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BP says it has reopened gas taps into Georgia pipeline
- 2008-08-14
LONDON AFP — Energy giant BP said on Thursday that it had resumed pumping gas into the South Caucasus pipeline in Georgia and that the Baku-Supsa oil link remained shut. "We are pumping gas again into the South Caucasus pipeline," a company spokesman told AFP. On Tuesday, BP...
Oil prices dip as demand angst renewed
- 2008-08-14
NEW YORK AFP — World oil prices declined Thursday as demand angst re-emerged a day after prices had risen in the wake of a report showing a sharp drop in US gasoline stocks, traders said. The dip put an end to price gains which started on Tuesday after crude...
China, India rise while US slips in Fortune company rankings
- 2008-07-09
WASHINGTON AFP — The number of US firms among the Fortune 500 list of top global companies slipped to the lowest level in over a decade while Chinese, Indian and Mexican firms gained, the magazine reported Wednesday. The business publication said that US-based Wal-Mart Stores remained at the top...
Oil giant BP says it is suing Russian partners in TNK-BP
- 2008-07-06
LONDON AFP — British oil giant BP is suing its Russian partners in TNK-BP, it confirmed Sunday, amid growing rifts in the joint venture. A company spokesman confirmed to AFP that the action against Russian shareholders AAR over an alleged debt worth around 370 million dollars (236 million euros)...
Russia calls for 'civilised' end to TNK-BP dispute
- 2008-06-17
MOSCOW AFP — A spiralling dispute between British oil giant BP and its Russian partners should end in a "civilized way" and will have no effect on the investment climate, a senior Russian minister said on Tuesday. "I think it's a private affair and it will have no significant...
Russian police raid BP office in Moscow: spokesman
- 2008-05-20
MOSCOW AFP — Russian police raided the office of British oil major BP in central Moscow on Tuesday, a spokesman for the company told AFP, two months after similar raids by Russia's secret service. Asked if police had raided the office, the spokesman, Vladimir Buyanov, said: "Yes.... I can...
British energy giant BP says China has bought 1.0-percent stake
- 2008-04-15
LONDON AFP — British energy group BP said Tuesday that an unnamed Chinese state investment fund had bought almost 1.0-percent of the group's shares, confirming an earlier media report. "We are aware that a Chinese entity has built up a stake of slightly less than 1.0 percent over the...
Britain's BP says stake buyer is China's forex administration: report
- 2008-04-15
BEIJING AFP — British energy giant BP has confirmed that the buyer of just under one percent of its shares is a Hong Kong branch of China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, state media said Wednesday. A BP spokesperson in charge of global investor relations said the buyer was...
Fears in US that Canada mining threatens pristine nature park
- 2007-11-19
VANCOUVER, Canada AFP — Two ambitious energy exploration projects in western Canada are raising fears among US environmentalists of irreversible ecological damage to a pristine expanse of the famed Rocky Mountains. The rugged northwestern US state of Montana is hoping to convince the Canadian province of British Columbia to...
European shares slip in morning deals
- 2007-09-25
LONDON AFP — Europe's main stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday, with London dragged down by oil and mining stocks and following overnight losses on Wall Street. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares dropped 0.70 percent to 6,420.60 points a couple of hours after the...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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