Up and away.(Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. signs contract with China National Petroleum Corp. and...

Russian oil company Yukos said its plan to build a $1.7 billion pipeline to China is mole viable than the competing Transneft project to lay a $5 billion pipe to the Russian Pacific coast. Both oil companies are waiting for the guy eminent to allow one of the projects to ......

Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, an OPEC price hawk, says of the March 5 meeting: "We have to be very careful and keep a close watch on inventories", implying the group would cut output if commercial oil stocks were still high. Iran, the other main price hawk in OPEC, wants ......

IMAGE TABLE 8 SUMMARY IMAGE TABLE 10 SUMMARY I. INTRODUCTION Since he was elected President of Venezuela in November 1998, Hugo Chavez Frias has transformed the political map of Venezuela, South America's foremost oil producer. In a single year, Chavez triumphed over his political opponents, routing Venezuela's now discredited traditional ......

HEADNOTE COUNTRY FOCUS VENEZUELA HEADNOTE Political instability and plunging oil prices have put a stopper on investment in this once-prosperous nation. There is no solution in sight. * By Paula L. Green IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 2 Brothers in arms: Hugo Chavez (right) unnerves his opponents with his friendship with figures such ......

INTRODUCTION China has been in a transition from a planned economy to a Chinese style market economy for the past sixteen years. With the stimulation provided by this growing economic market structure, the average growth rate of China's Gross National Product (GNP) has been 9% per year. The Chinese petroleum ......

Our 50-page Guide on forming joint ventures and strategic alliances is available for immediate download. It includes a Letter of ......

This morning my partner, Patsi , received an email asking for help on a new book promotion.  I'm reprinting the email here in its entirety to show you what NOT to do when you are seeking partners to help with your product promotions. Hi, We are working on promoting ......

I recently received a question from a small business owner who was considering bringing five partners into her business. She wanted to know what she needed to do to make this happen. She gave me limited information regarding her specific objective, but my first reaction was -- five partners???? First ......

My partner, Patsi Krakoff , and I have been invited to speak to the Executive Coaching Club about Internet Marketing for Professionals.  We'll be interviewed by Master Business Coach Mike Jay , founder of Leadership University .  It's free to attend. Here are the details: Executive Coaching Club Presents: ......

Two interviews this week will be of particular interest to solo professionals looking to leverage the internet, their networks and how to succeed in the 21st Century. Conversations with Experts: How to Build Your Business On and Off-line Hosted by Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff of Build a Better Blog ......