Energy

D-8 Pledges to Boost Intense Industrial Cooperation

Tehran, Iran, March 02, 2010

The first meeting of industry ministers of developing eight countries (D-8) has been kicking off in Tehran since February 28 to March 2, 2010. “The event is aimed to utilize capacities in order to increase the influence of D8 countries ...

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Egypt Aspires to Emerge as Energy Hub

Cairo, Egypt, February 23, 2010

Cairo aims to embark on an ambitious national plan to exploit its geographic location to become a regional energy hub, the Egyptian energy minister said. Mahmoud Latif, chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co., said natural gas reserves in ...

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Nigeria Affirms Readiness to Host D-8 Summit and Support Visa Simplification Agreement

Abuja, Nigeria, January 26, 2010

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam, was on a official visit to Abuja, Nigeria, on 25-26 January 2010 as a part of series of his working visit to relevant D-8 Member countries to coordinate the preparation for the Abuja Head of ...

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Egypt Plans US$6b Oil, Gas Investments

Cairo, Egypt, January 04, 2010

Egypt is planning to explore for oil and gas and to develop hydrocarbon fields in 2010 with about US$6 billion in investments, the The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum said. The ministry also unveiled on Friday a plan to drill 520 ...

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Bangladesh And Malaysia Plan Bilateral Pact On Palm Oil

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 17, 2009

The Bangladeshi government is keen to procure palm oil from Malaysia using its state-owned trading arm to ensure consistent edible oil supply and price stability prevails in the domestic market, reported Malaysian News Agency, BERNAMA. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister ...

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Nigeria, EU Seek Binding Agreement at Climate Summit

Abuja, Nigeria, December 07, 2009

In what they have described as historical record, the African nations and led by Nigeria and countries in the European Union, have called for a more legally binding agreement from the developed countries at the coming conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

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Nigeria Pumping 1.8-1.85 mln bpd of Oil: Minister

Abuja, Nigeria, December 07, 2009

Nigeria is currently producing between 1.8 million and 1.85 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil plus 600,000 bpd of condensate, the Nigerian minister of state of petroleum said on Sunday. “We haven’t produced 2 million per day for ...

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Food Security - Collective Race Against Crisis

Rome, Italy, November 19, 2009

The United Nations hosted a World Food Summit between November 16 and 18 in Rome, Italy, with the fact that more than one billion people are hungry echoing in the minds of concerned participants. Following the opening ceremony, Heads of ...

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Turkish Prime Minister to address Pakistani Parliament: Intensifying Cooperation between D-8 Member States

Islamabad, Pakistan, October 23, 2009

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will address members of Pakistan’s Parliament during an official visit to the country, scheduled to take place on Sunday and Monday, Pakistani media have reported. On Monday, two houses of the Pakistani Parliament, the ...

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D-8 to Deepen Mining, Energy Cooperation: Turkey will Intensify Investments Initiatives in D-8 Countries

Istanbul, Turkey, September 14, 2009

D-8 Organization willing to work together with Turkey on renewable energy and also to import boron, Turkish energy minister said earlier this month. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz had a meeting with Dipo Alam, Secretary-General of D-8, in the Ministerial ...

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