Energy & Oil

• Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Italy/Chile cooperation in renewable energy sector

  

  Chile's presidential Palace La Moneda put out the red carpet this week for a quick official visit from Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi. During the day-long visit Prodi announced his country hoped to increase investment in Chile, especially in the renewable energy sector.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  UK National Trust calls for conservation of peat bogs

  

  The United Kingdom government should conserve peat bogs as a way of curbing climate change, the National Trust is urging, reports BBC.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil report: Iran tensions push oil price

  

  Oil held below $63 on Tuesday after hitting a 2007 high the previous day on the widening political dispute between Iran and the West and concerns over supply in the United States due to refinery glitches.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile: News Briefs from The Santiago Times

  

  Headlines:
  BHP Billiton officially opens Spence mine; U.S. publication names Santander best bank in Chile; U.S. business funding copper thefts; Chile's GDP almost doubles in three years; Public transport is stressing commuters.

• Tuesday, March 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil/Italy agree on bio-fuels and “energy strategy”

  

  Brazil's Petrobras and Italy's ENI energy companies signed Tuesday an agreement in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to develop and commercialize bio-fuels technology and announced plans to build four bio-diesel plants in Brazil.

• Monday, March 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva/Bush to discuss world trade and Biofuels

  

  Brazil's president said on Monday he will ask President Bush to help advance global trade talks when he visits Washington this week.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Petrobras backs from criticism of Argentina's energy policy

  The Argentine government rejected this week calls from the head of Brazil's government owned oil company, Petrobras, for changes in energy pricing in Argentina, where gasoline and diesel prices have been virtually frozen for more than four years.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bio-fuels top of US Treasury secretary agenda in Latam

  

  United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson arrived in Guatemala Monday vowing to back efforts to expand the benefits of free trade, combat poverty and promote bio-fuels such as ethanol.

• Monday, March 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  A natural gas OPEC, or an attempt to scare markets?

  Five of the world's leading producers of natural gas, Venezuela, Algiers, Qatar, Iran and Russia will be launching the “gas OPEC” during the next energy conference scheduled for April 9 in Doha according to a report from the Russian newspaper Kommersant, quoting Arab diplomatic sources.

• Saturday, March 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Winter time in Chile: clocks 60 minutes back

  At one o'clock Sunday, March 10th, Chileans will have to set clocks sixty minutes back officially signaling the beginning of winter time.