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* Russia sees catastrophic drop in Caspian sturgeon
* Turks threaten strait fee rise,unveil new measures
* OPEC trims October output to 27.06 mbpd-survey
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* U.S. govt rejects Iran oil deal, signals tough stance
* Iran to push for share of Caspian export routes
* 14 foreign banks show interest in free trade zones
* Iran to award Caspian pipeline tender by end November
* Skoda says Czech-Iran tension to hit sales
* Iran to export... flowers
* New tax plan introduced
* Mohammad Hashemi on economic crimes
* Iran attacks sanctions, says best route for Caspian
oil
* Ukraine holds to decision against Iran turbine sale
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Friday,
Nov 6, 1998
* Russia sees catastrophic drop in Caspian sturgeon
MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Stocks of caviar-producing sturgeon in the
Caspian Sea are falling ``catastrophically,'' victims of over-fishing,
poaching and pollution, Russian officials said on Friday. Russia's quota
for sturgeon catches in the Caspian is expected to fall next year to 700
tonnes from 1,200 tonnes this year, Interfax news agency quoted the state
fisheries committee as saying... FULL
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* Turks threaten strait fee rise,unveil new measures
ISTANBUL, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Friday it may raise transit
fees five-fold for use of its straits by tankers if Western companies choose
them as the outlet of main Caspian oil instead of a pipeline proposed to
by-pass the straits. Turkey opposes plans by Western companies and Russia
to pump oil from Caspian oilfields through existing pipelines in Russia
and Georgia, which would require use of the straits for the oil to reach
Western markets... FULL
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* OPEC trims October output to 27.06 mbpd-survey
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - OPEC oil supply eased slightly in October,
maintaining the cartel's good record of compliance with agreed output cuts.
Oil prices again failed to react favourably for the producers who for the
time being appear to have ruled out further cuts beyond those agreed earlier
this year... FULL
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Thursday
Nov 5, 1998
* U.S. govt rejects Iran oil deal, signals tough stance
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has rejected one of
two requests it was considering from American companies looking for permission
to do oil-swap deals with Iran. The rejection -- together with remarks
earlier this week by President Clinton's advisor on Caspian energy policy
in which he said such oil-swap deals might detour oil from the U.S.'s preferred
trade route via Azerbaijan and Turkey -- suggests the administration's
policy is still firmly against allowing U.S. companies to deal with Iran
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* Iran to push for share of Caspian export routes
TEHRAN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Iran, seeking a share of the Caspian Sea riches,
will on Saturday promote its territory as the most viable export route
from the prized energy frontier when foreign oil firms gather in Tehran
for a conference. ``We want to show that Iran is the best outlet for Caspian
oil. It makes the most economic sense and Iran would be the shortest and
quickest way to get the oil to the market,'' an Iranian oil official told
Reuters... FULL
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* 14 foreign banks show interest in free trade zones
Tehran, (HAMSHAHRI) - President Khatami's moderate policies have attracted
foreign companies, including 14 banks, to Iran's free trade zones, according
to the zones' director... FULL
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Wednesday
Nov 4, 1998
* Iran to award Caspian pipeline tender by end November
LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Iran will award its tender to build a new
pipeline from the Caspian Sea to its northern refineries by the end of
November, Deputy Minister for Caspian Oil and Gas Affairs Ali Majedi told
Reuters on Wednesday. ``We have had 13 proposals including submissions
from Chinese, Italian and German companies and we are going to make a decision
this month,'' he said on the fringe of an industry conference ... FULL
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* Skoda says Czech-Iran tension to hit sales
PRAGUE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Troubled Czech engineering group Skoda a.s.
said on Wednesday that diplomatic tension between the Czech Republic and
Iran may cost it a direct sales loss of up to two billion Czech crowns
($68.47 million). Iran recalled its ambassador from the Czech Republic
on Tuesday and has limited trade ties to protest against a new Farsi-language
service of U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to the Islamic republic
from Prague... FULL
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* Iran to export... flowers
Tehran, (HAMSHAHRI) - Iran's largest flower warehouse has been inaugurated
in southern Tehran, enabling the export of 1.5 million flowers per day
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* New tax plan introduced
Tehran, (HAMSHAHRI) - The government will introduce a new plan to the
Majlis in the latest fight against private-sector tax-dodgers ... FULL TEXT
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Tuesday
November 3, 1998
* Mohammad Hashemi on economic crimes
Tehran, (HAMSHAHRI) - Vice President Mohammad Hashemi has expressed
concern over the high number of economic crimes. Report includes figures...
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Monday
November 2, 1998
* Iran attacks sanctions, says best route for Caspian oil
CAPE TOWN, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday renewed its claim to
be the best export route for Caspian oil and gas, saying sanctions were
delaying regional energy development by promoting unviable pipeline routes.
``All sanctions on crude oil swaps, investments and political considerations
on pipelines should be cleared so that the region could realise all its
potentials,'' said Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh ... FULL
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