Call for strike at Kuwait's state oil refinery | Kuwait: The workers' union at Kuwait's state oil refinery on Wednesday called for a strike at the Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC), demanding better pay and staff promotions. | Some 3,000 worker... (photo: U.S. Army/Army file photo)Gulf News
Ayatollah's sums not of this planet | By Hossein Askari | Ayatollah Jannati, a very senior Iranian cleric, pronounced on October 10 that he was happy that America was going through economic turmoil, America was paying the price for its ... (photo: AP Photo )Asia Times
Mideast grapples with oil price slump | CAIRO, Egypt - Vast, oil-fueled budget surpluses may cushion some of the Mideast's major oil-producing countries now that crude prices have plummeted. But Iran, Iraq and a handful of other nations f... (photo: creative commons / Stephen)Houston Chronicle EconomyEnergyMideastOilPhotos
Oil Producers Should Balance Market | Iran's OPEC governor called for cooperation between oil producers to resolve the current "crisis" and create balance between demand and supply in the market, an Iranian news agency reporte... (photo: AP / Ronald Zak)Rig Zone IranMarketOilOpecPhotos
LPG dealers slash prices by P1/kilo | MANILA, Philippines—The LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) reduced prices of their liquefied petroleum gas by P1 a kilogram at noon Wednesday. | The organization is comp... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)Inquirer LpgManilaPhilippinesPhotosPrices
Oil falls below $78 on recession fears | SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell below $78 a barrel Wednesday in Asia on concern a massive bank bailout by the U.S. and Europe won't keep the global economy from slipping in... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)Houston Chronicle AsiaOilPhotosPriceSingapore
Russia's Gazprom looks to Alaska MOSCOW - A high-level delegation from the Russian energy company Gazprom met in Anchorage with state officials Monday to talk about investing in Alaskan energy projects. ... (photo: Gazprom )The News Tribune AlaskaGazpromPhotosPipelineRussia
Azeris vote; opposition boycotts Oct 15, 2008 8:12 PM | Azeris voted in a presidential election on Wednesday that was boycotted by the opposition and was almost certain to give Ilham Aliyev another five ... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel))TVNZ AzerbaijanElectionFamilyPhotosVote
