By making use of national and international oil companies and contractors, that group can exploit new oil fields, expand secondary fields and or redevelop major infrastructure.

Oil detection for the State Pollution Control Authority (SFT) and oil companies

Still, Iraq has vast oil and natural gas reserves, to which all of the major oil companies wanted access. Everyone stood to benefit the companies would profit handsomely, while Iraq would gain new technology and vast sums to rebuild the country s devastated infrastructure.

Japanese oil companies expressed vigilance to the rise of Chinese oil companies, especially known as the teapot of China's small independent refinery.

Core Tip Japanese oil companies expressed vigilance to the rise of Chinese oil companies, especially known as the teapot of China's small independent refinery.

It also provided security to mining and oil companies.

I'm so angry about it. The oil companies are ripping me off.

30. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT OIL COMPANIES (ARPEL) . 98

Mutual Assistance of the Latin American Government Oil Companies (ARPEL) was created on 2 October 1965 at the Third Conference of Latin American Government Oil Companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The United Nations must protect the territorial integrity and natural resources of Western Sahara, a territory that multinational companies and major Powers coveted because of its natural riches, particularly oil.

In this regard, the Institute decentralized cooperation programme provides a platform allowing major groups of stakeholders (national Governments, local authorities, civil society, oil companies, intergovernmental organizations, researchers and interested groups) to exchange views and experiences on how to foster sustainable development in oil reproduction areas.

For example, ten major companies dominate the world cocoa processing industry.

And all the oil companies in the world are chasing after me for a deal.

Another major exporter, Thailand, has relatively higher costs. This has led major Thai companies to invest in China.

Local development projects in oil production areas should apply a participative approach involving major stakeholders civil society, State and local authorities, youth movements and local private companies to identifying needs and defining implementation strategies.

South African companies have emerged as major international players in certain sectors.

Plants have also been established by major transnational companies in cocoa processing.

Right now today, in Oslo as it happens, oil companies are fighting to keep secret their payments to governments for extracting oil in developing countries.

They were the leading companies globally in providing systems and equipment for oil and gas drilling.

Driven by the internationalization of the country's oil and gas companies, Russian OFDI is becoming substantial.

Dictators like Saddam make their living by selling their oil, not by holding it in the ground. Perhaps, though, Saddam was too eager to sell oil concessions to French, Russian, and Italian companies rather than British and US companies.

Other EO affiliated companies are Heritage Oil and Gas, GJW Government Relations, Capricorn Air and Ibis Airline.

The agreement involves partnerships between the State owned oil companies of the three countries in projects on oil prospecting, refining and transportation as well as ship construction.

The organization described the activities of specific TNCs in several countries, in particular Shell Oil, Texaco and Amoco oil companies in Peru and Bolivia, the Unocal and Chevron oil companies with respect to the gas pipeline from Pakistan to Turkmenistan, the Nike athletic equipment company in Indonesia, and the Nestlé company in India.

Declining oil prices could provide a major boost, especially to oil importing developed economies. Technological advances could still come to the rescue.

54 of the 65 major oil producing nations have already peaked in production.

Major companies participated in the development and manufacture of subsystems for the KOMPSAT programme.

Bangladesh would be particularly vulnerable to the devastating effects of a major oil spill.

Although the Japanese high quality oil falls into a crisis, the Japanese oil companies just adopted the strategy of exporting to profitable areas while being concerned about the market .

The Alberta government and the oil companies that influence it would upgrade tar sands to oil sands, apparently thinking that a better name somehow silences environmental critics. Environmentalists opposing the pipeline refer, with equal deftness, to dirty oil.

Companies such as Airbus S.A.S. and French oil giant Total have cancelled billions of dollars in investment in Iran.

South African companies are exploring for natural gas deposits in Bolivia and oil in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

UNITAR proposes to work with oil companies in three identified priority areas, namely, ecological rehabilitation, conflict resolution and project management.

The oil, gas and mining companies constituting the extractive industry have a significant impact on the enjoyment of human rights.

At present (1996), ARPEL has a membership comprising 23 oil and gas companies, representative of Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Cleaning up the Niger Delta would provide the strongest possible example of a new age of accountability. Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other major oil companies should step forward and help to fund the necessary cleanup, ushering in a new era of responsibility.

In terms of domestic policy, the major challenge for the next president will be the economy. Over reliance on oil revenues, the effect of longstanding international sanctions, and the reluctance of foreign companies to invest in Iran have exacerbated the economy s structural problems.

The US then threatened to ban companies that buy Iran oil and other commodities from doing business in the United States.

In Ecuador, indigenous peoples have launched numerous cases against companies wanting to exploit oil and have experienced both victories and losses.

(a) Most oil production companies were affected because of the difficulty of replacing old equipment or finding the necessary spare parts

A total of 10 multinational companies are undertaking oil and gas exploration in Gaza, Inhambane, Sofala, Zambezia and Cabo Delgado provinces.

One example is Thailand, where major milling companies have funded projects to diversify into the tourism industry.

Since May 1995, the association has been open to all those oil companies that have direct investments in the Latin American region.

In the long run, however, statistical analysis of various oil industry variables indicates that a weaker dollar affects supply by reducing production, regardless of whether oil is owned and produced by national or international oil companies. A weak dollar also affects demand by increasing consumption.

When the Panel requested tax information from the major importers, only Monrovia Oil Transport Corporation and Aminata responded.