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The consultancy said that under its base-case scenario, Chinas total gas demand is expected to reach 25]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>LNG Storage Off UAE May Equal Six Months of Chinas Average Purchased, F. Fesharaki cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA["A large volume of LNG is entering the market faster than the market can absorb in the short or perhaps in the medium term," Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of Singapore-based FACTS Global Energy, said in an e-mailed note today]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>LNG Storage Off UAE May Equal Six Months of Chinas Average Purchased, F. Fesharaki cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA["A large volume of LNG is entering the market faster than the market can absorb in the short or perhaps in the medium term," Fereidun Fesharaki, chairman of Singapore-based FACTS Global Energy, said in an e-mailed note today]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Refiners Turn to Crude Stocks, Pipelines as Mumbai Ports Shut, Praveen Kumar cited, Dow Jones</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA["If the port is closed for just two or three days, I dont see it having much of an impact," added Praveen Kumar, a senior consultant at Singapores FACTS Global Energy. "There has to be a minimum closure of at least one week (for an impact)]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Irans Nuclear Sanctions Make China, Russia Winners, Praveen Kumar cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Indias sales of gasoline and blending components to the U.S. rose to 2.94 million barrels in May, compared with 492,000 barrels in January, U.S. Energy Department data show. Almost all of the sales were accounted for by Mumbai-based Reliance, said Praveen Kumar, a consultant at Singapore-based FACTS Global Energy]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Natural Gas Squeeze Means Mideast Fuel Switch, Siamak Adibi and Jit Yang Lim cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[“They are running short of gas, especially in the U.A.E and in Saudi Arabia, where they require gas for power generation as well,” said Siamak Adibi, head of the Middle East gas team at Facts Global Energy in Singapore]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>LNG Demand Growth in Asia Beats Oil on Emissions, S. Wong and S. Fesharaki cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Asian LNG imports may grow 8 percent this year after declining 3 percent in 2009 as the worlds worst financial crisis since World War II crimped consumption, FACTS said in a report last week. Chevron Corp]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>What an Energy-Hogging China May Mean for the U.S. and Global Politics, F. Fesharaki, Foreign Policy</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The International Energy Agency announced last week that China had overtaken the U.S. as the worlds largest consumer of energy, citing data showing that "China consumed the equivalent of 2.25 billion tons of oil last year, slightly above U]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Asia Naphtha Trade Flourishes but Glut Threatens, Liutong Zhang cited, Reuters</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA["Asia is a growing market and the region will need to import more naphtha in the future," said Liutong Zhang, senior analyst of East Asia at FACTS Global Energy. "Importers will need to source their additional requirements from somewhere else and they may be forced to import from long-hauled regions like Latin America]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>FACTS Global Energy welcomes Koorosh H. Ameli, as a Distinguished Associate</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Koorosh H. Ameli’s distinguished career of more than 30 years includes serving as a Judge for the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, as well as a member of the Expert Group and Steering Committee of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Law Association (HQ), Committee on International (Commercial) Arbitration, and Study Group on International Responsibility]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>New Trains to Add 36 mil mt in 2010-2011: FACTS, Platts LNG Daily</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Global LNG supply is expected to grow the next two years with the addition of six liquefaction trains with a combined capacity of 36 million mt (4.5 Bcf/d of gas), FACTS Global Energy consultancy said in a report this week]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Biggest Question for Gas Worldwide: When Will Glut End? Fereidun Fesharaki cited, WGI</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Given doubts over the demand recovery and potential for continuing glut, investors are adopting "a cautious wait-and-see approach," the IEA suggests. The result could be to bring tightness back before the end of the decade, at least in the Atlantic Basin, where no new greenfield LNG projects are approaching final approval]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Emission Cuts Seen Slicing Japans Power Needs, FACTS Global Energy, Platts LNG Daily</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Japans industrial requirements for gas and power could be crimped by government climate policy goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Singapore-based energy consultancy FACTS Global Energy said in a report issued Thursday]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Axis of Oil, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, Forbes.com</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA["India is the largest exporter of refined products East of Suez (meaning the Middle East and Asia)," says Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global Energy in Singapore. A lot of the enhanced supply came online in 2009, predominantly from Reliance Industries, which has the worlds largest refinery, and the Essar Group]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China: Keeping Supply Diverse, Kang Wu cited, Energy Compass</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[That said, the share of Mideast oil in Chinas crude slate looks certain to rise, and China appears to have little choice about this. "They know that no matter how they diversify, they cannot solve the issue of growing dependence on imports and growing dependence on the Middle East," says Kang Wu of consultancy FACTS Global Energy]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki reappointed as a member of the National Petroleum Council</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[FACTS Global Energy Chairman, Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, has been reappointed by the US Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to serve as a member of the National Petroleum Council in Washington, D.C. for the 2010-2011 membership term]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Gazprom May Favor More Spot Pricing in Contracts, FACTS Says, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, Bloomberg</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Many European customers balk at paying high Russian gas prices when U.K.s National Balancing Point prices are so much lower," Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global Energy, said in the note. "The result is a reduction in liftings of Russian gas to a minimum and pressure on Russian sales]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Gas Shortage Squeezes Crude Output, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, The National</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Gulf states seeking to prolong the lives of ageing oilfields face a shortage of the gas needed to pump into wells to maintain crude output. And the problem is rapidly worsening. The UAE last year was injecting 1]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Asian LNG Market Well Supplied to 2020, Alexis Aik cited, Platts Oilgram News Report</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The Asian LNG market is likely to be "pretty well supplied even through 2020," if the new projects that are expected online come to fruition over 2014-2017, Alexis Aik with Singapore-based energy consultancy FACTS Global Energy said June 23]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Singapore Margins to Remain Low: FACTS, Jeff Brown cited, Platts Oilgram News</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The FGE analysts expect refinery runs among the key East Asian refiners to remain subdued until at least the end of this year. In 2004-2008, worldwide utilization rates averaged around 86%-89% "and our view is that a sustained 83% is the bare minimum for a healthy refining sector]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China to Power the Rebound in Oil, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, The National</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Chinas oil consumption, which is the worlds second largest after that of the US, increased by 6.7 percent to 8.6 million bpd despite the economic downturn, the latest BP data show. But not everyone is convinced the growth is sustainable]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China Oil Growth Forecasts too Bullish: Fesharaki, Platts</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FACTS Global Energy, told an audience at the Asia Oil & Gas Conference that the Chinese government plans on limiting demand to 12 million to 12.5 million b/d. Current demand is estimated to be between 8 million and 8]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Kuwait Woos Top Oil Firms, Politics Tricky, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, Reuters</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Kuwait needed to boost output of heavy oil, and improve the percentage of oil it recovers from oilfields, analysts said. "They dont have the capacity for it," said Fereidun Fesharaki, head of FACTS Global Energy]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Middle Eastern Gas Demand to Soar: Shell Official, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, Platts LNG Daily</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Gas use in the region has a very special issue: reinjection, Chennoufi said at the MEGAS conference. He cited figures produced by FACTS energy consultancy analyst Fereidun Fesharaki predicting that, while gas reinjection in the region rose to about 8 Bcf/d in 2008 from about 6 Bcf/d in 2000, by 2020 the region would require more than 18 Bcf/d for injection alone]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Bring Unified Gas Pricing, Fereidun Fesharaki cited, India Today</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The partnering countries need to work out creative solutions that would work well for both buyers and the suppliers. In this connection Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FACTS Global Energy, USA, pointed out that countries should work out options such as entering into short term contracts, trying new combination of contracts so that in face of any change in global dynamics, the transition was comfortable for the countries involved]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Refining Indicators: An Improvement, FGE cited, Oil Market Intelligence</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Asian refiners not only dove into deep maintenance in March; some Japanese refiners announced long-awaited permanent closures. These lowered run rates combined with some incremental demand for clean products in quake-struck Chile pushed margins higher, faster than had been expected]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>FACTS Global Energy welcomes Dott. Angelo Mario Taraborrelli, as a Distinguished Associate</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Dott. Angelo Mario Taraborrelli is the former CEO of the Refining and Marketing Division of ENI and brings extensive experience in the European downstream in addition to widespread international commercial expertise in various sectors of the industry]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China, India Extend Their Reach, Energy Compass, Kang Wu cited</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Responding to official directives for state-owned resource companies to develop a greater presence around the globe, Chinese companies have stepped up their activities. In the Americas, CNPC has existing production interests in Venezuela and is targeting the large Junin 4 development in the Orinoco Belt, while PetroChina last year secured a position in Canada's oil sands and a major supply agreement with Ecuador, adding to equity production]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China Moves Down The Supply Chain, Kang Wu cited, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The St. Eustatius storage facilities were previously leased to Saudi Aramco and will be upgraded by operator NuStar Energy to handle heavy crude, bunker fuel and intermediates such as VGO, which can require heated storage tanks]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Sinochem Takes First Cargo Under New Stockpiling Plan, FGE cited, Platts Oilgram News</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The construction of the terminal began in 2006 and trial operations kicked off in mid-2009. According to Singapore-based industry consultancy FACTS Global Energy, Beijing is targeting to build storage to hold up to 10 million mt of oil products by 2011]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Sinopec's 2009 Crude Throughput Gains, Fuel Sales Flat, FGE cited, Platts Oilgram News</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[In mid-2009 the Chinese government announced plans to establish strategic oil products reserves, without providing any information on planned storage capacity. Singapore-based industry consultancy FACTS Global Energy believes Beijing is targeting a gradual buildup tht will hold up to 10 million mt of oil products by 2011]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Browse Price Signals, Kang Wu cited, World Gas Intelligence</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[But most concur that PetroChina viewed the Browse deal as excessively pricey in today's market and is seeking a better price for the LNG it buys. The Browse accord was signed in 2007 and priced "on the high side compared to supplies available today]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Market Forces: Asian Disruption, FACTS Global Energy cited, Energy Compass, December 11, 2009</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Refinery margins in Asia have bounced back into positive territory over the last week, shining a few rays of hope into the gloomy sector. But market watchers say the rebound is likely to be short-lived]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Refining Indicators: A Different Approach, FACTS Global Energy cited, Oil Market Intelligence, Decem</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Refining margins in Asia appear to be on the rebound, though market watches warn the rally will be short-lived and to expect poor margins heading into 2010. The theoretical gross cracking margin for a refiner running Dubai crude rose to over $7 per barrel in early December, up from roughly $1]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>$80 Oil Could Test China's New Pricing Regime, Kang Wu cited, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Beijing's priority will likely be to avoid any developments, such as fuel shortages or soaring retail prices, that might harm the country's economic growth prospects. This suggests that the government will first compel the country's state refiners to meet demand, and find another way, most likely direct subsidies, to compensate them should rising crude costs erode their margins]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>China Eyeing Array of Scenarios for Pending Price Reform, FACTS cited, World Gas Intelligence</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[The high prices paid recently for Qatari LNG into China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s (CNOOC) Guangdong Dapeng terminal would be difficult for even higher-paying city gas end-users to accept. The Qatari gas would cost 3]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Mr. James A. Slutz joins FACTS Global Energy as a Distinguished Associate</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Slutz brings extensive and high profile expertise to the breadth of FACTS Global Energy’s services. FACTS Global Energy (FGE), headquartered in Singapore, is a leading provider of oil and gas analysis with focuses on Asia, the Middle East, and the Atlantic Basin with regional offices in Hawaii, London, Beijing, and Japan]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Chinese Oil Demand Growing Again, FACTS Global Energy cited, Petroleum Intelligence Weekly</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Reports of the demise of Chinese oil demand growth have been a little premature. With the country firmly at the center of the global economic recovery, apparent oil demand — domestic product output plus net product imports — rose by 1]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>Doubts Emerge Over Nuclear Target, FACTS cited, Argus Asia Gas &amp; Power</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[China can reach its 70GW target, according to plans now on the drawing board, although a large portion is theoretical and have not been approved. Analysts think that many projects will not get off the ground]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>FACTS Global Energy Announces Three Key Appointments in Singapore and London</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Ms. Gemma Gouldby, Mr. Injae Lee, and Ms. Candy Lee have joined the FACTS Global Energy team. 
Gemma is based in the London office and is involved in refining/products price forecasting activities and monitoring refining capacity developments]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>FACTS Global Energy Chairman, Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, appointed as a new member of Dubai Mercantile</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Ahmad Sharaf, Chairman of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced that DME has welcomed Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki as a new member of the DME Board of Directors. 
Dr. Fesharaki is the Chairman of FACTS Global Energy, an energy consultancy firm with offices in Singapore, Hawaii, London, China, and Japan]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item><item><title>FACTS Global Energy Welcomes Carlos A Cabrera as a Distinguished Associate</title><link>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</link><description><![CDATA[Mr. Carlos A. Cabrera, former head of UOP, joins FACTS Global Energy as a Distinguished Associate. 
Mr. Cabrera adds extensive and high profile expertise to the breadth of FACTS Global Energy. FGE headquartered in Singapore, is a leading consultancy specializing in oil and gas advisory services with focus on Asia, the Middle East, and the Atlantic Basin with regional offices in Hawaii, London, Beijing, and Japan]]></description><category></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate><guid>http://fgenergy.com/index.php?page=article_type&amp;action=read&amp;id=5&amp;tabno=76</guid></item></channel></rss>
