Oil and utilities highlights to 09:15 GMT

Oil and utilities highlights to 09:15 GMT

	Published : Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:07 By : Agencies Print this Story

2007-10-29 08:49:37

Ukraine sees 'optimum' 2008 price for Russian gas 150-160 usd/unit vs 130 now

KIEV (Thomson Financial) - Ukraine president Viktor Yuschenko said he views

150-160 usd per 1,000 cubic metres as the 'optimum' price his country should pay

Russia for gas supplies in 2008, compared with the 130 it is paying now.

2007-10-29 08:40:17

China's oil production to peak in 2015 - report

BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - China's crude oil production will peak at about 190 mln

tons by 2015, according to a report by the China News Service.

2007-10-29 07:55:56

StatoilHydro Q3 pretax ahead on currency gains, underlying weaker

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - StatoilHydro ASA posted third-quarter pretax

profits that were ahead of expectations after benefiting from currency gains and

other financial items, but at the operating level profits missed consensus

estimates on lower downstream results.

2007-10-29 07:45:14

Norsk Hydro announces Terje Vareberg to be chairman

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro ASA has

announced that Terje Vereberg will be its next chairman.

2007-10-29 07:41:46

Oilex says Indonesian Pendalian-3 well data confirm excellent reservoir quality

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oilex Ltd said drilling and wireline logging at

Indonesia's West Kampar Pendalian-3 well confirm the reservoir quality is

'excellent'.

2007-10-29 07:34:37

StatoilHydro Q3 pretax beats consensus on currency gains

OSLO (Thomson Financial) - StatoilHydro ASA posted third-quarter pretax

profits that were ahead of expectations after benefiting from currency gains and

other financial items, but at the operating level profits missed consensus

estimates on lower downstream results.