Agencies

US lawmakers meddle in CNOOC’s Unocal bid

Washington lawmakers who have expressed opposition to CNOOC’s US$18.5 billion bid for Unocal Corp have received more than US$100,000 in campaign contributions from rival bidder Chevron since 2002, the Financial Times reported, citing publicly available filings in the US.

July 6, 2005

Senate votes to open Alaskan oil drilling

Amid the backdrop of soaring oil and gasoline prices, a sharply divided U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to open the ecologically rich Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, delivering a major energy policy win for President George Bush.

March 17, 2005

China: Railway System Near Collapse: Cars and Railway Tracks in Short Supply

China’s railway system is near collapse and the Chinese economy seems to have entered a vicious cycle.

June 23, 2004

Attacks hit Iraq oil export

With all Iraq’s oil exports halted by sabotage, gunmen killed a top Iraqi oil official on Wednesday in a new blow to an interim government reeling from violence two weeks before U.S.-led occupation formally ends.

June 15, 2004

Terrorism concern spurs oil price rise

Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed at least nine Saudis and seven foreigners in a string of attacks in an oil-industry city Saturday, then took hostages and fled with security forces in hot pursuit.

May 29, 2004

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