06-27 06:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1771	INDONESIA - REACTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Embassy hosted eleven Indonesian NGOs for a roundtable discussion of President Bush's new international framework initiative, and reaction was generally positive. The NGOs stressed that combating deforestation needs to be part of the initiative, along with increased [...]	2007-06-27 11:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA1772	East Java: Mud Managers Informally Request USG Assistance [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on A/S Christopher Hill's recent inspection of the mudflow disaster, ConGen Surabaya met with Sidoarjo Mud Disaster Management Board (BPLS) leadership, who described their inability to formulate and implement a work [...]	2007-06-28 00:20:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID
07JAKARTA1933	SCENESETTER FOR EEB A/S SULLIVAN VISIT TO JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We encourage you to make a strong pitch for OPIC to facilitate U.S. investment, for exploratory discussion of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT [...]	2007-07-16 11:04:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA1984	INVITATION TO TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON FROM INDONESIAN [...] Embassy received the following letter from Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, dated July 9, 2007. Related to the larger conference (United Nations Framework of Convention on Climate Change 13th Conference of Parties) December 3-14, Secretary Paulson is invited to attend an Event of Min [...]	2007-07-23 06:35:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON KGHG SENV ENRG ID
07JAKARTA202	INDONESIAN PARTICIPATION IN NPT PREPCOM [...] (U) We discussed reftel issues o July 25 with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director frr WMD Issues in the Directorate for Internationa Security and disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. Rachmianto stated that, barring any unforeseen developments, Desra Percaya, Director fo [...]	2007-07-26 10:12:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PAMQ KNNP MNUC ENRG PREL NPT ID
07JAKARTA2095	Indonesia's Coal Output Increases In 2006 [...] Summary. During 2006 Indonesian coal production and exports increased 3.6% and 8.2%, respectively. According to unofficial statistics, Indonesia passed Australia in early 2007 to become the world's leading exporter of thermal coal, which is used mainly for power generation. Indonesian coal exp [...]	2007-08-03 06:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2139	VISIT OF OES A/S MCMURRAY TO INDONESIA, CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) Summary. In a visit to Indonesia July 26-29, OES A/S McMurray and several Indonesian officials discussed climate change policy and the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 13th Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP-13) meeting in Bali December 3-14. Dr. Emil Salim, P [...]	2007-08-07 23:55:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2140	FORESTRY ISSUES DOMINATE VISIT OF OES A/S MCMURRAY TO [...] (U) Summary. In a visit to Indonesia July 26-29, OES A/S McMurray discussed deforestation and climate change with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials from the Ministries of Forestry and Environment, non-governmental organizations, and a policy advisor to President Yudhoyono. The GO [...]	2007-08-08 00:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2164	CLIMATE CHANGE - SEPTEMBER MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] Ambassador Hume delivered President Bush's letter on the September Major Economies meeting to Indonesian Presidential Advisor Dino Djalal on August 3, 2007. We also notified relevant officials in the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Environment. The Foreign Ministry notif [...]	2007-08-09 06:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG
07JAKARTA2189	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WITOELAR WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Health Rachmat Witoelar told the Ambassador on August 9 that he welcomed President Bush's climate change initiative and the upcoming conference on climate change in Washington, DC. He welcomed opportunities for dialogue, such as the upcoming visit of White House Cou [...]	2007-08-10 10:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2194	SCENESETTER FOR CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. You are coming to Indonesia at a time when the country is under increasing criticism for its rapid rates of deforestation, something to which the Government of Indonesia (GOI) is increasingly sensitive with the approach of the 13th Uni [...]	2007-08-11 12:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2317	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: MAY - JULY 2007 [...] Summary: The Ministry of Forestry (MOF) signed a letter of intent with the Zoological Parks Authority of the Government of Western Australia on May 21 to cooperate on wildlife conservation. On May 21-24, Indonesia hosted the second meeting of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) program [...]	2007-08-24 05:39:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2335	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S SEPTEMBER 9-12 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta welcomes you to Indonesia. Yours will be the first high-level State Department economic visit here in several years. We have structured your visit to highlight the important themes of investment climate reform, anti-corruption efforts, energy security and climate change, [...]	2007-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG KCOR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2397	BEP-US MOU NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 21, Desra Percaya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) Director for International Security and Disarmament told us that Indonesia is ready to conclude a bilateral Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Percaya provided us with written c [...]	2007-08-31 02:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY KNNP ENRG KTIA ID
07JAKARTA2407	US-INDONESIA ENERGY SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman James Connaughton and U.S. Senior Climate Negotiator Harlan Watson discussed energy security and climate change strategy with senior Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials, NGOs and donors during a series of meetings on [...]	2007-08-31 07:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2446	SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON STATE SECRETARY: [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para 7. 2. (C) Summary: On September 4, Ambassador Hume paid a courtesy call on Minister of the State Secretary Hatta Rajasa, who serves as the gatekeeper for nearly every issue that goes before President Yudhoyono. The Minister emphasized his de [...]	2007-09-05 10:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SENV ENRG PINR ID
07JAKARTA2449	GOI INVITES U.S. TO PRE-COP 13 MINISTERIAL, 24-25 OCTOBER [...] (SBU) On September 5, Embassy received official correspondence from Government of Indonesia (GOI) Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar addressed to Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky. The letter invites U/S Dobriansky to informal ministerial consulta [...]	2007-09-06 00:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG EAID ECON ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2459	DONOR ROUNDABLE MEETING ON CLMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary. During a September 5 Donor Roundtable Meeting on Climate Change, Agus Purnomo, Executive Director, National Steering Committee for the Conference of Parties 13 (COP 13) updated donor partners and embassy officials on COP 13 preparations. Joe Leitmann, Environment Coordinator, Worl [...]	2007-09-06 08:36:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON TBIO ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2470	DAS MARCIEL MEETINGS ON INDONESIA'S ECONOMY, [...] (SBU) Summary. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel, during his August 27-28 visit to Jakarta, heard complaints that Indonesia is not attracting as much investment as neighbor Vietnam. Reasons include the Indonesian government and Parliament's ambivalence towards foreign companies and [...]	2007-09-06 11:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ENRG PGOV KGHG ID
07JAKARTA2682	Bilateral Energy Dialogue Date and Venue Change [...] (SBU) Director General of Oil and Gas Luluk Sumiarso told us on September 20 that he liked the USG proposed agenda for the bilateral Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD). He expressed particular appreciation for the mix of Government-to-Government and Government-to-Business modules. Luluk stressed th [...]	2007-09-21 09:01:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2683	INDONESIA AT THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Indonesia wants the Major Economies Meeting to increase prospects for the success of the 13th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP 13) in Bali in December. The GOI will be sensitive to any negative portrayal of Indonesia, whether as a destroyer of forests or as [...]	2007-09-21 09:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KGHG ECON PREL ID
07JAKARTA2771	USGS Scientist says Manage Mudflow, Don't Throw Money Down [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 10:08:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA2833	BALIKPAPAN - DECENTRALIZATION CHAMPION, MODEL FOR EAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Balikpapan, the commercial hub of East Kalimantan, represents the opportunities - and challenges - of decentralization in Indonesia. A twelve-fold increase in central government budget transfers has led to new public service initiatives and economic opportunitie [...]	2007-10-05 10:26:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV KCOR ENRG ID
07JAKARTA2866	Chinese Investors Win Power Project Guarantees [...] (SBU) Chinese investors, reportedly with high level backing from Vice President Jusuf Kalla, won full guarantees for power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) Fast Track electricity building program. Previously, the GOI was only willing to concede vague offers of partial support [...]	2007-10-11 05:41:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA2872	Chinese Investors Win Power Project Guarantees [...] (SBU) Chinese investors, reportedly with high level backing from Vice President Jusuf Kalla, won full guarantees for power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) Fast Track electricity building program. Previously, the GOI was only willing to concede vague offers of partial support [...]	2007-10-11 07:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV PREL EFIN ID
07JAKARTA30	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary: On December 14, Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation founder Willie Smith announced plans to release around 200 orangutans into Baktikop Forest in Central Kalimantan. The Head of the Jakarta Sanitation Office warned of an impending crisis in Jakarta waste management on December 12. T [...]	2007-01-05 07:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA303	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007 [...] Summary. Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban and European Union (EU) Commissioners Louis Michel and Stavros Dimas agreed in Brussels on January 8 to initiate formal negotiations on a voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade. On January 12, the leaders [...]	2007-02-05 09:10:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3035	USABC SEEKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN JAKARTA [...] (SBU) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and seven cabinet ministers told a U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) delegation that Indonesia desires closer business and investment ties with U.S. companies. The five-day trade mission to Jakarta ran from October 22 - 26. Vice Presi [...]	2007-10-31 06:16:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3090	NUCLEAR EXPORT CONTROLS -- JOINT USG-INDONESIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 6 opening remarks to a USG-sponsored training workshop on nuclear export controls, Pol/C underscored the regional and global importance of effective nonproliferation safeguards. The Deputy Chair of the Indonesian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (BAPATEN) reviewed Indones [...]	2007-11-06 12:02:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ENRG KNNP ID
07JAKARTA3100	PAPUA -- AMBASSADOR VISITS KEY SITES IN TURBULENT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified--Please handle accordingly. Not for distribution outside of USG channels. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume discussed economic development, health, human rights and other concerns with key government and civil society interlocutors on a Novem [...]	2007-11-07 11:00:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS EMIN ENRG ID

07JAKARTA3185	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST - OCTOBER 2007 [...] Summary: The Indonesian Supreme Court hosted a judiciary workshop on wildlife crime and prosecution under the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (WEN) program in August. The Vice Governor of Jakarta announced on September 27 that Jakarta could potentially receive $2 million in funding from dev [...]	2007-11-16 09:17:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3294	INDONESIA - OIL PRICE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati restored some credibility to Indonesia's budget estimates on November 28 by incorporating higher global petroleum prices and continued declining domestic production into Government of Indonesia (GOI) analyses. Although she downplayed the [...]	2007-12-03 03:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EPET ENRG PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3298	PAPUA -- U.S. REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Faleomavaega--accompanied by the Ambassador--visited Papua, November 26-28. He met a wide range of government officials and civil society figures in Biak and Manokwari, and toured [...]	2007-12-03 10:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS EMIN ENRG ID
07JAKARTA3302	SITC REQUEST FOR BIOFUELS INFORMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable respnds to a request for information (ref A) from th U.S. International Trade Commission regarding bofuels adoption and researrch in Indonesia. The Goernment of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambtious 5-year, multi-billion dollar investment pla to boost biofuel prod [...]	2007-12-03 10:52:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV OTRA ID
07JAKARTA3323	Coal Update-Blue Skies for Black Coal in Indonesia [...] Summary. Indonesian coal producers are enjoying boom times thanks to high global prices driven mainly China's new net importer status. Production is tipped to rise a modest three percent, however. With bench mark prices up 64 percent this year and global supplies tight, international coal buy [...]	2007-12-05 10:40:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA347	Indonesian Municipal Bonds Limited as Infrastructure [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. East Java leaders are considering issuing municipal bonds to finance development of desperately needed infrastructure in the province. Guntur Pasaribu, managing director of the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX),predicts strong local demand for the bonds, once issued. An immature [...]	2007-02-09 00:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ENRG PGOV KCOR ID
07JAKARTA414	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007 [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance on December 29 issued guidelines for guarantees of power projects under the Government of Indonesia's (GOI) "crash program" to develop an additional 10,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation capacity by 2010. On January 16, state power company PLN signed [...]	2007-02-15 08:42:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA67	ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 2006 [...] Summary. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) announced on December 13 that 18 companies and consortia won tenders for 18 oil and gas blocks across Indonesia, committing $235.8 million in exploration funds over three years. On December 20, the Ministry of Finance signed memoran [...]	2007-01-09 09:28:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA724	ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS - February 2007 [...] Summary. Pertamina delayed naming the tender winners for partial equity in its stake of 12 oil and gas blocks on February 27. Pertamina also announced it will work with foreign companies to develop biodiesel technology. The GOI said 12 of 20 oil and gas blocks it offered for the latest tender [...]	2007-03-13 12:22:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
07JAKARTA766	INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2007 [...] Summary: On February 1, "Eyes on the Forest", a coalition of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs),protested a Government of Indonesia (GOI) plan to auction 130,000 hectares of former concession areas in Riau and Jambi for plantation use. On February 13-16, the Indonesian Ministries of [...]	2007-03-16 09:07:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY TBIO TRGY ENRG ID
07JAKARTA854	ENGAGING INDONESIA ON BIOFUELS POLICY [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 17. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is continuing its ambitious 5 year, multi-billion dollar investment plan to boost biofuel production to 200,000 barrels per day by 2010. At a high-profile media event on January 9 the GOI signed [...]	2007-03-23 10:09:00	Embassy Jakarta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV ID
07JEDDAH508	KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY: BRAVE IDEAS, SHAKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly two years after the launch of construction, the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) remains the flagship among the megaprojects that represent King Abdullah's push for modernization and economic diversification. Although the King's support for the city still appears stron [...]	2007-12-10 15:12:00	Consulate Jeddah	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ELAB ENRG EPET
07JERUSALEM1034	LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY" SITE ON STATE [...] CONSULATE GENERAL JERUSALEM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF "PALESTINIAN ECONOMY," A NEW COMMUNITY WEB SITE FACILITATED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE WEB SITE IS A COLLECTION OF IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ON THE PALESTINIAN ECONOMY, DESIGNED TO HELP FACILITATE INFORMATION [...]	2007-06-01 14:05:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PHUM SENV KWBG
07JERUSALEM1095	UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN VIEWS OF COMMERCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PA PRESIDENCY ECONOMIC ADVISOR AND PALESTINE INVESTMENT FUND CEO MOHAMMED MUSTAFA SAID THAT AN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SALE OF OFFSHORE GAZA GAS BY CONCESSION OPERATOR BG GROUP TO THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENTQD BE COMPLETED IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. MUSTAFA SAID HE DISAGREED WITH THE H [...]	2007-06-07 14:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1483	UTILITY PAYMENTS INDIRECTLY SUBSIDIZING HAMAS IN [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General July 17 that he no longer wants the European Union to fund utility payments through the Temporary International Mechanism (Window II) or the GOI to deduct utility payments from clearance revenues. Fayyad belie [...]	2007-07-18 12:23:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1574	FAYYAD STILL CONCERNED ABOUT GAZA UTILITY [...] (C) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on July 26 that he has raised his concerns about Hamas benefiting from EU funding for utility payments in Gaza with EC Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (reftel),but he has not yet explicitly asked the EU to cut off [...]	2007-07-30 06:42:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM1735	GAZA ELECTRICITY CURTAILED AS EU SUSPENDS [...] (C) Summary. A security threat against Nahal Oz transfer station and increased HAMAS interference in the collection and distribution of utility revenues has led the EU - at the urging of the Palestinian Authority (PA) - to suspend its financial support for fuel shipments into Gaza, resulting in [...]	2007-08-20 15:16:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PTER IS
07JERUSALEM1764	GAZA ELECTRICITY FLOWS; HAMAS INTIMIDATION GROWS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza power plant received EU-funded fuel shipments on August 22 and returned to its normal 65 MW of electricity output. According to Gaza contacts, most homes now have 18-22 hours of electricity each day. The electricity shortage from August 19-21 resulted in spoiled food [...]	2007-08-24 14:38:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ENRG KPAL KWBG PHUM
07JERUSALEM2514	GAZA: REDUCED FUEL IMPORTS RESULT IN GAS STATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli restrictions on fuel shipments to Gaza, imposed on October 27, remain in effect, according to the head of the Palestinian Petroleum Corporation (PPC) in Gaza. In reaction, Gaza gas station owners began a work stoppage on December 1, despite the continued importation of [...]	2007-12-07 12:37:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG KWBG PGOV PHUM
07JERUSALEM401	UPDATE ON COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: According to the Economic Advisor to the PA Presidency, British Gas (BG) continues to negotiate with the Israeli government on the sale of natural gas from the offshore Gaza natural gas fields. British Gas is the operator of the consortium licensed to commercially develop the fi [...]	2007-02-27 08:18:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KWBG IS
07JERUSALEM590	UPDATE ON GAZA'S POWER SUPPLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The reconstruction and development of the Gaza electricity supply continues, with 202 MW available for an estimated demand of 225 MW. The Gaza Power Plant's (GPP) reconstruction is scheduled to be complete by October, which will enable supply to exceed demand. The proposed [...]	2007-03-30 07:47:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PHUM KWBG IS EG
07JERUSALEM900	GAZA ECONOMY AT A STANDSTILL AS VIOLENCE RAGES [...] (SBU) HEAVY FIGHTING IN GAZA CITY HAS LED TO AN "UNDECLARED CURFEW" ON GAZA STREETS, ACCORDING TO MOHAMMED AL-KHOZENDAR, OWNER OF SEVERAL GAS STATIONS IN GAZA. WHILE KHOZENDAR HAS KEPT SOME OF HIS GAS STATIONS OPEN, HE SAID THERE ARE NO CUSTOMERS. USAID GAZA-BASED STAFF REPORTED THAT THE ST [...]	2007-05-16 14:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN PHUM KWBG
07JERUSALEM928	MAJOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OPEN [...] (SBU) The American Director of the American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) reported to Econoff that ANERA's Gaza office was damaged May 17 by an IAF missile strike on a Gaza City "Executive Force" headquarters (ref B),which took place an estimated 50 meters away. He said that none of ANERA's [...]	2007-05-18 14:24:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PHUM ENRG ETRD EAID KWBG
07JOHANNESBURG231	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2007-08-03 14:57:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ECON ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG35	SOUTH AFRICA: MINERALS AND ENERGY NEWSLETTER "THE ASSAY" -- [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this monthly newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chrom [...]	2007-02-02 14:47:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV ECON SF
07JOHANNESBURG3732	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 07:16:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07JOHANNESBURG3738	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (U) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, zin [...]	2007-10-24 09:51:00	Consulate Johannesburg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
07KABUL1033	KABUL POWER SUPPLY - LATE BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-29 03:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID ECON EPET ETRD KPWR PGOV AF
07KABUL1172	SUBJECT: Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit: A Test Case for [...] (SBU) The large Aynak copper deposit has the potential to generate the first significant, long-term international investment in Afghanistan. Nine companies, including the American firm Phelps Dodge, are in the fray in a competitive bidding process. The bids are due on May 15 and will be foll [...]	2007-04-10 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1173	Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit: Request For World Bank [...] (U) This is an action request message - see para 5. 2. (SBU) Septel reported on the status of the competitive bidding process for the Aynak copper deposit. It also highlighted how important it is that the GOA gets this right. If the process stalls, there is any hint of non-transparent [...]	2007-04-10 07:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1448	DOLE CEO'S VISIT TO KABUL [...] (SBU) Mr. David Murdock, CEO, Chairman and Owner of Dole Foods Company, visited Afghanistan from April 21-24, 2007 at the request of President Bush. He toured productive agricultural areas of Afghanistan in Parwan and Balkh provinces and was joined by Ambassador Wood at two meetings with Pres [...]	2007-04-29 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF
07KABUL1468	Afghanistan: Aynak Copper Deposit -- Phelps Dodge Considers [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. The competitive bidding process for the Aynak copper deposit is moving forward. Over the last two weeks, the GOA hosted all nine short-listed prospective bidders, including the US natural resources company Phelps Dodge, to do rounds of GOA Ministries, review [...]	2007-05-01 06:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG EINV BEXP ELTN PGOV AF
07KABUL1525	AFGHANISTAN: OPIC VISIT BOOSTS INVESTMENT AND SECURES [...] (SBU) OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher came to Kabul on 21 April to accompany Dole CEO David Murdock and to examine potential investments in Afghanistan. The visit coincided with the first, US-assisted Afghan AgFair for agricultural buyers. When Mosbacher left on 23 April, he had not on [...]	2007-05-05 11:38:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD BEXP AF
07KABUL1583	Afghanistan: GOA Confirms Request for Japanese [...] (SBU) Pursuant to Ref B, Econ Counselor raised the issue of securing Japanese assistance to the Afghan energy sector in separate meetings with Senior Adviser to the President Nadiri and Minister of Economy Shams. In the April 22 meeting with Shams, who chairs the Inter- ministerial Commissio [...]	2007-05-13 03:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL1630	Supporting USGS Activities in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The Embassy has received two letters from President Karzai's senior staff requesting that a specific USGS official be appointed Senior Advisor to the Office of the President. Due to conflict of interest, perceived transparency, and Chief of Mission authority [...]	2007-05-15 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ENRG PGOV AMGT AF
07KABUL1725	AFGHANISTAN - JCMB "INFORMAL GROUP" REVIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-23 14:06:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EAIR PGOV PREL AF
07KABUL1982	Afghan Gas Fields -- Agreement in Principle [...] (SBU) On June 11, the Afghan Minister of Mines convened a meeting attended by Embassy, USAID, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB),at which the ADB and the GoA agreed in principle to a USG proposal to combine USAID and ADB efforts to develop the natural gas reserves in the Amu Darya basin. T [...]	2007-06-20 08:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2070	Afghanistan Energy: Revisiting NEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The North East Power System (NEPS) is at the center of the GOA strategy to provide affordable and reliable electricity to the Afghan people, a high economic and political priority for the GOA and the donor community. NEPS transmission lines were designed to import 300MW of powe [...]	2007-06-27 12:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2339	Afghanistan Energy: TURKMEN POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, citing President Karzai's July 5 and 6 visit to Ashgabat, the Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) clarified comments that the Minister for Economics (MOE) had earlier made to the Ambassador concerning Government of Afghanistan (GoA) efforts to import electric power [...]	2007-07-21 04:14:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL274	Afghanistan Energy: New Inter-Ministerial Commission Offers [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: A principal USG goal in Afghanistan's energy sector is ensuring an adequate and affordable supply of electricity to Kabul and other key population centers by end-2008 through rehabilitation and construction of power plants, dams and transmission lines. Despite [...]	2007-01-27 06:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL2852	AF: Sheberghan project on schedule despite ADB pull out. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pulled out of a proposed project for the comprehensive development of northwest Afghanistan's most promising gas fields in the Amu Darya basin, near the site of the proposed Sheberghan power plant (reftel),despite an agreement to combine fund [...]	2007-08-24 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL291	JCMB SUCCESS - "TEA CLUB" APPROVES EMBASSY ENERGY WHITE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-28 10:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3087	AF: Anyak mine tender: WB comfortable with current state of [...] (SBU) In a September 13 meeting, World Bank staff informed Embassy Treasury Attach and EconOff that based on the information available to them, the initial evaluation of the Anyak copper mine bids appears to have proceeded according to the process spelled out in tender documents, and in accorda [...]	2007-09-15 13:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3180	AF: Update: 100 MW Power Plant Project for Kabul [...] (SBU) On August 26, 2007 the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) sent a letter to USAID officially allocating a suitable site for the 100 MW Power Plant for Kabul. The site, designated landsite number #1130, (previously internally referenced as the "8/20" site as it was identified on Aug [...]	2007-09-20 07:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3198	AF: Fuel price spikes stabilizing, Iran blamed. [...] (U) Reporting from Embassy PRT's as well as Kabul-based Embassy FSN's confirmed that July and August 2007 saw an increase in fuel prices across Afghanistan that quickly caused an up-tick in other prices, as well as increased grumbling against the government in Afghanistan's coffee house convers [...]	2007-09-22 04:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3363	AF: Update on Key USAID Power Projects [...] (SBU) The following is a summary of the current state of key ongoing USAID projects in the Afghan Energy Sector. In-depth reporting on the various projects mentioned will be forthcoming in the near future. 2. (SBU) 100 MW POWER PLANT FOR KABUL - (Reftel A) On September 23, 2007, project co [...]	2007-10-02 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3676	AF: Current Status of 100MW Power Plant for Kabul [...] (SBU) After some delay in finding an appropriate site for the project, the 100 MW Kabul Power Plant project is underway. What follows is a short overview of the several project components and where they currently stand. Overall, the project is on schedule to deliver 67 MW of power to the Kabu [...]	2007-10-28 11:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3788	AFGHANISTAN: NEW OIL AND GAS FIELD TENDER EXPECTED IN THREE [...] (SBU) The Afghan Ministry of Mines intends to issue a tender for exploration of several blocks of the Amudarya Oil and Gas basin in north-western Afghanistan in February or March 2008 Post learned at the recent Oil and Gas Working Group meeting November 8. Note: The Amudarya basin is also where [...]	2007-11-09 02:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3998	AF: Afghans to fund Uzbek power line connection to NEPS. [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan's mission to Uzbekistan to reinvigorate negotiations for energy imports through the North East Power System (NEPS) project appears to have produced positive results. Delegation head Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Mir Sediq expects to lead a follow-on mission to [...]	2007-12-05 12:21:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF CH
07KABUL4211	THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN AGRICULTURAL FAIRS IN [...] USAID hosted seven successful Agricultural Fairs (AgFairs) in CY 2007 with a variety of partners. Nearly 300,000 people attended the two national AgFairs held in Kabul and five regional AgFairs held in the provinces of Helmand, Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Balkh, and Herat. Agricultural professiona [...]	2007-12-29 12:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON AF
07KABUL935	LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER [...] Post has received the following letter from Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan requesting USG assistance with purchase of 100 MW of electrical generating equipment for Kabul. 2. BEGIN TEXT Date: 13 March 2007 From: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water [...]	2007-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID EFIN AF
07KAMPALA647	UGANDA: APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The government of Uganda (GOU) continues its efforts to attract foreign investment and exports to the United States, and protect American goods against counterfeiters. On a less positive note, a protest to protect a forest from being sold to investors turned violent as proteste [...]	2007-04-18 07:49:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV UG
07KAPALA518	UGANDA: QUESTIONABLE WORLD BANK TENER DECISION AFFECTS US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Uganda GOU) conducted a tender for 50 megawatts of theral generators to help alleviate the current gap n power brought on by diminished hydroelectric powr. and moved to consider the bid ranked second. After reviewing tender bids, including additionalsupporting [...]	2007-03-26 09:00:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV UG
07KATHMANDU176	AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR PLANS TO MEET WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Australian Ambassador Lade told Ambassador Moriarty January 24 that Canberra had authorized him to meet with the Maoists. He conceded that he had no illusions about the Maoists and acknowledged they were continuing their abuses. Nevertheless, the Government of Australia had interests in N [...]	2007-01-26 00:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON ENRG EAID AS NP
07KATHMANDU1908	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On October 3 Emboff met with Lekh Nath Bhattarai, America desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to confirm that the Government of Nepal(GON) plans to send an official ministerial delegation to the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Bh [...]	2007-10-25 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07KATHMANDU550	UNDER SECRETARY FORE CALLS FOR ROUNDTABLE TO [...] (C) On March 10, Under Secretary of State Fore urged Prime Minister Koirala to hold a national roundtable to begin to address the political concerns of Madhesis as well as ethnic minorities and other historically disadvantaged groups. The Prime Minister responded that he had asked Subash Nemwa [...]	2007-03-15 09:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PREF PHUM BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU551	UNDER SECRETARY FORE CALLS FOR ROUNDTABLE TO [...] (U) THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF KATHMANDU 550. CORRECTION IN FINAL PARAGRAPH (COMMENT). Summary ------- 2. (C) On March 10, Under Secretary of State Fore urged Prime Minister Koirala to hold a national roundtable to begin to address the political concerns of Madhesis as well as ethnic [...]	2007-03-15 10:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PREF PHUM BH IN NP
07KATHMANDU848	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 10:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NP
07KHARTOUM1719	SUDAN: SEPARATE ABYEI'S OIL AND LAND NEGOTIATIONS AND PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 meeting with Special Envoy Andrew Natsios, the Norwegian Petroleum Envoy to Sudan Anders Hannevik reported that he has urged Sudanese leaders to separate Abyei's oil and land negotiations. He also shared his calculations of northern and southern percentages of [...]	2007-11-04 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG SU
07KIGALI1016	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] IT Summit: Rwanda hosted the African Heads of State Connect Africa Summit October 29 and 30. Six African presidents and corporate executives attended. The summit's goal was to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Tour, Secretary General of the International [...]	2007-11-06 07:20:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1062	IT FOR AFRICA: RWANDA LEADS THE WAY [...] Summary. Rwanda hosted the Connect Africa Summit October 29-30. Six African presidents, 53 communications ministers, and 19 corporate executives attended the summit which was intended to accelerate broadband and wireless connectivity in Africa. Dr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of the Int [...]	2007-11-16 05:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1110	AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN KIGALI: NEEDED BUT ELUSIVE [...] Summary. The housing industry in Rwanda is fragmented and in need of assistance. Individuals are currently allocated plots and build according to their convenience, taste and capacity, irrespective of the area. The results are environmentally, aesthetically, and logistically problematic for [...]	2007-12-10 10:47:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1114	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] EU Increases Aid: The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel announced that the EU will increase its aid to Rwanda by 30 percent to USD 313 over the next five years. Michel announced that the EU considers Rwanda one of the three best performers amo [...]	2007-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1145	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Loans: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany's KfW Banking Group have signed a deal with the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) to invest USD12 million to rehabilitate, expand and finance a 30-year lease of the Kigali Serena and the Lake Kivu Serena hotels. "IFC [...]	2007-12-27 09:18:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI1146	LIFE MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOW-INCOME RWANDANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Inflation in Rwanda is officially reported at under 10 percent but the reality behind the numbers is much more serious for low-income Rwandans, the majority of the population. Certain food prices have increased as much as 350 percent and virtually none less than 10 percent ov [...]	2007-12-27 12:36:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI193	Methane Development: Commercial Dispute Roils Lake Kivu [...] SUMMARY. Hopes of resolving Rwanda's acute energy crisis through the development of methane gas in Lake Kivu continues to be frustrated; this time by disputes between the GOR and Dane Associates. Accusations fly from both sides, but the result is that a solution to the unreliable, inadequate, [...]	2007-02-27 15:44:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG
07KIGALI405	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The High Court recently issued a temporary injunction against Dane Associates, dissolving the Board of Directors of Kibuye Power (KP1) Limited and preventing the company from being party to methane extraction activities at Lake Kivu. Dane has been embroiled in a breach of contract dispute wit [...]	2007-05-02 06:09:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI546	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Global Fund has pledged USD 59 million over the next five years to fight HIV/AIDS. The project will emphasize prevention, expanded access to anti-retroviral treatment, improved care, support of orphans and people living with AIDS, and improved linkage between tuberculosis and HIV services. [...]	2007-06-07 15:33:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI633	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 15:29:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI639	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The British Department for International Development (DFID) approved approximately USD 70 million for direct budget support to Rwanda for 2007. This is part of the British government's increased commitment to support the GOR in poverty reduction, maintaining peace, stability and improving fina [...]	2007-07-10 11:19:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI700	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Japan promised Rwanda USD 1,509,150 to boost economic development and poverty eradication, most specifically directed towards the agricultural sector. The World Bank will administer both grants from the Japanese government under its Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD). The gran [...]	2007-08-03 10:38:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI737	Methane Development Continues Despite Disputes [...] SUMMARY. Lake Kivu still contains hope for Rwanda to solve one of the biggest obstacles to its development - the unreliability and high cost of energy in the country. The GOR partnership and concession granted to Dane Associates has been dissolved, but several other companies have appeared to [...]	2007-08-17 08:15:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW CG
07KIGALI796	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the U.S. Mission, launched a USD 10 million extensive anti-malaria Indoor Residential Spraying (IRS) campaign for Kigali on August 10. The goal of the campaign is to reduce malaria-related mortality by 50 percent among those in most vulnerable categ [...]	2007-09-10 05:30:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI933	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]	2007-10-15 08:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI934	RWANDA MONTHLY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] The Dutch government, through the Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (NUFFIC),is supporting the Rwanda Flower Farmers Association. In an attempt to increase flower exports to the Netherlands, the Dutch project will train six cooperatives in better far [...]	2007-10-15 08:07:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KIGALI961	Rwanda Oil Pipeline: Feasible, Profitable, and Necessary [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9, Energy and Communications Minister of State Albert Butare opened a workshop to review the United States Trade Development Agency (USTDA)-funded findings on the extension of an oil products pipeline from Kampala to Rwanda. The report clearly supports extension of [...]	2007-10-22 08:35:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV ENRG ETRD EPET BTIO RW
07KINGSTON1036	JAMAICA: JLP'S GENERAL SECRETARY SPEAKS FRANKLY [...] (SBU) Deputy Director for WHA/CAR Karen Williams, DCM, and poloff recently met with Karl Samuda - MP and General Secretary for the Jamaican Labour Party (JLP). Samuda spoke SIPDIS frankly about the state of Jamaica and proposed changes to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) should the JLP win. [...]	2007-07-03 19:32:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI VE XL
07KINGSTON1071	JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES ELECTION [...] (U) Ending months of speculation and prophecizing, Prime Minister (PM) Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) called faithful People's National Party (PNP) members to rally in Kingston on July 8 ostensibly to introduce the 60 PNP candidates running for election. After hours of standing and waiving PNP [...]	2007-07-09 20:43:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SNAR XL
07KINGSTON1247	JAMAICA/BRAZIL: LULA OPENS ETHANOL PLANT, GIVES [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-14 12:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EAGR EFIN EPET PGOV PREL EAIR JM
07KINGSTON1307	JAMAICA: OPPOSITION DRAWS EVEN WITH RULING PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-30 12:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM
07KINGSTON158	JAMAICA: LOOKING AHEAD-- WHY THE POST-ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 11:51:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI EINV ENRG ECON EFIN
07KINGSTON1681	JAMAICA: BEGINNING TO CLEAN THE AUGEAN STABLES? [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 20:07:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI ENRG ECON EFIN ASEC KCOR
07KINGSTON342	JAMAICA: LIQUID NATURAL GAS PROJECT IN DOUBT; SIGNIFICANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ostensibly because of production constraints, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) reportedly will renege on its promise to supply Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) to Jamaica, thus jeopardizing a USD 1.6 billion expansion of Alcoa's alumina operations in Port Esquivel. Jamaica's lead role in the n [...]	2007-03-12 19:39:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL CARICOM JM TT XL
07KINGSTON393	JAMAICA/VENEZUELA: OPPOSITION LEADER DEEPLY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 13:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON EINV EPET MASS CARICOM JM
07KINGSTON434	JAMAICA: "SISTER P" MARKS ONE YEAR AS PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),the unelected Prime Minister of Jamaica, rose to the head of the ruling People's National Party (PNP) last February. As PNP leader, she replaced the retiring elected Prime Minister P.J. Patterson to become the country's first female Prime Minister on [...]	2007-03-28 11:23:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON482	JAMAICA: REMITTANCES PROVIDING LIFELINE [...] Last year, expatriate Jamaicans sent home almost USD 1.8 billion in remittances, making the country the highest per capita recipient in the region. This source is the country's second-highest foreign exchange earner, and vastly outpaced foreign aid and foreign direct investment. Most of the f [...]	2007-04-03 19:00:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG JM
07KINGSTON584	JAMAICA: US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL/SUMMIT JUNE 19-21; [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 16:23:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM PREL ENRG MARR PHUM OAS JM XL
07KINGSTON637	JAMAICA: ELECTION VIOLENCE AND POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with the Commissioner of Elections Danville Walker, the Commissioner noted that he believes the risk of political violence during elections is low. He also revealed his belief that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) did not call elections earlier in order [...]	2007-05-02 17:48:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL
07KINGSTON803	JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER HOPES TO WIN AT LEAST [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-24 16:30:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ECON SOCI ENRG KCOR JM
07KINGSTON887	JAMAICA: PNP FACES INTERNAL PROBLEMS/LACK OF [...] (SBU) Poloff recently met with longtime People's National Party (PNP) activist and organizer Karen Cross to discuss recent media reports of problems within the PNP which could impact the outcome of the upcoming elections (due by October 2007). During the meeting, Cross confirmed that there is [...]	2007-06-06 18:09:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG JM KCOR PGOV PINR PREL SOCI VE XL
07KINGSTON89	JAMAICA: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS VENEZUELA GIVING [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 18:04:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ABLD AMGT ENRG KCOR KCRM
07KINSHASA1066	CHEVRON CONTAINERS OF CLEAN-UP WASTE BLOCKED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GDRC Ministryof Trade has blocked the expor of 50 twenty-foot containers of Chevron,s petrolem exploration waste at the port of Boma. Chevro excavated a 20-year-old waste disposal site 24 iles from Boma in Bas-Congo province, and filledthe containers with waste to be re-proce [...]	2007-09-06 07:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET
07KINSHASA1068	CHEVRON CONTAINERS OF CLEAN-UP WASTE BLOCKED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GDRC Ministry of Trade has blocked the export of 50 twenty-foot containers of Chevron,s petroleum exploration waste at the port of Boma. Chevron excavated a 20-year-old waste disposal site 24 miles from Boma in Bas-Congo province, and filled the containers with waste to be r [...]	2007-09-06 08:28:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPET
07KINSHASA1291	ARRESTS MADE AFTER RADIOACTIVE DUMPING - CLEAN-UP AND [...] (U) Didace Pembe, GDRC Minister of the Environment, announced November 9 that police had arrested seven people, including law enforcement officers, in connection with the illegal dumping of roughly four tons of radioactive waste in the Katanga province. Pembe said those arrested included all wh [...]	2007-11-20 13:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EMIN PGOV CG
07KINSHASA265	DRC/CHINESE RELATIONS BRIEF UPDATE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post provides the following updated summary of Chinese activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. --------------------- Diplomatic Activities --------------------- 2. (SBU) China was one of 14 members of the Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT),an advi [...]	2007-03-02 12:16:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL CHG CG
07KINSHASA282	DRC'S ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONER ARRESTED [...] (C) The GDRC arrested the top official of the DRC's Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA) on March 6, but thus far specific charges have not been made public. According to media reports, Professor Fortunat Lumu Badimbayi-Matu, the CGEA Commissioner and director of Kinshasa's Nuclear Research Center (CREN [...]	2007-03-08 16:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV IAEA CG
07KINSHASA284	CHARGES AGAINST ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSIONER STILL [...] (C) Pursuant to the arrest of the DRC's Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA) head and his assistant (reftel),there has still been no public release of the charges. Professor Fortunat Lumu, the CGEA Commissioner and director of Kinshasa's Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) told EconOff late afternoo [...]	2007-03-09 11:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV KGIT IAEA CG
07KINSHASA313	LUMU SET FREE, FUTURE OF URANIUM INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary. Professor Fortunat Lumu, arrested March 6 on suspicion of trafficking in uranium, was released from detention on March 11 (refs A,B). There is no evidence to suggest that any uranium or radioactive material changed hands. Minister of Scientific Research Sylvanus Mushi Bonane, wh [...]	2007-03-15 15:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN ETRD PGOV IAEA CG
07KINSHASA320	DRC FEBRUARY ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The World Bank will spend up to USD 180 million on quick-impact reconstruction projects in the DRC. - The IMF conducted a visit to the DRC to review the status of its current program with the GDRC. - The GDRC has not yet drafted a 2007 budget. - Dredging work is underwa [...]	2007-03-16 10:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG PTER CG
07KINSHASA404	DRC MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. - The Governor of Katanga banned the export of non-refined metal ore from the province, although Canadian company First Quantum says it has resumed exporting its unprocessed ore. - The Orientale governor has suspended timber exports from the province. - Gecamines, the DRC's [...]	2007-04-05 13:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECIN ENRG ELAB CG

07KINSHASA512	KINSHASA INCREASINGLY IN THE DARK [...] (U) Summary. Increasingly frequent power blackouts and water shortages are plaguing Kinshasa and other provinces in the DRC, sparking growing public unhappiness. Poorly maintained equipment, insufficient capital investment and mismanagement are among the causes cited. In late March Parliamen [...]	2007-05-08 12:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV CG
07KINSHASA592	INGA DAM: MOVING AT SNEL'S PACE [...] (U) Summary. Plans to rehabilitate portions of the DRC's Congo River Inga Dam complex, Africa's greatest potential hydroelectric source, are picking up some speed after stagnating for many years. One privately-funded upgrade is already underway, while multilateral donors are in the process of [...]	2007-05-31 16:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAID EINV ECON CG
07KINSHASA654	DRC MINING EXTRACTS, #5 [...] Summary. The GDRC has officially begun its mining contract review process. A South African mining company has removed all artisanal miners from its Katanga copper concession. The GDRC and the Government of Rwanda continue discussions about methane gas exploration in Lake Kivu. End summary. [...]	2007-06-13 09:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG ECON CG
07KINSHASA660	EITI DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post submits the following in response to reftel A, regarding the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). GDRC'S RESPONSE --------------- 2. (U) The GDRC has not yet responded to the EITI letter mentioned in reftel A. DFID delivered the letters to DRC officials on June [...]	2007-06-13 16:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN EAID ENRG EPET CG
07KINSHASA796	RADIATION LEVELS AT THE LUISWISHI MINE [...] (S) On 18 May 2007, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines and Property for Katanga Province, Barthelemy Mumba Gama, ordered ministry officials to form a commission to investigate radiation levels at the Luiswishi Mine. A nine person commission was formed, which went to Luis [...]	2007-07-11 10:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA CG EMIN
07KINSHASA797	RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF URANIUM TRAFFICKING IN THE [...] (S) Several sources have recently stated that the Malta Forest Company is mining and exporting uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to reports, Malta Forest does this by mining the uranified rock while mining copper and cobalt, then exporting the uranified ore and circumve [...]	2007-07-11 11:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA798	MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WANTS TO [...] (S) As previously noted, extensive deposits of uranium exist in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the price of uranium (U308) has risen on the international market from $15 a pound in 2004, to $135 a pound in 2007. The DRC is thus sitting on an significant reserve of unexploited wea [...]	2007-07-11 11:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	SECRET	ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS IAEA EMIN
07KINSHASA814	PROPOSALS TO SHUT DOWN THE CREN-K NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (C) Econoff met June 7 with Professor Fortunat Lumu Badimabayi-Matu, the recently dismissed Director of the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) and the DRC Atomic Energy Commission (CGEA). (Note: Per reftel A, Lumu was fired in March by the new Minister of Scientific Research, Sylvanus [...]	2007-07-13 10:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PGOV PINR IAEA CG
07KINSHASA844	KABILA DISMISSES MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH [...] (C) Summary. President Kabila fired Minister Sylvanus Mushi July 12 for "improper conduct." Speculation as to the reason for the action has centered on corruption. Kinshasa newspapers have focused on dealings involving a company owned by Mushi's family and OFIDA, the state customs and excis [...]	2007-07-19 16:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG EMIN KDEM CG
07KOLKATA263	A FOURTH INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA GOES MISSING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27, an industrial radiography camera containing radioactive iridium 192 was stolen from Tata Steel's manufacturing plant in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, the fourth such theft since August 2005. The first camera theft occurred on August 14, 2005 from the Industrial Radi [...]	2007-08-31 02:24:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG TRGY ETTC TSPL PGOV EIND SENV IN
07KOLKATA31	DCM TALKS AGRICULTURE IN WEST BENGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING HIS JANUARY 18-19 VISIT TO KOLKATA, DCM DISCUSSED FOOD-PROCESSING, FDI IN THE RETAIL SECTOR, AND LAND POLICY WITH COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA - MARXIST (CPM) AND GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL (GOWB) LEADERS. THOUGH GOWB OFFICIALS WERE GENERALLY POSITIVE ABOUT THE STATES PROSPE [...]	2007-01-29 12:22:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR ECIN EINV ELAB ENRG IN
07KOLKATA68	LEFT PARTIES TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA AND CHALLENGE UPA DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: India's Parliament's "budget session" opened on February 23 and is expected to last approximately eight weeks. During the session, India's Left parties, headed by the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM),plan to challenge the economic policies of the Congress-dominated Un [...]	2007-02-23 13:34:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG EAGR PGOV PREL IN
07KUALALUMPUR1200	MALAYSIA CANNOT CONFIRM NPT INTERLOCUTOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-26 05:03:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC NPT MY
07KUALALUMPUR1215	KIKEH FIELD TO DOUBLE MURPHY OIL'S GLOBAL CRUDE PRODUCTION [...] (U) Summary: Murphy Oil Corporation's deepwater operation at Kikeh field off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, is expected to begin producing light sweet crude by the end of the third quarter of this year, barring unforeseen delays, according to Kuala Lumpur-based Murphy Oil executives. The Kike [...]	2007-07-30 08:28:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN EINV ENRG MY BX
07KUALALUMPUR127	MALAYSIA CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) The Ambassador raised our concerns over Malaysia's participation in the visit to Iranian nuclear sites (reftel) with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohammed Isa on January 19. The Ambassador, noting that he was under instruction, urged Malaysia not to accept Iran's invitation [...]	2007-01-19 10:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA TRGY MY
07KUALALUMPUR1471	MALAYSIA: REGARDING POSSIBLE MEETINGS ON NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 10:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA MY
07KUALALUMPUR575	PETRONAS ON CASPIAN GAS; PM ABDULLAH TO VISIT KABUL [...] (U) Summary: Petronas, CEO Tan Sri Hassan Merican said Malaysia,s national oil company has not yet decided on an export route for Livanov gas and is willing to consider all possible export routes for Caspian oil and gas, including a westward one. In response to PDAS Mann's suggestion that gas [...]	2007-03-28 09:14:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PREL ECIN EPET MY TX
07KUALALUMPUR61	IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: EMBASSY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy raised concerns with the Malaysian Government regarding a reported $16 billion gas development deal between a Malaysian firm, SKS Ventures, and Iran, noting possible implications under the Iran Sanctions Act and pointing out the particularly poor timing given recent UN [...]	2007-01-10 10:29:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR750	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-25 08:02:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT MY
07KUWAIT1005	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOPEC LEGISLATION [...] (C/NF) At a June 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah, Ambassador delivered reftel points noting the Administration strongly opposed and might veto the NOPEC legislation passed by Congress. Ambassador added that statements by some OPEC members that there was no supply [...]	2007-06-27 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1036	KUWAITI BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET TRENDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Like young people elsewhere around the world, the daily lives of Kuwait's youth often center around friends, music, and movies. Internet trends in Kuwait reflect these priorities as social networking, instant messaging, and music and video websites are often the most [...]	2007-07-02 08:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT KPAO ENRG ECON PGOV ETRD KIPR KU
07KUWAIT1047	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER NEGOTIATES WITH KUWAIT [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: An Iraqi delegation consisting of the Electricity Minister, the Director-General of SOMO (the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization),and former Iraqi Parliament Speaker Hajim Al-Hassani visited Kuwait from 25-27 June to ask the GOK to take the necessary steps to [...]	2007-07-02 14:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1064	NOPEC DEMARCHE: OPEC GOVERNOR AND KPC COUNSEL SAY [...] (C/NF) Following Ambassador's June 26 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),Econoff delivered ref B demarche separately to Kuwait OPEC Governor Dr. Seham Razzouqi and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel Shaykh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah on [...]	2007-07-04 09:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1122	GOK INTEREST IN REGIONAL RADIOACTIVE SEALED [...] (U) The following Government of Kuwait officials have expressed an interest in participating in reftel workshop: Eng. Samir Al-Asfour Director Radiation Protection Department Ministry of Health Tel. 965-241-5047/ 965-243-9889 Fax 965-241-5049 Mr. Fadhel A. H. Ghuloum Head of Ionizing [...]	2007-07-16 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SA QA KU IZ TC ENRG TRGY
07KUWAIT137	KUWAITIS NOT EXPECTING SOMO TO CEASE FUEL IMPORTS [...] (C/NF) Responding to a report that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahristani had ordered Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) to cease importing fuel from Kuwait (ref A),Econoff spoke with Jamal Al-Nouri, Director of International Marketing for Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on 30 Januar [...]	2007-01-31 12:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET IZ KU
07KUWAIT1441	KUWAIT PETROLEUM SIGNS DEAL TO PROVIDE FUEL FOR [...] (SBU) Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Saad Al-Shuwaib confirmed to econoff on 24 September that KPC has signed a contract with Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) to provide 1.5 million liters of diesel fuel per day to support Iraqi power plants. The USD 150 million contrac [...]	2007-09-25 14:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT150	UPDATE ON CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] (C/NF) On 10 January, Acting Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) Ali Al-Obaid contacted Econoff to request assistance in arranging a visit to U.S. energy facilities to observe security programs, systems, and practices. Al-Obaid said that Kevin Kolevar, Director of the D [...]	2007-02-01 10:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT1524	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Department of Energy NNSA employee Jimmie Collins to travel to Kuwait October 20-23 to participate in the Border Standards Workshop for Iraq and its neighbors. Embassy requests an outbrief from Mr. Collins following the w [...]	2007-10-17 08:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA PREL APER AMGT IZ
07KUWAIT1564	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER GETS GOK COMMITMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iraqi Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid Hasan visited Kuwait from 27-29 October for meetings with the Prime Minister, Acting Oil Minister, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO, and the Speaker of the National Assembly to facilitate Kuwaiti fuel shipments to Iraq for power [...]	2007-10-30 08:17:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET ECON KU IZ
07KUWAIT1567	KUWAITI ELECTRICITY MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In a courtesy call to congratulate Mohammed Al-Elaim on his reappointment as Minister of Electricity and Water (Ref A),CDA thanked Al-Elaim for receiving Iraqi Electricity Minister Dr. Karim Wahid Hasan during his 27-29 October visit to Kuwait (Ref B). Al-Elaim answered, "Whatever is good [...]	2007-11-01 06:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET KU IZ
07KUWAIT164	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY ISSUES WITH KUWAIT OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: On January 14, the Ambassador met with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Chairman and Managing Director Farouk Al-Zanki to discuss developments in the energy sector. KOC manages all of Kuwait's upstream oil and gas production. Al-Zanki highlighted the potential for "enhanced technic [...]	2007-02-04 11:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT1744	MAJOR POWER OUTAGES BARELY AVERTED IN 2007, MAY BE [...] (C) Despite widespread predictions of major power outages (reftel),Kuwait made it through the summer without any significant blackouts or load shedding. In meetings with Minister of Electricity and Water Mohammed Al-Elaim on 31 October and MEW Director of Studies and Research Suhaila Al-Mara [...]	2007-12-18 13:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV KU
07KUWAIT235	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi, Rengin M. Gok, and Arthur James Rodgers Jr., of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to post o/a March 23-28, 2007 to attend the Gulf Seismic Fo [...]	2007-02-18 14:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM OTRA KNNP COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT240	KUWAITI REFINERIES SHUT DOWN FOR ONE HOUR DUE TO [...] (SBU) On February 18, all three of Kuwait's refineries temporarily shut down after an electrical substation unexpectedly ceased to provide power between approximately 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time (0700-0800 GMT). The power failure affected the entire Shuaiba industrial area which, in addit [...]	2007-02-19 13:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EWWT OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT273	POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED THIS SUMMER; WIDENING GAP [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: In a 19 February meeting with Econoff, Suhaila Marafi, Director of Research at the Ministry of Energy (Electricity and Water) said she anticipated significant power outages this summer, which would likely worsen in 2008 and 2009. The Ministry has been scrambling [...]	2007-02-21 14:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG ECON KU
07KUWAIT281	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: KUWAIT CRITICAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for the following Kuwait Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Survey Team (ATA 6156) members traveling to Kuwait from March 13-21, 2007: Richard Soler - DS/T/ATA; Kevin Maloy - DS/T/ATA; Patrick Willging - U.S. Dept. of Energy; [...]	2007-02-27 10:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA KCIP ASEC ENRG OTRA PTER
07KUWAIT339	DISCUSSION OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY, [...] (C/NF) On 7 March, Econcouns and Econoff met with new Under Secretary of Energy for Oil Abbas Ali Naqi, appointed in December 2006. Econcouns congratulated Naqi on his appointment and asked how the Ministry was being affected by the 4 March resignation of the Kuwaiti Cabinet (Ref A). Naqi s [...]	2007-03-07 16:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV PINV
07KUWAIT383	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CEIP VISIT, KUWAIT'S FOURTH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 11 with Chairman of the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Sami Al-Reshaid to discuss current issues in the oil sector. The Ambassador briefed Al-Reshaid on the March 13-22 multi-agency USG critical energy infrastructure visit, to which Al-Reshaid [...]	2007-03-16 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
07KUWAIT386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BRUCE A. AVERILL [...] (SBU) Request country clearance for Bruce A. Averill, Senior Coordinator for Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Policy, for March 18-20 to meet with UAE Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Coordinator, Embassy Abu Dhabi officers, and other individuals as post deems appropriate. [...]	2007-03-17 08:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER CIP ENRG KU OTRA
07KUWAIT419	CRITICAL ENERGY ASSESSMENT TEAM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary: A multi-agency USG Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) team visited Kuwait March 13-22 to assess security vulnerabilities in Kuwait's energy infrastructure and make recommendations on improvements (see para 8 for a complete list of the U.S. delegation). The team [...]	2007-03-24 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC BEXP ECON ENRG EPET KCIP KU PTER
07KUWAIT431	NEXT STEPS AFTER CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C/NF) Following the March 13-22 Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection (CEIP) assessment jointly conducted by the Department, DOE, and DHS (Ref A),Post is actively encouraging Kuwaiti officials at both senior and working levels to implement the team's recommendations, including near-te [...]	2007-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET KCIP ASEC ENRG PTER KU
07KUWAIT52	OES A/S MCMURRAY TALKS ENVIRONMENT, AVIAN FLU, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment, and Science Claudia McMurray met with Meshal Al-Meshan of the Kuwait Environmental Protection Society (KEPS),Captain Ali Haider of the Environment Public Authority (EPA),and Assistant U/S of Health Ali Al-Saif to di [...]	2007-01-16 08:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ENRG TBIO IZ KU
07KUWAIT585	NEW ELECTRICITY AND WATER MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) On 21 April, Ambassador met with new Minister of Electricity and Water Mohammed Abdullah Al-Elaim to congratulate him on his appointment (Ref. A) and discuss the power shortages that Kuwait is expected to suffer beginning in summer 2007. The Minister explained that he was reluctant to [...]	2007-04-21 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG ECON PINR KU
07KUWAIT669	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 13:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MNUC ENRG KNNP NPT KU DEMARCHE
07KUWAIT707	PROJECT KUWAIT STILL STALLED; ROLE FOR FOREIGN OIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Based on a series of recent meetings with Oil Ministry officials, leaders in Kuwait's state-owned petroleum companies (the K-companies),representatives of the major international oil companies (IOCs) in Kuwait, and local managers of international oil service com [...]	2007-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV KU OIL SECTOR
07KUWAIT728	DECISION ON LOUISIANA REFINERY INVESTMENT STILL IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait Petroleum International's Chief Planning Officer told Econoff May 8 that in the 6 months following the visit of the Governor of Louisiana to Kuwait for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, no decision has been reached on whether Kuwait should invest in a major [...]	2007-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL KU
07KUWAIT778	OIL MINISTER SAYS KUWAITI PROVEN OIL RESERVES ARE [...] (U) Kuwaiti Oil Minister Shaykh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah told the new Kuwaiti daily Arabic-language newspaper Al-Wasat on May 12 that Kuwait's oil reserves amount to 48 billion barrels of proven reserves and 150 billion barrels of probable reserves. According to OPEC's 2005 Annual Statistical Bu [...]	2007-05-16 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV KU
07KUWAIT838	IRAQI ELECTRICITY MINISTER VISITS KUWAIT SEEKING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iraqi Minister of Electricity Dr. Karim Wahid Al-Hasan visited Kuwait 28 May to seek Kuwaiti support for the purchase of an additional 1.5 to 2 million liters per day of diesel fuel to support power generation in Iraq as new generating capacity comes online this summer. At th [...]	2007-05-29 13:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ENRG EPET EAID KU IZ
07KUWAIT852	KUWAIT'S BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FAIL TO LAUNCH [...] (C/NF) Summary and Comment: Several important state-sponsored infrastructure projects in Kuwait have been delayed for a number of years for largely bureaucratic and political reasons. These projects includes power plants, desalination plants, a mega-refinery, a major container port, and a [...]	2007-05-31 06:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EINV ENRG ECON
07KUWAIT871	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CEIP TEAM: [...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for S/CT Senior Coordinator Bruce A. Averill, DS/ATA officer Kevin A. Maloy, Sandia National Laboratory employee Byron H. Gardner, and USCG CAPT Donald C. Grant to travel to Kuwait June 11-15 to discuss Critical Energy Infras [...]	2007-06-04 13:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC KCIP KU OTRA PREL PTER ENRG
07KUWAIT946	THE CONTAMINATED OIL PATCH: KUWAIT GRAPPLES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: As a desert country with very little fresh water and arable land, Kuwait's environmental challenges are numerous. Almost all water is desalinated from the Arabian Gulf, meaning that ensuring a dependable water supply and controlling marine pollution go hand in hand. Governme [...]	2007-06-19 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV ENRG TBIO KU
07KUWAIT963	ON THE VERGE OF POWER OUTAGES, GOK MAKES A STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: High summer temperatures are pushing Kuwait's peak power consumption to the limits of the country's generating capacity, which suffers from years of under-investment in power plants. On the demand side, the Government has launched an unprecedented multimedia conservation campa [...]	2007-06-23 11:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON KU ETRD
07KYIV1076	UKRAINE: GAS PIPELINE EXPLODES--SUPPLIES TO E.U. STABLE [...] On May 7 a large explosion hit the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod natural gas pipeline in the Tarashcha Region, about 100 km south of Kyiv, at 14:12 p.m. The explosion took out 30 m of the pipeline built in 1983, which is capable of shipping more than 30 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually t [...]	2007-05-08 10:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07KYIV1521	UKRAINE: DPM KLYUYEV ON NUCLEAR SUPPLY, OIL AND GAS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador June 20, Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Klyuyev told Ambassador that Ukraine intends to pursue diversification of nuclear fuel supplies. He stated that Ukraine is not seeking to have Russia supply all Ukrainian reactors in the next contract for nuclear fue [...]	2007-06-22 13:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EAID EINV ECON BEXP UP
07KYIV1544	RUSSIA USES GAS HIKE TALK TO TURN HEAT UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Russian President Vladimir Putin reawakened Ukraine's anxieties about future natural gas prices in his speech at the G8 summit on June 4, asserting Russia would no longer subsidize Ukraine's gas purchases. During the same week, Ukrainian Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuriy Boyko s [...]	2007-06-26 10:14:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL RS UP
07KYIV2266	UKRAINE: PREVIEW OF SEPTEMBER 14 SUMMIT WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: An EU delegation of Portuguese Prime Minister Socrates, EU Council Secretary General Solana, European Commission President Barroso, and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner will participate in the EU-Ukraine summit September 14 in Kyiv. In their private meetings, the EU delegation will [...]	2007-09-11 12:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN PO UP
07KYIV2505	UKRAINE: CABINET OF MINISTERS APPROVES VANCO PSA [...] THIS INFORMATION IS COMMERCIALLY SENSITIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE SHARED OUTSIDE OF THE USG. 2. (C) Summary. On September 26 the Cabinet of Ministers approved the production sharing agreement (PSA) for oil and gas exploration in the Black Sea with Houston-based Vanco. Vanco told the GOU it woul [...]	2007-10-02 11:12:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PINR EINV UP
07KYIV2820	UKRAINE: RESOURCE NATIONALISM REPORT [...] (C) Summary: Ukraine has relatively small reserves of oil and natural gas, but is the world's largest hydrocarbon transit country, moving 75.8% of Russia's natural gas to Europe. Ukraine imports 77% of its natural gas and 79% of its oil needs almost exclusively from Russia. As a legacy of S [...]	2007-11-14 12:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETRD PREL UP
07KYIV2832	UKRAINE: 2008 GAS NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY--NOTHING [...] (SBU) Summary. 2008 Gas Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia continued in Moscow this week. Ukrainian Minister of Fuel and Energy Yuriy Boyko announced in the press that natural gas pricing negotiations with Russia's state-owned gas company, Gazprom, that Ukraine would pay close to $160 p [...]	2007-11-16 13:15:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL PINR UP
07KYIV2844	UKRAINE: KREMENCHUK OIL REFINERY CRISIS REMAINS UNRESOLVED [...] (U) Summary. A longstanding, complicated legal dispute over the ownership of shares in Ukrtatnafta, a company established in 1994 that owns and operates Ukraine's largest oil refinery in Kremenchuk, recently culminated in the physical enforcement by police on October 19 of a Sumy Court of App [...]	2007-11-19 12:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07KYIV2892	UKRAINE: DNIPROENERGO - AN EXAMPLE OF INTRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man and a key financial sponsor of the Party of Regions, recently acquired 40 percent ownership in financially troubled Dniproenergo, a large power generation company, through a controversial share issuance. Most observers believe that Akhmetov [...]	2007-11-26 13:48:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07KYIV3058	UKRAINE: NAFTOHAZ'S FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY A GROWING [...] (U) Summary. NaftoHaz Ukraine, the state-owned gas and oil company that accounts for 10 percent of GDP, could well be close to bankruptcy. NaftoHaz's losses and debts have mounted as the GOU continues to set domestic gas prices that are too low to cover the rising cost of gas imports, and be [...]	2007-12-13 10:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN ECON ENRG UP
07KYIV3084	UKRAINE: A VISIT TO AN UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOff and Econ Assistant traveled to the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Western Ukraine to visit officials from the Prykarpattiatransgaz (PTG) gas transportation company, gas compressor stations and the underground gas storage facility near the town of Bogorodchany. Built between [...]	2007-12-18 13:11:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON UP
07KYIV3165	ECONOMIC POLICY AND THE NEW GOU: PROGRESS, BUT WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has sent out mixed signals on her plans for the Ukrainian economy. She continues to say many of the right things on economic matters, yet some of her populist campaign promises convey a different message. Nonetheless, we expect Tymosh [...]	2007-12-28 12:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV PREL UP
07KYIV540	UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH LOBBIES EUROPE VIA BERLIN [...] (C) Summary: Seeking to gain public support from Germany for his government's goal of promoting Ukraine's integration with Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych made a one-day working visit February 28 to Berlin, meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and addressing a group of German [...]	2007-03-06 15:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN GM UP
07KYIV646	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO IN BRUSSELS -- THE "EU [...] (U) Summary: Ukrainian leaders continued their tours of European capitals with President Yushchenko making Ukraine's case for EU membership during a March 8 visit to Brussels and a March 15-16 visit to Copenhagen, echoing the points Prime Minister Yanukovych made during his February 28 working [...]	2007-03-21 14:22:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG UP
07KYIV654	UKRAINE/BELARUS SUMMIT STILL PLANNED FOR MARCH [...] (C) Summary: Plans are still proceeding for a Kyiv summit between President Yushchenko and Belarusan President Lukashenko, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Veselovsky during a meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, NSC Director Sterling, and the Ambassador. Kramer warned Veselovsky that such a mee [...]	2007-03-22 08:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM ENRG EPET BO UP
07KYIV853	UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH AND YUSHCHENKO AGREE EU [...] (C) Summary: During his March 27 visit to Brussels, PM Yanukovych said he wanted Ukraine to adopt a long-term strategy for EU membership and thanked his interlocutors for their help so far. Echoing President Yushchenko's earlier comments, Yanukovych urged the incorporation of a reference to U [...]	2007-04-11 15:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN UP
07KYIV887	MITIGATING THE PIPEDREAM: THE ODESSA-BRODY-DRUZHBA ROUTE: A [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 5, Managing Director for Ukraine of US-based GlobalNet Financial Solutions, Geoff Berlin, told EconCouns of GlobalNet's aspirations to resurrect the idea of using the Odessa-Brody-Druzhba (OBD) route to move Caspian crude through Ukraine, Slovakia, and the Czech Republi [...]	2007-04-13 07:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07KYIV941	UKRAINE: UKRTRANSNAFTA HEAD DISCUSSES ODESA-BRODY [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Ihor Kyriushyn, the chairman of Ukraine's state oil transport company UkrTransNafta and Geoff Berlin of GlobalNet Financial Solutions reviewed plans to transport Caspian crude to Europe via the Odesa-Brody-Druzhba route (reftel). Kyriushyn felt the prop [...]	2007-04-20 06:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PREL RS UP
07KYIV992	MUNICIPAL HEATING SITUATION IN UKRAINE STILL CRITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Many GOU agencies and international development organizations agree on the urgency of improving reliability and efficiency in the municipal heating and combined heat and power (CHP) sector, which accounts for about 16% of Ukraine's total natural gas consumption. Despite the clear [...]	2007-04-26 12:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07KYIV993	MUNICIPAL HEATING SITUATION IN UKRAINE STILL CRITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Many GOU agencies and international development organizations agree on the urgency of improving reliability and efficiency in the municipal heating and combined heat and power (CHP) sector, which accounts for about 16% of Ukraine's total natural gas consumption. Despite the clear [...]	2007-04-26 12:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON UP
07LAGOS170	TRANSCORP IPO: CAVEAT EMPTOR [...] (C) Summary: Transnational Corporation's (Transcorp),recent initial public offering (IPO) exemplifies how finance and electoral politics merge to create an ambivalent situation for investors. The 60 billion naira ($462 million) IPO has been greeted with mixed reactions. Transcorp is the brain [...]	2007-03-09 13:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL NI KCOR ENRG
07LAGOS266	THE "CORE" NIGER DELTA: THE DAY BEFORE THE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the start of Nigeria's two-tiered election season, it appears that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) will recapture the gubernatorial seats of the three major states of the oil rich Niger Delta. Rivers State Governor Odili, Although still smarting from being pres [...]	2007-04-13 14:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET NI PGOV
07LAGOS339	CHEVRON DRAWS DOWN NON-ESSENTIAL WORKERS THROUGH [...] (C) On May 11, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) drew down non-essential staff on three rigs operating offshore in the Niger Delta. According to Femi Odumabo, Chevron General Manager for Government and Public Affairs, the drawdown includes both expatriate and Nigerian staff. It includes both e [...]	2007-05-14 17:28:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ASEC PREL PTER NI
07LAGOS571	DOE A/S HARBERT'S DAY IN LAGOS: GAS, OIL, POWER, [...] (C) Summary: On July 18, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Karen Harbert SIPDIS met with Lagos business representatives from the power, gas, oil, and oil services sectors to assess the situation and hear energy companies' concerns. International [...]	2007-08-14 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL NI
07LAGOS644	RUMORS SURFACE ABOUT FUTURE OF NIGERIAN LNG PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: The head of a major gas project in Nigeria says there are indications that plans for the OK liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant will not proceed. He also said new gas tax legislation could cripple future gas exploration and production in Nigeria. A Shell managing director reports [...]	2007-09-24 15:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS647	SENATOR SEES OIL COMPANY MALFEASANCE, PROMISES [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of the Nigerian Senate's Upstream Petroleum Committee said Chevron had grossly inflated the cost of building its Escravos gas to liquids (GTL) plant. He accused Shell of the same in the construction of its Bonga offshore facility and said Nigeria should use Shell's [...]	2007-09-25 07:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS653	PRIVATIZATION LEADERS PRAISE PREVIOUS USG [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) expressed their appreciation for US Trade and Development Agency (TDA) support in Nigeria, but noted that American financial assistance for privatization had c [...]	2007-09-26 10:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS663	NIGERIA SEEKS ADVICE FROM PRESTIGIOUS ECONOMIC, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Theodore Craig, Office of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State, Mansur Ahmed, Managing Director of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and Wole Olanipekun, former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, said President Yar'Adua has asked advice from [...]	2007-10-05 10:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS667	NIGERIA THREATENS FINES ON GAS FLARING; PROPOSES [...] (SBU) Summary: A World Bank workshop on gas flaring in Nigeria turned into a discussion on possible increases in prices for export natural gas. The Nigerian government accused oil companies of dragging their feet on eliminating gas flaring and said stiff fines would be imposed at the start of [...]	2007-10-05 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV NI
07LAGOS697	NIGERIA'S OIL REGULATOR ON SECTOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's petroleum regulatory chief said the government will give its interests in oil production joint ventures to a newly formed national oil company. Costs for building the OK liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant have increased significantly and he said the plant's future is in [...]	2007-10-24 12:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS717	OIL ADVISOR SAYS NIGERIA IS NO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian president's special advisor on petroleum said that recent press reports on petroleum contract renegotiations were overblown and Nigeria was "no Venezuela." He clarified that the older oil production contracts were past due to be reworked, but the process will take [...]	2007-10-31 14:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS740	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN NIGERIA [...] (C) Summary: Resource nationalism is not a significant movement in Nigeria. GON officials publicly and privately express a desire to attract more foreign investment in the petroleum sector. However, tough new local content requirements are in practice nationalistic and could hamper petroleu [...]	2007-11-13 15:37:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS749	NIGERIA'S 2008 OIL PRODUCTION TO FALL SAYS TOP OIL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Shell's senior Africa executive reported that while no country in the world has the potential of Nigeria in terms of new reserves available to international oil companies, Shell would not develop new fields next year because of ongoing funding and security problems. The execut [...]	2007-11-19 15:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS750	A POSSIBLE STRUCTURE FOR A NEW NIGERIAN OIL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an initial view of plans by the government of Nigeria (GON) to reorganize its petroleum sector and national oil company. No official plan has been announced publicly. Clarification may come in February 2008, but the actual implementation is expected to take [...]	2007-11-21 10:27:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS764	NIGERIA: ENERGY, OTHER SECTORS HAMPERED BY [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from an international investment firm expressed optimism about the Nigerian market but cautioned that volatility in all sectors hampers further growth. Continued stable economic growth, in their opinion, depends on the growth of the (nonvolatile) retail sector. P [...]	2007-12-03 06:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND EFIN ENRG NI
07LAGOS780	START OF GAS FLOW THROUGH WEST AFRICAN GAS [...] (SBU) A USAID contractor advising the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPco) reports that the free flow of natural gas through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) has been delayed until at least January 2008. WAGPco had announced December 5th as the date for starting the flow of gas. Ho [...]	2007-12-13 12:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECIN ECON ENRG PGOV NI
07LAGOS792	EXXONMOBIL PREPARES FOR NIGERIA'S GAS FLARING [...] (C) Summary: ExxonMobil (EM) will not meet Nigeria's January 1, 2008 deadline to end natural gas flaring (Ref). EM has a multi-billion dollar plan in progress to reinject gas into near offshore fields, but will continue to flare some "routine" gas until at least 2011 unless it is forced to sh [...]	2007-12-28 11:08:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
07LAPAZ1086	ONE KILLED IN INTERNAL BORDER DISPUTE: GOB BLAMES [...] One protester was killed and up to twenty wounded by police and military guards in an internal border conflict that turned violent on April 17 in the Chaco, southern Bolivia. The Great Chaco province of Tarija began a strike on April 16, demanding that the government resolve various issues, i [...]	2007-04-18 19:47:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1103	CHACO CONFLICT CONTINUES [...] (U) Violent confrontations in Tarija related to ownership of one of the country's largest gas reserves, which began on April 16 (reftel),continued on April 17, despite the GOB's acquiescence to protester demands. Thousands of protesters took over two natural gas pumping stations, shut the val [...]	2007-04-19 19:52:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG CASC BL
07LAPAZ1112	CHACO SITUATION APRIL 20: NO VIOLENCE, BUT NO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 19:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CASC EPET ENRG BL
07LAPAZ1118	CHACO SITUATION CALM; NEGOTIATIONS ONGOING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-23 19:05:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
07LAPAZ1128	TRUCE REACHED ON THE CHACO PROVINCIAL BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-24 17:35:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET CASC BL
07LAPAZ1347	BOLIVIAN AND VENEZUELAN OIL COMPANIES PLAN [...] (S) The GOB issued a decree on May 13 enabling state oil company YPFB to form partnerships to explore 21 areas for natural gas and oil. Following the decree issuance, Bolivian officials announced that YPFB is discussing the formation of a joint exploration company with Venezuela's PDVSA. Reft [...]	2007-05-15 19:06:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL IR VE BL
07LAPAZ1404	UNCERTAINTY STILL REIGNS IN BOLIVIA'S NATURAL GAS [...] (SBU) The Bolivian Hydrocarbons Chamber told Emboffs May 18 that, while some smaller natural gas producers have agreed to invest in increased gas production, the largest players in the Bolivian industry are still waiting cautiously. Chaco has agreed to invest around USD 250 million over the ne [...]	2007-05-22 19:04:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ1492	SHELL SALE INCREASES U.S. INVESTMENT IN BOLIVIAN [...] (SBU) Royal Dutch Shell plans to sell its shares in two Bolivian natural gas pipeline operators, Transredes and GTB, to the British firm Ashmore Energy, which is 40 percent U.S.-owned. The sale will increase total U.S. investment in Bolivia's tumultuous hydrocarbons sector from approximately [...]	2007-05-31 13:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ161	APPLICATION FOR PE 127 - OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY - [...] Michael Stewart's Application for PE 127 - Oil and Gas Industry: Michael Stewart will be working as a consular officer in Sao Paulo, Brazil until May 2007. He will report for a two-year tour as an economic officer in La Paz, Bolivia in August 2007. As economic officer in La Paz, he will cov [...]	2007-01-23 16:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI APER ENRG EPET ECON BL
07LAPAZ1658	CLIMATE CHANGE AND WIREC DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 17:43:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG SOCI EAID EPET TRGY KPAO BL
07LAPAZ1659	LEGISLATING AGAINST ECONOMICS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 20:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ELAB EMIN ENRG EPET BL

07LAPAZ1666	BOLIVIA: EITI RESPONSE PENDING [...] (SBU) The DFID letter referred to in ref A was delivered June 12; the GOB has not yet responded. The British DCM told Emboffs on June 13 that he does not expect the GOB to prioritize the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),but hopes to encourage steps toward membership throu [...]	2007-06-15 16:26:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ189	HYDROCARBONS INVESTORS STILL CAUTIOUS [...] (SBU) According to Bolivian state oil company YPFB's Presidential Adviser Evert Villena, four natural gas production companies, including two with U.S. investment, were awarded Argentine market share in a mid-January bidding process held to drum up company commitments to fulfill the gas supply [...]	2007-01-25 17:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ2103	BOLIVIA AND EITI: LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) British DCM Steve Townsend informed Emboff on July 31 that the GOB has finally responded to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) letter, which had been delivered on June 12th. The GOB requested more information on the EITI, which Townsend provided. EITI has clearly [...]	2007-08-01 19:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ENRG EINV EPET BL
07LAPAZ225	YPFB PRESIDENT REPLACED BY HARD-LINER [...] (SBU) Bolivian state oil company YPFB's President Juan Carlos Ortiz resigned on January 26 due to opposition to his corporate approach to refounding YPFB by militant members of the MAS. President Morales named MAS radical Manuel Morales Olivera as the new head of YPFB on January 29. Prior to [...]	2007-01-29 19:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ240	BOLIVIA NOT TO VISIT IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITES [...] (C) On January 29, poloff met with MFA's Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran's invitation to Bolivia (as G-77 President) to visit its nuclear facilities. The director stated "off-the-record" that the Foreign Ministry was not sending its Ambass [...]	2007-01-30 18:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BL
07LAPAZ3098	CAN BRAZIL SAVE THE BOLIVIAN GAS SECTOR? [...] (C) The Bolivia gas sector appears headed for crisis. Currently out of compliance with 3 out of 4 major international contracts, the industry faces increasing commitments to the Argentine market and growing demand at home. The government realizes it needs investment and, after over a year o [...]	2007-11-27 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV EMIN BL
07LAPAZ3150	GAS, GOVERNMENT, AND TAKEOVERS: ELECTRICAL [...] (C) Summer rains and resulting hydroelectric production will provide a seasonal buffer for Bolivian electricity supplies, but come June or July the country will likely suffer shortages, brownouts, and possible blackouts. Demand should continue to grow over the following year, but supply wil [...]	2007-11-30 21:45:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
07LAPAZ3330	BOLIVIA: EVO'S 2007 REPORT CARD [...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales's second year in office has been even more contentious than his first. On the international front, this year has included diplomatic scuffles with neighbors and increasing attacks against the United States and our mission in Bolivia. Domestically, conflict [...]	2007-12-26 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EMIN PINR MNUC BL
07LAPAZ387	HYDROCARBONS: YPFB IN DISARRAY, NEW CONTRACTS [...] (C) Hydrocarbons Minister Villegas has proposed changes to the May 2005 hydrocarbons law to resolve inconsistencies with the May 2006 nationalization decree and the operation contracts signed last October. Bolivia's state-owned oil company YPFB continues to lack the structural and human capac [...]	2007-02-13 15:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ438	GOB'S PROPOSED ELECTRICITY REFORMS [...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Electricity Villarroel said that the government hopes to pass a universal access law the first quarter of 2007 to expand rural electricity coverage. In addition, the government has begun strengthening the state-owned electricity company, ENDE, and is studying ways to re [...]	2007-02-16 13:40:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG BL
07LAPAZ443	GAS SALES TO BRAZIL: EVO SCORES -- AT LEAST IN THE [...] (SBU) The press announced on February 16 that Bolivia had reached agreement on the price of natural gas sales to Brazil after several months of negotiations. The press have trumpeted the agreement as a victory for President Morales, even though, in reality, the increase in revenues is modest. [...]	2007-02-16 20:48:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ707	HYDROCARBONS PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) While hydrocarbons "nationalization" remains intensely popular, GOB mismanagement of the process has taken some of the bloom off the rose in recent weeks. Erroneous versions of the new operating contracts signed in October 2006, sent by the executive to congress, were approved by congress [...]	2007-03-14 16:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LAPAZ870	GAS "NATIONALIZATION" -- MORE POLITICAL SHOW THAN [...] Despite President Morales' claim that hydrocarbons "nationalization" will bring in billions of dollars of additional income for the state, in fact, the Morales administration's actions will not significantly impact future GOB revenues. Although "nationalization" will not boost GOB hydrocarbon [...]	2007-04-02 10:22:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
07LIBREVILLE44	WHERE'S STP'S OIL MONEY? [...] (U) As indicated in reftel, the signing bonuses for Blocks 2, 3 and 4 of the Sao Tome and Principe/Nigeria Joint Development Zone totaled $201 million, with STP's share being $80.4 million and Nigeria's $120.6 million. However, because of a disastrous deal STP signed with Environmental Remedia [...]	2007-01-25 12:29:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON TP GB NI EFIN ENRG
07LIBREVILLE88	LIGHTS OUT IN LIBREVILLE [...] Summary: Gabon's capital continues to suffer from rolling blackouts, which began two weeks ago. The electric company, Societe d'Energie et d'Eau du Gabon (SEEG),states that due to low rainfall and high temperatures, its hydroelectric dams are unable to meet demand. Gabonese are not used to p [...]	2007-02-21 12:18:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ECON EIND EINV GB
07LIMA1266	MINOR ANOMALY FOUND IN CAMISEA PIPELINE [...] SUMMARY: On April 3, Camisea pipeline operator TGP detected an anomaly in the gas liquids pipeline and took measures to remediate the problem. This is the only anomaly reported for the 2006-7 rainy season (now ending),during which the sodden earth has historically caused problems. A "smart p [...]	2007-04-04 21:10:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1272	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL V. BROWNE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Samuel Browne, International Relations Specialist, US Department of Energy, from April 9-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in US Energy business mission. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru [...]	2007-04-04 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ASEC ENRG PE
07LIMA1380	VAMEX SIGNS OIL GAS EXPLORATION PRODUCTION CONTRACT FOR [...] (U) On April 12, 2007, PeruPetro, the GOP's oil and gas production and exploration licensing agency, signed an oil and gas exploration and production license contract with the U.S. firm Vietnam American Exploration Company LLC (VAMEX),covering off-shore Block Z-38, in northwest Peru, just sout [...]	2007-04-13 16:58:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ETRD SENV PE
07LIMA1774	PERU LNG: NEW PIPE, BUT NO NEW JUNGLE PIPELINE [...] SUMMARY: Camisea gas transporter TGP and Peru LNG operator Hunt Oil agreed to a tariff for TGP to transport Peru LNG gas for the jungle portion of the shared gas pipeline. This agreement obviates any need that might have seemed present for a new gas pipeline to be laid in the environmentally an [...]	2007-05-17 16:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1775	PERU LNG: NEW PIPE, BUT NO NEW JUNGLE PIPELINE [...] SUMMARY: Camisea gas transporter TGP and Peru LNG operator Hunt Oil agreed to a tariff for TGP to transport Peru LNG gas for the jungle portion of the shared gas pipeline. This agreement obviates any need that might have seemed present for a new gas pipeline to be laid in the environmentally an [...]	2007-05-17 16:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1805	MINING STRIKE ENDS BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent strike by the National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy, and Steel Workers ended after the government promised to create a national commission, headed by the Minister of Labor, to address issues raised by the union. In public, union leaders declared victory and note [...]	2007-05-18 22:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
07LIMA1835	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV AHLE [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry E. Ahle from June 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to present a talk at the 7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, describing current nuclear physics research relevant to G [...]	2007-05-22 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA210	PERU'S EXPORTS OF GOODS SURGE 36 PERCENT IN 2006 [...] On January 23, Trade Minister Araoz presented the GOP's official export statistics for 2006. Peruvian exports totaled USD 23.431 billion (all figures are FOB),35.6 higher than in 2005, and accounted for just over a quarter of Peru's GDP. Exports were the biggest contributors to Peru's impr [...]	2007-01-25 18:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR EMIN ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2319	PERU'S SEASON OF PROTEST [...] (U) Comment: Widespread protests across different regions of Peru have led some political observers -- like Peru Nationalist Party President Ollanta Humala -- to suggest the GOP may be losing control in the countryside (see septel),and President Garcia has made several public appeals for ca [...]	2007-07-06 21:23:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
07LIMA2849	PERU: 8.0 QUAKE SHAKES ICA ECONOMY [...] The GOP has not yet issued an official assessment of the earthquake's economic effects and it is still early to gauge the disaster's full repercussions. Respected private sector analysts and Embassy officers and contacts have begun to evaluate the economic impacts of the massive August 15 ear [...]	2007-08-20 21:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2850	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] (U) Summary. As of August 19, the death toll in Peru from the August 15 earthquake, which occurred at 1840 hours local time, is 521 people. Following the August 16 U.S. Ambassador's disaster declaration for the earthquake in Peru and within 16 hours of the earthquake, the U.S. Embassy in Lim [...]	2007-08-20 21:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE XM XR
07LIMA2951	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #4 [...] (U) Summary. On August 29, U.S. Ambassador McKinley and a team of representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Lima, USAID/Peru, and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Pisco Province to visit earthquake-affected areas. The Ambassador visited Pisco's downt [...]	2007-09-04 11:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA2984	PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #5 [...] (U) Summary. Between August 28 and 29, the USAID team, comprising representatives from USAID/Peru and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),conducted assessments of earthquake-affected districts in Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Region, and Yauyos Province, Lima Re [...]	2007-09-05 18:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA3015	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD RAWL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Richard Rawl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory from September 23-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate at National Training Course on Security During Transport of Radioactive Material. No embassy assistance has bee [...]	2007-09-06 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3467	PERU WILL PARTICIPATE IN WIREC 2008 ENERGY [...] Per reftel, Econoff invited the Government of Peru, through the MFA, to send an official delegation to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC). Econoff provided details on the event, the website link, and an explanation of the ministerial-level nature of t [...]	2007-10-23 16:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07LIMA3518	PERU LOWERS TARIFFS AGAIN, UNILATERALLY [...] Summary: The Government of Peru (GOP) unilaterally lowered its tariffs again, to a 5.8 percent average tariff, from the previous 8.0 percent and over 60 percent in the mid-1990s. The GOP will likely continue this trend, reinforced by the prospect of ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promoti [...]	2007-10-26 20:31:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV ENRG EAGR USTR PE CI
07LIMA41	PERU ELIMINATES TARIFFS ON 2,894 ITEMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Council of Ministers unilaterally eliminated the tariffs on 2,894 product subcategories, most of which are capital goods. President Garcia announced the measure as part of his government's "investment shock" program, saying the tariff reductions would: help [...]	2007-01-08 17:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG PE
07LIMA485	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Allen Herdes, and Jeremy Don Jamison from March 26 to April 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for the GTRI team to conduct meetings with Sensormatic, the Basic Ordering Agreement contractor for the [...]	2007-02-20 20:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA617	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TEWELL AND ASPELIN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Craig R. Tewell and Mark Aspelin from March 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate on the regional training course on Foundations of Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities for a group of membe [...]	2007-03-02 16:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC AU PE
07LIMA785	SCENE SETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON [...] (SBU) Secretary Paulson: Welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to affirm USG support for the Garcia government's efforts to reduce poverty and expand social inclusion through continued market-oriented, investment-friendly growth policies. 2. (SBU) Peruvian governm [...]	2007-03-16 15:17:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG PE
07LIMA795	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph Henry Schwartzel, Brian J. Abeyta, and Michael Vernon Strosinski from March 31 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit Instituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear (IPEN) facilitites in Lima to review [...]	2007-03-16 20:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA87	GARCIA TOUTS MAPLE GAS ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 5, U.S. oil firm Maple Gas signed a $650 million contract with the Piura Regional Government for a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. President Garcia spoke at the signing ceremony, calling the biofuel project the start of an "agrarian revolution" that showcased foreign pr [...]	2007-01-11 20:21:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD SENV SNAR PE
07LISBON1622	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]	2007-06-15 17:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON182	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...]	2007-01-19 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO
07LISBON1882	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]	2007-07-23 06:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON2290	PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE BULL [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Stanley Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from October 3-6, 2007 to attend the First World Materials Summit and give an invited presentation on Advanced Materials and Renewable Energy Supply. 2. [...]	2007-09-06 15:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA PO
07LISBON2503	PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...]	2007-09-26 09:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO
07LISBON2572	PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 16:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON2646	PORTUGAL: OFFICIAL WIREC DELEGATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On Oct 16, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's General Director for Economic and Technical Issues Paulo Jorge Nascimento and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Nascimento stated that WIREC invitatio [...]	2007-10-17 15:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07LISBON2744	PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA),Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...]	2007-10-29 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO
07LISBON2755	US GOVERNORS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CARBON ACTION [...] (U) The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was launched on October 29 in Lisbon by a coalition of European countries, the EU Commission, US states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and Norway. The inaugural event included a signing ceremony followed by several technical workshops [...]	2007-10-30 18:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV EUN PO
07LISBON3193	PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...]	2007-12-20 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO
07LISBON3194	PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect),Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...]	2007-12-20 14:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN
07LISBON437	PORTUGAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (U) Portugal is in danger of surpassing its Kyoto Protocol and EU Burden Sharing Agreement 2012 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The government has proposed implementing domestic policies to reduce Portugal's projected 42% increase in GHG emissions (using 1990 as a baseline) to the [...]	2007-02-16 17:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TSPL PO
07LISBON533	PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...]	2007-03-05 11:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	YI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO
07LISBON791	PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...]	2007-03-23 16:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY EPET ETRD EIND ECON PO
07LJUBLJANA118	SLOVENIA ON MARCH GAERC [...] (C) Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih March 1, 2007. --Balkans-- Arih expected Bosnia and discussion of the extension of OHR to the be top subject in this category. On Serbia and Kosovo, Slovenia remains in agreement. --Israeli-Palestinian Iss [...]	2007-03-01 14:14:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KPAL SI
07LJUBLJANA523	RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE BRINGS US-SLOVENIAN [...] (U) Summary. With support from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund and the International Information Programs Division, the Embassy organized a one-day Clean Energy Innovation Conference on June 26 that emphasized the importance of alternative energy as a strategy for economic developmen [...]	2007-08-14 15:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG ETRD OIIP KPAO SI
07LJUBLJANA602	SLOVENE BUSINESS LEADER ASSESSES CHALLENGES OF [...] (C) At a lunch hosted by CDA September 12, Viktor Baraga, chairman of the supervisory boards of Slovenian energy company Petrol and gaming company Hit, discussed the problems these two companies have experienced in advancing joint venture projects with Russian and U.S. partners. He stated tha [...]	2007-09-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EUN PREL PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA651	SLOVENES AWARE OF WIREC 2008, BUT PRESIDING OVER [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-15 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAID EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA SI
07LJUBLJANA666	SLOVENES FOCUSED ON BALKANS AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Slovene officials assured visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber October 4-5 that the GOS views the transatlantic relationship as vital even as it becomes increasingly immersed in the internal business of the EU Presidency. Garber welcomed Slovenia,s Presidency and stressed that the U.S. is looking [...]	2007-10-24 09:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO PGOV PHUM ENRG SI
07LONDON1420	(C) HMG UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: HMG is unlikely to attend the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial on May 21 in Washington. Given the pending HMG decision on the expansion of nuclear technology, HMG believes that attending the GNEP meeting wo [...]	2007-04-17 12:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC UK
07LONDON2182	UK SHARES CONCERNS ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (C) HMG is "on the same page" regarding growing Iran-Venezula ties, FCO Venezuela Desk Officer Peter Kay told us May 17. Kay, who had visited Caracas the previous week, had discussed the Iran-Venezuela relationship with numerous interlocutors; he noted Venezula at that point had just announc [...]	2007-06-06 17:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK VE LG
07LONDON2318	UK CALLS ON EU TO INVESTIGATE U.S. BIODIESEL SUBSIDIES [...] Summary: The UK Government has associated itself with its biodiesel industry in asking the EU to investigate whether US subsidies on biodiesel are trade distorting and should give rise to countervailing duties. HMG has "no appetite for a fight" about this, and wants to continue importing bio [...]	2007-06-15 14:57:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ENRG EAGR UK
07LONDON249	UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]	2007-01-22 17:40:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON3356	HMG PARTICIPATION REMAINS UNDECIDED FOR THE MAJOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 12:53:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON3369	HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE [...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]	2007-09-04 17:46:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON3370	HMG TO OBSERVE GNEP MEETING IN VIENNA BELOW THE [...] (SBU) Malcolm Wicks, Minister of State for Energy, will not attend the September 16 Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) meeting in Vienna, according to a letter from Wicks to Secretary of Energy Bodman (text at para 2). Dr. Mel Draper, Director of Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Depart [...]	2007-09-05 08:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PINR UK
07LONDON4442	UK'S KEY BALI OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) The following are points from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Climate Security Team regarding the United Kingdom's key objectives for the Bali Summit on Climate Change. HMG has targeted goals for aviation and maritime emissions and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) targe [...]	2007-12-03 16:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG UK
07LONDON4632	ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND UK ENERGY MINISTER WICKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretary Bodman met his UK counterpart Malcolm Wicks to discuss Caspian energy, climate change and nuclear energy issues on November 20. The two agreed on the need for coordinated engagement in the region - particularly with Turkmenistan. End Summary Caspian Energy [...]	2007-12-19 17:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG UK
07LUANDA1116	A PRODUCTIVE VISIT BY LULA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luis Ignacio da Silva's high-profile state visit on October 17 and 18, 2007 resulted in seven new technical assistance accords, the doubling of Brazil's credit line to Angola (to USD 2.3 billion) and the announcement of a business deal to build a sugarcane-based [...]	2007-10-30 16:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG
07LUANDA473	ANGOLA - APRIL ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] (U) Table of Contents: -- Ministry of Finance Issues Its First Long-Term Debt -- Kyoto and Cartagena Protocols Ratified -- New Minimum Wage -- Luanda,s First Major Shopping Mall Opens -- Luanda Infrastructure ) Friction vs. Traction -- Angola-China Trade -- Portuguese Language Labeling on Al [...]	2007-05-15 12:33:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG SENV ELAB ETRD AO
07LUANDA908	ANGOLA - AUGUST POLITICAL ROUNDUP [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola - Energy and Economic Development Conference Held in Luanda - Angola Welcomes Vietnamese Doctors and Teachers - Angola Hosts and Wins African Basketball Championship OPEC Secretary General Visits Angola --------------- [...]	2007-09-04 16:42:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KOLY AO
07LUANDA924	BIOGRAPHY - AUGUSTO TOMAS, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Over the past year, Augusto Tomas has emerged as the GRA's primary spokesman/advocate for privatization. He has taken the privatization show on the road to the US and Brazil, where he presented a polished Angolan plan for increasing competitiveness and privatizing state controlled [...]	2007-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG TBIO AO
07LUSAKA1109	IMF GIVES ZAMBIA PASSING MARKS, BUT GROWTH PLATFORM "NEEDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's macroeconomic performance continues to receive good reviews from International Monetary Fund analysts, but budget execution remains a challenge, and may generate excess liquidity and inflation later in 2007. To achieve higher rates of growth that lift more Zambians out [...]	2007-10-01 13:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PGOV EINV ENRG ZA
07LUXEMBOURG91	LUXEMBOURG ON MARCH GAERC: MOSTLY PREP FOR COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy MFA Political Director Stephan Muller, Luxembourg does not have high expectations for the 5-6 March GAERC meetings in terms of outcomes. Rather, Luxembourg expects the focus of the meeting to be preparing for the European Council meetings on 8-9 March. Luxembo [...]	2007-03-03 08:38:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN ENRG LU SU UZ
07MADRID1009	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Jefrey Summers, Office of Fossil Energy, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain on June 15 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Scientific Working Group for the London Protocol at the 30th Scientific Group meeting. 2. Post und [...]	2007-05-25 10:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1010	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Jacqueline Kerby Moore to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 29 to July 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Association of Science Parks Annual Board Meeting and the International Association of Science Parks World Conference. 2 [...]	2007-05-25 10:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1030	MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE: WORKING OUT THE KINKS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Megaports program to scan for nuclear or radiological materials in shipping containers was implemented March 2006 in Algeciras with respect to scanning import and export traffic. During meetings May 18, USG and host nation officials agreed on a plan to implement the transshi [...]	2007-05-25 16:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT ENRG PARM PREL SP
07MADRID1129	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE2A WILKINS [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Frank Wilkins, Office of the Solar Energy Technology Program Team Leader from DOE to travel to Madrid, Almeria, Granada and Seville, Spain from June 17 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to study, research and visit various CSP plants in Spain. 2. [...]	2007-06-11 07:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1224	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE2A: RUECKERT [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Rueckert, Office of the Solar Energy Technology Program Technology Manager from DOE to travel to Madrid, Almeria, Grenada and Seville, Spain from June 17 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to research and visit CSP sites. 2. Post understan [...]	2007-06-19 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1225	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA employees; Eric Moore and Richard Waters, from DOE to travel to Madrid, Spain from July 6 to July 15. The purpose of this visit is to present training on military equipment for Department of Defense customer. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]	2007-06-19 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1226	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: PAUL DICKERSON [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul Dickerson, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Chief Operating Officer from DOE to travel to Madrid, Spain from June 24 to June 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 1st US EU Business Roundtable on Energy & Technology as a keynote speaker [...]	2007-06-19 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1397	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Grace Clark from NNSA, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 20 to July 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors a [...]	2007-07-13 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA TRGY SP
07MADRID1438	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Grace Clark, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 20 to July 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded tha [...]	2007-07-23 13:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1489	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The opposition Popular Party recently proposed tax cuts on the order of euros 20 billion. The budget surplus this year is euros 7 billion - Solbes says any tax cuts should amount to considerably less than this figure given future health and pension commitments. The Minister also critici [...]	2007-07-30 14:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1510	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Both the GOS and the IMF agree on a 2007 growth forecast of 3.8% and a 2008 forecast of 3.3%. However, the GOS is somewhat less apprehensive of the possibility of overheating in 2008 and plays up increased capital goods spending and slight productivity improvements as evidence that there [...]	2007-08-03 14:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1516	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ross McDonald, from NNSA to travel to Cadiz, Spain on or about August 18 to August 24. The purpose of the visit is to meet with representatives of the International Armoring Corporation for contract delivery acceptance in support of Nonproliferation Suppor [...]	2007-08-03 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1517	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ross McDonald, from NNSA to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about September 22 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the Seventh International Symposium on Crystalline Organic Metals Superconductors and Feromagnets. 2. P [...]	2007-08-03 16:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1555	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The Madrid exchange lost 2.59% of its value on Friday. Banks and real estate groups lost most value. What is happening in Spain is similar to what is happening in other major equities markets. The major Spanish banks continue to say they are not overly exposed to the American subprime m [...]	2007-08-13 08:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1577	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul Johnson and Timothy Ulrich, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about August 31 to September 8. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the International Congress on Acoustic Emission Sources. 2. Post understands that no assist [...]	2007-08-17 09:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1585	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andrea Gilbert, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 7 to September 17. The purpose of the visit is to attend and speak at the 3rd International Conference on the Young Massive Star Cluster. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]	2007-08-17 09:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1600	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) This follows Thursday's 3.72% drop. Spain's Dow equivalent, the Ibex-35, had a rocky week, like most European stock markets. The market fell by about 4% over the week. The general and financial press has been full of stories about the dramatic events on the stock market, particularly aft [...]	2007-08-20 08:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID1671	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Evans, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 24 to September 27. The purpose of the visit is to present at the Complutense University of Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remind [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1674	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/HSS: HICKMAN, [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Glenn Podonsky, Michael Kilpatrick, and Dean Hickman from DOE to travel to Madrid and Almeria, Spain on or about September 07 to September 13. The purpose of the visit is to participate in signing an International agreement, visit Palomares accident site a [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1675	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Nelson, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 14 to September 24. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 5th Fluorescence workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that beare [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1676	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Adrian Pidlusky, Craig Stinson, Utah Logan, Whitney, Creer, David Carroll, and William Kilmartin from NNSA/SLD to travel to Port of Algeciras, Spain on or about September 14 to September 19. The purpose of the visit is as the Second Line of Defense (SLD)/Me [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1677	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Diego Dalvit, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 21 to September 26. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on a research project at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1678	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Petra Huentemeyer, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 15 to September 21. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 5th Flourescence Workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1679	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joseph Francis Pilat, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 27 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Analysis of Aggression and Terrorism. 2. Post understands that [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1680	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/HSS: BHAT AND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mohandas Bhat, Health Scientist, and Patricia Worthington, from DOE to travel to Madrid and Almeria, Spain on or about September 08 to September 13. The purpose of the visit is to participate in signing an International agreement, visit Palomares accident [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1681	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE2H ANTONIO RUIZ [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Antonio Ruiz, Engineer, from DOE to travel to Bilbao, Spain on or about September 07 to September 15. The purpose of the visit is to participate on roundtable discussions on Hydrogen Safety Codes and Standards, Regulations and Education. 2. Post unders [...]	2007-08-31 14:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1708	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) John Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford's European division signed an agreement with union leaders at the group's Valencia plant on Wednesday in which Ford has pledged to invest 400 million euros to maintain production through 2013. In turn the unions have agreed to " [...]	2007-08-31 16:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID1734	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]	2007-09-10 11:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1735	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]	2007-09-10 11:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI

07MADRID1737	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/NHTSA NGUYEN AND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nha Nguyen, General Engineer, International Policy and Harmonization, and Ms Barbara Hennessey, Phusical Scientist, Office ofApplied Vehicle Safety Research, from the National aHighway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT to travel to Sebastian, Spain on or a [...]	2007-09-10 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID177	ILSA: SPANISH MFA ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH REPSOL [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-02 09:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC IR SP ENRG
07MADRID1785	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/CEN BRIAN MONSELL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Brian Monsell from the U.S. Census Bureau, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 19 to September 23. The purpose of the visit is to attend consultations on seasonal adjustment between the Bank of Spain and the U.S. Census. 2. Post understand [...]	2007-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1786	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NTSB BOWER, DANIEL [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Bower, Vehicle Performance Division, from the National Transportation Safety Board, to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 22 to September 28. The purpose of the visit is to attend the SAE Aircraft and Engine International Icing Conference [...]	2007-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1793	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Singleton, from NNSA to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about September 23 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 7th International Symposium on Crystalline Organic Metals, Superconductors and Ferromagnets. 2. Post understands [...]	2007-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1794	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Funk, from NNSA to travel to Tenerife, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 9th International Conference on Laser Ablation. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors a [...]	2007-09-17 08:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1801	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The European Commission released growth forecasts on 9/11/07. The Commission maintained its 3.7% GDP growth forecast for Spain in 2007 compared with 2.5% for the eurozone and 2.9% for the UK. Fourteen private sector entities also maintained an average growth forecast of 3.8% for Spain in [...]	2007-09-17 15:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1812	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC: TAI HUANG AND [...] Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tai Huang, Reactor Engineer, and Jose March Leuba, Research and Development Staff Member, from NRC to travel to Madrid, Cofrentes, and Valencia, Spain on or about September 19 to September 26. The purpose of the visit is [...]	2007-09-18 12:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1823	EMBASSY MADRID PROPOSAL FOR U.S.-SPAIN RENEWABLE [...] Summary: Consistent with our Mission Strategic Plan, Embassy Madrid is launching an initiative to increase linkages between Spanish and U.S. government and private sector leaders in the area of renewable energy. Spanish firms are world leaders in renewable energy technology, and there is inc [...]	2007-09-19 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV SP
07MADRID1834	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) First Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes would like to make this benefit prospective (not clear from media reports as of exactly when),but all the opposition parties want to make the benefit applicable to parents of children born as of January 1, 2007. (Comment: Usually the [...]	2007-09-21 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1846	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Turab Lookman, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about October 17 to October 19. The purpose of the visit is to visit the University of Barcelona and participate in collaborative discussions on Los Alamos projects. 2. Post understands that [...]	2007-09-25 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1847	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/RW: RENEE JACKSON [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Renee Jackson, from DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 13 to October 23. The purpose of the visit is to meet with ENRESA officials to discuss possible activities for cooperation under the USDOE/ENRESA bilateral agreement. 2. Post under [...]	2007-09-25 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1896	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Nesse, William Kilmartin and William Johnson, from NNSA to travel to Algeciras, Spain on or about October 7 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Port site visit and to meet with Spanish customs. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]	2007-10-01 08:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1902	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) The government proposes to spend Euros 289.8 billion and collect Euros 301.6 billion in taxes, which represents a projected budget surplus of 1.15% of GDP. The budget surplus assumes Spain will grow by 3.3% in 2008, which is still a reasonable, albeit somewhat optimistic, forecast given th [...]	2007-10-01 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1909	SPAIN: UPDATE ON MEGAPORTS NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 17-18, representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) visited Spain to assess the implementation of the Megaports program at the Port of Algeciras and negotiate a cost-sharing expansion to Spain's other leading ports: Barcelona and Valenci [...]	2007-10-01 17:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EWWT ENRG PARM PREL SP
07MADRID1931	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: SILVERSTEIN [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alison Silverstein, Consultant to DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 1 to November 2. The purpose of the visit is to articulate international group research focus - renewable energy smart grid demand side management. 2. Post understan [...]	2007-10-03 16:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1932	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: JENNIFER OWEN [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jennifer Owen, Senior Advisor, Legislative Affairs from DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 8 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a congressional staff tour on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable [...]	2007-10-03 16:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1937	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: LISA EPIFANI [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lisa Epifani, Assistant Secretary for CI, from DOE, to travel to Spain on or about October 6 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a congressional staff tour on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to review [...]	2007-10-05 08:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1942	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT - [...] (U) Spanish Employers Federation (CEOE) Economic Commission President Jose Luis Feito says the Spanish economy can withstand a dollar/euro exchange rate of 1/1.4 because most Spanish exports go to Europe and, besides, exports are not as important a component of Spanish GDP as they are for coun [...]	2007-10-06 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1943	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Nesse, William Kilmartin , Lindsay Guthrie, and William Johnson, from NNSA to travel to Algeciras, Spain on or about October 7 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Port site visit and to meet with Spanish customs. 2. Post unders [...]	2007-10-06 08:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1997	HIGH-LEVEL SPANISH GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 07:54:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
07MADRID2049	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Hector Lorenzana, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 18 to November 25. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with Complutense partners and to participate in a discussion at the Universidad Politecnica. 2. Post understands t [...]	2007-10-30 13:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2054	SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES RECOMMENDED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
07MADRID2102	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rajat Sapra, Masood Hadi, and Kenneth Sale, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about November 21 to December 02. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the European conference on Synthetic Biology: Design, Programming and Optimis. [...]	2007-11-14 16:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2118	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Arthur Rodgers and Keith Nakanishi, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 24 to December 04. The purpose of the visit is to attend a meeting at the Institute of Earth Sciences in Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is req [...]	2007-11-15 16:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2126	SPAIN SEEKS TO BE PART OF INNER CIRCLE ON CLIMATE [...] In a Nov. 8 meeting with DCM, GoS Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of Environment for Prevention of Pollution and Climate Change Arturo Aizpiri emphasized Spain,s desire to be part of the inner group of countries focusing on a solution to global climate change. Aizpiri noted the GoS' concer [...]	2007-11-16 18:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID2132	SPAIN SEEKS TO BE PART OF INNER CIRCLE ON CLIMATE [...] In a Nov. 8 meeting with DCM, GoS Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of Environment for Prevention of Pollution and Climate Change Arturo Aizpiri emphasized Spain,s desire to be part of the inner group of countries focusing on a solution to global climate change. Aizpiri noted the GoS' concer [...]	2007-11-19 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID2140	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Otto Anatole Von Lilienfeld-Toal, from NNSA to travel to San Sebastian, Spain on or about December 4 to December 09. The purpose of the visit is to establish and continue a variety of collaborations with leading experts. 2. Post understands that no ass [...]	2007-11-20 10:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2148	SPAIN/IRAN - UNION FENOSA VICE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS [...] (C) Charge called Union Fenosa Vice President and CEO Honorato Lopez Isla on 11/20/07 to find out whether an 11/16/07 Financial Times story ("Tehran in talks with European companies over big LNG project") reporting that an Union Fenosa subsidiary, Socoin, had been awarded a euros 32.5 million engin [...]	2007-11-23 08:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV SP IR
07MADRID2180	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Kilmartin, Eric Alderson, Leslie Carroll, Mark Ekman, Adrian Pidlusky, and Richard Lucero, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona and Valencia, Spain on or about December 01 to December 09. The purpose of the visit is to perform a port visit under the Se [...]	2007-11-30 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2183	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - NOVEMBER [...] Table of Contents: EFIN: Inflation up again PGOV: Solbes agrees to run with Zapatero PGOV/SENV/KGHG/ENRG: Socialist climate change policy ideas in flux PGOV/ELAB: Opposition conservative PP proposes labor market change EAGR: Livestock producers receive subsidies; biotech could address pro [...]	2007-12-03 13:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KGHG KIPR PGOV SENV
07MADRID2194	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA241/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Armando Alcaraz, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 07 to December 12. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Temporary Working Group Sampling and Analysis meeting. 2. Post [...]	2007-12-04 16:29:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2200	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA241/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Armando Alcaraz, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 07 to December 12. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Temporary Working Group Sampling and Analysis meeting. 2. Post [...]	2007-12-05 15:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2201	CLIMATE CHANGE-SPAIN SEEKS TO WORK WITH U.S. AT [...] (SBU) On December 4, DCM delivered ref a points on USG climate change objectives to Spanish Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of the Environment Arturo Aizpiri. Aizpiri said he was optimistic about the prospects for progress in Bali. Spain,s objective was the EU one of setting a negotiating [...]	2007-12-05 17:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGCC SENV SP
07MADRID2232	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA22/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Adam Bernstein, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 16 to December 19. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the High Pressure Xenon Detectors workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]	2007-12-13 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2250	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on December 10 to the Circulo de Confianza, a blue-chip collection of important businessmen that also includes a few politicians and government officials. The Circulo meets periodically for off-the-record conversations with prominent individuals. Spaniards have a t [...]	2007-12-14 17:23:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINT EINV ENRG KIPR KNNP
07MADRID2266	SPAIN FIVE YEARS AFTER ELECTRICITY MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary. Five years after all consumers were given the right to choose their own electricity providers, two companies control 80 percent of the Spanish electricity generation and distribution market. This market dominance by Endesa and Iberdrola has remained consistent over the past fi [...]	2007-12-19 08:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SP ENRG PREL EPET SENV
07MADRID2277	FAVORABLE SPANISH REACTIONS TO USG ROLE IN BALI [...] (U) Spanish officials and commentators have praised the USG's role in contributing to the success of last week's UNFCC conference in Bali. Environment Minister Christina Narbona told reporters that the U.S. had taken a "very important step" toward reducing future emissions, and she valued the [...]	2007-12-20 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID246	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes lays out a mostly rosy scenario for Spanish economy and says Spain does not share the same economic vulnerabilities as the U.S.: While speaking to a packed 1/24/07 Europa Press event, Solbes was mostly upbeat but acknowledged that Spain needs to improve its producti [...]	2007-02-13 09:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID247	SPAIN ON EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-13 11:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY MNUC AORC SP
07MADRID312	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) A Financial Times survey shows over two thirds of Spaniards would like a return to the peseta: The FT also found similar majorities against the euro in France and Italy, but a smaller majority opposed to the euro in Germany. Majorities in all these countries thought the euro was good for [...]	2007-02-22 08:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID396	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) An EU Directive from 1991 requires Member States to treat waste water in towns containing over 2,000 inhabitants to specified standards by December 2005. Spain codified this directive into national law via its 1995 Water Treatment Plan. But it is clear that Spain has failed to implement [...]	2007-03-02 17:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID40	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/BNLEE: MENDEZ [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Emilio Mendez, Director, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory EENS to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 13 to January 18. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Research Prizes. 2. Post [...]	2007-01-10 14:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID525	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen, Christopher Jones and Eric Moore to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 20 to April 30. The purpose of this visit is to provide support and cross training to current contractors for the Deparment of Defense. 2. P [...]	2007-03-21 13:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID556	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Lewie Gasaway and Jason Piller to travel to Cadiz, Spain on April 09 to April 14. The purpose of this visit is in support of the Material Protection, Control, and Accounting Program. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]	2007-03-26 17:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID564	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID573	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel S. Gnanakaran to travel to Segovia, Spain on April 16 to April 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the HIV Dynamics and Evolution Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that b [...]	2007-03-28 17:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID627	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen, Christopher Joines, George Leroy, and Eric Moore to travel to Rota, Spain on April 20 to April 30. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical support and cross-training to current contractors for the Departme [...]	2007-04-04 13:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID628	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Thomas Leitner to travel to Segovia, Spain on April 17 to April 20. The purpose of this visit is to chair a session at the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Dynamics Evolution Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]	2007-04-04 13:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID630	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] (U) Financial Times Columnist Martin Wolf says "The pain in Spain will follow years of rapid economic gain" - but he argues the pain may still be years away. Wolf addresses the issue of whether current account deficits matter inside a monetary union. His answer: "no, because there cannot be a [...]	2007-04-04 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID653	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Dennis Baum to travel to Tarragona, Spain on April 14 to April 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded tha [...]	2007-04-10 17:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID726	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Herbert Van de Sompel to travel to Barcelona, Spain on May 7 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to present and attend the European Library Automation Group conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visit [...]	2007-04-20 09:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID727	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV: [...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Alon Daniel to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 27 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spanish Police Advisors to discuss the American University's research project on nuclear smuggling. 2. Post understands that no [...]	2007-04-20 09:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID794	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Andrew Brydon to travel to Vigo, Spain on May 21 to June 5. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2nd Annual Conference of the Special Interest Group for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]	2007-04-27 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID795	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Christopher Mauche to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 4 to June 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend the SMM-Newton: The Next Decade workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bea [...]	2007-04-27 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID796	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/BPA: REDING [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Jerry Reding to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 24 to April 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Primary International Forum of Overhead Transmission Lines. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors ar [...]	2007-04-27 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID797	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Whitney Creer, Allison Bennett, Craig Stinson, Stephanie Clarke, Cody Hostick, Adrian Pidlusky to travel to Algeciras, Spain on May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit as the second line of defense Megaports Initiative Program team is to [...]	2007-04-27 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID798	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/INTEL: DAY [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE/INTEL personnel: Christopher Day to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 24 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to increase knowledge of LNG and industry contacts. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminde [...]	2007-04-27 17:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID807	SPANISH VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 24 to MFA Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, requesting Spanish thoughts on the U.S. agenda for the May PrepCom for the 2010 NPT RevCon. Sanchez, who had clearly given considerable thought to the U.S. nonpaper, relayed GOS views to ESTHOFF during [...]	2007-04-30 11:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT SP
07MADRID867	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Gary Varnado to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 20 to June 3. The purpose of this visit is to support the International Atomic Energy Agency by serving as a trainer/instructor to representatives of the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear. 2. Pos [...]	2007-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID868	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Whitney Creer, Allison Bennett, Craig Stinson, Stephanie Clarke, Cody Hostick, Adrian Pidlusky, Dennis Torres-Mendoza and Dung-Zoom Le to travel to Algeciras, Spain on May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit as the second line of defense [...]	2007-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID869	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/NNTRAV DECORPO, [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DHS personnel: James Decorpo, Joe Foster, Lilia Ramirez from the Science and Technology Directorate to travel to Toledo, Spain on May 5 to May 10. The purpose of this visit is to participate in NATO meetings on prediction detection of improvised explosive [...]	2007-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM SP
07MADRID885	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/FE KIGHT [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Office of Fossil Energy: Gene Kight to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 23 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Power Gen 2007 Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are r [...]	2007-05-11 12:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID886	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Gary Varnado to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 8 to June 17. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International conference Meteoroids 2007 conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remin [...]	2007-05-11 12:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID900	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC CHAIRMAN DALE KLEIN [...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Dale Klein, Chairman US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 20 to May 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend bilateral meetings with the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, tour the Equipos Nucleares facility in Cantabria, and [...]	2007-05-11 16:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY SP OTRA
07MADRID956	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Kevin Boyack to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 23 to June 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]	2007-05-21 08:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID957	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Castrillo Boixo to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 6 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Biennial Pedro Pascual Benasque Center for Science Workshop on Quantum Information. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]	2007-05-21 08:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID958	SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV [...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Alberto Roura Crumols to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 23 to July 1. The purpose of this visit is to participate in collaborations on an ongoing research project related to the stability of De Sitter Spacetime in Semiclassical Gravity and its impli [...]	2007-05-21 08:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG OTRA SP
07MANAGUA1135	NPT PREPCOM POINTS DELIVERED TO NICARAGUAN FOREIGN [...] On April 24, post faxed reftel points in English to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Magda Enriquez, who speaks and reads English. On April 26, post's Spanish translation was sent to the MFA. The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on May 2, the earlies [...]	2007-05-03 20:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT NU
07MANAGUA1753	ENERGY CRISIS FORCES GOVERNMENT TO CUT WORK WEEK [...] (U) Summary: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has mandated a shortened workday for all executive branch offices in Managua in accordance with a recent agreement establishing a nation-wide blackout schedule. The agreement signed by the Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) and Spanish-owned energ [...]	2007-07-20 12:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV NU
07MANAGUA1771	NICARAGUA AND THE IMF HAVE A PRGF AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF and GON have almost completed a three-year Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) agreement. After finalization of some budgetary numbers, the PRGF will go before the IMF Board in October. Characterizing the agreement as "plain vanilla," IMF ResRep Humberto Arbulu Neir [...]	2007-07-23 14:47:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NU
07MANAGUA178	LACAYO: FSLN INTEREST GROUPS COMPETE FOR DOMINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Antonio Lacayo, secretary minister of the presidency during Violeta Chamorro's presidency and her son-in-law, believes that the power struggle among competing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) interest groups will "test" the new Ortega government and could be exploited [...]	2007-01-23 15:43:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ENRG EPET
07MANAGUA2169	CHECKBOOK DIPLOMACY? TAIWANESE PRESIDENT VISITS [...] (C) Summary: On Aug 26-28, President Chen Shui-ban of Taiwan visited Nicaragua as part of an effort to retain Nicaragua's diplomatic recognition of his country. For the Nicaraguans, the visit was an opportunity to secure more assistance and foreign investment. Throughout the visit, Chen repe [...]	2007-09-21 19:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV ENRG TW NU
07MANAGUA2367	NICARAGUA: BIOFUELS PANEL AT CCAA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Nicaragua joined the ethanol market in 2007, when Nicaraguan Sugar Estates (NSE) started sending shipments of sugar cane ethanol to Europe. NSE hopes to double that volume in 2008 when expanded facilities come on line. Other sugar producers have moved to take advantage of world demand fo [...]	2007-10-22 18:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR EINV ECON NU
07MANAGUA2539	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA PRESSURES EXXONMOBIL TO BUY [...] (C) President Ortega announced on December 5 that he had instructed the Ministry of Energy and Mines and others "to quickly work out a proposal to nationalize the importation of oil." Ortega wants Nicaragua to import all oil from Venezuela to take advantage of Hugo Chavez' offer to contribute [...]	2007-12-07 21:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ETRD NU
07MANAGUA638	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA LETTER OF INTENT ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements signed on January 11, 2007, the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Relations Samuel Santos and Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Relations Nicolas Maduro Moros signed a Letter of Intent to commission a feasibility study on placi [...]	2007-03-09 23:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ENRG EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA639	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Foreign Relations Ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Energy Sector Cooperation between Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and La Empresa N [...]	2007-03-09 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EAID NU VE
07MANAGUA640	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA AGREEMENT ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Agreement on Energy Cooperation and Petrocaribe. The agreement sets forth a schematic fo [...]	2007-03-09 23:11:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA645	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA ENERGY SECTOR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaragua and Venezuela signed on January 11, 2007, respective Ministers of Foreign Relations also signed an Energy Sector Cooperation Agreement. The agreement sets out general areas for cooperation, including th [...]	2007-03-09 23:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EAID MCC NU VE
07MANAGUA725	NICARAGUA - VENEZUELA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. As part of a series of Bolivarian Alternative agreements between Nicaraguan and Venezuela concluded on January 11, 2007, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Relations signed a Framework Agreement, setting forth general areas for cooperation. The agreement created a [...]	2007-03-20 00:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EAGR ENRG EPET EIND TBIO OSCI ECIN
07MANAGUA781	Nicaragua's first export of ethanol, Ortega may not be [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Nicaragua exported ethanol for the first time, sending 3 million liters (793,000 gallons) valued at $2 million to the Netherlands. Grupo Pellas plans to increase production of ethanol from 100,000 to 400,000 liters per day by the end of 2008. If Nicaragua appro [...]	2007-03-23 19:30:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EPET ENRG SENV PREL VE NU
07MANAGUA788	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR MEETS NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador called on the new Minister of Energy and Mines Emilio de Jesus Rappaccioli Baltodano on February 14 to introduce himself and discuss energy issues in Nicaragua. Rappaccioli summarized recent changes to energy sector governance, including the creation of the Minist [...]	2007-03-23 21:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN TBIO SENV EINV PINR VE NU
07MANAMA1070	OIL MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRAN NATURAL GAS MOU [...] (C) Summary. Oil Minister Mirza told the Ambassador November 26 that although Bahrain had signed an MOU with Iran to ensure that negotiations remained on track, Bahrain continued to hope that a Qatari or Saudi alternative would emerge. However, Bahrain needed to continue moving forward to en [...]	2007-11-28 14:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA386	BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief April 24 delivered reftel demarche concerning the April 30 - May 11 NPT PrepCom to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz listened closely to the information on the U.S. position on the issues [...]	2007-04-25 10:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ENRG BA ROW
07MANAMA419	OIL MINISTER SAYS IRANIAN GAS TALKS ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussein Ali Mirza confirmed to the Ambassador that the GOB is in talks to import gas from Iran but claimed that there was no expectation such a deal would materialize and that it is merely a tactic to increase Bahrain's leverage in gas negotiations [...]	2007-05-07 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD ECON BA REGION ECTRD
07MANAMA520	BAHRAIN: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT AND REPORTS OF NATURAL GAS PROJECT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief June 7 delivered Ref A demarche concerning the Iran Sanctions Act and reports of a possible Bahrain-Iran natural gas project to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz SIPDIS bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, noting that the Ambassador had al [...]	2007-06-07 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET ENRG PREL BA ECTRD
07MANAMA666	OIL MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS EXPLORATION PLANS, LOOMING [...] (C) Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs Mirza briefed the Ambassador July 11 on the strong interest shown by international oil companies in pursuing exploration tenders in Bahrain. Mirza hoped that offshore exploration would lead to discoveries of gas, which could ease a looming gas shortage that [...]	2007-07-18 05:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PREL BA ECTRD REGION
07MANAMA677	WORKSHOP ON SAFE MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) In his July 16 farewell call with Minister of Health Nada Haffadh, the Ambassador conveyed reftel details regarding the Safe Management of the Radioactive Sealed Source Materials workshop set to take place August 9-11 in Sharm E [...]	2007-07-19 13:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI BA REGION
07MANAMA827	FM TO VISIT TEHRAN; NATURAL GAS TALKS IN BAHRAIN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa confirmed to Charge local media reports August 28 that a Bahraini-Iranian bilateral committee on natural gas will hold its first meetng September 2 in Manama. Sheikh Khalid said th talks would be "exploratory." Repeating familiarGOB exp [...]	2007-08-29 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET REGION ECTRD IR BA
07MANAMA873	KING HAMAD LOOKS TIRED, BUT OTHERWISE WELL; [...] (C) During his audience with the Ambassador to present credentials, King Hamad looked tired, but bore no visible signs of impairment. The audience took place around five p.m. His voice was raspy and he appeared fatigued, as one would at the end of a long day. He favored his right side, mo [...]	2007-09-12 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC IR PGOV PREL BA
07MANAMA882	KING HAMAD AND AMIR OF QATAR AGREE ON GAS TALKS; [...] (S) On instructions from King Hamad, Bahrain,s National Security Advisor Ahmed Khalifa al Khalifa summoned the Ambassador to provide an update on Bahrain,s efforts to strike a gas deal with Qatar. Ahmed Khalifa told us that the Amir of Qatar and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim had flown to M [...]	2007-09-17 14:03:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL BA
07MANAMA883	BAHRAIN'S LEADERS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: In three days of courtesy calls with Bahrain,s senior leadership following the Ambassador,s presentation of credentials, we have noted a striking consistency of views on the challenges facing Bahrain: --- The bilateral relationship is strong, cemented by a feeling of personal f [...]	2007-09-17 14:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PINR PREL IR BA
07MANAMA922	BAHRAINI EFFORTS TO SECURE NEW NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Oil and Gas Minister Mirza told the Ambassador that gas talks with Iran are progressing. If an agreement were finalized next year, a pipeline could be built in 3-4 years. The Ambassador reminded Mirza of strong U.S. objections to any such deal; Mirza agreed that U.S. opposition would be a [...]	2007-10-04 15:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETTC ENRG PREL IR BA
07MANAMA982	C-NE7-00483: BAHRAIN AND THE GCC,S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 12:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY OSCI PINR BA
07MANILA1335	PHILIPPINES NOTES U.S. POINTS ON NPT PREPCOM [...] (SBU) Leah Ruiz, Director for International Political, Legal, and Security Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and International Organizations, noted our points regarding the upcoming meeting of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee. Sh [...]	2007-04-26 08:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT RP
07MANILA170	China vs. U.S. (and Italy) For TransCo Concession [...] (U) Please see para. 15 for ACTION REQUEST. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Three consortia have pre-qualified to bid for the concession to run the $2.6 billion Philippine electric grid. The Chinese have teamed up with local investors close to relatives of the President and her political allies. U.S. i [...]	2007-01-16 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON CH IT RP
07MANILA2601	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH INDIAN EAM [...] (C) Summary: The U.S.-India relationship has entered a "new stage" in the post-123 Agreement era, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee agreed in an August 1 meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Ministerial in Manila. Addressing Indian conc [...]	2007-08-02 05:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL PARM TSRL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
07MANILA2945	Energy Privatization Catapults Forward [...] Chances have improved that the Philippine Government will soon reach its legally mandated goal of privatizing 70% of its electric power generation capacity. If the sales take place as scheduled, private ownership will reach 50% by the end of 2007 and the open access provisions of Philippine l [...]	2007-08-30 22:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL EFIN EAID EINV RP
07MANILA3427	MANILA RESPONSE ON WIREC 2008 [...] We relayed reftel demarche to Assistant Secretary Rey A. Carandang, Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, in a letter dated October 9, 2007. In an interim response received on October 15, Carandang's office said the letter has been forwarded to the office of the Philippi [...]	2007-10-17 01:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV EAID RP TAGS EPET SENV SOCI
07MANILA3694	Philippine Delegation List to Washington International [...] Per ref A request for invitees from the Philippine government to WIREC 2008, the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has suggested that invitations be sent to the following individuals: - Department of Foreign Affairs, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Philippines Secretary A [...]	2007-11-16 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA RP

07MANILA3847	Engaging The Philippines On Climate Change In The Run-Up To [...] Summary: Ambassador and country team have conveyed, publicly and privately, U.S. positions on climate change and the importance of the Bali meetings with senior officials and key audiences. Longstanding USG environmental programs and public diplomacy in support of the environment provide a re [...]	2007-12-05 08:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG KGHG RP
07MANILA3966	Philippines Finally Sells TransCo for $3.95 Billion [...] (SBU) Summary: With a bid of $3.95 billion a Philippine/Chinese consortium won the fifth (and hopefully final) round of bidding for the 25 year concession to operate the Philippine National Transmission Company, TransCo, which operates the electric grid of the Philippines. The consortium must [...]	2007-12-19 01:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV RP
07MANILA518	AMBASSADOR APPLAUDS US COMPANY INVESTMENTS IN RENEWABLE [...] Ambassador highlighted USG promotion and American firm investment in alternative fuels during her February 7 visit to solar cell manufacturer SunPower and to a Ford plant, the sole manufacturer of biofuels capable vehicles in the Philippines. These two U.S. companies are at the forefront of p [...]	2007-02-14 09:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EINV RP
07MANILA531	Promoting Biofuels to Reduce Imports, Boost Local [...] The newly-signed Biofuels Act of 2006 mandates oil companies in the Philippines to blend minimum levels of biofuels into gasoline and diesel and offers financial incentives for investment in and production of biofuels. The bill aims to reduce the Philippines' dependence on imported fuel, gene [...]	2007-02-15 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EINV RP
07MAPUTO1280	ANGOLA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONSHIP IMPROVING [...] Building on the 2005 visit of Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to Luanda (the first foreign trip of his presidency),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made his first state visit to Maputo on October 30-31, accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen. The two presidents signe [...]	2007-11-05 08:25:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EPET ENRG MZ AO
07MAPUTO1341	BIOFUELS POTENTIAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: Interest in bioenergy development in Mozambique is increasing rapidly. The country has significant tracts of undeveloped land and a climate conducive to biofuel crops. Mozambique participates in trade regimes with the European Union and the United States that could provide preferenti [...]	2007-11-15 13:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR SENV EINV PGOV TBIO MZ
07MAPUTO1395	CAHORA BASSA HYDRO DAM IN MOZAMBICAN CONTROL [...] In an emotive 11/27 ceremony in Tete province led by President Armando Guebuza, the GRM formally paid the Government of Portugal the remaining $700 million of a $950 million deal for control of the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam (HCB) on the Zambezi River. Presidents Robert Mugabe of Zimbabw [...]	2007-11-29 05:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN PO MZ
07MAPUTO1399	RESOURCES MINISTER ON URANIUM, EITI, INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Mineral Resources Esperanca Bias told the Charge on 11/21 that the GRM isn't interested in participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) since she believes that the laws and oversight mechanisms that the GRM has in place already achiev [...]	2007-11-29 14:00:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EPET EINV KNNP SENV KRAD ENRG MZ
07MAPUTO1441	ENERGY REFORM AND ACCESS PROJECT - ERAP CREDIT # 3819 MOZ [...] 787/07/T018 2. 12/04/07 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Mr. Pascoal Bacela, National Director for Energy Ministry of Energy - Direccao Nacional de Energia Electrica Av. 25 de Setembro, 1218 - 2nd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 357 600 [...]	2007-12-06 05:10:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ENRG ETRD ECON MZ
07MAPUTO442	March Economic Digest [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2007. This issue has a strong mining theme. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- CVRD to Begin Development of Moatize Coal Mine by June -- Tantalum Mine E [...]	2007-04-13 05:59:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EMIN ENRG EINV ETRD MZ
07MEXICO108	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 -- [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...]	2007-01-09 19:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
07MEXICO1256	SENIOR MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIAL SEES CRISIS COMING [...] (C) The Mexican Undersecretary for Energy Planning, Jordy Herrera, told a Department of Energy (DOE)-led USG delegation that Mexico's oil production could decline from 3 MBD to 2.5 MBD before stabilizing within two years. We were told President Calderon is planning a March 18 public address [...]	2007-03-12 21:54:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1259	MEXICAN ENERGY OFFICIALS TALK BILATERAL [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed areas for bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and the Calderon administration, as well as trilateral cooperation with Canada where applicable, including: -- Biofuels - exploring technologies and applications fo [...]	2007-03-12 22:48:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1271	MEXICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS LNG AND COAL MARKETS [...] (SBU) A Department of Energy (DOE) delegation and Mexican officials discussed supply challenges facing the North American (liquefied natural gas) LNG market. Lack of reasonably priced liquefied LNG will likely cause the GOM to place its Manzanillo regassification project (reftel) on hold. Wit [...]	2007-03-13 16:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1330	MEXICO,S TWO SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATIONS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy personnel recently met with representatives of Mexico,s National Union of Sugar Cane Producers (UNPCA) and the National Union of Cane Growers (UNC) to discuss these two organizations, views on increasing Mexican ethanol production. The cane producers are the intermediaries b [...]	2007-03-15 17:23:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ENRG ECON EPET PINR MX
07MEXICO1367	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 9 - MARCH 16 [...] (SBU) A senior Mexican Treasury (Hacienda) official told emboffs that pension reform introduced this week would pass before a general fiscal reform because it was less contentious. The Mexican Senate nixed Carlos Hurtado as a new Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank). A judge r [...]	2007-03-16 23:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
07MEXICO1484	LAMY AND SOJO ON THE DOHA ROUND AND THE [...] WTO Director General Lamy and Mexico's Economy Secretary spent two hours discussing the status of the Doha round of trade negotiations and the stake that Mexico and other developing economies have in its successful conclusion. Lamy said the three main challenges are getting the U.S. to offer [...]	2007-03-26 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO EAGR KTEX ELAB ENRG MX CN
07MEXICO1550	CALDERON WARNS OF PEMEX CRISIS [...] (U) President Calderon spoke frankly about the challenges facing Mexico in the petroleum sector on "Pemex Day," March 18, the 69th anniversary of the expropriation of foreign oil company assets in Mexico. He announced that Mexico has less than ten years of reserves remaining at current produc [...]	2007-03-27 19:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO1922	DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING GOM PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-18 23:00:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY MX
07MEXICO2183	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 16:57:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT MX
07MEXICO2666	RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Embassy Mexico, working through USAID under the auspices of the ongoing Mexican Energy Network (ref A),joined with the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Autonomous Mexican Institute of Technology (ITAM) on May 15, 2007 to present a conference on identifying and overcomin [...]	2007-05-24 18:02:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2716	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]	2007-05-25 17:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2748	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...]	2007-05-29 18:15:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO2897	SPP/NAEWG: U.S.-MEXICO MEETING ON GAS HYDRATES [...] (SBU) Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) officials discussed cooperation on gas hydrate research with Mexican Energy Secretariat and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) officials under the auspices of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and the Security and Prosper [...]	2007-06-04 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO2934	ELECTRICAL WORKERS, UNION COMPLAINS ABOUT THE HIGH [...] SUMMARY: During the week of May 14, the Mexican Electrical Workers, Union (SME),an organization closely tied to Mexico,s main opposition party, launched a charm offensive lamenting the high cost of electricity for average consumers. According to the SME, the cost of electricity to the avera [...]	2007-06-05 22:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ENRG PINR MX
07MEXICO3266	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 2 - JUNE 22 [...] (SBU) Reaction to the Calderon Administration's release of its fiscal reform proposal was mixed. Consumer price inflation fell 0.49% in May, resulting in a reduced annual inflation rate of 3.95%. Opening of corn, bean, milk and sugar markets under NAFTA scheduled for January 2008 may not h [...]	2007-06-22 16:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR MX
07MEXICO3703	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 22 - JULY 13 [...] (SBU) The Calderon Administration is working with the Mexican Legislature to promote a fiscal reform initiative, possibly a prelude to a series of other reforms (energy, labor, education, etc.). Over the past two weeks, we have spoken with officials outside and inside the Congress to get a s [...]	2007-07-13 16:59:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PTER
07MEXICO380	GOM BACKING OFF PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN FIGHTER [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns about a possible Mexican Navy purchase of Russian fighter aircraft with (in separate conversations) Ambassador-designate to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan, Presidential Counselor Juan Camilo Mourino, Foreign Minister Patricia E [...]	2007-01-25 19:25:00	Embassy Mexico	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR ENRG MX RS
07MEXICO3937	MEXICO'S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN [...] (U) Summary. President Calderon presented the National Infrastructure Program (NIP) on July 18. The NIP is the infrastructure component of Mexico's National Development Plan (ref A) and seeks to improve Mexico's competitiveness. The plan presents ambitious goals for infrastructure investment [...]	2007-07-25 16:37:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELTN ENRG MX
07MEXICO3993	PETROLEOS MEXICANOS: A VERY, VERY GOOD PLACE TO [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009. The current Pemex/STPRM contract was set to expire on August 31, 2007. This was report [...]	2007-07-27 21:55:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO455	MEXICAN ELECTRICITY U/S ON LIBERALIZATION, [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Reuben Flores, Mexico's new Undersecretary for Electricity in the Energy Secretariat (SENER) supports further trans-border electrical interconnections between the U.S. and Mexico as long as they make economic sense. On reform [...]	2007-01-30 19:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG MX
07MEXICO4598	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...]	2007-08-27 20:06:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN
07MEXICO4856	EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] (SBU) A/S Dan Sullivan met with a range of senior GOM officials to encourage high-level Mexican participation from the full range of relevant ministries in the September Major Economies Meeting on Climate Change (MEM) proposed by President Bush. Upon being assured that the MEM is aimed at con [...]	2007-09-07 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG MX
07MEXICO4867	MEXICAN FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY OPTIMITIC ON ENERGY [...] (SBU) In an August 21 meeting with Congressman Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) Mexican Finance Undersecretary Alejandro Werner (strictly protect throughout) predicted that if fiscal reform goes well, the Calderon Administration would next turn to reform in the energy sector. He explained that Pemex ne [...]	2007-09-10 19:19:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO4907	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR BILATERAL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 21:52:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UNGA
07MEXICO4980	PEMEX PIPELINE ATTACK CAUSES ECONOMIC DAMAGE [...] (U) A series of attacks on Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) gas lines in eastern Mexico have caused large disruptions to production countrywide. The militant group Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) claimed responsibility and vows continued attacks until their demands are met. Business groups estim [...]	2007-09-14 15:25:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EIND PGOV MX
07MEXICO5462	LEADER OF SUGAR WORKERS UNION ENJOYS THE [...] SUMMARY: Observers of Mexico,s organized labor sector and media commentators have both reviled and hailed, Enrique Ramos Rodriguez, the leader of the country,s largest sugar workers union. In many ways Ramos typifies everything average Mexicans most sharply criticize about their country,s la [...]	2007-10-15 22:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EAGR ECON ENRG PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO5463	MEXICO: BIOFUELS UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Agriculture Committee in the lower house of the Mexican Congress is preparing to issue a second draft of a biofuels bill to replace an earlier version vetoed by President Calderon September 1. The newer version should provide a legal framework for ethanol production from palm, sorg [...]	2007-10-15 22:20:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ENRG EPET MX
07MEXICO5466	MEXICAN CONGRESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE DURING ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexico's legislature has moved beyond its rubber stamp role of years past and begun playing a formative role in the advancement of critical bills. Strong inter-party and party-government dialogue, as well as the powerful impetus provided by the three senior party leaders in the S [...]	2007-10-16 17:08:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV
07MEXICO548	MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...]	2007-02-06 16:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MEXICO5535	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S TRIP TO MEXICO [...] (C) Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore the broad, deep relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and our appreciation for Calderon's demonstrated leadership. His administration is prioritizing security and economic [...]	2007-10-20 18:09:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER PINR ECON ELAB ENRG PHUM
07MEXICO589	MEXICAN CONGRESS MEMBERS DISCUSS ENERGY REFORM [...] (SBU) The Mexican Autonomous Technological Institute (ITAM) January 22 hosted an energy conference on January 22. The event drew over 100 people, including representatives from all three political parties in Congress, the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi),academia and policy i [...]	2007-02-07 22:46:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON MX
07MEXICO6285	PEMEX TECHNICAL STAFF OBJECTS TO INDIVIDUAL WORK [...] SUMMARY: This past July, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009 (REFTEL). One of the most significant elements of this contract was an agreement betw [...]	2007-12-28 19:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX
07MEXICO871	NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP OUTREACH MEETING TO MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary: During outreach meetings with GOM officials, representatives of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) were told that Mexico would like to join the NSG. This visit followed an NSG "Troika" (current, past, and future NSG chairs) outreach visit to Mexico in January 2006. The Chairman [...]	2007-02-21 21:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG KNNP PARP TRGY MX
07MEXICO963	MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-TERROR BILL [...] (SBU) Mexico,s lower house of Congress approved a bill on February 20, 2007 that provides up to 40 years imprisonment for people convicted of financing terrorist groups. The bill, approved 413-12 with six abstentions, establishes terrorism financing and international terrorism as serious crim [...]	2007-02-26 22:08:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL
07MINSK1003	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 07, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Expelled From University (para. 2) - Lebedko Questions Prisoner Klimov's Health (para. 3) - Police Arrest Human Trafficker in Minsk (para. 4) - Loc [...]	2007-12-07 15:31:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO
07MINSK1025	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Registers Pro-Regime NGO Belaya Rus (para. 2) - GOB Adopts 2008-2010 Anti-TIP Program (para. 3) - Opposition Party Receives Warning (para. 4) - Signature Campaign [...]	2007-12-14 16:20:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO
07MINSK1045	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Market Vendors Conduct Nationwide Strike (para. 2) - Opposition Groups Protest Social Benefit Cuts (para. 3) - BGKB Resumes Malady Front Criminal Case (para. 4) - Smal [...]	2007-12-21 10:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK1059	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. The next weekly will come out January 11. Happy New Year! TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities to Approve Undergraduate Matriculation (para. 2) - Polish Catholic Priest Expelled from Belarus ( [...]	2007-12-28 10:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK123	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB, Ukrainian Vice Premiers Hold Energy Talks (para. 2) - Ukraine Appoints New Ambassador to Belarus (para. 3) - Venezuela to Open Embassy in Belar [...]	2007-02-09 12:28:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK152	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...]	2007-02-20 14:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK160	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - French Ambassador Seeks Belarus-EU dialogue (para. 2) - Foreign Minister Martynov Visits India (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - I [...]	2007-02-22 15:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK18	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...]	2007-01-09 03:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK184	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - CEI Executive Secretary DG Visits Minsk (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - State Control Committee Creates Anti-Corrupt Hotline (para. 3) [...]	2007-03-02 14:18:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK204	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...]	2007-03-09 14:12:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK206	LEADING SCIENTISTS DEBATE NECESSITY OF A NUCLEAR [...] (C) As GOB plans to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) gain steam, Pol/Econ Chief hosted a first-ever roundtable discussion with prominent scientists opposed to and supportive of an NPP in Belarus. Deputy Chair of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) Timoshpolskiy promoted NPP co [...]	2007-03-09 15:30:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC BO
07MINSK222	RUSSIA'S AGGRESSIVE NEW BELARUS POLICY - IS IT [...] (C) Last December, Russia delivered a body blow to the Lukashenko regime by ending years of cheap energy and easy profits. Observers here generally agree that several objectives prompted Russia to significantly raise energy prices for Belarus. First, Russia is forcing Belarus through the ne [...]	2007-03-15 13:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ENRG RS BO
07MINSK227	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK229	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...]	2007-03-19 05:55:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK261	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - German MP Zapf Seeks Dialogue with Regime (para. 2) - GOB Delegation Arrives in Venezuela (para. 3) - New Ukrainian Ambassador Meets Foreign Ministe [...]	2007-03-26 11:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK272	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 29, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Bodies from GOB Plane Attacked in Somalia to Return (para. 2) - Venezuela Considers Buying Missiles from Belarus (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -------- [...]	2007-03-30 13:55:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK290	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 05, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Minsk Oil Extraction Deals Outside Russia-"Propaganda" (para. 2) - Latvia to Demand Compensation for Fuel Spill (para. 3) - Parliament Approves Visa [...]	2007-04-05 15:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK353	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leaders Warned for March 25 Demonstration (para. 2) - Parliament Adopts Changes to Political Party/NGO Law (para. 3) - Pro-Democratic Historians to Establish [...]	2007-04-30 14:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK358	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 3, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Former Political Prisoner Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 2) - Over 4,500 Signatures Collected to Challenge the Religion Law (para. 3) - GOB to Review Former Monas [...]	2007-05-04 08:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK391	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 11, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - EC Office in Minsk Not Sign of Softness on GOB (para. 2) - Lukashenko Ratifies Kyoto Protocol (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Supreme [...]	2007-05-14 08:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK412	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 18, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Protest Children's Benefits Cut (para. 2) - Opposition Calls for Solidarity with Indicted Youth (para. 3) - Opposition Seeks Legal Action against P [...]	2007-05-18 08:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK442	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 25, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Fines Third Organizer of Chernobyl March (para. 2) - Opposition Campaign to Commemorate Vitebsk Purges (para. 3) International Relations ----------------------- [...]	2007-05-25 10:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK464	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Protest Abolition of Social Benefits (para. 2) - Protestant Pastors Face Intensified Harassment (para. 3) - Youth Activists Protest Old Town Demolition in Gro [...]	2007-06-01 14:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK486	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Benefits Cuts for Children (para. 2) - Holocaust Memorial Unveiled at Former Ghetto Site (para. 3) - Youth Activists Receive Short Jail Sentences (p [...]	2007-06-08 12:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK510	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 15, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Arrested and Fined in Vitebsk (para. 2) - Youth Activist Fined in Mogilev (para. 3) - Women Support Activist Shatsikova's Parental Rights (para. 4) [...]	2007-06-15 10:07:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK52	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This report covers events from January 8 to January 19. TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT ---------- - Lukashenko Appoints Son to Belarus' Security Council (para. 2) - Parliamentary Session on Election Commission (para. 3 [...]	2007-01-19 14:28:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK542	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - South African Delegation Visits Belarus (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Minsk Authorities Want to Remove Small Retail Kiosks (para. 3) [...]	2007-06-22 13:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK561	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 29, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - GOB and Russian FMs Discuss Union, Missile Shield (para. 2) - Official Israeli Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 3) - Vietnam Military Delegation V [...]	2007-06-29 14:20:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK577	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 06, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Iranian Military Delegation Comes to Belarus (para. 2) - South Korean Trade Delegation in Minsk (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Opposi [...]	2007-07-06 12:57:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK601	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 13, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Top Election Official Rules Out Dialogue with Opposition (para. 2) - Civil Society Activist Loses Lawsuit, Remains Expelled (para. 3) - Youth Opposition Activist Faces J [...]	2007-07-13 11:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK635	Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 19, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Adopts Parliamentary Elections Guidelines (para. 2) - Daughters Visit Kozulin (para. 3) - Polish Journalist Banned Entry to Belarus (para. 4) - Union of Left- [...]	2007-07-20 13:49:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK642	ISA DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN FM VISITS MINSK [...] (SBU) On July 20, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Oleg Anisimov, Counselor in the North American Division. Anisimov promised to pass the information along to the Asia-Africa Department and the International Organizations Department. He also offered to attempt to facilitate a m [...]	2007-07-25 10:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR BO
07MINSK65	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 2617, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Gomel Opposition Files Suit against Election (para. 2) - GOB Detains and Drafts Youth Activists (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ---------------------------------- [...]	2007-01-26 13:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK654	Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Solidarity Road Tour Participants Detained (para. 2) - Opposition Movement Denied Registration (para. 3) - GOB to Establish Nuclear Regulatory Agency (para. 4) - Forensi [...]	2007-07-27 09:30:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO
07MINSK685	ISA DEMARCHE: MFA FURTHER DETAILS GOB POSITION [...] (C) MFA officials presented DCM further points in response to the demarche on the Iran Sanctions Act August 7. They claimed Belarusneft's oil exploration in Iran would not violate international norms, and noted that Western investors, including oil companies, are already engaged in Iran. The [...]	2007-08-09 12:54:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR BO
07MINSK689	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 10, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Appeals Registration Denial (para. 2) - Human Rights Group to Assist Political Victims (para. 3) - Minsk Authorities Deny Application for Demonstration (pa [...]	2007-08-10 12:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK711	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 17, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Demographic Trends (para. 2) - Entrepreneurs Resolve to Strike and Defend Rights (para. 3) - Independent Editor Faces Criminal Charges (para. 4) - Polish Officials Den [...]	2007-08-17 13:36:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK728	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 24, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Neo-Nazis Threaten Vitebsk Activist (para. 2) - Police Prevent Solidarity Demonstration (para. 3) - Vendors Hold Spontaneous Protest at Minsk Market (para. 4) - Opposi [...]	2007-08-24 13:44:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK740	SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]	2007-08-28 14:39:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC PGOV BO
07MINSK743	SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...]	2007-08-29 10:15:00	Embassy Minsk	SECRET	ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO
07MINSK758	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 31, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Several Demonstrations for Kozulin Release Banned (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Fined for Leaflets (para. 3) - Police Detain Youths for Pro-Opposition Graffiti (para. 4) [...]	2007-09-05 11:51:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK770	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...]	2007-09-07 13:38:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK771	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...]	2007-09-07 13:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK786	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Three Activists Receive Jail Sentences (para. 3) - GOB Introduces Residential Registration (para. 4) - Soligorsk Miners [...]	2007-09-13 13:07:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK796	CHANGE COMING TO BELARUS WITH OR WITHOUT CIVIL [...] (SBU) The fledging Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) held its inaugural conference September 10-12 in Kyiv. The conference represents the first attempt to gather the full spectrum of independent political and social analysts of Belarus, without GOB or political participants, t [...]	2007-09-17 12:01:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK809	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Syria to Open Embassy in Minsk, Expand Ties (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested, Fined, and Expelled (para. 3) - [...]	2007-09-21 11:07:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK825	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Leaflets against Edicts Seized at Market (para. 2) - Corruption Case Sent to Supreme Court (para. 3) - Activist Hospitalized After Arrest (para. 4) - Participants of F [...]	2007-09-27 16:33:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK849	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 05, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Social Benefits Cuts (para. 2) - Jailed Opposition Leader's Daughter Fired (para. 3) - Parliament's Lower House Elects New Speaker (para. 4) - Loca [...]	2007-10-05 15:10:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK863	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 12, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities Permit March with Route Modification (para. 2) - UCP Office Raided after OSCE Speech (para. 3) - European March Organizer Sentenced to Jail (para. 4) - Dem [...]	2007-10-11 15:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK886	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 19, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Minority Leaders Arrested in Grodno (para. 2) - Supreme Court Denies Leftist Union Registration (para. 3) - Milinkevich Founds European Integration Council (para [...]	2007-10-19 16:16:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK889	MFA REPLIES TO IRAN DEMARCHES (ILSA) [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, the Head of the MFA's North America Department Sergey Sergeyev met with the DCM to discuss a host of topics, chief among them issues related to Belarusian relations with Iran. While little new information was offered, Sergeyev's approach enabled the DCM to deliver [...]	2007-10-22 16:38:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ENRG EFIN MNUC IR BO
07MINSK893	NEAR-TERM ECONOMIC COLLAPSE UNLIKELY - ANALYSTS [...] (C) Belarusian economic experts do not foresee the imminent collapse of the Belarusian economy, in spite of price hikes for imported Russian natural gas. During an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, economic analysts predicted that the Belarusian economy could sustain expected gas price [...]	2007-10-23 15:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EFIN PINR BO
07MINSK904	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Party Establishes Youth Wing (para. 2) - Activists Protest Expulsions (para. 3) - Activist Re-Arrested Immediately Following Release (para. 4) - Commemorati [...]	2007-10-26 14:48:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK918	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 02, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Mark Remembrance Day (para. 2) - Police Seize Materials Ahead of Social March (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Examined by Psychiatrists (para. 4) - Authorities [...]	2007-11-02 16:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK929	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 09, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition to Hold 1,500 Rallies in Mid-December (para. 2) - Gomel District Court Upholds University Expulsion (para. 3) - Christian Democracy Conference Held in Minsk [...]	2007-11-08 15:47:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO

07MINSK950	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 16, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - BPF Convention to Be Held in Minsk (para. 2) - Apparent Neo-Nazis Disrupt Polish Embassy Reception (para. 3) - GOB Bans Subscription to Major Russian Periodicals (para. [...]	2007-11-16 17:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK967	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 23, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Priest Faces Deportation (para. 2) - Activists Authorized to Mark Slutsk Uprising (para. 3) - Activist Wins Appeal in Supreme Court (para. 4) - Pro-Regime "Bela [...]	2007-11-23 15:39:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MINSK983	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 30, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Blacklisted Musicians Meet Chief Ideology Officer (para. 2) - Three Poles Expelled from Belarus (para. 3) - Business Activists Jailed (para. 4) - Family Describes Kozu [...]	2007-11-30 14:41:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
07MONROVIA1190	LIBERIA: GRAPPLING WITH THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Easing the dire shortage and addressing the cost of electricity is a top priority of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government but balancing speed with a prudent strategy is a challenge. The GOL believes the best solution is developing Liberia's abundant hydroelectric pot [...]	2007-10-10 10:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EAID LI
07MONROVIA902	VISIT TO LIBERIA BY DAS TODD MOSS - JULY 11 - 17, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Todd Moss visited Liberia July 11-17, and met with leaders from the Government of Liberia (GOL),business and banking representatives, members of the legislative opposition, UNMIL and international partners, and directors from key se [...]	2007-07-25 18:50:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC EAID ECON EFIN ENRG EWWT LI MAS MCAP
07MOSCOW1098	RUSSIA ENERGY: MORE ON LUKOIL AND IRAN AND THE ISA [...] (C) In response to reftel A, we have raised our concerns about Lukoil's investment in the Anaran field with Acting Foreign Minister Andrey Denisov and Lukoil President Alekperov. In a March 12 meeting with Deputy Energy Secretary Sell (septel),Alekperov reiterated his clear SIPDIS underst [...]	2007-03-14 14:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR NO RS
07MOSCOW1129	U.S.-RUSSIA TALKS ON JOINT INITIATIVE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 26, a team led by A/S John Rood met with a team led by Oleg Rozhkov, MFA Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss the joint initiative to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation outlined in a January 10 letter from U/S Joseph [...]	2007-03-15 15:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PARM RS
07MOSCOW1149	ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY SELL'S TRIP TO MOSCOW: [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of Energy Clay Sell visited Moscow March 11 - 14 to participate in the bilateral Energy Working Group (EWG) and to meet with U.S. energy companies as well as Lukoil and Gazprom. At the EWG, there was a good exchange of views on information exchanges, energy effi [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1198	RUSSIA: PRIVATIZATION OF POWER SECTOR ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. Privatization of Russia's electricity power sector, the fourth largest in the world, is set to accelerate this year. Electricity monopoly RAO UES is currently preparing final reform measures needed to sell off its power companies to the private sector, and hopes to close its door [...]	2007-03-20 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW124	RUSSIAN ENERGY: LUKOIL, ISA, AND IRAN [...] (C) In response to reftels, Post has approached Lukoil three times over the past two months about the firm's possible investment in the Azadegan oil project in Iran. In Mid-November, econoff drew on reftel A points to express USG concern about press reports suggesting a possible Lukoil invest [...]	2007-01-16 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1287	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]	2007-03-23 19:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1288	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]	2007-03-23 19:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1291	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1292	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...]	2007-03-26 02:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW1499	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETING WITH NATURAL [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, accompanied by the Ambassador, met April 2 with Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuriy Trutnev. Responding to Gutierrez, Trutnev said that Ministry of Natural Resources' (MNR) inspection of the ExxonMobil-led Sakhalin-1 project was " [...]	2007-04-04 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1606	RUSSIAN ENERGY: GAS OPEC -- NOT QUITE [...] (U) Very few in Moscow believed that the April 9 Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Doha would result in a decision to set up an OPEC-like cartel. In the run-up to the meeting, Russia's representative Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said, "the fact that a cartel agreement on price formation f [...]	2007-04-10 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW1653	RUSSIA-HUNGARY: WARMING TREND [...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's late-March visit to Moscow continued the warming trend in relations between Russia and Hungary. Strong economic interests have been sufficient to overcome the historical legacy that dominates Russia's relations with some of its former s [...]	2007-04-12 08:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG HU RS
07MOSCOW180	RUSSIA: POWER SHORTAGE OPENING DOORS FOR FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Above average temperatures this winter have given electricity monopoly RAO UES some breathing room as anticipated power shortages this winter have not materialized, but a booming economy and underinvestment in power infrastructure still threaten to slow economic growth, if not add [...]	2007-01-18 14:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW2040	RUSSIA EDGES FORWARD ON FLOATING NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Moscow and ConGen St. Petersburg. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Thirty years after the United States decommissioned the Sturgis, the first and only U.S.-built floating nuclear power plant (FNPP),Russia has officially embarked on construction of its first FNPP. O [...]	2007-05-04 08:26:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2065	ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS QUIT ESTONIAN EMBASSY AS [...] (C) Summary: Pro-Kremlin youth groups gave up their disruptive protest outside the Estonian Embassy early May 4 as the Estonian Ambassador to Russia returned to Tallinn. However, pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi (Ours) began a new demonstration against the European Commission on the afternoon of [...]	2007-05-04 13:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EN RS
07MOSCOW2086	ESTONIA: DEMONSTRATORS SHIFT FOCUS TO EC AS OIL [...] (C) Summary: The Estonian Embassy was quiet over the weekend, and Embassy officials expect their Ambassador to return to Moscow in two weeks. At the 90-minute May 4 demonstration at the European Commission offices, militia outnumbered protesters. Russian Railways has capped shipments of oil [...]	2007-05-07 11:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG EN RS
07MOSCOW2125	RUSSIA WILL NOT BID ON IRANIAN REACTOR TENDER [...] (SBU) On May 8 we took advantage of a lunch with Aleksandr Shilin, the MFA's point person for Iran issues in the Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),to discuss Russian intentions regarding Iran's tender to construct two new 1,000-1,600 MW nuclear power plants (REF A). Deliv [...]	2007-05-08 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG RS
07MOSCOW2126	RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION IN ITWG ANNUAL MEETING AND [...] (U) We delivered non-papers to Russian officials and entities encouraging participation in the annual meeting of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) that will be held in Sweden, June 27-28, and an upcoming (date TBD) ITWG-sponsored round-robin exercise in the fiel [...]	2007-05-08 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2166	PUTIN'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY: MAY 9-12 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. President Putin appears determined to come back home from his May 9-12 visit to Astana and Ashgabat with a signed document that will guarantee 25 years of Turkmen gas to Russia -- something that the history of Russian-Turkmen gas relations suggests may be a difficult task. Some [...]	2007-05-11 06:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON KZ TX RS
07MOSCOW2187	RUSSIA: PUTIN SIGNS NUCLEAR SECTOR DECREE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 27 President Putin signed a decree that splits the Russian nuclear industry into three parts: a) civilian, for-profit; b) military; and c) waste management. The decree is the first practical step in effecting massive changes in the structure, management, and forms of [...]	2007-05-11 12:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2191	UPDATE ON RUSSIA-ESTONIA STANDOFF [...] (C) Summary. President Putin kept rhetorical pressure on Estonia in a May 9 Victory Day speech, but Russian Railways (RZD) denies that oil product and coal shipments to Estonia have stopped. An RZD spokesperson said that, during its nationwide "annual renovation program," companies would need [...]	2007-05-11 12:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ET PREL RS
07MOSCOW2226	RUSSIAN ENERGY: CPC EXPANSION IN THE WORKS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 10 press conference in Astana, President Putin told the press that he considered the expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) "possible," while President Nazarbayev said that additional oil shipments through CPC (the capacity of which would rise by 17 million t [...]	2007-05-14 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS
07MOSCOW2332	RUSSIAN ENERGY: THE RUSSIA-CENTRAL ASIA GAS DEAL [...] (C) Summary: During the course of DAS Paul Simons's May 16-17 Moscow visit we spoke with several people about the gas agreements reached between Turkmenistan and Russia during President Putin's recent trip to Russia's southern neighbor. Most of those we spoke to said that they were not surprise [...]	2007-05-18 13:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2356	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT: SHARPER RHETORIC, FEWER RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: President Putin met with EU representatives near Samara May 17-18 to discuss the future of the Russia-EU relationship, Kosovo and Estonia, and trade and investment flows. Russian and EU participants had low expectations for a positive outcome; the Summit was marked by few deli [...]	2007-05-21 15:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG EU RS
07MOSCOW2393	THE 2ND ASIAN ENERGY OFFICERS CONFERENCE -- [...] (C) Summary. On April 19-20, Embassy Moscow hosted energy officers from regional Embassies and Washington DC-based USG officials at the 2nd Asia Energy Officers Conference. The conference focused on the still nascent oil and gas linkages between energy-rich Russia and energy-hungry Asia. Rus [...]	2007-05-23 09:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2472	CODEL NELSON/LOTT: SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a vital juncture in Russian-American relations. As Russia moves closer to succession in March 2008, the more complicated this relationship will be to manage. There is a lot at stake: deepening cooperation in reversing North Korea's nuclear status and preventing the [...]	2007-05-25 17:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PARM ENRG RS
07MOSCOW2563	RUSSIA ENERGY: THE BATTLE OF KOVYKTA -- MORE THAN [...] (C) Summary: Rumors are rife that TNK-BP will lose its license any day now for the development of the Kovytka gas field, but a more complicated story may be playing out instead. Senior TNK-BP management says the company has offered Gazprom good terms to get the gas monopoly into the project a [...]	2007-06-01 03:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2601	RUSSIAN ENERGY: KOVYKTA UPDATE [...] (C) June 1 has come and gone in Russia without the withdrawal of Rusia Petroleum's license to develop the giant Kovykta gas field. Interfax reports that Rosnedra, the GOR agency charged with license compliance oversight, has prepared a draft protocol confirming that Rusia Petroleum -- the hol [...]	2007-06-04 03:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW2879	RUSSIA: PENDING CHANGES CAST ROSATOM AS CORPORATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Over the past year and a half, Russia has been working to restructure its nuclear industry. In a June 8 meeting with EST, Natalya Klishina, head of the Bilateral Relations Division in Rosatom's Department of International Relations, clarified what these changes mean and what other [...]	2007-06-15 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW2975	KOVYKTA UPDATE: ENDGAME NEAR BUT DEAL LESS [...] (C) TNK-BP Vice President for International Affairs Shawn McCormick (please protect) tells us that the deal being negotiated between TNK-BP partners and Gazprom regarding the Kovykta gas field (reftels) could be announced as early as June 20. The final details are not yet worked out, but acco [...]	2007-06-20 03:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RS
07MOSCOW3054	GAZPROM TO BUY OUT TNK-BP IN KOVYKTA; COMPANIES TO [...] (SBU) TNK-BP and Gazprom announced a deal today on the disposition of the Kovykta gas field in eastern Siberia. Under the agreement, TNK-BP will sell the entirety of its 62.9 percent share to Gazprom for between $700 and $900 million, with the understanding that it may reenter the field as a m [...]	2007-06-23 07:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL RS
07MOSCOW3160	NOPEC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (U) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA Russia-US Bilateral Relations Head Alexander Zakharov on June 27. 3. (SBU) Zakharov expressed his understanding that taxes make up the largest part of gasoline prices (a point [...]	2007-06-28 12:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3161	RUSSIA: EXXONMOBIL ON SAKHALIN 1 [...] (C) Summary: In a June 26 meeting, ExxonMobil Russia VP Ed Verona (protect) told us that Exxon has agreed with China on "price parameters" for gas deliveries from its Sakhalin 1 project. Reacting to recent press reports that Gazprom may try to force ExxonMobil to sell its gas to Gazprom or to [...]	2007-06-28 12:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3162	RUSSIA: DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, Russian Deputy FM Denisov expressed SIPDIS interest in cooperating with Iraq for the long term ("we are optimists") but indicated that debt reli [...]	2007-06-28 12:48:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EIND PREL PINR IZ KN IR RS
07MOSCOW321	RUSSIAN ENERGY: LUKOIL UPDATE ON ANARAN [...] (SBU) On January 19, post received a status report from Lukoil on the Anaran project in Iran. The following is an unofficial Embassy translation of the original Russian text. 2. (SBU) Begin text: "The Anaran Project Status (as of 17 Jan 2007) A service contract regarding exploration a [...]	2007-01-25 15:21:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC ECON ENRG EPET RS IR NO
07MOSCOW3232	MAYAK TRANSPARENCY AGREEMENT: JULY ROUND POSSIBLE [...] (C) Both in the meetings of the plutonium disposition negotiations (June 19-20 in Moscow) and on their margins, Ambassador Guhin raised the Mayak transparency agreement with Rosatom Deputy Director Ivan Kamenskikh and Head of the Department of International Relations Vladimir Kuchinov, urging [...]	2007-07-02 14:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PARM TRGY RS
07MOSCOW3369	RUSSIA ENERGY: SPECIAL REP. MERMOUD'S MEETINGS [...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a July 6 meeting with Special Representative for Business and Commercial Affairs Frank Mermoud, Halliburton Russia VP Simon Turton told us he sees Russia as the most important growth market for Halliburton [...]	2007-07-10 09:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL CVIS RS
07MOSCOW3407	RUSSIA: VLADIMIR TRAVIN NAMED TO HEAD [...] (U) On July 9 PM Mikhail Fradkov signed a government directive approving the charter of the Open Joint Stock Company Atomniy Energopromishlennii Kompleks (AEK) and confirming the membership of its 5-person board of directors. Rosatom director Sergey Kiriyenko will be chairman of the board, wh [...]	2007-07-12 10:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP TRGY RS
07MOSCOW3529	RUSSIA ENERGY: OIL COMPANY EXECS TELL U/S JEFFREY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a lunch meeting with U/S Jeffrey, local representatives of Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips told us that the best way to engage Russia and enhance global energy security is to focus on positive dialogue geared towards helping Russia improve its oil and gas investm [...]	2007-07-19 08:01:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3534	GAZPROM ASKS U/S JEFFREY TO HELP "MITIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 16 meeting, Gazprom Deputy Chairman Aleksander Medvedev told U/S Jeffrey that EXIM's possible withholding of financing for the Sakhalin 2 LNG project would be neither in the interests of U.S. equipment and service suppliers nor the United States, an export destina [...]	2007-07-19 10:06:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW3548	RUSSIA ENERGY: U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH ROSNEFT [...] (SBU) During a brief meeting on July 18, Rosneft Vice President for Finance and Investments Peter O'Brien (Amcit) told U/S Jeffery that corporate governance at Rosneft and other major Russian companies, while not yet up to Western standards, has improved dramatically over the past several year [...]	2007-07-20 05:49:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW3650	RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVES TO DUMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, PM Fradkov sent the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors (SSL) to the State Duma, currently on summer recess and reconvening September 3. The Ministry of Industry and Energy's (MIE) revised version streamlines the review process, broadens the de [...]	2007-07-26 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EIND ENRG PREL ECON RS
07MOSCOW3777	RUSSIA ENERGY: ANOTHER BELARUS GAS STANDOFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a repeat of the New Year's gas standoff between state-controlled gas monopoly Gazprom and Belarus (reftel),Gazprom issued a press release on August 1 that Beltransgaz (BTG - the Belarusian gas pipeline operator) has been informed that gas deliveries to Belarus would be reduc [...]	2007-08-02 02:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS
07MOSCOW3817	RUSSIA: GAZPROM'S REACH INTO POWER SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 27 board of directors meeting, electricity monopoly, RAO UES, approved the terms of an asset swap deal giving state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, control over Wholesale Generating Company 2 (WGC-2) and WGC-6 in exchange for Gazprom's UES shares. Power sector reform [...]	2007-08-03 10:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW3843	SWITZERLAND NONPROLIFERATION MEETING INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On August 2, 2007, we delivered the reftel invitation and talking points to the international meeting on Integrated Nuclear Nonproliferation in Spiez, Switzerland to Laura Schmidt-Williams, U.S. Deputy Executive Director of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC),and to Vl [...]	2007-08-06 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW3886	RUSSIA: NEW STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW GETS NOD FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a July 14-20 visit to Moscow, a GAO (Government Accountability Office) delegation conducted meetings with government officials (reftel),business associations, and Western companies to survey the GOR's review process for foreign direct investment in the country's strateg [...]	2007-08-08 11:58:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW3891	RUSSIA'S FINANCE MINISTRY ON IRAQ DEBT AND VISIT [...] (S) Deputy Finance Minister Storchak confirmed with the Embassy that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahrastani will visit Moscow on October 9 to discuss "commercial cooperation" between the two countries. Storchak said FinMin Kudrin and officials in the Presidential Administration have pressed upon their [...]	2007-08-08 14:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET IZ RS
07MOSCOW3893	RUSSIA'S FINANCE MINISTRY ON IRAQ DEBT AND AUGUST [...] (S) Deputy Finance Minister Storchak confirmed with the Embassy that Iraqi Oil Minister Shahrastani will visit Moscow on August 9 to discuss "commercial cooperation" between the two countries. Storchak said FinMin Kudrin and officials in the Presidential Administration have pressed upon their [...]	2007-08-09 05:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EPET IZ RS ENRG
07MOSCOW3896	NPT PREPCOM INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On July 25, 2007, we shared reftel information concerning the 2008 NPT PrepCom with Mikhail Kondratenkov, Second Secretary in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. Kondratenkov told us on July 27, 2007 that Anatoliy Antonov, Director of the same office, will likely hea [...]	2007-08-09 11:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC NPT RS
07MOSCOW3930	IRAQI OIL MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA NEEDS TO BID ON OIL [...] (SBU) Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Shahristani told the press in Moscow that Iraq's 27 largest producing fields would be transferred to the Iraqi National Oil Company, which could then choose partners on transparent and commercial terms. The news appears to dash the hopes of Russia's Lukoil, whi [...]	2007-08-10 13:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS IZ
07MOSCOW4087	PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION MESSAGE DELIVERED TO ROSATOM [...] (SBU) On August 15 we shared reftel letters from NNSA Deputy Administrator Tobey and Ambassador Guhin to Rosatom Deputy Directors Spasskiy and Kamenskikh, as well as the accompanying U.S. comments on the draft joint statement on plutonium disposition. Kamenskikh has agreed to meet with Deputy [...]	2007-08-21 13:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RS
07MOSCOW4088	DAS BRYZA'S MEETINGS WITH RUSSIAN AND WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In July 31-August 1 meetings, DAS Bryza's discussions with MFA, western and Russian energy officials centered on oil pipeline issues and Eurasian gas developments. Transneft head Vainshtok criticized the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, (CPC) and suggested it should only be expande [...]	2007-08-21 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW4185	SCO: NO PLANS TO EXPAND, BUT GETTING INVOLVED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leonid Moisev, President Putin's envoy to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),confirmed that the organization has no plans to expand any time soon and maintained that the SCO would remain an economic club, rather than a military alliance. Experts agreed, telling us that [...]	2007-08-27 14:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG EPET PINR PREL
07MOSCOW4240	RUSSIA ENERGY: TNK-BP LOOKING INTO IRAQ, [...] (C) TNK-BP VP for International Affairs Shawn McCormick told us on August 24th that the company is venturing into Iraq, has sent a team to Venezuela with mixed results, and is optimistic about prospects in Turkmenistan. Its capital expenditure budget is up $700 million in 2007 to $3.4 billion [...]	2007-08-29 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS IZ TX VE
07MOSCOW4244	RUSSIA ENERGY: YUKOS REDUX FOR RUSSNEFT? [...] (C) Russneft owner Mikhail Gutseriyev has apparently fled Russia as authorities seek his arrest on charges of illegal business activities and tax-evasion. Gutseriyev may be guilty, he has a dubious track record, but this may also be yet another case of selective prosecution against an oligarch [...]	2007-08-29 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW4469	Nunn-Lugar Roundtable: Russians Praise CTR, Call for More [...] (U) Summary: At an event co-hosted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Center for Policy Studies to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, the Russian guest speakers broadly praised the Program, acknowledging its popularity and success. Some argue [...]	2007-09-12 05:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER OREP ENRG MNUC
07MOSCOW4583	RUSSIA ENERGY: A WINDOW ON THE WORKINGS OF A SMALL [...] (C) Describing his experiences working in a small ConocoPhillips(CP)-Lukoil joint venture, a CP employee said his Russian counterparts cling to inefficient central planning approaches to business operations. He also noted problems of favoritism, corruption, and a disregard for principles of w [...]	2007-09-18 09:09:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW4592	IRANIAN FM VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMICS [...] (C) Summary: Iranian FM Mottaki was in Moscow September 12 for what Russian officials characterized as a visit devoted to the countries' economic relationship. The GOR denied Mottaki's claim that Russia had agreed to finish construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and supply Iran with [...]	2007-09-18 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IR RS
07MOSCOW4647	U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: INITIAL [...] (SBU) EST officer delivered draft Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Policy Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India (reftel) September 20 to NSG expert in MFA's Security Department (DVBR),Mikhail Kondratenkov. Kondratenkov appreciated the opportunity for Russia to have the chance to rev [...]	2007-09-21 09:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP KTIA PARM PGOV PREL IN RS
07MOSCOW4669	(C) RUSSIA ENERGY: EXXONMOBIL OPTIMISTIC ON SAKH 1 [...] (C) ExxonMobil Russia claims to be closing in on a deal to sell China gas from the Sakhalin 1 project it operates. However, Gazprom publicly and privately remains opposed and can block the deal regardless of what ExxonMobil,s contract says. We would not be surprised to see a compromise emerge [...]	2007-09-21 13:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS CH
07MOSCOW4691	CHEVRON RUSSIA PRESIDENT ON CPC BREAKTHROUGH, [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 12:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW4932	WINTER CUTOFFS OF RUSSIAN GAS LESS LIKELY THIS YEAR [...] (C) Despite the noise created by the press, Russia seems to have learned from the PR blunder of shutting off gas to Ukraine in the winter of 2006 (ref D) and we expect a relatively quiet winter this year with respect to gas supplies. The immediate resolution of the recent mini-dispute over an [...]	2007-10-10 07:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5044	REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM [...] (C) Summary: Rosatom and MFA officials tell us they are not aware of any plans by Rosatom Director Kiriyenko, or anyone else at Rosatom, to build a nuclear storage facility in Abkhazia to dispose of high threat radioactive sources. We urged that the GOR intervene with the de facto Abkhazian le [...]	2007-10-17 16:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ENRG PGOV PREL GG IAEA RS
07MOSCOW5051	RUSSIA COURTS ASIA AND VICE VERSA [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to expand its influence in Asia by taking advantage of Asian eagerness to improve relations with a politically and economically resurgent Russia. Both the Prime Minister of Vietnam and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh visited Moscow recently, seeking to increase b [...]	2007-10-18 10:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ENRG BG VM RS
07MOSCOW5069	GAZPROM HEAD SUGGESTS ELIMINATING "MIDDLEMEN" IN [...] (SBU) On October 16, First Deputy Prime Minister and Gazprom Chairman Dmitriy Medvedev suggested on German television that Russia is willing to bypass middlemen in its gas dealings with Ukraine. The recent gas supply dispute with Ukraine and its subsequent resolution (reftels) raised question [...]	2007-10-19 06:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW508	RUSSIAN ENERGY: SHELL TALKS ABOUT SAKHALIN-2 [...] (C) Summary: On January 25, we met with Alf D'Souza, Shell's External Affairs VP, and Bibi Bautleuova, a Shell government affairs rep, to talk about the Sakhalin-2 deal that Shell and its partners (Japan's Mitsubishi and Mitsui) reached last month with Gazprom. D'Souza said that they got the [...]	2007-02-06 11:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW509	RUSSIAN ENERGY: CHEVRON AND CPC - LOOKING AT [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, Chevron's Russia chief, Ian MacDonald, contacted us to talk about CPC expansion and the recently-inked Gazpromneft deal. (This discussion follows up on previous meetings with MacDonald with Mark Woloshyn, who Chevron has hired to shepherd along the Bosphorus bypass [...]	2007-02-06 11:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU
07MOSCOW5117	LOOKING AHEAD TO THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Russia has set a low bar for the EU-Russia summit, and will go to Lisbon prepared to push back on criticism of its human rights and democracy record, as well as to press for clarity on the implications of EU reform. With the continued stand-off over Polish meat, the Russians see " [...]	2007-10-23 13:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU WTRO ETRD ENRG KO RS
07MOSCOW5152	Norway's StatoilHydro Joins Shtokman Gas Project [...] (U) Norway's StatoilHydro announced October 25th that it will sign an agreement for the remaining 24% stake in the Shtokman Development Company, which is to develop the first phase of the giant Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea. Gazprom had earlier awarded France's Total a 25% share in th [...]	2007-10-25 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5162	LUKOIL VP PREDICTS CHINESE DOMINANCE AND SUGGESTS [...] (SBU) At an October 22 conference session on "U.S.-Russian Relations and Energy Security," Lukoil V.P. Leonid Fedun strongly criticized the U.S. for treating Russia as a "defeated nation." He nonetheless called for more dialogue as "equal partners," and portrayed China as a common threat, pre [...]	2007-10-26 09:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW517	RUSSIA: STRATEGIC SECTOR LAW MOVING AGAIN, SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary. It appears the draft Law on Foreign Investment in the Strategic Sectors may have legs again. In a January 31 inter-ministerial meeting, PM Fradkov remitted the draft Strategic Sectors Law to the Ministry of Industry and Energy (MIE) for one month to simplify the investment revie [...]	2007-02-06 14:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5173	(C) YUKOS FINANCE BUYER: NO PRE-ARRANGED DEAL WITH [...] (C) One of the major investors behind the August 15 purchase of Yukos Finance assets at auction told us October 23 that the investors hoped to "unwind" the various lawsuits and other claims against the company. They planned to use the $1.5 billion in cash assets and the 49% stake in Slovakia' [...]	2007-10-26 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5218	MFA IRAN DESK ON CASPIAN SUMMIT, ECONOMIC [...] (C) In an October 30 meeting, MFA Iran Desk Head Maxim Baranov indicated the Caspian Summit and bilateral meetings in Tehran resulted only in generic progress on economic cooperation. He described active engagement with Iran, however, including an upcoming 7th session of the "Joint Commission [...]	2007-10-31 12:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS IR
07MOSCOW5231	RUSSIA'S NORTH-SOUTH ENERGY STRATEGY: A KNIFE, A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian activism in recent years to strengthen the "north-south" energy corridor suggests an intention to slice through the conceptual "east-west" corridor, to reassert Central Asia's dependence on Russian energy routes, and to repair Russia's own fumbling gas balance. Russia ap [...]	2007-11-01 09:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5242	RUSSIA-BULGARIA ENERGY: SOUTHSTREAM MOU TO BE [...] (SBU) Bulgarian Economic Officer Kiril Vachev told us October 31 that Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov will visit Moscow November 7-9 to sign an MOU on the proposed Southstream gas pipeline (reftels). The MOU will signal political support in principle but leave all details to the fu [...]	2007-11-01 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5350	THE END OF YUKOS [...] (SBU) In a November 7th meeting, Yukos receiver Eduard Rebgun told us the company will cease to exist as soon as the court acknowledges receipt of his final report, which he submitted November 2nd. Rebgun asserted that he had merely performed a professional duty to carry out a Russian court d [...]	2007-11-09 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5369	RUSSIAN SIX-PARTY HFO COMMITMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ENRG KNNP PARK PREL IN KN RS
07MOSCOW5372	KERCH STRAIT OIL SPILL UNDER CONTROL, BUT LONG TERM CLEANUP [...] (SBU) Despite continuing storms in the Kerch Strait, the GOR reports that it has staunched the flow and has begun containment and cleanup of the 2000 tons of oil spilled over the weekend. The GOR is cooperating with Ukraine, but has not requested any international assistance. The Federal Serv [...]	2007-11-14 03:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5399	MFA ON RUSSIAN-EU ENERGY RELATIONS REF: A. MOSCOW 5266 B. MOSCOW 4932 Classified By: Econ MC Eric Schultz for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 13:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5405	REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM [...] (C) Rosatom International Affairs Director Vladimir Kuchinov called in EST Counselor November 14 to follow up on our earlier approaches to Rosatom and MFA regarding removal of high-threat radioactive sources from Abkhazia. Kuchinov confirmed that Rosatom Director Sergey Kiriyenko had not agre [...]	2007-11-15 16:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA GG RS
07MOSCOW5408	ROSATOM REORGANIZATION BILL SAILS THROUGH DUMA [...] (SBU) The Duma passed unanimously November 13 a bill to restructure Russia's civil nuclear sector. In place of the current Rosatom Agency, the bill establishes the "Rosatom Corporation." Its mandate will be to coordinate and manage nuclear policy in all sectors. A centerpiece of Rosatom Corp [...]	2007-11-16 07:24:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL ENRG RS
07MOSCOW5429	CHINESE PREMIER WEN VISITS MOSCOW; FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Moscow November 5-6 to close the "Year of China" in Russia. His visit focused on trade and energy. While the Russian MFA portrayed the visit as a successful expression of flourishing economic relations, the Chinese Embassy cautioned that the agreem [...]	2007-11-16 15:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW5435	PM SINGH'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE LIMITS OF [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losyukov told the Ambassador that Indian Prime Minister Singh's November 11-12 trip to Moscow was a "useful visit" that saw progress on a potential agreement for Russia to sell four additional nuclear reactors to India. The visit included the si [...]	2007-11-17 12:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MASS IN RS
07MOSCOW5451	DFM DENISOV LAUDS ECON DIALOGUE, WELCOMES JANUARY [...] (SBU) In a November 19 meeting with DFM Denisov, the Ambassador raised Undersecretary Jeffery's proposal for a preliminary meeting in Moscow in January at which the two could discuss establishing a low-key, informal but regular economic dialogue. Denisov responded that he welcomed the propose [...]	2007-11-19 16:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG RS
07MOSCOW5458	UKRAINE TO PAY $160 FOR GAS IN 2008; MARKET PRICES [...] (C) According to the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow, agreement has been reached on a gas price of $160 per thousand cubic meters (mcm) for Russian gas deliveries to Ukraine for 2008. The agreement also calls for a rise to "market prices" by 2011. Separately, Gazprom indicated that final details [...]	2007-11-21 06:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5479	Disaster Declaration: Oil Spill in Kerch Strait, Russia [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The November 11 oil spill in the Kerch Strait (which runs between the Black and Azov Seas near Crimea) continues to affect large numbers of fish and wildlife and is now spreading into the Sea of Azov (refs A, B). Efforts to contain a [...]	2007-11-23 04:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SENV ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5480	DISASTER DECLARATION: OIL SPILL IN KERCH STRAIT, [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The November 11 oil spill in the Kerch Straight (which runs between the Black and Azov Seas near Crimea) continues to affect large numbers of fish and wildlife and is now spreading into the Sea of Azov (refs A, B). Efforts to contain [...]	2007-11-23 04:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG PREL SENV RS
07MOSCOW5497	GAZPROM-OWNED STROYTRANSGAZ ON SYRIA, OTHER [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with Econoff, Leonid Bokhanovskiy, First Vice-President of the Gazprom-owned construction firm Stroytransgaz, confirmed that the company had completed a gas treatment facility in Syria as well as a gas pipeline from Egypt to Syria. He indicated that the company wo [...]	2007-11-23 11:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS IR IZ SY
07MOSCOW5512	RUSSIA AND INDIA SEEK TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES; [...] (SBU) Summary: In official briefings on Indian Prime Minister Singh's November 11-12 visit, Russian and Indian diplomats confirmed reftel assessment of bilateral relations as politically healthy but in danger of appearing "emaciated" should the countries fail to expand economic ties. The dip [...]	2007-11-26 07:58:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG MASS IN RS
07MOSCOW5563	UKRAINE GAS PRICE AGREEMENT DELAYED BY LATEST [...] (C) A November 27th agreement between Gazprom and Turkmenistan on a price increase for Turkmen gas has delayed and complicated a deal on 2008 gas prices to Ukraine. Gazprom, which serves as an intermediary for Turkmen gas to Ukraine, will pay Turkmenistan $130 per thousand cubic meters (mcm) o [...]	2007-11-29 07:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS
07MOSCOW5571	RUSSIA: POWER SECTOR RESTRUCTURING ENTERS LAST [...] (SBU) The electricity sector's regulatory and policy framework after July 2008, when holding company RAO UES will cease operations, is taking shape. On October 26, RAO UES shareholders approved the restructuring plan and consented to the appointment of RAO UES' director of strategy as the new [...]	2007-11-29 09:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG PREL RS
07MOSCOW5585	"SECURE GAS SUPPLY FOR EUROPE" -- NORD STREAM MOVING FORWARD REF: A. THE HAGUE 1999 B. MOSCOW 5399 C. TALLINN 737 D. HELSINKI 785 E. WARSAW 1975 F. RIGA 430 Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW5609	RUSSIA ENERGY: NO DEAL ON KOVYKTA THIS YEAR? [...] (C) TNK-BP International Affairs Director Shawn McCormick confirmed to us on November 30th that a deal between Gazprom and TNK-BP on Gazprom's purchase of TNK-BP's 62.5% share of the giant Kovykta gas field in East Siberia will likely not be concluded this year. Press reports cited a Gazprom [...]	2007-11-30 13:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW57	RUSSIAN ENERGY: THE RUSSIA-BELARUS OIL STANDOFF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia and Belarus have not yet found a solution to their row over oil volumes through the Druzhba pipeline. Over the last three days each party has cast blame on the other for initiating the confrontation, with the Russians claiming that the Belarusian transit duty was illegal u [...]	2007-01-10 15:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5701	EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN REITERATES: "WE ONLY SELL [...] (SBU) Embassy of Turkmenistan Econ Counselor Murat Yazberdiyev reiterated to us November 30th that Turkmenistan is only interested in selling gas "at the border." That said, Turkmenistan had no objections to others either improving existing pipelines or building new ones through which to expo [...]	2007-12-04 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS TX

07MOSCOW5717	GAZPROM: 2008 GAS PRICE DEAL WITH UKRAINE [...] (SBU) Confirming press reports, Gazprom International Affairs Director Ivan Zolotov told us December 5th that a deal had been concluded with Ukrainian Minister of Energy Yuriy Boyko the previous day on the 2008 gas price to Ukraine and transit fees to and through Ukraine. Zolotov said negotia [...]	2007-12-05 14:34:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW583	RUSSIAN ENERGY: AMBASSADOR MEETS GAZPROM'S MILLER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller praised recent moves on domestic gas price reform, and said gas price rises to FSU countries would move forward in tandem, and assets are a part of the payment mix. Miller stressed plans in play to develop Yam [...]	2007-02-09 10:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5835	ROSNEFT CEO BOGDANCHIKOV OPTIMISTIC [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-17 12:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS PINR
07MOSCOW5841	ATOMSTROYEXPORT'S APPROACH TO THE "NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting at a Moscow think-tank, an official from Atomstroyexport outlined priorities for the construction of Russian nuclear power plants abroad. China, India, Iran, and Bulgaria are their top target markets. The official downplayed the importance of the failure of Russ [...]	2007-12-17 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG PREL RS IN
07MOSCOW5845	ROSNEFT'S LEADERSHIP RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: A recent shuffle in the top ranks of Rosneft, rumored to have been engineered by its Chairman Igor Sechin, has spurred speculation that CEO Sergey Bogdanchikov may be on his way out. If true, the company's plans and future may depend as much on politics as the company's plans an [...]	2007-12-18 13:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW5899	RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The pragmatic pursuit of economic growth and political stability, and a determined effort to avoid "interfering" with each other's domestic political developments have brought an improvement in ties between Russia and China. The conclusion of two "national years" created a stro [...]	2007-12-20 15:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG CH RS
07MOSCOW5955	RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S END-OF-YEAR REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on December 21, the day after the formal signing of the Tri-Caspian (Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan) pipeline agreement, Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko called it "a good note" on which to end the year. He commented on domestic en [...]	2007-12-28 11:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PINR RS
07MOSCOW648	RUSSIA AND INDIA: MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BUT DON'T [...] (C) Summary: Russia's goal is to "revitalize" its ties to India by concentrating on energy security and hi-tech joint projects according to the MFA, which provided a readout on Putin's trip to India and a look ahead at high-level meetings in February. Moscow heralded an agreement to sell f [...]	2007-02-14 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KNNP MASS ETRD IN RS
07MOSCOW66	RUSSIAN ENERGY: UPDATE ON BELARUS-RUSSIA OIL ROW [...] (SBU) On January 11, Econoff spoke to Shawn McCormick (please protect),head of government relations at TNK-BP, who confirmed press reports that Russian crude is flowing again through Belarus along the Druzhba pipeline and his company was sending their "normal" volumes through and was not requ [...]	2007-01-11 12:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW825	RUSSIAN MFA CITES DIP NOTE ON SMUGGLED HEU SAMPLE [...] (S) As instructed by REF A, we met February 26 with Mikhail Kondratenkov, of the MFA's Department of Disarmament and Security Affairs (DVBR),and asked him to clarify Moscow's purported request to the Georgian Government for an additional sample of the HEU that was seized in Georgia in Februa [...]	2007-02-27 15:10:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	KNNP MNUC ENRG PARM ASEC
07MOSCOW875	RUSSIA'S GAS WEAKNESS [...] (C) Summary. Owing in part to rapid economic growth but also in large part to poorly managed resources by Gazprom, Russia is facing a gas production crunch. While this problem was recognized early on by analysts, the GOR seems to have only awakened to the dilemma relatively recently. Gazprom [...]	2007-03-01 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MOSCOW980	RUSSIAN ENERGY: PROSPECTS FOR DEALS IN THE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Despite increased GOR control over the sector, U.S. majors are involved in several high-profile deals and below-the-radar deals are becoming more common as well. Russia will need western expertise -- most urgently on the gas side -- as it moves to exploit the offshore and the ea [...]	2007-03-09 03:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
07MUMBAI111	STAFFDEL FITE GIVES DAE OPTMISTIC OUTLOOK FOR 123 AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Congress will support any 123 Agreement that complies with U.S. law, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers David Fite and Douglas Seay told Dr. Ravi Grover of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on February 23. Grover asked several questions about the 123 Agreement's prospects in Co [...]	2007-02-24 11:10:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07MUMBAI134	KAKODKAR GIVES POSITIVE HEARING TO U.S. INDUSTRY [...] (C) DAE Secretary Anil Kakodkar made a strong positive impression on members of USIBC's nuclear trade delegation during their March 8 meeting in Mumbai. In a briefing following the meeting, most delegation members told us that Kakodkar made compelling arguments to include reprocessing rights i [...]	2007-03-09 14:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV BEXP EFIN EINV EPET EMIN ETRD PREL
07MUMBAI195	CODEL LOWEY SIGNALS CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Nuclear Power Corp. of India (NPCIL),Codel Lowey expressed general support for the planned U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation, yet cited concerns that members of Congress still have about the deal. Congressman Edward Royce told the NPCIL leadership that India mus [...]	2007-04-12 11:21:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07MUMBAI649	SECRETARY PAULSON SPEAKS AT INDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: At an Infrastructure Conference in Mumbai on October 29, 2007, visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson encouraged continued economic reforms in India, especially transparent and independent regulatory frameworks. He underscored India's need to develop a domestic corporate bond [...]	2007-11-07 13:36:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENRG PREL IN
07MUNICH463	BIOGAS IN BAVARIA: A MODEL FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE? [...] ConGen Munich visited a biomethane plant in Pliening, Bavaria built and run by Schmack Biogas AG, a leader in the biogas field. The plant is a showcase for the state of the art in biogas technology, and an example of the potential of biomass as a fuel source. Schmack representatives are optim [...]	2007-08-13 05:40:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL ENRG TRGY KGHG GM
07MUSCAT1096	CODEL MORAN MEETING WITH OMANI DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) In an October 26 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation, the Omani Deputy Prime Minister praised U.S.-Oman relations and welcomed U.S. engagement in the region. He characterized Iran as a country determined to win respect from the international community and discounted inf [...]	2007-12-05 06:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP KPAL ECON ENRG IR MU
07MUSCAT580	NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: [...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Microsoft Oman for the Secretary's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Microsoft Oman's strong commitment to actively supporting government efforts to promote greater computer literacy in the Sultanate makes this company the right choice for the 2007 Corp [...]	2007-06-09 12:37:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP AMGT MU
07MUSCAT709	READOUT OF OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador that during his July 17 stop in Tehran, Iranian officials expressed a desire to advance their dialogue with the U.S. on Iraq, but were concerned over reports that the U.S. was arming tribal groups in Anbar [...]	2007-07-24 12:56:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EPET ENRG ECON IR IZ MU
07MUSCAT860	MINISTER CONFIDENT OF OMAN'S FISCAL POSITION [...] (C) Omani Minister of National Economy Ahmed Macki is upbeat on the Sultanate's financial health, despite the significant damage and expense of recovery from Tropical Cyclone Gonu in June. Of greater concern to the Minister is the general rise in prices, which is leading to a lack of affordab [...]	2007-09-09 12:33:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PREL EAIR MU
07MUSCAT97	OMAN 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Embassy submits the following Investment Climate Statement for 2007. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which are expected to account for 79% of the government's revenue [...]	2007-01-30 13:25:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07NAIROBI1002	China in Kenya: No Appetite for Investment, But a Thirst [...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese companies appear to have little appetite for making significant investments in Kenya. One reason: Kenya's investment climate still leaves a lot to be desired. Another: Chinese companies probably figure it's easier to export goods efficiently made in China than it is to [...]	2007-03-02 08:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EPET EINV ENRG KE CH
07NAIROBI1009	U.S./CHINA DIALOGUE - KENYA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to ref B, Embassy Nairobi directs Washington to refs A, C, and D. Ref D is a baseline cable on the economic dimensions of the China-Kenya relationship. Refs A and C contain additional new information on the same topic, and in so doing responds to many of the issues raised r [...]	2007-03-02 09:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PREL PGOV KE CH
07NAIROBI219	KIBAKI SIGNS BILLS THAT MAY SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: On New Year's Eve 2006, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signed into law 11 more bills, including important laws with important implications for the financial and energy sectors. This tally adds to several economic development-related bills passed earlier in the parliamentary year a [...]	2007-01-12 08:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EINV ENRG EFIN KCRM EPET KCOR KE
07NAIROBI3167	KENYA WANTS GREATER ACCESS TO GEOSPATIAL IMAGERY TO REDUCE [...] Summary: Speaking at a recent international conference in Nairobi, Kenya's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai said that increased access to geospatial information can help countries like Kenya to improve management of natural resources, reduce conflict promote sustainable use of resour [...]	2007-08-06 07:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG ECON KE
07NAIROBI3209	KENYA'S WANGARI MAATHAI CONTINUES TO SPEAK OUT [...] Summary: Kenya's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, recipient of the 2007 Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights, continues to be a forceful advocate for better governance as a path to environmentally sustainable economic development in Kenya and across Africa. Her ability [...]	2007-08-09 06:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG ECON PGOV KCOR KE
07NASSAU1053	FINANCE MINISTER AFFIRMS BAHAMAS' INTEREST IN [...] (C) Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Liang affirmed the new FNM government's interest in attracting more small-scale, boutique tourism investments as opposed to the large-scale investments popular during the Christie Administration. Liang emphasized that no investors would be turned awa [...]	2007-08-24 11:37:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ENRG ECON BF
07NASSAU1385	BAHAMAS REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN WIREC 2008 [...] Based on the Government of the Government of the Bahamas' strong interest in the area of renewable energy, Post requests it be added as an invitee to the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) to be held in March 2008. 2. Although the Bahamas is not a net export [...]	2007-11-14 16:50:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET SENV SOCI BF
07NASSAU631	NEW GOVERNMENT: NO BAHAMIAN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel A request, Post has reviewed potential Venezuelan foreign aid to The Bahamas. The Bahamas is listed on Embassy Caracas' "Venezuela Dollar Diplomacy" spreadsheet as a potential recipient of aid under the Petrocaribe program. However, the GCOB never agreed to impl [...]	2007-05-21 17:15:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	PINR ENRG VN BF
07NASSAU939	BAHAMAS ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS PETROCARIBE ON [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with the Charge' and PolChief, Minister of State for Public Utilities Phenton Neymour confirmed that Petrocaribe was not and would not be a priority for the new Bahamian government. He also indicated that the government had not had time to assess the Liquef [...]	2007-07-31 18:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG SENV BF VZ
07NDJAMENA178	CHAD'S OIL REVENUE OVERSIGHT BODY OVERSHADOWED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad's oil revenue management body (College de Control Pour le Surveillance de Resources Petroliere - CCSRP) is expected to oversee some USD 204 million in oil royalties and fees in 2007. According to CCSRP President Abdoulaye Lamana, half of this amount will go for government [...]	2007-02-27 16:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET CD
07NDJAMENA198	CHAD OIL PROJECT: 6 YEARS AND 6 BILLION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 14:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EPET ELAB CD
07NDJAMENA274	IMF WORRIED ABOUT CHAD FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting IMF team and World Bank mission leader said that maintaining fiscal sustainability in Chad will continue to be difficult, especially when substantial oil revenue is about to be received (oil taxes paid March 30 come to USD $420 million.) Major concerns include: incre [...]	2007-03-30 10:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA546	CHAD OIL: GOVERNMENT WAVES THE CARROTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Working relations between the Government of Chad and the Esso-led oil consortium continue to improve. It appears that the President has been persuaded that taking too aggressive an approach at a time when the Consortium is weighing future investment decisions could jeopardize [...]	2007-07-02 16:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
07NDJAMENA676	CHINA IN CHAD: AN ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mr. Huang Mingyuan, Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Chinese (PRC) Embassy in Chad, provided an overview of the current state of China's activities here. Since reopening its embassy in N'djamena in 2006, China has responded to a variety of needs expressed by the Chad [...]	2007-08-17 10:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD CH ECON ETRD PREL ENRG EPET
07NEWDELHI1218	SCENESETTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SECRETARY SAMUEL W. BODMAN'S MARCH 2007 VISIT TO INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Bodman, the members of the Country Team warmly welcome you to New Delhi and Mumbai and look forward to your arrival on March 19. You are visiting at a crucial time in Indo-U.S. relations and are positioned to significantly advance our growing government-to-government, commer [...]	2007-03-13 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY EPET EAID SENV PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI1292	ECON HIGHLIGHTS FROM NEW DELHI(March 12-16, 2007) [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 12-16, 2006. --------------------------------------------- - ECONOMIST CONFERENCE: GOI ROLLS OUT RED CARPET --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Prime Minister Singh address [...]	2007-03-16 11:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN ECON ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV IN
07NEWDELHI1325	INDIA FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL IN AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. Indian strategic thinkers agree that China is leading India in involvement with Africa by almost all economic and political measures. Not only does China have a greater volume of bilateral trade with Africa, but China is also pouring development aid and concessional loans into [...]	2007-03-19 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IN CH ECON ENRG EPET EAGR
07NEWDELHI1403	SARAN ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF ENGAGEMENT, DESIRE TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Special Envoy Shyam Saran to emphasize the necessity for progress in the upcoming 123 Agreement talks. The upcoming round of 123 talks should not be a negotiation of previously agreed upon points, but rather a codification and definition of outstanding issues, [...]	2007-03-22 14:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI1485	OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN SOFT POWER IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As requested, this cable contains specific, concrete ideas for opportunities for India to use soft power in helping Afghanistan's reconstruction, with the broader objective of seeking ways for the U.S. to synergize its efforts with Afghanistan's "natural ally." Some of the ideas are ne [...]	2007-03-28 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON ENRG SCUL SOCI AF IN
07NEWDELHI1488	A SNAPSHOT OF INDIAN THOUGHTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In various meetings over the last few weeks, Post has been taking stock of what Indian analysts, professors, lawmakers and journalists are thinking about Iran. This cable is a summary of those conversations. Interlocutors agreed that, while Indians do not want a nuclear Iran, t [...]	2007-03-28 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET ELTN IR IN
07NEWDELHI1676	CODEL LOWEY DISCUSSES 123 AGREEMENT, CONGRESSIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a joint meeting with Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran, Codel Lowey outlined their concerns on the civil-nuclear agreement, including fears that the Government of India (GOI) had come to the conclusion that the U.S. Congre [...]	2007-04-09 14:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI1715	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND GAITRI KUMAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD MOPS KPAO ENRG PARM PTER
07NEWDELHI1723	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER AND GAITRI KUMAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: South and Central Asian Affairs Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher met Ministry of External Affairs SIPDIS Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar April 5 to review progress and obstacles on key U.S.- India bilateral issues, including defense, military relations, education, the Agricult [...]	2007-04-11 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD MOPS KPAO ENRG PARM PTER
07NEWDELHI2192	IRAN ENCOURAGES INDIAN ELITE TO GET BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Left-wing think-tanker Professor S.D. Muni told PolCouns May 7 about his trip to Iran, fully paid for and sponsored by the Government of Iran, in which he and 13 Indian academics, former diplomats, journalists and scientists visited the Arak heavy water complex and met the Minis [...]	2007-05-08 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET MNUC IR IN
07NEWDELHI2230	PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS AMIDST CHAOS: US LAWMAKERS' [...] (C) Summary: May 7 marked another day of shouting and chaos in both houses of the Indian Parliament. Congress went after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the fake encounter killings of Muslims in Gujarat, demanding the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Narendra Modi for his alleged [...]	2007-05-09 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ENRG IN IR
07NEWDELHI2480	IRAQ'S OIL MINISTER TO SEEK INDIAN INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani will visit India May 25-28, leading a delegation from a broad spectrum of the Iraqi government, in addition to several businesspeople. The main goal for Iraq is to get an Indian agreement for investment in either building a new oil refine [...]	2007-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG IQ IN
07NEWDELHI2678	A THIRD FRONT GETS OFF TO A SHAKY START [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, eight regional parties met in Hyderabad under the auspices of Telegu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu and agreed to form a "third front" aimed at eventually unseating the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and forming the government. The j [...]	2007-06-07 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI2697	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 4-8, 2007. ANDRA PRADESH POWER SHORTFALL DUE TO PIPELINE PROBLEMS -------------- 2. (U) The economically dynamic southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is facing a 2000 megawatt power shortfa [...]	2007-06-08 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI2722	INDIA ENHANCING TIES WITH LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of External Affairs Director for West Africa and North Africa N.J. Gangte characterized External Affairs Minister (EAM) Pranab Mukherjee's 26-28 May visit to Tripoli as "a political blessing to the bilateral economic activity." Mukherjee and Libyan FM Abul Rehman S [...]	2007-06-12 05:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN LY ENRG KPET ECON
07NEWDELHI2840	THE NEW UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT WANTS CLOSE U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 05:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SCUL SOCI EIND EINV ENRG
07NEWDELHI2912	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 18-22, 2007. FIRST ROUND ON INDIA/EC FTA TALKS TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK -------------- 2. (SBU) European Commission Trade Counselor Bermejo told us that the first round of negotiations for an Indian [...]	2007-06-22 11:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAIR PTER KTFN PREL ENRG ECON IN PK IR
07NEWDELHI3034	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 25-29, 2007. COMING SOON - EFFORTS TO AMEND THE MONEY LAUNDERING ACT --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Econoff on June 29, Joint Secretary of Reve [...]	2007-06-29 11:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV EAIR PTER KTFN PREL ENRG ECON IN PK IR
07NEWDELHI3132	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 2-6, 2007. Foreign Banks Report High Profit Growth, Yet Opportunity Costs are Extreme ----------------- 2. (U) Major foreign banks in India have reported a healthy growth in net profits in the [...]	2007-07-09 10:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD EAIR PTER KTFN PREL ENRG ECON IN IR
07NEWDELHI3262	INDIA: LACK OF MARKET DRIVERS FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: This cable will look at the investment environment for clean technology in India and the potential role US diplomacy, technology, and financing can play. A number of market challenges such as the lack of a green market among consumers and minimal involvement from the [...]	2007-07-17 12:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3429	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 23 - 27, 2007. POSITIVE GOI NOISES ON DOW AND MCDERMOTT ---------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) There are indications that the legacy issues of Dow and McDermott may be moving closer [...]	2007-07-27 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3436	INDIA: SME'S HOLD KEY TO APP SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs),which make up the bulk of Indian industry, do not understand the goals and processes of the Asia Pacific Partnership (APP). Reaching this segment of industry through better publicity, engagement, and a revised proposal process will r [...]	2007-07-30 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3528	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 30 - August 3, 2007. Contains Business Proprietary information. TATA RUNS INTO TROUBLE IN TAMIL NADU --------------- 2. (SBU) Tata Steel's $620 million project proposed Tamil Nadu titanium d [...]	2007-08-03 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3603	INDIA: REMOVING CLEAN TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Clean technology transfer to India faces several market and policy challenges. (Ref A) By raising awareness on the anthropogenic causes of climate change via television and reviving eco-labeling, a viable market can be created. In addition, manufacturers should look to partner [...]	2007-08-08 05:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TSPL TRGY EFIN BEXP IN
07NEWDELHI3654	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 6-10 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 6-10, 2007. KERALA RE-TENDERS $580 MILLION PORTIMPROVEMENT PROJECT AFTER CHINESE BID REJECTED ----------------------- 2. (U) Kerala has re-invited global bids for a $580 million project to [...]	2007-08-10 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3691	NUCLEAR DEAL REACTION: LOTS OF NOISE, SOME HURT [...] (C) Summary. Opposition parties loudly shouted protest slogans during Prime Minister Singh's August 13 suo moto speech in the lower house on the civil-nuclear agreement, and the reaction is expected to grow more boisterous as parliamentary debate continues the week of August 20. The Congress [...]	2007-08-14 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI3728	INDIAN PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS AGAIN OVER NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary. Both houses of the Indian Parliament were forced to adjourn on August 16 as opposition and Left parties disrupted proceedings, saying Prime Minister Singh had misled Parliament on the civil-nuclear agreement. Indian media reporting on Spokesman Sean McCormack's August 15 statemen [...]	2007-08-16 12:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI3756	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 13-17, 2007 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 13-17, 2007. NO BANK FUNDING FOR DOMESTIC M AND A ACTIVITIES IN INDIA --------------------- 2. (U) In a conversation with Vishwavir Ahuja, Managing Director and Country Chief of Bank of Amer [...]	2007-08-17 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3809	STAFFDEL KILLION ENGAGES INDIA ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Summary: In a series of meetings with GOI ministries as well as Indian NGOs from August 8 to 10, Senior Professional Staff Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee David Killion introduced H.R. 2420, the congressional blueprint for a post-Kyoto global agreement known as the Internati [...]	2007-08-21 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP SENV ENRG TSPL ECON TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
07NEWDELHI3885	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 20-24, 2007 [...] Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 20-24, 2007. TO QUELL UNREST, U.P. SHUTS DOWN GROCERY CHAINS ------------------ 2. On August 23, Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister, Mayawati Kumari, ordered all organized grocery retailers in the s [...]	2007-08-24 11:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI3905	SCO SUMMIT: INDIA "WATCHING AND WAITING" ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Eurasia Sandeep Arya and Under Secretary L. Savithri told PolOff Aug. 23 that the Government SIPDIS of India (GOI) was not interested in seeking full membe [...]	2007-08-27 12:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ENRG MARR CH KZ KG TX TI UZ
07NEWDELHI3983	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 27-31, 2007 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 27-31, 2007. FINANCE MINISTRY FINDING WAYS AROUND FDI CAP ---------------- 2. (U) Local press reported this week that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved a request by India's largest [...]	2007-08-31 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SENV IN
07NEWDELHI4088	DELHI DIARY, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7 [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 09:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI4095	DEHI DIARY, AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for August 31-September 7, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Chennai Yawns through New President's First Visit -- Playing the Muslim Card: Congress Prepares for Possible Mid-term Electio [...]	2007-09-07 10:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI4215	INDIA PROVIDES NON-PAPER RESPONSE AND DATES FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for ISN and SCA. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director of the Disarmament and International Security Division (DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill gave poloff September 14 India's non-paper response (below) to the U.S. non-papers provided [...]	2007-09-14 12:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL MTCRE KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4377	IRAN AND THE NUCLEAR DEAL ARE NOT ELECTION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an Iran roundtable event hosted by PolCouns September 19, a group of Indian analysts, journalists and diplomats agreed that, while the Government of India (GOI) was struggling to live down the perception that it took orders from Washington, neither the nuclear deal nor Ir [...]	2007-09-26 01:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP MOPS ENRG EPET PINR KISL
07NEWDELHI4456	WEST BENGAL CPM LEADER STANDS STRONG AGAINST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following two days of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) central committee meetings September 29-30 in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu took a stand separating himself and his clique from the hardliners opposed to the 123 Agreement and the Indo-U.S. civil nucle [...]	2007-10-01 11:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP PARM TSPL ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4597	DELHI DIARY, OCT 5-12 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 5-12, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- FM Mukherjee Visiting Moscow -- India Put the Brakes on Rail Service to Dhaka -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Trip to Africa -- Sin [...]	2007-10-12 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELTN MOPS MARR ENRG EPET BG SN SF
07NEWDELHI4700	THE SON ALSO RISES: RAHUL GANDHI TAKES ANOTHER [...] (C) Summary: Congress Party supremo Sonia Gandhi appointed son Rahul Gandhi to a senior position in the Congress Party on September 24, a move that gives Rahul a formal role in the party organization and is seen as ensuring a clear line of dynastic succession. The appointment came as part of [...]	2007-10-23 11:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PARM ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI4758	DELHI DIARY, OCT 23-26 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for October 23-26, 2007 that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- India, China and Russia Jointly Oppose Further Burma Sanctions -- Bhutanese Election Dates Announced India, China and Russia Jointl [...]	2007-10-26 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG MARR CH RS BT BM IN
07NEWDELHI4803	BJP LEADERS RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: During a series of separate meetings October 24-30, the Ambassador encouraged senior BJP leaders Brajesh Mishra, L.K. Advani and Rajnath Singh to set aside their political differences with the ruling Congress Party and recognize that the civil nuclear cooperation initiative was fi [...]	2007-10-31 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4832	AMBASSADOR, INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In a November 1 meeting between Ambassador Mulford and Minister of Defense A.K. Antony, the Ambassador: -- stressed the probity and accountability of American business practices in the context of defense sales to India, providing Antony with a copy of the Foreign Corrupt Practic [...]	2007-11-01 13:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PARM MNUC ECPS BEXP ENRG PK IN
07NEWDELHI4835	ABRIDGED WINTER SESSION OF PARLIAMENT DUE TO KEY [...] (SBU) Summary: The upcoming winter session of Parliament is likely to start a week sooner (on November 15) and run shorter than in previous years. The condensed schedule would allow party leaders a few days of full-scale campaigning for state assembly elections in Gujarat on December 11 and 16 [...]	2007-11-02 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4857	JASWANT SINGH SUPPORTS THE NUCLEAR DEAL BUT [...] (C) Summary: In separate November 5 meetings with senior BJP leaders and former Foreign Ministers Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh, the Ambassador argued that the 123 Agreement and Hyde Act had no impact on India's strategic program and urged them to take a statesmanlike attitude towards the n [...]	2007-11-05 14:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI4881	PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE, GUJARAT ELECTIONS KEY TO GOI [...] (C) Summary: The upcoming winter session of Parliament in mid-November and Gujarat state assembly elections in mid-December will play a key role in shaping GOI actions on the US-India civil nuclear agreement. The respective positions of the Congress Party and the Left parties are likely to be fine- [...]	2007-11-06 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5003	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKs OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of November 5-16, 2007. SUCCESSES FOR AES, VERIZON -------------------- 2. (SBU) GOI Confirms Coal Field for U.S. Power Company AES: AES received on November 6, 2007 final GOI Cabinet and Ministryof [...]	2007-11-16 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN EINV ECPS EPET ETRD EAGR ELTN ENRG
07NEWDELHI5026	INDIA WANTS TO STAY QUIET ON ITS WESTERN (IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador November 19 that the Indian government had not yet determined how it would express its concern about the IAEA Director General's Iran report. Although he conveyed the Indian government's continuing concern with the lack of t [...]	2007-11-20 11:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EPET ENRG EINV IR PK IN
07NEWDELHI5054	RAHUL PROVIDES STAR POWER, CONGRESS REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Rahul Gandhi generated the buzz and excitement for party faithful at his official coming out party at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) meeting on November 17. Beside the celebration of Rahul (Refs A,B),the party strongly supported Congress President Sonia Gandhi,s and P [...]	2007-11-21 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR PARM ENRG IN
07NEWDELHI5059	MOHAMMAD SALIM SPOUTS COMMUNIST LINE ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) Member of Parliament Mohammad Salim justified the violence in Nandrigram to PolCouns November 20 by claiming that the Communists drove out violent Maoists and restored law and order in the area. Now, he asserted, the CPM will prioritize pe [...]	2007-11-21 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5137	FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS PARLIAMENT NO U.S. PRESSURE ON GAS [...] (SBU) Media reported on November 28, 2007 that India's Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Murkherjee, had sent to the Lok Sabha a written reply to a question in which he denies that the U.S. has asked India not to move forward with the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) natural gas pipeline [...]	2007-11-30 01:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL EPET EINV PGOV IN IR
07NEWDELHI5174	MILD PARLIAMENT DEBATE SHOWS CONGRESS ENJOYS [...] (C) Summary: Meeting at a November 30 roundtable, Indian observers thought that the November 28 lower house debate in Parliament on the civil nuclear cooperation initiative effectively showed that the Congress Party has the strength to go forward on the deal. Several analysts pointed to the s [...]	2007-12-03 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5206	NUCLEAR DEBATE RERUN GETS PERSONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Personal attacks between the ruling Congress Party and opposition BJP leaders marked the eight-hour-plus December 4-5 Rajya Sabha (upper house) nuclear debate in Parliament. Going over the same arguments as in previous Parliament debates, the Left and United National Progressiv [...]	2007-12-05 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5280	RAILWAY MINISTER LALU REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR NUCLEAR DEAL BUT WANTS POLITICAL CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Railways and key government ally Lalu Prasad Yadav told the Ambassador December 7 that he sought to convince the Left of the benefits of implementing the U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative. Yadav said that he saw the need for energy as a major challenge facing [...]	2007-12-11 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
07NEWDELHI5335	MENON ND CHAVAN ASSURE U.S. FIRMS OF NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan assured a visiting trade mission of nuclear-related firms December 10-11 that India would purchase U.S. reactors. Menon recognized that a "letter of intent" would help the [...]	2007-12-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY BEXP EINV
07NEWDELHI5392	INDIAN OBSERVERS (MOSTLY) THINK NUCLEAR DEAL WILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Gathered at a December 26 roundtable, politicians and journalists largely agreed that the UPA government will still complete the nuclear deal despite the Congress Party's overwhelming loss in the Gujarat state elections, but differed on the process and reasoning. Member of Parl [...]	2007-12-26 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF
07NEWDELHI663	MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]	2007-02-12 01:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI664	MUKHERJEE TREADS CAREFULLY IN IRAN, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee tried to steer clear of controversy in a February 6-7 visit to Tehran, according to MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha. Emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must play a central role, and that the nuclear issue must be resol [...]	2007-02-12 01:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KISL PGOV ENRG EPET ETTC IR
07NEWDELHI752	BOTH SIDES VICTORIOUS IN BAGLIHAR VERDICT, INDIA [...] (C) Summary. The World Bank-appointed neutral expert announced his ruling on February 12 regarding the controversial Baglihar dam project, which both Pakistan and India claimed as a victory. Several specifications contested by Pakistan are being addressed, but the overall design of the dam [...]	2007-02-14 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWWT ECON PBTS ENRG ECIN KISL PK IN
07NEWDELHI94	PARTY SPOKESMEN AGREE THAT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, during the annual meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),political leaders from the BJP, Congress and the CPI(M) examined Indian economic policy from their own ideological perspectives. Despite an attempt by the BJP's Ravi Sh [...]	2007-01-09 11:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB ENRG PGOV PREL PINR IN
07NIAMEY1359	A BRIDGE FROM CHINA TO NIGER [...] Summary. The November 5, 2007 groundbreaking and laying of the first stone for a long-awaited second bridge in the capital city of Niamey symbolizes an increasingly closer relationship between two friends, the Republic of Niger (RON) and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Exchanges between [...]	2007-11-08 15:40:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EPET SOCI NG CH
07NIAMEY641	NIGER PROFITS FROM URANIUM IN REVITALIZED MARKET [...] (C) For the first time since 1983, the Government of Niger (GON) will exercise its right to purchase and sell some of the country's uranium production this year. Moreover, it may sell its share (anticipated to be 300 tons this year and as much as 1,045 tons/year from 2008) to an American power [...]	2007-05-08 16:33:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL NG BBSR BTIO
07NICOSIA694	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV VERRY + [...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S PERSONNEL, RICHARD ROBERT VERRY, LAUREL ANN COTTON, LINDSAY MARA GUTHRIE, DAVID BRETT NEWMAN, ALLYN RAY PRATT, MARK RAYMOND MELANY, TODD CLAIR FRERK, TIMOTHY ALLEN GREGOIRE, ANNE STUART KOHNEN, CARRYL GEMMA MACLEOD, A [...]	2007-08-27 08:56:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA CY
07OSLO1007	WIREC MINISTERIAL DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 14:36:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA
07OSLO1039	HOT AND COLD NORWEGIAN ICE TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 4, U.S.-Norwegian Informal Commercial Exchange (ICE) talks were held in Oslo, covering a wide variety of trade issues. Key U.S. matters included pharmaceutical patent protection, IPR issues, a Norwegian car tax adversely affecting American cars, the Government Pensi [...]	2007-10-16 06:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV

07OSLO1086	NORWEGIAN ENERGY: HEADY WITH GAS, BUBBLY WITH OIL [...] (C) Summary. In a recent review of energy issues facing Norway, the third largest exporter of gas and fifth largest exporter of oil, Petroleum Ministry officials discussed: --anti-competition concerns raised by the recent merger of Norwegian state-owned oil companies Statoil and Norsk Hydro; [...]	2007-11-07 09:24:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG EINV SENV NO

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