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Soldier kills oil worker in Yemen attack
- 2007-06-23
SANAA AFP — A soldier with "emotional problems" opened fire on oil workers with a major US oil company, killing one and wounding six, including the local American boss, as they left an aircraft in a remote area of Yemen on Saturday. Yemen's interior ministry said a female Indian...
US oil firm confirms one dead in Yemen shooting
- 2007-06-23
LOS ANGELES AFP — Occidental Petroleum Corporation confirmed Saturday that one of its subcontractors was killed in Yemen after a soldier fired at field personnel coming out of an aircraft. Yemen's interior ministry said two Asian workers were killed when a soldier fired as a helicopter carrying staff from...
US suspends free trade talks with Ecuador over oil dispute
- 2006-05-17
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States suspended free trade talks with Ecuador after the South American government canceled the oil exploration rights of US-based Occidental Petroleum, an official said. "We are very disappointed at the decision of Ecuador, which appears to constitute a seizure of the assets of a...
Ecuador accuses US of 'blackmail' as oil dispute worsens
- 2006-05-17
QUITO AFP — Ecuador accused the United States of "blackmail" after Washington abruptly suspended free-trade talks with the South American nation in the wake of its cancellation of a US oil company's exploration rights. The suspension of the free-trade talks came after Quito told Occidental Petroleum Monday that it...
Ecuador seeks to soothe oil dispute with US
- 2006-05-17
QUITO AFP — Ecuador moved to reassure the United States that it was not expropriating foreign assets when it cancelled a US oil firm's exploration rights and took over its production infrastructure. Quito appeared anxious to soothe fraying bilateral ties after Washington abruptly suspended free-trade talks with the South...
US oil firm Occidental opens office in Libyan capital
- 2004-03-15
TRIPOLI AFP ? US firm Occidental Petroleum opened an office in Tripoli in a bid to relaunch its business activities in oil-rich Libya after a nearly 20-year ban, Libyan officials said. The office was opened a day after talks between Occidental Petroleum president, Ray Irani, and Libyan leader Moamer...
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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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