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Do You Really Expect Lower Oil Prices in 2010 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA -- 03/03/10 -- Oil prices worldwide bottomed out last December around $33 per barrel. That price always comes to mind because it was a few days after OPEC announced anoth...
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Trinidad Drilling Reports Strong '09 Operating Results Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Trinidad Drilling reported operating and financial results for 2009 reflecting strong gross margins, improved financial flexibility and expanded US and international operations. "This past year ...
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Oro Gold Drills 11.9 g/t Gold Over 41 Metres Increasing Size of High Grade Zone at Trinidad... Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
("Oro Gold" or "Company") (TSX VENTURE:OGR) reports assay results from recent drilling on its 100-per-cent-owned Trinidad property near Mazatlan, Sinaloa. Diamond drill hole 41 intersected 11.9 g/t go...
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New Global to Acquire Gold Project in Historic Angostura-California Gold District in Colombia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Further to the New Global Ventures International Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:NNG) press release dated January 28, 2010, and a recent visit by corporate officers to the Angostura-California gold district, New Gl...
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New Calls for Obama Administration to Add Venezuela to Terror-Sponsor List Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
(CNSNews.com) – Accusations about links between the Venezuelan government and terrorists in Colombia and Spain add weight to calls to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism, a Latin...
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Venezuela’s economy contracts 3.3% in 2009; modest forecast for 2010 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Venezuela's economy fell by 3.3% in 2009 after contracting 5.8% in the last quarter, informed the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) which blamed the global crisis and falling prices for oil the cou...
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Saudi Arabia to hike oil prices to US in April Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Saudi Aramco has raised official selling prices for all crude grades, except heavy, for customers in the USA for April and lowered prices on all grades to Europe and most for Asia, Bloomberg has repor...
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Venezuelan newspaper editor killed in carjacking Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Caracas, March 3 (IANS/EFE) The editor of a Caracas daily, Israel Marquez, was shot dead by criminals attempting to carjack his vehicle, Venezuelan police said.
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Venezuelan economy shrank 3.3 percent in 2009 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Caracas, March 3 (IANS/EFE) The Venezuelan economy contracted by 3.3 percent last year amid the global recession and a decline in oil revenues, the country's central bank said.
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Judge murdered in Colombia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Bogota, March 3 (IANS/EFE) A criminal court judge was murdered outside the building where he lived in Bogota by gunmen riding a motorcycle, Colombian police said.
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Venezuelan economy shrankin 2009 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
(Getty Images) CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's economy shrank 3.3 percent last year as the country's key oil industry suffered a downturn, dragging the nation into a recession for the first ...
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Spain demands Chavez explain alleged Eta links Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
JANE WALKER in MadridSPANISH PRIME minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has demanded an explanation from Venezuela over allegations that the government of Hugo Chavez collaborated in a murd...
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Spain says Venezuela to cooperate with probe Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
MADRID (AP) - Venezuela has pledged to cooperate with a Spanish court that accuses the South American nation's government of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, the Sp...
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Venezuelan economy shrinks 5.8% Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
The Venezuelan economy shrank by 5.8% in the last three months of 2009 compared with year earlier, the country's central bank has announced.For the whole of 2009, the Latin American economy shrank 3.3...
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Workers at Venezuela-run Curacao refinery protest after latest power outage halts operations Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
Venezuela -run oil refinery in Curacao demonstrated Tuesday over another halt in operations caused by a power outage. The latest blackout occurred Sunday evening at the Isla oil refinery, where proble...
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Saudi Arabia to raise oil prices to US in April Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest state owned oil company, raised official selling prices for all crude grades, except heavy, for customers in the U.S. for April and lowered prices on all grades to ...
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U.S. Treasury acts against Colombia drug traffickers Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
Some of Colombia's most-wanted drug traffickers were among 78 people the U.S. Treasury Department took action against on Tuesday because of their roles in international narcotics trafficking.
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* Alleged Chavez terror link sparks row Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
THE GUARDIAN , MADRID Wednesday, Mar 03, 2010, Page 6 A Spanish judge on Monday accused the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of involvement with the Basque terrorist group ETA, spark...
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Spain says Venezuela to cooperate with probe Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
MADRID (AP) - Spain's foreign minister says Venezuela has pledged to cooperate with a Spanish court that accuses the country of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels. Mig...
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Antioquia Gold Acquires Additional Acreage at its Cisneros Project in Colombia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 2, 2010) - Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AGD) ("AGD") is pleased to announce the acquisition of additional key exploration lands at the company's Cisneros Proj...
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