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			<description><![CDATA[Qatar has sets its sights on the bulging middle distillates market. But can it match the muscle of export giants China & India?]]></description>
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			<title>Technip wins Abu Dhabi oil field contract - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French-based gas and oil services provider to work on first phase of Nasr oil field.]]></description>
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			<title>Iraq set to announce foreign oil contract winners </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani says successful bidders to be named by end-June.]]></description>
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			<title>Iraq opens door to foreign investment</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Development of the energy sector in Iraq has proven cumbersome and highly controversial, but ink is finally being put to paper.]]></description>
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			<title>Shell - seven decades in KSA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Shell has been active in Saudi Arabia since the 1940s and has invested over US$7 billion with its partners in petrochemicals, refining and other downstream business ventures.]]></description>
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			<title>Contax Project Snapshot: Jubail Grassroot Export Refinery</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Contax project manager, Kathleen Bury, provides an insight into the project status of the Jubail Grassroot Export Refinery project.]]></description>
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			<title>Record breakers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Shell, Total and ExxonMobil have all recently posted record Q1 earnings, putting the supermajors under renewed fire from consumers.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Deep drill pays off in Brunei</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total announces a significant offshore discovery of gas and condensates.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Aramco confirms two refinery projects</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco will partner ConocoPhillips and Total to build two new refineries.  ]]></description>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emirates Ship Investment Company (Eships) has signed a shipbuilding contract with Korea's STX Corporation.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Iraq sets oil majors contract ultimatum</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Gov't may drop oil service deals with firms if they fail to sign contracts by June, oil minister says.]]></description>
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			<title>Usan project launched</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nigerian deep offshore field to yield 500 million barrels of oil.  ]]></description>
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			<title>High prices to boost Qapco earnings</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[State petrochemicals firm plans to raise production to capitalise on higher prices for products, GM says.]]></description>
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			<title>Funds sought for Yemen's first big project financing</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total leads group selecting banks to finance country's LNG project.]]></description>
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			<title>France's Total to stay in Iran</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oil giant to remain in Venezuela but says investment in Iraq too dangerous at present time.]]></description>
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			<title>Total drops out of Saudi gas project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French firm transfers 40% stake to project partners Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE nuclear plans confirmed</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French president Sarkozy to sign deal on UAE trip, French firms may build two reactors in Emirates.]]></description>
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			<title>Iran says Total costs must be subjected to a review </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  High prices and geopolitical pressures could bring delays to a new LNG project, but Iran is confident a deal will be reached.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Iran oilfields need $100bn to hit capacity target</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Major foreign investment over the next decade is needed to bring output up.]]></description>
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			<title>Total chief held in Iran kickbacks probe</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[French oil boss is questioned over alleged kickbacks in ME energy deals.]]></description>
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			<title>Total, Japan investing in Iran oil field</title>
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