BTN PETROLEUM CHANNEL 2001 HEADLINES ONLY

BEHIND THE NEWS PETROLEUM CHANNEL (BTNP) - BACK ISSUES 2001
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P112	Wednesday, 5 December, 2001 A Gasled II Without Incentives?	"Gasled II" - Incentive-Based or Traditional Utility? Why Expect That Oil Companies Will Remain Owners at 7%?
P111	Saturday, 1 December, 2001 A New Balance	Merger May Strengthen Suppliers' Market Position Next Step to Focus on Petroleum Tax Aker Maritime a More Active Upstream Actor?
P110	Friday, 23 November, 2001 Sleepwaking	What do We Want With the Norwegian Companies? Privatizing Petoro the Logical Step in the Long Run
P109	Monday, 19 November, 2001 Fragile Symbolism	OPEC Pressure For Production Cuts Norway: Symbolism Not to be Inflated
P108	Wednesday, 31 October, 2001 Childhood's End	Close Encounter of the Second Kind Yukos With Allies Could Reach Approx. 40% Yukos to Lead Russia Out of the Jungle - To Do What? Is This Fire Big Enough For a Reality Check?
P107	Monday, 29 October, 2001 Skjelbred and Håbrekke	Brit Skjelbred New MPE Deputy Minister Øyvind Håbrekke New Advisor to the MPE Minister
P106	Friday, 19 October, 2001 Steensnæs	Einar Steensnæs (Christian) Minister of Petroleum and Energy
P105	Thursday, 4 October, 2001 Petroleum at Sem	Sanner, Kvassheim, Steensnæs Mentioned for MPE Snøhvit Not Endangered Tougher on Environment for Petroleum Industry
P104	Tuesday, 18 September, 2001 Lip Service Only?	Limited Enthusiasm for SDFI Offers No Preferences for Hydro; Bidding for All Sales Area Restructuring Dumped in Petoro's Lap What Happens to Diversity as Fiefdoms Grow?
P103	Monday, 17 September Lex Snøhvit	Snøhvit: Accelerated Depreciation Proposed
P102	Wednesday, 29 August, 2001 A Super Value Creator?	Statoil/MoF Back to Tariff Solution for Snøhvit?
P101	Tuesday, 28 August, 2001 The Worst Option	Finance Minister Considers Increased Petoro Stake in Snøhvit
P100	Friday, 10 August, 2001 Anomalies	OLF Says "General Meeting Clause" Should Be Removed Convoluted Voting Rules Turning Into Anomalies Standoff Makes Normalization Difficult Minor Issue Still Under Consideration What are the Implications of Statoil's and Petoro's "Common Owner's Strategy"?
P99	Monday, 16 July, 2001 Understanding Zero	Pollution Authority Says Statoil Does Not Understand Zero
P98	Wednesday, 11 July, 2001 A Century of Opportunity	NPD: Oil for 50 Years, Gas for 100 Years Resource Estimate Up 60% Since 1990 More R&D, Positive Attitudes Required Club of Rome Revisited
P97	Friday, 6 July, 2001 Tailor Made	Petoro CEO from Esso
P96	Monday, 2 July, 2001 Job's Journey to End?	Increased Uplift Proposed to Solve Snøhvit's Problems The Beginning of the End to MoF's Tax Paradigms?
P95	Wednesday, 20 June, 2001 Well Done	Statoil IPO Complete Success What Next for Statoil - and the MoF?
P94	Wednesday, 30 May, 2001 Exit GFU	MPE Announces Termination of GFU
P93	Wednesday, 23 May, 2001 The KAF Won't Lie Down	Majority Agrees to MoF's Capital Expense Distribution Rule No Change of Consolidation Rule MoF Firm on Resource Rent Theory; Parliament Ambiguous
P92	Thursday, 10 May, 2001 Don't Panic	EU Commission Leaning on Oil Companies GFU Likely to Go Multiple Issues Possible Subjects to Current Norwegian-EU Talks
P91	Thursday, 10 May, 2001 Gasco	Brit Rugland Chairman for new "Gasco AS"
P90	Tuesday, 8 May, 2001 Gjerde	Gunnar Gjerde Acting Director General
P89	Monday, 7 May, 2001 Alchemy	Tore Sandvold Chairman of SDFI Caretaker Company "Petoro a.s"
P88	Friday, 4 May, 2001 Uphill Struggle.	Statoil Buys NOK 38.6 Bn Worth of SDFI 6.93% of Troll Major Prize, Significant Gas Equity Transfer Prospects Good for Restructuring of Tampen and Halten Areas Everything to Be Paid For, No Contribution in Kind Frognes: Creating Value An Uphill Struggle
P87	Friday, 27 April, 2001 Final Scene	MoF Confirms Uplift Not to Be Touched Parliament Decides on Statoil Part Privatisation and SDFI Reform OLF: Back to Start, But New Investment Needs Incentives
P86	Wednesday, 25 April, 2001 Full Retreat	Uplift Demolition Probably Dropped, Statement Expected Thursday
P85	Tuesday, 24 April, 2001 Parliament Resists	Centrist Parties Won't Buy Tax Proposal
P84	Friday, 20 April, 2001 Fit for a Dream Friend Only	OLF Says Proposal Will Add NOK 16-18 bn to Tax Burden System Would Become Less, not More Neutral, Killing Profitable Investment Norwegian Companies and Others May Face Special Tax on Imaginary Income MoF System Will Only Attract Imaginary Newcomers
P83B	Thursday, 19 April, 2001 Petroleum Tax - Update	OLF Letter Available
P83	Thursday, 19 April, 2001 Petroleum Tax - Flash News	OLF Opposes All Proposals Parliament Undecided Political Parties May Make Commitments by Tuesday
P82	Monday, 9 April, 2001 Ambushed	Industry to Respond to Radical Tax Proposal Three Days After Easter MoF's Proposals the Opposite of What Parliament Asked for Last Week
P81	Friday, 6 April, 2001 KAF Still Looming	Tax Proposals 27 April Interest Distribution Only at This Time KAF Model May Still Loom Over Summer Sales Easter Vacation Probably Gone for Industry's Taxmen
P80	Wednesday, 4 April, 2001 Clear Instructions	Latest News: PM has Probably Finally Disciplined MoF Committee: Priority to Restructuring, Caution About Gas Equity 33% Privatisation Not Final Limit Caretaker Company Authorised to Swap and Sell Unanimous Committee Says Fiscal Reform Must be Positive MPE Told to Go Ahead With New "GasLed"
P79	Monday, 2 April, 2001 Stoltenberg's Two Faces	MoF Needs Another Month to Prepare Petroleum Tax Change Long Term Plan Indicates that the MoF is Still Ignoring Objections
P78	Friday, 30 March, 2001 Crocodiles	Kyoto Protocol Dead Crocodiles Shedding Tears at Funeral, Not Likely to Remain Faithful to the Deceased Empty European Threats About Trade War With the US Norwegian Climate Guru Says Kyoto Should be Scrapped
P77	Thursday, 29 March, 2001 Consensus and Flexibility	Four Parties Agree on Statoil/SDFI Consensus, Still Flexibility for the Future Akselsen, Sanner Emerging Strengthened Petroleum Tax Their Next Challenge
P76	Friday, 23 March, 2001 Old Debts and New Opportunities	North Sea Round Professional, Not Political
P75	Thursday, 22 March, 2001 First Swing	New Contact Labour/Non-Socialists Centre Party Forced Labour to Open for Better Balance
P74	Wednesday, 21 March, 2001 Slalom?	Labour Won't Compromise on SDFI Proposals Could Pass With Changing Majorities MoF Could Rock the Boat
P73	Friday, 16 March, 2001 Cheney Takes Control	Bush Says CO2 is Not a Pollutant New DOE Institution to Study Climate Change Cheney Taking Control, EPA Leader Chastised No Haag Follow-Up Until July
P72	Friday, 9 March, 2001 Troll Vs Tampen	"Between 5 and 10%" SDFI Sales Suggested Professor Says Privatisation Sequence is Reversed Does Gas Equity Compete With Restructuring? Gas Transport Company Out of Danger
P71	Tuesday, 5 March, 2001 Demanding Capital Markets	Gunnar Frognes: Increasing Demands from Capital Markets Investment Less Connected to Oil Price Variations ROR Requirement Increasing Even More Important for Norway to Remain Competitive
P70	Tuesday, 27 February, 2001 Keep it Cool	Premature to Assume 10% of SDFI to Hydro/Internationals Labour Still Under Internal Pressure Nothing New on Petroleum Tax
P69	Tuesday, 20 February, 2001 Missing More Points	Gjedrem Warning Against "Dutch Disease" Warning Relevant in 1974, Less So In 2001 Industry Doesn't Need to be Considered an Economic Liability As Well
P68	Monday, 19 February, 2001 Missing the Main Points	Central Bank CEO "Understands" Limitations to SDFI Sales Christians' True Agenda Still Uncertain
P67	Friday, 9 February, 2001 For Your Blue Eyes Only	MoF Agrees to Keep Snøhvit LNG Plant Outside Petroleum Tax Could be Worthless Since Other Tax Parameters Just as Important Large Uncertainty About Pricing of Gas to Shore
P66	Monday, 5 February, 2001 Safe Harbor	Chances for "Mickey Mouse" Company Dwindling New Gasled May Become Safe Harbor for Ambivalent MPs
P65	Thursday, 1 February, 2001 Statoil and DONG	DONG-Statoil Equity Swap Unlikely
P64	Monday, 22 January, 2001 Towards a Broad Majority	Christian Spokesman: Four-Party Petroleum Policy Compromise Statoil/SDFI: Conservatives Want To Go Further Government Probably Flexible Statoil Effort to Retain Gas Transport Operatorship
P63	Thursday, 11 January, 2001 First Round to MPE	NOU 2000:18 Shelved As Such