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Saudi Aramco Details Upstream Progress, Riyadh Updates On Security

zawya.com     Jun 30, 2008   1 related          

By Rafiq Latta in Khurais and Jiddah Saudi Arabia on 23 June emphatically denied recent reports that key increments in its program to increase crude oil production capacity to 12.5mn b/d are badly behind schedule. Senior...                

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Saudi plan fails to stem oil price rise

baltimoresun.com     Jun 24, 2008   4,435 related          

Oil prices rose yesterday on disappointment over Saudi Arabia's modest production increase and concerns that output from Nigeria will decline. Retail gas prices, meanwhile, inched lower Sunday night, but appear unlikely to...                

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All eyes on Saudi Arabia

fxstreet.com     Jun 23, 2008   2 related          

For the LME metals as well as energy on both sides of the Atlantic, Friday closed solidly in positive territory. For crude oil, geopolitics again had a strong effect on trading. Concern over growth in Asian demand, which sent...                

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All Eyes On Jiddah Producer/Consumer Summit

zawya.com     Jun 23, 2008   1 related          

Energy ministers from both producer and consumer countries, heads of oil majors and senior politicians, including UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chinese Deputy President Xi Jinping, were set to attend an emergency summit in...                

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Saudis signal boost in production capacity

msn.com     Jun 22, 2008   3,034 related          

Ibrahim Al-Muhanna said production would increase significantly "by the middle of next year." Earlier Saturday, U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman told reporters at the summit that insufficient oil production, not financial...                

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German quartet performs first public classical concert in the kingdom

iht.com     May 3, 2008   37 related          

It was probably as groundbreaking and revolutionary as Mozart was ever going to get. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience. ... "The concert is a sign that things...                

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Saudi Women Lobby King for Driving Right

albawaba.com     Feb 21, 2008   18 related          

The Associated Press By DONNA ABU-NASR JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For the first time ever, a group of women in the only country that bans female drivers have formed a committee to lobby for the right to get behind the wheel, and they plan to petition King Abdullah in the...                

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