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09RABAT175 | GOM RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON RELIABLE ACCESS TO [...] (SBU) EconOff conveyed reftel points on February 26 to Abdellaziz Hannaji, the IAEA Technical Liaison of the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment (MEMEE). Hannaji appreciated hearing the USG perspective, but noted that MEMEE would provide its opinion on the feasibility of nucl [...] | 2009-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP IAEA MO |
09RABAT325 | MOROCCO'S NEW ENERGY STRATEGY LEAVES A FEW HOLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's new energy strategy aims to avert an urgent electricity supply-demand imbalance, as well as lessen Morocco's dependence on energy imports and exposure to price swings, but geography and natural resources make the latter goal elusive. The Ministry of Energy's short term [...] | 2009-04-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV SENV MO |
09RABAT513 | MOROCCO SUPPORTS UAE HEADQUARTERS FOR IRENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 16:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV MO |
09RABAT699 | NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010: MOROCCAN POCS ON NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] (SBU) Virtually all decision making on non-proliferation matters is generated in the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Within the MFA, Head of the United Nations Division Redoune Houssaini and Head of Security and Disarmament Bouchiab Omni can be considered the two most important wo [...] | 2009-08-14 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM MNUC ENRG AORC MO KNNP |
09RABAT720 | MOROCCO AS NON-PROLIFERATION LEADER [...] (U) Summary: This message provides substantive answers to the detailed questions posed in Ref A regarding Morocco's policies on non-proliferation issues and regimes. Information requested in Ref A regarding key points of contact in the Moroccan government was provided in Ref B, with updates [...] | 2009-08-25 11:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV MNUC ENRG AORC KNNP MO |
09RABAT847 | OPIC-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT [...] (U) Summary: Morocco's energy sector is expected to require nearly USD 12 billion of investment in the next six years, including USD 7.6 billion for electricity production. The Kingdom's energy strategy calls for renewable energy to make up one- third of the new production capacity. Morocca [...] | 2009-10-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG SENV TRGY MO |
09RABAT852 | "PARTNERSHIP" IS A STRONGER CONCEPT: MOROCCAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL IAEA KNNP MO |
09RABAT857 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 17:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA PREL PTER MO |
09RABAT97 | MOROCCO POCS FOR NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane is the primary Government of Morocco (GOM) point of contact (POC) for Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) related issues. Poloff Jimmy Mauldin will remain Post's primary POC on NPT issues until June 2009. 2. (SB [...] | 2009-02-02 17:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MO |
09RANGOON112 | BURMA: ONSHORE OIL PRODUCTION LIMITED [...] (C) Although the GOB claims Burma has untapped oil reserves of 3.5 million barrels, actual production continues to fall far short of the country's domestic needs. In 2008 onshore production averaged 10,000 barrels a day, forcing the GOB to import up to 20,000 barrels a day of oil and diesel. [...] | 2009-02-20 08:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
09RANGOON132 | USGS/DOC ASSESS BURMA'S OIL AND GAS RESOURCE AND [...] (C) During a three-day trip to Burma, United States Geological Survey (USGS) petroleum geologist Craig Wandrey and Department of Commerce (DOC) senior energy analyst Paul Hueper met with international and local oil and gas companies operating in Burma to assess the country's resource potentia [...] | 2009-03-02 23:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
09RANGOON235 | WHO'S WHO IN BURMA'S OFFSHORE GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Burma's offshore waters are becoming more crowded, as foreign companies from China, Korea, Russia, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam secure contracts to explore and develop offshore natural gas blocks. To attract additional investment and capitalize on the recent gas discoveries in the A1, A [...] | 2009-04-27 04:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
09RANGOON332 | BURMA: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL GAS SECTOR [...] (C) The Burmese Government continues to push for the development of Burma's offshore natural gas sector. State-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),with partial funding from Thai-owned PTTEP, plans to construct in 2009 a new gas pipeline from the Yadana Gas Fields to Rangoon. This p [...] | 2009-06-05 04:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM |
09RANGOON347 | BURMA REMAINS IN THE DARK; ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (C) Burma suffers from an acute electricity shortage, producing less than half of nationwide demand, according to internal Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1) documents. Since the majority of Burma's electricity is generated by hydropower, output falls dramatically during the dry season, le [...] | 2009-06-11 07:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV SENV PINR BM |
09RANGOON372 | BURMA: SWISS ENERGY COMPANY LOSES ONSHORE OIL [...] (C) Focus Energy, a Swiss company and one of Burma's largest onshore oil producers, was unable to extend its contract for its two oil fields in May 2009 because the Minister of Energy wanted to grant sole operating rights to the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),according to company off [...] | 2009-06-18 04:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET PINR BM |
09RANGOON48 | RANGOON URANIUM SELLER: FINAL DISPOSITION [...] (S/NF) On November 26, 2008 and December 4, 2008 DAO Rangoon tested the suspected material described in RefTels A and B. DAO Rangoon used an "identiFinder" Field Spectrometer that detected no evidence of radioactive material at the time of testing. The sample results were forwarded to WashDC [...] | 2009-01-23 06:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY BM PTER |
09REYKJAVIK51 | EMBASSY REYKJAVIK SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST 2009 [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our Mission Strategic Plan again this year. Post believes that enhanced [...] | 2009-03-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER IC |
09RIGA129 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Latvia) [...] Embassy Riga submits the following proposal for an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) to assist Latvia in developing forest biomass energy potential. The ESF will work with the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture, in coordination with the Latvian State Forest Research Institute, Forest and Wood Product [...] | 2009-03-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV AMGT APER LG |
09RIGA224 | LATVIAN OPTIMISM ON BALTIC ENERGY MEETING [...] (C) Summary: The Latvians are optimistic about the potential for movement on long-delayed energy interconnection plans in the meeting of Baltic prime ministers scheduled for April 26-27. The Prime Minister's office expressed hope that the meeting would yield a breakthrough "comprehensive agre [...] | 2009-04-22 12:57:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV ECON LG |
09RIGA297 | LATVIA: REQUEST FOR EXPORT CONTROL INFORMATION ON [...] (U) This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Deputy Head of the MFA's Strategic Goods Export Control Division, Girts Krumins, requested a meeting with PolEcon Off to discuss an export control issue related to goods that could be used in India's nucle [...] | 2009-05-29 08:38:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP PARM ENRG IN LG |
09RIGA340 | LATVIA: NO POSITION ON IRENA HEADQUARTERS, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 13:53:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV KGHG LG |
09RIGA425 | NEW LATVIAN GAS STORAGE UNLIKELY WITHOUT PUSH FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is entirely dependent on Russia for natural gas supplies. Increased natural gas storage capacity could act as a stronger buffer against a potential cutoff - but prospects for a commercial project are bleak. While there has been some discussion of a new storage facility, [...] | 2009-08-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON LG |
09RIGA481 | EU WILL PRESS DEVELOPING NATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; HOW AND [...] (U) Latvia believes that the EU will press developing nations to make international commitments at climate change negotiations but shared no details as to how that will be done. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Valdis Bisters, Director of the MOE's Climate and Renewable Energy Depar [...] | 2009-09-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LG |
09RIGA607 | LATVIA: RISKS AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF [...] (C) Some state-owned enterprises (SOEs),including the national electric monopoly, would benefit greatly from the management improvements and infusion of capital that even a partial privatization could bring. However, the GOL is delaying any consideration of the issue until after October ele [...] | 2009-12-21 12:34:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV LG |
09RIGA65 | LATVIAN AND EMBASSY RIGA CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IAEA LG |
09RIODEJANEIRO14 | US OIL COMPANIES ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRE-SALT OIL DISOVERY [...] U.S. oil companies Exxon and Hess, together with Brazilian partner Petrobras, have found evidence of oil in their highly anticipated pre-salt exploration block in Brazil's Santos Basin. Exxon, which operates the well, and Hess each own 40 percent of the concession while 20 percent is held by P [...] | 2009-01-21 15:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO190 | Petrobras Probe a Potential Political Free for All [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 6, the Brazilian Senate will begin an investigation (Comissao Parlamentar de Inquerito, CPI) into allegations of corruption in state-controlled oil company Petrobras. Members of the PSDB, the lead government opposition party, allege that Petrobras engaged in tax and p [...] | 2009-07-22 11:11:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PGOV BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO285 | Rio Radar - August 21, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: CLEANING UP THE FAVELAS: ECONOMIC BENEFIT TRUMPS COSTS ------------------------------ [...] | 2009-08-24 09:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EIND EPET EWWT PHUM PINS SOCI BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO288 | RIO'S OIL PLAYERS REACT TO SPECULATION ON PRE-SALT [...] (C) While the Government of Brazil (GOB) has yet to publicize its regulatory framework for the exploration of pre-salt reserves (reftel),Petrobras executives, petroleum industry representatives, and Rio de Janeiro-based managers of American oil firms have expressed concern over the main provi [...] | 2009-08-27 15:15:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL | BR ECON ENRG PREL |
09RIODEJANEIRO290 | Rio Radar - August 28, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: PRESALT OIL ROYALTIES ISSUE DIVIDES GOVERNORS IN RIO CONSULAR DISTRICT 2. (U) On [...] | 2009-08-28 20:08:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PHUM SOCI BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO311 | Rio Radar - September 18, 2009 [...] Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: RIO MAYOR WANTS FURTHER COOPERATION WITH USG 2. (U) On September 11, Principal Officer m [...] | 2009-09-22 09:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAIR EINV EPET ENRG PREL PHUM SOCI BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO334 | Rio Radar - Weeks of September 25 and October 2, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: U.S. DRAWS THOUSANDS AT BRAZIL'S PREMIER BOOK FAIR 2. (U) The United States was th [...] | 2009-10-08 17:28:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PHUM SOCI SNAR PGOV BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO335 | SEMINAR REVEALS WIDE SKEPTISM OVER PRE-SALT REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a conference entitled "Pre-salt Oil Risks and Opportunities," sponsored by Rio de Janeiro Federation of Industries (FIRJAN) on September 21, sitting and retired politicians, petroleum executives, and energy analysts debated the merits and deficiencies of the regulatory framew [...] | 2009-10-08 18:21:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PREL BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO388 | Rio Radar - November 19 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: NATION-WIDE BLACKOUT 2. (U) On November 10, a massive power outage affect [...] | 2009-11-19 14:30:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PHUM ASEC EMIN SENV EIND BR |
09RIODEJANEIRO404 | Rio Radar - December 3 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: BLACKOUTS HIT RIO DE JANEIRO...AGAIN AND AGAIN 2. (U) Beginning the afte [...] | 2009-12-03 17:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV TBIO EAIR BR |
09RIYADH1061 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 1 OF 2: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-16 14:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09RIYADH1068 | SAUDI OIL MINISTER REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO OIL [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with Charge, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi underlined the key role his government played within OPEC moderating the positions of less responsible members wanting to maximize the price of oil at the expense of the international economy. He said the Kingdom welcome [...] | 2009-08-17 16:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PREL ECON KAUST OPEC SA |
09RIYADH110 | SOMALI PIRATES AND THEIR SUNKEN SAUDI TREASURE [...] (C/NF) The release of the hijacked Sirius Star has widely been reported in the international media. A ransom payment of allegedly between $3 and $3.5 million ) down from the original $25 million demanded by the pirates - was parachuted onto the deck of the Sirius Star on Friday, January 9 by a [...] | 2009-01-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET EWWT PHSA PINS PTER |
09RIYADH1203 | SAUDI ARABIA PLANNING TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR ENERGY? [...] (SBU) On September 9, Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud, Vice President for Research Institutes at the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST),gave Econ Counselor an overview of Saudi plans to develop a nuclear industry. Turki noted that Saudi Arabia faces a signif [...] | 2009-09-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PARM TRGY FR RS SA |
09RIYADH1207 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM ON FY 2008 "PARIAH" STATE [...] Embassy delivered reftel action message September 12 to International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretary General Noe van Hulst. We received the following response from the IEF SyG on September 14. Begin text: In response to your letter of September 12, 2009, I can provide you with the following i [...] | 2009-09-15 04:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT AORC ENRG PREL IEF SA |
09RIYADH1219 | LIKELY SAUDI POSITIONS AT THE G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Finance Ministry provided a preview of its thinking in preparation for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Saudi Arabia is pleased with the G-20's performance to date and thinks it is the forum best able to enforce policy changes needed to prevent a recurrence of the intern [...] | 2009-09-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL SA |
09RIYADH1302 | SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabia's chief climate change negotiator is concerned that discussions on mitigating the effects of climate change tend to single out oil and carbon-based fuels as the problem, rather than trying to reduce emissions of all harmful gasses in the UN Framework Convention for Cl [...] | 2009-10-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL SA |
09RIYADH1393 | RAPID ELECTRICITY DEMAND PUSHING SAUDI TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: The pace of growth in electricity demand, at 10% per year, is putting significant strain on the Saudi Government's ability to meet demand. Industry reports that, for the first time, brownouts affected the oil loading facilities at Jubail this summer. The Saudi Electricity Compan [...] | 2009-10-20 15:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL MNUC SA |
09RIYADH1397 | REINVIGORATING AN ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Riyadh believes that the United States would benefit from a direct, senior-level energy discussion with Saudi officials that would clear the air of misperceptions on the Saudi side of our long-term vision for the world's energy future. It would also afford the U.S. an opp [...] | 2009-10-22 12:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV SENV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1442 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: PART 2 OF 2: [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Saudi Arabian government is generally supportive of nuclear nonproliferation and arms control issues, although its cooperation is calibrated against regional concerns, such as Israeli policies, Iranian threats, and the imperative of maintaining Arab unity. END SUMM [...] | 2009-11-01 06:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09RIYADH1450 | RESOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM [...] (U) Embassy Riyadh appreciates the assistance of the Departments of Energy and State in making $100,000 available to contribute to the International Energy Forum (IEF) expert committee's analysis of energy price volatility. IEF officials have told the Embassy that they very much appreciate th [...] | 2009-11-02 07:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PREL IEF SA |
09RIYADH1461 | SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES CARBON CAPTURE [...] (U) On October 14, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced in London that Aramco and the Ministry of Petroleum were working on a demonstration project to inject carbon dioxide into the Ghawar oil field by 2013 to increase oil production. This project is intended [...] | 2009-11-03 11:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG EPET PREL SA |
09RIYADH1484 | DANISH AMBASSADOR IN SAUDI: EAGER FOR U.S. [...] (C) Danish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Christian Konigsfeldt told Ambassador Smith November 3 that his country was eager for U.S. leadership at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP),which Denmark is hosting in Copenhagen Decembe [...] | 2009-11-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL SENV SA |
09RIYADH1492 | SAUDI OIL MINISTER OUTLINES KINGDOM'S INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Petroleum Minister Ali Al-Naimi told the Ambassador that Saudi Arabia greatly values a strong energy relationship with the United States. He said Saudi Arabia will continue to play a moderating role in international energy markets. The Minister said he is looking forward to the [...] | 2009-11-09 05:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG SENV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1520 | SAUDI MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RETHINKING GAS USE [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Petroleum continues to grapple with how best to use Saudi Arabia's available natural gas resources. While international oil companies working in the Empty Quarter have found some new deposits of gas, they are very deep and will pose technical challenges to de [...] | 2009-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL SA |
09RIYADH1526 | SAUDI ARABIA DECIDES TO SHIFT OIL PRICE AWAY FROM [...] (U) On October 28, Saudi Arabia announced that its state oil company, Aramco, would stop using the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) as the benchmark for pricing its oil as of January 1, when Aramco will shift from WTI, which is traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) to an inde [...] | 2009-11-16 19:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL SA |
09RIYADH1549 | INCREASING OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 05:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL AMGT SA |
09RIYADH1553 | INCREASING OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) In light of our robust and rapidly expanding cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the areas of environment, science, technology, and health, Post recommends posting an ESTH officer in Riyadh. Ongoing activities under the December 2008 Science and Technology MOU, as well as ongoing health co [...] | 2009-11-23 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL AMGT SA |
09RIYADH1557 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Saudi officials are eagerly awaiting your visit, which they expect will begin a new chapter in our bilateral energy dialogue. You will arrive at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting a number of difficult challenges. While it has managed to weather the international financial crisis, [...] | 2009-11-23 14:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL SA |
09RIYADH1642 | DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...] | 2009-12-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL SA |
09RIYADH271 | SAUDIS PAY MIT $50 MILLION TO CONDUCT JOINT [...] (SBU) Key Points: ------------------- -- The premier Saudi university, KFUPM, will provide MIT with U.S. $50 million over seven years to conduct joint research on clean water and clean energy. -- This is the largest ever Saudi-funded research collaboration with a foreign academic institut [...] | 2009-02-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS ECON ENRG KPAO PGOV SA TPHY |
09RIYADH408 | SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The SAG's MOI-hosted Security Conference in Riyadh and the meeting between CENTCOM DCOM LtGen John Allen with Asst. Minister for National Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN) highlight the SAG's commitment to counter-terrorist activity in the Kingdom by partnering with the U [...] | 2009-03-10 14:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH474 | USG-SAUDI MOI PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The USG has formally stood up a new Security Assistance Organization in Saudi Arabia - Office of Program Management-Ministry of Interior (OPM-MOI). Partnered with the Saudi MOI, OPM-MOI built upon a previous USG-conducted vulnerability assessment of Saudi oil production facilities [...] | 2009-03-30 09:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV |
09RIYADH694 | U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP: [...] (C) Summary: On May 19, 2009 HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) and Charge' D'Affaires David Rundell signed three agreements to fund U.S. staff dedicated to supporting Saudi Arabia's critical infrastructure protection program. The signing ceremony took place in M [...] | 2009-05-20 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER |
09RIYADH732 | SAUDI ARABIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR LONG TERM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On 30 May Dr. Khalid al-Taweel, who oversees the Ministry of the Interior's (MOI) interface with Office of Program Management:Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI),again requested assistance for (1) a new cyber security program and ( [...] | 2009-06-01 07:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL |
09RIYADH829 | EX-IM SIGNS LANDMARK DEAL IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) On June 22, U.S. Export-Import Bank Board of Directors member Bijan R. Kian signed the final documents for the financing of $912 million for the sale of 23 General Electric (GE) turbines to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). SEC will use the turbines to deliver power to Riyadh and the c [...] | 2009-06-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG SA |
09RIYADH830 | NEXT STEPS TO USE THE GSA ANNEX AS OFFICES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested: Embassy plans to renovate a building in the GSO Annex for use as office space for the Office of Program Management-Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI). The Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is prepared to fund this project. Embassy requests a cos [...] | 2009-06-23 04:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS SA |
09RIYADH839 | U.S.-SAUDI INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP: [...] (C) On June 24, Ambassador Erdman and Ministry of Interior Assistant Minister for Security Affairs HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) signed the Project Specific Agreement (PSA) establishing the Office of Program Management ) Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) and providing initial fundi [...] | 2009-06-25 10:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA |
09RIYADH895 | CHINESE DUMPING PROBE OUTRAGES SAUDIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudis responded sharply July 4 after Beijing began a dumping probe on two of the Kingdom's petrochemical products. Newspapers published unusually critical statements, probably in part to signal the displeasure of government and industry leaders to the PRC. A Saudi Deputy Min [...] | 2009-07-07 14:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ENRG WTO SA |
09RIYADH903 | SAUDI OPEC GOVERNOR PROVIDES CODEL TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) met OPEC governor for Saudi Arabia Dr. Majid Al-Moneef with DCM June 29. Moneef provided an unusually detailed tour d'horizon of his views on the oil business and OPEC. He expressed satisfaction that the price of oil was moving back [...] | 2009-07-10 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL OVIP OPEC SA |
09ROME1048 | SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN MINISTER CLAUDIO SCAJOLA'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG IT |
09ROME1058 | ITALY'S RESPONSES TO 2010 NPT REVCON REPORTING [...] (C) On August 27, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA director for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Giovanni Pugliese, who subsequently provided the following responses to the reftel NPT-related questions: --Italy is very supportive of the CTBT, FMCT, NPT and U.S.-Russia arms control [...] | 2009-09-15 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09ROME1089 | ITALY'S SHERPA TO GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) In response to reftels A and B's request, on September 18, the Italian MFA Arms Control and Non-proliferation Office informed Post that the Deputy Director General for Multilateral Political Affairs, Minister Plenipotentiary Filippo Formica, will be Italy's Sherpa for the April 2010 Glo [...] | 2009-09-23 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09ROME1110 | AMBASSADOR WARNS EDISON ON ITS IRAN PROJECT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Thorne told Edison CEO Quadrino that his operations in Iran are helping the Iranian regime and seriously damaging his company's image in Washington. The Ambassador noted that the USG supports Southern Corridor Caspian gas projects such as Edison's TGI, but he warned [...] | 2009-09-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG IR IT |
09ROME1141 | Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...] | 2009-10-08 11:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
09ROME1176 | GNEP: ITALY TO HAVE "CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH" TO USG [...] (SBU) On October 20 ECONOFF delivered reftel points, on the changes the USG is proposing for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP),to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Counselor Roberto Liotto. Liotto is Director for Space, Technology, Defense, Nuclear Issues, and Non-proliferation in [...] | 2009-10-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IT |
09ROME1284 | CONTINUED USG ENGAGEMENT IMPORTANT AS ITALY TAKES [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The GOI is creating a nuclear energy regulatory agency, the first in a series of important steps in the government's efforts to bring back nuclear energy to Italy. Much remains to be done: Italy must win public support for nuclear power and find a solution to the nuclear waste [...] | 2009-11-20 16:05:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT |
09ROME1342 | ITALY IRAN SANCTIONS ACT DEMARCHE: GOI INFORMED; [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) demarche to the GOI, and to Eni and Edison energy companies. As expected, GOI officials defended their "moral suasion" actions and claimed their companies are cooperating. Eni officials continue to claim that they have halted any new act [...] | 2009-12-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL |
09ROME1382 | ENI EXPLORING GAS PROJECT TO BRING TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Eni's CEO Scaroni told Post that his company is exploring a gas-swap deal with Turkmenistan and Turkey to bring 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year to Bulgaria and perhaps other parts of Eastern Europe. This project may be an attempt by Eni to portray itself as supporting EU ene [...] | 2009-12-16 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IT |
09ROME141 | ITALIAN G8 OUTREACH APPROACH CLARIFIED; SOUS SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 3, Italian Sous Sherpa Guido La Tella briefed DCM and Science Counselor on the GOI approach to G8 Summit structure. While noting that consensus has not yet been reached among G8 members, La Tella sai [...] | 2009-02-05 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KGHG SENV ENRG OTRA IT |
09ROME207 | NUCLEAR POWER COMPETITION: US AND FRANCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Mission recently orchestrated a visit by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials to provide Italy with U.S. views on nuclear power regulation and plant licensing. Both issues are under review here as the GOI moves to reintroduce nuclear power after a twenty-year [...] | 2009-02-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG FR IT PREL |
09ROME281 | ITALIAN PIPELINE COMPANY CONCERNED ABOUT AZERI [...] (C) Summary: Franco - Italian energy company Edison, one of the leading partners in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project, is concerned about Azerbaijan's decision to delay production from its Shah Deniz II gas field. Such a delay would adversely impact current plans for first TGI [...] | 2009-03-11 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GR IR IT RS TU AJ |
09ROME343 | ITALY: GREEN "INVESTMENTS" IN STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG SENV IT |
09ROME347 | ITALY OFFERS INFO OF POSSIBLE IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Summary: On 17 March an Italian Ministry of Trade official shared with Econoff documents indicating that Worthington, a US company, may be attempting to use its Italian subsidiary to export pumps and spare parts to Iran in p [...] | 2009-03-24 16:37:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM |
09ROME353 | ITALY: GREEN "INVESTMENTS" IN STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) The Italian government, in the context of its modest economic stimulus effort (ref B),has implemented a number of measures, some of which could be seen as environmentally friendly, and others not. The government has not explicitly sought to tackle environmental challenges as part of it [...] | 2009-03-25 15:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ENRG SENV IT |
09ROME431 | DAS HENGEL DEMARCHES THE GOI AND ENI ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: During separate April 3 meetings with the Italian MFA and Italian energy parastatal ENI, EEB/ESC DAS Hengel requested appropriate action be taken to halt new petrochemical deals with Iran (Ref A). ENI executives said Iran needs advanced oil recovery technology to become a net gas [...] | 2009-04-16 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME483 | ITALY WILL ATTEND ISLAMABAD MAY 13-14 CONFERENCE [...] MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Counselor for Asia, Domenico Bellato, both confirmed Italy's participation in the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan. While not confirmed, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb [...] | 2009-04-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID IT |
09ROME504 | ENI WANTS TO TALK TO USG ABOUT ITS PLANS TO SIGN [...] (C) Summary: Italian energy company ENI is seeking at least tacit USG approval for a memorandum of understanding that it wishes to sign with Iran. The MOU would be for a feasibility study to increase oil production from the Darquain field. ENI's CEO Paolo Scaroni will raise this issue with US [...] | 2009-05-05 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT |
09ROME558 | G8 ENERGY MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTE... [...] (C/NF) Summary: Your 23-25 May visit to Rome will provide opportunities to interact with senior Italian officials on priority USG energy issues. On European energy security, Italy's very close relationship with Russia often causes it to resist efforts to reduce dependence on Russian energy s [...] | 2009-05-20 08:19:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET OVIP PREL IR RU IT |
09ROME653 | ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...] | 2009-06-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT |
09ROME661 | U.S./ITALY/CHINA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Italian Environment Director General Corrado Clini, a pillar of Italy's climate negotiations for over 15 years, in recent months has strongly called, both in private and publicly, for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countrie [...] | 2009-06-11 06:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA CH IT |
09ROME736 | ITALY LEANING TOWARD UAE FOR IRENA HEADQUARTERS, STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Foreign Ministry officials said Italy is leaning toward the choice of the United Arab Emirates as the headquarters for the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but the Italian position could still change if there are "important advances" in the case for Bo [...] | 2009-06-25 06:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA IT |
09ROME782 | ITALIAN COMPANY INVOLVEMENT IN IRANIAN GAS [...] (C) Summary: On June 9, 2009, the Italian engineering company Maire Tecnimont announced that it intends to sign a 200 million Euro contract to help build a gas treatment plant in Tombak, Iran. This announcement comes in spite of an April 2009 U.S. demarche requesting the GOI discourage this d [...] | 2009-07-08 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME812 | Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...] | 2009-07-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT |
09ROME815 | ITALIAN PARLIAMENT GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Italian Parliament approved nuclear energy legislation on July 9th that gives the GOI the green-light to re-launch Italy's civil nuclear energy program. The legislation calls for the GOI to come up within six months with revamped regulation to govern the nuclear sector, ide [...] | 2009-07-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT |
09ROME83 | ITALY SEEKS USG INFO BEFORE APPROVING EXPORT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: GOI interlocutors are seeking any derogatory information that the USG possesses concerning the export of specific pressure regulating valves to Pars Oil and Gas, an Iranian company. If Italy does not receive information by 6 [...] | 2009-01-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM |
09ROME878 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SCAJOLA'S U.S. VISIT TO STRESS NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OTHER COMMERCIAL COLLABORATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG IT PREL |
09ROME92 | ITALY G8 ENERGY PREP: THREE DIFFERENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Instead of having one G8 energy coordinator, Italy now appears to have at least three, one of whom currently works for the powerful Italian oil and gas parastatal ENI. A related personnel shift has given key energy portfolio responsibilities to an official with ties to ENEL, an I [...] | 2009-01-26 07:43:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET PGOV |
09ROME928 | ITALIAN "MORAL SUASION" PUTS IRANIAN PROJECT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 11:39:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL |
09ROME97 | ITALY-RUSSIA RELATIONS: THE VIEW FROM ROME [...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Italy's relationship with Russia is complex, encompassing historical ideological sympathies, geostrategic calculations, commercial pressure, energy dependence, and personal relationships between top leaders. The combinat [...] | 2009-01-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET RS IT |
09RPODUBAI319 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI:WINDOW ON IRAN-AUGUST 5, [...] (S) Endorsement, Inauguration Initiate Ahmadinejad's Second Term: Supreme Leader Khamenei officially endorsed Ahmadinejad for the presidency on August 3 and today Ahmadinejad took the oath of office during his inauguration. Both events have been scrutinized for their clues to the elite infight [...] | 2009-08-05 12:41:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD SOCI IR |
09RPODUBAI537 | OFFICIAL IRANIAN REACTION TO CHARGES OF OCCUPYING IRAQI OIL [...] (SBU) According to Iranian press IRIG officials have consistently denied Iranian military forces have crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well on December 18, with Iran claiming that foreign press reports of the seizure were intended to disrupt the friendly relations between the two countries. [...] | 2009-12-20 13:46:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PBTS IR |
09RPODUBAI541 | IRAN: IRGC COMPANY PROFITING FROM SOUTH PARS' WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Rostam Qassemi, the head of the the IRGC's largest business subsidiary (Khatamolanbia Construction Headquarters, aka 'Qorb'),announced that a presidential economic committee has agreed to transfer USD one billion in foreign reserves to Qorb from Iran's Oil Stabiliza [...] | 2009-12-22 14:11:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR ECON ENRG |
09SANAA1121 | TRIBAL CONFRONTATIONS, ROYG HEADACHES CAUSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy),whose exploration and production operations in Shebwa and Jawf governorates are under siege by increasingly brazen tribal attacks, is considering pulling out of Yemen. The two factors that will influence Oxy's final decision to stay or leave are relatio [...] | 2009-06-17 08:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET ENRG YM |
09SANAA1596 | YEMEN'S BLEAK OIL FUTURE: PRODUCTION DECLINE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen's crude oil production has declined gradually and consistently since peaking in 2001, but it took the past year's drop in oil prices, and the subsequent ROYG budget crisis, to focus the country's economic leadership on problems in the energy sector. A lack of security for ne [...] | 2009-08-26 10:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EIND ENRG NL YM |
09SANAA1662 | IRAN IN YEMEN: TEHRAN's SHADOW LOOMS LARGE, BUT FOOTPRINT IS SMALL (c-ne9-01257) [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Despite repeated ROYG accusations of Tehran's material and financial support to the Houthi rebels in Sa'ada and increasingly belligerent media exchanges between Yemen and Iran, Iranian influence in Yemen has thus far been limited to informal religious ties between Yemeni and Iranian [...] | 2009-09-12 14:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EIND IR YM |
09SANAA1782 | NEW CRUDE OIL SALES MECHANISM SPARKS TRIBAL RIVALRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ROYG, led by presidential son Ahmed Ali Saleh, has shifted responsibility for selling Yemen's crude oil production share away from the Ministry of Oil and towards an interagency committee, sparking a behind-the-scenes business rivalry between tribal leaders and government offi [...] | 2009-09-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL UK CH KS FR SZ YM |
09SANAA2225 | YEMEN LNG PLANS SHIPMENTS TO CONUS, WORRIES ABOUT [...] (SBU) Yemen LNG, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) company operated by majority shareholder French Total Oil, is planning to ship LNG cargos from its plant in Belhaf, Yemen to Sabine Pass, Texas and Everett, Massachusetts beginning in early 2010 (REFTEL). Under the terms of YLNG's contracts wit [...] | 2009-12-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EWWT ECON EPET PTER PINS PBTS FR KS YM |
09SANAA227 | YEMEN: OIL MINISTER (OVERLY?) OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Oil and Minerals, Ameer Salem al-Aidaroos, on February 7. The Minister predicted that new discoveries, the eventual return of higher oil prices, and the start of natural gas exports would resolve the Republic of Yemen Government,s (ROYG's) [...] | 2009-02-09 09:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV RU YM |
09SANAA299 | HAMID AL-AHMAR ON SALEH, OIL, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Hamid al-Ahmar, Islah Party leader, prominent businessman, and son of the late Speaker of Parliament Shaykh Abdullah al-Ahmar, told Econoff on February 15 that President Saleh personally was to blame for country's problems, especially widespread corruption, and suggested that MG Ali Muhsin al-A [...] | 2009-02-18 11:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV ECON EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD YM |
09SANAA348 | SUCCESS OF YEMEN'S FIRST MINE DEPENDENT ON [...] (SBU) Yemen's first mine is expected to export zinc starting in mid-2010, contributing up to USD 160 million of non-oil revenues to the ROYG after the end of a three-year tax holiday. The UK-Yemeni joint venture, Jabal Salab, is hoping that the price of zinc returns to its 2008 peak so that t [...] | 2009-03-02 10:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ELAB EMIN ENRG BTIO YM |
09SANAA876 | YEMEN: AMBITIOUS POWER GENERATION PLANS HAUNTED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Yemen's national electricity grid serves only a small fraction of the population and bypasses the industrial sector completely. Realizing that maintaining oil product-powered plants is fiscally unsustainable, the ROYG plans to build three natural gas-fired power plants. The [...] | 2009-05-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IR YM |
09SANJOSE146 | EUROPEANS STEP UP WHA REGIONAL CLIMATE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Europeans are lavishing greater attention on Costa Rica and other regional players with a view to shaping Latin America's engagement at the December 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on climate change. Through a Feb. 23-24 visit, France's climate envoy signed a joint statement with C [...] | 2009-03-05 12:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KSUM PREL CS FR |
09SANJOSE147 | CENTRAL AMERICANS MAY SEEK "CONCAUSA III" WITH U.S. AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Enthused by the Obama Administration's early signals on climate change, Central American environment ministers have agreed to pitch the USG on the idea of launching a "CONCAUSA III" process, perhaps with a focus on climate change and with the inclusion of the Caribbean Community [...] | 2009-03-05 12:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KSUM CS |
09SANJOSE312 | COSTA RICA WELCOMES QENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Costa Rican officials, including the Minister of Foreign Trade and the Minister of Environment, Energy, and Telecommunications (MINAET),welcomed President ObamaQs planned announcement of an QEnergy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) at the upcoming Summit of t [...] | 2009-04-16 12:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ECON KSUM KGHG PREL PGOV CS |
09SANJOSE498 | LULA'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA - PROMOTING TRADE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Costa Rica June 2-3 to advance cooperation between the Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR) and the Sistema de Integracion Centroamericana (SICA),of which Costa Rica will assume the Presidency in July, and to strengthen bil [...] | 2009-06-17 16:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PREL BR CS |
09SANJOSE532 | COSTA RICA IN PETROCARIBE LIMBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the GOCR announced last July that Costa Rica would join Petrocaribe, the story has become murky. In recent months, speculation in the media suggested that Costa Rica had finally closed the deal and would soon move from an observer to a full member. Venezuelan description of [...] | 2009-06-25 23:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | CS ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL VE |
09SANJOSE615 | COSTA RICA'S ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. investors identify physical infrastructure challenges as the key hurdle for Costa Rica's development and modernization, according to the Costa Rican-U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Costa Rica provides a sometimes reliable electric power supply to over 97 percent of the country. Its [...] | 2009-07-23 19:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETRD EIND SENV EFIN EINV PREL |
09SANJOSE697 | CENTRAL AMERICANS RENEW "CONCAUSA III" PUSH FOR CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Central American environment ministers continue to seek greater U.S. cooperation with the region on climate change through a revival of the Central American-United States Joint Declaration ("CONCAUSA") process launched in 1994. As Costa Rica serves as Presiden [...] | 2009-08-17 16:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG CS |
09SANJOSE727 | THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica, which abolished its military over fifty years ago, considers itself a leader on non-proliferation and disarmament issues. President Oscar Arias recently wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post calling for the abolition of all Latin American militaries. Costa Ri [...] | 2009-08-25 14:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09SANJOSE747 | COSTA RICA: BALANCING SIEPAC PROGRESS AGAINST THE [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rica struggles to complete its portion of the Panama to Guatemala power grid interconnection project (SIEPAC). The negotiation and acquisition of land consumes most of the project's time )- much more so than actual construction -- such that only approximately 60 percent of th [...] | 2009-08-28 13:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CS ECON ENRG KIDE PGOV PREL EINV |
09SANJOSE823 | COSTA RICA: POSSIBLE PATHWAYS TO REGIONAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. In their September 16-17 trip to Costa Rica, the Pathways to Prosperity team of WHA/EPSC Director Matt Rooney, WHA/EPSC Trade Officer Susan Garro and EEB/TPP/BT Director Robert Manogue met with three energy-sector leaders: Pedro Pablo Quiros, executive President of the Costa Rican Ins [...] | 2009-09-25 20:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL CS |
09SANSALVADOR1006 | EL SALVADOR'S IMPENDING ENERGY CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unless new electrical generation capacity is brought on-line in El Salvador, the country will begin to experience blackouts in the next 3 to 4 years. Two large privately funded projects currently in the planning stages are viewed as the key toward meeting the country's future e [...] | 2009-10-26 19:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV EPET ECON ES |
09SANSALVADOR1184 | ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORMS THREATEN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] SUMMARY. Proposed regulatory reforms in the electricity sector will introduce a cost-based pricing system with publicly bid long-term contracts, designed to promote transparency in energy costs, reduce price volatility, and foster healthy competition in the sector. While both private sect [...] | 2009-12-14 16:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV ECON ES |
09SANSALVADOR171 | FUNES' ADVISOR DISCUSSES STRATEGY, ECONOMIC & [...] (C) SUMMARY. Alexander Segovia, economic advisor to FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes, expressed confidence that Funes still maintained the advantage going into the March presidential election, but acknowledged legitimate doubts regarding whether Funes would actually control the party [...] | 2009-02-25 00:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG ES |
09SANSALVADOR317 | ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES END BUT PROBLEMS CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: The GOES announced on March 23 that electricity subsidies will be discontinued. This change is expected to raise energy costs by 60% for industrial and 30% for residential customers. Industry groups have criticized the government's failure to honor an agreement to phase out the sub [...] | 2009-04-03 22:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR335 | EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN ENERGY AND CLIMATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Economy energy advisor Salvador Rivas and Felix Ulloa, who is coordinating Ministry of Foreign Affairs' preparations for the Summit of the Americas. Rivas expressed strong interest in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) [...] | 2009-04-15 22:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON ENRG SENV |
09SANSALVADOR487 | PENDING ENERGY SECTOR DISPUTES IN EL SALVADOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The new Funes administration is inheriting several commercial disputes in the energy sector that raise questions about the enforceability of contracts and may discourage new investment in generation projects. Two U.S. firms have contested decisions by a majority-state-owned gener [...] | 2009-05-29 19:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES |
09SANSALVADOR558 | EL SALVADOR REMAINS A NON-SIGNATORY TO IRENA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Salvador Rivas, Acting Energy Director at the Ministry of Economy, on June 15. Rivas confirmed that the GOES has not signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). However, he noted that the Salvadoran Ambassador to Germany [...] | 2009-06-17 23:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG ES |
09SANSALVADOR57 | EL SALVADOR ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 14:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09SANSALVADOR6 | OAS AND IOA HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The OAS and the Institute of the Americas (IOA) organized two USG-funded regional conferences on renewable energy in San Salvador on December 11-12. At the December 11 OAS conference, delegates from Central and North America discussed their current energy matrices and policies to imp [...] | 2009-01-06 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES |
09SANSALVADOR686 | NEW GOES UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to new Minister of Economy Hector Dada, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is undecided about its biofuels policy but appreciates the assistance provided under the U.S. - Brazil Biofuels Initiative. The National Energy Council (CNE) will be developing an overall ene [...] | 2009-07-20 22:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
09SANSALVADOR780 | NEW WATER WORKS PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed National Water and Sewage Administration (ANDA) President Francisco Gomez described to Econoffs August 18 the multitude of challenges facing the new GOES. These challenges include ineffective subsidies, waste and inefficient production, and extending services [...] | 2009-08-21 20:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES |
09SANSALVADOR816 | EL SALVADOR STILL UNDECIDED ON JOINING PETROCARIBE [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister for External Cooperation Jaime Miranda told Econcouns August 28 that President Funes remained undecided on whether to join Petrocaribe. The Salvadoran press had reported in early August that Miranda would be starting negotiations with the Government of Venezuela, but [...] | 2009-08-28 21:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EAID ENRG PREL ES |
09SANSALVADOR817 | WAVE OF PROTESTS MAY SIGNAL FMLN EFFORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent wave of protests organized by a so-called environmental group, "La Coordinadora Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CNMA)", are likely part of a movement by hard-line elements of the FMLN to undermine President Funes. Over the past several weeks, the CNMA has carried out large-scale, [...] | 2009-08-28 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG EAGR SENV SOCI ES |
09SANSALVADOR908 | CLOSER TIES TO BRAZIL MAY SPUR APPROVAL OF ETHANOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Funes' recent trip to Brazil has placed biofuels prominently on El Salvador's national economic agenda. Taking advantage of the renewed GOES interest in crafting a biofuels policy, including mandating a 10 percent ethanol mix for domestic gasoline supplies, Post hosted [...] | 2009-09-25 21:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
09SANSALVADOR961 | ALBAPETROLEOS STRATEGY: FAIR PRICES OR DESTROYING [...] (SBU) During an October 2 courtesy call by Econoff, Albapetroleo Vice President Luz Estella Rodriguez said her company's primary goal is to increase the availability of affordable gasoline to the public and create a social development fund for municipalities participating in the Albapetroleo jo [...] | 2009-10-08 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES |
09SANTIAGO1118 | CHILE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEK INCLUDES U.S. EXPERTS IN SOLAR [...] SUMMARY: Chile, which is looking to boost its use of renewable energy as a means to improve energy security and combat the effects of climate change, hosted a week of renewable energy events October 5-9 focused on two areas where Chile appears to have comparative natural advantages: solar an [...] | 2009-11-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINT TRGY DOE CI |
09SANTIAGO1122 | AES-GENER: Chilean Minister of Housing Promises to Resolve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Housing assured the Ambassador that by year's-end she will resolve the regulatory confusion that has undermined a large investment by AES-Gener, a U.S. electric company. In delivering a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to President Bachelet on AES, the Amba [...] | 2009-11-20 19:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON ENRG PGOV SENV CI |
09SANTIAGO1170 | Visit to Arica: Strong Bilateral Cooperation on the [...] Summary: The Ambassador got a close-up view of the close ties Chile has with southern Peru during his November 14-17 visit to Arica. Local leaders noted the close integration between people and business and excellent law enforcement cooperation. The Ambassador met with local officials, u [...] | 2009-12-03 11:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ECON EINT ETRD ENRG OPRC SCUL SENV CI PE |
09SANTIAGO1180 | CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...] | 2009-12-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI |
09SANTIAGO1200 | SUBJECT: CHILE: Presidential Candidates' Energy Platforms - [...] SUMMARY: The energy platforms of Chile's three leading presidential candidates aim to improve Chile's energy security while supporting economic growth and, to a lesser extent, include environmental protection and social welfare components. There are significant shared elements: diversificat [...] | 2009-12-10 19:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO170 | DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...] | 2009-02-25 18:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI |
09SANTIAGO189 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during February 2009. Chile's Energy Minister met with Secretary of Energy Chu in Washington to discuss collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Supported by recent profits and regulatory imp [...] | 2009-03-02 19:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO199 | AMBASSADOR VISITS VALDIVIA, SPEAKS AT CONSERVATION FINANCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador recently visited Valdivia -- a forestry and scientific research hub in southern Chile -- to deliver remarks at the closing session of a Harvard-affiliated conference, "Conservation Capital in the Americas," at the Universidad Austral. In his first visit to the recently- [...] | 2009-03-04 18:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI |
09SANTIAGO202 | CHILE: READY FOR AN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP, PLANS RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent conversations with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Tokman has outlined Chile's desire to be a strong partner under the proposed Energy Partnership of the Americas and its interest in increasing U.S.-Chile collaboration on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Tokman [...] | 2009-03-04 19:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO214 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHILE [...] (U) Embassy Santiago would like to submit the following two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (ref a). The requests are separate and independent of each other. 2. (U) The point of contact for the proposals is ESTH officer Mary Brett Rogers-Springs; rogers-springsmb@state.gov; telephone: [...] | 2009-03-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO238 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: CHILE PROMISES CONTINUED SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPCOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA Special Policy Director Alfredo Labbe, Chile will continue to cooperate with the U.S. and EU partners on nuclear nonproliferation issues. Labbe insisted that the U.S. and western partners need to take concrete actions, such as ""de-alerting"" nuclear arsenals and red [...] | 2009-03-12 18:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09SANTIAGO243 | CHILE PROPOSES JOINT CHILE-U.S. FUND FOR SOLAR ENERGY; [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman proposed a joint "U.S.-Chile Fund for the Development of Solar Energy," financed by US$15 million from each country, to be announced at the Summit [...] | 2009-03-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO311 | U.S.-CHILE MARCH 28 BILATERAL DURING VICE [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 7:45 pm; La Moneda, Santiago, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Antony Blinken, National Security Advisory to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Paul Simons, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Dan Restrepo, Senio [...] | 2009-04-02 19:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL ENRG PGOV ECON CI JOSEPH BIDEN |
09SANTIAGO328 | POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government officers, NGOs, utility com [...] | 2009-04-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI |
09SANTIAGO349 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during March 2009. Energy Minister Tokman discussed potential collaboration on renewable energy with Vice President Biden's delegation. Expert teams from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Asia [...] | 2009-04-15 19:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO358 | CHILE HOSTS APEC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile recently hosted two energy-related visits by international organizations engaged in comprehensive reviews of the country's energy sector. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) energy efficiency peer review took place March 16-20 and the results will be presen [...] | 2009-04-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO409 | TV CO-OP NOMINATIONS FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE [...] SUMMARY: Following are two PAS Santiago proposals for TV CO-OPs during FY 2010. In priority order the topics are: (a) renewable energy: the generation of fuels from forest residual, such as sawdust, tree trunks, and other organic materials; and (b) volcanic eruptions and natural disasters. [...] | 2009-04-29 18:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI |
09SANTIAGO415 | SCENESETTER FOR CAPSTONE COURSE [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which comes as Chile's presidential campaign begins to heat up. President Michelle Bachelet -- who is currently enjoying the highest approval ratings of her presidency -- is constitutionally precluded from seeking a second term. The e [...] | 2009-04-30 21:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI |
09SANTIAGO496 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean Energy sector during April 2009. Ambassador Simons gave a keynote address in California at a GOC-hosted solar energy seminar, at which Chile's Minister of Energy announced bid solicitations for two solar power plants. Chi [...] | 2009-05-27 21:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO535 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- MAY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during May 2009. The Ambassador participated as a panel speaker at the 8th annual ElecGas conference in Santiago. At the event, experts noted new generation projects may create transmission bottlenecks for Chil [...] | 2009-06-08 19:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO563 | CHILEAN ENERGY MINISTER TOKMAN ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador personally relayed ref points to Chilean Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman June 11. Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered the demarche to Carlos Pina, head of international affairs at the Chilean National Energy Commission (CNE). Tokman told the Ambassador that [...] | 2009-06-16 21:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KGHG KNNP SENV TRGY CI |
09SANTIAGO566 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BACHELET'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's June 23-24 visit to Washington represents an opportunity to broaden and deepen the "equal partnership" we enjoy with one of the hemisphere,s most successful democracies. Chile is off to a strong start with the Obama Administration. The Vice President,s Marc [...] | 2009-06-17 19:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR CI ENRG SOCI |
09SANTIAGO579 | CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...] | 2009-06-19 22:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI |
09SANTIAGO641 | CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during June 2009. Chile and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on alternative clean power development, a new renewable energy center (REC),and solar power plants, all in Chi [...] | 2009-07-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO74 | AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DISCUSS U.S.-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte and Ambassador Simons discussed the timing of the formation of the Ministry of Environment, priorities for Chile's National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Minister's specific interest in collaboration on techni [...] | 2009-01-22 19:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI |
09SANTIAGO783 | GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...] | 2009-08-17 15:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO847 | CHILE: RESPONSE TO NPT REPORTING REQUEST [...] (C) Below please find Embassy Santiago's response to reftel, which requested information on current arms control and nonproliferation policymaking processes in key countries in preparation for the 2010 NPT Review Conference. 2. (C) Alvaro Guzman, in the Bureau of International and Human Sec [...] | 2009-09-15 21:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM PGOV PREL IAEA CI |
09SANTIAGO893 | Chile Lauds Honduran Agreement, Low Key on DCA Signing, [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, FM Fernandez and presidential foreign policy advisor Robledo strongly welcomed the U.S.-brokered agreement in Honduras, calling it an historical moment that would have positive consequences for the region. Those officials, when informed of the signing of the Defen [...] | 2009-11-03 19:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ENRG PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO911 | Chile--Demarche Delivered on NPT Review Conference [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CI |
09SANTIAGO93 | CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...] | 2009-01-30 20:33:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI |
09SANTIAGO968 | CHILE-CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS, LOOKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A California delegation traveled to Chile September 27-29 to recognize the achievements of the Chile-California Partnership and explore more opportunities for engagement. Led by Secretaries of State Dale Bonner and Mike Chrisman, the delegation met with Chilean counterparts to d [...] | 2009-10-07 20:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EINV ENRG EAGR OEXC CI |
09SANTODOMINGO101 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...] | 2009-01-27 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09SANTODOMINGO1169 | PROPOSED SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED OIL REFINERY TO [...] (C) The Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is proposing to sell 49 percent of its principal petroleum refinery, REFIDOMSA, to Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PdVSA. The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) has expressed its concern to the Embassy that this transaction would pro [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV PREL DR VE |
09SANTODOMINGO1205 | NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...] | 2009-10-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO1277 | SALE OF 49 PERCENT STAKE STATE-OWNED REFINERY TO PDVSA NEARS [...] Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa announced on 10/29 that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) is finalizing the sale of a 49% stake in the state-owned oil refinery (REFIDOMSA),the DR's only oil refinery, to Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Bengoa explained that the actual paymen [...] | 2009-11-04 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG DR PREL |
09SANTODOMINGO1346 | AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 15:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO205 | BONDS, THIEVES AND ARBITRATIONS: A DOMINICAN [...] (U) Summary: In what the electricity generators consider a very positive step forward, the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE) is paying a large part of its outstanding 2008 balance to the generators with USD 250 million in bonds backed by a sovereign guarantee. [...] | 2009-02-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO402 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH [...] Chevron Settles Dispute with Union Drivers 2. First Arrests Made Under 2007 Electricity Theft Law 3. GoDR Energy Officials Receptive to Proposed Regional Partnership 4. Government Caught in Orwellian Incident 5. Think Tank Event Publicizes Dominican-Haitian Cooperation  [...] | 2009-04-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM HA DR |
09SANTODOMINGO515 | DARK DOMINICAN NIGHTS LOOM AS DEBT TO POWER [...] (U) Despite optimism earlier this year that the government would be able to settle its debt to the private electricity generators, the government's failure to pay 2009 invoices has instead compounded last year's deficit and led to increased blackouts in recent weeks. A corruption scandal in th [...] | 2009-04-30 17:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO632 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MAY 29, [...] New Customs Director and Superintendent of Banks 2. Pressure Builds on the GODR to Seek an IMF Agreement 3. Government Seeks to Buy Out Remaining Private Participation in Electricity Distribution 4. Constitutional Reform and Nationality  [...] | 2009-05-29 17:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ENRG EINV PHUM DR |
09SANTODOMINGO68 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. (U) Please visit us at http://ww [...] | 2009-01-20 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA ENRG NPT KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09SANTODOMINGO703 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BIDDING FOR IRENE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Onil Abreu Tabar, the Renewable Energy Director of the National Energy Commission, told EconOff that the Dominican Republic is posturing to host the Latin America regional headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He said that the Dominican Republic has been app [...] | 2009-06-22 09:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09SANTODOMINGO707 | SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 23, [...] GODR Announces Sale of 49 percent of Government-owned Refinery to Venezuela 2. Government Revenue Falls Sharply in First Quarter; Fernandez Rules Out IMF Program For Now 3. Caribair Suspension Lifted 4. Protests Over Plans to Build Cement Plant Near National Park  [...] | 2009-06-22 21:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EAIR SENV DR |
09SANTODOMINGO764 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES EXPANDING EXCHANGE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her one-day visit to the Dominican Republic, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York met for about 30 minutes with President Fernandez. The discussion focused on international exchanges in academics, professional and technical training. Fernandez told Senator Gillibrand th [...] | 2009-07-10 18:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP ECON ENRG DR |
09SANTODOMINGO892 | LIGHT AT END OF THE TUNNEL FOR DR ENERGY SECTOR? [...] (U) President Fernandez announced on August 4, 2009 that the GoDR, with the assistance of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),World Bank (WB),and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will undertake a two-year plan to address the country's electricity crisis. The initia [...] | 2009-08-13 16:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | DR ECON ENRG EINV |
09SAOPAULO121 | OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...] | 2009-03-04 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO204 | THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's electricity demand generally follows economic growth and recent data confirms a big dip in consumption, particularly from the industrial sector. The electricity sector itself should suffer minimal impacts as most companies are well-capitalized and were financially sou [...] | 2009-04-03 13:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAOPAULO506 | BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...] | 2009-08-26 10:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO650 | SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...] | 2009-11-06 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR |
09SAOPAULO67 | FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...] | 2009-01-30 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR |
09SAOPAULO688 | Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain [...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...] | 2009-11-25 14:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV |
09SAOPAULO706 | SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...] | 2009-12-08 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG |
09SAOPAULO92 | BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...] | 2009-02-11 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR |
09SAPPORO30 | TOMARI: JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST NUCLEAR COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sapporo Conoffs recently visited the town of Tomari, home to Hokkaido's only nuclear power facility. As a new nuclear reactor there that will be capable of burning mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel prepares to come online, the community continues to benefit from subsidies an [...] | 2009-07-29 10:26:00 | Consulate Sapporo | UNCLASSIFIED | JA ENRG ECON PGOV TRGY |
09SARAJEVO1183 | BOSNIA: POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER UTILITY CONTINUES, [...] (SBU) The state electricity transmission company of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transco (Elektroprenos),has like other state institutions become a victim of political squabbling. However, unlike some other examples of dysfunction that do not affect the general public, there are concrete consequ [...] | 2009-10-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV AMGT BK |
09SARAJEVO1280 | BOSNIA: STEPS TOWARD FIXING THE BROKEN POWER [...] (SBU) The Government of Republika Srpska (RS) issued a statement on November 12 that offers some hope for resolving the political standoff that has blocked investment in the state-level electric transmission company Elektroprenos, or Transco, for nearly two years. The decision in effect dire [...] | 2009-11-17 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1297 | BOSNIA: TRANSCO BOARD APPROVES ACTING MANAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BK |
09SARAJEVO1430 | BOSNIA: POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF BRCKO (OR NOT) [...] (C) On September 18 High Representative Inzko mandated that each entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supply 50 percent of Brcko's electricity needs as of January 1, 2010. The decision was an effort to ensure Brcko's electricity security as a necessary condition to end OHR's Supervisory rol [...] | 2009-12-30 15:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ECON PREL ETRD BK |
09SARAJEVO147 | BOSNIA: TRANSCO UPDATE - TALKS CONTINUE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary. Little has happened since the entity Prime Ministers agreed on December 3 (Ref A) to do everything possible to jumpstart operations at the State-level electricity transmission company (TRANSCO). The first meeting between the entity Ministers of Energy finally took place on Januar [...] | 2009-02-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ENRG PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO19 | BOSNIA IN THE COLD WITHOUT NATURAL GAS [...] Summary: With only a faxed warning from Gazprom shortly before it happened, Bosnia's natural gas supplies were cut off yesterday afternoon, joining much of Europe in the cold. Because there is only one pipeline into Bosnia from Serbia, only about one third of Bosnian households are dependent o [...] | 2009-01-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN KPAO ENRG PGOV PREL SENV BK AMGT |
09SARAJEVO251 | BOSNIA: EU REBUFFED BY RS AGAIN ON TRANSCO [...] (C) RS Minister of Energy Puhalac submitted a strongly-worded reply to EU officials on February 17 regarding the EU,s offer to conduct a management review of the moribund state-run electricity transmission company Electroprijenos (TRANSCO). Instead of a reply from the RS Government, Puhalac i [...] | 2009-03-02 08:52:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV ENRG PINR PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO38 | BOSNIA: SERBIA AND HUNGARY SECURE NATURAL GAS FOR [...] Summary: Freezing citizens of Bosnia's capital of Sarajevo received some relief from the natural gas crisis on Friday and Saturday when Serbia and Hungary, via the German-owned EON natural gas storage facility, provided a temporary supply of natural gas to Bosnia's pipeline system. Sarajevo's [...] | 2009-01-12 15:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC ENRG EPET PREL BK |
09SARAJEVO548 | CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER BK |
09SARAJEVO614 | BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...] | 2009-05-18 12:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK |
09SEOUL1073 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue -- DPRK Intensifies H1N1 Flu Preventive Measures -- DPRK Bond Prices Nosedive Following Launch of DPRK Rocket -- DPRK Opens Limited Internet Cell Phone Service -- WHO Provides Tamifl [...] | 2009-07-08 01:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1092 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JUNE 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROKG to Invest 24.5 Trillion Won in 17 New Growth Engines -- Current Account Surplus of USD 4.28 Billion in April -- Business Sentiment Recovering in [...] | 2009-07-10 06:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1119 | DPRK GDP GROWS 3.7 PERCENT IN 2008 ACCORDING TO BOK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Bank of Korea (BOK),South Korea's Central Bank recently released its annual estimate of GDP growth of the DPRK. The estimate, the methodology of which is the subject of consi [...] | 2009-07-15 06:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR ENRG PREL KS KN |
09SEOUL1177 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...] | 2009-07-28 00:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1194 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- North Korea Begins Closing General Markets -- DPRK Sets Up Environmental Protection Plan -- DPRK Establishes a Charity Branch in Beijing -- DPRK Engages in Disaster P [...] | 2009-07-30 03:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1254 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...] | 2009-08-10 03:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1374 | DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...] | 2009-08-27 01:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN |
09SEOUL1389 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Think Tank: DPRK Faces Worst Economic Crisis since 1994 -- DPRK Develops Wind Power Capacity -- Number of DPRK Mobile Phone Users Increases to 48 [...] | 2009-08-31 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1393 | KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...] | 2009-08-31 09:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS |
09SEOUL1402 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Producer Prices Reverse Course, Rise on Monthly Basis -- July Consumer Inflation Slowed -- Household Debt Risks Expected to Rise -- FX Reserves Conti [...] | 2009-09-02 02:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1469 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009 [...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...] | 2009-09-15 01:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1563 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Finance Minister Named -- Labor Drive Campaign Extended -- DPRK Shuts Down Wholesale Market -- DPRK Expands Telecommunications Network -- Pyongyan [...] | 2009-09-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1569 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- National Income Resurges in the Second Quarter -- ROKG Sets 2010 Budget at 290 Trillion Won -- KDI Raises 2009 Growth Forecast -- South Korea Ranks N [...] | 2009-09-30 08:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1595 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2009 [...] Korea's top businesses want the government to select the least restrictive option for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction when it decides a mid-term (2020) target later this year, according to a survey released on September 9 by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About two-thirds [...] | 2009-10-08 00:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EIND ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1733 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- IMF: Korea's Per-capita GDP Down in 2009 before Recovering -- Trade Surplus Continues to Grow in September -- Number of Self-Employed Falls by Most i [...] | 2009-10-30 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1740 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Scholar: DPRK Economy Dysfunctional, Not in Crisis -- DPRK Restores Science and Technology Commission -- DPRK Establishes Ship Control Center to [...] | 2009-11-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL1773 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Korea is the ninth largest emitter of carbon dioxide gas in the world, the government said on October 19, quoting a report using 2007 data by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country ranked as the tenth largest CO2 emitter in an earlier report using 2005 emissions data. Korea [...] | 2009-11-06 03:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EIND ENRG TBIO OEXC TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SEOUL1873 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea's Trade Dependency Over 90 Percent -- Foreign Currency Reserves Continue to Rise -- International Organizations Raise ROK Economic Outlook -- P [...] | 2009-11-30 06:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL1879 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Cabinet Considers New Economic Campaign -- Economic "Informationalization" Declared Key to Success -- DPRK Modernizes Steel Complex -- English Classe [...] | 2009-12-01 04:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL2006 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- Economy Records 3.2 Percent Quarterly Growth -- ROKG, IMF Optimistic About 2010 -- ROKG Plans to Expand Stake in IMF and World Bank -- ROKG Plans "Business Summit" [...] | 2009-12-28 04:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL2008 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Experts: Currency Reform Will Increase Poverty -- DPRK Adopts New Economic Laws -- DPRK Population Exceeds 24 Million -- DPRK Seeks to Develop Wind Power -- DP [...] | 2009-12-28 05:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL314 | SEOUL ECONOMIC BRIEFING -- FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Korea,s 2008 Current Account Posts USD 6.41 Billion Deficit: South Korea,s 2008 current account shifted to a deficit of USD 6.41 billion from 2007,s surplus of USD 5.88 billion dollars. The goods account surplus decreased to USD 5.99 billion from the previous year's 28.17 billion dollars, [...] | 2009-02-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EINV KS |
09SEOUL315 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Slow Growth in Inter-Korean Trade Masks Big Changes in Composition: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced that inter-Korean trade in 2008 grew just 1.2 percent to USD 1.82 billion (following growth rates of 27.8 percent in 2006 and 33.2 percent in 2007). South Korea's exports to the [...] | 2009-03-01 22:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL318 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009 [...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...] | 2009-03-02 05:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS |
09SEOUL544 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MARCH 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL58 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2008 [...] (U) Inter-Korean Exchange Fund Allocation to Increase in 2009, although National Assembly Slashes ROKG Share: The Ministry of Unification (MOU) said December 14 that it will set aside about 1.5 trillion won (USD 1.1 billion) in 2009 to facilitate economic and humanitarian exchanges with North [...] | 2009-01-12 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL587 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MARCH 2009 [...] After several rounds of public hearings, the Lee Myung-bak administration submitted draft legislation entitled "The Basic Law on Low Carbon and Green Growth" to the National Assembly on February 28. The proposed legislation calls for the introduction of a market-based cap-and-trade system on [...] | 2009-04-10 06:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KS |
09SEOUL67 | INTERIM KOREAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EUN GM KS PGOV SENV |
09SEOUL753 | ROKG, KOREAN COMPANIES REACHING OUT TO CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK President Lee Myung-bak will be visiting Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan May 10-14. His meeting with Uzbek President Islam Karimov will be his third in 15 months, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Eurasia Division Director Lim Soo-suk told Poloffs on May 7. Seoul is in [...] | 2009-05-12 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID EAIR EINV ENRG EPET KS UZ KZ |
09SEOUL776 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) DPRK Reportedly Bans Wide Array of Goods from Markets: The Korea Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) reported that "North Korea Intellectual Solidarity," a South Korean civic group consisting of 600 North Korean defectors, claimed that North Korean authorities released on March 15 a l [...] | 2009-05-15 01:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL780 | SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - APRIL 2009 [...] (U) Manufacturers' Confidence Posts Largest Gain since 2003: Manufacturers' confidence for April rose as more companies expressed optimism over eased woes in the financial market and the expected effects of the government's stimulus package, the central bank said on March 31. The business surv [...] | 2009-05-15 07:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL810 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - APRIL 2009 [...] On April 27, the Korean government unveiled an interim plan for its four major river restoration projects, aimed at flood control, securing sufficient water supplies, upgrading river water quality, and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting local economies through job creation to carry out t [...] | 2009-05-21 05:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KS |
09SEOUL812 | NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - MAY 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- DPRK Finance Minister Kim Announces National Budget to Increase 7 Percent in 2009 -- EU Seizes USD 20 Million in DPRK Deposits Reportedly for Yacht Purchases in It [...] | 2009-05-21 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN |
09SEOUL841 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL845 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL846 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL847 | KOREAN ECONOMY BEGINS TO SHOW FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED SIGNS OF [...] (SBU) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Korean economy has proved more resilient than most think tanks expected during the steepest part of the global downturn in January and February. In the first quarter of 20 [...] | 2009-05-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS |
09SEOUL951 | SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009 [...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...] | 2009-06-16 06:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS |
09SHANGHAI148 | WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...] | 2009-04-02 08:33:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH |
09SHANGHAI169 | SHANGHAI PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To meet Shanghai's energy demands and ambitious Central Government-mandated energy consumption reduction targets, Shanghai officials are working hard to adjust the city's energy mix by reducing its reliance on coal through the use of environmentally-friendly resources and improv [...] | 2009-04-14 08:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON TRGY SENV EFIN CH |
09SHANGHAI186 | SANMEN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - OFFICIALS MARK THE START OF [...] On April 19, the National Development and Reform Commission - National Energy Administration (NEA),China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC),and the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company hosted a construction commencement ceremony for the Sanmen Nuc [...] | 2009-04-24 07:09:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN EINV TRGY BEXP CH |
09SHANGHAI232 | CODEL PELOSI, SHANGHAI MAYOR DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Pelosi met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and other Shanghai and Chinese officials on May 25 at Shanghai's City Hall. The CODEL discussed Shanghai's efforts to promote greater energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to the importance of addressing the glob [...] | 2009-05-26 00:32:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV ENRG PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH |
09SHANGHAI233 | CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 25 breakfast meeting hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) and U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC),over 70 U.S. business representatives discussed energy/environment-related business opportunities in China, U.S. competitiveness, intellectual [...] | 2009-05-26 00:39:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL PHUM KIPR OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH |
09SHANGHAI241 | CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 25 roundtable discussion on energy conservation and emissions reduction with Shanghai entrepreneurs, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Markey, Sensenbrenner, Blumenauer, and Speier underscored the importance of U.S.-China cooperation on energy issues, especially [...] | 2009-05-29 06:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV KIPR KGHG TRGY OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH |
09SHANGHAI309 | SHANGHAI AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the Shanghai 2010 World Expo approaching, Shanghai has been discussing environmental protection in several different fora. Shanghai's experience with environmental protection has been quite different from other cities in China due to its rapid growth and expansion. Because [...] | 2009-07-10 08:48:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY EFIN BEXP CH |
09SHANGHAI329 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS COMMENT ON JUNE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Shanghai scholars regard the June 15-16 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg as an important step in the development of the SCO as an influential regional organization and one that is broadening its engagement with the international community. Russia' [...] | 2009-07-22 05:16:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG MARR CH XD ZK RS IR |
09SHANGHAI362 | STIMULUS BOOSTING GROWTH, SHANGHAI ANALYST TELLS CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: China's economy is likely to achieve the Central Government's 8 percent growth target this year, a Shanghai-based investment bank analyst told CODEL Boehner on August 11. However, much of the growth is a result of Beijing's economic stimulus measures, which are non-transparent [...] | 2009-08-19 04:05:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG PREL OVIP CH JOHN BOEHNER |
09SHANGHAI387 | SENATOR CANTWELL MEETS WITH SHANGHAI VICE-MAYOR ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 7 meeting with Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell, Shanghai Executive Vice Mayor Yang Xiong touted Shanghai's expanding investments in new energy technology, highlighting efforts to use the World Expo 2010 as a platform for promoting clean energy. Senator C [...] | 2009-09-15 09:30:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD CH OREP PGOV SENV |
09SHENYANG31 | LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...] | 2009-02-27 03:18:00 | Consulate Shenyang | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV |
09SINGAPORE1023 | GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE TO [...] (SBU) Singapore will send a two-person delegation to attend the November 4-5 Sous-Sherpa/Experts meeting in Washington D.C. MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei will lead the Singapore delegation. The GOS has not yet decided who will be the second member of the deleg [...] | 2009-10-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG PTER TRGY AORC IAEA SN |
09SINGAPORE1060 | NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE DESIGNATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 08:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA SN |
09SINGAPORE1142 | SINGAPORE POSITIONS TO BE CARBON TRADING CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore hosted an October conference on emissions trading and carbon finance, highlighting the role Asia, and potentially Singapore, can play as a center for carbon trading. Speakers at the Carbon Forum Asia conference voiced concerns about the lack of carbon credit supply and a [...] | 2009-12-01 10:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON KGHG SN |
09SINGAPORE1217 | SINGAPORE VIEW OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT WITH IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Singapore maintains positive economic relations with Iran and would be open to expanded economic ties, though Singapore is mindful of proliferation issues and international sanctions, Government of Singapore (GOS) officials told Emboffs. Singapore has engaged Iran in the contex [...] | 2009-12-20 23:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETRD EINV ENRG ECON PREL KNNP IR SN |
09SINGAPORE128 | LACK OF TRANSPARENCY CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some U.S. and other foreign firms have found the lack of transparency from the Singapore government and its government-linked corporations (GLCs) a serious challenge in operating in Singapore. The GOS maintains a strong grip on the economy, whether through the Economic Developm [...] | 2009-02-11 09:50:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECPS ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE23 | SINGAPORE UNSURE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF IRENA [...] (SBU) Singapore supports the goal of increasing R&D in renewable energy technologies and making such technologies more affordable for developing countries. However, the GOS is unsure whether the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the best approach, Hazri Hassan, [...] | 2009-01-08 06:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN SN |
09SINGAPORE267 | SINGAPORE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) Post recommends that the four Singapore Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources (CI/KR) included on the 2008 Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI) list be retained on the 2009 CFDI list, because they continue to meet the criteria set forth in Ref A, paragraphs 4 and 8. Those f [...] | 2009-03-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC AFIN EFIN ENRG KCIP SN |
09SINGAPORE540 | U.S. AND SINGAPORE ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Singapore is the world's third largest oil-refining center and a highly developed economy with substantial foreign investment in the energy sector. Energy-related projects and research are typically funded by multinational corporations and academic institutions with a presence here. The [...] | 2009-06-08 08:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ENRG APECO ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE558 | SINGAPORE RESPONSE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA SN |
09SINGAPORE565 | SINGAPORE TAKES WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO IRENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV SN |
09SINGAPORE631 | GOS TAKES OVER LNG TERMINAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOS has taken over ownership and development of Singapore's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal after the companies developing the project struggled to secure financing that would keep the terminal on track for a 2012 deadline. The LNG terminal is considered critical [...] | 2009-07-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV ECON SN |
09SINGAPORE876 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is supportive of the United States' global counterproliferation agenda and promotes a targeted, risk-based approach to trade and cargo security initiatives. Singapore is a trade and financial services hub and has a key role to play in monitoring and preventing the f [...] | 2009-09-11 00:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PARM PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA SN |
09SINGAPORE88 | PORT OPERATOR POSTPONES GATE EXPANSION DUE TO ECONOMY; [...] (SBU) Singapore port terminal operator PSA Corporation Ltd. has decided to postpone construction to expand Gate 4 at the Pasir Panjang terminal due to a substantial drop in container traffic. Construction at the new gate was more than 50-percent complete, but PSA decided to mothball the projec [...] | 2009-01-30 10:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EWWT KNNP ETRD ECON SN |
09SKOPJE13 | Macedonia Suffers Minimal Effects from Russian Gas Cutoff [...] (SBU) Summary: As a minor consumer of natural gas, Macedonia has been affected only minimally by the cutoff of natural gas from Russia through Ukraine. Residential heating quickly transitioned to fuel oil and the greatest impact to date has been felt by two industrial users -- a steel produc [...] | 2009-01-13 06:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL UP RS MK |
09SOFIA1 | BULGARIA: TOTAL CUT IN GAS SUPPLY SPARKS CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Russia and Ukraine over natural gas hit Bulgaria broadside on January 6, when the country discovered that 100 percent of its gas supplies had been suspended indefinitely. PM Stanishev has reached out to his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to demand an im [...] | 2009-01-06 15:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA10 | BULGARIA GAS CRISIS DAY 4: SITUATION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Despite severe cold and snow, the situation improved on day four of a complete gas cut-off. As more district heating plants successfully switched from gas to other forms of fuel, heat to many apartments around the country was resumed. Nationwide, sixty-eight schools remain closed and [...] | 2009-01-09 13:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA109 | BULGARIA: DAS BRYZA AND ENERGY COORDINATOR MANN [...] (C) Summary: In the course of extensive consultations with the Bulgarian President, Prime Minister, and Foreign and Energy Ministers, EUR DAS Matt Bryza and Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steve Mann endorsed Bulgarian plans to hold a summit on Eurasian gas security issues April 2 [...] | 2009-03-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA15 | BULGARIA: DIGGING OUT OF THE ENERGY HOLE [...] (C) Summary: The total gas cut-off, now in its seventh day, has exposed the vulnerabilities and short-sightedness of Bulgaria's Russia-centric energy policy. Nearly 100 percent dependent on Russia for its gas, oil and nuclear fuel, Bulgaria is clearly under Moscow's thumb. We are urging s [...] | 2009-01-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA169 | FM KALFIN PREVIEWS HIS APRIL 8 WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Summary. FM Kalfin previewed his Washington visit with the Charge for 90 minutes on April 6. He asked for a strong public statement by the Secretary commending the substantially strengthened bilateral partnership over the past five years, underscoring that it will establish the foundation for t [...] | 2009-04-06 17:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG BU |
09SOFIA180 | BULGARIA'S ENERGY DEBUT: GETTING WHAT WE WANT AT SOFIA'S NATURAL GAS SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit is many things to many people. Bulgaria's ostensible goal is to improve Europe's outreach and relationship with Central Asian and Caspian producers, while at the same time putting Sofia on the energy map. Russia will use it as a way to highlight and [...] | 2009-04-14 06:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA2 | BULGARIA OUT IN THE COLD: DAY TWO OF GAS CUT-OFF [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria endured a second day without gas January 7. Thousands of homes and many schools report significantly reduced - or no - heating, although the country did not experience any major power interruptions. Several large industrial firms are shutting down and laying off emplo [...] | 2009-01-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA205 | BULGARIANS TOUT A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Overcoming intense Russian pressure and European skepticism, the April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit focused on the key principles and policies of energy security rather than on individual projects. The event's deliverable, a declaration endorsed by the 30 participating delegations, [...] | 2009-04-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA208 | BULGARIA: RUSSIANS INTENSIFY PRESSURE ON SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA221 | BULGARIA: PM RATIONALIZES RUSSIAN PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: In a move that prompted scathing ridicule by local media, Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev rushed to Moscow less than 24 hours after the April 24-25 regional energy summit in Sofia (which Putin refused to attend). While in Moscow, Stanishev signed yet another "secret" agreement [...] | 2009-05-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG |
09SOFIA243 | BULGARIA: EMBASSY EVENT SHOWCASES U.S. RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary: U.S. renewable and energy efficiency technology took center stage May 19 at an Embassy and AmCham-sponsored conference featuring cutting edge U.S. solutions to Bulgaria's energy security and environmental challenges. Titled "Renewable and Efficient Energy: Pathways to a Better [...] | 2009-05-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG |
09SOFIA265 | BULGARIAN ENERGY AMBASSADOR ON NABUCCO ISA [...] (C) In response to reftel points on the Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (ISA),Bulgarian Energy Envoy Peter Poptchev told us June 1 that as a result of negotiations between project partners May 28-29, the ISA will not reference any specific state in its definition of "initial entry points." He [...] | 2009-06-03 11:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA270 | BRINGING TRANSPARENCY TO EURASIAN GAS TRANSIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eurasian gas transit sector is notoriously murky, with poorly-understood, Gazprom-owned and affiliated intermediaries managing operations, taking cuts, and complicating or preventing legal recourse during gas supply interruptions. For most countries in the region, bringi [...] | 2009-06-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA299 | BULGARIA WILL SEND DELEGATION TO IRENA MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 14:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV BU |
09SOFIA363 | BULGARIA: BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: MORE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's highest profile energy project -- the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is dogged by cost overruns, financing woes, construction delays, and now serious safety and quality assurance concerns. Belene may end up costing Bulgaria more than money in the long run. Despite [...] | 2009-07-07 08:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA45 | BULGARIA: PUSHING TRANSPARENCY AT THE SOFIA [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented, two-week gas cutoff put a crack in Bulgaria's faith in its Russia-focused energy strategy. The Bulgarians now have a window to tackle issues that have plagued them for years: highly secretive and non-transparent gas supply and transit deals with Gazprom and [...] | 2009-01-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA479 | BULGARIA: INVESTMENT DISPUTES TEST NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Several high profile, U.S.-related investment disputes are testing the new government's resolve to turn Bulgaria into a more transparent investment destination. The successful resolution of these cases, many left over from the previous government, will go far in demonstrating [...] | 2009-08-25 08:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ENRG BU |
09SOFIA499 | BULGARIA: THE FUTURE IS NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month in office, PM Borissov and his team are showing the political will and determination needed to attack endemic corruption, restore public confidence, and conduct a U.S.-friendly foreign and security policy. Not one to let either a good crisis or a good scandal go to waste, [...] | 2009-09-03 13:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON BU |
09SOFIA5 | BULGARIA: IN DAY THREE OF ENERGY CRISIS, [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria is stumbling through day three of a complete gas cut-off without major interruptions of critical services. City dwellers continue to experience reduced heat while two small towns remain completely in the cold. Manufacturing plants continue to shut operations due lack [...] | 2009-01-08 12:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA507 | BULGARIA: USG ENGAGEMENT NEEDED AS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Driven by mounting budget deficits and a desire to step back from the previous government's cozy energy relationship with Russia, PM Boyko Borissov's new government is re-evaulating Bulgaria's participation in all Russia-led energy projects. On the possible chopping block are t [...] | 2009-09-11 10:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA538 | BULGARIA: PM BORISSOV SEEKING WHITE HOUSE [...] (S) SUMMARY: A letter from Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to President Obama dated September 24, 2009, was hand-delivered to the Embassy the same day with an urgent request to transmit it to the White House. In the letter, the PM asks for advice on strategic decisions in the energy sector to [...] | 2009-09-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | ENRG IAEA PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA559 | BULGARIA RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Detelina Peicheva, Chief Expert of the International Cooperation Department at the Environment Ministry on October 1. Peicheva expressed appreciation for what she described as the United States' new position on climate change, which is now closer to [...] | 2009-10-02 09:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY BU |
09SOFIA561 | BULGARIA: IN PURSUIT OF ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: PM Borissov met with representatives of three U.S. energy corporations September 29 to discuss diversification alternatives. As a result, the government is engaging in negotiations to use U.S. technology to diversify its nuclear fuel supply and create a spent nuclea [...] | 2009-10-05 08:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA60 | BULGARIA: INCREMENTAL SHIFTS IN ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Traditionally Moscow's most ardent supporter, President Parvanov showed hints of a new attitude in his long planned visit to Moscow February 4-6. While there he presented Putin and Medvedev with a list of energy-related demands. When these were rebuffed, the President pushed [...] | 2009-02-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA651 | SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Rumiana Zheleva seeks to put a new face on Bulgaria when she visits Washington November 23. Conducting the most high-profile U.S. visit of PM Borissov's government so far, Zheleva will be single-minded about convincing you that the government she represents is [...] | 2009-11-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG BU |
09SOFIA673 | BULGARIA: ENERGY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Since taking power in July, PM Borissov has shaken up the energy sector by calling into question the Russian-backed energy projects pursued by the previous government and emphasizing the need for greater transparency and diversification. While Bulgaria may continue going through [...] | 2009-11-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA674 | SCENESETTER FOR SPE MORNINGSTAR'S DECEMBER 4 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has experienced a profound change in leadership and outlook since your visit in April. July national elections ushered in a reformist center-right government focused on fighting organized crime and corruption and putting the country's fiscal house in order. On energy, [...] | 2009-11-25 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA69 | BULGARIA'S BELENE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - BUYERS [...] (C) Summary: Despite its status as Bulgaria's highest priority energy project, the Belene Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is foundering. Marred by cost over-runs, financing problems, infighting between strategic partners, rumors of corruption, and serious delays, the project is looking increasingly lik [...] | 2009-02-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BU |
09SOFIA696 | BULGARIA PREPARES TO ANSWER RUSSIA ON ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister, President and Energy Minister briefed SPE Morningstar December 4 on changes in the Bulgarian energy sector and preparations for the next round of Bulgarian-Russian intergovernmental economic committee meetings. The Russian delegation, led by Energy Minister [...] | 2009-12-09 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU |
09SOFIA70 | BULGARIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON POST-GAS CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Energy Petar Dimitrov used a February 13 meeting with the Ambassador to lay out Bulgaria's post-gas crisis energy strategy. Heavy on diversification projects, the as-yet unwritten plan seeks to distance Bulgaria from Russian energy sources. In the two- [...] | 2009-02-18 08:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL PGOV |
09SOFIA703 | DAS QUANRUD'S DECEMBER 11 VISIT TO SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In December 11 meetings with DAS Quanrud, Bulgarian Defense Minister Mladenov described his plans for new deployments to Afghanistan and asked for U.S. support to establish a NATO training hub, possibly for OMLTs, at our joint military facilities in Bulgaria. Noting Bulgaria's [...] | 2009-12-15 09:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON BU |
09SOFIA711 | BULGARIA: WAIVERING ON BELENE NPP [...] (C) Summary: In energy meetings with the Russians on December 10-11, the Bulgarians held their red-lines on the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, proceeded with South Stream, and waivered on the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. While Russian Energy Minister Schmatko appeared to us to have retu [...] | 2009-12-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV BG |
09SOFIA716 | BULGARIA: WHAT IF THE GAS IS CUT AGAIN? [...] (C) If a Russia-Ukraine dispute results in a 2010 gas cut-off similar to one experienced in January 2009, Bulgaria will be better prepared. Gas storage supplies are full, agreements with Greece and Turkey to reverse gas flows have been established, and district heating plants are prepared to [...] | 2009-12-22 11:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL PGOV ECON BU |
09SOFIA81 | BULGARIA: CONTACTS REGARDING NONPROLIFERATION [...] (U) Post Contacts for non-proliferation issues are as follows, Kim Hawk, Pol/Ec officer, 352 2 937-5218, hawkkx@state.gov and Josh Huck, Pol/Mil officer, 359 2 937-5270, huckjr@state.gov. Bulgarian Government point of contact for non-proliferation issues is Bulgarian MFA's Elizabeth Konst [...] | 2009-02-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG KNNP PGOV NPT BU |
09SOFIA93 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (BULGARIA) [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador strongly endorses post request for an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) from the Smithsonian Institute to assist the American Research Center in Sofia (ARCS) in conservation and preservation of archaeological sites in Bulgaria. This position would address a pressing need i [...] | 2009-03-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KSCA TSPL SENV AMGT OTRA APER BU |
09STATE100237 | DAY 2: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) Day 2 discussions of the U.S.-South African Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue focused on technical level nuclear security issues. DOE/NNSA, NRC, and State gave a series of presentations on areas of cooperation. The United States invited the SAG to visit U.S. nuclear facilities [...] | 2009-09-25 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF |
09STATE100252 | DAY 3: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) On Day 3 of the U.S.-South Africa Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue, participants shared views and plans for upcoming international events, and discussed next steps. Einhorn provided an overview of the latest U.S. plans for the upcoming UN Security Council Summit on Disarmament a [...] | 2009-09-25 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF |
09STATE101294 | CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH TUNISIA: [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has expressed interest in consultations with USG nuclear experts as part of a study it is conducting on the feasibility of achieving nuclear power on its territory by 2023. Since past GOT [...] | 2009-09-29 17:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TS |
09STATE102964 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON KAZAKHSTAN ARRESTS [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS' COVERAGE OF THE ARRESTS OF KAZAKHSTANI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON CORRUPTION CHARGES AND RECENT CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF CORRUPTION. THE INSIGHTS ON THE ENDEMIC LEVEL OF CORRUPTION, AND THE EPIDEMIC OF RECENT ARRESTS OF MU [...] | 2009-10-02 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV KZ |
09STATE103130 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation, met with key interlocutors on preparations for the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Japan from August 25-30 on the mar [...] | 2009-10-02 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG CH ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL RS UK |
09STATE103147 | EUR PDAS MCELDOWNEY AND S/EEE AMB. MORNINGSTAR,S [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),EUR Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney and Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar met with Bulgarian FM Rumiana Zheleva. The meeting focused on European energy policy, Russia,s role in [...] | 2009-10-02 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL UNGA BU |
09STATE103636 | INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...] | 2009-10-05 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV |
09STATE103668 | PROPOSED U.S.-UKRAINE BILATERAL ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Post is requested to contact the Government of Ukraine, both MFA interlocutors and other GOU agencies with direct authority over energy issues, concerning the modalities and timing for the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Energy Security Wor [...] | 2009-10-05 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV PREL UP |
09STATE105628 | NAMIBIA: RESPONSE TO ROSSING REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Background: In response to the latest theft of uranium oxide from Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium facility, Managing Director Mike Leech reached out to Ambassador Mathieu to request USG assistance for technical assistance on its security progr [...] | 2009-10-09 17:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09STATE106834 | CHANGING THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 4 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) In his April 5 Prague speech, President Obama called for a new framework for civil nuclear cooperation, including an international fuel bank, so that countries can access peaceful nuclear power with [...] | 2009-10-14 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA AR BR EG MX NL VM SZ KU GG AG EZ |
09STATE107194 | EURASIAN ENERGY POLICY: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] (SBU) The purpose of this cable is to provide Embassies with talking points and general press guidance that they can draw on as needed regarding our Eurasian Energy policy. We continue to believe that diversity ) of energy suppliers, transportation routes and energy sources ) is the key to [...] | 2009-10-15 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PPD |
09STATE10843 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...] | 2009-02-05 23:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09STATE109385 | UNGA: GUIDANCE FOR UNSCEAR RESOLUTION FOR 64TH [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly will consider its annual UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) resolution on Thursday, October 22, 2009, in New York. The resolution is expected to be adopted by consensus [...] | 2009-10-22 19:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG UNGA |
09STATE110915 | NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: SIGNING OF [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Helsinki. See para 4. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs have reached agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the Finns will contribute 250,000 euros to the Second L [...] | 2009-10-27 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PARM OTRA KNNP TRGY FI KTIA |
09STATE111742 | ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SHALE [...] This cable is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. Summary: Recent technological advances in natural gas production could have a significant impact on international energy security and climate change. Natural gas from so-called unconventional sources, in particular production from hydroc [...] | 2009-10-29 17:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET |
09STATE112853 | DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION (DEC): ENERGY [...] (SBU) This cable reports on the October 19, 2009, DEC Energy Sessions. The discussions on Public Financial Management, Financial Services, Investment and Trade, and Industry and Private Sector Development will be reported separately. Interlocutors are recorded in paragraph 16. 2. (SBU) S [...] | 2009-11-02 18:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EPET ENRG EINV ECON |
09STATE115571 | MINISTERS SHAHRISTANI AND KAREEM DISCUSS IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the margins of the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference (BIC),the Iraqi Minister of Oil, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, and the Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Dr. Kareem Wahid al-Hasan, met with USG officials. Minister Sh [...] | 2009-11-09 19:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV IZ |
09STATE117692 | ROK - SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Embassy is requested to contact appropriate interlocutors in MOFAT and MEST and convey the U.S. desire to hold the November 23-24 reprocessing consultations in the context of the U.S. proposal for an international framework on nuclear [...] | 2009-11-13 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY KS |
09STATE117710 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - ELICITING SUPPORT FOR THE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...] | 2009-11-14 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR |
09STATE118784 | CIVIL NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) In February 2008, an Ambassadorial-level U.S. delegation including Jackie Wolcott, the former Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, visited Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to discuss potential areas of cooperation aimed at the devel [...] | 2009-11-17 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY KU BA SA MU |
09STATE11902 | RESPONSE TO IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 4-6. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On May 16, 2008, the United States Government and the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on civil nuclear cooperation. A few weeks later, a similar nuclea [...] | 2009-02-09 23:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PREL TRGY SA QA |
09STATE119320 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR THE IAEA BUDGET WORKING GROUP [...] This is an action request; see para 2-3 below. 2. ACTION REQUEST: Washington requests Mission UN Vienna (UNVIE) to use the Budget Working Group (BWG) and Medium Term Strategy (MTS) for 2012-2017 processes to advance U.S. budget priorities and management improvements, focusing on achieving [...] | 2009-11-19 00:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL |
09STATE119646 | RESPONSE TO SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR ABDUL [...] (U) Post is requested to deliver the text of the response from the Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn to South African Ambassador Abdul Minty on timing of the South African delegation meetings in Washington and DOE facility site visits. No signed original wil [...] | 2009-11-19 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG NP PARM PREL |
09STATE119995 | ENERGY SECURITY BRIEFER FOR EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) In January 2009, contractual disputes led Russia to cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine, as it had previously done (albeit for a shorter period) in January 2006. This crisis hurt Russia,s reputation as a reliable supplier, both in Western and Eastern Europe. Russian officials know t [...] | 2009-11-20 17:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET RS UP XG XH |
09STATE120282 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - SEEKING CO-SPONSORS FOR [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 26-27, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, the Board will be asked to formally approve the first proposal for an international nuclear fuel bank. Specificall [...] | 2009-11-21 00:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TU AJ CH GM SZ BR RO AR |
09STATE120803 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PLANNING AND NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is interested in sponsoring an international energy planning and nuclear nonproliferation workshop in Muscat, Oman, in the April [...] | 2009-11-24 01:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU |
09STATE123740 | NOVEMBER 2009 U.S.-AZERBAIJAN SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG KCRM KISL MARR PBTS PINR PREL PTER AJ |
09STATE124358 | Secretary Clinton meets Indian Prime Minister [...] Classified by SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Reason: 1.4 (b),(d) 2. November 24, 2009; 5:00 PM; Washington, DC 3. Participants: U.S. The Secretary Under Secretary Bill Burns Under Secretary Robert Hormats SCA Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Ambassador Tim [...] | 2009-12-04 14:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL ECON ENRG MASS |
09STATE124580 | UNDER SECRETARY HORMATS, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an hour long meeting, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats and Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid Rachid discussed the global economic situation and its impact on Egypt. Both agreed that it was important to ensure the str [...] | 2009-12-04 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EG |
09STATE126209 | US APPROACH TO 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action request (see para 11 below). As we reach the six- month mark before the start of the May 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon),posts are requested to use all appropriate opportunities with host government officials and in publi [...] | 2009-12-09 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT |
09STATE129201 | (U) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON THE RETIREMENT OF [...] (SBU) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE TRANSITION OF PERSONNEL IN INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON S.K. BANERJEE'S DEMEANOR, ENGAGEMENT WITH US OFFICIALS, AND HIS ABILITY TO LEAD INDIA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS PARTICULARLY HELPFUL. WE WOULD WELCOME A [...] | 2009-12-17 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR BEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL TRGY IN |
09STATE129520 | (U) Secretary Clinton's December 9, 2009 [...] Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon - Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) December 9; 1:15 p.m.; Washington DC; U.S.A 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon, EUR Ambassador Richard Morningstar, S/EEE Ian Kelly, PA Kristina Kvien, [...] | 2009-12-18 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG UP MD |
09STATE130336 | REPORT OF THE 26TH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN [...] (SBU) The 26th meeting of the AIT-TECRO JSCCNC was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on October 26-27, 2009. The two sides discussed collaboration in the areas of nuclear reactor safety and regulation, radioactive waste management, emergency management, nuclear fuel research, safeguards, nuclear medi [...] | 2009-12-22 23:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG KNNP TW |
09STATE131660 | (U) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON STATE OIL COMPANY [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE VERY INTERESTED IN INFORMATION ON THE STATE OIL COMPANY OF AZERBAIJAN (SOCAR) AND PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S GOALS FOR AZERI ENERGY RESOURCES. WE WOULD APPRECIATE POST,S INSIGHTS INTO SENIOR SOCAR OFFICIALS AND PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV'S ROLE IN DIRECTING AZERBAIJAN'S OI [...] | 2009-12-29 20:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ENRG PGOV AJ |
09STATE132579 | IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA'S HYDROPOWER SECTOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ref A states that the Iran Export Bank would provide financing for a proposed hydropower electricity project with the Georgian Investment Group (GIG). Post alerted the GOG (ref D) that the Iran Export Bank may be a [...] | 2009-12-31 20:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD GG IR PREL |
09STATE13860 | SECRETARY'S FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PM [...] (U) February 6, 2009; 11:30-12:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. THE SECRETARY EUR-STUART JONES ACTING A/S PA ROBERT WOOD NSC-KATHERINE HELGERSON EUR-JERRY ISMAIL-NTKR Albania PRIME MINISTER BERISHA AMBASSADOR SALLABANDA DCM COLLAKU FIRST EMBASSY SE [...] | 2009-02-13 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL NATO AL ENRG |
09STATE13967 | JOINT US-CHINA STATEMENT ON CLEAN ENERGY AND [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. below. 2. (C) We request post approach appropriate Chinese officials and express the Secretary's interest in jointly issuing the statement below with one of her counterparts during her visit to Beijing. Post should solicit Chinese [...] | 2009-02-13 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL CH |
09STATE15113 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD) [...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...] | 2009-02-18 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER |
09STATE17214 | RANF: U.S. DEMARCHE TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 9; Kuwait please see paras 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has been developing a mechanism for reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF). This mechanism is intended to suppleme [...] | 2009-02-24 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG JO KNNP KU MO QA SA TH TRGY TS VM IAEA |
09STATE17710 | REPORT ON DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG,S MEETING [...] (U) On February 13, Deputy Secretary Steinberg met with the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (ICNND),whose co-chairs Gareth Evans, former Foreign Minister of Australia, and Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Foreign Minister of Japan, urged strong leadership from th [...] | 2009-02-25 21:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT |
09STATE18236 | PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF |
09STATE18520 | EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, [...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...] | 2009-02-27 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB |
09STATE18882 | (U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12, [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...] | 2009-02-28 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP |
09STATE20757 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 24, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) February 24, 2009; 9:45 a.m., Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Acting DAS Pamela Spratlen PA Robert Wood S Staff NSC Tobin Bradley EUR/WE Elaine Samson (EUR Notetaker) SPAIN [...] | 2009-03-05 19:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY RODHAM KDRG ENRG EUN |
09STATE22002 | APPROACHING SIERRA LEONE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iran,s limited indigenous supply of uranium makes it nearly impossible for Iran to continue its current pace of enrichment activity. As a consequence, Iran will likely be forced to reach out to foreign supplie [...] | 2009-03-09 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC |
09STATE22566 | RANF: GUIDANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO UK [...] (U) For London: This is an action request. See para 7 below. 2. (U) This document provides guidance (paras 5-6) for the U.S. delegation, to be led by UNVIE Ambassador Schulte, to the UK Conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle," which will be held March 17-18 in Lond [...] | 2009-03-10 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP TRGY UK IAEA |
09STATE23860 | (U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...] | 2009-03-13 03:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE246 | DEPOSIT OF NOTIFICATION AND INSTRUMENT OF [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 3 below. 2. Background: The Department is forwarding via Federal Express (tracking number 8638 1698 3980) the U.S. Instrument for Ratification to the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Ato [...] | 2009-01-02 19:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TRGY IAEA NPT |
09STATE2532 | EU'S CASPIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION [...] (SBU) The European Commission (EC) has proposed the creation of the "Caspian Development Corporation (CDC)," which it believes will accelerate Caspian natural gas and infrastructure development, specifically from Turkmenistan. The Commission has proposed an expedited World Bank feasibility s [...] | 2009-01-09 22:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CR ENRG EPET EU TK |
09STATE26022 | SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFO ON GREEN INVESTMENTS IN [...] Summary. This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph five. Department requests information on green investments in the economic stimulus packages of major economies, in order to aid Washington,s efforts to develop a sense of comparative as well as aggregate efforts among the G-20. End Su [...] | 2009-03-18 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ENRG SENV KGHG |
09STATE26295 | SUBJECT: BELGIUM REQUESTS URGENT INFORMATION ON [...] (S) This is an action request (see paragraphs 2 and 3) in response to a question from Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, on GOB request (reftel) for USG views regarding a pending Belgian export license application for Iran. 2. (S) Although Bauwens did not [...] | 2009-03-19 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA MNUC PARM TRGY BE IR |
09STATE27621 | DOE REQUEST FOR POST ASSISTANCE: JUNE 10-11 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-12. 2. (U) The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to develop a two-day pipeline workshop in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Workshop on Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Management would take place Wednesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 11, 2009 [...] | 2009-03-23 16:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TX ZK |
09STATE28858 | EITI UPDATE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 21:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL |
09STATE30541 | UPDATED GUIDANCE ON REPORTING RADIATION ALARMS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: This guidance cable updates and replaces reftels to reflect national- level policy for reporting radiation alarms and nuclear smuggling. All Embassies and other posts are instructed to initially notify the Department by telephone or e- mail, specifically to [...] | 2009-03-31 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PTER ASEC KCRM ENRG ETRD KCOR PINR |
09STATE322 | ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...] | 2009-01-03 03:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA |
09STATE34394 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL [...] (U) March 20, 2009, 12:30p.m., Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Deputy Secretary Steinberg WHA Acting A/S Craig Kelly D Staff Lourdes Cue Brazil Desk David Schnier (notetaker) Brazil: Ambassador Antonio Patriota PolCounselor Carlos Ceglia 3. (C) Summary: Deputy Se [...] | 2009-04-08 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL |
09STATE3512 | KOREA-JAPAN SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Taro Aso met in Seoul from January 11-12. The following is an official read-out of the meeting provided by the ROK Embassy to Washington. End Summary. 2. (C) The ROK Embassy provided the English tr [...] | 2009-01-13 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL JA KN KS |
09STATE36838 | IAEA BEIJING MINISTERIAL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY - [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (U) On April 20-21, 2009, the Government of China, through the China Atomic Energy Authority, will host an international ministerial conference on "Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century." Following the Ministerial Conference held in Pari [...] | 2009-04-14 22:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CH ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA |
09STATE38591 | ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON BALTIC ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) The Prime Ministers and Energy Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will meet in Vilnius on April 26-27 to discuss energy security; Poland, Sweden and Finland will be represented at lower levels, as will CEOs of several Baltic energy companies. The United States supports and has [...] | 2009-04-17 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS SW FI |
09STATE38812 | U.S. - NIGERIA ENERGY AND CLIMATE ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, the Department is pleased to inform Post that we would like to move forward with a proposed roundtable on energy and climate with the Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). EEB/ESC DAS Doug Hengel would be able to lead a delega [...] | 2009-04-20 13:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV NI |
09STATE42297 | SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...] | 2009-04-27 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KPOW SENV |
09STATE42850 | (S/REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL) REQUEST FOR [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN CLOSELY MONITORING ANY TURKISH PROGRESS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM, AND APPRECIATE POST'S CONTINUED REPORTING (FOR EXAMPLE IN REFTELS A AND B) ON TURKEY'S INTEREST IN NUCLEAR POWER. 2. (S/NF) ANALYSTS CONSIDER TURKEY TO B [...] | 2009-04-28 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TSPL TU |
09STATE44644 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action message; see paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Ref A requested relevant reporting from host governments most likely to influence the outcome of critical upcoming NPT meetings. Ukraine responded (ref B) with a non-paper titled &Sharing Informal Views on the NPT: Ukra [...] | 2009-05-01 19:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PREL CDG UNGA IAEA NPT UP |
09STATE45222 | BIOFUELS RULEMAKING: GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO [...] (U) This cable provides information about an imminent rulemaking announcement that is likely to be of significant international interest, and guidance for responding to requests for information or comments. Posts should restrict their discussion to the talking points in paragraph 17. Inquirie [...] | 2009-05-04 21:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EINV ENRG EPA EPET ETRD |
09STATE45229 | U.S.-EU TASK FORCE READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The U.S.-EU Task Force covered a range of priority economic, political, and other issues during an April 27 meeting in Washington. The U.S. team was led by PDAS Ries and NSC Director Toby Bradley, and included other Department and interagency attendees. The EU team was led by [...] | 2009-05-04 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD IR PGOV PREL TBIO |
09STATE46272 | RE-ESTABLISHING MOMENTUM ON CENTRAL ASIA SOUTH [...] (SBU) Department continues to view the potential for an electricity link between Central and South Asia both as a strategic asset for helping the region meet its energy requirements and for using competitive forces to develop a more effective market. Because of the strategic nature of this po [...] | 2009-05-06 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL KG |
09STATE47394 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...] | 2009-05-09 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP |
09STATE47918 | (S/NF) KUDOS AND FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS ON BALTIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO SEND KUDOS TO POST FOR THE VERY INSIGHTFUL REFTEL ON BALTIC ENERGY INTERCONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE USED IN FINISHED PRODUCTS. ANALYSTS WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON EU ASSISTANCE TO JOINT BALTIC ENERGY PROJECTS IF THIS INFORMATION CAN B [...] | 2009-05-11 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ECON ENRG EPET EUN BE LG LH |
09STATE48677 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR THE SECRETARIAT-PROPOSED [...] (U) This cable provides guidance regarding the IAEA-proposed budget for 2010-2011 in response to reftel. 2. (SBU) Mission should seek a regular budget increase of no more than 9.5 percent in 2010 to strengthen IAEA capabilities in core areas of importance to the United States -- nuclear sec [...] | 2009-05-13 13:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL |
09STATE52998 | (U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE53005 | GE DISCUSSES PAYMENT FOR IRAQ CONTRACT AND SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior GE officials met with NEA DAS Richard Schmierer May 20 to signal their concern regarding payment for the $2.7 billion contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MOE). GE would like to move away from ad hoc payment solutions for each installment, as has so far been [...] | 2009-05-22 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN ECON EFIN EIND ENRG IZ |
09STATE54469 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. POSITION ON IRAN AS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Washington has reviewed the draft of the Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (ISA) and shares the concerns expressed by Romania in reftel. As currently written, the ISA defines "Initial Entry Points" through which gas would enter the Nabucco Project as being the [...] | 2009-05-28 11:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL |
09STATE57105 | DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...] | 2009-06-03 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN |
09STATE57671 | U.S. UAE NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARA 7-8. UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2.SUMMARY: Consistent with Article IV of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),one of the ways that the United States supports peaceful nuclear development is through bilateral arrangements with [...] | 2009-06-04 18:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA TC |
09STATE58742 | NATIONAL COORDINATED MEASURES MEETING WITH EU4, [...] (S/NF) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary C. S. Eliot Kang and Department of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, Daniel Glaser, met in Paris on May 14, 2009 with officials from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy on the Coordinated National Me [...] | 2009-06-08 16:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN PARM PREL ENRG IR |
09STATE59969 | U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...] | 2009-06-10 22:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09STATE59971 | U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...] | 2009-06-10 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09STATE60946 | (C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON [...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE EXCELLENT REFTEL ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, A TOPIC OF GREAT ANALYTIC INTEREST. REFTEL WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO THE ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP FROM MOSCOW'S PERSPECTIVE, AND WILL BE USED IN A NUMBER OF FORTHCOMING ANALYT [...] | 2009-06-12 16:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PINR ENRG EPET PGOV PREL RS |
09STATE61286 | U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...] | 2009-06-13 17:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09STATE61325 | IAEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U. S. DELEGATION [...] Department appreciates the Mission's preview and analysis for the June IAEA BOG meeting (ref A). Instructions for the U.S. Delegation (USDel) in paragraphs 2-13 follow the revised agenda (GOV/2009/33/Rev.1) issued on June 12, 2009. (Note: UNVIE should renumber the U.S. position papers in ref [...] | 2009-06-14 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN |
09STATE63866 | (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR,S ECONOMIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE POST'S REPORTING ON THE ECONOMIC CABINET OF THE FUNES ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS THE KEY CHALLENGES FACING THIS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING DETAILED CABLES ON THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR AND THE NEW MAJOR DEEP WATER PORT. 2. (S/NF) ANAL [...] | 2009-06-19 17:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR ECON ENRG EWWT ES |
09STATE64364 | LAUNCHING THE 'NEXT BIG THING' INITIATIVE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts in EU Member State capitals as well as USEU Brussels. Please see para 2-10. Stockholm and USEU only, please see additional action at para 10. 2. (SBU) Embassy Stockholm initiated in 2006 a program of cooperation with Sweden on alternative energy [...] | 2009-06-22 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW |
09STATE69223 | IAEA BUDGET: ENGAGING THE G-77 TO REACH AGREEMENT. [...] This is an action request in response to reftel. See para 2 below. 2. Washington authorizes Mission Vienna to engage the G-77 in an effort to reach agreement on the IAEA budget. Washington agrees with UNVIE that Mission may engage in consultations on shielding (a mechanism that allows d [...] | 2009-07-02 22:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN |
09STATE6970 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): [...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 7-9 below. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle continues with a third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting in May and culminates in a Review Conference (RevCon) in April-May 2010. Various governments a [...] | 2009-01-30 19:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT |
09STATE70201 | RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA REGARDING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Department appreciates reftel report of a pending Georgian deal to accept Iranian investment in Georgia's hydropower sector. Such business deals with Iran or Iranian entities, particularly in the energy sector, under [...] | 2009-07-07 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG GG IR |
09STATE73217 | U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 29, the United States signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization. Signatories now number 136 countries. The United Arab Emirates will host IRENA, and Germany and Austria will h [...] | 2009-07-14 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09STATE74735 | (U) RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION CONCERNING RUSSIAN ENERGY MINISTER SERGEY SHMATKO. SHMATKO SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT IN MAY 2008 AS ENERGY MINISTER HAS QUICKLY ASSUMED A PROACTIVE ROLE IN ADVANCING RUSSIA'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY. SHMATKO ALSO APPEARS OPEN TO REVIVING THE LO [...] | 2009-07-17 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR BEXP BTIO EINV ENRG RS |
09STATE76708 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuclear fuel ba [...] | 2009-07-22 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS |
09STATE77264 | U.S. EXTRABUDGETARY CONTRIBUTION FOR SAFEGUARDS [...] This cable provides guidance regarding the IAEA budget negotiations for 2010-2011 in response to Ref A. 2. In an effort to facilitate negotiations on the latest proposal of the IAEA's 2010-2011 budget, UNVIE is authorized to announce at an appropriate time that the U.S. is contributing $5 [...] | 2009-07-24 01:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP |
09STATE78149 | (U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...] | 2009-07-27 18:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
09STATE80223 | CONSULTATIONS WITH TURKEY IN ADVANCE OF RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-01 00:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL RS TU |
09STATE82013 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) BILATERALS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation met with key Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) interlocutors in London, Paris, and Berlin from July 14 ) 17. The meetings demonstrated that we have very few differences with these government [...] | 2009-08-06 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UK UNGA |
09STATE83327 | DOE/NNSA MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. Summary: The United States Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) is interested in cooperating with Tanzania on the Megaports Initiative at the Port of Dar Es Salaam. Provided the Government of Tanzania [...] | 2009-08-11 16:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC BEXP EMIN ENRG PARM PBTS TZ |
09STATE85122 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - LAUNCHING A LISTENING [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has promoted the concept of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances. This concept is intended to strengthen the international nuclear [...] | 2009-08-14 20:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR AR SF EG IN MY RS |
09STATE88999 | (U) JAPAN: KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTING [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WHO FOLLOW ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, COVERAGE OF JAPANESE APPROACH TO ACQUIRING CRITICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING RARE EARTH METALS. REFTELS A-B PROVIDED WELCOME DETAILS ON JAPANESE EFFORTS TO SECURE RARE EARTH METALS, INCLUDING THE USE OF [...] | 2009-08-26 15:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EAID EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA |
09STATE91199 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...] | 2009-09-01 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS |
09STATE92656 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF [...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...] | 2009-09-05 02:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP |
09STATE92659 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF [...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...] | 2009-09-05 02:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP |
09STATE94942 | IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO 2009 IAEA GENERAL [...] Summary. The Department appreciates the Mission's analysis and recommendations for the September General Conference (GC) meeting (refs A and B). Instructions for USDEL for the GC are provided in paragraphs 2-27 below and follow the provisional agenda in document GOV/2009/19. U.S. position [...] | 2009-09-11 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP |
09STATE97420 | DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...] | 2009-09-18 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR |
09STATE97542 | ACTION REQUEST: CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION WITH EU [...] (U) This is an action request for all Posts in EU Member State capitals. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) In preparation for the European Economic and Financial Affairs and Environment Council meetings October 20 and 21, respectively, and the European C [...] | 2009-09-20 04:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN |
09STATE97769 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...] | 2009-09-21 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM |
09STATE9874 | INFORMATION RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an informational cable. Unclassified - entire text. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is sponsoring a three-week seminar on international nuclear safeguards from May 2, 2009 to May 23, 2009, in the U [...] | 2009-02-03 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AG AORC EG ENRG ID KNNP MO MY OTRA TH TRGY TS VM |
09STATE99089 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...] | 2009-09-24 02:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN |
09STATE99343 | PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) This is an action cable - see para 7. 2. (C) Representatives of the Venezuelan government (GBRV) in recent weeks have reached out to USG officials in Caracas and Washington on several occasions about resuming a bilateral energy dialogue, including under the auspices of the 1997 Memorand [...] | 2009-09-24 15:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG EPET VE |
09STOCKHOLM194 | SWEDEN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S) In response to reftel, post would like to add Sweden's communications infrastructure to the CI/KR list. Although Sweden does not posses a direct undersea cable from the U.S., Sweden is a central European communications hub. For example, Swedish company TeliaSonera is an international car [...] | 2009-03-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP SW |
09STOCKHOLM196 | Launching a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 11:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG EUN SW |
09STOCKHOLM201 | A VISIT TO SWEDEN'S BIOREFINERY COAST [...] Summary: During a March 10-11 trip to three cities on the north east coast, embassy staff visited the heart of a traditional export industry - paper and pulp - in the process of redefining itself. These large paper and pulp mills are developing biofuels from previous waste by-products: ethano [...] | 2009-03-24 10:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG PGOV EAID SW |
09STOCKHOLM202 | LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...] | 2009-03-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN |
09STOCKHOLM207 | Sweden's Deputy PM Comes to Washington with climate change [...] Summary. Sweden's Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson is the pragmatic political leader of the Center Party that holds the Cabinet positions for energy, environment, industry and agriculture. She has a strong relationship with PM Reinfeldt and has worked closely with him recently to reverse [...] | 2009-03-25 16:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ENRG SENV KGHG SW |
09STOCKHOLM262 | SWEDEN PUSHES GREATER ENERGY SECURITY FOR BALTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Bo Diczfalusy, Director-General for Energy at the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Transportation, and MFA Baltic Desk Officer Isabella Torngren, told Econoffs on April 27 that Sweden: - views energy security as a key part of its EU Presidency focus on the Baltic Sea Strate [...] | 2009-04-27 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG LG LH PL RS FI SW |
09STOCKHOLM284 | SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW |
09STOCKHOLM327 | MALMO'S ISLAMISTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CO-EXIST, UNEASILY [...] Summary: The Charge, accompanied by the Regional Senior Commercial Officer and the Energy and Environment Outreach Assistant visited Lund and Malmo in southern Sweden May 14-15 to learn more about the Swedish side of the Oresund Region. Malmo is reinventing itself and trying to improve its re [...] | 2009-05-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG KISL PGOV SW |
09STOCKHOLM399 | SWEDEN WELCOMES "NEXT BIG THING" INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On July 2, Swedish MFA State Secretary Frank Belfrage told CDA that the "Next Big Thing" alternative energy technology initiative (NBT),as outlined in ref c, was "good news" and "exactly the kind of hands-on transatlantic cooperation we need for the Swedish Presidency." He recommende [...] | 2009-07-02 10:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON ENRG KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM446 | BALTIC SEA STRATEGY: A PRIORITY FOR SWEDISH EU [...] (SBU) Summary: The Baltic Sea Strategy, a Swedish initiative that is one of its EU Presidency priorities, is a regional approach to deeper integration of environmental, economic, energy/transport, and security regulations and practices among the eight EU member states that surround the Baltic [...] | 2009-07-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | NEI PREL ECON SENV ENRG EUR RU SW |
09STOCKHOLM509 | SWEDEN POC FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Amembassy Stockholm POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Economic Officer Richard W. LaRoche. Tel: 46 8 783 5326; Mobile: 46 70 783 5326; Fax: 46 8 783 5328; E-mail: larocherw@state.gov. 2. (U) The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonproliferation is [...] | 2009-08-14 08:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW |
09STOCKHOLM513 | Discussion with Sweden on Next Steps to Launch the "Next [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials are enthusiastic about launching the "Next Big Thing," a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership modeled on the U.S.-Sweden partnership. State Secretary for Energy Ola Altera said he will contact Sweden's Perm Rep in Brussels as soon as he had reviewed this with [...] | 2009-08-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY |
09STOCKHOLM525 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: IAEA NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) Deputy Economic Counselor shared reftel points regarding IAEA nuclear fuel bank with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs on August 20. Gustafsson commented that Sweden had mentioned the fuel bank pr [...] | 2009-08-21 10:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG IAEA EU SW |
09STOCKHOLM553 | SWEDISH RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) On August 25, Emboffs discussed reftel points regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference with Deputy General Director Christer Ahlstrom and Deputy Director Asa Gustafsson Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs [...] | 2009-08-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW |
09STOCKHOLM569 | SWEDISH DEPUTY PM URGES SENIOR USG VISITS TO SWEDEN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2, Deputy Prime Minister Olofsson pressed for the strong U.S.-Sweden cooperation in alternative technology to show results. She urged a ministerial-level U.S. official come to the October 14-16 Informal meeting of EU Competitiveness Ministers to present U.S. effor [...] | 2009-09-08 05:22:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EUN ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM680 | SWEDEN AND EU INVITE USG TO ATTEND DONOR [...] On October 26, Post received an invitation (ref) to attend an information meeting at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA)to discuss mobilizing grant funding from donors for a support fund to help achieve greater energy efficiency and energy security in Eastern Europe. The invitation [...] | 2009-10-30 07:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG ECON EAID EPET ECIN ENRG UK SW |
09STOCKHOLM694 | SWEDEN APPROVES NORD STREAM PIPELINE [...] Summary: On November 5, the Government of Sweden approved the request by Nord Stream AG to lay two pipelines to transport natural gas through international waters within Sweden's economic zone in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline would supply Germany with natural gas from Russia. In announcing the [...] | 2009-11-06 06:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV PREL RU GM SW |
09STOCKHOLM719 | SWEDEN AND EU INVITE SECRETARY CLINTON TO ATTEND [...] Desk Officer Erik Holmqvist, Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Development Division at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told post on November 17 that Sweden has invited Secretary Clinton to attend a donor conference on Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environmental P [...] | 2009-11-17 12:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG ECON EAID EPET RECIN ENRG UK SW |
09STOCKHOLM747 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: GVA CONSULTANTS SAY THEY [...] (C) On November 30, Emboff shared reftel points on reported investment in the Iranian oil and gas sector with Per Saland, Sanctions Coordinator, Department for Security Policy at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Holger Eriksson, Managing Director of the Swedish company GVA [...] | 2009-11-30 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR SW |
09STOCKHOLM780 | SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY [...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...] | 2009-12-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW |
09STOCKHOLM799 | Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...] | 2009-12-28 06:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW |
09STOCKHOLM800 | Post Gets Clarification of Sweden's Post COP-15 Public [...] (SBU) Summary: Charge called Prime Minister Reinfeldt's climate change advisor Lars Erik Liljelund to discuss recent public criticism of the United States by Sweden's Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren. Liljelund agreed it was wrong to criticize U.S. efforts at Copenhagen, noting that the [...] | 2009-12-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG PREL PGOV ENRG SW |
09STOCKHOLM88 | SWEDEN REVERSES BAN ON NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS [...] Summary: The four center-right governing Alliance party leaders announced the removal of the ban on construction of new nuclear power reactors February 5. This is a key element of the GOS' Climate and Energy policy bill, which it will send to Parliament in March. New reactors may be built to [...] | 2009-02-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG PREL SW |
09SURABAYA105 | PRESS RAISE FEARS OF A SECOND MUD DISASTER; CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (U) Press sources report that on Wednesday, 28 October a mishap at an oil field on Madura Island, East Java Province caused a well to begin spurting water, mud, and gas, raising the specter of a repeat of the Lapindo mud disaster in Sidoarjo. The well is operated by oil company SPE Petroleum, a [...] | 2009-10-30 05:55:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV ECON ID |
09SURABAYA113 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER MITIGATION, [...] SBU(U) SUMMARY: The Indonesian government has taken over full responsibility for mitigation efforts at the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster. Due to financial difficulties, Lapindo has not met the original compensation deadline. However, most victims have accepted an installment payment system that L [...] | 2009-11-24 04:27:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG SOSI PGOV ID |
09SURABAYA115 | MALUKU: ELECTRICITY WOES PLAGUE AMBON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Technical and maintenance problems at Ambon's power plants have left the island without electricity for up to 14 hours a day. While repairs are expected to be completed soon, long-term development needs require increased electricity capacity. Planned Ambon projects are plagued [...] | 2009-12-01 08:16:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ID |
09SURABAYA16 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: U.S. ADVISOR BUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary: After almost two months on site, the U.S. mud advisor Van Williams has built a strong working relationship with officials at the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS). The collapse of a major directional dike at the mudflow's epicenter has hampered BPLS's efforts to move large qu [...] | 2009-02-13 09:10:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA28 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: SUBSIDENCE CONTINUES TO HAMPER [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsidence north and west of the mudflow epicenter continues to hamper efforts by the Sidoarjo Muflow Mitigation Agency (BPLS) to pump mud into the Porong River. BPLS officials met with scientists from the National Geological Agency for a technical discussion but produced no new [...] | 2009-03-20 09:11:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA48 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: AS THIRD ANNIVERSARY APPROACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sidoarjo mudflow has buried over 700 hectares over the past three years and threatens critical infrastructure. While the East Java Governor is pushing speedy construction of a new transportation corridor around the mudflow, landowners are demanding compensation equivalent to [...] | 2009-05-13 03:29:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA66 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: GOVERNMENT PLANS TO TAKE [...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after the Sidoarjo Mudflow disaster began, the Indonesian government signaled an intent to take over responsibility for mitigation from Lapindo Brantas, citing Lapindo's financial difficulties. If it follows through, the Sidoarjo Mud Management Agency (BPLS) will ex [...] | 2009-07-08 01:28:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA70 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: HOMES DISAPPEAR IN 10 SECONDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Several houses west of the epicenter of the Sidoarjo mudflow collapsed into a sinkhole on July 14. Approximately 200 houses were damaged, 40 houses heavily. The local Government is assisting with evacuation and compensation, but some residents refuse to leave. Severe and sudden [...] | 2009-07-17 10:15:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SURABAYA74 | EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: POLICE DROP CASE AGAINST LAPINDO; [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the East Java Provincial Police Chief (Kapolda) announced that his office was dropping its investigation into the cause of the Sidoarjo mudflow. This decision effectively absolves the Lapindo company and its staff of responsibility for causing the mudflow, which ha [...] | 2009-08-13 01:54:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV SENV ELAB ENRG PGOV ASEC ID |
09SUVA265 | Nauru to Join the International Renewable Energy Agency [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 05:18:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG NR |
09TAIPEI1383 | GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...] | 2009-11-20 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI1453 | TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...] | 2009-12-09 22:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE |
09TAIPEI937 | TAIWAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN GLOBAL FORUM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's high-tech electronics industries annually produce millions of CO2-equivalent tons of greenhouse gases (GHG). Despite successful voluntary GHG emission reduction programs, more action will be required under the likely implementation of a GHG emissions cap now under revie [...] | 2009-08-05 06:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TW XE ENRG OIIP TRGY TSPL SENV |
09TALLINN106 | ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...] | 2009-04-17 11:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN |
09TALLINN110 | Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...] | 2009-04-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN |
09TALLINN125 | SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...] | 2009-05-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN |
09TALLINN156 | ESTONIA HAS JOINED IRENA, PREFERS BONN AS HQ [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (MinEcon),which handles energy issues. 2. (U) Our contacts in the government of Estonia (GOE) had the following responses to reftel questions: -- Est [...] | 2009-06-18 05:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG SENV EN |
09TALLINN325 | Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...] | 2009-11-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL SENV RS EN |
09TALLINN361 | ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC [...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...] | 2009-12-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN |
09TALLINN384 | USG HELPS BALTIC STATES FIND THEIR WAY TO CLEAN AND GREEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and the Department of Energy organized the Baltic Clean and Green Energy Conference October 14-15 in Tallinn. The conference brought together more than 150 high level policymakers, energy technology experts, and industry leaders from around the region. The discussions focu [...] | 2009-11-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV EN |
09TALLINN58 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY REQUEST [...] (U) On March 4, 2009, the Government of Estonia (GOE) provided a detailed response to Ref A (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) survey). The text of the GOE response appears in paragraph 3. Per reftel request, Post is unaware of other reporting of the GOE position on this issue. The GOE [...] | 2009-03-09 07:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09TASHKENT1035 | UZBEKISTAN: IRENA TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding U.S. views on the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the request that the points also be passed to the Scientific Association "Physics Sun" of the Institute of Material Sciences of th [...] | 2009-06-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV UZ |
09TASHKENT1063 | Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...] | 2009-06-24 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS |
09TASHKENT108 | Medvedev's Visit to Uzbekistan [...] (C) Summary: Official Tashkent is still parsing the January 22-23 visit of Russian President Medvedev. Discussions here with contacts, including the Russian Embassy, have brought several key themes to the fore: -- Regional Water Issues: In a major victory for the Uzbeks in the perennial tug [...] | 2009-01-27 14:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ENRG RS UZ |
09TASHKENT1171 | Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...] | 2009-07-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM |
09TASHKENT128 | Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...] | 2009-02-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ |
09TASHKENT1325 | Uzbekistan: Ataev and Norov Remarks Reflect Concerns About [...] (C) Summary: The first set of astonishingly high-level meetings between the Government of Uzbekistan and two representatives from the Center for Strategic and International Studies kicked off on July 27 with meetings between them and National Security Council Secretary Ataev, NSC First Deputy S [...] | 2009-07-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC PGOV ECIN ELTN ENRG KISL MARR MOPS |
09TASHKENT1513 | Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors [...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...] | 2009-09-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ |
09TASHKENT1591 | SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...] | 2009-11-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ |
09TASHKENT1595 | UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...] | 2009-11-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ |
09TASHKENT1904 | UZBEKISTAN IN OR OUT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY GRID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks GOU officials have sent frightening signals to Uzbekistan's neighbors by saying that the country cannot guarantee reliable transit of power, wants payments for power overflows, and may even withdraw from the United Central Asia Power System (CAPS). Now nearly en [...] | 2009-10-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT244 | UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...] | 2009-03-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ |
09TASHKENT246 | Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Rediscover Friendship of Peoples [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbeks pulled out all the stops for the February 24-25 visit of Turkmen President Berdymuhamedov to Tashkent, evidence that these two countries are rapidly developing a "special relationship." In addition to cultural and historical ties, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have common [...] | 2009-03-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TX UZ |
09TASHKENT252 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...] | 2009-03-06 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT |
09TASHKENT41 | UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-09 09:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT423 | Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...] | 2009-04-01 09:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ |
09TASHKENT441 | Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...] | 2009-04-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
09TASHKENT46 | UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-09 13:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ |
09TASHKENT51 | UZBEKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN AGREE ON 2009 ELECTRICITY PRICE [...] (SBU) Afghan Charge d'Affairs Mohammad Essa Mesbah met with us on January 12 and gave us an upbeat assessment of Uzbek-Afghan talks on electricity pricing held last week between Afghan Minister of Economics Shams and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. (Shams met separately to discuss technic [...] | 2009-01-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENRG KPWR UZ AF |
09TASHKENT617 | Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation [...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...] | 2009-05-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ |
09TASHKENT711 | Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ |
09TASHKENT795 | Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...] | 2009-05-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ |
09TASHKENT937 | Afghan Trans-Boundary Water Discussions: Maintaining [...] (SBU) Reftel (A) notes that the Afghan government, with USAID and USFOR-A sponsorship, will hold a two-day conference on water management in early July. If it does not already plan to do so, we recommend that Afghanistan be encouraged to invite Central Asian neighbors such as Uzbekistan to tak [...] | 2009-06-08 12:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV PREL SOCI SENV PBTS |
09TASHKENT939 | Uzbekistan: Diplomatic Note on INP Participation at [...] (U) On June 3, Poloff delivered reftel diplomatic note on the participation of two Uzbek researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics at the Tenth International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques 14-20 June in Crete, Greece to Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As of [...] | 2009-06-08 12:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA UZ |
09TBILISI122 | GEORGIA OKAYS GAS TO SOUTH OSSETIA, ITERA ONLY [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, the Georgian Government issued an exception to the Law on Occupied Territories to Itera-Georgia in order to provide gas to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia General Director David Beradze confirmed that Itera concluded a commercial contract with South Ossetia on Januar [...] | 2009-01-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PGOV RU GG |
09TBILISI131 | GEORGIA: GAS RETURNS TO SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (SBU) Itera-Georgia confirmed on Saturday, January 24 that it received approval from the Russian Government (reftel) to import gas from GazProm to sell to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia repressurized the line and began supplying natural gas to South Ossetia early on January 24. This resumes [...] | 2009-01-26 13:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI169 | GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...] | 2009-01-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI170 | GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) After a prolonged illness over the past few months, including extensive treatment in Europe, Prime Minister Mgaloblishvili submitted his resignation to the President on January 30. Although only 35 years old, Mgaloblishvili is suffering from kidney disease and as reported reftel, is visi [...] | 2009-01-30 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1738 | GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...] | 2009-09-18 13:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG |
09TBILISI18 | GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...] | 2009-01-06 13:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI1854 | GEORGIA: MFA PROPOSALS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria outlined to the Charge Georgian plans for upcoming Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group meetings in Tbilisi. In addition to discussing dates, he suggested possible participation and broad strokes for agenda items. Each of the four working [...] | 2009-10-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
09TBILISI1931 | GEORGIA IDENTIFIES SHERPA FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA GG |
09TBILISI359 | GEORGIA: NO RESPONSE YET ON NUCLEAR [...] Poloff delivered questions in reftel to Nestan Bejanishvili, MFA's Second Secretary of the Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department, on February 17. Bejanishvili did not have immediate answers, but promised to advise poloff when there were substantive responses. Post will rep [...] | 2009-02-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09TBILISI508 | GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...] | 2009-03-17 13:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09TBILISI509 | GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...] | 2009-03-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09TBILISI526 | GEORGIAN PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED FOR NUCLEAR [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nestan Bejanishvili and Vasil Rubashvili of the MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on March 16. They thanked poloff for the information and were appreciative of U.S. offer to fund travel expenses and per diem for two participants [...] | 2009-03-20 06:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PINS ENRG KCRM PARM GG |
09TBILISI529 | GEORGIA: GOG TAKES OVER KAZTRANSGAZ, OVERWHELMING [...] (C) Summary. On March 16, the Georgian National Electricity Regulatory Commission (GNERC) announced it had appointed a &special administrator8 to manage KazTransGaz-Tbilisi, the Kazakhstani company that owns the Tbilisi natural gas distribution system. KazTransGaz is owned by the Kazakhstani [...] | 2009-03-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI57 | GEORGIA SIGNS MOU ON ENGURI WITH RUSSIAN FIRM RAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Deputy Minister of Energy Marika Valishvili confirmed that the Georgian Ministry of Energy and Russian electricity trader InterRAO signed on December 31 a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint management of the Enguri Hydropower Plant, located on both sides o [...] | 2009-01-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI683 | GEORGIAN BUSINESS WORRIES ABOUT APRIL 9 INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Business leaders, both international and Georgian, are increasingly nervous about the upcoming April 9 protest. Nearly to a one, they highlight that opposition leaders, in their single-mindedness to oust Saakashvili, are slowly destroying the economy and Georgia's a [...] | 2009-04-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI750 | GEORGIA: ECONOMY 2003 TO 2008 - A CASE STUDY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. Although often overshadowed by political crisis and conflict over the separatist territories, the Georgian economy has been reformed and developed since the 2003 Rose Revolution. While the August 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing financial crisis continue to pres [...] | 2009-04-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TBILISI849 | GEORGIAN PM SAYS TURKMEN INTERESTED IN WESTERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RU AZ GG |
09TBILISI907 | GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...] | 2009-05-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG |
09TBILISI92 | GEORGIA: ANNOUNCEMENT ON RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on January 13. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2009-01-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09TBILISI97 | GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON ENGURI AO DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri provided the Ambassador with more details and his private thoughts on the recent deal to enter into a joint management agreement for the Enguri power facility with Russian firm InterRAO-UES (ref A). Despite the negative press the Minister [...] | 2009-01-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG |
09TEGUCIGALPA1147 | TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...] | 2009-11-13 00:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1285 | TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...] | 2009-12-14 20:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA1336 | PARTIAL CHANGE TO FUEL PRICING FORMULA [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime has updated the pricing formula for gasoline, removing a restriction that pegged the price of premium gas to the price of regular. This is seen as a partial victory by fuel importers, but as a potential burden by consumers. Since this modification does not [...] | 2009-12-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA180 | COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE RECEIVED WITH HIGHEST [...] (U) Summary: President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe's arrived in Honduras amongst great fanfare with his plane being escorted to the landing strip in San Pedro Sula by Honduras' squadron of F-5s. He was honored by the Mayor with the keys to the city and received the highest possible decorations b [...] | 2009-03-17 01:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD CO HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA188 | ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...] | 2009-03-18 16:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA224 | AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...] | 2009-03-31 16:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA225 | ZELAYA THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE POWER COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In response to simmering public discontent over the high cost of electricity, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has threatened to nationalize the private companies that supply about 60 percent of the nation's power. Congress has attempted to preempt the President by introducing a bill [...] | 2009-03-31 23:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EFIN PGOV HO |
09TEGUCIGALPA272 | HONDURAS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] Ambassador Llorens delivered reftel message to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the President's Special Advisor on Energy, Moises Starkman. President Zelaya expressed his total support for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA),noting the strong existing cooperation on r [...] | 2009-04-16 21:58:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ENRG AADP SENV |
09TEGUCIGALPA485 | HONDURAN PARTICIAPTION IN IRENA [...] Per reftel, Econ office contacted Jos Lorenzana, Multilateral Political Director at the MFA, regarding Honduras, participation in International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). 2. According to Lorenzana, Honduras was waiting to receive the IRENA documents from Germany. Upon receipt, the [...] | 2009-06-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENG KGHG HO |
09TELAVIV1293 | ISRAELI RESPONSE TO IRENA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Post conveyed the points regarding possible USG membership in IRENA (reftel) to GOI Ministry of National Infrastructure, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Environmental Protection on June 11. Upon receiving the demarche, Infrastructure Ministry (which is responsible for energy m [...] | 2009-06-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV IS |
09TELAVIV1809 | GOI SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSISTANCE. [...] (SBU) Summary. Post Econ Counselor received a written request from GOI Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) Director General for assistance in upgrading Israel's environmental law enforcement capabilities. New civil law procedures could reinforce existing mechanisms which rely chiefly [...] | 2009-08-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
09TELAVIV2149 | ISRAEL MAKES PROGRESS ON DESALINATION SUBSTITUTION [...] (U) Summary: Now entering its fifth year of substandard rainfall, Israel is making notable progress in substituting desalinated sea water for natural source fresh water for public consumption. Expanded production from existing seawater facilities should reach 160 million cubic meters (mcm) an [...] | 2009-09-30 15:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG EINV IS |
09TELAVIV2536 | Israeli Climate Change Policy Faces Grim Reality [...] (SBU) Summary. Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP) admits that its evolving climate change policy will not be able to reduce the country's CO2 emissions anywhere near the degree that climate change advocates recommend. Studies project a full doubling of Israel's emissions from to [...] | 2009-11-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG OECD IS |
09TELAVIV653 | Israel's Technology Sector: The Future at Risk [...] (U) Israel's economy was fundamentally altered by the rise of a robust high-technology innovation sector over the past twenty years. The key factors contributing to its formation were strong national intellectual capital resources, state-supported innovation programs in the defense and non-def [...] | 2009-03-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS |
09TELAVIV676 | Environment Minister Criticized as OECD Assessment [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Outgoing Environment Minister Gideon Ezra was given a failing grade by the Israeli environmental NGO community in a review of his three year tenure. He sided with the government against policy choices endorsed by his own ministry staff, weakened rather than strengthened environm [...] | 2009-03-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG TBIO IS |
09TELAVIV984 | Israeli High-Tech Surviving the Global Downturn [...] (SBU) Despite fears that the global economic recession would severely impact Israel's high-technology sector, industry analysts and participants are pleased with the resilience it has shown. Though potentially vulnerable on several fronts, both the production and R&D facets of the sector are su [...] | 2009-05-04 13:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS |
09THEHAGUE2 | NETHERLANDS: SHELL DISCUSSES BUSINESS IN IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch government agrees that doing business with Iran poses risks for Dutch companies, and it will continue to discourage new investments there. Shell has again pushed back its investment decision on the Persian LNG project, this time until late 2010. However, Shell's go-slo [...] | 2009-01-02 09:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL NL IR |
09THEHAGUE370 | NETHERANDS: ENERGY MARKET LIBERALIZATION USHERS IN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' top two electricity and gas utilities have fallen into foreign hands. German energy giant RWE has acquired Essent (30 percent share of Dutch utility market) for EUR 9.3 billion (USD 13.1 billion); Swedish state-controlled firm Vattenfall has acquired Nuon (34 per [...] | 2009-06-26 07:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV NL |
09THEHAGUE398 | NETHERLANDS: POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY [...] (SBU) Reftel provided some background on Prime Minister Balkenende and the challenges he faces. The second cable examined the four main topics likely to come up in your July 14 meeting. This cable concludes with short summaries on other topics that might arise (energy security, human rights, [...] | 2009-07-06 15:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | ENRG OVIP PHUM PREL RU NL |
09THEHAGUE44 | NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION NOT IMMINENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will not lead a European "nuclear renaissance." If Europe's commitment to nuclear power takes off, the Dutch will eventually follow. There is a growing consensus that the Netherlands cannot achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets w [...] | 2009-01-20 09:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO NL |
09THEHAGUE444 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH CONCERNS ABOUT ROTOR BLADE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch export control authority has denied an export license for power plant turbine blades destined for Iran. Dutch officials have formally asked other European countries with companies that produce similar parts to block their export to Iran. The Dutch have asked us informally [...] | 2009-07-22 15:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL ENRG NL IR |
09THEHAGUE521 | REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION, OCTOBER 8-9, THE [...] (SBU) The State Department's Office for the Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (S/EEE) and Embassy The Hague will host an internal energy conference October 8-9. This training continues the tradition of similar events in Athens and Sofia in recent years. The objective is to provide energy offic [...] | 2009-09-02 14:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET OTRA NL |
09THEHAGUE53 | NETHERLANDS: ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EU'S CASPIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET NL EU |
09THEHAGUE546 | NETHERLANDS: FEEDBACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several climate change issues are proving difficult to resolve within the EU, according to Dutch negotiators. For example, EU support for a 30 percent emission reduction by 2020 is "crumbling" and the debate over burden sharing of climate change costs is gathering steam. Our interloc [...] | 2009-09-11 07:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG NL |
09THEHAGUE596 | NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes you to The Hague to convene the 2009 Regional Energy Officers Conference. During your stay, you will also meet the Foreign Minister, Economic Affairs Minister, Royal Dutch Shell's Executive Director responsible for Russia/Central Asia, and address Dutch energy in [...] | 2009-10-02 16:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL NL |
09THEHAGUE725 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: SHELL CONFIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Royal Dutch Shell executives told EconOff December 2 the company's activities should not trigger action under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). The Department's review process has grabbed Shell's attention. With in-house counsel looking on, Shell executives described the status of the [...] | 2009-12-02 17:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR NL |
09THEHAGUE87 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: PHILIPS NOT ACTIVE IN IRAN'S ENERGY [...] (U) This cable contains proprietary company information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to questions regarding its possible licensing of LNG technology to Iran, Royal Philips Electronics emphasized that it has no activities whatsoever in the LNG field, especiall [...] | 2009-02-09 10:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ETTC ETRD PREL NL IR |
09THESSALONIKI17 | THESSALONIKI: PROPOSAL FOR BALKAN - EASTERN MED [...] SUMMARY: The Thessaloniki-based Balkan Environment Center would like to initiate cooperation on water management and renewable energy with the northern Israel-based Galilee Society, beginning with a video-teleconference discussion with scientists from both organizations on Earth Day, April 22. [...] | 2009-04-08 20:31:00 | Consulate Thessaloniki | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV PGOV PREL IS GR |
09TIRANA104 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The Financial Crimes Task Force of the Tirana Prosecutor's Office has concluded the investigation of a major property related fraud case that involved the illicit transfer of land titles to a major Albanian builder. The list of those charged includes the Head of Property Restitution Commissio [...] | 2009-02-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KCRM KCOR AL |
09TIRANA16 | ALBANIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE RUSSIAN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Albania is somewhat insulated from the immediate effects of the Russian-Ukrainian gas spat since Albania imports no natural gas. However, rising fuel and energy costs in the region, primarily for electricity, could create problems for an economy largely untouched by the global [...] | 2009-01-12 11:55:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV AL |
09TIRANA300 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report - FM Basha in the Dock [...] Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha has reasons to be confounded these days. He does not know yet whether the criminal case that has haunted him for the last two years for abuse of office over the construction of the road linking Albania with Kosova is closed for good or whether a new decision taken [...] | 2009-05-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL |
09TIRANA57 | Albanian Electricity Situation - Finally Improving [...] (U) Steady rains over the last few months, with more in the forecast, have allowed Albanian citizens and policy makers to breathe a sigh of relief. Memories of electricity blackouts are growing dimmer as reservoirs fill to capacity. For the first time in several years, Albania, almost complet [...] | 2009-01-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD ECON AL |
09TIRANA70 | NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): POINT OF [...] (U) The POC for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues at Tirana Embassy post is Political Officer Megan Roberts, email: RobertsMJ2@state.gov. 2. (U) The POC for NPT-related issues with the GOA is MFA Multilateral Director Saimir Repishti. WITHERS [...] | 2009-02-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09TIRANA700 | Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. Central Bank Taking More Active Role in Economy --------------------------------------------- -- 2. Central Bank Governor Ful [...] | 2009-10-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM PINR AL |
09TIRANA75 | ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV APER ABUD AL |
09TOKYO1002 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 827 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 03:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1004 | GOJ REQUESTS COPY OF U.S.-UAE BILATERAL NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma, during a April 28 meeting with Econoff on other issues (septel),expressed interest in the status of the U.S.-UAE bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement. He explained [...] | 2009-04-30 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE JA |
09TOKYO1007 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 830 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1009 | JAPAN, RUSSIA LIKELY TO CONCLUDE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Japan and Russia likely will conclude a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement in May during the planned visit of Prime Minister Putin to Tokyo. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials and a Russian Embassy contact indicate an agreement is in the final stage [...] | 2009-04-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG PREL TRGY MNUC PUNE RU JA |
09TOKYO1107 | JAPAN-RUSSIA SIGN NUCLEAR COOPERATION PACT [...] (C) Summary. Nuclear cooperation and trade and investment, rather than the Northern Territories issue, dominated Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's May 11-13 Tokyo visit. The countries signed an historic accord on nuclear cooperation and agreed to expand economic and other cooperative efforts in [...] | 2009-05-15 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA RS |
09TOKYO1158 | GOJ REPORTS UAE PREFERENCES FOR NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C//NF) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division Deputy Director Junichi Yokota commented on the UAE's selection of three international consortia to bid on its upcoming nuclear plant tender during a May 18 meeting with Emboffs (to be reported sept [...] | 2009-05-21 06:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE KNNP PGOV ECON ETRD AE JA |
09TOKYO1193 | GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR [...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...] | 2009-05-27 03:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1218 | CLIMATE CHANGE: STAKEHOLDERS DIFFER ON JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Aso intends to announce Japan's midterm greenhouse gas reduction target by mid-June in order to use it at the G8 Summit/MEF and in the UNFCCC negotiations. There remain wide differences over the size of an appropriate target, however, among the various climate/e [...] | 2009-05-29 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1266 | JAPAN'S PLANS FOR NSG PLENARY MEETING PRESENTATIONS [...] (SBU) Japan has no plans to give Iran-related presentations during the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary Meeting in Budapest, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Disarmament, Nonproliferation and Science Department, Assistant Director for Export Control Shinichi Sato. Econoff [...] | 2009-06-05 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL ETTC ENRG TRGY JA |
09TOKYO1268 | MOFA COMMENTS ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE [...] (C//NF) Summary: Japan's official position of supporting zero growth in the IAEA budget has not changed, but within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),officials are moving to relax the policy in an attempt to reach a compromise position between the U.S. and those countries supporting zer [...] | 2009-06-05 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN JA |
09TOKYO1285 | JAPAN-RUSSIA ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials expect economic engagement with Russia to proceed slowly despite Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's widely-reported pitch for broader investment in the Russian Far East. The bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement will advance cooperation in the nuc [...] | 2009-06-09 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ENRG PREL PUNE TRGY JA RS |
09TOKYO1292 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 832 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 23:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1295 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 833 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1298 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 834 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1305 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH JAPAN [...] (U) Post offers the following information on U.S.-Japan joint energy initiatives in response to ref A. Collaborative Research ---------------------- 2. (U) The Department of Energy has actively cooperated with Japan on energy, science, and technology over the past several decades, includ [...] | 2009-06-10 22:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECIN APECO JA |
09TOKYO1319 | Japan Announces Midterm Greenhouse Gas Target [...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of internal GOJ discussion and input from various study groups, Prime Minister Aso announced June 10 that Japan will aim to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 15 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. Looked at from a 1990 base year, the figures would equal an e [...] | 2009-06-11 21:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG ECON JA |
09TOKYO1327 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) Japan supports open discussions of fuel bank proposals at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting. Energy Attach and Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref June 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-Proliferation, Science and N [...] | 2009-06-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1344 | JAPAN INTENDS TO JOIN IRENA, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan intends to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the June 28-30 meeting in Egypt but has not yet finalized legal and financial preparations, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials said in response to ref A d [...] | 2009-06-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV JA |
09TOKYO136 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 22:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO138 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 810 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 03:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1387 | DELAY TO COMPLETION DATE FOR JAPAN'S MOX [...] (U) The scheduled completion date for Japan's program of converting Light Water Reactors (LWRs) so that they are able to use Mixed Plutonium Uranium Oxide (MOX) fuel has slipped from 2010 to 2015. Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) issued a press release announcing the revi [...] | 2009-06-19 06:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY PREL PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1394 | JAPAN PROPOSING TRILATERAL TRACK II DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tokyo would like to restart Track II discussions, dormant since the mid 1990s, among the United States, Japan, and Russia to learn more about Russia,s "intentions" behind its growing security and energy interest in the Asia-Pacific region. Washington and Tokyo should encourage R [...] | 2009-06-19 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS JA |
09TOKYO140 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 821 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 05:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1430 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 835 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 04:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1433 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 837 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 05:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1464 | IAEA ELECTIONS- JAPAN'S CAMPAIGN AND REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The GOJ would appreciate continued U.S. outreach to IAEA board members in support of Yukiya Amano's candidacy for IAEA Director General. MOFA Non-proliferation Director Ichikawa told emboffs June 29 the GOJ would like the USG to emphasize to other member states the need to resolv [...] | 2009-06-29 10:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO1477 | JAPAN-RUSSIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT AIMED [...] (C) Summary: Japan's goal in concluding its recently signed nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia is to acquire fuel services, both to supply domestic needs and to permit Japanese companies to sell reactors with fuel contracts. The GOJ is pleased with the Russian concessions to submit so [...] | 2009-06-30 21:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP RU JA |
09TOKYO1515 | CLIMATE CHANGE: SENIOR JAPANESE MOE OFFICIAL [...] (C) Ministry of Environment Deputy Director General for Global Environment Masaru Moriya discussed preparations for the Major Economies Forum leaders meeting and progress towards a post-2012 agreement on climate change in the UNFCCC when he met with EMIN and EST Chief July 1. Moriya said the [...] | 2009-07-02 06:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO1542 | MEGAPORTS: NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S PILOT PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: A Megaports Initiative technical team met GOJ officials June 24-25 to review data sharing arrangements and to discuss proposed areas for technical cooperation areas. Both sides agreed to continue discussions in early October 2009 to address remaining issues. Japanese officials [...] | 2009-07-07 05:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD PREL JA |
09TOKYO1579 | GOJ REQUEST TO COORDINATE NUCLEAR ISSUES RELATED [...] (U) Please see action request contained in para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Senior working level MOFA officials are interested in deepening cooperation with the U.S. to further non-proliferation efforts with third countries. Particular instances listed where MOFA would like to work more closely [...] | 2009-07-12 21:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PUNE ENRG TRGY KNNP MY AE KS JP |
09TOKYO1631 | GOJ LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUED COOPERATION ON IRENA [...] (SBU) The GOJ looks forward to continuing its work with the USG to advance common positions in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),including pressing for a permanent seat on the IRENA Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Economic Security Division officials Daigo Takeichi [...] | 2009-07-17 06:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV JA |
09TOKYO170 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 819 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO171 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBERS 813 AND 815 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1741 | METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...] | 2009-07-30 07:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA |
09TOKYO1778 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 838 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1779 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 839 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1780 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 840 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 03:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1804 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 841 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1805 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 842 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1806 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 843 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO1807 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 844 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 04:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO2067 | PM-ELECT HATOYAMA ANNOUNCES STRICTER GREENHOUSE GAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister-Elect Hatoyama, on September 7, called for a new target of reducing Japan's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent by 2020, from 1990 levels. The goal is far more ambitious than the proposal put forth by former PM Aso in June and approximately double the p [...] | 2009-09-08 21:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2080 | BUSINESSES AND METI UNHAPPY WITH HATOYAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: PM-Elect Hatoyama's September 7 announcement that the GOJ would target a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, from 1990 levels, by 2020 (Ref A) was made with little or no consultation with Japanese ministries. Businesses and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus [...] | 2009-09-09 07:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO219 | GOJ TARGETS CLEAN ENERGY, RESOURCE SECURITY IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOJ's FY09 energy budget proposal focuses on securing stable access to conventional energy resources while simultaneously pursuing energy efficiency and low-carbon alternatives. It should enable the GOJ to launch several policies developed in the run-up to the 2008 Toyako G8 [...] | 2009-01-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV JA |
09TOKYO2238 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAGER TO COOPERATE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Hatoyama looks forward to working with President Obama on climate change and a nuclear-free world, Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa told the Ambassador during a September 18 courtesy call. Ozawa credited President Obama's election for triggering similar political chang [...] | 2009-09-24 23:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG PBIO KGHG JP |
09TOKYO231 | JAPAN TO LAUNCH MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE PILOT PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOJ recently announced it will commence a Megaports Initiative pilot project at the Port of Yokohama March 2. After five years of USG-GOJ discussions, and despite differences between the GOJ's particular implemen [...] | 2009-01-30 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO233 | JAPAN INCHES CLOSER TO SETTING MID-TERM CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: A subcommittee of scientists and academics is close to finalizing its recommendations for Japan's mid-term climate targets, according to a Ministry of Environment (MOE) official. The Council on Global Warming Issues will weigh these recommendations and advise the Prime Minister, w [...] | 2009-01-30 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG ELTN EWWT PREL JA |
09TOKYO2372 | JAPAN'S SOUS-SHERPA UNABLE TO ATTEND NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Japan's sous-Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Tsutomu Arai will be unable to attend the November sous-Sherpa meeting in Washington, but Japan will send a representative from its Embassy in Washington in order to contribute to the meeting. MOFA [...] | 2009-10-15 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PUNE ENRG KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2402 | SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHANGING THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Nuclear Energy Attach and econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Cooperation Division Principle Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma, Deputy Director Shouichi Nagayoshi, and Staffer Junko Horibe October 16. Referencing t [...] | 2009-10-19 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM PUNE TRGY JA |
09TOKYO2456 | OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...] | 2009-10-25 21:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA |
09TOKYO249 | JAPAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) As requested in ref, Econoff contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) regarding the appropriate points of contact for NPT-related matters February 2. Arms Control and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Shigeru Umetsu confirmed his office has the lead for NPT matters, in coordin [...] | 2009-02-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT ENRG UNGA IAEA JA |
09TOKYO2575 | US/JAPAN NONPRO/SECURITY COOPERATION:NNSA [...] UNCLASSIFIED -- entire message. 2. Summary. On October 26, on the margins of the Second International Meeting on Next Generation Safeguards, NNSA Administrator Tom D'Agostino met Yasutaka Moriguchi, Deputy Minister of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [...] | 2009-11-09 01:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP JA |
09TOKYO2615 | DAS KANG AND DELEGATION'S MEETINGS WITH GOJ ON THE FUTURE OF THE IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PUNE ENRG IAEA JA |
09TOKYO267 | ILO'S INTERMEDIATE ASSESSMENT OF CHINA'S RESPONSE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Labor Organization's (ILO) preliminary impressions from three studies being conducted on the effect of the economic crisis on China, include estimates that 7.5 million migrant workers have already returned home, and that as the economy cools, another 20 million ad [...] | 2009-02-04 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG KTIP PHUM JP |
09TOKYO268 | SENIOR JAPANESE OFFICIAL STRESSES NEED FOR EARLY [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama told EMIN February 3 that the GOJ very much wants to maintain close coordination/cooperation with the U.S. on climate change and energy matters. Sugiyama noted the series of UNFCCC-related meetings leading u [...] | 2009-02-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA |
09TOKYO269 | (C-AL8-02662) ENERGY SECURITY: GOJ OFFICIALS' [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and businesspeople describe relations with Russian energy suppliers as businesslike. METI officials and others report Russia's assertiveness in oil and gas disputes and its military action in Georgia have not fundamentally changed this attitude. Japanese policy [...] | 2009-02-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU JA |
09TOKYO271 | JAPAN TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE RARE METALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ is more than doubling its budget for rare metals exploration and acquisition in FY2009. Priorities include remote sensing activities in southern Africa, projects to stockpile and recycle rare metals from used equipment, and research to leverage advances in technology to [...] | 2009-02-04 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA XA |
09TOKYO2715 | U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...] | 2009-11-27 04:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA |
09TOKYO2754 | JAPAN RESPONSE TO IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese government officials and INPEX company representatives confirmed the company holds a 10 percent stake in Iran's South Azadegan oilfield. Officials from both the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and INPEX said the firm has not made any investment in Iran's h [...] | 2009-12-02 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA |
09TOKYO2767 | VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ACTIONS A [...] (SBU) A proposal by developing countries to exempt domestically-funded climate actions from measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) will be a red-line issue for Japan at upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen December 7-18, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust [...] | 2009-12-03 08:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA |
09TOKYO2768 | JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...] | 2009-12-03 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO279 | JAPAN THINKING AHEAD TO APEC 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Japanese officials responsible for APEC affairs have begun internal discussions of GOJ priorities for Japan's 2010 APEC chairmanship focusing on a "New APEC Vision" that provides strategic direction for the organization to 2020 and beyond. The GOJ is considering a "Green APEC [...] | 2009-02-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL SENV ENRG APECO JA |
09TOKYO2839 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 850 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO2840 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 851 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO2847 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 854 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 06:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO2848 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 853 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 06:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO290 | GOJ TAKING "WAIT-AND-SEE" APPROACH ON IRENA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told econoff the GOJ is still evaluating participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) following the January 26-27 founding conference in Bonn. Officials state the GOJ must address four concerns before it can join, [...] | 2009-02-06 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL EUN TBIO GM JA |
09TOKYO2926 | JAPAN MAY EXTEND "CASH FOR CLUNKERS" PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan's second FY09 supplementary budget will likely extend its auto purchase incentive program for certain fuel-efficient vehicles. No U.S. autos qualify, and although U.S. automakers advocate modification of the program, their main concern is preservation of benefits they c [...] | 2009-12-24 02:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO332 | JAPAN'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has been an active participant in negotiations on a post-Kyoto climate change agreement in the UNFCCC, as well as in talks on the subject in the Major Economies Meetings, G8, and APEC. Seeing itself as a bridge between the U.S. and EU on climate change, the GOJ also has [...] | 2009-02-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA |
09TOKYO345 | PROGRAMS FOR JAPAN'S AUTOMAKERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Although car manufacturers in Japan have been hit hard by the global economic crisis -- with six of the country's eight auto manufacturers reporting losses last year -- none is clamoring for a bailout. The GOJ has adopted an incremental approach to assist the auto industry with [...] | 2009-02-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO368 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 814 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO369 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 816 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 22:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO370 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 817 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 23:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO371 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTESEXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 818 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 23:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO372 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTESEXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 822 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 23:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO376 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTESEXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 823 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 02:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO423 | JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKS FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Summary: Japan Environment Minister Saito called for continuing strong U.S.-Japan cooperation on climate change, including on efforts to bring China into a post-Kyoto framework, during his February 17 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. The Japanese Minister also proposed s [...] | 2009-02-25 01:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG KGHG PREL JA |
09TOKYO425 | METI VICE MINISTER EMPHASIZES ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: METI Vice Minister Mochizuki called for continued U.S.-Japan cooperation in research and development of clean energy technology and in bringing the emerging market economies into a post-Kyoto framework during his February 18 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. Moch [...] | 2009-02-25 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG KGHG JA |
09TOKYO45 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL; [...] This message contains an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto Ito and Special Assistant for Nuclear Issues Toshio K [...] | 2009-01-08 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09TOKYO46 | JAPANESE ADVOCACY FOR IAEA CANDIDATE, UPCOMING [...] (U) This message contains an action request, please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Post appreciates reftel readout from Vienna on the IAEA DG election. In a discussion which touched on this issue, Econoff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Div [...] | 2009-01-08 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL IAEA KNNP SF PARM MNUC ENRG TRGY |
09TOKYO468 | MEGAPORTS: JAPAN'S RESPONSE ON "RECIPROCAL" [...] (SBU) Despite the March 2 scheduled launch of the Megaports pilot project at the Port of Yokohama, considerable differences in expectations exist between the GOJ and USG about how and what kind of information-sharing will take place, MOFA Second North Americas Division Official Kako Sasai exp [...] | 2009-03-02 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO479 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 820 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO515 | TOYOTA IN TALKS TO ACCESS JBIC LOAN FACILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Toyota Financial Services, the Japanese automaker's financing arm, reportedly has requested $2 billion from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to support its financing operations in the U.S. JBIC officials told emboffs March 6 its recently launched lending fa [...] | 2009-03-06 10:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTO EFIN ENRG JA |
09TOKYO572 | EXTENT OF JAPANESE PEACEFUL USE AGREEMENTS MAY [...] (C) Summary: Japanese export control regulations and policies regarding nuclear reactor components could significantly affect the ability of U.S. industry to export nuclear power plants to certain countries, according to recent discussions with officials from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trad [...] | 2009-03-16 03:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR PUNE IN JA |
09TOKYO575 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 824 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 06:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO576 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 825 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 07:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO596 | JAPAN MOVES TOWARD SURPLUS POWER BUYBACK SCHEME TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: METI officials hope the Diet will approve a bill during the current legislative session introducing a feed-in-tariff (FIT)-like scheme to compel electric power companies to buy surplus solar photovoltaic (PV) power from residential generators. If approved, the surplus power rep [...] | 2009-03-18 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV JA |
09TOKYO603 | JAPAN: CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Japan is deeply dependent on key infrastructure sectors and, given the depth of the U.S.-Japan economic and security relationships, a major disruption here would likely have immediate consequences in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo sees [...] | 2009-03-18 09:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP JA |
09TOKYO604 | WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN'S CLIMATE TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Prime Minister is advised by the Council on Global Warming and by an interagency group that includes the Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, of Economics, Trade and Industry, and of Environment. The Council on Global Warming is chaired by [...] | 2009-03-18 22:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG PREL ECON JA |
09TOKYO638 | MEGAPORTS: DOE DELEGATION REVIEWS NEXT STEPS FOR JAPAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: During a Megaports Initiative technical team's visit to Japan March 10-11, the USG delegation urged the GOJ to engage in more frequent, technical-level exchanges on implementation of its pilot project at the Port of Yokohama. The USG underscored that success of the GOJ pilot pr [...] | 2009-03-23 05:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA |
09TOKYO644 | THE CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR [...] (U) Summary: Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Edward McGinnis recently met with Japanese Ministries to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and cooperative civil nuclear energy activities. Representatives of the Contractor,s Inter [...] | 2009-03-23 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE IN JA KR |
09TOKYO645 | THE CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR [...] (U) Summary: Department of Energy Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Edward McGinnis recently met with Japanese Ministries to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and cooperative civil nuclear energy activities. Representatives of the Contractor,s Inter [...] | 2009-03-23 08:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE IN JA KR |
09TOKYO663 | (C-AL8-02662) JAPANESE OFFICIALS' VIEWS ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOJ officials do not perceive a major change in Japan's policy on energy engagement with Russia, which they continue to describe as part of a broader diversification strategy to reduce Japan's dependence on oil and gas from the Middle East while avoiding over-reliance on Russian e [...] | 2009-03-24 23:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL SENV EFIS ECPS RS JA |
09TOKYO667 | STATUS OF JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Econoff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zantaro Naganuma March 23 to discuss Japan's negotiations with Russia and the UAE to sign Peaceful Use Agreements for Nuclear Energy. Naganuma said t [...] | 2009-03-25 03:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE RS AE JA |
09TOKYO697 | JAPANESE LEADERSHIP PROMOTES NEXT-GENERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior GOJ lawmakers continue to emphasize policies that support development and sale of electric and other next-generation vehicles as vital both to Japan's long-term economic growth and in order to reach CO2 reduction targets. Improving energy efficiency and reducing reliance [...] | 2009-03-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ENRG SENV JA |
09TOKYO844 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 829 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO858 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 831 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 05:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO890 | GOJ INCENTIVES FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary: The GOJ stimulus package Prime Minister Aso announced April 10 includes measures to encourage purchase of environmentally friendly automobiles. Although some imported European brands would benefit from the incentive, no U.S. autos now appear to qualify. American automakers reps [...] | 2009-04-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA |
09TOKYO951 | JAPAN-VENEZUELAN ENERGY MOU'S UNLIKELY TO LEAD TO [...] (C) Summary. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's April 5-7 visit to Japan focused on energy trade issues, as officials from both sides signed a series of MOU's designed to facilitate oil and gas exports, according to Foreign Ministry and Tokyo-based Venezuelan Embassy diplomats. A gregarious [...] | 2009-04-24 02:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EINV EPET JA VE |
09TOKYO97 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER - EUR-J-5/2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO981 | FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR 11 BENCHMARKS FOR GLOBAL NUCLEAR [...] (U) Summary: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone outlined 11 benchmarks for promoting global nuclear disarmament in an April 27 speech in Tokyo, while calling on nuclear powers to ensure transparency and reduce their nuclear weapon stockpiles. Notable benchmarks included: transparency [...] | 2009-04-28 22:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA JA |
09TOKYO989 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 826 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TOKYO996 | METI PREVIEWS MINISTER NIKAI'S U.S. TRIP [...] (SBU) Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Toshihiro Nikai will visit New Mexico, Chicago, and Washington during a May 1-6 trip to the United States. Trip details, and the substance of proposed MOUs to be signed, are coming together quickly. In Washington, Nikai plans to see Energy Secret [...] | 2009-04-29 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG PREL SENV KIPR JA |
09TOKYO997 | REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 828 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 22:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KNNP ENRG JA |
09TORONTO215 | Nuclear Power at Ontario's Energy Strategy Core [...] (U) Summary: Nuclear power remains at the center of Ontario's energy strategy, despite the recent cancellation of three nuclear power plant projects, and the passing of Ontario's much publicized Green Energy Act (GEA). The steady supply of power from existing nuclear plants, combined with dram [...] | 2009-09-10 18:08:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV CA |
09TRIPOLI1022 | LIBYA HEU UPDATE [...] (S/NF) After raising a sensitive proposal on another topic (septel) during their hastily-called late Friday evening meeting, and only in response to the Ambassador's insistence that the HEU issue be raised, Foreign Minister Musa Kusa told the Ambassador on December 18 that there would be "no p [...] | 2009-12-20 15:06:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI1025 | FINAL HEU SHIPMENT DEPARTS LIBYA REF: A) TRIPOLI 938 B) TRIPOLI 966; C) TRIPOLI 941 [...] (S/NF) On December 21 at 0515, a Russian-chartered plane took off from Tripoli with the seven casks containing Libya's final Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) spent fuel stocks. Department of Energy (DOE) staff in Tripoli confirmed that the flight arrived in Russia at 11:15 local time. Today's flight m [...] | 2009-12-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
09TRIPOLI139 | GHANEM "UNDER THE GUN" TO COLLECT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 10 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, the chairman of Libya's National Oil Company, Dr. Shukri Ghanem, said Libya was unlikely to nationalize its oil industry and that Muammar al-Qadhafi's public comments were an expression of the Leader's frustration that [...] | 2009-02-12 18:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ETRD LY |
09TRIPOLI148 | A BRIGHT SPOT: CANADA'S VERENEX STRIKES OIL IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET LY PGOV PREL |
09TRIPOLI151 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY [...] (U) State-Owned Zwara Oil Refinery Company Has Appointed HSBC as Financial Adviser: Zwara Oil Refinery Company (Zorco) plans to develop a 200,000 barrels-a-day crude oil refinery. The development of the refinery will be tender on a build-own-operate basis. The refinery is the first major gover [...] | 2009-02-16 16:52:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI191 | EASTERN LIBYANS FAVOR WEALTH DISTRIBUTION AND ABOLISHING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:54:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI221 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) NOC Calls on Engineering Firms to Establish Libyan Presence: The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) invited foreign petroleum engineering companies to a meeting February 25 to discuss how they could establish a permanent local presence. [en.noc.com.ly, 2/8/2009] 2. (U) Total Accepts [...] | 2009-03-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV EFIN LY |
09TRIPOLI293 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Libya Oil Holdings Changes its Label Brand in Morocco: The Libyan state-owned oil group Libya Oil Holdings (LOH),which manages a network of 182 fuel distribution stations in Morocco, will now be called "Oilibya" in Morocco. LOH is an integrated oil company involved in the shipping, trading [...] | 2009-04-08 14:25:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI306 | NOC BLOCKS SALE OF CANADIAN OIL FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. On April 12, the President of Canada's Verenex Energy, Jim McFarland, briefed the Ambassador on the difficulties he has encountered in attempting to sell his company to another foreign operator in Libya, the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC). The gist of the problem is that [...] | 2009-04-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EPET EFIN ETRD ENRG CA LY |
09TRIPOLI32 | LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY ESTABLISHMENT CONFIRMS DESIRE TO SELL URANIUM YELLOWCAKE [...] (C) Following up on our demarche to the MFA's International Organizations Department on December 18 (ref A),P/E Chief met with Dr. Ali Gashut, Secretary of Libya's Atomic Energy Establishment, on January 15 to discuss Libya's efforts to sell its stockpile of uranium yellowcake. (Note: The GOL took [...] | 2009-01-15 14:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL PGOV IR |
09TRIPOLI365 | LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) ExxonMobil Set to Prequalify Firms for Libyan Seismic Work: ExxonMobil Libya will prequalify contractors for a 2D seismic data acquisition and onboard processing services program offshore Libya. The data acquisition will begin in the fourth quarter of 2009. [MEED, 4/1/2009] 2. (U) IPS S [...] | 2009-05-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EPET ENRG ETRD PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI427 | STATUS OF AGREEMENT ON SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY LY RS |
09TRIPOLI438 | FRENCH TOTAL-LED CONSORTIUMS ACCEPT LOWER PRODUCTION SHARES IN LIBYA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET ENRG EFIN EINV LY |
09TRIPOLI476 | PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI TRIPOLI 00000476 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI477 | UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO TRIPOLI CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] (C) Summary: During the recent visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Libya, the two countries signed agreements on military-technical cooperation, sharing sensitive information, civilian nuclear cooperation, sharing sensitive information and higher education. The Ukrainian delegation presented [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV EAGR LY |
09TRIPOLI543 | POWER PLAY ON LIBYA'S HEU TRANSFER COMMITMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 08:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP ENRG TRGY LY RS |
09TRIPOLI588 | AU SUMMIT: A/S CARSON'S MEETING WITH BOTSWANA'S VICE PRESIDENT MOMPATI MERAFHE TRIPOLI 00000588 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Joan Polaschik, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AU BC ZI MA EAGR ENRG LY KSUM |
09TRIPOLI674 | LIBYA INDICATES READINESS TO SIGN NUCLEAR SPENT FUEL [...] (SBU) MFA Secretary of the Americas Department, Ahmed Fituri, told Charge August 17 that Libya was ready to sign the government-to-government agreement on spent nuclear fuel (highly enriched uranium-low enriched uranium). However, Fituri said the MFA was unsure which agreement to sign and req [...] | 2009-08-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KNNP ENRG TRGY RS LY |
09TRIPOLI696 | LIBYA MOVING FORWARD ON NUCLEAR SPENT FUEL AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Libya is moving toward completion of its commitment to return its highly-enriched uranium to Russia under the rubric of the tri-lateral agreement (TSCC) and, at this point, appears likely to meet the September 30 deadline for fuel transfer. The MFA informed the Charge August 27 t [...] | 2009-08-27 15:55:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD |
09TRIPOLI71 | AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY REF: A) 08 TRIPOLI 474, B) 08 TRIPOLI 498, C) 08 TRIPOLI 563, D) 08 TRIPOLI 597, E) TRIPOLI 40 TRIPOLI 00000071 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official assu [...] | 2009-01-30 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI72 | AL-QADHAFI'S FEINT: LIBYAN OIL NATIONALIZATION UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary. During a recent video conference with Georgetown University students, Muammar al-Qadhafi suggested that Libya and other oil exporting states could nationalize their oil production in view of sharply plummeting petroleum prices. Several days later, however, a sensior MFA official [...] | 2009-01-30 17:16:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL EFIN PGOV LY |
09TRIPOLI765 | NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION BUSINESS CONTINUES AMID CHAIRMAN'S RESIGNATION REF: A) Tripoli 72; B) 08 Tripoli 564 TRIPOLI 00000765 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-27 10:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EPET EMIN PGOV LY ENRG |
09TRIPOLI770 | LIBYA'S LATEST CONTRETEMPS - WITH CANADA TRIPOLI 00000770 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 17:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EPET EMIN ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI775 | PETROCANADA FORCED TO CUT PRODUCTION BY FIFTY-PERCENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: A day after reportedly "settling" its dispute with Canada (ref),the Libyan Government issued an order September 30 forcing PetroCanada and its operator, Libya's Hrouj company, to cut production by fifty percent. The move may be a "cheap" way for the Libyans to punish PetroCa [...] | 2009-09-30 16:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EPET EMIN ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI794 | CLOSING IN ON SIGNING THE U.S.-LIBYA HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM [...] (S/NF) Summary: According to a visiting Department of Energy official, negotiations over the text of the agreement to transfer spent nuclear fuel to Russia are almost complete. The main sticking points concern questions of liability and are expected to be resolved in a few days. Our main inte [...] | 2009-10-05 15:07:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD |
09TRIPOLI867 | PETROCANADA CAUGHT IN QADHAFI'S CROSS-HAIRS REF: A) TRIPOLI 775; B) TRIPOLI 770; C) TRIPOLI 825 TRIPOLI 00000867 001.2 OF 003 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET EMIN ENRG LY CA |
09TRIPOLI870 | LIBYA & U.S. SIGN HIGHLY-ENRICHED URANIUM TRANSFER AGREEMENT REF: TRIPOLI 794 [...] (S/NF) On October 28, Libya and the U.S. signed the bilateral agreement for the transfer from Libya to Russia of Libyan Highly-enriched Uranium (HEU). The Ambassador signed for the U.S., and Dr. Ali Gashut of Libya's Atomic Energy Establishment signed on behalf of Libya. No press was in attendance, [...] | 2009-10-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA PINR TSPL TPHY TNGD |
09TRIPOLI938 | LIBYA HALTS HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL TRANSFER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following a four-day standoff, the Russian plane scheduled to remove Libya's last remaining HEU spent fuel stores departed Libya without its cargo. Despite bilateral agreements with the U.S. and Russia -- and intensive outreach efforts by the U.S. and Russian Ambassadors -- Libyan [...] | 2009-11-25 13:59:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
09TRIPOLI941 | LIBYANS SEEK RENEWED COMMITMENT FROM U.S. IN RETURN FOR [...] This is an action request; see para 13. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi told the Ambassador November 27 that Libya had halted the shipment of its final HEU stockpiles because it was "fed up" with the slow pace of bilateral engagement. Saif claimed that Libya had not received the "comp [...] | 2009-11-30 17:19:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
09TRIPOLI943 | LIBYAN MFA BRIEFED ON HEU SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (S/NF) Pol/Econ Chief met MFA Americas Acting A/S-equivalent XXXXXXXXXXXX December 1 to convey our serious concerns about the security of the seven HEU-filled casks at the Tajoura Nuclear Facility. XXXXXXXXXXXX dismissed U.S. concerns, stating there was "no one sophisticated enough" in Libya [...] | 2009-12-01 17:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG |
09TRIPOLI950 | LIBYAN HEU SHIPMENT SECURE; NO DECISION YET REGARDING NEXT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting DOE experts confirmed December 6 that the Libyan Government had taken the requisite steps to increase the security of the seven casks of HEU, and that the contents -- and IAEA seals -- remained unchanged since the shipment was halted November 25. The Libyan Government ha [...] | 2009-12-07 16:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI966 | LIBYA HEU UPDATE: LETTER SENT TO RUSSIANS APPROVING SHIPMENT REF: TRIPOLI 950 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG LY |
09TRIPOLI99 | GOL RATCHETS UP PRESSURE ON OIL COMPANIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL told international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Libya that they "must" contribute to the U.S.-Libya comprehensive claims fund by February 28 or suffer serious (but otherwise ill-defined) consequences. Major IOCs appear to be inclined to hold the line against contribut [...] | 2009-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG EPET ECON EINV PREL PGOV PTER LY |
09TUNIS115 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TO FORWARD-LEANING RECIPIENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP IAEA TS |
09TUNIS434 | IRENA: TUNISIA'S VOTE UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 06:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV TS |
09TUNIS516 | TUNISIA: DINNER WITH SAKHER EL MATERI [...] (S) The Ambassador and his wife had dinner with Mohammad Sakher El Materi and his wife, Nesrine Ben Ali El Materi, at their Hammamet home July 17. During the lavish dinner Al Materi raised the question of the American Cooperative School of Tunis and said he would seek to "fix the problem prior to t [...] | 2009-07-27 16:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR ENRG EAID TS |
09TUNIS726 | REACHING OUT TO THE GOT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 09:12:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TS |
09TUNIS727 | PROSPECTS FOR THE OPIC-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Although Tunisia's current energy picture hardly includes renewables, growing unmet domestic demand and an agreement signed with Italy to provide power via an undersea cable present opportunities in this sector. A handful of Tunisian government agencies deal with renewables, among them [...] | 2009-10-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV ETRD TS |
09TUNIS913 | TUNISIA: THE 2010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 16:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT TS |
09ULAANBAATAR112 | EARTH, WIND, AND SOLAR: MAKING RENEWABLES HAPPEN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia's abundant animal, solar, wind, and hydro resources offer tremendous opportunities for the government and private investors to establish a vibrant renewable energy sector. The government openly encourages development of these resources, but apart from intermittent successe [...] | 2009-04-27 02:25:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON PGOV SENV PREL EAID MG |
09ULAANBAATAR244 | Mongolian Parliament Passes Long Awaited, Absolutely [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 25, the Mongolian Parliament amended four key laws, which will allow the government to sign and execute the much anticipated agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) copper and gold project. This immense project promises to generate tens of billions of dollars, and finally o [...] | 2009-08-26 09:09:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG PGOV MG |
09ULAANBAATAR258 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AGENDA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of pre-departure encounters over the past week, Ambassador Minton discussed a wide range of U.S.-Mongolia bilateral issues with President Elbegdorj and Foreign Minister Batbold. Ambassador Minton and DCM Hill spent nearly all of Saturday, August 30, with Elbegdorj and [...] | 2009-09-04 09:31:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG MG |
09ULAANBAATAR283 | MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT TALKS EDUCATION, URANIUM, AND [...] (C) Summary: We met with Director Ganbold of the Asia Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on September 22 to discuss President Elbegdorj's recently completed travel to India. This was Elbegdorj's first trip abroad as president. Ganbold stated the primary focus of t [...] | 2009-09-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL ENRG ECON MG |
09ULAANBAATAR315 | Key Mongolian Mining Deal Still On Track [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three weeks into the Oyu Tolgoi Investment Agreement (OTIA) all parties seem committed to satisfying its conditions precedent. The companies have sent the first USD 100 million of a USD 250 million cash advance as promised while the Government of Mongolia (GOM) has honored its i [...] | 2009-10-29 08:25:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG |
09ULAANBAATAR349 | DOMESTIC AND DIPLOMATIC CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acutely aware of its vulnerability to a changing climate, Mongolia is pursuing initiatives both domestically and regionally to foster clean energy and conservation. Diplomatically, the GOM has assembled delegates from China, Japan, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea at three c [...] | 2009-12-01 03:43:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ENRG TRGY MG |
09ULAANBAATAR375 | MONGOLIA-DPRK ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE; GOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. UNDRAA Agvaanluvsan, professor of nuclear energy issues and policy at Stanford University and newly appointed Deputy Director of the in-house think tank of Mongolia's National Security Council, informed Embassy officers on December 26 that the DPRK and Mongolia continue to dis [...] | 2009-12-29 07:15:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EMIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL SCUL MG |
09UNVIEVIENNA104 | IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI MOVING FORWARD ON FUEL BANKS [...] (C) Ambassador Schulte assured Director General ElBaradei of steadfast U.S. support for the IAEA on March 13. The DG looked to U.S. leadership on budget issues. In a detailed discussion of fuel bank proposals, ElBaradei expressed increased optimism that the stage had been set for a good Boar [...] | 2009-03-16 11:46:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY |
09UNVIEVIENNA112 | NPT PREPCOM CHAIR CONSULTS IN VIENNA [...] (SBU) Rounding out consultations in New York and Geneva, NPT Prepcom Chairman Zimbabwe UN Permrep Bonafice Chidyausiku reviewed preparations for the 2009 Prepcom with approximately two dozen states parties in Vienna March 16. The first priority for the Prepcom would be to adopt the 2010 Revcom [...] | 2009-03-18 11:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA119 | CHINA PARTNERS WITH IAEA TO BUILD HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY IN THE NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR [...] (U) China has embarked on a major IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) project focusing on Human Resource Capacity Building and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to rehabilitate of eight national training centers. Each center will have a specialty such as radiation safety, need [...] | 2009-03-23 07:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL TRGY ETTC CH KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA12 | IAEA: COMPLETION OF THIRD GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This cable is for information only. 2. Summary: The GNEP Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its third meeting on December 8, 2008, in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with a workshop on Radioactive Waste Management and a Resources and Gaps Workshop on December 9. The U.S. [...] | 2009-01-14 07:25:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA120 | IAEA BUDGET: BOARD VICE CHAIR PROBES ON U.S. AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian Ambassador, vice chairman of the IAEA Board and in charge of budget negotiations, pointedly asked Ambassador Schulte on March 20 whether the U.S. position on the IAEA budget would reflect U.S. campaign promises. Ambassador replied that Washington was looking closely [...] | 2009-03-23 15:57:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID |
09UNVIEVIENNA121 | IAEA: DISCUSSION WITH IAEA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Officials of the United States Government and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) met in Vienna on March 3, 2009, to discuss matters related to the implementation of the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol. IAEA officials confirmed that the Agency was prepared for the United States [...] | 2009-03-24 07:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY CVIS |
09UNVIEVIENNA126 | IAEA/TECHNICAL COOPERATION: SECRETARIAT SAYS SYRIA [...] (C) DCM and Canadian colleague Terry Wood met with the IAEA,s new Director for Technical Cooperation (TC) in Asia, Mr. Dazhu Yang, March 20 to probe the status of the controversial Syria TC project "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power [...] | 2009-03-25 13:12:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY BEXP SY |
09UNVIEVIENNA143 | BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...] | 2009-04-06 15:34:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID |
09UNVIEVIENNA144 | BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...] | 2009-04-06 15:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID |
09UNVIEVIENNA154 | IAEA/RANF: ELBARADEI ENCOURAGES ENGAGING BRAZIL, [...] (C) This is an action message. Mission recommends that the President, should he conduct bilaterals, or Secretary Clinton at the Summit of the Americas reaffirm to Brazilian and Argentine interlocutors U.S. support for the development of multilateral nuclear arrangements (assured fuel supply; [...] | 2009-04-08 17:33:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC ENRG PREL KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA155 | IAEA/RANF: RUSSIAN PROPOSAL ON ASSURED FUEL SUPPLY [...] (SBU) The Russian Government and IAEA Secretariat have the proposal for a nuclear fuel assurance supply mechanism that is nearest to coming before the IAEA Board for action. The arrangement provides for an assured export license, fissionable material, a storage location, and revenue, and on t [...] | 2009-04-08 17:52:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY RS |
09UNVIEVIENNA163 | IAEA: COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, MsnOffs met with a group of senior IAEA managers to discuss coordination of infrastructure assistance activities related to the expansion of nuclear power. Graham Andrew, S&T Advisor to Director General ElBaradei, requested the meeting in response to Mission's invit [...] | 2009-04-14 15:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BEXP EAID |
09UNVIEVIENNA191 | IRAQ SEEKS IAEA/PACT PARTNERSHIP TO LAUNCH NATIONAL CANCER [...] In March 2009, after a five month lag, Iraq's Ministry of Health (MOH) resumed discussions with the IAEA Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) to create a short, medium, and long-term plan to implement a national cancer therapy program. After consultation with multiple IAEA offices that [...] | 2009-04-29 06:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA196 | IAEA/TC: TECHNICAL COOPERATION REFORM PRIORITIES [...] (C) As the Mission continues to monitor TC projects, participate in Future of the Agency discussions, and attend regional TC planning meetings, several management shortcomings have come to light: a lack of transparency, lack of sustainable project planning, a lack of measurable performance ind [...] | 2009-04-30 12:43:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID |
09UNVIEVIENNA198 | IAEA/RANF: RUSSIA SEES PROGRESS; BEIJING [...] (SBU) Sumamry: Ambassador's recent bilateral exchanges in Vienna and Beijing on multilateral nuclear fuel arrangements included encouraging signs for pragmatic discussion in the June IAEA Board of Governors meeting, paving the way to positive Board action in September. Advancing the dialogue [...] | 2009-04-30 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG PREL KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA199 | UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW [...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...] | 2009-05-04 13:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA204 | IAEA/TC: TC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY [...] (U) Summary: The IAEA's Technical Cooperation (TC) Department remains bound by convention and inadequately ambitious with regard to identifying new funding sources and partnership models. TC efforts to elaborate a resource mobilization strategy reflect awareness that major contributors (espec [...] | 2009-05-06 09:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA208 | PAKISTAN - IAEA AND UNODC EFFORTS TO HELP GOP COUNTER [...] (SBU) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has several ongoing activities with Pakistan that deal with nuclear and radiological security, training, regulatory development, safety, and equipment certification. Another Vienna-based International Organization, UNODC, is engaged with Paki [...] | 2009-05-07 15:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PTER KNNP ENRG TRGY IAEA KCRM SNAR PK |
09UNVIEVIENNA211 | IAEA CONSULTANCY ON LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES OF [...] IAEACouns called on IAEA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Nuclear Energy Yury Sokolov on May 7 to discuss U.S. concerns about the referenced consultancy meeting and to deliver letter per para 3 of reftel. 2. Sokolov disputed that the timing of the May 14-15 consultancy was so "short-noti [...] | 2009-05-08 10:48:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP RU |
09UNVIEVIENNA213 | International Scientific Studies Project and the [...] The heart of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is the International Monitoring System (IMS) to detect nuclear explosions, to be set up and run by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). The IMS from the very beginning was heavily dependent on scientific experts to set u [...] | 2009-05-08 13:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KTBT PARM ENRG |
09UNVIEVIENNA221 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS/BUDGET: LEADING WITH OUR STRONG [...] (SBU) DDG for Safeguards Olli Heinonen recently told MsnOff that he has been approached by "many Missions" to inquire about "stretching out" the funding for the requested upgrades to the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL),in particular replacement of the Nuclear Materials Laboratory (N [...] | 2009-05-11 15:07:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA231 | IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD [...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...] | 2009-05-18 11:11:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK |
09UNVIEVIENNA235 | INDIA SAFEGUARDS: TWO MORE STEPS [...] Summary. India has brought into force its safeguards agreement, approved by the IAEA Board of Governors in August 2008. Before safeguards can be applied, India needs to declare its civil facilities to the IAEA. After that, implementation of other safeguards agreements covering those facili [...] | 2009-05-21 10:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA239 | CTBTO: Preliminary Data on DPRK Alleged Nuclear Test [...] The Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) held a special technical briefing May 25 to provide initial data from the International Monitoring System (IMS) on the alleged DPRK nuclear test. Thirty-nine seismic stations (23 primary stati [...] | 2009-05-26 15:00:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KTBT PARM ENRG |
09UNVIEVIENNA24 | IAEA/RANF: PROGRESS WITH RUSSIA ON ASSURED FUEL [...] (SBU) The IAEA reports privately it is progressing toward concluding an agreement with Russia on the supply of LEU and on arranging the mechanics of an IAEA-administered fuel bank. IAEA Reserve at Angarsk Enrichment Center ----------------------------------------- 2. (C) The IAEA's he [...] | 2009-01-22 16:24:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PREL IAEA RS |
09UNVIEVIENNA240 | IAEA Symposium on Nuclear Security Relates Terrorism Threat [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA Nuclear Security Symposium, attended by over 500 participants representing over 90 countries, dealt with issues involved in protecting nuclear and other radioactive materials from the hands of criminals and provided a forum for discussions with nuclear security counterpa [...] | 2009-05-26 16:25:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA243 | NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCES: TOP-LEVEL APPROACHES TO [...] (SBU) At the conclusion of his meeting with U.S. House oF Representatives leaders Waxman and Lowey on May 26 (septel to follow),IAEA Director General (DG) ElBaradei engaged for several minutes separately with Ambassador and Msnoff on tactics for Board of Governors consideration of nuclear fue [...] | 2009-05-27 16:25:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG KNNP EG SA |
09UNVIEVIENNA245 | CTBTO: Update on DPRK Alleged Nuclear Test as of 27 May [...] Please see para six for guidance requests. 2. The Chair of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) convened a meeting of the Preparatory Commission May 26 to discuss the claimed DPRK nuclear test. All delegations that spoke were strongly [...] | 2009-05-28 12:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KTBT PARM ENRG |
09UNVIEVIENNA252 | IAEA: GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009 [...] This is an action request for ISN/WMDT. Please see para 4. 2. In a joint approach with Russian and Dutch colleagues, Mission delivered points as requested per REFTEL to IAEA Office of Nuclear Security Director, Anita Nilsson, encouraging her participation in the Global Initiative to Comba [...] | 2009-05-29 16:21:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ENRG PARM KNNP PREL IAEA KGIC NL RS |
09UNVIEVIENNA253 | IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...] | 2009-05-29 19:27:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA270 | IAEA GIVES SOME INSIGHT INTO THE NEW 2010-2013 NUCLEAR [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: The IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) is making a good faith effort to involve Member States in developing the next Nuclear Security Plan (NSP) for 2010 - 2013. A draft outline discussed initially June 4 and 5 follows the new organization structure ONS put forward in the draf [...] | 2009-06-10 14:00:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA273 | IAEA GIVES SOME INSIGHT INTO THE NEW 2010-2013 NUCLEAR [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: The IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) is making a good faith effort to involve Member States in developing the next Nuclear Security Plan (NSP) for 2010 - 2013. A draft outline discussed initially June 4 and 5 follows the new organization structure ONS put forward in the draf [...] | 2009-06-12 13:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA285 | NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT [...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...] | 2009-06-18 13:13:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC |
09UNVIEVIENNA286 | IAEA/ELBARADEI UNPLUGGED: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging intervention following Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh's customary diatribe at the conclusion of the Iran agenda item at the ongoing IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Director General (DG) ElBaradei took Iran to task amid the DG's "general reflections" on the health and [...] | 2009-06-19 06:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG MNUC IR IAEA PREL PINR KNNP KN SY |
09UNVIEVIENNA287 | NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT [...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...] | 2009-06-19 07:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC |
09UNVIEVIENNA288 | IAEA/IRAN: NUCLEAR SAFETY/REGULATORY MISSIONS [...] (U) According to Miro Lipar, head of the IAEA's Operational Safety Section, who will lead the preliminary Operational Safety Review Team (pre-OSART) in Iran, the mission has not yet been scheduled and will probably not happen in 2009. He stated that there are several things that need to happe [...] | 2009-06-19 09:45:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP CPAS IAEA OSCE RS IR |
09UNVIEVIENNA29 | IAEA: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DISCUSSES TEXT BUT NO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, interested NSG Participating Governments (PGs) discussed the current "clean text" to revise paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Part 1 NSG Guidelines regarding conditions for approval of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment and technology. [...] | 2009-01-27 16:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENR |
09UNVIEVIENNA299 | IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP [...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...] | 2009-06-24 06:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA300 | IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP [...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...] | 2009-06-24 06:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA301 | IAEA JUNE BOARD: MOVES FUEL BANKS FORWARD [...] (SBU) In its debut as formal item on the IAEA Board of Governors agenda, the issue of nuclear fuel assurances concluded with the IAEA Secretariat empowered to continue developing select proposals and with the way cleared for continued Board discussions and eventual Board action. For the first [...] | 2009-06-24 14:55:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN GR |
09UNVIEVIENNA302 | COPUOS: Adoption of SAFETY FRAMEWORK FOR NUCLEAR POWER [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the June 3-12, 2009 session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNCOPUOS),the joint Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC)-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Framework for the Use of Nuclear Power Source (NPS) Applications i [...] | 2009-06-24 14:58:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA UNGA UNPUOS AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA AU VE |
09UNVIEVIENNA325 | ASSURANCE OF NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY: RUSSIAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Russian Ambassador Zmeyevskiy and Russian Counselor Karasev on June 30, Charge suggested that it would be productive to convene soon the supporters of nuclear fuel assurances to discuss potential next steps, given the outcome of the June Board meeting (reftel). Zmeyevs [...] | 2009-07-08 15:31:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA327 | IAEA: WHAT IS BEING DONE IN FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) The IAEA has played an important if obscure role in securing the world's food supply for nearly fifty years. Its projects have addressed a wide variety of agricultural concerns and provided innovative solutions using nuclear technology. In partnership with FAO, the Vienna-based Joint Divi [...] | 2009-07-09 09:56:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR |
09UNVIEVIENNA329 | IAEA NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT [...] (U) Msnoffs met with Andy Garner, Programme Co-Ordinator, Office of the IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Applications (NA),to discuss two IAEA requests: for USG assistance in strengthening the on-going Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) research at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnolo [...] | 2009-07-10 07:56:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA332 | IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL HAS NEW PERSPECTIVE ON VINCA SITE [...] (SBU)SUMMARY: IAEA Director General ElBaradei visited the Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences in Serbia and came away with a new level of concern and attention to the repackaging, transportation, and reprocessing of nuclear fuel from Serbia to the Russian Federation. He has set a new target [...] | 2009-07-13 06:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA348 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: U.S. CONSULTANT DEVELOPS [...] (C) Joyce (Ceil) van Berkel, a Sandia National Laboratories retiree and former U.S. cost-free expert to IAEA, carried out a two-week consultancy at the IAEA to help develop an analytic methodology for assessing a State,s industrial infrastructure that could be applicable to the nuclear fuel cy [...] | 2009-07-22 15:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA350 | US-India Meeting on Arrangements and Procedures for [...] (U) A U.S. delegation from State (ISN and L) and DoE/NNSA met at UNVIE July 21-22 with Indian counterparts for initial exchanges on a prospective agreement addressing future Indian reprocessing of nuclear material pursuant to our bilateral Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of [...] | 2009-07-22 16:29:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN JP |
09UNVIEVIENNA357 | IAEA: CHARGE TALKS FUEL ASSURANCES AND BUDGET WITH [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires and MsnOff met with Director General-Elect Amano and two officers from the Japanese mission on July 24 to update Amano on U.S. positions on Fuel Assurances and the ongoing negotiations regarding the IAEA budget. The atmosphere of the meeting was warm throughout, with [...] | 2009-07-24 15:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA360 | US-India Meeting on Arrangements and Procedures for [...] (SBU) The second day of the U.S.-India discussions (Wednesday, July 22) on the agreement for arrangements and procedures for reprocessing saw only a relatively brief, but productive, afternoon meeting. The Indian delegation first reported that it had met earlier in the day with the IAEA Depu [...] | 2009-07-28 06:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL TRGY KNNP IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA364 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat remains under instruction from DG ElBaradei to work on arrangements for assuring last-resort access to nuclear fuel supply for countries facing a politically motivated cut-off. Specifically, the Secretariat is assembling technical responses to issues raised [...] | 2009-07-30 16:13:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC ENRG TRGY IAEA RU |
09UNVIEVIENNA367 | IAEA/NA: UPDATE ON HUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM [...] (U) The IAEA's human health program seeks to enhance the capabilities of Member States for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems. The basis for these activities is Article II of the IAEA Statute. It calls on the Agency to "accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic en [...] | 2009-08-03 12:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR |
09UNVIEVIENNA370 | IAEA FLIRTS WITH TECHNICAL COOPERATION ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) As a result of a prior conversation with American and Cuban colleagues, Warren Stern, the head of the IAEA Incident and Emergency Center, believes the opportunity exists for U.S./Cuba collaboration on research in cytogenetic biodosimetry, a technique used to determine radiation exposure. [...] | 2009-08-04 13:28:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY CU BEXP |
09UNVIEVIENNA371 | ABDUL MINTY SKETCHES AGENDA FOR COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 conversation with Charge, South African IAEA Governor Abdul Minty commented on U.S. priority issues for the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors and General Conference meetings, arguing that an objective for both sides should be healing the rift between developed and de [...] | 2009-08-04 14:08:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG IR SA |
09UNVIEVIENNA373 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) IAEA and "Friends of SAL" met July 29-30 to provide Member States with an update on the Agency's Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL) planning and needs. (Note: Friends of SAL is an informal group of Member States that closely follow the Secretariat's efforts to ensure a highly capab [...] | 2009-08-05 10:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA374 | D/NCPC MEETING WITH IAEA DG-DESIGNATE AMANO [...] (S//NF) Summary. Ambassador Kenneth Brill, Director of the National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC),on August 5 met with IAEA Director General-designate, Yukiya Amano, to emphasize to Amano the U.S. government's commitment to support the IAEA in its efforts to ensure the safe, secure, an [...] | 2009-08-06 11:05:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA380 | IAEA/ENERGY: HOW DOES THE IAEA FIT INTO THE UN ENERGY [...] (U) After years of debate over the IAEA's proper role in nuclear power promotion, the Agency today enjoys broad agreement among Member States that the IAEA should encourage consideration of nuclear power as a sustainable energy option. To assist states in optimizing a national energy mix, IA [...] | 2009-08-10 15:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG TRGY SENV EAID KNNP IAEA UNIDO |
09UNVIEVIENNA391 | IAEA/NA: AGENCY HAS A ROLE IN FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Though most widely known to the general public as the nuclear nonproliferation watchdog agency, the IAEA is having an increasing impact on environmental policy. Most, if not all, of its activities in this area are focused on marine and terrestrial environmental issues, and are funneled thr [...] | 2009-08-14 14:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY TPHY KGHG |
09UNVIEVIENNA397 | IAEA/BOG: September Board Preview and Analysis [...] (SBU) The traditional focus of the September 7-11 Board of Governors meeting is preparation for the IAEA General Conference (GC) the following week. The Board approves DG reports in core programmatic areas: nuclear safety, security and nuclear applications. However, we expect this will largel [...] | 2009-08-21 15:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA40 | UK TO HOST MULTILATERAL FUEL ASSURANCES CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On January 27, a team from the British MFA and Department of Energy briefed Mission officers on plans for an upcoming conference on "Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle" on March 17-18, in London. The conference is in response a public promise the [...] | 2009-02-03 07:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG ETTC IAEA IN KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA41 | IAEA: SEMINAR ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY DEPICTS A [...] (SBU) On January 26, the Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna held a Seminar on Global Nuclear Fuel Supply. The seminar was attended by delegations from 63 countries including Canada, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Pakistan and Australia, as well as numerous NGOs, academic and industry [...] | 2009-02-03 11:50:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETTC PREL TRGY KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA410 | IAEA/General Conference: Train wreck or New Dawn ? [...] (SBU) Traditionally, the September 14-18 53rd IAEA General Conference (GC) serves as a platform for promoting U.S. priorities on core IAEA issues, nuclear safety and security, strengthened safeguards and peaceful use of nuclear energy. While we will continue to promote these priorities, we fea [...] | 2009-08-28 13:51:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA419 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - FEW VOICES LIKELY TO RISE IN [...] (C) Summary: The IAEA Secretariat will not release a discussion paper on assurance of nuclear fuel supply in time for the September meeting of the BoG, and few Member States other than the U.S. appear troubled over this inaction. The Board Chair wishes to avoid a re-heated version of the Jun [...] | 2009-09-04 16:29:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY IAEA NAM |
09UNVIEVIENNA424 | GAINING IAEA BOARD MAJORITY FOR RUSSIAN LEU [...] (U) In their introductory meeting September 8, 2009, Ambassador Davies asked Russia's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Grigory Berdennikov, how he saw the state of play on the issue of assurance of nuclear fuel supply. Berdennikov said he was pleased Director General ElBaradei had referred encouragi [...] | 2009-09-11 15:43:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PARM KNNP IAEA RS IN PK |
09UNVIEVIENNA425 | IAEA/BOG: September Board Wrap-Up [...] (SBU) USDEL to the September 7-10 Board of Governors met our core objectives with respect to spotlighting Iran and Syria's failure to comply with NPT safeguards. Despite an alarmist note struck by international media about Iran's breakout capability, Board delegations welcomed a moderated U.S. [...] | 2009-09-14 14:57:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA428 | NSC's Holgate Steers Vienna toward the Nuclear Security [...] (SBU) Summary: Laura Holgate, NSC Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction, visited Vienna to explain and build support for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in April (reftel). Holgate also laid the groundwork for the first "Sherpa Meeting" in the lead-up to the Summit, s [...] | 2009-09-15 12:40:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL PTER KCRM IAEA ENRG TRGY UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA43 | IAEA SAFEGUARDS: SUPPORTING NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES [...] (S) The IAEA Safeguards Department's Division of Technical Support, Novel Technologies Unit (NTU) is compiling a database of all identifiable "indicators and signatures" of nuclear fuel cycle activity (including for weaponization of nuclear material). The NTU plans subsequently to undertake a [...] | 2009-02-03 12:26:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA431 | IAEA - REPORT ON IAEA CONSULTANTS MEETING ON IAEA MEETING [...] SUMMARY: A September 7-11 meeting of consultants from Member States concluded discussion and drafting of the IAEA document "Recommendations on the Security of Radioactive Material and Associated Facilities (RM)". Key points of discussion centered on scope of the document, boundary with the ot [...] | 2009-09-21 13:37:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM AORC |
09UNVIEVIENNA442 | THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA MEETING IN VIENNA [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Sherpa Gary Samore outlined the preliminary agenda of the Summit and solicited initial reactions from participants in a September 15 first Sherpa meeting. Samore explained to representatives of nearly all 37 Summit-invitee countries t [...] | 2009-09-24 07:56:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY UN |
09UNVIEVIENNA450 | IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up [...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...] | 2009-09-30 15:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA452 | IAEA/General Conference: Side Events [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the 2009 IAEA General Conference several side events were scheduled by the Technical Cooperation (TC) and Nuclear Applications (NA) departments and the Office of Nuclear Security (ONS). Msnoffs attended four events of interest to the USG: 1) the unveiling of a new Technica [...] | 2009-10-02 12:48:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA453 | 2009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA456 | 2009 IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Director General ElBaradei opened the IAEA General Conference on September 14 with a valedictory address looking back on his 12-year tenure. He observed that the IAEA has made considerable progress in many areas, from improving access to energy, food and water for people in need, to helpin [...] | 2009-10-02 14:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA47 | NUCLEAR FUEL BANK ASSURANCES: THORNY ISSUE IN [...] (C) Summary: The President and Secretary have publicly endorsed the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank under the auspices of the IAEA, and advancing that goal is one of UNVIE's top priorities. A fuel bank would give the Agency the means in "last resort" circumstances to effe [...] | 2009-02-03 16:29:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP |
09UNVIEVIENNA475 | IAEA/General Conference - NRC Bilateral Meetings [...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...] | 2009-10-16 15:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA476 | IAEA/General Conference: NRC Meetings with IAEA staff and [...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...] | 2009-10-16 15:12:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA477 | TEHRAN RESEARCH REACTOR: PRC AMBASSADOR SAYS [...] (S) Summary: Chinese Ambassador Hu Xiaodi told Ambassador October 16 that China had expressed to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Baqeri its hope that the proposed IAEA deal to transfer Iranian LEU for further enrichment abroad and fabricate fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) would succ [...] | 2009-10-16 16:06:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ENRG PREL KNNP AORC IR RS FR CH |
09UNVIEVIENNA480 | TEPID RESPONSE TO CHANGING GNEP TO INEF [...] (U) Under cover of a short letter drawing from REFTEL background, Ambassador sent IAEA Director General ElBaradei October 19 the non-paper at para 12 of REFTEL. Msnoff concurrently shared non-paper with IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy officials to solicit comment. 2. (SBU) Hans Forsstro [...] | 2009-10-20 16:09:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA481 | IAEA DDG Constructive on Reframing GNEP [...] (U) Updating and correcting remarks reported ref A para 4, IAEA group leader in the innovative reactor technology project Randy Beatty (U.S. cost free expert) confirmed to UNVIE that IAEA DDG/Nuclear Energy Sokolov had been communicating directly with the GNEP Steering Group Chair, DoE DAS McGi [...] | 2009-10-21 08:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA492 | CONTRARY TO PRESS CLAIM, IAEA IS NOT AWARE OF ANY [...] (C) Safeguards Operations B Section Head Max Aparo and senior inspector Mohammed Lamari told MsnOff that the IAEA was unaware of any plans by Iraq to rebuild nuclear facilities. Haaretz internet news service had published an article October 28 indicating that Iraq had approached the IAEA for [...] | 2009-10-29 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP IZ |
09UNVIEVIENNA496 | IAEA Uranium Mining and Milling Initiatives [...] (U) With the resurgence of interest in nuclear power there is also a resurgence of interest in uranium mining. The IAEA recently launched an initiative on uranium mining and milling called the Uranium Production Site Appraisal Team (UPSAT) mission. UPSAT missions allow Member States to reque [...] | 2009-11-02 15:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AROC IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA499 | IAEA/TC: Cooperation on Food Safety in Latin America and [...] (U) SUMMARY: IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) efforts to advance nuclear applications for food security in Latin America are exemplary within the Agency for their regional integration and partnering, but much work lies ahead. Under TC Director for Latin America Juan Antonio Casas-Zamora's lead [...] | 2009-11-04 15:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA5 | IAEA/RANF: DG CAUTIOUS ON NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCE [...] (U) Embassy Tokyo's ref (a) provides useful information on Japan's preparation of a full-day Seminar on Global Nuclear Fuel Supply, which will take place in the IAEA Board Room Monday, January 26. Mission provided the invitation and first notional program to DOS and DOE offices in mid-December [...] | 2009-01-09 15:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA500 | IAEA/TC: LATIN AMERICA AND CARRIBEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] (U) In order to solidify its relationship with the IAEA, members of the Regional Cooperative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL) agreed to a regional strategic profile (RSP) for 2007-2013 that serves as a basis for the prepa [...] | 2009-11-05 12:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA504 | IAEA/TC: The U.S. Continues to Support Technical [...] (U) Ambassador Davies met with IAEA Technical Cooperation DDG Cetto and TC Regional Directors October 30 to signal the USG's continued willingness to work closely with the TC Division and ensure sound project development and transparency of the TC Program. DDG Cetto spoke at length about the b [...] | 2009-11-06 15:13:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA505 | IAEA NOVEMBER TACC/BOARD: PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The November 26-27 Board of Governors meeting will be the last Board session for Director General ElBaradei before handing over the reins to Yukiya Amano December 1. With this impetus to reflect on the institution, U.S. positions in the Board should be prefa [...] | 2009-11-06 15:59:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA511 | IAEA/TC: G-77 LAUNCHES OFFENSIVE AGAINST RESULTS [...] (C) On November 3 the G-77 transmitted a letter to the Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors requesting the Secretariat to rescind a Secretariat proposed project to implement results-based management (RBM) for Technical Cooperation (TC) project development. The aim of the project is to he [...] | 2009-11-10 15:17:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA527 | IAEA: URGENT RUSSIAN REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE TO [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission recommends Washington immediately instruct posts in selected IAEA Board capitals, consistent with Russian request, to try to secure co-sponsorship commitments for a resolution to approve the LEU reserve proposal to be considered by the IAEA Board of Gove [...] | 2009-11-20 15:48:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP RS IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA531 | IAEA/NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCE: RUSSIAN-U.S. JOINT [...] (SBU) Russian IAEA Governor Berdennikov and resident Ambassador Zmeyevskiy hosted Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, group meetings to discuss the IAEA Board agenda item "Establishment of a physical reserve of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) in Russia." Beside U.S. Ambassador Davies (both d [...] | 2009-11-23 13:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNNP RS IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA535 | IAEA/BOG - RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FUEL RESERVE APPROVED [...] (U) Summary: The years-long IAEA debate over the creation of an international nuclear fuel reserve finally came to a head at the Board of Governors' Thanksgiving session. Rather than have the Board act on a Secretariat recommendation, Russia chose the tactic of seeking approval of its plan by [...] | 2009-11-30 16:59:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP AORC TRGY IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA546 | IAEA: NOVEMBER 2009 TACC AND BOARD TC WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 08:54:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA549 | IAEA/BOG: North Korea and Other Issues at the November [...] (SBU) The November 26-27 Board of Governors session concluded with two significant accomplishments: passage of a resolution formally censuring Iran's nuclear program by more than a two-thirds vote (25-3-6 abstain, 1 absent),the first such resolution to be adopted since the February 2006 referr [...] | 2009-12-04 12:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY NK |
09UNVIEVIENNA56 | IAEA: SOUTH AFRICA WILLING TO GIVE UP U.S. ORIGIN HEU [...] (SBU) Acting on REFTEL A, Ambassador Schulte passed the USG non-paper on security of nuclear and radiological material to South Africa's IAEA Governor, Ambassador Abdul Minty, on February 4 during a lunch meeting. Ambassador Minty expressed gratitude for the offer and said he was open to coope [...] | 2009-02-09 10:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SF |
09UNVIEVIENNA567 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: SECOND [...] (SBU) The IAEA hosted on December 7 a successful second workshop on the Agency's upgrades to its Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL). The Clean Laboratory Extension (CLE) is fully funded and should be completed by the end of 2010. This extension will house the Japanese-funded Large Geom [...] | 2009-12-16 09:11:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA568 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: YEAR-END ROUND-UP OF DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25, Msnoff and STATE/ISN colleagues met with Neville Whiting, IAEA Section Head responsible for implementing safeguards in the United States, to discuss prospects for safeguards implementation at the Louisiana Energy Services (LES - a U.S. subsidiary of Urenco) gas [...] | 2009-12-16 14:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG AORC IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA571 | MEETING WITH IAEA TO DEMO URANIUM DATABASE AND [...] (S) Summary: At a December 9 meeting, IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards (DDG) Heinonen reaffirmed the IAEA's long-term willingness to participate with the U.S. in a joint effort to maintain a database of global signatures of uranium yellowcake (and other forms of uranium). Represent [...] | 2009-12-17 09:10:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA574 | MEETING WITH IAEA TO DEMO URANIUM DATABASE AND [...] (S//NF) Summary: At a December 9 meeting, IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards (DDG) Heinonen reaffirmed the IAEA's long-term willingness to participate with the U.S. in a joint effort to maintain a database of global signatures of uranium yellowcake (and other forms of uranium). Repre [...] | 2009-12-17 14:34:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA575 | GNEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP DRAWS BROAD [...] Summary: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its fifth meeting December 9-10, 2009, in Vienna, under U.S. chairmanship. Approximately 85 representatives from GNEP partner and observer countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency [...] | 2009-12-18 09:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA577 | IAEA/SAFEGUARDS: REQUEST TO SUPPORT ROBUST OPEN [...] (C) In November 12 meeting, Michael Barletta (AmCit),Senior Safeguards Information Analyst in the Division of Information Management, described assistance he would like from the United States to support the IAEA in undertaking the open source information collection and analysis necessary to u [...] | 2009-12-18 10:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA583 | AMANO'S METHODICAL, "SOFT" WAY FORWARD ON FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: DG Amano told EU Ambassadors the process for further considering an IAEA-administered international nuclear fuel bank (INFB) should be transparent; decisions on how to move forward rested with the Board Chair and Member States. A Secretariat paper addressing implementation issu [...] | 2009-12-22 13:17:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA63 | IAEA: TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR EU REGIONAL [...] (SBU) As many governments have observed, member states funding the IAEA's Technical Cooperation program should have more control and oversight over project design and implementation. The program's opacity and confounding organization were illustrated most recently in a review of Board-approve [...] | 2009-02-12 12:36:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA67 | IAEA MARCH BOARD: PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 16:57:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA68 | BEIJING CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PROMISES TO BE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A brief conference update was presented by the IAEA and the Permanent Mission to China to showcase the upcoming International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Energy for the 21st Century in Beijing, China on April 20-22, 2009. A Chinese rep expanded upon conference logistics as [...] | 2009-02-18 17:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PREL TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA69 | IAEA: JOINT STATE/DOE LETTER URGING DG TO LEAD ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Both the President and Secretary have publicly endorsed the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank (INFB) under the auspices of the IAEA. Our strategy to establish a fuel bank has three elements: 1) encouraging DG ElBaradei to resume a leadership role; 2) move one [...] | 2009-02-19 12:59:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG IAEA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
09UNVIEVIENNA76 | IAEA: MOVING NUCLEAR SECURITY INTO THE MAINSTREAM [...] (SBU) In 2001, shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the IAEA Board of Governors began a process of strengthening the Secretariat's role in preventing nuclear terrorism. The Agency has since adopted a "Nuclear Security Plan," the latest version of which expires at the end of 2009. [...] | 2009-02-20 15:45:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PTER |
09UNVIEVIENNA83 | UK BACKING OFF "PRINCIPLES" AT MARCH 17-18 NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) IAEACouns shared ref a points with British Deputy Head of Mission Carol Cliff February 23. Cliff confirmed her general agreement with U.S. reservations about the adoption of a statement of principles at the March 17-18 London conference "Multilateral Approaches to the Fuel Cycle." "If a [...] | 2009-02-26 06:47:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC |
09UNVIEVIENNA87 | IAEA/INDIA - INDIA'S ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL: A [...] (C) The IAEA has added to the Board agenda for next week an Additional Protocol (AP) for India. The document was circulated for Member State consideration mid-day Thursday, 26 February. The draft text basically contains an obligation to provide limited reporting on exports to non nuclear we [...] | 2009-02-27 11:25:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN |
09UNVIEVIENNA95 | IAEA MARCH 2009 BOARD OF GOVERNORS: AOB DISCUSSION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Renewed leadership by the Director General, announcements of financial pledges, and calls for more dialogue from potential beneficiary states advanced us toward future IAEA Board action to implement reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) mechanisms under IAEA auspices. The Boar [...] | 2009-03-06 15:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA |
09UNVIEVIENNA96 | IAEA: MARCH BOARD WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) USDEL was broadly successful in using the March 2-5, 2009 IAEA Board of Governors meeting as a platform to enunciate the new Administration's support for the IAEA and renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation. U.S. interventions conveyed the overarching objective of building a robus [...] | 2009-03-06 15:41:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09USEUBRUSSELS1172 | COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 10:05:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09USEUBRUSSELS1331 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY |
09USEUBRUSSELS1334 | CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...] | 2009-10-01 16:32:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL |
09USEUBRUSSELS1411 | UKRAINE: EU SEEKS MORE EFFORT ON GAS REFORM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: RELEX Acting Ukraine Director David Geer briefed econoff on the Commission,s efforts to promote gas and public finance sector reform in Ukraine. Geer said that while Ukraine has made some progress, it has far to go. Commission officials believe the IMF bailout [...] | 2009-10-21 16:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ENRG UP |
09USEUBRUSSELS1420 | SCENESETTER FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fourth meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council on October 27 will cover a solid agenda with our largest economic partner. The meeting will feature discussions on G20 commitments and our cooperation in financial reform, closer U.S.-EU regulatory cooperation in [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD ENRG ECPS SENV EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS1421 | EU STANCE ON NABUCCO WORRIES ITGI [...] (SBU) Summary: A representative of the Italy-Turkey-Greece Interconnector (ITGI) pipeline project believes the Commission,s public bias towards Nabucco is prejudicing ITGI,s ability to secure a gas deal. Commission officials told him that their support for Nabucco is driven by USG pressure. [...] | 2009-10-22 14:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG IT ZJ RU EU |
09USEUBRUSSELS1477 | EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON CLIMATE FINANCING [...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fail [...] | 2009-10-30 15:31:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ENRG EWWT EUN KGHG SENV TRGY |
09USEUBRUSSELS226 | Barroso's economic stimulant on the rocks? [...] (SBU) Summary: The 5 billion euro EU-level portion of Europe's economic stimulus package appears to be foundering on the absence of funds, doubts about its effectiveness and plain old politics. Commission President Barroso will push hard, but a more likely outcome is a longer-term increase in e [...] | 2009-02-18 10:48:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG ECPS PINT EUN |
09USEUBRUSSELS457 | DIMAS SEEKS CONTRUCTIVE ROLE [...] (C) Econoff met with Andreas Papaconstantinou, a member of Environment Commissioner Dimas' staff, on 27 March. Papaconstantinou confirmed what we recently reported (reftel) that Commission President Barroso is seeking to play a major role in the climate discussions. He confirmed that Matthew [...] | 2009-03-30 15:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON ENRG |
09USUNNEWYORK307 | MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Following delivery of the invitation letter text from President Obama to the Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 23, USUN ECOSOC Advisor met with Janos Pasztor, Director of the Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team, to convey reftel talking points concerning the U [...] | 2009-03-24 22:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG |
09USUNNEWYORK522 | NPT, CTBT, FMCT DISCUSSED AT P-5 LUNCH IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Anatoly Antonov, Director for Arms Control, Russian MFA, hosted Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control Rose Gottemoeller (also U.S. Head of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) delegation meeting in New York) and other P-5 NPT PrepCom Delegati [...] | 2009-05-20 14:13:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK668 | AMB RICE MEETS WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP QUINLAN [...] (C) During a courtesy call on July 6, recently arrived Australian PR Quinlan told Ambassador Rice that Australia looked forward to continued close cooperation at the UN. He noted that Australia's priorities align closely with those of the U.S., including disarmament and nonproliferation, peac [...] | 2009-07-09 23:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ENRG PARM PGOV PREL |
09USUNNEWYORK884 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Michael Scott Davis, Deputy Director, (ISN/MNSA). They will participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings on the Nuclear Non-prolifera [...] | 2009-10-09 14:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09VALLETTA421 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to MFA coordinator for Environment, Second Secretary David Ellul. 2. Ellul expressed appreciation for the information provided and indicated that Malta, following the EU lead, was in general agreement on the need to have major emerging countr [...] | 2009-09-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN MT |
09VATICAN119 | POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...] | 2009-11-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF |
09VATICAN125 | COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...] | 2009-12-01 16:26:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT |
09VATICAN54 | HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS [...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...] | 2009-04-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT |
09VIENNA1155 | Austria Climate Update: GoA Investing Heavily, But Still [...] SUMMARY: Leading Austrian researchers say the GoA must invest much more in the fight against global warming in order to sustain the emissions and energy use reductions associated with the ongoing economic crisis. Existing and planned laws/standards and investment levels are not enough to meet [...] | 2009-09-11 11:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU |
09VIENNA118 | AUSTRIA: POCS FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] In response to reftel, Embassy points of contact for NPT issues are as follows: -- Dean Yap, Econ/Pol Counselor; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2201; email: YapJD@state.gov. -- Phil Kaplan, Political Unit Chief; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2114; email: KaplanPW@state.gov. 2. Government [...] | 2009-02-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09VIENNA1264 | Austria on Climate Demarche: Can USG Deliver? [...] EconPol Counselor and EconUnitChief delivered ref A demarche September 25 to Elfriede-Anna More (advisor to GoA Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich) and Dr. Gertraud Wollansky (Department of Air, Soil, and Climate Change). The Ambassador strengthened the message in a call Sept [...] | 2009-10-01 09:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU |
09VIENNA1347 | Austrian Climate Negotiator Pessimistic on Copenhagen, [...] (SBU) At a Vienna conference October 12, long-time lead Austrian UNFCCC negotiator Helmut Hojesky gave a highly pessimistic readout of the Copenhagen process following Bangkok. The overarching "crunch point" remains the question of paying for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Until fi [...] | 2009-10-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU |
09VIENNA1447 | Faymann In Moscow: Austria Reaffirms South Stream Interest; [...] (U) Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann discussed energy and transportation issues with Russian President Medvedev and PM Putin during a November 10-11 trip to Moscow. According to press reports, the Medvedev meeting was a brief courtesy visit while the Putin meeting was a three-hour discussi [...] | 2009-11-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PREL AU RS |
09VIENNA1450 | STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Richard Kessler, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA),and David Fite, HCFA Staff Member, discussed the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna November 9 with GOA officials and MPs from key political parties. The Staffdel emphasized that the U.S. seeks to en [...] | 2009-11-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS EUN IR AU |
09VIENNA15 | Gas Dispute -- OMV Sees No Short-Term Solution; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austrian energy company OMV announced early January 7 that Russian natural gas deliveries to Austria have come to a standstill. For the medium term (about three months),OMV's subsidiary EconGas -- which supplies customers -- can compensate from its storage (1.7 bcm),domestic pr [...] | 2009-01-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EPET PREL AU |
09VIENNA153 | AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE [...] Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually re [...] | 2009-02-11 16:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09VIENNA1533 | GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE MAIDEN VISIT [...] (C) The German Embassy describes FonMin Westerwelle's Nov. 25 maiden visit to Austria as partly designed to strengthen the new Minster's standing and image vis-a-vis Chancellor Merkel and as part of a larger Westerwelle effort to improve Germany's standing with smaller EU member states. His d [...] | 2009-12-02 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG IR GM AU |
09VIENNA1543 | AUSTRIA'S OMV SAYS NO INVESTMENTS IN IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMV says it does not currently have investments or activities in Iran's oil/gas sector anywhere approaching ISA (Iran Sanctions Act) thresholds. The Austrian government has publicly reaffirmed its line against new investments in Iranian energy. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November [...] | 2009-12-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU |
09VIENNA1554 | Hydropower, Austria's Mixed Blessing [...] SUMMARY: Austria is blessed with extensive hydropower resources which provide the bulk of its electricity supply -- but come with environmental and political costs. Austria's hydropower potential is (TWh) 56 terawatt hours annually -- of which 38 TWh are already installed -- but further expan [...] | 2009-12-09 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON KGHG AU |
09VIENNA1582 | Gas Trading Exchange Formally Launched -- Without Gazprom [...] (SBU) On December 11, Austrian national oil/gas company OMV and the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) formally launched a new gas trading platform as part of the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH),a gas-service provider and currently a 100% subsidiary of OMV. OMV and VSE (which is slated to take a 20% [...] | 2009-12-15 12:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EPET AU RU |
09VIENNA1588 | ISRAELI DEFMIN DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (U) Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy PM Barak met with Chancellor Faymann, President Fischer, DefMin Darabos, and FM Spindelegger during a low-key December 14-15 visit to Vienna. During a joint press conference after their meeting, Barak and Darabos emphasized their support for a two-state [...] | 2009-12-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS IS IR AU |
09VIENNA1602 | Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions [...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...] | 2009-12-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU |
09VIENNA1605 | Austrian Wood-Pellet Industry Seeking US Joint Ventures [...] SUMMARY: Austria's wood-pellet industry has approached Post, seeking to promote joint ventures and other commercial cooperation in advanced biomass heating. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 4, Embassy representatives met with Christian Rakos, head of ProPellets (an Austrian association that prom [...] | 2009-12-23 07:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON ETRD KGHG AU |
09VIENNA173 | Austria's Anti-Nuclear Stance: Rock Solid, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is no nuclear renaissance in Austria. This cable details Austrians' long-standing rejection of nuclear power and GOA opposition in every international context. Austria's new government will continue its role as Europe's strongest opponent of nuclear energy. While the r [...] | 2009-02-17 15:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PGOV AU |
09VIENNA310 | AUSTRIA: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES [...] (S) Mission Vienna has identified the following CI/KR sites in Austria: --Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Baumgarten an der March gas facility 2. (S) The two medical plan [...] | 2009-03-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09VIENNA363 | OPEC Ministers Foresee Supply Crunch, Price [...] Meeting March 18-19 under the aegis of OPEC's biannual International Seminar in Vienna, OPEC ministers and industry CEOs: -- supported the March 15 decision to hold production targets steady, with no indication of medium-term cuts; -- were unanimous in predicting the current investment drough [...] | 2009-03-27 11:47:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG SENV KGHG AU |
09VIENNA4 | OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE [...] According to an Embassy contact in the International Gas department of OMV, Austria's major oil and gas company, there are currently no/no signs that the natural gas flow from Russia to the Austrian gas station in Baumgarten has been reduced due to the Ukrainian-Russian gas dispute. (The Baumg [...] | 2009-01-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV EPET AU |
09VIENNA408 | Austria Reactions to OMV Sale of MOL Stake to Russian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OMV's sale of its 21.2% stake in Hungarian energy national MOL to Siberian energy company Surgutneftegas has raised few eyebrows in Austria, where it is seen as the logical unwinding of OMV's abandoned effort to grow into a regional powerhouse. The sale is no surprise: ever sin [...] | 2009-04-03 14:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON AU HU |
09VIENNA44 | AUSTRIAN FORMIN RULES OUT IRAN ENERGY CONTRACTS [...] SUMMARY: Austria's new foreign minister has made the clearest public statement yet of GOA opposition to energy contracts with Iran under the present diplomatic situation. He also reaffirmed GOA support for the Nabucco pipeline and expressed confidence the consortium will secure gas from the Ca [...] | 2009-01-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL AU IR |
09VIENNA54 | New Austrian Climate Realism at Highest Levels [...] SUMMARY: Faced with a widening gap between promises and performance on emissions reduction, the new GOA is shrinking its climate/energy goals to fit Austria's modest initiatives. Having failed to reach its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions goals in the Kyoto period by almost a quarter, the Go [...] | 2009-01-15 11:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU |
09VIENNA553 | Gas Regulators On Lessons Learned From Russia-Ukraine [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post recently attended a closed-door workshop for European regulators on "Experiences from the January 2009 gas crisis" hosted by Austrian energy regulator E-Control. The workshop's central findings (as summarized by E-Control head Walter Boltz): -- Europe suffered more from poor [...] | 2009-05-07 15:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL AU EUN |
09VIENNA595 | Nabucco-Turkey Progress - OMV Uncertain On IGA Timeline, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following media reports that an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on the planned Nabucco Pipeline is imminent, OMV and Nabucco contacts appear more optimistic but are concerned about media speculation and caution that not all IGA issues have been resolved. END SUMMARY. (NOTE: [...] | 2009-05-19 09:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV BEXP AU |
09VIENNA596 | OMV Buys Stake in Northern Iraq Gas Exploration/ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's OMV has boughta 10% stake in two gas fields in Iraq's Kurdish rgion, which it hopes will become major suppliersto the Nabucco pipeline sometime after 2015. Whil confident of its legal position, OMV recognizesthe absence of a national hydocarbon law is problematic, but i [...] | 2009-05-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU |
09VIENNA617 | AUSTRIA IN LATE-STAGE NEGOTIATIONS ON SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Following Russian media reports on May 22, Austria's Minister for Economy (in charge of energy issues) Reinhold Mitterlehner has confirmed publicly that the GoA is in "ongoing negotiations" on a bilateral agreement with Russia to participate in the planned South Stream pipeline. Unlike hi [...] | 2009-05-27 13:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG AU |
09VIENNA673 | Nabucco IGA: GoA Confirms No Reference To Specific Entry [...] (SBU) On June 5,Embassy conveyed ref A demarche to Gerhard Langeer, energy advisor to Economic Minister Reinhold Miterlehner. (NOTE: the meeting came after repeatd delays in meeting with Austrian Special EnergyEnvoy Dr. Maria Reich-Rohrwig, who was ill -- EN NOTE). Langeder confirmed earlier [...] | 2009-06-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV AU |
09VIENNA739 | Austria Still Pitching Vienna For IRENA Headquarters [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian MFA reps continue to pitch Vienna as headquarters for the nascent International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but acknowledge that the UAE has cleverly played the "South" card in promoting itself. Austrians argue Vienna offers synergies and that a UAE headquarters wo [...] | 2009-06-19 10:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV AU |
09VIENNA743 | Climate Change: Austria to Exceed Kyoto, 2020 Emissions [...] SUMMARY: According to the latest "Climate Report" of the Austrian Environmental Agency (AEA - comparable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency),Austria emitted 88 million tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e),11% above 1990 levels and about 24% above Austria's Kyoto Protocol commitment. Pro [...] | 2009-06-22 06:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU |
09VIENNA75 | AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...] | 2009-01-21 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF |
09VIENNA90 | Austria Allays Concerns on Caspian Development [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A points on the Caspian Development Corporation (CDC) to the Energy International Affairs Department head in the Austrian Economic Ministry, Dr. Maria Reich-Rohrwig. GOA rep said the Ministry agrees that the CDC should not hamper private sector activities in the energ [...] | 2009-01-22 15:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET AU ZJ |
09VIENNA903 | OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...] | 2009-07-21 14:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU |
09VIENNA941 | Nabucco Gas Pipeline: Next Steps [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian government and industry contacts are optimistic that the Nabucco consortium can build on positive momentum from the July 13 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) signing. The GoA has reaffirmed its support for Nabucco at the highest levels, while continuing to negotiate ove [...] | 2009-07-28 08:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV AU |
09VIENNA966 | AUSTRIA DISCUSSES ENERGY TIES WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) From July 27 to July 31, a 13-member Turkmen delegation attended the second meeting of the joint Austrian-Turkmen Commission for Intergovernmental and Foreign Trade Relations in Vienna. The commission was set up by a Memorandum of Understanding (reftel) signed by the two countries when Tur [...] | 2009-07-31 12:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON TX AU |
09VIENTIANE294 | LAOS CONSIDERING JOINING INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Embassy spoke with a wide range of officials in the Government of Laos (GOL) regarding potential membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to Mr. Khamphinh Philakon, the officer in the MFA's Department of International Organizations responsible for overseeing [...] | 2009-06-19 07:25:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG SENV LA |
09VILNIUS143 | LITHUANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING MEANS [...] (C) Summary: A March 2 ruling by the Lithuanian Constitutional Court will likely result in changes to LEO LT,s supervisory and management boards, but will not lead to the demise of the energy holding company. Initial indications are that the current government -- no friend of Leo LT -- will [...] | 2009-03-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV LH |
09VILNIUS180 | LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH |
09VILNIUS22 | MEETING BETWEEN EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and FM Usackas discussed the continuing negotiations to resolve the gas cut-off to Ukraine. They agreed that Russia had shown itself to be an unreliable supplier, and the current crisis may build support for greater diversification of supplies. A/S Fried stressed to [...] | 2009-01-13 10:31:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL MOPS |
09VILNIUS228 | LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...] | 2009-04-27 10:55:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH |
09VILNIUS231 | LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF BALTIC ENERGY [...] (C) Prime Minister Kubilius was happy with the results of the April 26-27 meeting of Baltic prime ministers on energy, according to his advisor Loreta Zakareviciene, who spoke with us April 28. She acknowledged that the declaration, signed by Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian PMs (e-mailed to [...] | 2009-04-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL LH |
09VILNIUS275 | AMBITIOUS TIMELINE BY GOL FOR LITHUANIA'S NEW [...] (C) On April 22 the GOL issued a decree that includes the ambitious goal of choosing reactor technology for the new Visaginas nuclear power plant by the end of June 2010. Although the General Director of the firm charged with completing this work, Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),expressed so [...] | 2009-05-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LH |
09VILNIUS319 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN IRENA [...] (C) On June 12 we met with Vaidotas Karvelis the head of the MFA's Strategic Sector Policy Division, Vaclovas Semaskevicius, Chief Specialist of the Energy Ministry's Renewable Energy Division, and Marijus Franckevicius, the Director of the Lithuanian Energy Agency, to discuss reftels. All w [...] | 2009-06-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV LH |
09VILNIUS340 | LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...] | 2009-06-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH |
09VILNIUS513 | LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLIMATE POLICY, BUT HOPES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian government officials "appreciate the strong position the United States is taking right now" on climate change, but worry that discord in Congress might prevent the USG from meeting the goals set by the Administration. Without follow-through from the United States, th [...] | 2009-10-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG TRGY LH |
09VILNIUS581 | LITHUANIA SEEKS INCREASED OUTSIDE FINANCING FOR A [...] (C) On 29 October the General Director of Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),Sarunas Vasiliauskas, told us that the GOL is proceeding with plans for the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VNPP) but needs 95 percent of the financing to come from outside sources. VAE is likely to build a one reacto [...] | 2009-11-03 15:08:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LH |
09VILNIUS671 | Lithuanian Government Invites Investors For The [...] On December 9, 2009, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced a tender (invitation to invest) for the selection of a strategic investor for the new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project. Potential investors are invited to submit their bids to the address below by January 29, 2010 15:00 (loca [...] | 2009-12-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON LH |
09VILNIUS673 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C) The Ambassador's introductory meeting with Sarunas Vasiliauskas, head of Visagino Atomines Elektrines (VAE),the firm planning the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, displayed the complexities surrounding Lithuania's desire to build a new nuclear reactor. Vasiliauskas [...] | 2009-12-10 12:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LH |
09VLADIVOSTOK100 | NAKHODKA LOOKS TO OIL AND GAS FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nakhodka city officials, the financial crisis has not hurt the city's economic potential. Unemployment is low and the construction of oil and gas infrastructure, as well as housing for the expected influx of (mostly Russian) workers, is expected to increase Nakhodka [...] | 2009-09-26 01:29:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN ELAB EWWT PGOV |
09VLADIVOSTOK25 | RADIOACTIVE SUBS: MORE CORES TO THE FORE [...] The Deputy Director of a Primorye shipyard recently conducted a media interview to warn the public about the potential danger of ten nuclear submarines scheduled for dismantling at his facility. The subs are at various stages of dismantlement, but currently there are no sufficient facilities [...] | 2009-02-25 07:25:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG MNUC PGOV RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK44 | SAKHALIN'S PAPER FISH PROBLEM [...] Econ Officer met with Environmental activist Dmitriy Lisitsyn of Ecological Sakhalin Watch to discuss environmental problems on the island, the effect of oil and gas projects on wildlife, the use of "paper fish" by poachers to circumvent fish quotas, and even some environmental improvements th [...] | 2009-04-08 08:06:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK62 | DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Though the North Korean nuclear test took place less than 180 miles from Vladivostok, reaction in the city has so far been fairly muted. Professors at the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service announced plans to conduct a small demonstration at noon on May 27 to protest the No [...] | 2009-05-26 07:26:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV RS |
09VLADIVOSTOK98 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...] | 2009-09-22 03:00:00 | Consulate Vladivostok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN |
09WARSAW1028 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Warsaw is an opportunity to reset relations with Poland, a loyal ally. Poles have long aspired to building a special relationship with the U.S., on par with what we have with the UK, but they believe the U.S. has not always shown the same enthusiasm. To an extent, many Poles [...] | 2009-10-05 11:14:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON PL |
09WARSAW1029 | SUPPORT FOR POLAND'S ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Polish government requests US assistance in launching a nuclear power program. PM Tusk's goal of generating nuclear power by 2020 is optimistic. However, simultaneously meeting Poland's carbon emissions commitments and addressing its energy security concerns will require d [...] | 2009-10-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV TRGY BEXP BTIO PL |
09WARSAW1037 | POLAND'S POTENTIAL SHALE GAS INVESTMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The success of companies in the U.S. at extracting gas from shale and other unconventional sources has generated some excitement in Poland. Several majors and mid-majors have applied for exploration licenses over the past year and performed broader market and investment climat [...] | 2009-10-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PL |
09WARSAW1091 | BALTIC ENERGY BRIDGE: POLAND CHEERS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Polish government (GoP) views Baltic energy security as important to its regional diplomatic efforts, particularly to building EU energy solidarity and managing EU-Russian relations. However, the GoP does not believe that connecting Baltic energy markets to Poland or other [...] | 2009-10-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL |
09WARSAW1122 | POLAND TO SIGN LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tusk's energy committee is expected to approve today, November 4, a new agreement with Russia on gas and transit through 2037. The deal will then go to the Council of Ministers for final approval, probably on Tuesday, November 10. The contract includes a reduce [...] | 2009-11-05 07:16:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENIV ENRG ETRD PGOV PL |
09WARSAW1163 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...] | 2009-11-24 17:32:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL |
09WARSAW1164 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...] | 2009-11-25 07:17:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL |
09WARSAW1170 | AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...] | 2009-11-25 16:56:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL |
09WARSAW122 | UKRAINE, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC SUMMIT ON GAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lech Kaczynski's January 28 meeting in Wroclaw with Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Czech Prime Minister Topolanek, representing the EU presidency, produced only an inconclusive assessment of the Ukraine-Russia gas agreement. Officials from President Lech Kaczynski' [...] | 2009-02-04 06:19:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS CZ BO UP PL |
09WARSAW139 | POLAND ON EU CLIMATE PACKAGE, ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) Piotr Serafin, Under Secretary of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) recently briefed EconCouns and ESTOff on: 1) Polish tactics and outcome of the December 12, 2008 EU climate package; 2) a new EUR 3.5 billion allocation for European energy and power interconnecti [...] | 2009-02-10 06:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL |
09WARSAW183 | POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...] | 2009-02-18 16:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL |
09WARSAW2 | POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO [...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...] | 2009-01-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU PL |
09WARSAW227 | POLAND: GET NPT BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel questions, Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Policy Department told us February 19 that Warsaw's top priority for the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle was to strengthen unity among NPT participants and bolster the treaty [...] | 2009-03-02 16:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09WARSAW238 | POLAND:CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 09:44:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG PL |
09WARSAW3 | POTENTIAL GAS SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS FROM RUSSIA TO [...] (C) Summary. Reporting from the Polish Embassy in Kyiv, conveyed to us by MFA's Economic Department, confirms reports from Embassy Berlin and Kyiv (Refs B and C) that the Ukrainians have found a way to pay gas debts to Gazprom and will avert a shutoff on January 1. That said, Polish authorit [...] | 2009-01-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU PL |
09WARSAW339 | YOUR MEETING WITH POLAND'S LEADERSHIP IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Your April 5 meeting with Poland's leadership (which is likely to be both President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk) is much anticipated in Warsaw. If you meet with them together, which I expect to be the case, it will be the first time these two political rivals have met jo [...] | 2009-03-31 08:01:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP PHUM MARR ECON ENRG CVIS PGOV PL |
09WARSAW351 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROGERS VISIT TO WARSAW, [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your meetings will occur one day after President Obama meets with the Polish leadership on the margins of the U.S.-EU Summit in Prague, which will likely be with both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski. [...] | 2009-04-01 14:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR OREP ENRG MARR RS PL |
09WARSAW54 | KACZYNSKI AND YUSHCHENKO DISCUSS UKRAINE-RUSSIA [...] (C) During his January 14 meeting with President Kaczynski in Wisla, Poland, Ukrainian President Yushchenko was reportedly agitated and adamant about the need for EU support. According to advisors in the Presidential Chancellery, the most important outcome was Czech FM Topolanek and European [...] | 2009-01-16 08:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET UP PL |
09WARSAW938 | POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...] | 2009-09-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09WELLINGTON134 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: ENERGY [...] (U) In response to reftel action request, Post would like to mention the Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN) project. Launched in August 2008, EDIN is a partnership between Iceland, New Zealand and the United States to further the use of energy efficient and renewable energy technolog [...] | 2009-06-09 05:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ENRG APEC NZ |
09WELLINGTON163 | New Zealand Response to U.S. Views on the International [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 06:33:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09WELLINGTON2 | U.S. COMPANIES AND AIR NEW ZEALAND TEST AVIATON BIOFUEL [...] December 30, 2008 Charge represented the Embassy, the Foreign Commercial Service and the U.S. Government generally at an Air New Zealand (ANZ) test flight of a new biofuel at Auckland International Airport. UOP, a U.S. subsidiary of Honeywell, has developed a biofuel from a tree called jatropha [...] | 2009-01-06 02:29:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ENRG TRGY NZUS |
09WELLINGTON3 | NZ RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST CONCERNING THE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request. Poloff contacted Richard Hawke, Manager of the Energy and Environment Office for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development. Hawke stated that the GNZ is aware of IRENA, that there have been internal GNZ discussions concerning the proposal, an [...] | 2009-01-08 03:55:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PGOV NZ |
09WELLINGTON37 | BOEING BIDS TO SELL AIR NEW ZEALAND FIFTEEN NEW AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: Boeing Corporation hopes to secure a new tender for the sale of fifteen new 737s to Air New Zealand worth US$1.2 billion. If successful this will add to Boeing's already lucrative contract to supply the national carrier with state-of-the-art aircraft. Air New Zealand is awaitin [...] | 2009-02-13 03:12:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP EAIR EIND EINT EINV ENRG ETRD NZ |
09WELLINGTON54 | NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED KINGDOM COLLABORATE ON RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary. In February, the British High Commission (BHC) in New Zealand and the NZ Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MoRST),organized a visit to New Zealand by a party of UK energy specialists. The purpose of the visit, funded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),was [...] | 2009-02-27 03:17:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY KGHG PREL NZ UK |
09WINDHOEK159 | NAMIBIAN GOVERNMENT AND ROSSING REAFFIRM NO [...] (S) Namibia's Rossing Uranium mine has been in production since 1976, and since its establishment the Government of Iran (GOI) - then under the Shah - has maintained a financial stake in the operation. Today, the Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) maintains the GOI's 15 percent stake. Lik [...] | 2009-05-08 11:29:00 | Embassy Windhoek | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR WA |
09WINDHOEK183 | NAMIBIA: NO DEAL FOR IRAN [...] (C) On May 15, Ambassador Mathieu asked the Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr. Erkki Nghimtina, whether he had recently met with an Iranian delegation to discuss uranium sales. Nghimtina said he had met with the Ambassador of Iran (no date specified),who reportedly stated Iran hoped to come to [...] | 2009-05-20 16:31:00 | Embassy Windhoek | SECRET | MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC KNNP IR WA |
09WINDHOEK191 | NAMIBIA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TESTS [...] On May 28, the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press statement in connection with the reported nuclear tests conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Begin text. 2. At the outset it is worth mentioning that the Republic of Namibia is a State Party to th [...] | 2009-05-28 17:08:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR WA |
09WINDHOEK200 | Rossing Uranium Mine Has Ambitious Plans [...] (SBU) Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium is Namibia's flagship mine. It has been in continuous operation since 1976. The mine currently produces about 7.8 percent of global uranium oxide (U3O8) and expects to increase to 10 percent by 2012 when current expansions are completed. Rossing accounts for [...] | 2009-06-03 10:54:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA |
09WINDHOEK202 | Namibia's Uranium - Today a Boom, Tomorrow What? [...] (SBU) The Erongo region of Namibia hosts numerous economically viable uranium deposits. There are two mines in production, an additional one that will enter production by 2010, and some 19 prospects in various stages of evaluation. Currently the fourth largest uranium producer in the world, N [...] | 2009-06-03 15:02:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA |
09WINDHOEK209 | Namibia's Lone Gold Mine Plans to Double Output [...] (SBU) Summary. AngloGold Ashanti's Navachab Gold Mine is Namibia's only gold producer. The open-pit mine is located in a region that hosts numerous low-grade and uneconomic deposits, but the potential for expansion is favorable. Navachab is a small producer with an output of about one to one [...] | 2009-06-05 12:01:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ENRG EPET EINV ETRD KNNP SENV WA |
09WINDHOEK296 | NAMIBIA'S URANIUM: THE TRADE MINISTER'S VIEWS [...] (C) Namibia's Minister of Trade and Industry Hage Geingob recently shared his views on his country's rapidly growing uranium mining industry with Ambassador Mathieu. The Ambassador emphasized the need for the Namibian Government (GRN) to be watchful of Iran that might attempt to employ variou [...] | 2009-08-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK348 | NAMIBIA: URANIUM THEFT PROMPTS ROSSING RESPONSE [...] Action request - please see para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The recent theft of 170 kilograms of uranium oxide from Rio Tinto's Rossing Uranium facility has forced the company to strengthen its security posture, Rossing Uranium's Managing Director Mike Leech told Ambassador Ma [...] | 2009-09-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK374 | NAMIBIA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the AGOA Eligibility Review submission for Namibia. Responses are keyed to paragraph 3 of reftel. End Summary. Country: NAMIBIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. (SBU) Country Background Summary: Namibia has a population of approximately 2.1 million (proj [...] | 2009-10-14 12:30:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WA |
09WINDHOEK375 | ROSSING ACCEPTS DOE OFFER OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) CDA conveyed to Rossing MD Michael Leech on October 15 reftel offer from DOE's Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to meet with Rossing officials to discuss the company's security needs. Leech said the first half of December would be good timing for a visit, as Rossing would have [...] | 2009-10-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Windhoek | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL IR WA |
09WINDHOEK432 | NAMIBIA ASKS DOE TO REVIEW SALE OF URANIUM TO USEC [...] Action request - please see paragraph 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Veston Malango, General Manger of the Chamber of Mines of Namibia (CMN),called on Ambassador Mathieu to convey his organization's concern over the U.S. Department of Energy's plan to sell excess USG uranium to [...] | 2009-11-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Windhoek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EMIN ETTC PREL WA |
09WINDHOEK65 | PRIME MINISTER CONFIRMS: NO SALE OF URANIUM TO IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 12:00:00 | Embassy Windhoek | SECRET | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM WA TRGY |
09YAOUNDE1068 | Cameroon's Challenged Energy Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Cameroon continues to plan for large power production projects. In the hydropower sector, agreements have been signed for financing the Lom Pangar dam project and the Chinese have stepped in to build Memve'ele dam. American-led power company AES-Sonel signed a deal to provide [...] | 2009-12-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM EPET |
09YAOUNDE108 | OVERVIEW OF CAMEROON'S OIL AND GAS SECTOR [...] (U) Summary: Cameroon is the seventh largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa, not including the oil transiting Cameroon in the $4 billion Chad-Cameroon pipeline owned and operated by an Exxon Mobil-led consortium. Although French company Total accounts for two-thirds of current explorati [...] | 2009-01-30 11:13:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON CM |
09YAOUNDE590 | U.S. COMPANY AES AT CENTER OF CAMEROON'S ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. American power company AES, having won the 2001 concession to manage SONEL, the former parastatal that operated Cameroon's power production and distribution networks, continues to struggle to improve its image and performance in the face of diverse challenges, from bad weathe [...] | 2009-07-02 08:10:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON ETRD KCOR CM |
09YAOUNDE682 | NEW ENERGY AND WATER MINISTER WANTS RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 24, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Minister of Energy and Water, Michael Ngako Tomdio, who came to his job in a June 30 cabinet shuffle. Clearly under pressure to produce results, he signaled a breakthrough on the impasse between AES-Sonel and aluminum prod [...] | 2009-08-06 07:06:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM ECON ENRG EWWT PGOV PREL |
09YEREVAN167 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) In their introductory meeting, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunian thanked the Ambassador for the assistance provided by USAID on a range of water projects as well as the work of Peace Corps volunteers in environmental education. He requested that USAID assistance be extended b [...] | 2009-03-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ENRG SENV AM |
09YEREVAN196 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09YEREVAN203 | ARMENIA ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC PGOV PREL ENRG AORC KNNP UNGA IAEA NPT |
09YEREVAN235 | BSEC ENERGY MINISTERS SEEK COOPERATION WITH EU, [...] (C) A meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization energy ministers in Yerevan March 20 underscored the desire for stronger energy cooperation with the EU, but also showed that Russia remains intent on impeding such an initiative. In working group meetings Russia successfully [...] | 2009-04-02 09:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD EAID ZS ZJ ZL RU MD UP AM |
09YEREVAN280 | ARMENIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO IRAN FURTHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Last week's visit to Iran by President Sargsian was the culmination of a series of recent visits by officials of the two countries, and included the signing of eight MOUs, mostly on energy and transportation projects. Officials of both countries spoke of their desire [...] | 2009-04-28 12:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL IR |
09YEREVAN326 | IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE SET TO BEGIN SHIPMENTS [...] (C) A GOAM official has confirmed press reports that the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will begin shipments of gas to Armenia this week. Although it is now the low season with respect to Armenia's domestic gas demand, and the thermal power plant that will ultimately be the primary user of the Ira [...] | 2009-05-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG AM IR |
09YEREVAN410 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ARMAVIR MARZ [...] (C) Ambassador's May 27 familiarization visit to Armavir Marz highlighted the deepening impact of the global economic crisis in Armenia's regions, particularly as a result of declining agricultural demand and falling remittances. Corruption remains a serious problem in nearly every interaction [...] | 2009-06-12 17:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON ENRG AM |
09YEREVAN412 | U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Energy Areg Galstyan. Galstian informed that the GOAM would be represented by Armenia's Ambassador to Egypt at the June 28-30 IRENA meeting in Cairo. 2. The GOAM has no strong preference regarding the siting of the HQ, but Galstyan sai [...] | 2009-06-15 13:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09YEREVAN608 | ECONOMIC PROJECTS READY TO GO -- EVEN WITHOUT [...] (C) Opening the border between Armenia and Turkey is generally expected to produce long-term economic benefits for both countries. However, even without formal opening of the border or establishment of diplomatic relations, projects in the transportation, energy and telecommunications are near [...] | 2009-09-02 11:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD AJ AM TU |
09YEREVAN634 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT [...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to reftel request: 2. Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia 13/11712 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presents its compliments to th [...] | 2009-09-11 13:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY AM |
09YEREVAN719 | OPEN BORDER COULD INCREASE TRADE AND COOPERATION, [...] (C) The closure of Armenia's border with neighboring Turkey has isolated this landlocked country and imposed a high price in terms of lost economic opportunities. Armenia is not part of any regional transportation or energy network. Its isolation has helped foster import monopolies, stifled [...] | 2009-10-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PROG PREL AJ AM TU |
09YEREVAN851 | ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN JOINT VENTURE TO BUILD NUCLEAR [...] (C) The GOAM has announced plans for construction of a new nuclear power plant with Russian involvement at every phase: an Armenian-Russian joint venture will partially finance construction; Russian state-owned Atomstroyexport will serve as general contractor; and Atomstroyexport will hire itse [...] | 2009-12-11 08:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG RU AM |
09ZAGREB103 | UNDP 2008 HUMAN DEVT REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] Summary: On February 16, UNDP released its 2008 Human Development Report for Croatia, which analyzes the links between climate change, the economy, and human development. While expected warmer temperatures could have good or bad effects on tourism in Croatia, rising sea-levels and increased fr [...] | 2009-02-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV KGHG HR |
09ZAGREB105 | CROATIA PROVIDES VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the Croatian MFA, responded to reftel during a 23 February meeting. The GOC approaches the review process with its own three pillars in mind: universality, commitment to strengthening non-proliferation regimes, a [...] | 2009-02-24 07:39:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA NPT |
09ZAGREB133 | CROATIA CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Per reftel, post has determined Croatia possesses no critical infrastructure or key resources which, if destroyed, would have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. RSO, Pol/Econ, GSO, and IMO were consulted for this response. BRADTKE [...] | 2009-03-11 12:12:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP |
09ZAGREB20 | GAS SUPPLIES FROM ITALY AND GERMANY TO HELP [...] Two agreements over the weekend may ease pressure on Croatia's gas situation (reftels). First, Italian ENI agreed to split gas production from its northern Adriatic fields with Croatia, beginning delivery over the weekend of 30,000 cubic meters per hour. Croatia also began receiving gas shi [...] | 2009-01-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG HR |
09ZAGREB295 | ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - MAY 26, 2009 [...] (U) ALBANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS ZAGREB: Albanian President Bamir Topi met with President Mesic on May 20 and discussed the widening cooperation between the two countries. Mesic stated that Albania and Croatia joining NATO this year introduced "a new element" in bilateral relations, and that it [...] | 2009-05-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG HR PGOV PREL |
09ZAGREB361 | CROATIAN MARKET COMPETITION AGENCY ASSERTS ITSELF [...] (SBU) Croatia has recently made significant progress toward a new competition law that will be more in line with EU legislation, strengthening potential penalties for monopolistic practices, and empowering the Agency for the Protection of Market Competition (AZTN) to enforce its directives. [...] | 2009-06-16 06:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV ENRG HR |
09ZAGREB374 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOC WILL NOT ATTEND IRENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 16:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG SENV |
09ZAGREB497 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CROATIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Progress on Croatia's LNG terminal is excruciatingly slow, with LNG project staff at INA, Croatia's largest shareholder in the project, sitting idle waiting for the final investment decision to be made. As Croatia's domestic gas production slowly declines, its need for new so [...] | 2009-08-12 08:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV HR |
09ZAGREB6 | IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CUTOFF ON CROATIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to a Ministry of Economy spokesperson, Croatia's natural gas supply from Russia was cut by about 75 percent on January 6 and stopped entirely on January 7. In a public statement January 7, PM Sanader said the situation was serious, but no cause for panic. He said Croatia [...] | 2009-01-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR |
09ZAGREB605 | CONFUSION AND FINGER POINTING OVER DELAY IN LNG [...] SUMMARY. Insiders within the government and energy industry are at a loss to explain the slow pace of progress in the liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal planned for construction on the Croatian island of Krk. Both are quick to point fingers at the other for the delay. Contacts in the natural [...] | 2009-10-06 08:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EINV HR |
09ZAGREB670 | RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT IN CROATIAN ENERGY SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a public address on Russian energy policy in the Balkans, the Russian DCM in Croatia openly laid out Russia's desire for increased Croatian participation in the South Stream gas pipeline, completing a deal on the Druzba Adria oil pipeline, and possible Russian takeover of the [...] | 2009-11-16 07:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR |
09ZAGREB697 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON INA'S IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 09:51:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL HR |
09ZAGREB703 | ZAGREB DAILY REPORT - DECEMBER 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) Initial Croatian Media Coverage of President,s Policy on Afghanistan: Major dailies gave significant coverage to President Obama,s speech, although primarily based on reports from senior officials, pre-briefs, given the time difference. All media note that the Croatian government remai [...] | 2009-12-02 15:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AF HR |
09ZAGREB718 | CROATIA UNPREPARED FOR ANOTHER GAS CRISIS [...] (SBU) Stevo Kolundzic, senior advisor to the board of directors of INA, Croatia's largest energy company, told econoff on December 7 that owing to existing Croatian gas supplies and market conditions, Croatia is ill-equipped to deal with another gas cutoff from Russia, or even a cold snap that [...] | 2009-12-09 14:54:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON HR |
09ZAGREB729 | CROATIAN VIEWS ON RUSSIAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: The GoC has traditionally been leery of Russia's involvement in the region, particularly due to Russian support for Serbia during the 1990s war, as well as concerns that the GoR could slow efforts to bring South Eastern Europe into the Euro-Atlantic community. Since taking of [...] | 2009-12-15 11:48:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ENRG HR RS |
09ZAGREB85 | CROATIAN NATURAL GAS PROJECTS: LOOKING FOR NEW [...] Summary: The recent gas crisis has fueled discussion and interest in the subject of Croatian energy security and energy diversification. The most significant project addressing these issues is the long-delayed construction of an LNG terminal on the Adriatic. Senior government leaders have e [...] | 2009-02-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV HR |
09ZAGREB9 | UPDATE ON IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CUTOFF ON CROATIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL HR |
10ABIDJAN150 | Rolling Power Cuts Add to Heightened Tensions in Cote [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2, due to the breakdown of a large generation station, the GOCI began implementing rolling power cuts throughout the country, a situation the government predicts will last until mid-May. The GOCI is giving priority to factories, hospitals and water pumping statio [...] | 2010-02-11 09:21:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PREL ASEC IV |
10ABUDHABI158 | UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...] | 2010-02-01 13:02:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE |
10ABUDHABI192 | UAE Energy Officers [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI200 | (SBU) UAE EXPECTS "POSITIVE" RESPONSE TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On February 10, Ambassador followed up on reftels' demarche with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash, who said the UAE is conducting its "due diligence" on the Copenhagen Accord through a dedicated committee led by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future E [...] | 2010-02-10 12:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI212 | UAE ORGANIZES ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) On February 7, post received a letter from Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD),requesting U.S. support for an "Eye on Earth" summit in Abu Dhabi. The Summit, tentatively planned for Nov. 15-17, seeks to "launch a multilateral process to desig [...] | 2010-02-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KGHG PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI246 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU [...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...] | 2010-02-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE |
10ABUDHABI270 | UAE ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ADVISORY BOARD [...] (SBU) On February 22, the UAE announced the establishment of an International Advisory Board (IAB) for the UAE's nuclear power program, under the leadership of former IAEA DG Hans Blix (complete text of official announcement in para 4). The Advisory Board, which was first referenced in the UAE' [...] | 2010-02-23 12:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI31 | UAE STILL REVIEWING COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (SBU) On January 19, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. Dr. Gargash said he would look into the status of the UAE position on the Accord. On January 24, Lana Nusseibah, Sp [...] | 2010-01-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI41 | CZECH MFA INTEREST IN UAE NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) During a January 20 meeting, visiting Czech MFA Ambassador-at-Large Vaclav Bartuska asked the Ambassador about the UAE's recent selection of KEPCO to build and operate four new nuclear power plants (Ref B). Bartuska, who was in Abu Dhabi attending the World Future Energy Summit and requeste [...] | 2010-01-27 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP TRGY EZ AE |
10ABUDHABI55 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPSEC WOLIN AND U/S HORMATS UAE VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission UAE looks forward to hosting Treasury Deputy Secretary Neil Wolin and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Robert Hormats in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from February 14-16. This is a joint message from Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai 2 [...] | 2010-02-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PTER PGOV AE |
10ABUDHABI7 | ABU DHABI'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODEL [...] (C) Summary: While many have surmised that Abu Dhabi would seek certain political concessions for its (at least) USD 25 billion financial support for Dubai in 2009 (reftel),there is little indication of a coerced quid pro quo. Rather, Abu Dhabi officials remain squarely focused on mastering [...] | 2010-01-07 10:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KIPR ECON ENRG AE |
10ABUDHABI89 | PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...] | 2010-02-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE |
10ABUJA194 | NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...] | 2010-02-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA |
10ACCRA107 | GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...] | 2010-02-04 07:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH |
10ACCRA139 | PRESIDENT MILLS DISCUSSES OIL AND WEST AFRICAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 3 meeting with Assistant Secretary Carson, Ghanaian President Mills expressed his commitment to rule of law and transparency. He also stressed the importance of respect and openness in the way oil companies engage with Ghana, highlighting Kosmos Energy as a case where [...] | 2010-02-16 16:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV PREL SNAR IV |
10ACCRA144 | GHANA SUPPORTS U.S. PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, SEEKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel A demarche, the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission offered "political support" for the USG in the upcoming NPT Review Conference. Ghana embraces the future use of nuclear power for its energy security, medicine, and other peaceful uses. Although Ghana has stat [...] | 2010-02-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM IAEA PREL NPT GH |
10ACCRA149 | GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON [...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...] | 2010-02-24 12:15:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH |
10ACCRA157 | OIL IN GHANA - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a business roundtable with AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, oil and gas companies discussed both the advantages and the risks of doing business in the energy sector in Ghana. The country stands at a fork in the road regarding the use of Ghana's modest future oil an [...] | 2010-02-24 18:18:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON GH |
10ADANA4 | TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 16:08:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG TU SY |
10ADDISABABA114 | DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...] | 2010-01-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ADDISABABA203 | ETHIOPIA - INSCRIBER AND ASSOCIATER, ENCOURAGES [...] (U) Pol/econ efforts to secure a meeting with high level MFA contacts to deliver the referenced demarche in advance of the January 31, 2010 deadline were complicated by the onset of the African Union (AU) Summit. Not only were officials unavailable because of their AU Summit- related duties, [...] | 2010-02-04 12:03:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
10ADDISABABA272 | ETHIOPIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE, POST AU SUMMIT [...] (U) The Regional Environment Officer (REO) for eastern Africa met with Dessalegne Mesfin, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Environment Protection Agency on February 9, 2010 to discuss climate change decisions taken at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mesfin [...] | 2010-02-10 04:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG |
10ADDISABABA297 | JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...] | 2010-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET |
10ALGIERS104 | ANADARKO VS. SONATRACH -- UPDATE ON THEIR [...] (C) The head of Algerian operations of the U.S. oil company Anadarko told the Ambassador this week that his company's dispute continues with the state oil company Sonatrach over the government's application of the windfall profit tax provision of the 2006 Hydrocarbons Law to Anadarko's operati [...] | 2010-02-04 18:01:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPTE ENRG EINV AGAO US |
10ALGIERS111 | ALGERIA: DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL OIL COMPANY [...] (C/NF) Eight directors, including the CEO, of Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach are under investigation for corruption and have been fired and replaced. Industry insiders fear company operations will soon be affected. Algeria's intelligence services are leading the investigation. This sc [...] | 2010-02-08 16:58:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ENRG ECON ETRD KCRM PINS AG |
10ALGIERS157 | OIL COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT ALGERIA'S ENERGY FUTURE [...] (C/NF) Leading foreign oil companies (FOCs) are concerned that the corruption investigation into Algeria's national oil company Sonatrach (reftel) has paralyzed company decision-making and could slow ongoing projects. Unless Sonatrach consolidates under new management and resumes normal contr [...] | 2010-02-21 17:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EPET ENRG ECON ETRD KCOR PREL PINS AG |
10ALGIERS62 | ALGERIA AND COPENHAGEN FOLLOW-UP [...] DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director for North American Affairs Ambassador Ahriz January 20. The DCM noted that Algeria carried great weight in African discussions leading up to and during Copenhagen, had had some difficulty with the emerging consensus, had then joined the large majori [...] | 2010-01-20 16:31:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG PREL AG |
10ALGIERS99 | EMBASSY ALGIERS ENERGY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG AG |
10AMMAN192 | JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG JO |
10AMMAN196 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-19 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN221 | JORDAN SIGNS NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH [...] (U) Jordan signed a nuclear cooperation agreement (NCA) with Spain on January 20, Jordan's eighth such agreement. Jordan has signed NCAs with Argentina, Canada, China, France, Russia, South Korea and the UK. The agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) [...] | 2010-01-24 06:59:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM PREL JO |
10AMMAN237 | JORDAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the ten years since King Abdullah ascended to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertaken in th [...] | 2010-01-25 11:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO |
10AMMAN331 | Jordan's King Confirms His Attendance at April Nuclear [...] (SBU) In a February 1 letter addressed to the President and delivered to Post, King Abdullah confirmed his participation in the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. The Government of Jordan has not yet identified which officials will complete the delegation. The original lette [...] | 2010-02-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PARM PREL OPDC OVIP JO |
10ANKARA127 | NO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ON SOUTH PARS DEAL OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a brief "Oil and Gas Journal" news report from Paris January 8th of a recent Turkey-Iran gas agreement, GOT and Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) officials tell us there have been no significant developments or changes regarding their dealings on either South Pars gas field [...] | 2010-01-26 13:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA172 | TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S [...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...] | 2010-02-03 07:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV |
10ANKARA195 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN, AZERI GAS, NUCLEAR [...] (U) Ambassador Jeffrey met with Energy Minister Yildiz on February 3 to discuss the DOE energy efficiency conference, expected nuclear power plant projects, Iran, and negotiations with the Azeris on Shah Deniz gas. Yildiz, for reasons unknown but appreciated, hauled ambassador out before the [...] | 2010-02-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA223 | COPENHAGEN ACCORD: TURKEY SAYS IT CANNOT TAKE ON [...] (C) Summary and action request: We delivered reftel A points to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy, Water and Environment Murat Yavuz Ates on February 9. Ates said Turkey is still unsure if it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord because it is a developing country for energy and indu [...] | 2010-02-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ENRG TU KGHG |
10ANKARA269 | SCENESETTER FOR UNVIE AMB. DAVIES' FEB 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) Thank you for taking the time to come to Turkey. You will arrive very shortly after U/S Bill Burns will have left. Iran will be at the top of his agenda, but your visit will help us advance our efforts to press Turkey to support UNSC sanctions against Iran and drop its opposition to the N [...] | 2010-02-18 10:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNUC ETTC ENRG IR TU |
10ANKARA27 | TURKEY MAKES PROGRESS ON TURKMEN GAS VIA IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Minister Yildiz attended the January 6 opening ceremony for the Turkmen-Iran natural gas pipeline and met with Turkmen President Berdimuhamidov, Iranian President Ahmadinejad, and the energy ministers from both countries. Yildiz said progress was made in bringing Turkmen g [...] | 2010-01-07 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU |
10ANKARA316 | SCENESETTER FOR 5TH US-TURKEY ENERGY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) In preparation for the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group meeting to be held in Washington on March 1, we would like to update you on where our relationship with Turkey stands, where Turkey's relationships with other key countries stand, and how these relationships are affecting energy issue [...] | 2010-02-26 17:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL TU |
10ANKARA89 | TURKEY UNSURE IF WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN [...] (C) DCM and Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 15 to Mithat Rende, MFA Acting Director General for Economic Affairs. Rende said Turkey has not yet decided whether it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord nor whether it would inscribe any targets or actions. Rende explained [...] | 2010-01-20 07:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KGHG SENV ENRG TU |
10ASHGABAT122 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KGHG ENRG SENV TX |
10ASHGABAT184 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 02:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG TX |
10ASHGABAT244 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENERGY COMPANY SHOWS SAVVY IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Executives of recently-formed, Houston-based TX Oil, whose directors include a son of the 41st U.S. President, met with Turkmen government officials, including President Berdimuhamedov, on February 24-25. The purpos [...] | 2010-02-25 11:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BTIO ENIV ENRG EPET PGOV TX |
10ASHGABAT47 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) On January 11, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent an announcement to all diplomatic missions about a conference, "Problems of Use of Alternative Energy in Turkmenistan," that is being organized by the Academy of [...] | 2010-01-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG BTIO PGOV SENV TX |
10ASTANA131 | KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARED FOR SHERPA MEETING IN THE HAGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29, the CDA and the Dutch Ambassador jointly delivered the invitation to the February 9-11 preparatory meeting for the Global Nuclear Security Summit. Umarov, who said Kazakhstan had no objections to t [...] | 2010-02-01 01:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ |
10ASTANA133 | KAZAKHSTAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 27, the Embassy delivered reftel points on the Copenhagen Accords to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note. The CDA then reiterated the U.S. position to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov [...] | 2010-02-01 06:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGCC SENV KZ |
10ASTANA134 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY OFFICER COMMUNITY POINT OF CONTACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. Mission Kazakhstan applauds EEB's initiative to establish an interagency energy officer community and website to exchange information, facilitate policy discussions, and coordinate bilateral and multilateral energy prior [...] | 2010-02-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET KZ |
10ASTANA255 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 16-19 [...] (SBU) This is the first edition of a new weekly cable to disseminate spot reports based on Embassy conversations with interlocutors, as well as from the mass media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report. POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS - NAZARBAYEV TAL [...] | 2010-02-22 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KCRM KDEM KZ |
10ASTANA271 | KAZAKHSTAN: WEEKLY SPOT-REPORT DIGEST, FEBRUARY 22-26 [...] (SBU) This weekly cable disseminates spot reports based on Embassy conversations with contacts as well as reports from the Kazakhstani media. Our goal is to draw attention to information that might not merit a full cable report or that will be developed later. MAJOR POLICY DEVELOPMENTS: H [...] | 2010-02-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG SOCI SENV KNNP KCOR |
10ASTANA39 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSAL FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) DTRO Deputy Chief delivered to the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs via diplomatic note number 0030/10, dated January 11, the U.S. offer to the Kazakhstani government to jointly develop and conduct a radiological inc [...] | 2010-01-15 03:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY KZ |
10ASTANA49 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...] | 2010-01-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ |
10ATHENS198 | GREECE???"New Directions in the U.S-Greece Economic [...] Post is seeking to recruit senior level Administration officials to participate in a mid-March (likely March 17-19) strategic economic dialogue with Greek counterparts. The United States-Greece Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC) re-established in 2007 to channel senior [...] | 2010-02-10 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ETRD ENRG GR |
10ATHENS91 | GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment [...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...] | 2010-02-11 15:53:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR |
10BAGHDAD125 | FINANCE MINISTER ON THE 2010 BUDGET, THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Finance Jabr and his Special Advisor Azez Jaffar reported that Ministry of Finance review of parliamentary amendments to the draft 2010 budget was almost completed, and that passage of the 2010 budget is expected by the end of January. Azez also stated that the Min [...] | 2010-01-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ENRG PGOV BEXP IZ |
10BAGHDAD135 | ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...] | 2010-01-19 16:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD151 | PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT [...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...] | 2010-01-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD157 | OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...] | 2010-01-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD160 | TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...] | 2010-01-22 12:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD276 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...] | 2010-02-02 15:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD28 | AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...] | 2010-01-05 15:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD284 | BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...] | 2010-02-03 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD306 | VPOTUS DISCUSSES KURDISH ISSUES, THE IRAQI BUDGET, [...] (U) January 23, 2010; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Vice President Biden Ambassador Christopher Hill General Raymond Odierno, Commander, USF-I Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor, OVP Jeffrey Feltman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs [...] | 2010-02-06 12:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG PHUM KDEM KU IZ |
10BAGHDAD308 | RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...] | 2010-02-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD403 | OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND [...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...] | 2010-02-16 10:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD407 | OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...] | 2010-02-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD412 | OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...] | 2010-02-16 14:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD456 | OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009 [...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...] | 2010-02-20 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAGHDAD457 | CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...] | 2010-02-20 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ |
10BAKU32 | AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR MEETING WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, Ambassador Morningstar met with President Ilham Aliyev, and separately with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, to discuss the status of various issues in the region and emphasize the U.S. desire to maintain strong bilateral relations with Azerbaijan. They [...] | 2010-01-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EIND EPET PGOV PREL PTER TU AM AJ |
10BAKU77 | AZERBAIJAN: MEETING WITH BP PRESIDENT JAVANSHIR [...] (C): Charge Lu and Energy Officer met with BP President Rashid Javanshir and British Ambassador Dr. Carolyn Browne on February 1. Javanshir reviewed the January 22 meeting in Baku between President Aliyev and BP Head of Exploration and Production (E&P) and Board Member Andy Inglis. Aliyev t [...] | 2010-02-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON PREL TU IR AJ |
10BAKU86 | BAKU SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS' FEBRUARY 19 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Baku will be a welcome demonstration of high-level attention to Azerbaijan as the Turkey-Armenia normalization process moves toward a conclusion. Baku is plainly seeking assurances that the United States will continue to engage on Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) after the Tur [...] | 2010-02-09 14:32:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
10BEIJING102 | PRC/CENTRAL ASIA: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Following President Hu Jintao's December 12-14 visit to Central Asia and his participation in the inauguration of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline, the PRC hopes to deepen political and economic ties to the region, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In [...] | 2010-01-14 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG EWWT EPET ETRD MARR CH |
10BEIJING123 | PRC: PRIME MINISTER NEPAL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese and PRC official sources stated that Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's December 26-31 visit to China achieved tangible outcomes, including the signing of two official agreements, commercial contracts and broad agreement to strengthen the bilateral relationship. P [...] | 2010-01-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM CH NP IN |
10BEIJING202 | CHINA'S MFA, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Admiral Joseph J. Krol, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations, met with officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) on January 6 [...] | 2010-01-26 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
10BEIJING229 | CHINA SENDING DELEGATION TO THIRD NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) PolOff and Dutch Embassy counterpart delivered reftel demarche and Note Verbale requesting China's participation in the third Sherpa meeting scheduled for February in The Hague to prepare for the April Nuclear Security Summit to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Divisio [...] | 2010-01-28 07:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IAEA EAID TBIO NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC |
10BEIJING263 | PRC: NUCLEAR RESEARCH AT CHINESE ACADEMY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | CH ENRG KPWR MNUC OSCI PINR PINS SENV TPHY |
10BEIJING291 | China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to [...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...] | 2010-02-04 09:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV SENV CH |
10BEIJING293 | PRC/IRAN: BEIJING CONTINUES TO CALL FOR PATIENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC counsels continued patience on the Iran nuclear issue because it seeks a "thorough solution" to the problem, and it supports the removal of all 1200kg of low-enriched uranium from Iranian soil, according to an MFA contact. PRC officials have urged Iranian counterparts in [...] | 2010-02-04 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH BR |
10BEIJING325 | CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Commerce Secretary Mary Saunders on January 14 led a delegation made up of USG officers from Commerce, Energy, and State, and U.S. nuclear industry representatives to discuss the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) with China's National Ene [...] | 2010-02-08 06:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |
10BEIJING340 | CHINA'S MFA, GACC, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Assistant Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation, Dave Huizenga, visited Beijing China 20-23 January. He participated in the Transportation Security Workshop with China Atomic Energy Authority ( [...] | 2010-02-09 07:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH |