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| 00HANOI1298 | VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE: COAL, ECOTOURISM, AND CHINA? [...] NORTHEASTERN VIETNAM'S QUANG NINH PROVINCE IS BLESSED WITH TWO NATURAL ENDOWMENTS: ABUNDANT HIGH- QUALITY COAL AND STRIKING SCENERY. IT CONTAINS MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT OF VIETNAM'S COAL RESERVES AND MINES TEN MILLION TONS A YEAR. LIKE MANY OTHER VIETNAMESE STATE-OWNED SECTORS, HOWEVER, THE [...] |
2000-06-13 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN ENRG EIND ELAB SENV VM |
| 00HANOI899 | VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR APEC ENERGY MINISTERS MEETING [...] ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY (MOI), MINISTER DANG VU CHU WILL LEAD VIETNAM'S DELEGATION TO THE MAY 10-12 APEC ENERGY MINISTERS CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO. (NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM DOES NOT HAVE A MINISTRY OF ENERGY. CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ARE DELEGATED TO OTHER MINISTRIES OR TO STAT [...] |
2000-04-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN EPET VM APEC |
| 00HARARE5350 | GOVERNMENT CONTINUES STOPGAP FUEL ACQUISITION [...] (SBU) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTING, THE GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE SIGNED A ZIM$2.5 BILLION (APPROXIMATELY USD 50 MILLION) LINE OF CREDIT WITH PRETRONAS, THE MALAYSIAN OIL COMPANY. MOTOR FUELS WILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE COUNTRY OVERLAND, BY RAIL AND ROAD, BY ENGEN. THE MALAYSIAN COMPANY, WHICH HAS [...] |
2000-09-22 10:24:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EIND PGOV AMGT ZI |
| 00HARARE5364 | GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE NOTIFIED ON EXCHANGE [...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTION, EMBOFF REACHED GOZ FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY TELEPHONE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2000 AT 11:45 A.M. LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THE MINISTER OF THE PLANNED EXCHANGE OF OIL FROM U.S. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE. MUDENGE THANKED US FOR THE INFORMATION BUT OTHERWISE HAD N [...] |
2000-09-25 15:09:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ECON PREL ZI |
| 00HARARE6803 | SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SOUTH AFRICAN HIGH COMMISSIONER A.J.D. NDOU TOLD AMBASSADOR MCDONALD AT LUNCH ON DECEMBER 2 THAT, WHILE HE HAD WORKED ON THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE MEETING AMONG PRESIDENTS MBEKI, OBASANJO AND MUGABE, HE HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THEIR NOVEMBER 30 MEETING. ACCORDING TO GODFRE [...] |
2000-12-05 06:05:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAGR PGOV ECON ENRG ZI |
| 00HOCHIMINHCITY1121 | SCIENCE, DETERMINATION, AND CHARITY IMPROVE LIVES IN VIETNAM'S MEKONG DELTA IN BIG AND SMALL WAYS [...] SUMMARY. IN POOR POCKETS OF THE MEKONG DELTA, AWAY FROM THE LIMELIGHT, THERE ARE PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS, VIETNAMESE AND FOREIGN, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THEIR OWN AND OTHER'S LIVES. CONGEN STAFF VISITED VIETNAM'S MAIN RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PRIVATE ELECTRICITY AND WATER SUPPLIERS, [...] |
2000-07-11 04:04:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO PGOV SOCI ENRG EWWT EAID KIPR ETRD VM KDTB |
| 00STATE229666 | TALKING POINTS ON IRAQI SUSPENSION OF OIL EXPORTS [...] BACKGROUND: ON DECEMBER 1, IRAQ SUSPENDED OIL EXPORTS WHICH FUND THE UN OPERATED OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM. IT DID SO EVEN THOUGH THE SECURITY COUNCIL AGREED TO ALLOW SHIPMENTS TO CONTINUE UNTIL UN OFFICIALS COULD CONCLUDE A PRICING MECHANISM THAT REFLECTS A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR IRAQ'S DECEMBER [...] |
2000-12-04 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL IZ |
| 00THEHAGUE1650 | THE DUTCH ON EU FOSSIL FUEL GRANTS [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-02 12:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG NL EUN |
| 00THEHAGUE1876 | CLIMATE CHANGE: ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY FUNDS [...] DUTCH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PRONK TOLD THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT ON JUNE 20 THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED THAT HIS MINISTRY, RATHER THAN THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTRY, SHOULD FINANCE CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO PRONK, THIS REQUIRES A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNM [...] |
2000-06-23 07:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ENRG ECON NL |
| 00THEHAGUE1959 | PICK-UP OF U.S.-SUPPLIED ENCRYPTION EQUIPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-28 15:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETTC KNNP PARM TRGY |
| 01ABUJA1312 | NIGERIA: THE OBASANJO ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS [...] (C) Summary. At the halfway mark of his Presidency, Olusegun Obasanjo struggles to rebuild long-neglected institutions, restore public confidence, and jump-start the economy through deregulation and increased investment. Obasanjo's progress toward vital political and economic objectives is sl [...] |
2001-06-13 07:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL ECON ENRG NI |
| 01ABUJA1419 | Nigeria's Macroeconomic Picture - [...] Economic policy and performance in 2000 and so far in 2001 have been mixed. Growth may have been sufficient to produce a small "democracy dividend" and privatization is moving ahead. The GON remains committed to fuel deregulation. Nevertheless, the 2000 and even more the 2001 budgets have [...] |
2001-06-19 16:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ENRG EFIN NI |
| 01ABUJA1529 | NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Howard F. Jeter; Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22 Ambassador Jeter, DOE Energy Advisor, and Econoff (notetaker) met in Abuja with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman. Dr. Lukman indicated [...] |
2001-06-29 15:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV NI OIL |
| 01ABUJA1628 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR FOR ENERGY REQUESTS [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 5. 2. On June 22, Ambassador, DOE Energy Advisor, and Econoff (notetaker) met with Special Advisor to the President for Petroleum Affairs and Energy, Dr. Rilwanu Lukman (Reftel B). Dr. Lukman commented that during President Obasanjo's state visit [...] |
2001-07-11 05:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1688 | NIGERIA: LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO EXPLAINS [...] Summary. In a July 6 letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (original forwarded to AF/W for transmittal to DOE), President Obasanjo provided the most comprehensive and clear explanation for the reasons behind the decision to award Marubeni/Hitachi the contract to rehabi [...] |
2001-07-17 13:20:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENRG PREL ETRD BEXP ECON NI |
| 01ABUJA1934 | NIGERIA: DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE FOR BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action cable; see para 7. 2. (U) Embassy Abuja applauds the work of the Department on developing a new structure for engaging Nigeria. Ref A closely reflects Embassy thinking on next steps for post-JEPC engagement, and also mirrors many of the issues raised by the GON. Em [...] |
2001-08-03 13:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL NI |
| 01ABUJA2339 | NIGERIA: PREPARATIONS FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON [...] On August 16, the GON inaugurated the National Committee on the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Chaired by the Minister of Environment, the Committee is comprised of 10 ministries including Environment, Health, Transport, Commerce, Agriculture, Education and Water Resources. Each Mi [...] |
2001-09-18 13:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KPAO NI |
| 01HANOI1629 | HANOI UPDATE #13 [...] (U) FLOODING IN NORTHERN VIETNAM: RAINY SEASON IS UPON US. TYPHOON NO. 2 (DURIAN) WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION JUST BEFORE IT HIT THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF NORTHERN VIETNAM JULY 2-4 CAUSING FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES, KILLING AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE AND DAMAGING NEARLY OVER 30,000 HOMES [...] |
2001-07-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ETMIN |
| 01HANOI3124 | SLOW BUT STEADY ARGENTINA-VIETNAM RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A RECENT VISIT BY ARGENTINA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERSCORED A SHARED DETERMINATION TO ADVANCE THE LIMITED ARGENTINA-VIETNAM BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. THE VISIT FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES AND ALSO INCLUDED A FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENE [...] |
2001-11-28 09:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ENRG VM AR CTERR |
| 02ABUJA2508 | NIGERIA: PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO HEAD WSSD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Nigerian delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSD) will be led by President Obasanjo and include Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Environment, Finance, African Integration and Energy (Presidential Advisor Rilwanu Lukman). Nigerian contacts [...] |
2002-08-23 12:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG EFIN PREL KPAO NI UNCSD |
| 02ABUJA2567 | NIGERIA'S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM: STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-03 15:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ECPS ENRG PGOV NI |
| 02ABUJA2836 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE TO GON ON AL-QAIDA THREATS [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PTER ASEC EPET ENRG PREL NI |
| 02ABUJA3014 | NIGERIA: DESPITE UNTAPPED DAM, GOMBE STATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 4-6 visit to Gombe State, Ambassador Jeter surveyed Gombe's power, water, education and health sectors with Gombe State officials, in the course of a second Ambassadorial foray to the Northeast. With its agricultural potential and good hydroelectric promise, N [...] |
2002-11-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG NI |
| 02AMMAN2941 | JORDAN-IRAQ OIL PIPELINE UPDATE [...] (c) Summary: The GOJ recently extended the deadline for final bids on a proposed crude oil pipeline connecting oil fields near Baghdad to the Zarqa refinery. The proposed 100,000 bpd pipeline (which equals Jordan's current oil consumption) would be expandable to 150,000 bpd once the Zarqa [...] |
2002-06-05 06:11:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN3622 | JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES PIPELINE ISSUES [...] (u) Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh briefed DCM and econoff on recent developments on the Egypt-Jordan gas pipeline and the Iraq-Zarqa oil pipeline. The projects could save Jordan a combined $50 million per year on their current energy bill. Meanwhile, Jordan is moving closer to [...] |
2002-07-03 06:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD JO |
| 02AMMAN3680 | JORDAN: PETROLEUM RE-EXPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (s) DCM met Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh July 7 to deliver reftel demarche points. Bataineh was clearly disappointed, but noted that the GOJ would look to other methods to solve their summer refining problems. For the current year this would mean continuing to import gasolin [...] |
2002-07-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN5843 | PM SAYS JORDAN IS NOW STOCKPILING OIL ON TANKER IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb, in answer to a question from the Ambassador during an October 5 conversation (septels on other topics), said that Jordan now has a large oil tanker (290,000 metric tons capacity) in the port of Aqaba that it will use to add to its limited strategic reserve [...] |
2002-10-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN6649 | JORDAN BEGINS DISCUSSION OF 2003 OIL AND TRADE [...] (c) Following internal discussion about the timing of a trip to Iraq by Jordanian ministers, the Jordanian trade and energy ministers plan to travel to Baghdad next week for initial discussions of the 2003 bilateral oil and trade protocols. As in previous years, the two main elements of the [...] |
2002-11-12 18:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ETTC ENRG IZ JO |
| 02AMMAN7130 | JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON TANKERS AND PIPELINES [...] (s) Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh updated DCM December 4 on a number of developments in Jordan's energy sector. The Minister commented on challenges facing the GOJ in maintaining a floating oil reserve in a tanker in Aqaba, discussed latest developments on the al-Arish-Aqaba gas pipelin [...] |
2002-12-09 11:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | ENRG EPET ETTC IZ JO |
| 02ANKARA8018 | TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT ADVANCES, BUT KEY [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkey and Greece have reached agreement on the text of an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Turkey-Greece gas interconnect, which they hope to sign by the end of November. BOTAS and DEPA have not, however, been able to agree on the price at which DEPA would purchas [...] |
2002-11-07 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8141 | MFA ON TURKEY-GREECE GAS INTERCONNECT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy DG for Energy Hakki Akil reiterated to Econ Couns BOTAS's request for USG assistance in encouraging the Greeks to accept paying a higher price for natural gas from Turkey in the short-term for the long-term benefits the Turkey-Greece interconnect would provide. Akil a [...] |
2002-11-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA8594 | UNCERTAINTY FOR PENDING AND EXISTING BOT/TOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Embassy has long emphasized to the GOT the importance of a rapid and fair settlement to the pending BOT/TOR projects, which still have not been resolved (reftels). It now appears the GOT is considering re-negotiation of the contracts for the BOT projects that are alr [...] |
2002-11-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 02ANKARA8863 | IRAQ AND THE TURKISH GAS MARKET [...] (C) Summary and comment: The GOT denies recent press reports that suggest new developments on the Turkey-Iraq gas project. Although the MFA previously told us a 1997 Turkey-Iraq protocol on natural gas was null and void, BOTAS claims the protocol still exists, and was discussed as recently a [...] |
2002-12-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC AJ GG KZ TU IZ |
| 02ANKARA8986 | BP STILL ANALYZING COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF SHAH [...] (C) Summary and comment: BP's gas analyst is struggling to make the commercial case for Shah Deniz -- although he claims top management is committed to the project, he believes the Turkish gas market is still oversupplied and the project is too expensive. He also maintains that transporting [...] |
2002-12-16 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02ANKARA9166 | AMB. MANN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: AK party officials, including Energy Minister Guler and three newly-elected parliamentarians, confirmed their support for the BTC and Shah Deniz projects to EB/CBED Ambassador Mann in his December 18-20 visit to Ankara. Mann reviewed U.S. energy policy in the Caspian, noting tha [...] |
2002-12-30 05:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 02FRANKFURT11824 | GERMANY'S OLDEST POWER PLANT, OBRIGHEIM TO SHUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Environment Minister Juergen Trittin and Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (ENBW, Germany's third largest energy supplier), have come to an agreement for the shutdown of Germany's oldest nuclear reactor Obrigheim on November 15, 2005. The 2003 shutdown of Obrigheim was part [...] |
2002-12-20 15:23:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM EUN |
| 02HANOI2709 | VIETNAM-RUSSIA: STRONG BUT "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) SUMMARY. SINCE THE BREAKUP OF THE SOVIET UNION, VIETNAM'S TIES WITH RUSSIA HAVE EVOLVED FROM CLIENT STATE TO A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON " MUTUAL PRACTICALITY AND PRAGMATISM." POLITICAL AND DEFENSE TIES STILL COUNT, BUT THE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP APPEARS INCREASINGLY IN THE FOREFRONT. THE [...] |
2002-11-08 04:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD ECON EPET ENRG RS VM |
| 02KATHMANDU964 | UPDATE: ATTACKS ON INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Nearly 4,000 people--civilians, military, police and insurgents--have been killed in Nepal's six-year-old Maoist insurgency to date. According to Ministry of Defense figures, more than 10 percent of that number--572--were killed in the first half of May alone. (Note: MOD figures, espec [...] |
2002-05-17 10:53:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ECON ECPS ENRG NP |
| 02KUWAIT5296 | QATAR GAS TO KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON KU SA |
| 02KUWAIT5415 | KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-12-17 07:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR ENRG EINV |
| 02RANGOON1340 | BURMA: DARKNESS AT NOON [...] (C) Summary: Power is flowing nearly 24 hours a day in the capital. The government is making this happen through a hodgepodge of policy proclamations, full dams at the hydropower plants, and expensive, and potentially dangerous, stopgap measures. Because of increasing agitation over food pri [...] |
2002-10-16 06:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON BM |
| 02ROME1233 | MINISTER MARZANO VISITS IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SEMBLER ENGAGED THE MINISTER OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES ON IRAN, UNDERSCORING OUR CONCERNS WITH IRANIAN BEHAVIOR. MARZANO'S RELATIVE UNFAMILIARITY WITH OUR OBJECTIONS OR WITH THE DIVISION BETWEEN THE OFFICIAL AND SHADOW GOVERNMENTS IN CONTROLLING IRAN SHOWS THE NECESSI [...] |
2002-03-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IT |
| 02ROME1393 | ALBANIAN PM MAJKO'S MEETING WITH PM BERLUSCONI: [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 12, ALBANIAN AMBASSADOR TO ITALY PELLUMB XHUFI GAVE POLITICAL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN AND POLOFF JIM DONEGAN A READOUT ON ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER PANDELI MAJKO'S MARCH 6 MEETING IN ROME WITH PM BERLUSCONI. ACCORDING TO XHUFI, THE MEETINGS FOCUSED ON TWO ISSU [...] |
2002-03-19 11:59:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AL ENRG IT PHUM PREF PREL |
| 02ROME1821 | ITALY/ALBANIA - GOI CONDITIONS AID PLEDGE TO GOA: [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) ON APRIL 9, BALKAN OFFICE HEAD MAURIZIO MASSARI AND MFA UNDER SECRETARY ROBERTO ANTONIONE HAD "EXTREMELY PRODUCTIVE AND ENCOURAGING" MEETINGS IN TIRANA WITH PRIME MINISTER MAJKO, FOREIGN MINISTER DADE, AND ECONOMIC MINISTER MEKSI. MASSARI TOLD PO [...] |
2002-04-11 15:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AL EAID ENRG IT PREL EUN |
| 02ROME5079 | NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...] |
2002-10-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT |
| 02ROME5337 | ITALY-LIBYA: PM BERLUSCONI'S OCT. 28 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: ITALIAN MFA SAYS THAT PM BERLUSCONI CONVEYED TO QADHAFI, AT OUR REQUEST, A STRONG MESSAGE ON THE NEED FOR LIBYA TO COMPLY FULLY WITH THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS REGARDING LOCKERBIE. THE TWO SIDES FAILED TO REACH AGREEMENT ON A "COMPENSATION" PACKAGE THAT WOULD MAKE LIBYA DROP [...] |
2002-10-31 08:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT LY PREL UN |
| 02STATE193342 | SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH EAST TIMOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) OCTOBER 1, 2002, 1100-1130, SECRETARY'S OUTER OFFICE. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: SECRETARY POWELL SPOKESMAN RICHARD BOUCHER CHARGE D'AFFAIRES SHARI VILLAROSA EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY MATTHEW DALEY S/WCI AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER EXECUTIVE ASSIST [...] |
2002-10-03 00:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ENRG EAID ID TT |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2857 | EMBASSY ADVOCACY FOR AES AS THE DECISION ON THE 210 [...] (SBU) The Embassy continues to advocate strongly for a transparent process that will treat American investors fairly, as the state electricity company ENEE's decision on the winner of the 210MW electricity tender approaches. ENEE's decision, like the bid opening itself (ref b), has been postpo [...] |
2002-10-11 15:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2897 | AES PROJECT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF 210MW BID WINNER [...] (SBU) Once again, the announcement of the winning bid in the 210MW energy contract has been delayed (bids were presented on July 26). Angelo Botazzi, the general manager of the state-owned electricity company ENEE, now says the decision will be announced sometime before October 23rd. As the [...] |
2002-10-17 22:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3126 | PRESIDENT MADURO RESPONDS TO COMMERCE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) During a November 12 meeting, Honduran President Maduro provided DCM a letter in response to Commerce Secretary Evans' October 22 letter advocating for a fair and SIPDIS transparent process in the 210MW energy bid sent on behalf of AES. The original letter was sent via FedEx 2 day del [...] |
2002-11-14 22:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG BEXP HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3184 | AES AND ELECTRICITY TENDER: GOH AWARDS TO LUFUSSA [...] (C) The Honduran state-owned electricity company ENEE announced that Honduran company Lufussa was the winner of the 210MW electricity tender, ignoring Lufussa's failure to comply with bid requirements and serious allegations of impropriety. ENEE's decision represents a heavy blow for U.S. com [...] |
2002-11-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3273 | AES WILL CHALLENGE HONDURAN ELECTRICITY BID RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary. AES and two other companies presented challenges to the State-owned electricity enterprise ENEE's decision to award Lufussa the contract for the 210MW bid. AES challenged ENEE's failure to disqualify Lufussa for the lack of inclusion of sufficient transmission facilities in its [...] |
2002-12-03 21:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3416 | ENEE BOARD ANNULS BID FOR 210 MW CONTRACT; [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 19, the Board of Directors for the State-owned electricity company ENEE announced the annulment of the bid for a 210 MW electricity contract. In announcing the annulment, the Board said that the various legal challenges presented by bidders to the decision to award [...] |
2002-12-20 19:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG BEXP EINV ECON EAID PREL KJUS HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3479 | ADVOCACY CASE: GOVERNMENT TURNAROUND LEADS TO AES [...] (SBU) Summary. AES Honduras signed a contract on December 27 with the state-owned electricity company ENEE to provide 200 MW of electricity starting within three years. The deal came after the ENEE Board of Directors annulled the tender award to Lufussa on December 19. In an emergency meetin [...] |
2002-12-30 21:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON EAID BEXP PREL KJUS HO |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3492 | HONDURAS' PETROLEUM MARKET STABLE FOR NOW, DESPITE [...] (SBU) Econoff approached Texaco Caribbean General Manager Richard Ritter (please protect) on December 30 to discuss the effect of the oil strike in Venezuela on Honduras' petroleum and energy needs. Honduras, which is party to an agreement signed between Venezuela and other countries in the r [...] |
2002-12-31 18:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG HO VE |
| 03ABUDHABI1027 | UAE PASSES SAUDI ARABIA TO BECOME JAPAN'S TOP OIL [...] (U) According to official figures, UAE oil exports to Japan increased 20.6% in January 2003 from December 2002. The Emirates thus officially became the top oil exporter to Japan, shipping 1.05 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly larger than the 1.02 million bpd sent from Saudi Arabia. Almo [...] |
2003-03-02 13:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD JA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1086 | (C) ABU DHABI OVERPRODUCING QUOTA BY 200,000 B/PD, [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) A western oil executive in an excellent position to know told Econchief March 5 that he believes that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is overproducing the UAE's 2.14 million barrel per day (bpd) OPE [...] |
2003-03-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1088 | UAE OIL OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON IRAQ AND THE OIL [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's (ADNOC) Deputy CEO, Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi does not believe that the oil market would collapse following a military conflict with Iraq and removal of Saddam Hussein fro [...] |
2003-03-05 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1100 | ABU DHABI ALUMINUM SMELTING PROJECT FOR OMAN [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b and d). 2. (C) The UAE Offsets Group (UOG) has under the aegis of de facto Defense Minister Muhammad bin Zayid Al-Nahyan (MBZ) become Abu Dhabi Emirate's strategic business development platform, responsible for many innovat [...] |
2003-03-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV ETRD OM TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1138 | ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC): TOUGH NUT [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2.(C) Summary and comment: Aspiring participants in the UAE oil market -- including American oil companies -- continue to find it difficult to get a foot in the door at ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. ADNOC of [...] |
2003-03-10 10:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1292 | (C) ABU DHABI'S OIL PRODUCTION CAPACITY (C- [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S/NF) Summary and comment: In separate meetings with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) CEO Yousef bin Omeir and Deputy CEO Abdulla Nasser Al-Suweidi on March 17, Econchief was provided an unprecedented l [...] |
2003-03-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KPRP PINR ENRG EINV EPET ETRD |
| 03ABUDHABI1337 | (C) WESTERN OIL EXEC CLARIFIES COMMENTS REGARDING [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) A western oil executive previously commented to Econchief that the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is producing about 10 percent or 200,000 barrels per day (b/d) over its current OPEC quota of 2. [...] |
2003-03-19 12:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1513 | (C) DOLPHIN GAS PROJECT: STILL NO GAS SALES [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Almost one year after the selection of U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum to assume a 24.5 percent stake in the Dolphin project to pump natural gas from Qatar to the UAE, actual gas pu [...] |
2003-03-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | EPET PGOV ENRG ECON EINV IR TC |
| 03ABUDHABI1663 | ADGAS ADMITS QATAR UNDERCUTTING LNG MARKET; PLANS [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard A. Albright for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). ABU DHABI CONCEDES LNG MARKET TO QATAR -------------------------------------- 2. (C) The managing director of the Abu Dhabi Gas Liquification Company (ADGAS), Hassan Al-Marzooki, told Econchief April 2 that his fir [...] |
2003-04-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2761 | UAEG PREDICTS NO MAJOR MOVEMENT AT THE JUNE [...] (U) Classified by Acting DCM Thomas E. Williams, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director of Economic Affairs and OPEC delegate Hamdan Al-Akbari told Acting DCM June 9 that he believes oil market supply and demand are balanced, current pricing is "adequate," [...] |
2003-06-09 11:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3721 | UAE MAY CUT OIL PRODUCTION LATER THIS YEAR [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) acknowledged publicly on August 10 that it will cut oil production in the last quarter of 2003 to undertake major repair work in the Lower Zakum a [...] |
2003-08-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4361 | UAE'S REPRESENTATIVE TO OPEC "SURPRISED" BY [...] (U) Classified by Economic Section Chief Oliver B. John, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) In a 9/28 meeting with Econ Chief, UAE Ministry of Petroleum Director of Economic Affairs and OPEC delegate Hamdan Al-Akbari said he was "a little bit surprised" by the organization's decision las [...] |
2003-09-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4694 | UAE: DOLPHIN SIGNS MAJOR GAS SUPPLY AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Ambassador met with Occidental Petroleum CEO Dr. Ray Irani 10/21 -- days after Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL) signed two long-term supply agreements with the UAE's major power and water companies. DEL, in which Oxy maintains 24.5 percent equity, intends to begin pum [...] |
2003-10-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4790 | OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM LOOKING AT 2ND QATAR GAS [...] (C) On October 27, David Scott, General Manager of Oxy of Abu Dhabi (protect) told Econchief that Occidental Petroleum, along with the UAE Offsets Group and other consortium partners, was in the initial stages of a large gas to liquids (GTL) project with Qatar. The consortium has signed an MO [...] |
2003-10-28 10:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 03ABUDHABI889 | UAE REITERATES A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING OIL [...] (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri publicly declared on 2/22, following a meeting with Russian Oil Minister Igor Yusufov, that OPEC is prepared to act decisively to ensure no disruption of oil supplies to world markets. In remarks widely covered by the local and international pres [...] |
2003-02-24 05:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ECON ENRG TC |
| 03ABUJA1091 | NIGERIA: FUEL PRICE INCREASE MAY TRIGGER VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 20, the GON announced a 65 percent fuel price hike, increasing consumer prices from 26 naira to 40 naira per liter. Most Nigerians expected a rise in costs, but did not expect the announcement to come so quickly nor probably did not expect its magnitude. The move however [...] |
2003-06-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1107 | NIGERIA: NLC THREATENS GENERAL STRIKE OVER FUEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called on June 24 for a nationwide strike beginning Monday June 30 to protest the GON's fuel price hike. Some in the NLC leadership were lukewarm about a strike; however, the decision was no surprise. The Union's long standing and perhaps its m [...] |
2003-06-26 15:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ELAB PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1135 | NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE SLOWS COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: The promised nation-wide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over fuel price increases began June 30. While the strike did not completely shut down the country or any of its major cities, streets throughout Nigeria were less busy than normal, as many workers stayed home. A [...] |
2003-06-30 19:04:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PINS EPET ENRG ASEC CASC PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA1147 | NIGERIA: POLICE KILL FOUR DEMONSTRATORS; STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) strike entered its second day with reports of sporadic violence, including four people apparently killed near Abuja. Nevertheless, the general mood is less tense than it was during the strike's first day. Some domestic flights resumed today, and [...] |
2003-07-01 17:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1157 | NIGERIA: GON AND LABOR REMAIN AT LOGGERHEADS AS [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria has entered the third day of a national strike, with no agreement in sight between the National Labour Congress (NLC) and the Obasanjo Administration over fuel prices. Tensions in Abuja rose today as police clashed with NLC leaders and demonstrators. Street clashes conti [...] |
2003-07-02 17:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1162 | NIGERIA: STRIKE CONTINUES TO HOLD FOR FOURTH DAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: July 3 was relatively quiet in Abuja. Vehicular traffic was light, gas lines were growing and most offices and businesses had skeletal staffing. Indicating that the political opposition may be looking for ways to exploit the strike, the Embassy experienced a peaceful demonstratio [...] |
2003-07-03 18:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1168 | NIGERIA: STRIKE SITREP DAY 5 - 1200 JULY 4 [...] (U) Summary: The strike continued for a fifth day. Thus far, Abuja is quiet but there is a possibility of demonstrations after Juma,at prayers this afternoon )- not only in Abuja but in other Northern cities as well. There were no demonstrations in Abuja yesterday, but peaceful demonstration [...] |
2003-07-04 12:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1172 | NIGERIA: STRIKE ENTERS SECOND WEEK [...] (U) Summary: The labor strike entered its second week today, as the GON and NLC failed to reach a compromise on the extent of the fuel price increase. Information from labor sources was conflicting, with some insiders forecasting an imminent settlement and others predicting an extended strike. [...] |
2003-07-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1195 | NIGERIA: FUEL STRIKE ENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) accepted the GON's 34 naira (23 cents) fuel price offer early this morning. With this, Labor's eight-day strike has ended, one day after the most violent twenty-four hours of the strike. Five to ten demonstrators were reportedly killed in Lagos y [...] |
2003-07-08 17:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1359 | PRIVATIZATION OF GON MINORITY SHAREHOLDINGS [...] Action request, para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) wants to privatize the approximately forty percent minority share it holds in foreign oil service companies (OSCs) operating in Nigeria; e.g., in Halliburton Nigeria. The GON wants to divest itself by way of private pl [...] |
2003-08-08 18:51:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV BTIO KIDE NI |
| 03ABUJA1700 | NIGERIA: FUEL PRICES HIKED BY FIAT [...] (C) This morning Nigerians returned to work after yesterday's public holiday and learned from the media that the GON had deregulated the downstream oil sector. According to a fuel marketer, the notification came in a letter on September 29 which said that the GON would not subsidize fuel af [...] |
2003-10-02 15:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NI |
| 03ABUJA1812 | NEPA INVOKES FORCE MAJEURE IN AES CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) on October 7 invoked force majeure and informed AES that it (NEPA) would be unable to pay approximately 18 million USD due on the Lagos Emergency Power Barge Project (the Ebute plant). Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OP [...] |
2003-10-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI |
| 03ABUJA1853 | FINANCE MINISTER ON REFORM: EITI ONLY A FIRST STEP [...] (SBU) Summary: CDA met October 24 with Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to discuss the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and her upcoming trip to the U.S. Okonjo-Iweala stressed that the GON sees EITI as just one step of many that must be taken to bring about full GO [...] |
2003-10-27 05:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAID ECON EFIN ETRD KPRV NI |
| 03ABUJA1936 | AES: GON PUSHING FOR PPA RENEGOTIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge met October 29 with AES officials from London and Lagos, to discuss AES's ongoing attempts to collect from Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) arrears on the Ebute power plant PPA (reftel). The AES officials said they had met and would meet with a number o [...] |
2003-11-10 13:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EFIN EINV NI |
| 03ABUJA2086 | NIGERIA: LEGISLATURE PASSES USD 2.038 BILLION [...] (U) Summary: On Tuesday, December 2, 2003 the House of Representatives (lower legislative chamber) toed the line of the Senate (upper legislative chamber) by approving the supplementary budget of USD 2.038 billion (Naira 269 billion at USD 1=Naira 132). The Senate had earlier passed the budget [...] |
2003-12-09 11:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG ETRD NI |
| 03ABUJA2161 | NIGERIA: WHITE ELEPHANT STEEL COMPLEX TO GULP MORE [...] (C) Summary: In June 2003, the GON awarded SOLGAS (a U.S.-based energy company) sole rights to refurbish the yet to operate Ajaokuta Steel Complex, to sell energy to the national grid from the Complex's electric plant, and to operate a yet to be built LNG-fired electric plant. Despite claims [...] |
2003-12-17 05:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINT EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD NI |
| 03ABUJA385 | NIGERIA PROPOSES NEW OPEC QUOTA SCHEME [...] (C) Summary: Special Assistant on Petroleum Issues Kupolokun told the Ambassador on February 14 that Nigeria had made a thinly-veiled threat to withdraw from OPEC while proposing to other members a new quota allocation scheme based on production capacity and socioeconomic indicators rather tha [...] |
2003-02-21 15:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL NI OPEC |
| 03ABUJA472 | NIGERIA: MEETING WITH NNPC MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] Summary: On January 31, Ambassador Jeter and Econoff met with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director, Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, and NNPC Group Executive Director, Refining and Petrochemicals Directorate, Mansur Ahmed. Gaius-Obaseki told the Ambassador that the NNP [...] |
2003-03-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL |
| 03ABUJA653 | NIGERIA: DELTA OIL CRISIS MAY PINCH THE ECONOMY [...] News that Chevron returned to Escravos to gradually resume oil production is encouraging. Shell also may soon return. However, armed local groups remain a wild card. Their ability to foil resumption of oil production is all too real as evidenced by the April 6 pipeline disruption only a few day [...] |
2003-04-08 09:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EINV PGOV PREL NI |
| 03ABUJA768 | NIGERIA: DISGRUNTLED OIL WORKERS HOLD [...] Summary: Since April 16, disgruntled Nigerian oil service workers have held hostage as many as 97 expatriates, including 23 U.S.-citizens on four offshore oil rigs beyond the eastern Niger Delta. Transocean Sedco Forex, a Houston-based, Cayman Island-registered oil service company, operates th [...] |
2003-04-29 21:00:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA806 | NIGERIA: NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR RELEASE OF 17 [...] (C) Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark told the Ambassador April 30 that the 273 hostages, including 96 expatriates of whom 17 are U.S. citizens, are in good health--despite contrary press reports. However, food and water stocks may be running low. President Obasanjo offered to [...] |
2003-04-30 20:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA807 | NIGERIA: HOSTAGE CRISIS CONTINUES, MILITARY GETS [...] (C) Transocean Sedco Forex officials confirm that striking oil workers still hold 273 hostages--including 17 U.S. citizens and 79 other expatriates--on four rigs off Port Harcourt. The company's Managing Director Ian Clark says the platforms have been re-supplied with sufficient quantities of [...] |
2003-05-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA810 | NIGERIA: NO MILITARY ACTION YET ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] (C) GON National Security Agency Military Assistant Colonel Idris and State Security Service Director General Kayode Are both told the Ambassador on May 2 that Nigerian naval vessels near the four Transocean Sedco Forex rigs have not yet taken any action. He indicated that a contingency plan w [...] |
2003-05-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA813 | NIGERIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON OIL RIG HOSTAGE [...] National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) local and national leadership on May 3 agreed unconditionally that all 273 hostages and 99 striking workers on board the four Transocean Forex Sedco rigs near Port Harcourt would be allowed to disembark. The Settlement was negotiated [...] |
2003-05-02 17:56:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ABUJA816 | NIGERIA: WARRI IJAWS THREATEN RENEWED VIOLENCE; [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS EPET ENRG NI |
| 03ABUJA826 | NIGERIA: OIL RIG HOSTAGES SAFELY ON SHORE [...] Transocean Sedco Forex Managing Director Ian Clark told Econoff May 5 that all hostages and striking oil workers had been safely removed from the company's four rigs off Port Harcourt. He said the rigs are not yet back in operation but have been fully staffed by a new group of workers. 2 [...] |
2003-05-06 16:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV NI |
| 03ACCRA835 | VALCO SHUTS DOWN LAST POTLINE [...] David Thomas, the Managing Director of Volta Aluminum Company Limited (VALCO), contacted Econoff to announce VALCO will voluntarily curtail its one operating potline effective May 5. The company took the decision, according to Thomas, in light of the current 237.80 foot level of Volta Lake. Giv [...] |
2003-04-30 17:02:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG GH ENIV |
| 03AMMAN2367 | TFIZ01: JORDAN'S ENERGY MINISTER ON OIL SITUATION, [...] (c) Summary: Jordanian Energy Minister Mohammed Bataineh told us April 17 that after a slow start, Gulf oil was now flowing into Jordan to replace Iraqi crude. Jordanian reserves had dipped initially when Iraqi oil stopped flowing, but had since stabilized and were expected to replenish soo [...] |
2003-04-20 10:28:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD ENRG IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN3931 | OIL AND JOBS FOR JORDAN: AMERICAN FIRM HAS BIG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Washington Group International (WGI) executives updated post on lurching, but continuing, progress on the commissioning of a magnesium oxide plant for the Arab Potash Company (APC) and shared ideas on proposed energy synergies that could result in significant cost savings and j [...] |
2003-06-30 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ENRG JO |
| 03AMMAN4247 | JORDAN SEEKS TO SECURE SUPPLY OF IRAQI OIL [...] (C) During a 9 July meeting, Jordanian FM Marwan Muasher raised with Ambassador the status of a proposed trip to Baghdad by a Jordanian interministerial team. The purpose of the visit would be to follow-up at a technical level on a conversation Industry & Trade Minister Salah al-Bashir had wi [...] |
2003-07-10 18:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN4650 | GOJ BEGINS OIL DISCUSSIONS WITH IRAQ [...] (c) Summary: A working-level GOJ delegation from the Ministries of Energy and Finance, along with refinery officials, traveled to Baghdad July 24 to open discussions with Iraqi counterparts concerning resumption of crude exports from Iraq to Jordan. The two sides held exploratory discussio [...] |
2003-07-27 15:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN5186 | JORDAN'S OIL SUPPLY NEEDS [...] (c) Summary. The Jordanian Oil Ministry believes that Kuwait has agreed to continue supplying Jordan with 25,000 barrels of crude oil per day through September, with Kuwait refining the crude on behalf of Jordan. Along with the 50,000 bpd Saudi oil grant -- which the Jordanians expect to c [...] |
2003-08-14 15:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG IZ JO |
| 03AMMAN6621 | OIL, GAS, AND ELECTRICITY FOR IRAQ: ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordanian Minister of Energy Mohammed Bataineh told DCM on October 14 that little progress beyond statements of principle has been made in talks on the provision of Iraqi oil to Jordan. He expressed pride at the completion of the first phase of the Egypt-Jordan gas pipeline and [...] |
2003-10-16 16:11:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EINV JO |
| 03AMMAN7299 | NEW ENERGY MINISTER ADDRESSES OIL SUPPLY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly appointed Jordanian Minister of Energy Azmi Khreisat told the Ambassador on November 5 that Jordan has agreed to purchase three million barrels of Iraqi oil before the end of the year. He expressed optimism about the six-nation power grid initiative and the Egyptian gas pip [...] |
2003-11-06 18:00:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL JO IZ |
| 03ANKARA1015 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON SWITZERLAND'S PROPOSED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-11 08:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA1390 | GOT PRESSES BOT COMPANIES TO CUT PRICES [...] (C) Summary: Energy Minister Guler has asked the BOT projects to cut their electricity tariffs, which are set in the companies, contracts with the Ministry of Energy (MENR). The BOTs, which include U.S.-owned companies Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga Enerji (Edison Mission), have informed th [...] |
2003-03-04 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA1448 | BTC, SHAH DENIZ, TURKEY-GREECE INTERCONNECT: ON [...] (C) Summary: BP and BOTAS General Manager Bildaci are still concerned that BOTAS does not have sufficient authority to meet its obligations under the BTC turnkey contract. BP has sent a letter to Energy Minister Guler requesting his personal intervention on this issue; Bildaci is raising it [...] |
2003-03-06 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1724 | CBED AMBASSADOR MANN'S MARCH 12 VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: During CBED Ambassador Mann,s March 12 visit to Ankara, MFA and Ministry of Energy officials requested his intervention with the World Bank on the negative pledge clause issue (reftel) and with Greece on the Interconnector Turkey-Greece (ITG). MFA Deputy U/S Kilic also pressed f [...] |
2003-03-19 10:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1952 | IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON KIRKUK-YUMURTALIK [...] (C) Summary: BOTAS General Manager Bildaci told us the oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) Pipeline had decreased by half and likely would stop completely by March 26. Bildaci attributed the slow-down to the lack of oil tankers transporting crude from the port at Ceyhan since the sta [...] |
2003-03-25 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA1954 | ENERGY AND THE IMF: AN INSIGHT INTO AK ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Recent debates within the government over energy prices and treatment of energy arrears provide insights into AK's economic decision-making process. According to a senior energy official, Finance Minister Unakitan and State Minister Babacan fought vigorously over the weekend to [...] |
2003-03-25 16:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV TU |
| 03ANKARA1967 | IMPACT OF IRAQ OPERATION ON BTC PIPELINE, TPAO [...] (C) BOTAS General Manager Gokhan Bildaci and BP's local BTC Co. President Yasar Latifov told us March 25-26 the Iraq Operation thus far had not had a serious impact on BTC; however, both said they were very concerned that the extra burden the war had placed on Turkey's infrastructure and const [...] |
2003-03-26 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2126 | IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Department Head Ibrahim Yagli on March 31 and delivered reftel points. Regarding the information outlined in reftel para 2, tick 2, Yagli asked whether the USG thought Iran had conducted experiments [...] |
2003-04-01 07:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA |
| 03ANKARA2165 | BOTAS GENERAL MANAGER BILDACI DISCHARGED [...] (U) The Ministry of Energy has officially dismissed Gokhan Bildaci from his position as Chairman and General Manager of BOTAS, the state pipeline company. This move has been expected since the AK government took over in November 2002. Bildaci told econoff he learned about his dismissal when he [...] |
2003-04-03 08:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG TU |
| 03ANKARA2445 | KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: TANKS FULL, NO NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (SBU) BOTAS Deputy General Manager Fuat Celepci told econoff April 15 that the oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) pipeline had stopped completely on April 9, and that no tankers had transported crude from Ceyhan since March 20. Celepc [...] |
2003-04-15 07:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA2459 | BTC OPERATIONAL ISSUES: PROGRESS, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: The GOT has made progress on outstanding BTC operational issues since BTC Co sent a "material breach" letter to Energy Minister Guler on April 7. Guler has named a new manager for the BTC Directorate, and has committed to increasing the project manager's authority. These develo [...] |
2003-04-15 12:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA2552 | KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE: CLARIFICATION ON [...] (C) Reftel reported that BOTAS executives had informed Embassy that the storage tanks at Ceyhan were full with about 6.5 million barrels of oil from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik (Ceyhan) pipeline. Based on questions from Washington, Embassy double-checked the figures today. BOTAS Deputy General Ma [...] |
2003-04-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET TU IZ UNSC |
| 03ANKARA2712 | TURKISH ENVIRONMENT NGOS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT [...] Summary. Many of the 30 Turkish NGOs and other organizations participating in a recent UNDP meeting in Ankara expressed concern over the Black Sea coastal environment, their limited participation in environmental management, and several proposed environmental laws and regulations. They expr [...] |
2003-04-25 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TBIO TU |
| 03ANKARA2953 | UPDATE ON BOT COMPANIES IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Energy Minister Guler is continuing to pressure the BOT projects to cut their electricity tariffs, threatening parliamentary investigations or legal troubles if they do not. The BOTs, which include U.S.-owned companies Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga Enerji (Edison Mission), ha [...] |
2003-05-07 07:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA2997 | BTC CO LIFTS MATERIAL BREACH CLAIM [...] (C) Summary: BTC Co has formally informed the GOT that the government is no longer in material breach of its obligations under the BTC agreements (reftel). BTC Co CEO Michael Townshend told us he is satisfied that the GOT has resolved all outstanding operational issues, a point he reiterated [...] |
2003-05-08 04:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA3036 | MFA INQUIRY ON KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Director General For Energy Hakki Akil called in Acting DCM May 8 to raise two issues of GOT concern related to the stoppage of oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline. First, Akil said, Turkey's Kirikkale Refine [...] |
2003-05-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3190 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PIPELINES, BOT PROJECTS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler reiterated to Ambassador May 13 his personal commitment to completing BTC construction on time in Turkey, and thanked Ambassador for his reassurance that U.S. support for BTC had not decreased with the change in Iraq. Ambassador requested GOT support for th [...] |
2003-05-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC GG TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3268 | MFA RAISES KIRKUK-YUMARTALIK PIPELINE AGAIN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Alev Kilic and Director General For Energy Hakki Akil told Econ Couns May 15 that, as the MFA had told us previously (reftel), the lack of oil flow in the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipel [...] |
2003-05-17 05:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG ETTC TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3288 | Readout on FM Gul's Visit to Bulgaria: Energy [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA characterized FM Gul's recent visit to Bulgaria as a success. Turkish investment in Bulgaria and trade in energy were key subjects of discussion during the Gul visit. MFA told us that the agreement to buy electricity from Bulgaria may not be commercially sensible for Turk [...] |
2003-05-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EINV BG TU |
| 03ANKARA343 | GOT ANNOUNCES 2003 PRIVATIZATION [...] SUMMARY: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER ANNOUNCED JANUARY 13 THE 2003 PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM, ADOPTED EARLIER BY THE HIGHER PRIVATIZATION COUNCIL. IT SETS AN AMBITIOUS TARGET OF $4 BILLION IN PRIVATIZATION REVENUE. IT INCLUDES FOUR MAJOR STATE ENTERPRISES - PETKIM (PETROCHEMICALS), TEKEL (TOBAC [...] |
2003-01-15 04:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA373 | USG SUPPORTS MANDIL FOR IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET AORC TU IEA OECD |
| 03ANKARA3827 | Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...] |
2003-06-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3830 | Turkish Customs Undersecretary on Iraqi Border [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Customs Undersecretary told us that two-way crossings at Habur total about 1,500 vehicles daily, and that he expects this traffic to more than double in the near future. Following a stoppage at the border prompted by a Kurdis [...] |
2003-06-13 06:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3848 | TURKEY-IRAQ ECONOMIC RELATIONS; UPDATE ON BARTER [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Finance Minister Unakitan told the Ambassador that the Prime Minister had instructed an interagency group to resolve the problems holding up trade at the Habur Gate, including those involved in the Delta Petroleum products ba [...] |
2003-06-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG EAID EAIR PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA3976 | UPDATE ON BOT COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary: President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) Yusuf Gunay told EconCouns June 17 that EMRA was working on a response to the recent letter from the export credit agencies regarding the BOT contracts (reftel). The U.S. BOT companies, Trakya Elektrik (Enron) and Doga [...] |
2003-06-20 05:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA400 | TURKISH OFFICIALS QUESTION IRAQ IMPACT ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials have begun to ask about the potential impact of an Iraq operation on Turkish energy interests, raising with us the possible effect on BTC, Shah Deniz, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, and Turkey's oil supply. BOTAS is worried about the potential impact on Iskenderun [...] |
2003-01-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET ETTC IZ AJ GG KZ TU UNSC |
| 03ANKARA4061 | CONTROVERSY SWIRLS AROUND PETKIM PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The first major sale in Turkey's ambitious 2003 privatization program is nearing the finish line, with the imminent submission of the winning bid for the state petrochemical company Petkim to Turkey's High Privatization Council for approval. The tender is engulfed in controve [...] |
2003-06-25 13:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA416 | THE AK GOVERNMENT'S DOMESTIC ENERGY STRATEGY: [...] (C) Summary and comment: Two months into its administration, the AK Government has not yet clearly defined its domestic energy strategy, except to announce general support for liberalization and its desire to decrease electricity prices. Although the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) [...] |
2003-01-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA4224 | BOTAS READY TO RESUME PIPELINE OPERATIONS; WAITING [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told econoff July 3 that the storage tanks at Ceyhan, which store Iraqi crude from the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik line, were nearly empty. The only remaining oil in the storage tanks was bound for Turkey's Kirakkale refi [...] |
2003-07-03 13:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA4243 | HABUR BORDER CROSSING CLOSED TO OCPA CONTRACTORS; [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the U.S. detention of Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, the GOT closed the lone Turkey - Iraq border crossing at Habur to U.S. contractors. UN traffic has also been impacted. Kellogg, Brown and Root's (KBR's) representative i [...] |
2003-07-07 11:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA4251 | GOT REOPENS HABUR BORDER CROSSING TO OCPA [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (SBU) Following the reported release of detained Turkish special forces in northern Iraq, both Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) and the World Food Program told us that the Habur border crossing with Iraq returned to normal operation at approximately midday [...] |
2003-07-07 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA4358 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER GULER [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 9 farewell call on Energy Minister Guler, Ambassador highlighted the importance of continued cooperation in developing the East-West Energy Corridor and stressed that Turkey's ability to attract foreign investment into its domestic energy market will depend heavil [...] |
2003-07-11 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA4386 | TURKISH REGULATORS ON TAKEOVER OF UZAN'S BANK AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish banking regulatory authorities say their July 3-4 decision to take over management (and revoke the license) of Uzan family-owned Imar Bank was the result of a severe bank liquidity squeeze, which was prompted by the government's earlier revocation of the family's energy [...] |
2003-07-11 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG PGOV TU |
| 03ANKARA4912 | BOTAS ON IRAQI OIL AND GAZPROM [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. 2. (C) Summary. BOTAS General Manager Mehmet Bilgic told us August 1 that a 10-person BOTAS technical team was in Iraq with Iraqi officials to inspect the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline and help get the oil flowing again as soon as possible. Bilgic asked abo [...] |
2003-08-05 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA528 | ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON RUSSIAN GAS, BTC [...] (C) Summary. Energy Minister Guler told Ambassador January 15 that one of his top priorities was to renegotiate Turkey's expensive natural gas contracts with Russia. He asked if the U.S. would help him strengthen his negotiating hand vis-a-vis the Russians by tolerating -- or pretending to t [...] |
2003-01-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET GG TU KZ ETTC |
| 03ANKARA5314 | GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends an ambitious agenda for the next Economic Partnership Commission meeting, tentatively slated for October, as a way to advance our economic agenda with Turkey and bolster the broader bilateral relationship. We suggest sessions on economic reform, foreign dir [...] |
2003-08-20 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA5646 | A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE BOT ISSUE? [...] (SBU) Summary: An Enron executive says a "trial balloon" floated by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) has the potential to lead to a solution to the dispute between the GOT and BOT power generating companies over pricing and other contractual issues. The idea would be for EMRA to [...] |
2003-09-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN TU |
| 03ANKARA5647 | FIRST TURKISH POWER TO IRAQ ON SCHEDULE FOR [...] With the strong support of the GOT, Turkish power company Karadeniz Energy is preparing to export 50 megawatts of power from Turkey into the Iraqi power grid. The 2-year deal was signed with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad on August 26, with power scheduled to begin flowing Sep [...] |
2003-09-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA5658 | Foreign Trade Undersecretary on Booming Trade [...] (U) Baghdad minimize considered. Summary: -------- 2. (SBU) In a September 5 meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff, Foreign Trade Undersecretary Tuncer Kayalar predicted that Turkish exports to Iraq would continue to grow quickly, and said that an intense inspection regime aimed a [...] |
2003-09-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA5811 | MORE ON ENRON BOT "TRIAL BALLOON" [...] Summary: ENRON's report of a GOT trial balloon to resolve the dispute between BOT operator Trakya (Enron) and the GOT (reftel) appears to have been overly optimistic. Yusuf Gunay, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA), told us he had not heard of the proposal, while Ener [...] |
2003-09-13 06:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA6058 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN'S MEETING WITH ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Edelman,s first meeting with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler focused on Turkey,s efforts to reduce the high prices it pays for natural gas imports, principally from Russia, and Guler,s desire to help U.S. efforts in Iraq. Guler said his Ministry wa [...] |
2003-09-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6144 | REGULATORS COMPLAIN OF STIFF OPPOSITION TO ELECTRICITY REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6423 | BOT PROBLEMS STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) According to representatives from Enron and Doga (Edison Mission), the Turkish government is making no serious effort to resolve BOT problems, and the Energy Ministry (MENR) and Energy Market Regulaory Authority (EMRA) remain at odds on how to proceed. Enron's lawyer recently told EconC [...] |
2003-10-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6530 | MFA on Economic Partnership Commission Agenda, [...] (SBU) At an October 15 meeting with MFA on the upcoming Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) meeting, we suggested that both sides to focus on achieving progress on investment issues. MFA acknowledged that it was making preparations on investment issues, and suggested that the EPC include tw [...] |
2003-10-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA6538 | GAS MARKET UPDATE FROM EMRA AND BOTAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey's ambitious program to liberalize and privatize its natural gas market has stalled. The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) told us that it has completed the necessary secondary regulations for the implementation of the Natural Gas Law and has already issued 32 l [...] |
2003-10-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6612 | GOT DECIDES TO TAKE OVER BOT COMPANIES [...] (SBU) Summary. The longstanding disputes between Build Operate Transfer (BOT) electricity generation plants and the Turkish government may have reached a new level due to the government's apparent decision to take over these facilities on what appears to be the presumption of corruption. Ac [...] |
2003-10-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6696 | ENERGY MINISTRY DENIES BOT TAKEOVER PLANS [...] (SBU) Energy Minister Guler issued a statement denying the GOT would consider seizing BOTs, but continuing to pressure companies over high electricity prices. Separately, in a meeting with Econoffs, the Energy Ministry Undersecretary took a similar line. The ENRON BOT told Post it has yet t [...] |
2003-10-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6906 | MFA Requests More on Iraq Issues at Economic [...] (SBU) MFA's only substantive comment on our draft Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) agenda was that Iraq economic issues merit a separate session on the agenda. The Turkish side does not expect its companies to gain Iraq reconstruction subcontracts at this meeting, but views the opportuni [...] |
2003-11-05 11:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG TU |
| 03ANKARA7103 | ENRON'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. ENRON's lawyer has forwarded a proposal to AK Party Vice-Chair Reha Denemec in an attempt to reach a compromise with the Ministry of Energy (MENR) over its BOT project. ENRON continues to demand an unconditional license and appears anxious to resolve the dispute over electrici [...] |
2003-11-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7113 | GOT CLAIMS VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM NOT FULLY [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkish Maritime Undersecretariat officials told us that the testing phase of the Vessel Traffic System (VTS) in the Istanbul area would have to be extended beyond the end-October deadline due to technical problems. Turkish Coastal Safety and Ship Rescue Management Director G [...] |
2003-11-14 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7180 | DOGA ENERGY'S RESPONSE TO BOT PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. DOGA Energy sent a letter to us explaining how it has responded to speculative reports attributed to GOT sources about alleged corruption in the DOGA Energy BOT Project. DOGA contends that the contracts were vetted and approved by the relevant GOT authorities. The main source [...] |
2003-11-18 15:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7271 | ENERGY DISCUSSION AT TURKEY-U.S. EPC [...] (C) Action Request: Post urges Washington to reconsider the decision to drop energy as a separate topic on the EPC agenda. This is not just to mollify the Turks; we have real, substantive energy issues to discuss. We consider energy to be a critical building block of our economic and politi [...] |
2003-11-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL ECON TU |
| 03ANKARA7274 | TURKEY AND RUSSIA REACH COMPROMISE ON GAS [...] (U) GOT officials have confirmed that BOTAS has reached a compromise with Gazprom's sales company Gazexport, following 11 months of negotiations, but have not made any official announcements detailing the new price, except to state that it was a competitive price, similar to the one applied [...] |
2003-11-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7308 | BOOSTING TURKISH ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (SBU) In response to Secretary Powell's request that Turkey look for ways to assist Iraq's reconstruction, beginning last September, a Turkish company began exporting a small amount (50MW) of electricity to Iraq. The operator, Karadeniz Energy, has rehabilitated existing transmission lines a [...] |
2003-11-22 06:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7329 | TRADE U/S ON TRADE PROTOCOL WITH IRAQ, DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Trade U/S Tuncer Kayalar told us November 20 that the pre-war Turkey-Iraq trade protocol was a swap arrangement, under which Iraq shipped crude oil to Turkey in return for Turkish goods. Kayalar confirmed that Iraqi authorities had transferred oil to Turkey before Op [...] |
2003-11-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ENRG TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA7417 | MEETING WITH WORLD BANK ECONOMIST [...] (C) Summary: Resident World Bank economist James Parks told econoffs that the GOT has yet to meaningfully re-engage with the Bank in several sectors, though in others there is a continuing dialogue. Parks raised the question of how to avoid a sharp fall in the lira, given the likely size of nex [...] |
2003-12-03 15:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAGR ENRG ECPS TU |
| 03ANKARA7442 | ENERGY REGULATOR PESSIMISTIC ABOUT REFORM [...] (C) Summary. EconCouns met with Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) President Yusuf Gunay for an update on energy issues, including the pending Petroleum Law, electricity market reform, gas market reform, and Build-Operate-Transfer disputes. Gunay had mixed feelings about the Petrole [...] |
2003-12-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7452 | TURKISH TRUCKERS' STRIKE OVER; FUEL DELIVERIES TO [...] (SBU) Truckers delivering refined products to northern Iraq under the contract managed by Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) went on strike Monday, bringing badly need fuel deliveries to a halt and raising concerns of imminent fuel shortages. After two days of negotiations, the truckers agreed to [...] |
2003-12-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ENRG IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA753 | BTC UPDATE FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: BTC construction in Turkey is on schedule (first pipe is scheduled to arrive at Iskenderun port on February 7) and on budget; however, there is some concern that the change in government has slowed down the decision-making process on operational issues. We believe that occasiona [...] |
2003-01-29 17:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03ANKARA7685 | TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY RAISES CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Akif Ayhan, MFA Head of Department for Economics, raised the Ministry's concern about security for Turkish truck drivers in Iraq and emphasized that the problem could lead to more truckers quitting or even another truckers' strike. Ayhan said U.S. military security for truck co [...] |
2003-12-16 06:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7790 | Economic Partnership Commission: Comment on [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 13 and 14. Summary/Introduction -------------------- 2. (SBU) Washington's draft EPC action plan can help build a stronger bilateral economic and commercial relationship with Turkey on economic reform, investment, trade, energy and regional iss [...] |
2003-12-19 13:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA7878 | AMBASSADOR MANN, TURKISH OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Steven Mann, State Department Special Representative for Caspian Energy Diplomacy, visited Ankara, December 16-18 to discuss Caspian issues with senior Turkish officials, who confirmed Turkey's commitment to the East-West Energy Corridor and expressed confidence that B [...] |
2003-12-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET IZ PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA7992 | TURKISH EXPORTS TO IRAQ FLOURISHING [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with Turkish business executives and economists support the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat's reports that Turkish exports to Iraq are booming. In fact, some in the private sector argue that actual exports exceed official figures, with one prominent economist specu [...] |
2003-12-30 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 03ANKARA935 | TURKISH PETROLEUM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BUSINESS IN A [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Petroleum Agency (TPAO) is optimistic about business opportunities in a post-sanctions Iraq. TPAO Vice President Bakiler believes TPAO will be well-placed to sign exploration and production agreements that the company has been negotiating for years with Iraq, and to [...] |
2003-02-06 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET AJ GG KZ TU |
| 03BRASILIA2859 | MINISTER ROUSSEFF EXPLAINS NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff and Vice Minister Tolmasquim have provided EmbOffs a two-hour presentation of Brazil's new energy model. The Minister summed up the new model as re-establishing the concept of public service as the sector's prevalent principle. It aspires [...] |
2003-09-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 03BRASILIA3405 | GOB TAKES STEPS TO REDEFINE REGULATORS, STATUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A GoB draft bill aims to better demarcate the powers and responsibilities of Brazil,s nine federal regulatory agencies. The most material change would shift authority for awarding and monitoring concessions from the agencies to the corresponding GoB Ministries. The bill,s main [...] |
2003-10-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECPS ECON BR |
| 03BRASILIA3773 | MORE DOUBTS ABOUT ENERGY INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A visiting OPIC/private sector delegation found scant reassurance about Brazil's New Energy Model or investing in Brazil's energy sector during November 19 meetings with Brazil's energy regulatory agency (ANEEL) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). ANEEL's Superintend [...] |
2003-11-28 09:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 03BRASILIA3942 | PRESIDENT LULA ANNOUNCES BRAZIL'S NEW ENERGY MODEL [...] President Lula announced Brazil's new energy model and signed the provisional measures (MP) to implement it on December 11. The MP was published in the Official Daily of the Union December 12. The GoB had long reiterated its intent to introduce the model before year's end, but there was dou [...] |
2003-12-17 17:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 03COLOMBO2199 | IMI: OIL EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITY IN SRI [...] Summary: Hoping to begin off-shore oil prospecting soon, the Sri Lanka Government intends to announce its plans to international oil companies at a workshop in early 2004. End Summary. 2. The Government plans to open areas in the Mannar Basin off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka for [...] |
2003-12-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EPET ENRG BTIO CE ECONOMICS |
| 03DJIBOUTI1830 | DJIBOUTIANS RECEIVE INFO ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Tim Smith passed reftel information on high-risk sources of radiation to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh looked at the information and promised to pass it to the Djiboutian National Research Center. He believes, how [...] |
2003-10-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG DJ IAEA |
| 03FRANKFURT9685 | BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG BLOCKS WINDMILLS, PROPOSES [...] SUMMARY: The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) has blocked a windmill park near Freiburg and proposed extending the life of nuclear reactors, fueling a political battle with broader implications. The CDU-FDP (Christian Democrat / Free Democrat) B-W government favors reopening debate on the [...] |
2003-11-24 13:26:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV PGOV GM |
| 03HALIFAX356 | NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION: TORY SWEEP ENDS [...] SUMMARY: There could be a new round of political wrangling between the federal government and the newly elected Progressive Conservative Party in Newfoundland-Labrador. In an October 21 provincial election campaign, the Tories led by the charismatic business leader Danny Williams, solidly to [...] |
2003-10-23 11:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EPET CA |
| 03HALIFAX394 | PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS PRODUCE NEW LINEUP OF ENERGY MINISTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canada's four Atlantic Provinces have all held provincial elections this year: Newfoundland-Labrador (October 21), Prince Edward Island (September 29), Nova Scotia (August 5), and New Brunswick (June 9). With the exception of Newfoundland-Labrador, the incumbent governments we [...] |
2003-11-21 11:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PGOV CA |
| 03HALIFAX52 | NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY MINISTER STILL OPTIMISTIC [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia provincial government remains optimistic about the future of the Deep Panuke offshore natural gas project despite EnCanaQs decision to halt work for the time being. The province is eager to persuade USG officials of Atlantic [...] |
2003-02-28 17:41:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV ETRD CA US |
| 03HANOI208 | VIETNAM: SON LA DAM APPROVED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In December, the 11th National Assembly gave "final" approval for the long-planned construction of the Son La Dam and hydroelectric plant in northwest Vietnam. The planning phase for this project has spanned more than 30 years and has instigated one of the more lengthy and intere [...] |
2003-01-27 09:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV EINV EAID VM ETMIN |
| 03HANOI2362 | RESULTS OF USG CLIMATE CHANGE DELEGATION VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: On September 12, 2003, a delegation of U.S. government climate change and energy officials, led by Dr. Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, OES, had a short but full schedule in Vietnam, including a variety of government meetings and public diplomacy [...] |
2003-09-18 00:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TH MY VM |
| 03HANOI373 | JOINT RESEARCH ON HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see Paragraph 13 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) has made little, if any, progress towards achieving the goals set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in Hanoi on March 10, 2002, following bilateral [...] |
2003-02-16 01:22:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KTIA TSPL TNGD PREL TBIO OSCI SCUL ENRG OTRA TRGY MNUC VM |
| 03KATHMANDU1978 | NEPAL: HYDROPOWER PLANT WITH US INVESTMENT TO [...] (C) After Nepali Army intelligence of an impending Maoist attack forced its temporary shutdown on October 12, the Bhote Koshi hydrolectric power plant will resume full service late on October 14. Sam Nott, the American plant manager, says he expects all staff to return to the site and the 3 [...] |
2003-10-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC ENRG EINV CASC NP |
| 03KATHMANDU382 | INDO-NEPAL CROSS-BORDER ENERGY TRADE STAGNATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's Minister for Water Resources Dipak Gyawali is sharply critical of India's policies on cross-border energy trade. He told us that he believes New Delhi focuses on the strategic aspects of water and energy to the exclusion of economics. Despite Nepal's current power surpl [...] |
2003-03-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ENRG PREL |
| 03KUWAIT3775 | SHEPHERDING HUMANITARIAN FUEL FOR BASRA [...] Summary. Apparently frustrated that the Coalition was not heeding Kuwait's requests to tighten controls on the Iraq-Kuwait border to limit smuggling, the GOK slammed shut to civilian traffic its northern border with Iraq on 12 August. Convoys of vehicles supplying the contracted-out logisti [...] |
2003-08-19 03:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAID ENRG EPET MOPS PREL PGOV PTER KU IZ |
| 03KUWAIT5756 | (C) GOK STILL AWAITING QATARI GAS; UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is unlikely to conclude an agreement with Iran, according to a well-placed Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) official. Rather, Kuwait is betting that Qatar will eventually serve as its prima [...] |
2003-12-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR |
| 03LAGOS1535 | NIGERIA: DELTA KIDNAPPING THREATENS OIL [...] Summary: A Nigerian white collar worker for Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (subsidiary of Chevron/Texaco) and member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) was kidnapped outside his home on July 25 by a rogue group of armed Ijaw youths. The kidnapping is the latest in a [...] |
2003-07-31 14:50:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EPET ENRG ECON CASC PGOV PINR PINS PTER NI XA XY |
| 03LAGOS1967 | NIGERIA: SHELL AND POSSIBLY CHEVRON MAY RESUME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Shell Oil has been assessing its crude oil production facilities in the Delta swamps shut down by ethnic violence five months ago, and concludes some may again be operational by September 20, 2003. Shell could pump as much as 40,000 to 50,000 additional barrels per day of crude oi [...] |
2003-09-18 10:39:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD NI |
| 03LAGOS2058 | NLC PLANS TO BOYCOTT ALL AFRICA GAMES AS PART OF A [...] (U) On October 1, gas stations throughout the nation increased their prices from 34 naira per liter to 39.5 naira in Lagos and Abuja and as much as 60 naira per liter in several states in the east. While the majority of gas stations have raised prices (a handful of Nigerian National Petroleum [...] |
2003-10-03 15:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
| 03LAGOS2069 | Strike Begins Thursday, October 9 [...] Following its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Ibadan on Saturday, October 4, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced a nationwide strike to begin at midnight on Thursday, October 9. NLC President Adams Oshiomhole said the Thursday start date allows labor leaders and [...] |
2003-10-06 16:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM NI PGOV PHUM |
| 03LAGOS2080 | NIGERIA: POLICE NOT PREPARED FOR OCTOBER 9 STRIKE [...] (C) Haruna John (PROTECT), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) resident in Lagos State gave Pol/Econ Officer an update on police preparedness for the planned nationwide strike on October 9. According to John, the police force is not/not prepared to deal with potential problems that a strike ma [...] |
2003-10-08 17:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ELAB ENRG EPET KDEM PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS2147 | NIGERIA: FUEL SUPPLY AND PRICE REMAIN IN TENSE [...] (C) Summary: The status of fuel supply and pricing in Nigeria remains in question as fuel marketers and labor leaders left a stakeholders' meeting on October 16 with little agreement but significant distrust and resentment. Labor promises mass action at retail stations if marketers do not sell [...] |
2003-10-17 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON ENRG EPET NI PGOV |
| 03LAGOS2422 | NIGERIA'S TRANSITION TO A DEREGULATED DOWNSTREAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the monthly Businessman's Lunch held at the American Guest Quarters pub in Lagos on November 6, executives of two major fuel marketing companies confirmed that the sector is essentially deregulated, and that there is no significant threat of mass action by organized labor (ref [...] |
2003-11-26 10:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PINR EINV NI |
| 03LAGOS2467 | FUTURE OF NIGERIAN OIL & GAS [...] Cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Summary: On July 11 and 12, Econoffs met with a variety of oil producing and servicing companies to gain insight into the current state of the Nigerian oil and gas industry and assess the country's potential contri [...] |
2003-12-05 19:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | NI ECON EINV EPET ENRG |
| 03LAGOS332 | NIGERIA: PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REGULATORY BODY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-14 13:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS344 | NIGERIA: DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES [...] On Saturday, February 15, employees from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) went on strike to contest unpaid salaries and benefits and protest the GON's refusal to grant DPR autonomy. DPR is the agency that supervises tanker loadings and authorizes movement of crude oil at Nigeria's [...] |
2003-02-18 16:14:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG EPET EFIN PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS363 | NIGERIA: NUPENG JOINS DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM [...] (U) As part of a solidarity agreement between the two major oil workers' unions, members of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) joined a strike organized by DPR members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior S [...] |
2003-02-21 06:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ENRG EFIN EPET PGOV NI |
| 03LAGOS384 | NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 20 [...] (U) This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Oil Strike Suspended, No Effect on Exports --Wellhead Blows in Ogoniland --Local Content Rule Gives U.S. Firms Opportunity and Risk --Gas Developments, and --Almost Never Ever Power Anywhere -------------------------------------- [...] |
2003-02-25 06:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS499 | NIGERIA: ENERGY UPDATE, FEB 28 [...] This periodic update covering energy issues includes: --Long Lines - Short on Answers; Fuel Crisis Continues --Obasanjo Offers Onshore/Offshore Compromise --Exxon-Mobil Produces Early from Yoho Fields, and --Marginal Oil Fields Awarded --------------------------------------------- ------- [...] |
2003-03-07 12:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS568 | NIGERIAN LOCAL VIOLENCE CAUSES MINIMAL IMPACT [...] Summary. A violent clash between local activists and police left seven dead in Delta state late last week. While Shell Oil moved non-essential staff from pockets of disturbance, there appears to be no disruption in oil production at this time. End Summary. 2. A simmering dispute betwee [...] |
2003-03-17 23:58:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS575 | OIL EXEC SAYS NIGERIAN OIL PRODUCTION AT FULL [...] (C) Summary. A senior industry source reports that Nigerian crude oil production is currently at full capacity. He states that Nigeria is likely producing just over 2.2 million barrels of crude per day. Ongoing communal violence in the Delta region is beginning to affect Shell Oil's product [...] |
2003-03-18 18:09:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON ASEC PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS624 | NIGERIA: ESCRAVOS UPDATE - CRISIS WORSENS [...] (SBU) Proprietary information please hold closely. 2. (SBU) Summary. The situation at ChevronTexaco's Escravos compound has deteriorated markedly since the March 20 arrival of government troops to quell the confrontation between Ijaw and Itsikiri villagers over local political pow [...] |
2003-03-24 06:56:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EPET ENRG ECON PINS PGOV PHUM NI |
| 03LAGOS630 | NIGERIA: ETHNIC POLITICS AND NIGER DELTA CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The violent Ijaw confrontations of the Itsekiri in the oil-rich Escravos area result from their fierce political competition to control the South-west Warri Local Government. The chairmanship of this local government is seen as a lynchpin to the Ijaw's economic survival. If [...] |
2003-03-24 16:27:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EPET ENRG PINS PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
| 03LAGOS677 | TFIZ01: NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, March 31 [...] (U) This update includes: -- When Will the Oil Flow? Delta Crisis Update -- Running on Empty: Refineries, Power Company and Consumers Face Same Plight -- Deep Water Deals: Joint Development Zone Advances ------------------------------------------- When Will the Oil Flow? Delta [...] |
2003-04-01 09:00:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS707 | TFIZ01: WAITING FOR A SIGN: NIGERIA OIL EXECS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the informal setting of a monthly luncheon, oil company executives today talked about the crisis in the Niger River delta (refs A and B), and indicated the industry is in no hurry to return evacuated employees to the swamps. They consider the loss of revenue from the closed [...] |
2003-04-04 06:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS731 | TFIZ01: BACK IN BUSINESS - CHEVRON NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Contrary to recent news reports and statements by oil executives that companies are not ready to resume operations in the delta region anytime soon, Chevron confirmed today that it had been returning workers to its transfer station and tank farm at Escravos this week. As of Apr [...] |
2003-04-04 17:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS827 | NIGERIA ENERGY UPDATE, April 22 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Slowly but Surely: Delta Oil Operations Ramp Up -- Between the Lines: Fuel Shortages Continue During Elections -- Fits and Starts: NEPA Privatization Continues while Power Capacity Expands Amidst Crises and Outages --------------------------------- [...] |
2003-04-23 06:29:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON EINV PINS NI |
| 03LAGOS85 | NIGERIA: BARKING DOWN A DRY WELL - FEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Nigeria should endure no economic losses due to the decision of the ICJ awarding the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. Despite speculation of vast crude reserves offshore, several existing oil wells in the waters impacted by the decision appear to be non-producing and there is li [...] |
2003-01-12 09:24:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PBTS ENRG EFIS PGOV NI CM |
| 03LAGOS99 | Nigeria: Biweekly Energy Report No. 1 [...] Summary. In late December, the Government of Nigeria (GON) released 24 billion Naira to its international oil joint venture partners in payment of arrears outstanding since the last era of military rule (l994-99). The deferral of payments had slowed investment by Nigeria's joint partners in [...] |
2003-01-14 08:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EFIN ECON PINS NI |
| 03OTTAWA1022 | IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN DEMARCHE TO EL-BARADEI [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA1149 | ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...] |
2003-04-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1306 | Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid [...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...] |
2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1721 | INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY: [...] SUMMARY: GOC OFFICIALS APPEAR TO BE CAUTIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE IPHE, BUT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IPHE WILL RELATE TO THE IEA'S HYDROGEN COORDINATION GROUP. THEY ALSO POSED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT IPHE'S POSSIBLE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - SEE ACTION REQUESTED, PA [...] |
2003-06-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA1812 | Canada's Uranium: A primer [...] Canada is the largest uranium producer in the world - in 2002 production was 11,607 metric tonnes of uranium, about one-third of total world production. Canada typically provides 20 to 30 percent of uranium used in the United States. The two main players are Cameco, a Canadian-based publicly [...] |
2003-06-26 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ETRD ENRG KNNP CA |
| 03OTTAWA1924 | SCENE-SETTER FOR TRI- AND BILATERAL ENERGY MEETINGS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. In preparation for the forthcoming meetings of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and U.S.- Canada Energy Consultative Mechanism (ECM) in Ottawa July 15-17, post provides the following u [...] |
2003-07-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2125 | CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"), but it is at [...] |
2003-07-24 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY CA |
| 03OTTAWA2221 | NATURAL GAS VS. NUCLEAR: CANADIANS STUDY FEASIBILITY [...] SUMMARY: THE CANADIAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CERI) SAYS THAT, AT NATURAL GAS PRICES OF USD 3.50 / MCF OR MORE, NUCLEAR REACTORS WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY SUPERIOR TO NATURAL GAS IN SUPPLYING THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STEAM REQUIRED TO EXTRACT CRUDE OIL FROM CANADA'S VAST OILSAND RESOURCES. IF T [...] |
2003-08-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2354 | CANADA: INITIAL FALLOUT FROM THE BLACKOUT [...] (C) Summary: Residents of Ontario, with the exception of some 50,000 public sector workers in Ottawa, were expected to resume "normal" work routines on Monday. Businesses throughout Ontario have been asked to cut energy consumption in half over the next week as the province tries to recover [...] |
2003-08-18 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA412 | MANITOBA: NEW ELECTRICITY OPTIONS [...] Summary and introduction. The Province of Manitoba and its state-owned hydroelectricity utility, Manitoba Hydro, seek to greatly expand hydroelectricity exports to the United States from the already considerable level of 8.8 terawatt hours, with a value of C$495 million per anum. Officials [...] |
2003-02-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA487 | BEAUFORT SEA LEASE SALE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA566 | ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...] |
2003-02-28 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA595 | GOC DIPNOTE ON BEAUFORT SEA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-04 19:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA687 | CLIMATE CHANGE: CANADA'S KYOTO FOLLOW-THROUGH: [...] (U) In its FY2003-04 budget, released on February 18, the GOC committed C$1.5 billion (about US$1 billion) over five years directly to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions (plus modest additional funds for research and long-term technology development). This represents about 4.3 pe [...] |
2003-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA963 | CANADA TO RAISE IRAN CONCERNS - AGAIN - WITH [...] (C) In response to Under Secretary Bolton's request, Canada will make reftel demarche to IAEA Director General El-Baradei as soon as possible through the Canadian Head of Mission in Vienna. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us that the more Canada learns [...] |
2003-04-03 21:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA |
| 03RANGOON178 | BURMA'S ENERGY POLICY: BETTER LUCKY THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Burma may have found a patch for its energy problems in 2003. A slower decline at the aging A'Pyauk gas fields (about 50 miles north northwest of Rangoon), unexpectedly large finds of gas in the recently developed Nyaungdon field (about 20 miles northwest of the capital), and bet [...] |
2003-02-10 02:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV BM |
| 03ROME1230 | TFIZ01: ITALY TO ESTABLISH IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) IN A MARCH 21 MEETING WITH POL MINCOUNS AND ECONOFF, ANTONIO BADINI, THE ITALIAN MFA'S DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST, SAID THAT HE WOULD ESTABLISH AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING HIS TRIP THIS WEEK TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK. BADINI HAS YET TO ESTABLISH [...] |
2003-03-24 16:50:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EAID IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM |
| 03ROME2192 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEADERSHIP FORUM (CSLF) AND [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPT AND US DOE. SEE PARA 6. 2. ESTCOUNS AND ECONOFF JOINED US DOE OFFICIALS MCKEE AND DER IN MAY 2 DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTRY OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES (MPA) DG ALESSANDRO ORTIS AND ESTCOUNS FOLLOWED UP CSLF AND RELATED ENERGY S&T ISSUES WITH ORTIS' STAFF M [...] |
2003-05-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TSPL IT |
| 03ROME2598 | ENI UPDATE: ITALY'S ENERGY GIANT LOOKING BOTH [...] (SBU) Summary: ENI, Italy's dominant energy conglomerate, is expanding into foreign markets, while consolidating its position at home. Its significant presence in the Middle East and Central Asia increasingly is complemented by expansion within Europe, including recent acquisitions in Spain a [...] |
2003-06-10 17:17:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IT |
| 03ROME26 | NORTH KOREA: ITALY FLOATS IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ITALIAN MFA EMPHASIZED IT SHARES OUR VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH KOREA AND THE NEED TO BE FIRM WITH PYONGYANG. THE MFA'S DG FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS, WHILE UNDERSTANDING THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE USG'S REJECTION OF REWARDING THE DPRK WITH A DIRECT DIALOGUE, STRESSED [...] |
2003-01-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KN IT PARM PREL EAID ENRG UN |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5391 | BLACKOUTS DARKEN DOMINICAN PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) IN THE FACE OF ELECTRICITY BLACKOUTS AND GROWING PUBLIC DISSATISFACTION, ON OCTOBER 1 THE GODR TOOK CONTROL OF TWO OF THE COUNTRY'S THREE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES. THE DEAL SIGNED SEPTEMBER 10 CALLS FOR THE GODR TO REPURCHASE SPANISH FIRM UNION FENOSA'S FIFTY PERCENT SHARE OF [...] |
2003-10-02 21:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5562 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...] |
2003-10-09 01:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO5564 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND TOP ECONOMIC TEAM WORRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN OCTOBER 8 MEETING AT THE NATIONAL PALACE, PRESIDENT MEJIA TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT UNDER THE GODR'S STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF), DELAYS IN DISBURSEMENT OF A $1OO MILLION INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOP [...] |
2003-10-09 01:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO6075 | AMBASSADOR AND EXIM BANK METTINGS WITH PRESIDENT, [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Ex-Im Bank officials had a series of meetings October 20-21, with President Mejia, members of his economic cabinet and International Monetary Fund Representatives. Mejia expressed frustration about delays in disbursement of loans from the IMF and the multilater [...] |
2003-10-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ECIN ENRG EINV DR |
| 03SANTODOMINGO7346 | DOMINICAN AUTHORITIES REQUEST USG BRIDGE LOAN FOR [...] Following is the unofficial Embassy translation of the text of a letter from the Dominican authorities to Treasury Under Secretary Taylor dated December 5, requested a bridge loan of USDOLS 60 million for the energy sector. Copy was faxed to Treasury on December 5; original follows by pouch. [...] |
2003-12-15 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | DR ECON ENRG |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1141 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...] |
2003-05-15 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1169 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003 [...] (U) The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billio [...] |
2003-05-20 20:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA1645 | AES Attempts to Salvage 200MW Energy Contract and [...] (SBU) AES Honduras' efforts to salvage its 200MW energy contract, awarded and signed Christmas day, 2002 (ref g) despite having overcome an unfair government procurement process and political influence, may be reaching the end of the road this month. Apparently, due to financial and managemen [...] |
2003-07-11 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA2385 | Honduran Gasoline Pricing: Tempest in a Teapot [...] (SBU) Summary. In September, former Industry and Trade Minister for President Maduro Juliet Handal began a public campaign to criticize the Honduran government's method of establishing maximum gasoline prices. Handal has argued in press conferences and appearances in front of the Honduran Na [...] |
2003-10-09 15:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON PGOV PINR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA546 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 2002-JANUARY 2003 [...] The GDP rose by 2 percent in 2002, which was lower than economic growth rates in previous years of 2.7 percent in 2001 and 4.8 percent in 2000. Per capita income fell by 0.6 percent during 2002, and the Consumer Price Index rose by 8 percent. The international reserves totaled USD 1.5 billi [...] |
2003-02-27 22:43:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO |
| 03TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2003 [...] As part of the GOH efforts to reach an agreement with the IMF, an executive decree was issued by President Maduro to reduce public expenditure in salaries to the equivalent of 10.1 percent of the GDP. The measures include: freezing public sector employee wages for all of 2003, e [...] |
2003-03-07 22:18:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAGR EINV ELAB PGOV SENV HO |
| 03THEHAGUE1632 | PORTUGAL; NETHERLANDS; CTRY CLR. GRANTED DOE; [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Thomas Sarkus for travel to The Netherlands July 6 - July 12,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of State [...] |
2003-06-25 09:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA |
| 03THEHAGUE1649 | NETHERLANDS CTRY CLR. GRANTED BOISSEVAIN + 0, [...] (U) Country Clearance is granted for Jan G. Boissevain for travel to The Netherlands July 16 - July 25,2003. 2. (U) Embassy understands that no assistance is requested. SECURITY ADVISORY: 3. (U) Post provides the following threat assessment for The Netherlands: The Department of S [...] |
2003-06-26 10:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | NL KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA |
| 03THEHAGUE1722 | ILSA - READOUT FROM AMBASSADOR'S JULY 2 MEETING [...] (C) On July 2 the Ambassador met with Jeroen van der Veer, President of the Dutch side of Royal Dutch Shell, to deliver demarche ref A regarding the Azadegan oil fields in Iran. Van der Veer was accompanied by Senior Regional Adviser Dr. Gavin Graham, who recently met with EB/ESC officials i [...] |
2003-07-07 05:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC IR JA NL PREL |
| 03THEHAGUE1728 | HFR Petten: Results Of Survey On Preparedness [...] Local media recently reported the outcome of a survey on preparedness of the Petten HFR in dealing with calamities. Since the issue is related to the physical protection discussions with the Dutch planned for July 10-July 11, we bring the news item to the attention of the Russell Hibbs team. [...] |
2003-07-07 13:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2163 | Secretary Abraham's 8/13 Meeting with Dutch [...] (U) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham met with Dutch Economics (also energy and telecommunications) Minister Laurens Jan Brinkhorst on August 13 in The Hague. In response to a question from Brinkhorst, the Secretary described the factors that led to the California electricity shortages - e [...] |
2003-08-27 13:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG TPHY EINV KNNP IZ IR NL EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE2290 | ILSA: IRAN-AZADEGAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYAL [...] (C) Summary. Senior Shell Advisor Gavin Graham confirmed that Shell has no plans to make a proposal or tender for the Azadegan oil field independent of the Japanese. Shell does not feel the time is right to make deals in Iran, and is wary of undermining its relationship with the Japanese [...] |
2003-09-11 17:04:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR JA NL UK |
| 03THEHAGUE2422 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM: MAY 22-24 MEETING IN [...] As current chairman of the IEF, the Netherlands has announced the following preliminary program for the 2004 IEF that will take place May 22-24, 2004 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam. The Dutch have also noted the launch of the IEF website at www.iefs.net Begin Text of Preliminary Program [...] |
2003-09-25 05:06:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG NL |
| 03THEHAGUE2647 | DUTCH ON DEMARCHE TO CPPNM PARTIES [...] (C) On October 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the revision of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) to Pieter van Donkersgoed, Deputy Head of the MFA's Environmental and Nuclear Safety Division. Van Donkersgoed said it was clear the United States had a [...] |
2003-10-17 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY KNNP KTIA NL IAEA |
| 03ZAGREB681 | KRSKO NUCLEAR PLANT AGREEMENT ENTERS INTO FORCE AT [...] THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON THE KRSKO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LOCATED IN SLOVENIA BUT CO-OWNED BY SLOVENIA AND CROATIA, CAME INTO FORCE ON MARCH 11, THE DATE THE GOC RECEIVED THE SLOVENIAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING SLOVENIAN RATIFICATION. ON MARCH 14, THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REJECTED TWO MOTIONS F [...] |
2003-03-26 07:05:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TRGY SI HR |
| 03ZAGREB799 | DRUZHBADRIA AND CPOT PIPELINES -- CROATIA MOVING [...] (SBU) THE DRUZHBADRIA PIPELINE PROJECT IS ONE POSSIBLE ROUTE TO BRING RUSSIAN OIL TO WESTERN MARKETS, SOMETHING WHICH WOULD ENHANCE GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY BY INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL SUPPLIES. THE CROATIAN PRESS HAS SOUGHT TO PORTRAY CROATIA AS A NEW PLAYER IN WORLD OIL POLITICS. H [...] |
2003-04-11 08:15:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET SENV HR |
| 04ABUDHABI1290 | UAEG INFORMED OF INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref information April 24 to UAE Federal Customs Authority Deputy Director General Saeed Al- Marri, who undertook to forward the International Ship And Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code to the customs authorities in each of the UAE's seven emirates. He reminded Econof [...] |
2004-04-25 12:55:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI1701 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ILSA [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) The Ambassador raised ref A talking points May 23 with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) and expressed USG concern about re [...] |
2004-05-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI1710 | UAEG STUDYING ATOMIC ENERGY POTENTIAL; SEEKS USG [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 3. (C) UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) told the Ambassador May 23 [...] |
2004-05-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV KNNP TC GM |
| 04ABUDHABI1942 | UAE PRODUCTION IN THE WAKE OF THE JUNE OPEC QUOTA [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by EconChief paid her farewell call to ADNOC CEO Yousef Omair bin Yousef and Deputy CEO Abdullah Nasser Al-Suwaidi on June 6, 2004. The Ambassador thanked Yousef for the UAE and OPEC's welcome action and asked about the UAE's announcement that it would produce an e [...] |
2004-06-13 12:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI195 | UPPER ZAKUM FIELD UPDATE [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). This cable contains business proprietary information. Please protect. 2. (C) In late December, Ambassador and Econchief met with Exxon Mobil (Al-Khalij) President Frank Kemnetz, who provided an update on the st [...] |
2004-01-20 05:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2028 | UAE: BOGUS REPORT CLAIMS EXXONMOBIL WINS BID TO [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) A Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) article this week, citing "sources close to the Supreme Petroleum Council" (SPC), claimed that the SPC had selected U.S. firm ExxonMobil to develop the m [...] |
2004-06-21 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2033 | UAEG DECLINES TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFO ON GAS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) In a June 14 meeting with Econoff, Chief Operating Officer of Mubadala (and former Projects Manager for UAE Offsets Group) Khaldoon Al-Mubarak (protect) said the UAEG would not provide fu [...] |
2004-06-21 13:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI2206 | UAE COMPLIANT WITH INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT [...] According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), all of the UAE's major seaports and oil and gas terminal operators were ISPS certified by the July 1 deadline. The following UAE seaports received ISPS certification: Dubai Dry Dock (Dubai) Jebel Ali Port (Dubai) Port Rashid (Dub [...] |
2004-07-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV |
| 04ABUDHABI2263 | UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON IRAN GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Charge delivered ref A talking points to MFA Assistant Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi July 6, and expressed our concerns about Abu Dhabi's potential project to import gas from Iran. Al [...] |
2004-07-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC IR |
| 04ABUDHABI2437 | UAE NEARING MAXIMUM OIL PRODUCTION LIMITS [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires Richard A. Albright, a.i., for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Summary: During a July 20 meeting with Charge and Econoff, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Deputy CEO and new member of the Supreme Petroleum Council (see ref C) Abdullah Nasser Al [...] |
2004-07-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3095 | OPEC TO RAISE PRODUCTON QUOTA? [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Petroleum advisor Dr. Ibrahim Ismail (protect) told EconChief that he thought that OPEC Ministers would raise the production quota by 1-1.5 mb/d to reflect at least some of OPEC's current overproduction and to help calm the markets. He also said that the ministers w [...] |
2004-09-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3412 | UAE EXPLORES BUILDING NUCLEAR PLANT FOR POWER, [...] (U) Summary: The UAE signed an MOU with the Government of South Korea to undertake a feasibility study regarding building a nuclear power plant in UAE. If constructed, the plant could potentially double the country,s power and water generation capabilities, and it would be the first nuclear [...] |
2004-09-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV KNNP GM TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4400 | NEW UAE OIL MINISTER CONFIRMS MODERATE STANCE [...] (C) Summary: New UAE Energy Minister Al-Hamili told Ambassador on December 5 that the UAE was committed to meeting market needs. He also underlined the UAE's interest in market stability and moderate prices that support global growth. The Minister stressed that OPEC was doing all it could to [...] |
2004-12-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TC |
| 04ABUDHABI4468 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SUPPORTS MODERATE OIL PRICES, [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor and Supreme Petroleum Council Member Al-Suwaidi told Ambassador December 8 that the UAE supports a stable oil price that was fair to both producers and consumers. He said that overly high prices were not in the UAE's long-term interest and added that the UAE [...] |
2004-12-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI652 | UAE OIL MINISTER: "OPEC MAY REVIEW PRODUCTION [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Richard A. Albright, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (U) UAE Oil Minister Obaid Al-Nasseri told reporters last week that OPEC would stand by the April 1 production cuts, but review its policy at the OPEC meeting at the end of March. Indeed, the [...] |
2004-03-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI735 | UAE: SUPREME PETROLEUM COUNCIL DELAYS DECISION ON UPPER ZAKUM [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: Almost two years after international oil companies submitted bids, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on January 27 presented its recommendation for the award of a 28 percen [...] |
2004-03-16 06:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUDHABI790 | FORMER UAE OIL MINISTER SHARES "SECRET" DOCUMENT [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C/NF) Special Adviser to the President and the UAE's first Oil Minister Man'a Al-Otaiba recently passed the Ambassador a document on Abu Dhabi oil production marked "secret," and dated February 16, 2003. Al-O [...] |
2004-03-21 05:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV BEXP ENRG ECON EINV TC |
| 04ABUJA1007 | U/S TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] Summary: In a meeting with Treasury U/S Taylor, Nigerian Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala said the Ministry will carry out an audit of petroleum revenues to make sure the GON is getting its fair share, and the results will be reported to the public. The GON is sidelining its windfall cash from [...] |
2004-06-08 07:19:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EIND EINT EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC NI |
| 04ABUJA1048 | FUEL SUBSIDIES IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A [...] (U) SUMMARY: Up until April or May, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) received an allocation of petroleum from the GON at below-market rates, sold part of it on world markets, and used the rest to subsidize gasoline prices domestically, all outside the government's formal budget [...] |
2004-06-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET PGOV PREL NI |
| 04ABUJA1655 | (U) DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF CRUDE FROM [...] (U) At about noon September 24, Econ Counselor called on President Obasanjo's Special Advisor for Petroleum and Energy Edmund Daukoru and made the demarche requested via email. Daukoru, who co-chairs the national oil company, is de facto minister of energy, since the President has not filled [...] |
2004-09-24 10:31:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG PREL NI OIL |
| 04ACCRA1447 | STATUS OF THE WEST AFRICAN GAS PIPELINE -- THE [...] (SBU) The parties involved in the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) are working to keep it on schedule and avoid escalating costs. It appears unlikely they will meet the July 31 deadline for "Final Investment Decision" (FID), but mid-September may be possible. The "TO DO" list is daunting: 1) [...] |
2004-07-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN ECON EAID GH |
| 04ACCRA2044 | GHANA'S PARLIAMENT MEETS ONE LAST TIME BEFORE [...] (C) Ghana's Parliament convened October 5 for a final, abbreviated session prior to the December elections. Parliament's agenda includes a number of bills and agreements important to the U.S. This includes the Ghana-OPIC Agreement, the Ghana-Kaiser Aluminum Agreement on the Sale of Valco, the [...] |
2004-10-16 17:51:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAIR ENRG EINV EIND PREL GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2205 | KAISER COMPLETES SALE OF VALCO TO THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Kaiser Aluminum has sold its 90-percent stake in the Volta River Aluminum Company (Valco) to the Government of Ghana (GoG)for USD 18.5 million. After Parliament ratified the sale agreement on October 28 (septel), GoG and Kaiser officials met in London on October 29 to complete the officia [...] |
2004-11-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2213 | GHANA: FINAL PARLIAMENT ACTION IN 2004 [...] This cable highlights significant legislation that passed Parliament during its October 5 - November 4 session and follows up on bills of particular US interest, as highlighted Reftel. 2. In its final session of 2004, Parliament ratified the OPIC-Ghana Investment Incentives Agreement, passe [...] |
2004-11-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EAIR ENRG GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2305 | IMF READOUT ON GHANA'S ECONOMY [...] (SBU) The IMF has raised 2004 growth estimates for Ghana to 5.5 percent. Inflation should stay at 11-13 percent and the balance of payments improved in 2004 due to large cocoa exports, donor aid flows and record remittances. There is concern on the fiscal side, with wages and fuel subsidies [...] |
2004-11-23 16:05:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ENRG GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2484 | WEST AFRICA GAS PIPELINE NEARING THE FINISH LINE; [...] (SBU) On December 3, the Government of Ghana (GoG) hosted symbolic signing and groundbreaking ceremonies of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP). The States had not accomplished all conditions necessary for the West Africa Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to take Final Investment Decision (FID) prior t [...] |
2004-12-15 17:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG ETRD GH OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2527 | ALCOA'S BID FOR VALCO [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs met with Randy Phillips and Jeff Heeter of Alcoa December 14. Phillips and Heeter were in Ghana to follow up on Alcoa's proposal to purchase a larger stake in the Volta Aluminum Company(VALCO) and develop Ghana's bauxite reserves. The proposal also includes the const [...] |
2004-12-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EMIN ENRG GH EXIM OPIC |
| 04ACCRA2551 | WAGP INVESTMENT COMPLETED FOLLOWING LAST MINUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17 and 20 the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) and West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP) shareholders completed the final requirements for taking Final Investment Decision (FID). Most investors (excluding Togo and Benin) deposited their financial contributions int [...] |
2004-12-23 20:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN GH OPIC |
| 04AMMAN3293 | JORDAN-IRAQ POWER SECTOR COOPERATION: MORE SMOKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past eight months, the Jordanian Ministry of Energy (JMOE) and the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (IMOE) have engaged in a series of meetings on power sector cooperation that has received substantial publicity in the Jordanian press. The talks that have been held have [...] |
2004-04-29 10:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV JO IZ |
| 04AMMAN4310 | ENERGY MINISTER ADDRESSES TRANSPARENCY CONCERNS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Energy Minister Khreisat, the al-Samra power plant construction tender has been and will remain transparent, despite complaints by U.S. contractor Black & Veatch (B&V). In a May 24 meeting, Khreisat also shared the Energy Ministry,s plans for modernization of the Z [...] |
2004-05-31 14:18:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV JO |
| 04AMMAN830 | Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon Sign Phase Two [...] (u) SUMMARY: The Prime Ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon witnessed the signing of agreements to begin the second phase of a pipeline to supply natural gas from Egypt to the other three countries. This phase will extend the current Egypt-Jordan pipeline north to the Rihab Power S [...] |
2004-02-03 15:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN JO |
| 04ANKARA1086 | TURKISH OFFICIALS COMPLAIN RISING TRUCKING COSTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish officials at the Trade Undersecretariat and Turkish Petroleum International (TPIC) warned that truck transport of fuel to Iraq under the contract with SOMO may be suspended due to higher fees paid to Turkish truckers. TPIC's contract called for fuel deliveries of 90,0 [...] |
2004-02-25 08:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD IZ PGOV PREL SY TU |
| 04ANKARA1228 | Economic Partnership Commission: Update on [...] (SBU) MFA U/S Ziyal and U/S Larson agreed to discuss implementation of the Economic Partnership Commission Action Plan (ref c) by telephone at 10:30 EST on March 5. Embassy recommends that U/S Larson encourage Turkey to adhere to the economic reform program; press for resolution of U.S. busi [...] |
2004-03-02 09:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV ENRG BEXP KIPR TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA1346 | BOTAS SAYS SIX MILLION BARRELS OF IRAQI OIL NOW AT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-05 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA1766 | TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF PRESIDENT'S NON-PRO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-24 08:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY TU |
| 04ANKARA1988 | ILSA DEMARCHE TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel points April 5 to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy Hakki Akil, pointing out that development of a pipeline to carry Iranian natural gas to Europe via Turkey would raise serious issues related to both U.S. law (ILSA) and U.S. policy. Per reftel, A/DCM stresse [...] |
2004-04-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG AU TU IR |
| 04ANKARA2721 | TURKEY AS THE HUB IN THE EAST-WEST ENERGY CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials say they continue to strongly support the East-West Energy Corridor and are positioning Turkey to become the transit hub for Caspian and Middle East natural gas to Europe. Turkey is pushing two pipeline projects to export gas to Europe and exploring options f [...] |
2004-05-14 09:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET ETRD SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA2798 | TURKEY CANNOT RAISE REPRESENTATION AT MAY 27 NSG [...] No summary [...] |
2004-05-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENRG TRGY TU |
| 04ANKARA291 | IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION IN WASHINGTON ON TRAVEL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-01-16 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA2914 | CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the IEA's Seminar "Natural Gas in South East Europe," May 5-6, in Istanbul, Ambassador Mann met with Energy U/S Sami Demirbilek and MFA DDG for Energy Hakki Akil to discuss U.S.-Turkish coordination in support of the East-West Energy Corridor. Turkish officia [...] |
2004-05-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ENRG EPET ETTC IR TU |
| 04ANKARA315 | TURKISH ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ -- ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Energy Ministry Under Secretary Sami Demirbilek told us January 16 that Turkey continues to look for ways to help Iraq meet its electricity deficit, but needs more information about the amount and duration of Iraq's electricity shortfall. He said that Turkey will have a surplus of elec [...] |
2004-01-16 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ENRG ETRD IZ PGOV PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA3336 | AMBASSADOR EDELMAN URGES TURKEYS' ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler, Ambassador Edelman welcomed progress on the East-West Energy Corridor, raised concerns about Iranian gas exports to Europe, expressed support for Bosphorus bypass pipelines, and pressed the GOT to accelerate energy sector [...] |
2004-06-14 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ENRG EPET SENV TU |
| 04ANKARA3900 | MFA DISPUTES REPORT THAT TURKEY AND IRAN AGREED ON [...] (U) According to a report carried by the Turkish online news service Zaman and several Iranian news outlets, Iran has offered to reduce the price of its natural gas exports to Turkey if Turkey agrees to facilitate the transport of Iranian gas to Europe. The report added that the deal was rea [...] |
2004-07-14 16:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC IR TU |
| 04ANKARA4009 | TURKEY: MFA SEEKS CONSENSUS OF OIL COMPANIES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's MFA continues to oppose issuing licenses now to the companies that have applied for Turkish Straits bypass pipeline routes through Turkey. Instead, the Ministry wants to forge a consensus among the oil companies on "Voluntary Principles" to reduce their traffic in the [...] |
2004-07-20 11:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA402 | GOT STICKS TO HARD LINE ON BOT ENERGY PROJECTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Energy Minister Guler's recent public comment that he had a "secret plan" to resolve the BOT energy disputes by the end of the month, we see no sign of progress. In fact, the companies and the government are not even seriously discussing possible compromises. Instead, [...] |
2004-01-22 14:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL US |
| 04ANKARA4109 | CASPIAN BASIN ENERGY DIPLOMACY AMBASSADOR MANN [...] (C) Summary: EUR Ambassador Steven Mann encouraged Turkish Energy Minister Guler to work together with the United States to promote Caspian natural gas exports through Turkey to Europe, but cautioned about Iranian gas transitting Turkey. Guler noted Turkey's difficult relationship with Iran [...] |
2004-07-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4110 | AMBASSADOR MANN DISCUSSES CASPIAN ENERGY ISSUES AT [...] (U) Summary: Caspian Basin Energy Development Ambassador Steven Mann met with energy officials on the margins of the June 16-17 Tale of Three Seas Energy Conference in Istanbul. (Septel reports on Mann,s meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Guler.) Mann was joined by Turkish MFA Deputy U/S A [...] |
2004-07-23 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4112 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 TRIP TO IRAN: U.S. [...] (C) In delivering reftel demarche July 22 to MFA DDG for South Asia Evirgen, polcounselor noted our understanding that Turkey shares U.S. views on the need for sharp improvement in Iranian behavior. The USG has strong interest in seeing PM Erdogan deliver crisp, unambiguous messages to Tehran [...] |
2004-07-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ECON ENRG TU IR |
| 04ANKARA4116 | TURKISH ENERGY MINISTRY VIEWS ON ELECTRICITY TO [...] Summary: According to Energy Deputy U/S Cimen, Turkey remains interested in exporting electricity to Iraq. However, a necessary first step is for private companies to conclude a long-term supply contract with Iraqi officials. Turkey has excess generating capacity for a few more years, but ex [...] |
2004-07-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD IZ PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA4421 | TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S JULY 27-29 VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: According to MFA and ruling AKP contacts, PM Erdogan urged the Iranians to cooperate with IAEA on their nuclear program. The visit failed to produce an agreement on an expanded project to transship Iranian natural gas: the Turks sought a price reduction on their 1996 gas deal wi [...] |
2004-08-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET IR IZ KNNP PREL PTER TU |
| 04ANKARA4426 | CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor called on the new Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President, Mr. Okay Cakiroglu, on August 6. Cakiroglu assumed these duties this past July. EXBS Advisor the meeting, we raised the Cekmece Nuclear Plants (reftel), noting that DOE is willing to assist in the physical securit [...] |
2004-08-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PM TRGY TU |
| 04ANKARA4443 | TURKEY AND IRAN GAS, BOSPORUS BYPASS, AND BTC [...] (C) Summary: In a August 5 meeting with Charge, MFA Deputy U/S for Economic Relations Alev Kilic expressed general support for U.S. goals for regional energy development - with one exception. While Kilic stressed that Turkey,s priority for natural gas was for realizing transit from the Caspi [...] |
2004-08-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD IR GA UK TU |
| 04ANKARA4601 | TURKISH ENERGY OFFICIALS ON LIBERALIZATION, IRAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's BOTAS (Petroleum Pipeline Corporation) Director Mehmet Bilgic expressed confidence in Turkey and BOTAS' growing role as an energy transit country for oil and gas, citing that the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyan oil pipeline and Shah Deniz gas pipeline (tendering process) were on sc [...] |
2004-08-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IR TU |
| 04ANKARA4623 | BOSPHORUS BYPASS AND THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Recognizing growing oil tanker congestion in the Bosphorus and associated environmental and safety risks, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has expressed support for construction of a bypass pipeline to avoid the Turkish straits, aiming to transport oil overland from the Black Sea [...] |
2004-08-18 11:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD TU |
| 04ANKARA4651 | TURKISH READOUT ON IIG PRESIDENT AL-YAWAR VISIT: [...] (C) The GOT is pleased with the Aug. 16-17 visit of IIG President al-Yawar and the IIG ministers for foreign affairs, water resources, and trade. Al-Yawar told the Turks that he and the IIG intentionally chose Turkey for his first major trip abroad, and that they saw Turkey as Iraq's most imp [...] |
2004-08-18 16:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG ECON TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA4887 | PUTIN VISIT TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 2-3 [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The highest-level Russian visitor to Turkey since Podgorny in 1972, Putin will arrive amid steadily increasing bilateral economic ties -- particularly in Russian energy sales and interest in energy-sector investments and ar [...] |
2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL ENRG TU RS |
| 04ANKARA5051 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS BOSPHORUS DEMARCHES TO ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered ref a-d demarches on Bosphorus bypass issues on August 31 to Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler. Ambassador stressed that the USG did not support a specific route or project, but called for timely, transparent decisions from the GOT on permits, specifically fo [...] |
2004-09-08 15:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EWWT PREL ELTN EINV ENRG SENV TU UK |
| 04ANKARA5142 | IRAQI KURDISH LEADERS CHECK IN WITH TURKS, [...] (C) Summary: PUK leader Jalal Talabani and KDP official Nechirvan Barzani each met separately Sept. 9 with FonMin Abdullah Gul and other MFA officials during brief visits to Ankara. MFA told us that both were pessimistic that national elections can be held in Iraq by next January given the se [...] |
2004-09-13 15:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG TU IZ |
| 04ANKARA5309 | PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF INTENT BETWEEN DOE AND [...] (SBU) Per Reftel request, Post passed proposed Statement Of Intent to the Government of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs by both fax and diplomatic note. Post confirmed that MFA forwarded copies to both the Ministry of Energy and the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission. 2. (SBU) Basak Tug, [...] |
2004-09-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PTER TRGY ENRG TU |
| 04ANKARA5967 | TURKEY SUPPORTS MOLDOVAN OBSERVER STATUS IN SEECP [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN ENRG MD PREL |
| 04ANKARA6004 | TURKEY/OES PD PROGRAM: DOE EXPERT PROMOTES [...] Summary: Under a grant from OES Public Diplomacy, the Ankara Regional Environmental Hub implemented a speakers' program on Renewable Energy in Turkey, October 11-15, with events in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana, in cooperation with the Ankara Public Affairs Section and the Adana Consulate. The [...] |
2004-10-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SENV TSPA TSPL TU |
| 04ANKARA6195 | KARADENIZ STOPS DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Turkish company Karadeniz (KARTET), it informed the Iraq Ministry of Electricity that as of October 26 it was no longer able to deliver electricity from Turkey to Northern Iraq because of non-delivery of contractual heavy fuel oil (HFO) from Iraq. According to [...] |
2004-11-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA6388 | Turkish Iraqi Economic Cooperation Talks [...] (SBU) Following is the text of "agreed minutes" signed on November 5 at the conclusion of Turkish-Iraqi Joint Economic Committee meetings in Ankara (REFTEL). The document, which was given to us by the Turkish MFA, is encouraging in that it demonstrates that Turks and Iraqis are working toget [...] |
2004-11-10 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD ENRG ECON IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA6479 | TURKEY: EURASIA SENIOR ADVISOR MANN MEETINGS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In November 8 meetings with Turkish officials on energy issues, Eurasia Senior Advisor Steven Mann stressed the importance of a level playing field for American companies in Turkey's energy sector and unflagging USG support for a Bosphorus bypass and expansion of natural gas trad [...] |
2004-11-19 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV BEXP TU |
| 04ANKARA6484 | TURKISH STRAITS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES - NEWEST [...] On November 8, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Energy, Hakki Akil passed to Ambassador Steven Mann the newest version of the Turkish MFA's proposed "Voluntary Principles on the Passage of Oil Tankers through the Turkish Straits" (see Ref A). (This version is da [...] |
2004-11-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT TU |
| 04ANKARA6678 | TURKEY STEAM ENERGY CONFERENCE IN ISTANBUL - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A well-attended energy conference in Turkey provided expressions of commitment on the part of the government to move forward on energy liberalization, but failure to articulate next policy, legislative, and regulatory steps. The private sector is eager to move ahead and take a [...] |
2004-12-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV EWWT TU |
| 04ANKARA6767 | TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Econoff delivered ref A points to GOT MFA Deputy Director General for Energy Hakki Akil on December 3, noting that similar points had been delivered at multiple levels over recent months. Ambassador Edelman delivered the full set of ref A points to Deputy U/S Apakan on December 2. 2. [...] |
2004-12-03 16:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET TU |
| 04ANKARA6797 | TURKEY: IMPORTANT, BUT TENTATIVE, STEP ON NATURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a possible step forward on long-delayed gas sector liberalization, the Turkish State Pipeline Company BOTAS announced a tender for six of its natural gas import contracts in November. Although legal obstacles may eventually require that the tender be switched to gas volumes, [...] |
2004-12-07 05:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET TU |
| 04ANKARA6802 | CEKMECE REACTOR CONVERSION AND FUEL RETURN [...] EXBS Advisor and energy officer met with Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) President Okay Cakiroglu on December 3 to discuss the Cekmece reactors and the possible early return of Highly Enriched Uranium (HUE) fuel rods (ref A). Cakiroglu did not believe that there would be any GOT object [...] |
2004-12-07 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY TU |
| 04ANKARA6867 | NEW ERA IN TURKISH RUSSIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS? -- [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 5-6 visit of Russian President Putin to Turkey was portrayed by Turkish politicians and the press as a turning point in Russian-Turkish relations. Putin and Turkish President Sezer asserted that the rapid growth of bilateral trade is leading to an emerging "Multi [...] |
2004-12-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PREL RS TU |
| 04ANKARA6948 | TURKEY NUCLEAR ENERGY - ANNOUNCE IT AND THEY WILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is pursuing the ambitious goal of adding nuclear energy to its power mix over the next decade, and is seeking U.S. or French know-how as its technology of choice. Raised earlier this year when PM Erdogan visited France, nuclear energy cooperation was also hastily added to [...] |
2004-12-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV TRGY TU |
| 04ANKARA7119 | CONVERSATION WITH MFA ON TRUCKERS' STRIKE, FUEL [...] (SBU) The Charge called senior Turkish MFA Special Envoy on Iraq, Ambassador Ahmed Koruturk, regarding the fuel shortages in Iraq and the Turkish truckers' strike. Charge informed Koruturk that the severity of fuel shortages in Iraq was growing, pointing out that the truckers' strike was a co [...] |
2004-12-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG MOPS PREL IZ TU |
| 04ANKARA813 | GOT WELCOMES UKRAINIAN DECISION ON ODESA-BRODY FLOW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-11 15:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL SENV ENRG TU UP |
| 04ANKARA851 | GLIMMERS OF TURKISH RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD [...] (Sbu) Summary: Country Director Andrew Vorkink painted a mixed picture on Turkish re-engagement with the World Bank. In two sectors, energy and banking, the GOT has shifted to meaningful engagement in recent weeks, in both cases working with the Bank to develop a new interagency-coordinated st [...] |
2004-02-12 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ENRG EINV PGOV TU |
| 04BOGOTA11571 | COLOMBIA WOULD BE FURTHER IN THE RED IF NOT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. With oil trading at around USD 50 a barrel, Ecopetrol's windfall profits continue to rise. GOC officials have stated privately that were it not for the record revenues of the state oil company, the GOC would not make its 2004 deficit target of 2.5 percent of GDP. End Summary [...] |
2004-11-02 18:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET CO |
| 04BRASILIA1005 | ENERGY SECRETARY ABRAHAM MEETS BRAZILIAN MINISTERS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham traveled to Brasilia April 19 to meet with Brazil's Science and Technology Minister Campos, Mines and Energy Minister Rousseff, and Foreign Relations Minister Amorim, as a follow- up to the June 2004 Presidential Summit between President Bush and [...] |
2004-04-28 11:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG OVIP EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA1185 | SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...] |
2004-05-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO |
| 04BRASILIA1229 | POWER FUTURE 2004 ENERGIZES NGOS, GOB, AND PRIVATE [...] Summary. Power Future 2004, a trade fair and seminar on renewable energy technologies, was held April 27-29, 2004 in Fortaleza, Brazil. Organized by Brazil's Renewable Energy Network of Non-governmental Organizations (RENOVE) with USAID/Brazil support, the event allowed private and public se [...] |
2004-05-20 14:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA1275 | AFTER 500 DAYS, THE QUESTION IS: CAN LULA GOVERN? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lula's man-of-the-people rhetoric and heartfelt commitment to social progress quickly captured imaginations inside Brazil and abroad, but practical results of his first 500 days in office have been far less soaring. Without better economic news, stronger executive capacity and a [...] |
2004-05-25 17:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EINV ENRG PREL SOCI BR |
| 04BRASILIA1917 | U/S LARSON ARGUES FOR STRUCTURAL REFORM, IMPROVED [...] (SBU) Summary: U/S Larson congratulated Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles and senior Finance Ministry officials on the success of Brazil's macroeconomic stabilization after the 2002 financial crisis. Larson noted investor concerns about the electrical sector, the judicial system an [...] |
2004-07-30 19:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ENRG EAGR PREL BR |
| 04BRASILIA2834 | AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ON NOVEMBER 8, AMBASSADOR PAID A COURTESY CALL UPON MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY DILMA ROUSSEFF. THE MINISTER EXPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR THE THINKING BEHIND THE GOB'S NEW ENERGY MODEL, WHICH MINISTRY OFFICIALS CHARACTERIZE AS A "HYBRID" AIMED AT PROMOTING COM [...] |
2004-11-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV BEXP PGOV ETRD BR |
| 04BRASILIA464 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL DELAYED AMID CRITICISM [...] A flurry of industry and press criticism has helped delay the Brazilian Senate's scheduled February 17 committee vote on the new energy model proposed by Minister of Mines and Energy Dilma Rousseff (reftels). The bill sailed through Brazil's lower chamber with fairly insignificant revisions, [...] |
2004-03-01 23:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA509 | ENERGY-MODEL BILL VOTE DELAYED ANOTHER DAY [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-04 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA528 | NEW ENERGY MODEL BILL PASSES SENATE [...] The Brazilian Senate on March 4 approved the new energy model with some changes sought by the energy sector. The most favorable change pertains to the definition of "new energy" and "old energy," a point that determines to which of two energy pools power plants must sell. The bill as passed [...] |
2004-03-05 19:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV ECON BR |
| 04BRASILIA913 | BRAZIL AND U.S. HOLD FRANK, CONSTRUCTIVE TALKS ON [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: U.S.-Brazil policy discussions in the Joint Standing Committee for Nuclear Energy Cooperation were positive, non-confrontational, and useful to both sides. While Brazil did not express new policy positions on high-profile issues such as the Additional Protocol (AP) or the Resen [...] |
2004-04-15 17:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PREL KSCA BR NPT |
| 04BRATISLAVA1014 | SLOVAKS SEEK TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL FROM YUKOS [...] Summary. Three years after selling Transpetrol, the operator of the Slovak portion of the Druzhba pipeline, to Yukos, the GOS will attempt to repurchase the company. Citing instability at Yukos due to its legal problems with the GOR, Slovak Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko announced that the [...] |
2004-11-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET LO PREL |
| 04BRATISLAVA138 | RADIOACTIVE SOURCES: SLOVAK REACTION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL LO IAEA |
| 04BRATISLAVA787 | GOS SEEKS REVISED BIDS IN ELECTRICITY TENDER AS [...] Summary. The GOS asked the three contenders in the privatization of a 66 percent share in the country's largest electricity producer, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE), to improve their bids. According to unofficial sources, Italian Enel offered the highest bid, followed by the Czech CEZ and Russia [...] |
2004-08-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG LO RU |
| 04BRATISLAVA793 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-26 14:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA |
| 04BUCHAREST3439 | REPORT ON NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISISON OFFICIALS' [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioner Jeffrey Merrifield visit to Romania in late September provided the USG insight into the strong Romanian civil nuclear program. End Summary. First Visit to Romania by NRC Commissioner ---------------------------------------- [...] |
2004-12-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA ENRG ECON RO IAEA |
| 04CARACAS1350 | CHAVEZ RAISES OIL CUT-OFF AGAIN [...] (C) President Chavez has again raised the threat of stopping oil sales to the U.S., this time in response to President Bush's alleged "intervention." The remarks, made to an Italian newspaper, follow several weeks in which this theme had lain dormant (although he has turned to other forms o [...] |
2004-04-21 21:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS1426 | VISIT TO VENEZUELA OF SENATOR NELSON - ECONOMIC [...] (C) During his April 15-17 visit to Venezuela Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met with representatives of U.S. energy businesses operating in Venezuela, with state oil corporation PDVSA President Ali Rodriguez, and with members of the board of the Venezuela-U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( [...] |
2004-04-27 21:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL VE |
| 04CARACAS1446 | GOV DENIES OIL WILL GO TO CHINA [...] (C) The GOV said once again on April 26 that Venezuela would continue to be a reliable oil supplier to the United States. The statement was made in response to a story in Miami's "El Nuevo Herald" picked up by all leading Caracas dailies the morning of April 26, which alleges that Chavez has [...] |
2004-04-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS1505 | VENEZUELAN READINESS FOR ISPS IMPLEMENTATION [...] REFTELS REQUEST THAT POST INFORM THE GOV REGARDING USG ENFORCEMENT OF THE NEW INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL SHIP AND PORT FACILITY SECURITY CODE (ISPS). 2. ON APRIL 29, THIS INFORMATION WAS FORMALLY CONVEYED TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DIRECTORATE GENERAL O [...] |
2004-05-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ENRG ETRD ECON PHSA PREL VE |
| 04CARACAS1550 | VENEZUELA'S FUEL DEAL WITH ARGENTINA [...] (SBU) Venezuela and Argentina are moving forward with a USD 200 million deal under which state oil corporation PDVSA sells fuel oil and diesel fuel to Argentine firms to ease its energy crisis, and Argentine companies sell a range of food products and manufactures to the GOV. In addition to [...] |
2004-05-12 11:15:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL VE AR |
| 04CARACAS1552 | VENEZUELA'S POWER SECTOR: HEADING FOR ANOTHER [...] (C) After dodging the drought bullet in 2003, Venezuela's power sector is once again (still?) in a fragile state. This time, however, other weaknesses in the electric power system caused by lack of investment, government inattention, and political meddling are taking center stage. The problem [...] |
2004-05-12 15:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS2197 | MAVERICK DEPUTY MAKES CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEPUTY ROGER RONDON (PODEMOS) ATTACKED THE RULING FIFTH REPUBLIC MOVEMENT (MVR) AND HAD HIS HANDS SLAPPED AS A CONSEQUENCE AFTER A WEEK-LONG MID-JUNE CAMPAIGN TO BRING A VOTE OF CENSURE AGAINST MINISTER OF ENERGY AND MINES RAFAEL RAMIREZ_. RONDON FAILED TO BRING THE VOTE [...] |
2004-07-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS2254 | SENIOR OFFICIAL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON NEW PROJECT [...] (C) Energy Vice Minister Luis Vierma told Emboffs July 12 that Venezuela is currently producing 3 million b/d of oil. He also provided a glowing overview of upcoming projects, both for Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the private sector. Most industry analysts, however, continue to put Vene [...] |
2004-07-15 19:17:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET VE |
| 04CARACAS2255 | PETROAMERICA: CHAVEZ'S OIL DREAM FOR THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Energy Vice Minister Luis Vierma told Emboffs July 12 that discussions with Caribbean nations on the formation of a "PetroCaribe" joint venture are at a preliminary stage. According to Vierma, the GOV's plans for the Hemisphere envision a holding company "PetroAmerica" that would have thre [...] |
2004-07-15 19:19:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL VE |
| 04CARACAS2543 | REFERENDUM DAY GASOLINE SHORTAGES LIKELY IN [...] (C) ChevronTexaco (CTX) downstream managers confirm they believe the GOV will seek to cut off gasoline supplies in the eastern (opposition) part of Caracas before the August 15 referendum. Such an action could cost the opposition a (very) few votes, but would raise tensions immediately before [...] |
2004-08-09 19:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG KDEM VE |
| 04CARACAS2564 | CHAVEZ CHARMING THE OIL SECTOR [...] (C) An August 6 ceremony to mark the opening of drilling by ChevronTexaco in the off-shore Deltana Platform natural gas project provided President Chavez with an opportunity to posture for the nation and to send a message to the United States. Chavez publicly tasked Ali Moshiri, ChevronTexaco [...] |
2004-08-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS2570 | EXXONMOBIL TO SIGN PROJECT DOCUMENT [...] (C) ExxonMobil de Venezuela President Mark Ward told the Ambassador August 9 that the company is likely to sign the Preliminary Development Agreement (PDA) for a multi-billion dollar petrochemical project with the GOV on August 12. Ward reported that the signing will take place in PDVSA Presid [...] |
2004-08-11 15:00:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS2740 | EXXONMOBIL: STAYING THE COURSE IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) With the August 12 signing of the Preliminary Development Agreement (PDA) for a giant petrochemical project, ExxonMobil finally looks to have overcome the disappointment of being shut out of the Mariscal Sucre natural gas project in 2002. Econoff met July 22 with ExxonMobil de Venezuela P [...] |
2004-08-30 14:43:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS2811 | GOV DENIES LABOR CLAIMS OF EX-OIL WORKERS [...] (C) Venezuela's Minister of Labor rejected on August 31 a petition to reinstate 14,000 ex-workers of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) fired in the wake of the December 2002 - January 2003 national strike. Minister of Labor Maria Cristina Iglesias ruled the dismissals do not meet the legal defin [...] |
2004-09-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS3584 | "HEGEMONY IS A CHALLENGE:" CHAVISTA LEADER VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Chavez supporter and Patria Para Todos (PPT) secgen Jose Albornoz talked with DCM November 18 about impending cabinet changes, policy challenges for Chavez and the MVR party, and potential to improve bilateral relations. PPT accepts that party stalwart Ali Rodriguez will leave [...] |
2004-11-19 20:45:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET PGOV PHUM ENRG VE |
| 04CARACAS3638 | Ramirez_ TAKES OVER PDVSA WHILE KEEPING ENERGY [...] (C) Minister of Energy and Mines Rafael Ramirez_ has been sworn in as President of state oil corporation PDVSA, while maintaining his ministerial position. Energy experts who have opposed Chavez publicly assert that his appointment marks the definitive end to PDVSA as a commercial (vice poli [...] |
2004-11-24 19:48:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV VE |
| 04CARACAS3715 | CHAVEZ-URIBE SUMMIT: ECONOMICS FOCUS WITH SECURITY [...] (C) Most Venezuelan press reports on the Chavez-Uribe summit in Colombia November 9 focused on security issues, especially Chavez's declaration that the GOV does not support the FARC. The joint declaration, on the other hand, avoided such topics, focusing almost completely on economic issues [...] |
2004-12-01 19:03:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PINS ENRG ETRD VE |
| 04CARACAS714 | ECONOMIC FALL-OUT FROM INCREASED POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) The rise in political tensions over the revocatory referendum on Chavez's tenure in office and attendant violence is beginning to spill over into the economy. The parallel market bolivar/dollar rate has spiked as has the spread on Venezuelan bonds. It appears, however, that a planned [...] |
2004-03-02 20:41:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE |
| 04COLOMBO937 | NEW MINISTERS DISCUSS CONTINUITY, BUT NO DETAILS [...] (SBU) Summary: In introductory meetings with Ambassador in April and May, the Ministers of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Power and Energy, Investment and Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources and Ports and Aviation stated that many existing programs would continue, reforms would be mode [...] |
2004-06-08 10:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV SENV CE ENRG ETRD ECONOMICS |
| 04DJIBOUTI111 | THE IMPACTS OF AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY GEOTHERMAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: The involvement of the African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) has the potential to bring an end to the stalemate in the negotiations between the Government of Djibouti (GODJ) and the private American company Geothermal Development Associates (GDA). The proposed GDA p [...] |
2004-01-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG SENV TRGY EINV DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI1530 | SWITCH IN BUTANE GAS SUPPLIER GIVES ENOC EXCLUSIVE [...] (U) The Government of Djibouti recently decided to switch providers of Butane cooking gas from a Yemeni company to Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). The offer of a lower price for Butane gas is in contrast to the trend in global markets, where prices have gone up recently. However, the new [...] |
2004-12-01 09:31:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI326 | DEMARCHE ON POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO IAEA CODE OF [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff Erinn Reed delivered the requested demarche to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, on March 8, 2004. Bogoreh said that while Djibouti did not have any radioactive sources, he would consider the matter and note U.S. concerns. RAG [...] |
2004-03-08 12:37:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL IAEA |
| 04DJIBOUTI340 | INVESTMENT IN DJIBOUTI DOMINATED BY ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: President's Advisor on Investment, Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, says Djiboutians favor Arab development funds over western funds because of the simplicity of their financing procedures. Al-Hag detailed the current investments to Djibouti from the Arab world. He twice commented that both [...] |
2004-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV PREL EAID ENRG EWWT SENV SOCI ABLD SA KU DJ TC |
| 04DJIBOUTI380 | BUSES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF FUEL COSTS [...] (U) On Saturday, March 13, the Buses' Union members went on strike, causing a total disruption of the bus transportation in the capital city of Djibouti. The overwheming majority of the inhabitants in the capital rely on bus transportation, primarily in the form of 11 or 21 passenger minivan [...] |
2004-03-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB ELTN ENRG EPET ASEC DJ |
| 04DJIBOUTI447 | DJIBOUTIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO PURSUING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti was the site of a kick-off conference for the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) March 17-20, 2004. The conference focused on energy needs in Djibouti, next steps for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal resources in Djibouti and lesson [...] |
2004-03-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV PREL DJ GM XW |
| 04DJIBOUTI475 | HEYDAY FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECT IN DJIBOUTIAN PRESS [...] (U) Summary: Following the kick-off conference to the African Rift Valley Geothermal Development Facility (reftel), La Nation, the government run newspaper, ran several in-depth articles on the events of the conference and geothermal potential for Djibouti in its March 31, 2004 edition. Post f [...] |
2004-03-31 12:11:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON EAID DJ JA |
| 04DUBLIN1258 | IRISH VIEWS ON ESTABLISHING THE ADDITIONAL [...] On August 27, Post delivered reftel talking points to Therese Healy, Third Secretary in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section. Healy said that Ireland backs the UK/Austrian proposal to make the Additional Protocol (AP) a Condition of Supply (COS) fo [...] |
2004-08-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA |
| 04DUBLIN1385 | IRISH RESPONSE TO EUROFAB DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 17, DCM and French Charge d'Affaires, Luc Serot Almeras, jointly delivered reftel talking points to James MacIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Division Counsellor, and Joseph Mooney, Department of the Environment Assistant Principal Officer for Nuclear Safety. Almeras [...] |
2004-09-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL |
| 04DUBLIN1493 | EU/IRELAND: AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE BRUTON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Kenny, EU Ambassador-designate to the United States John Bruton noted his plans to work with Congress and through public diplomacy to strengthen U.S.-EU relations. Bruton said he would aim to underscore the policy objectives that both side [...] |
2004-10-06 07:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EIND EINV ENRG ETTC MASS PARM PHUM SENV |
| 04DUBLIN1494 | CONTINUED IRISH ATTENTION TO THE EUROFAB SHIPMENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent days, the Irish media have continued to focus on the U.S.-France Eurofab plutonium shipment, highlighting opposition by Greenpeace and Irish activists. In reply, the Irish Government has claimed to have received assurances that the shipment will not harm Irish interest [...] |
2004-10-06 07:01:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP ENRG PREL |
| 04DUBLIN1607 | IRISH ON ITER: "THE COMMISSION HAS THE LEAD" [...] (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to James McIntyre, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Counsellor for EU External Relations. McIntyre said that the Irish were not directly involved in negotiations a [...] |
2004-10-22 14:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG |
| 04DUBLIN1720 | IRELAND: ITER UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-24 17:00:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL |
| 04FRANKFURT9010 | BUNDESBANK CHEERS REFORMS BUT WORRIES WHETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bundesbank analysts see tangible results coming out of the current labor-market reforms and a modest improvement in German competitiveness, but not enough to engineer a strong turnaround. Further reforms are necessary, e.g., to expand the number of employed, but the Bundesbank f [...] |
2004-10-19 15:02:00 | Consulate Frankfurt | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG GM |
| 04GUATEMALA2126 | GUATEMALAN PETROLEUM IMPORTS FROM VENEZUELA -- ALL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-20 18:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG XK GT |
| 04GUATEMALA247 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...] |
2004-02-02 22:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT |
| 04GUATEMALA272 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...] |
2004-02-04 18:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT |
| 04HALIFAX115 | ATLANTIC CANADA: ENERGY TOPICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been working to streamline their regulatory regimes for offshore energy exploration, but industry calls for combining the two federal-provincial offshore boards will not be acted upon any time soon. The Premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundlan [...] |
2004-04-21 13:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX199 | ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET [...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...] |
2004-08-12 15:10:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US |
| 04HALIFAX40 | ATLANTIC CANADA/STATEOF MAINE: ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS [...] Several energy infrastructure projects being contemplated in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia promise to bind Atlantic Canada further into the northeastern U.S. gas and electric grids, with likely benefits for New England energy consumers: - Refurbishment of NB Power's Point Lepreau nuclear gene [...] |
2004-02-10 15:12:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD CA |
| 04HANOI3084 | VIETNAM: SNAPSHOT OF RECENT ECONOMIC EVENTS [...] This cable describes economic events in Hanoi during October and early November 2004. Financial Sector Donor Working Meeting -------------------------------------- 2. The Financial Sector Donor Working Group met in Hanoi on October 18 to discuss donor projects in the financial sector and [...] |
2004-11-16 02:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAID ENRG VM FINREF |
| 04HANOI3265 | VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON THE MINISTER OF [...] Summary. The Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong explained to the Ambassador a new initiative to establish Centers of Excellence for returning Vietnam Education Foundation scholars. Building off a suggestion raised during last month's fourth annual Science and Technology Joint [...] |
2004-12-07 07:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG KIPR VM IPROP |
| 04HANOI682 | REPORT ON DOE/STATE VISIT TO VAEC AND DALAT [...] SUMMARY: A DOE/State delegation participated in meetings in Hanoi and Dalat, Vietnam on February 10 and 12 to discuss with Vietnamese officials and reactor operators a U.S. proposal to ship fresh fuel assemblies containing HEU to Russia and to convert the Dalat Research Reactor to LEU fuel. [...] |
2004-03-08 04:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY VM |
| 04HANOI727 | IAEA - UPDATE ON VIETNAM'S RESPONSE TO OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SECURING HIGH RISK RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] This is an action cable. Please see Paragraphs 6 and 7 below. 2. On January 9, 2004, Embassy EST Officer met with Dr. Dang Thanh Luong, Director, Vietnam Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Authority (VRPNSA) to follow-up on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s proposal regarding Vi [...] |
2004-03-11 09:16:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PTER KNNP VM IAEA ENRG |
| 04ISTANBUL1484 | A MARINER'S VIEW OF THE TURKISH STRAITS [...] (U) In meetings with Consulate and Embassy officers last week, British Petroleum maritime consultant Vice Admiral Sir Christopher Morgan provided a mariner's view of the issues the Turkish straits pose for transiting oil tankers. Morgan, who accompanied a BP Suezmax tanker through the straits [...] |
2004-09-29 10:43:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ENRG ECON SENV TU |
| 04ISTANBUL1716 | SECURITY AND PAYMENT HEAD LIST OF TURKISH BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A range of Turkish companies active in Iraq outlined their main concerns in a November 5 meeting with Turkey Caucus co-chair Representative Ed Whitfield. Security and payment issues headed the list, with companies reporting not just serious problems in ensuring the safe delivery [...] |
2004-11-18 08:54:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG MOPS PREL PTER TU |
| 04ISTANBUL194 | ENERGY REPORTING OFFICER INFORMATION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-05 11:19:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG APER |
| 04ISTANBUL262 | BOSPHORUS DELAYS EASE BUT ISSUES REMAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Shipping delays on the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits have eased in recent days but the war of words surrounding the issue continues. Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft strongly criticized Turkish [...] |
2004-02-20 11:26:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PREL SENV EWWT TU |
| 04ISTANBUL276 | ZORLU CFO OUTLINES THE GROUP'S TUPRAS PLANS [...] Sensitive but unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a February 18 meeting with Econoff, Zorlu Group Chief Financial Officer Cem Koksal outlined the group's strategy for completion of the purchase of the Turkish refiner Tupras, predicting agreement with Turke [...] |
2004-02-24 12:34:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON PREL TU |
| 04JAKARTA5072 | POLITICAL INTRIGUE IMPERILS BAPETEN'S CHAIRMAN JOB [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Control Board (BAPETEN) Dr. Djaloeis (please protect) confided to us 25 July that political intrigue involving one of his deputies and the State Minister of Research and Technology Hatta Rajasa, and a previously unknown radical Islamic group called T [...] |
2004-05-28 12:09:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET | TRGY AORC KNNP KTIA IAEA ENRG PREL |
| 04KINSHASA1270 | DRC ENERGY SECTOR UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Activity in the DRC energy sector picked up during the first half of 2004. Chevron-Texaco is in the process of selling its offshore drilling operation to European junior firm Perenco but intends to stay active in the DRC through exploration and pipelines. Cobil continues to functi [...] |
2004-07-09 09:34:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV CG |
| 04KINSHASA1540 | ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 05 THROUGH AUG 12 [...] Prices remain stable despite the collapse of the Mai- Ndombe bridge. Exchange rates are very stable. COPIREP will pay out USD 11.5 million in severance packages to liquidate three Congolese banks. The government of the People's Republic of China is funding construction of a 150 bed hospital [...] |
2004-08-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1631 | ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 20 THROUGH AUG 27 [...] (U) Summary. Both exchange rates and prices remain stable. Gravity Diamonds of Australia is planning a joint venture with BHP Billiton for diamond exploration in the Kasais. CHEMAF has resumed production at a Mine de l'Etoile concession abandoned by Gecamines. The DRC became a member of th [...] |
2004-08-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL CG |
| 04KINSHASA1669 | ECONOMIC REPORT - AUG 28 THROUGH SEPT 3 [...] Summary. Prices are stable with the exception of food items, which registered a 7 percent increase. Exchange rates remain stable. Adastra Minerals is seeking to become a major metals producer in the region. Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) and Gecamines are in advanced negotiations for a jo [...] |
2004-09-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EIND EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD CG |
| 04KINSHASA1709 | ECONOMIC REPORT - SEPT 4 THROUGH SEPT 10 [...] Summary. Prices and exchange rates remain relatively stable, with exchange rates showing signs of an impending slight increase. Public transportation prices have doubled in Lubumbashi due to higher gas prices and taxes. Zimtrade will hold a trade fair in Lubumbashi. RVF (river transportati [...] |
2004-09-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EIND ELAB ELTN ENRG ETRD EWWT CG |
| 04KINSHASA1958 | CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT PLANNING VISIT TO CHINA, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Special Ambassador Andre Kapanga told PolCouns October 18 that he and Foreign Minister Ramazani (possibly with other government officials) will be visiting China the first week of November, followed by a 4-day visit to North Korea. Kapanga said the delegation will [...] |
2004-10-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC PINR PREL CG CH KN |
| 04KINSHASA2062 | WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN INGA DAM DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Energy continues to receive proposals for the development of Inga Dam. The most recent developments have been an MOU signed with Eskom of South Africa and negotiations with MagAlloy (with Reynolds Group participation). The MOU signed with Eskom is one step closer t [...] |
2004-11-09 08:31:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON PREL PGOV CG |
| 04KINSHASA2122 | DRC VISIT TO CHINA, N. KOREA - HYDROELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential advisor Andre Kapanga, the second-ranking official on the DRC delegation to China and North Korea, told PolCouns November 17 that meetings focused on investment opportunities in the DRC, particularly hydroelectrical generation and production of roof tiles. China off [...] |
2004-11-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON ENRG EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV CG CH KN |
| 04KUWAIT1749 | (U) KUWAIT: G-7 FINANCE MINISTERS' STATEMENT AND [...] (S) Ambassador delivered the G-7 Finance Ministers' Statement and reftel talking points to Energy Minister Shaykh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Ahmed al-Sabah on 1 June at the VVIP lounge, Kuwait City International Airport. Shaykh Ahmed was en route to the 3 June OPEC meeting. 2. (S) The Minister tol [...] |
2004-06-02 16:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | ECON ENRG EPET |
| 04KUWAIT1829 | (C) SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE ON ELECTRICITY FOR [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A oral message from the Secretary to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah SIPDIS al-Salem al-Sabah June 7, after MFA advised that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed would not be available (other topics septels). The Minister listened attentively and promis [...] |
2004-06-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT2596 | KUWAIT OIL UPDATE - AUGUST 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: In this version of the Kuwait Oil Update: the long-awaited Project Kuwait is given draft approval by the Supreme Petroleum Council; Kuwait Petroleum Company CEO Nader Al-Sultan tenders his resignation; the GOK moves forward in its hunt for gas supplies; a fourth refinery is pl [...] |
2004-08-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV BEXP KU IZ IR |
| 04KUWAIT4125 | MAJOR PROJECTS WORTH BILLIONS OF U.S. DOLLARS ARE [...] Name of Project: Bubiyan Port End-User: Public and private sectors jointly. Cost: $3.47 billion (over 30 years) Scope of Work: -Building 4 piers (platforms) by 2008 with a total one million containers/year capacity -Building 3 more piers by 2016 with a total 1.5 million containers/year cap [...] |
2004-12-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EPET ENRG BEXP KU |
| 04KUWAIT4389 | CHINA AND ITALY TO STORE KUWAIT'S STRATEGIC [...] (C) A senior advisor to Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Poloff on December 15 that Kuwait had concluded an agreement with China -- reportedly through a China-based Chevron subsidiary -- for the storage of part of its foreign-based "Strategic Petroleum Reserve," (SPR) bolster [...] |
2004-12-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL KU CH IT |
| 04KUWAIT4557 | KUWAIT ENERGY UPDATE: PROJECTS, EXPANSION, [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met December 2004 separately with KPC board members, executives and chairmen of the various KPC divisions, and also met with American oil company executives. Most of the discussions concerned the Kuwait Project (septel), but other topics discussed include: Kuwait-Ira [...] |
2004-12-29 11:44:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EPET ENRG BEXP KU IZ |
| 04KUWAIT786 | (SBU) KUWAIT AND IRAQ BEGIN ADDRESSING BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Ministry Undersecretary Al-Own told USG officials that Kuwait and Iraq have begun direct discussion of bilateral energy issues through the creation of a technical committee, but he remains concerned that Iraq is lacking well-organized plans for the sector. (See septel o [...] |
2004-03-09 04:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD EINV KU IZ SA QA IR |
| 04KUWAIT839 | (C) IRAQ - KUWAIT ELECTRICITY COOPERATION [...] (C) Ambassador met with the Kuwaiti Minister of Energy and the Iraqi Minister of Electricity in Kuwait March 8. According to the Minister of Energy, Shaykh Ahmed al-Fahd, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers gave approval in principle on February 29 for construction of a power plant to serve Iraq [...] |
2004-03-14 05:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL ECON IZ KU |
| 04KUWAIT928 | (C) KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY: UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On 9 March Embassy and US Military officials from OMC-K and the 143rd Transportation Unit met with Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) Deputy Chairman Nader Sultan to discuss the current status of the Iraq humanitarian fuel contract and the US military's future land needs at the po [...] |
2004-03-22 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT PREL MARR KU IZ SA QA IR |
| 04LAGOS155 | NIGERIA'S FUEL CRUNCH WORSENS AMIDST STRIKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Nigerians try to determine if a national strike is on or off and whether or not there is a tax on gasoline (refs A, B), the country's fuel supply problems are not only clear, they are, in fact, worsening. Private marketers have scaled-back fuel imports in the face of busines [...] |
2004-01-23 08:10:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV PINR ENRG NI |
| 04LAGOS239 | NIGERIA'S POWER SECTOR PRIVATIZATION [...] (U) Summary: The head of Nigeria's National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) told Embassy staff January 22 that the GON has begun unbundling the state- owned electric power monopoly to privatize the company, even before a power sector reform bill is passed into law. A dearth of managers experi [...] |
2004-01-29 11:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV PGOV TRGY NI |
| 04LAGOS30 | NIGERIA'S LINGERING FUEL SCARCITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigeria continues to face periodic fuel shortages as the GON, fuel marketers and the public adjust to a quasi-deregulated environment. Inadequate port facilities in Lagos create bottlenecks for delivery of imported fuel, and changing government policies create business uncertainty [...] |
2004-01-07 14:54:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV PGOV ENRG NI |
| 04LAGOS605 | NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH 19 [...] (U) This update includes: -- Overland Links Inland Airports -- NEPA Improves Collection Efficiency -- GON to Revive Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sector ------------------------------ Overland Links Inland Airports ------------------------------ 2. (U) Overland Airways now connects Abuja an [...] |
2004-03-19 16:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EAIR ECON NI |
| 04LAPAZ2814 | PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON [...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the contracts signed under the current (soon-to-be-invalid) hydrocarbons law. This follows three days of intense meetings in the MAS/NFR-led committee. Minister of Economic Development and h [...] |
2004-09-03 20:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL |
| 04LILONGWE1013 | MALAWI HIKES FUEL PRICES, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] (SBU) The Government of Malawi has recently raised retail fuel prices for the first time since March 2004. The increase amounts to 8.9 percent on gasoline and diesel, reflecting only about half of the increase in world petroleum prices during the past six months. The increase, which is expec [...] |
2004-10-27 14:25:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET EFIN PGOV MI |
| 04LILONGWE45 | AQUATIC WEEDS REMAIN ENVIRONMENTAL/ECONOMIC PROBLEM [...] Following continued power outages, The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) announced on January 5 that the recent onset of seasonal rains has caused an increase in the amount of biotrash (primarily in the form of aquatic weeds and silt) on the Shire River, which has "sever [...] |
2004-01-16 08:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI |
| 04LILONGWE585 | ELECTRICITY CORPORATION TO MANAGE AQUATIC WEEDS [...] (U) In an attempt to reduce load-shedding and power cuts caused by aquatic weeds clogging hydroelectric power stations, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, Limited (ESCOM) has purchased a USD 795,000 aquatic weeds control system from American corporation Aquarius Systems (Aquarius). [...] |
2004-06-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON ETRD MI |
| 04LILONGWE678 | GOM SIGNS ZAMBEZI WATER COMMISSION TO STEM WATER [...] (U) Upon his return from the July 15 Zambezi Water Commission (ZAMCOM) signing ceremony, Minister of Mining, Natural Resources, and Environment Davis Katsonga said the GOM hoped the Commission would help solve the Shire River's continuing difficulties with water weeds, which are a root cause o [...] |
2004-07-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON MI |
| 04MADRID1007 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA KILMARTIN, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA/SLD William E. Kilmartin, John E. Gerrard, and David G. Kostorowski, to travel to Madrid March 28-31 to conduct meetings with Government of Spain officials regarding the Megaports Initiative. 2. As requested reftel, reservations h [...] |
2004-03-25 13:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1024 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE/NREL HAROLD LINK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE Harold Link, Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado to travel to Pamplona April 01-04 to participate in the International Electrotechnical Commission, Maintenance Team 12 Meeting. 2. Embassy understands [...] |
2004-03-26 09:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1154 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HANS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hans Frauenfelder from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Gran Canaria May 24-28 to participate in the 2nd SPIE International Symposium "Fluctuation and Noise" and to give a lecture on "Proteins are Highly Inhomogeneous Systems." 2. [...] |
2004-04-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1155 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV DENNIS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis P. Roach from Sandia National Laboratories, to travel to Madrid May 05-15 to conduct FAA-sponsored work on the inspection of composite and metallic structures using advanced health monitoring techniques and other work related to homelan [...] |
2004-04-06 10:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1591 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Wojciech H. Zurek from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Santa Cruz de la Palma June 1-4 to present two papers titled: "Quantum Darwinism and Envariance" and "Decoherence and the Loschmidt Echo" at the University of La Lagun [...] |
2004-05-06 12:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1732 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA MCCLELLAND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Vincent John McClelland and Ann Courtland Heinrich to travel to Madrid May 23-29 to participate in the International Radiation Protection Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are remin [...] |
2004-05-13 15:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1739 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA EVGUENIA I. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Evgenia I. Rainina from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to travel to Granada and Madrid May 21-June 3 to attend the Eigth World Congress on Biosensors in Granada, and attend the NATO Advanced Research Workshop in Madrid. 2. Emb [...] |
2004-05-14 08:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1770 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA NICHOLAS J. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA Nicholas J. Curro from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Gran Canaria Island May 25-28 to participate at the "Fluctuations and Noise in Materials" Conference held at Maspalomas. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...] |
2004-05-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1771 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA GLORIA ELENA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Gloria Elena Chavez from Sandia National Laboratories to travel to Madrid May 21-30 to attend the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is ne [...] |
2004-05-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID1777 | SPAIN ON NON G-8 PLEDGES FOR CHORNOBYL SHELTER FUND [...] We delivered reftel points to Francisco Arana Landa, Subdirector General for Nuclear Energy in the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Echoing the response he gave during our first approach on this issue (ref b), Arana said May 17 that no decisions have been made due to the change of gov [...] |
2004-05-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSCA SP |
| 04MADRID1850 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EH CLAUDE RICKEY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/EH Claude Rickey Jones to travel to Madrid May 22-June 6 to participate in the 11th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA-11). 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. V [...] |
2004-05-20 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA KSCA SENV TBIO SP |
| 04MADRID1933 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV DAVID [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to DOE/NNSA, Office of Defense Programs, David B. Marks from Sandia National Laboratories to travel to Toledo May 28-June 5 to be a speaker at a conference about a system for performing computerized speaker and language identification in support o [...] |
2004-05-26 11:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2092 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC DENNIS DAMON AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis Damon and Andrew Persinko of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, to travel to Madrid and Salamanca June 5-13 to participate in a technical exchange on Integrated Safety Analysis Experience wi [...] |
2004-06-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ENRG TRGY SP TECH |
| 04MADRID2095 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HECTOR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA, Office of Defense Programs, Hector E. Lorenzana from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to travel to Madrid June 25-July 15 to present a paper at a scientific workshop attended by Spanish and international researchers in high-pressure [...] |
2004-06-04 14:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2118 | SPAIN: ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS [...] This cable summarizes selected developments in the Spain's energy sector. In this issue: -- New Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce responsible for energy policy (para 2) -- Possible merger of gas, electricity and water companies (para 3) -- Low gas supply reserve may lead to brown [...] |
2004-06-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
| 04MADRID2179 | COMMISSIONER JEFFREY MERRIFIELD'S OFFICIAL VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: COMMISSIONER JEFFREY MERRIFIELD OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) VISITED SPAIN MARCH 28 TO APRIL 2, 2004 TO CONDUCT THE SECOND ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL BILATERAL MEETING WITH THE SPANISH NUCLEAR SECURITY COUNCIL (CSN) AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INDUSTRY'S W [...] |
2004-06-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA ENRG TRGY SP TECH |
| 04MADRID2295 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Claudia Johnson Lewis from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Zaragoza July 2-24 to conduct in field work dealing with geopmorphology and seismic hazards. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors [...] |
2004-06-17 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2296 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV JOE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Joe David Thompson from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Sitges July 8-15 to present a paper and attend the 7th International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance i [...] |
2004-06-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2297 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA Rolando D. Somma from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Palma de Mallorca June 21-July 1 to visit Universitat de Illes Baleares and continue collaborations in the area of Quantum entanglement and condensed matter systems. 2. [...] |
2004-06-17 15:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2300 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV JOHN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to NNSA John NMN Singleton from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Sitges July 10-16 to give a lecture and attend the 7th International Conference on Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors (SNS 2004). 2. Embassy understands that no a [...] |
2004-06-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2316 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE/NREL ARTHUR [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Arthur Nozik, Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, to travel to Granada July 16-25 to present an invited lecture at the IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance [...] |
2004-06-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2394 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-24 12:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2501 | Country Clearance granted for USNRC James [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-02 07:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA SP IAEA |
| 04MADRID2605 | SPAIN: MARINE SECURITY PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel request, we interviewed Spanish officials regarding marine security programs. No single GOS agency is responsible for marine security. Each regional port authority is responsible to assure that ports in its jurisdiction comply with International Ship and Port Facilities [...] |
2004-07-09 08:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EWWT ACOA ASEC ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG PARM PTER PHSA SP |
| 04MADRID2678 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KILMARTIN, AVERILL, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William E. Kilmartin, DOE; William A. Averill, Los Alamos National Laboratory; David L. Carroll, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Whitney J. Creer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mark D. Ladd, Sandia National Laboratories; Richar [...] |
2004-07-14 15:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2732 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE SUSAN SCHOENUNG [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Susan Schoenung, DOE/EE, to travel to Madrid, September 6-8 to attend international collaboration on hydrogen importance to advanced technology development work at Sandia. 2. Embassy understands that no other assistance is necessary. 3. [...] |
2004-07-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2733 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE PAUL C. MILES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul C. Miles, Principal Investigator, Sandia National Laboratory, to travel to Valencia, September 5-11, to present a paper at the Thiesel 2004 Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no other assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are r [...] |
2004-07-19 10:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2762 | SPAIN UNVEILS NATIONAL KYOTO PLAN [...] SUMMARY: In an eleventh hour move to avoid EU penalties, Spain's Ministries of Environment and Industry unveiled the provisional National Allocation Plan (NAP) on 7 July. The NAP is the GOS attempt to bring domestic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in line with the first tranche of the Kyoto [...] |
2004-07-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ENRG EPET SP |
| 04MADRID2764 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NICOLAS W. HENGARTNER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Nicolas W. Hengartner, Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, July 24-31 to speak at the 6th World Congress of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no as [...] |
2004-07-20 14:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2831 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LONGSWORTH, KILMARTIN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Paul M. Longsworth, DOE; William E. Kilmartin, DOE; and Tracy P. Mustin, DOE, for travel to Madrid, July 29-30 to meet with Embassy and Spanish officials for the signing of a MOU with Spain for the Megaports Initiative. 2. Control Officer a [...] |
2004-07-23 15:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID2856 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV HANS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Hans Frauenfelder, DOE, for travel to Seville, September 13-18 to present a talk at the New Horizons in Stochastic Complexity Conference. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of d [...] |
2004-07-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3094 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE DENNIS L. SIEBERS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Dennis L. Siebers, Principal Investigator, Sandia National Laboratory to travel to Valencia, September 5-11 to present a paper at Polytechnic University of Valencia. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors a [...] |
2004-08-13 10:17:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3095 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE THOMAS SARKUS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Sarkus, Division Director, Advanced Energy Systems Division and Physical Scientist, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy to travel to Madrid, September 16-19 to inspect the Shell [...] |
2004-08-13 10:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3251 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GLENN CADA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Glenn Cada, Research Staff Member, UT-Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory to travel to Madrid, September 9-21 to present the latest DOE-sponsored research into biological effects of turbulence to international scientists and engineers. 2 [...] |
2004-08-27 14:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3264 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES R. SCHWANK [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to James R. Schwank, Sandia National Laboratories, NNSA to travel to Madrid, September 19-26 to attend the conference, "Radiation and its Effects on Components and Systems." 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. Visito [...] |
2004-08-30 10:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3273 | SPANISH CABINET APPROVES C02 EMISSIONS PLAN TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOS August 27 issued a Royal Decree-Law that launched a National CO2 Emissions Allocation Plan designed to both: (1) set Spain on course for meeting its CO2 emissions commitments under the Kyoto Protocol; and, (2) comply with the EU Directive intended to launch the EU's CO [...] |
2004-08-31 08:48:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SP |
| 04MADRID3735 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DIEGO F. TORRES [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Diego F. Torres, DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 9-November 13, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to visit the High Energy Astrophysics Group at the Univer [...] |
2004-09-28 09:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KSCA TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3737 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANTONIO BOUZA [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Antonio Bouza, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies Program, DOE, to travel to San Sebastian, Spain from October 12-17, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to obtain first hand, technical information in the field of hy [...] |
2004-09-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3779 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL Q. WANG [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Q. Wang, Vehicle and Fuel Systems Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain from October 3-8, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation of Wells-To-Wheels (WTW) Energy and Emission Effects of [...] |
2004-09-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID3992 | SPAIN: MFA SUPPORTIVE OF SHELL/REPSOL FRAMEWORK [...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche to Repsol YPF's Director General for the Eastern Hemisphere and Orient Mario B. Rosso, as well as to Alberto Moreno Humet, Deputy Director of the Near East, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. 2. (SBU) Moreno expressed doubt that this issue would g [...] |
2004-10-14 07:37:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ETTC ENRG EPET SP |
| 04MADRID4020 | KYOTO NOW MATTERS TO SPAIN [...] (SBU) During an October 13 courtesy call by newly arrived ESTHOFF, Environment Ministry General Coordinator for Climate Change Teresa Rivera stressed that the Kyoto Protocol enjoyed the strong support of the entire cabinet of the "new" Spanish Government, and that Spain was determined to do its [...] |
2004-10-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON PGOV SP |
| 04MADRID4060 | ALLEGED MISDEEDS OF U.S. FLAGGED RESEARCH VESSEL [...] (C) The R/V Powell has been on U.S. Embassy Madrid's radar screen since September, when it first contacted us for assistance in processing a request to make a port call in a Spanish harbor. Since our first contact with it, this vessel has demonstrated a consistent pattern of ignoring and at [...] |
2004-10-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL MARR KRVC TPHY SP EWWT |
| 04MADRID4079 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DANIEL D. STROTTMAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Daniel P. Strottman, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), to travel to Valencia, Spain from March 1-May 31, 2005. The purpose of this visit is to conduct collaborations with scientists from the Univ [...] |
2004-10-20 08:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4116 | SPANISH ON ITER HOME [...] (U) ESTHOFF made reftel points October 19-22 to: (1) Juan Antonio Rubio, Director General of the Center for Energy, Environment, and Technology Investigation (CIEMAT); (2) Francisco Javier Arana Landa, Deputy Director General for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Commerce; ( [...] |
2004-10-22 15:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG SP |
| 04MADRID4241 | FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN SPAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High oil prices and the ever more apparent economic costs of compliance with the Kyoto Protocol should guarantee that the possibility of constructing new nuclear power plants in Spain remains the subject of public debate. However, given that the Zapatero Government will not/ [...] |
2004-11-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY SP |
| 04MADRID4243 | ILSA RESPONSE FROM REPSOL IS BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (SBU) We spoke with Mario B. Rosso, Director General of the Eastern Hemisphere and Caribbean for REPSOL-YPF (Repsol) about Reftel A and B points. 2. (SBU) Rosso was well-prepared to handle the topic, explaining that the framework agreement noted in Reftel B was only "investigative," and t [...] |
2004-11-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC ENRG EPET PREL IR SP |
| 04MADRID4286 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM HALSEY [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Halsey, Engineer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy, to travel to Madrid, Spain from November 29-December 3, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate as a technical expert in OECD/NEA's working group [...] |
2004-11-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4427 | SPANISH ON ITER, EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE [...] (U) This is an action request for OES/SAT and OES/STC: see paragraphs 5 and 6 (respectively). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Spanish Science officials continue to believe that France will ultimately cut a deal with Japan that will bring the ITER to the French site along with sufficient guarant [...] |
2004-11-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCI TSPA ENRG TSPL TNGD TRGY SP |
| 04MADRID4428 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHANIE PAYNE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Stephanie Payne Clarke, Department of Energy, Allison Christine Bennett, Sandia National Laboratories, Whitney J. Creer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Steven Mark Dinehart, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Stephanie Deanne Ketring, Sand [...] |
2004-11-19 11:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4465 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT MCCONNELL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert McConnell, Senior Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, Department of Energy, to travel to Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from December 10-15, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to lead the Internationa [...] |
2004-11-23 08:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4486 | SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SIX-PARTY ITER FRAMEWORK [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | TNGD TRGY TSPL ENRG PREL |
| 04MADRID4502 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN RUSSELL COCHRAN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to John Russell Cochran and Ahmed A. Hasan, Sandia National Laboratories, National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Programs, Department of Energy, to travel to Cordoba, Spain from December 8-18, 2004. The purpose of this visit [...] |
2004-11-29 07:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4528 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE IMEL [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to George Imel, Nuclear Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy, to travel to Madrid, Spain from December 8-9, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a specialists meeting held by CIEMAT concerning the final muse [...] |
2004-11-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA KNNP OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4547 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. MARGARET V. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Margaret V. Federline, Deputy Director, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and to Mr. James E. Kennedy, Technical Assistant, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, NMSS, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to travel [...] |
2004-12-01 12:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA SP IAEA |
| 04MADRID4548 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. MARGARET V. [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Margaret V. Federline, Deputy Director, Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and to Mr. James E. Kennedy, Technical Assistant, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, NMSS, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to travel [...] |
2004-12-01 12:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA SP IAEA |
| 04MADRID4613 | SPAIN BETS ON WINDPOWER [...] (SBU) Spain's "new" Socialist Party (PSOE) Government, unlike its center-right predecessor, appears be taking quite seriously the commitment, enshrined in domestic law and EU Directive, to derive 12 percent of energy consumption from renewable energy sources by 2010. Renewable energy sources [...] |
2004-12-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SP |
| 04MADRID4745 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM KILMARTIN [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Kilmartin, Department of Energy , National Nuclear Security Administration, to travel to Madrid, Spain from December 19-23, 2004. The purpose of this visit is to support the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Spain to coop [...] |
2004-12-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID4832 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to William Edward Kilmartin from the National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, to travel to Madrid, December 19-23 to attend the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Spain to coop [...] |
2004-12-22 16:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID573 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA ATCHER AND [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert W. Atcher and Mario Ruben Perez from Los Alamos National Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona and the islands of Mallorca March 6-21 to conduct site visits with organizations involved in energy production, pollution control, meet with U.S [...] |
2004-02-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID574 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Thomas Michael Mustaleski, DPE/NNSA/DPTRAV funded traveler, to travel to Madrid, March 7-11 to give a presentation and discussions on international technical standards at the 15th Technical Sessions on Welding Conference. 2. Embassy underst [...] |
2004-02-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID575 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Cornelia M. Verspoor from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Granada, March 27-April 1, to make a scientific preentation. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. THREAT ASSESSMENT: In general, Spain is s [...] |
2004-02-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID748 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USNRC SYED, PHILIP, [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ali Syed, Senior Technical Advisor; Jacob Philip, Geotechnical Engineer; Michael F. Hessheimer and Dan Naus, Engineers of Sandia National Laboratories to travel to Madrid March 13-20 to participate in the CSNI/R [...] |
2004-03-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ENRG TRGY SP TECH |
| 04MADRID763 | OPPORTUNITIES IN SPAIN'S GROWING ENERGY MARKET [...] SUMMARY: Since joining the EU in 1986, Spain has experienced dramatic industrialization and economic development. Along with development, energy consumption has skyrocketed and shows no sign of abating. These developments bring challenges for a country that is now emitting greenhouse gasse [...] |
2004-03-05 16:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG BTIO EPET SP |
| 04MADRID776 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOE LINDA GUNTER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Department of Energy official Linda Gunter, Acting Associate Director, Nuclear Cycle Technology, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology to travel to Madrid March 30-April 2 to attend the Nuclear Energy Institute's World Nuclear Fu [...] |
2004-03-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA TRGY KSCA KNNP SP |
| 04MADRID819 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV LUIS [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Luis M. Rocha from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Granada March 26-31 to attend the Biocreative Workshop and present a work titled "Fuzzy Consensus for Inter-Agent Negotiation." 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is nece [...] |
2004-03-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID828 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV ANDREW [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Andrew W. Erickson from Los Alamos National Laboratory to travel to Barcelona March 11-20 to complete the EMBA Program through UNM in accordance with LANL AM409.08 Policy. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. 3. THRE [...] |
2004-03-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MADRID868 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USNRC COMMISSIONER [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to USNRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrified; Mr. John Thoma, the Commissioner's Technical Assistant for Materials; Mr. William Borchardt, Deputy Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation; Mr. John Greeves, Director of the Division of Was [...] |
2004-03-15 08:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY OVIP SP |
| 04MADRID950 | SPAIN ON NON G-8 PLEDGES FOR CHORNOBYL SHELTER FUND [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP KSCA OTRA TRGY |
| 04MADRID987 | SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOE MARK DELWICHE [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Mark Delwiche, Senior Scientist, and Frederick Colwell, Consulting Scientist with Bechtel B&W Idaho, a contractor to Idaho Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, to travel to Barcelona April 15-24 to speak at the Ocean Drilling Program L [...] |
2004-03-23 11:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA SP |
| 04MANAMA1047 | BAHRAIN CONFIRMS IMPLEMENTATION OF MARITIME [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-05 08:18:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ACOA ASEC EAIR ETRD ECON ETTC ENRG KSTC PARM PTER PHSA PREL BA |
| 04MANAMA1206 | WATER, POWER AND SECURITY: BAHRAIN'S MINISTER OF [...] SUMMARY: Minister of Electricity and Water Shaikh Abdullah bin Salman Khalid al Khalifa, featured lately in local news reports because of a series of rolling brownouts, welcomed the opportunity to explain on July 27 to newly arrived Chargie how his ministry is meeting its mandate to produce, t [...] |
2004-08-01 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON BA |
| 04MANAMA1319 | HOT TIME, SUMMER IN THE CITY: BAHRAIN COPES WITH [...] (C) Bahrain experienced a nationwide blackout that lasted up to 15 hours in some neighborhoods. Minister of Electricity and Water (MEW) Shaikh Abdullah bin Salman Khalid Al Khalifa attributed the blackout to an unexpected massive power surge from the nation's aluminum manufacturer ALBA. Prim [...] |
2004-08-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV ASEC BA |
| 04MANAMA1422 | MINISTER OF OIL DISCUSSES PETROLEUM SECTOR WITH [...] (C) Minister of Oil Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 6 that U.S. companies have participated successfully in the development of Bahrain's petroleum and petrochemicals sector, and he looks forward to continued cooperation with the U.S. He stated that his primary concern is [...] |
2004-09-15 09:18:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET BA PROG |
| 04MANAMA181 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG PARM OPDC PREL KNNP KSTC |
| 04MANAMA496 | BAHRAIN SET TO BEGIN UTILITIES PRIVATIZATION [...] SUMMARY: The Government is looking to partial privatization of its power and water sector to meet rising demand when the GoB cannot support the construction of new power plants. Beginning with a new power plant currently under tender, the GoB intends to privatize subsequent power and water pro [...] |
2004-04-07 14:29:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD BEXP BA |
| 04MANAMA725 | BAHRAIN MAY SIGN BIG IRAN GAS DEAL AT YEAR'S END [...] (C/NF) Bahraini CP Sheikh Salman bin Hamed told CDA on May 15 that Bahrain may conclude a major agreement to buy Iranian gas by the end of CY 2004. Bahraini demand for natural gas is increasing with projects such as the expansion of the aluminum smelter go forward. These projects are vital [...] |
2004-05-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR QA BA |
| 04MAPUTO360 | MOZAMBIQUE: GEOTHERMAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT [...] Per reftel, Maputo provides the following information: --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ Support to Develop Geothermal Energy in East Africa --------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------ 2. Mozambique is rich [...] |
2004-03-16 12:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN SENV MZ |
| 04MONTREAL1435 | HYDRO QUEBEC CHANGES COURSE, AFTER SUROIT [...] SUMMARY: Environmental NGOs and community activists have drawn sufficient negative attention to Hydro Quebec's proposal to build the Suroit natural gas plant near Montreal that the utility appears to have shelved the project. The provincial legislative commission that had been tasked to con [...] |
2004-11-09 12:58:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY ETRD CA |
| 04MONTREAL1555 | HYDRO QUEBEC PYLON VANDALIZED [...] (C) Thierry Vandal, President of Hydro Quebec,s Production division, described the recent vandalism at a Hydro Quebec pylon about a mile from the U.S. border, near Coaticook in Quebec,s Eastern Townships, as the work of &amateurs.8 In a 12/7 meeting with the Quebec City Consul General, Montre [...] |
2004-12-09 20:00:00 | Consulate Montreal | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PTER PBTS CA |
| 04MUSCAT2126 | AMERICAN ENERGY FIRM ENJOYS STRONG IPO [...] (U) AES Barka, a subsidiary of U.S.-based AES Corporation, recently floated 11.2 million shares of its capital for public underwriting by Omanis and Omani companies. The shares correspond to 35 percent of its paid- up capital, and the preliminary response to this IPO has been extremely positiv [...] |
2004-12-07 08:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG EFIN BEXP MU |
| 04NEWDELHI7091 | INDIAN LEFT NEGATIVE OVER BUSH RE-ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: Indian Communist Party leaders have criticized PM Manmohan Singh's warm welcome of President Bush's re-election, calling this "an attempt to please American imperialism." Interestingly, however, party spokesperson D. Raja welcomed the PM's commitment to train Iraqi election offi [...] |
2004-11-05 13:33:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG IZ IN US GOI |
| 04NEWDELHI7251 | INDIA PLEASED ON INDO-PAK TIES, BUT "DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: India remains upbeat on relations with Pakistan as the pair look toward Round Two of the Composite Dialogue (CD) beginning in late November and extending through early 2005, but is seeking to dampen expectations for breakthroughs on tough bilateral issues such as Kashmir. The de [...] |
2004-11-16 13:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG IN PK INDO PAK |
| 04NEWDELHI7333 | VISA DENIALS THREATEN CREDIBILITY OF NSSP, OPEN [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to India's premier atomic energy establishments by Alain Bugat, Chairman of the French Atomic Energy Commission, suggests that France is willing to engage in discussions with India on nuclear matters to a degree that is inconceivable within the current NSSP framework. [...] |
2004-11-18 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ETTC TSPL CVIS FR IN NSSP |
| 04NEWDELHI7380 | IAEA DG ON INDIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY NEEDS, IRAN, [...] (U) Summary: The GOI used a recent visit by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohammed El Baradei to press its case for reform of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) requirements to facilitate India's cooperation with others in the international community in using nuclear power to fill the country's growi [...] |
2004-11-19 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG IR IN IAEA GOI NSSP |
| 04NEWDELHI7395 | ONE YEAR INTO THE INDO-PAK CEASE-FIRE: OPEN-ENDED [...] (C) Summary: As India and Pakistan mark the one year anniversary of their Line of Control (LOC) cease-fire in Kashmir, more Indian troop redeployments and other Indo-Pak progress are "only natural" if cross-border terrorism and infiltration by Pakistan remain low, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakista [...] |
2004-11-19 14:43:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ENRG IN PK IR INDO PAK |
| 04NEWDELHI7494 | INDIA WELCOMES AZIZ, FIRST PAKISTANI PM VISIT IN [...] (C) Summary: India received Shaukat Aziz warmly and at the highest levels, on the first visit of a Pakistani PM to New Delhi since 1991. The GOI went out of its way to project a welcoming message, because of the importance it places on reconciliation with Islamabad and because it sees Aziz as [...] |
2004-11-24 12:06:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PK IN INDO PAK |
| 04NEWDELHI7733 | PUTIN VISIT: FROM RUSSIA WITH TOUGH LOVE [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Vladimir Putin's December 3-5 visit to India did little to broaden their ties beyond defense, despite efforts by both sides to infuse the relationship with new momentum. Both leaders pressed their issues with Russia extracting a promise from India to sign a defe [...] |
2004-12-07 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP MASS IN |
| 04OTTAWA3046 | CANADA FORGES AHEAD ON CLEAN COAL [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Clean Power Coalition, an association of coal and energy producers, is developing a "roadmap" for building a clean coal power plant in Canada by 2012. The group comprises public and private entities which are responsible for over 90 percent of Canada's coal-fired [...] |
2004-11-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3305 | MEETING OF U.S./CANADA AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The U.S./Canada Air Quality Committee met December 2 in Ottawa to review air quality issues affecting the two countries. The meeting included discussions of acid rain, ozone, scientific cooperation and research, consultations and notifications, particulate matter, marine vessel emis [...] |
2004-12-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EWWT CA |
| 04OTTAWA3413 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTHERN PIPELINES WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call December 14 on Minister of Natural Resources John Efford, reviewing a range of topics relating to plans for natural gas pipelines from Alaska's North Slope and [...] |
2004-12-20 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EPET CA |
| 04PANAMA2137 | PANAMA'S RELIANCE ON VENEZUALAN OIL [...] (U) Per instructions, paras 2 and 3 contain answers to reftel. 2. (U) While Panama imports over half of its oil from Venezuela, it does not do so under the terms of either the San Jose or Caracas Accords. Panama is a signatory to both Accords; however, it did not/not renew the Caracas Accords af [...] |
2004-08-20 19:18:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG XK PM CARIB ECONOMIC AFFAIRS |
| 04PANAMA2530 | PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT IN PRODUCTIVE TALKS WITH [...] (C) WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Fisk's October 5-7 meetings with President Torrijos and key cabinet officials brought friendly and productive exchanges on security and law enforcement cooperation; foreign policy; economic and trade policy; and good governance/anti-corruption. DAS Fisk [...] |
2004-10-13 18:09:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG SNAR PM POL CHIEF |
| 04PANAMA2937 | PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA" [...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...] |
2004-12-06 21:23:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL |
| 04PARAMARIBO116 | DEMARCHE ON MAKING A POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2004-02-11 10:14:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM OPDC PREL NS IAEA |
| 04PARAMARIBO200 | SIXTH WESTERN HEMISPHER ENERGY MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2004-03-05 18:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET NS |
| 04PRETORIA2956 | SOUTH AFRICA: U.S. OFFICIAL VISIT PAVES THE WAY [...] (C) Alex Burkart, Deputy Director in the Office of Nuclear Energy at the Department of State, and Ron Cherry, Director, Office of International Safeguards at the Department of Energy (DOE), visited South Africa May 17 to 21 to discuss advancing bilateral relations in the field of nuclear energy [...] |
2004-07-01 08:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP TRGY SF |
| 04PRETORIA4048 | SOUTH AFRICA COMMEMORATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: South Africans and selected foreign guests (from the UN system, Africa, Brazil, and international labor and civil society organizations) participated in a national conference on sustainable development held September 1-3 in Johannesburg, in commemoration of the second anniversary [...] |
2004-09-08 07:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EAID ECON SF |
| 04PRETORIA4530 | SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Summary and introduction. Following Cabinet's approval on October 6, the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) on October 7 formally launched South Africa's climate change response strategy. At the launch event, officials noted the urgency with which Cabinet views responding [...] |
2004-10-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV |