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To: Road Walker who wrote (301604)	8/29/2006 8:40:01 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 1576882

Published: 08/29/2006 12:00 AM (UAE) gulfnews.com UAE's crude production sets record in May By Stanley Carvalho, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: The UAE's oil production hit a record high in May and Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the world's top crude producer, official data reveal. The UAE's oil output hit 2.651 million bpd in May, keeping the country among the top 10 producers, according to figures released by the Riyadh-based Joint Oil Initiative Data. Russia became the world's top producer, pumping 9.636 million bpd in May. Saudi Arabia's output stood at 8.93 million bpd, sharply lower than the 9.432 million bpd it produced in the same month last year. "The UAE's crude output that comes largely from Abu Dhabi is currently around 2.6 to 2.7 million bpd and plans are on tap to raise it to 4 million by 2010. In fact, we would see a gradual increase in the UAE's output in the next four years," an Abu Dhabi-based oil expert told Gulf News. Last week, Abdullah Nasser Al Suwaidi, Adnoc's deputy CEO and exploration and production director, said the company has increased production by 25 per cent over the last two years and is currently developing new fields in an effort to increase daily output from 2.8 million bpd to 4 million by 2010. "This is our commitment to the world market that will define Adnoc's role in satisfying the increasing world demand for hydrocarbon products," he said. Ranking The US was the third largest producer last May, with its output standing at 5.092 million bpd. It was followed by Iran (4.010 million), China (3.836 million), Mexico (3.337 million), the UAE (2.651 million) and Kuwait (2.579 million). According to the report, which cited official data supplied by producers and consumers, China's oil demand surged by nearly 700,000 bpd in a year to become the world's second-biggest crude consumer after the US. It showed China's consumption reached 6.845 million bpd in May compared with 6.171 million bpd a year earlier. A breakdown showed US demand grew to around 20.695 million bpd in May from 20.140 million bpd in the same month last year. Japan's crude consumption climbed to nearly 5.226 million bpd from 4.677 million bpd in the same period, the report said. Excluding Russia, which did not supply consumption figures, Germany ranked fourth among consumers, with demand growing to nearly 2.557 million bpd in May from about 2.494 million bpd a year earlier. India was fifth with consumption at about 2.449 million bpd in May compared with 2.270 million bpd last May. South Korea's fuel consumption rose to 2.107 million bpd from 2.046 million bpd while demand in Canada declined to 1.925 million bpd from 2.083 million bpd. oil thirst Top 10 consumers United States 20.695 China 6.845 Japan 5.226 Germany 2.557 India 2.494 South Korea 2.107 Canada 1.925 France 1.839 United Kingdom 1.734 Italy 1.600 All figures in million barrels per day

To: Road Walker who wrote (301604)	8/29/2006 3:29:16 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576882

Hartford Courant: August 27, 2006 (link) What Voters Want From Their Senator: Someone Who Listens By: Ned Lamont Some people are eager to draw larger lessons from our Senate race and victory in the Democratic primary. One supporter approached me at La Paloma in Hartford the other day with a Turkish newspaper featuring our campaign in bold. Japanese, Danish, British and Canadian papers have visited us on the campaign trail. Clearly, our story has caught the imagination of the country and the world. But, for us, this race is and will remain about the people of Connecticut and their hunger for change. If Sen. Lieberman won’t use his position in Washington to address their concerns, they will turn out in record numbers for someone who will. In the beginning, nobody gave us a chance. When I started our campaign, people said, “You’ll never beat a three-term incumbent with millions of special-interest contributions in the bank.” Others thought it should be done, but no one wanted to take it on. At first, we were offering simply a choice and a chance for debate. It’s exactly what people wanted. Since we launched our campaign last January, I have met thousands of you. You have stopped me on the street to talk about the rising cost of health care, the loss of good-paying jobs and your kids’ education. You know America is weakened when we are too dependent upon foreign oil and capital – and our troops are stretched thin because of our decisions in Iraq, leaving us less ready to respond and protect ourselves. And we’ve agreed that in this dangerous time, President Bush and his supporters like Sen. Lieberman have weakened America’s security and moral standing in the world by fighting an unprovoked war in Iraq instead of a real war against terrorism. When I became a candidate, you became the campaign. I found hundreds and then thousands of allies, working as hard as or harder than we were: volunteering, making small contributions, door-knocking, contacting your friends and neighbors, and giving us a shot at making real changes in Washington. By May, I’d visited more than 50 cities and towns, and I have kept up the pace. I joke that whenever a dozen people gather on a street corner, I’m there. I’ve been amazed at the passion and involvement of the people I’ve met. You’ve turned out at town hall meetings to ask Sen. Lieberman why he didn’t give up his Senate seat in 2000 when pursuing national office – although his victory would have meant Gov. John G. Rowland would have appointed his replacement. You’ve asked why his glossy brochures don’t mention foreign policy or the war. You’ve remembered how he waited until the very last minute to vote against Clarence Thomas, how he has failed to fight other Bush appointees that will tilt the Supreme Court to the right for generations. You’ve pointed out how Sen. Lieberman never comes to your town for meetings with citizens; he comes for fundraisers. Thanks to your courage and common sense, the people of Connecticut have spoken loudly and boldly: We want change. It begins with changing Washington. The people of Connecticut are tired of a Congress that has 63 lobbyists for every elected representative – spending more than $400,000 per month per member of Congress. Changing Washington also means changing our national priorities. We’re spending more than $250 million a day in Iraq while our deficit explodes and our domestic agenda is starved for funds. Today in Connecticut, 400,000 people lack health insurance and schools close early because we don’t have the resources for after-school programs that aid academic achievement and give kids a place to study before their parents come home to dinner. Changing Washington means fighting to restore American values. This administration, supported by Sen. Lieberman, is bringing the government into our private lives in ways the Founding Fathers never intended – in the Schiavo family’s private medical decisions, with warrantless wiretaps and judicial appointees that jeopardize a woman’s reproductive rights. Government has gotten too big and too intrusive, and we need to change that. Finally and most urgently, we need to change Washington to replace a national security policy of weakness with one of strength. Our costly and counterproductive decision to go to war in Iraq has weakened America – by taking our eye off the ball in Afghanistan, by overstretching our military, by failing to invest in homeland security, by putting Israel’s security at risk and by alienating our allies and further angering our adversaries. We need to change course, in order to restore America’s strength and place in the world. This is what we stand for – an America that is stronger when we remain true to our values. Our campaign beat an incumbent senator in a Democratic primary by offering a platform that drew tens of thousands of people to register to vote, and tens of thousands more to the polls. We grow stronger with every voice added, and I will keep getting out, listening to voters and talking to them about the mainstream American values we share. I will continue to bring the details of our platform to the people of Connecticut, along with my strong belief that you don’t have to live with a senator who votes for policies you don’t support; that you can choose someone who will fight for principles you believe in too.