Russian gas flow halted through Ukraine to Europe

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Pavel Polityuk - MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Russia shut down all gas flows to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday and told Kiev it would restore supplies only after it had signed a new contract at prices comparable to those paid by European countries.

The row over gas prices and debts owed by Ukraine to Russia cut heating to tens of thousands of households in Bulgaria and hit supplies as far west as France and Germany as Europe faced freezing mid-winter temperatures.

"The price should be a market price based on a pricing formula," the Kremlin quoted Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as saying in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

"There will be no discounts or preferences for Ukraine."






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Halliburton, KBR sued for unsafe conditions at Iraq base - Yahoo! News

Halliburton, KBR sued for unsafe conditions at Iraq base - Yahoo! News:

"WASHINGTON (AFP) – A civilian employee of US oil services giant Halliburton and government contractor KBR has charged in a lawsuit the companies exposed thousands of workers to unhealthy, contaminated conditions at an Iraqi military base."

Africa: The Next Victim in Our Quest for Cheap Oil

The new book Curse of the Black Gold shows how Nigeria may be the epicenter of the full-blown resource wars to come.

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Rachel Maddow on Bush's War for Oil

Maddow discusses international oil companies moving into Iraq with Keith Olbermann. She is 100% on the money. Anyone who can now doubt this is delusional and may require medication.




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