Total oil platform off Libya suspends production after 'mechanical incident'

finanznachrichten.de     Apr 24, 2008            

TRIPOLI (Thomson Financial) - Production was suspended at a Total SA. oil platform off Libya after a 'mechanical incident', the president of the Libyan ... ... TRIPOLI (Thomson Financial) - Production was suspended at a Total SA. oil platform off Libya after a 'mechanical... [read full story]                

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U.S. oil firms aid Libya's bid to avoid terror victims law

chron.com     Apr 22, 2008          

WASHINGTON — One by one, top executives of American oil companies met privately over the past year with Libya's leader, Col. Moammar Gadhafi, as they lined up contracts allowing them to tap into the country's oil reserves. ... But now, the new allies are working Capitol...                

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U.S. oil firms want Libya exempted from terrorism compensation law

iht.com     Apr 22, 2008          

The American oil industry, in an effort to strike deals with Libya, is lobbying to have Libya exempted from a new law allowing victims of terrorist attacks to seize government assets held in the United States. ... One by one, top executives of American oil companies met...                

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Libya Seeks Exemption for Its Debt to Victims

the-dispatch.com     Apr 22, 2008          

A string of oil deals with Libya might be jeopardized by a recent law that allows victims of state-sponsored terrorism to seize U.S.-held assets of those countries. ... WASHINGTON — One by one, top executives of American oil companies met privately over the last year with...                

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Big oil wants relief for Libya

upi.com     Apr 22, 2008          

U.S. oil firms pressured U.S. President George Bush to exempt Libya from a law that allows victims of state terrorism to collect money from foreign governments. ... Bush signed a bill into law in January that allows victims of state-sponsored terrorism to collect funds...                

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Big oil wants relief for Libya

politicalgateway.com     Apr 22, 2008          

U.S. oil firms pressured U.S. President George Bush to exempt Libya from a law that allows victims of state terrorism to collect money from foreign governments. ... Bush signed a bill into law in January that allows victims of state-sponsored terrorism to collect funds...                

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The Libyan exemption: Bloody barter

pittsburghlive.com     Apr 24, 2008          

Libya, once the world's leading sponsor of terrorism, wants to stiff its U.S. victims of just compensation and wash away any unsavory aftertaste with a big swig of Libyan crude. ... Yet that is precisely what Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi wants. And he's pressuring...                

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Total Offshore Libya Suspends Production After 'Mechanical Incident'

rigzone.com     Apr 24, 2008          

"This incident has caused the shutdown of production on all the platform's wells, whose production is estimated at 45,000 barrels per day." ... Production was suspended at a Total SA. oil platform off Libya after a "mechanical incident," the president of the Libyan...                

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