Welcome to the age of the perpetual oil shock. This is the message coming through loud and clear from the world's major oil producers as they warn that the era of cheap oil is over. As if that message were not clear enough, there are the daily headlines of oil prices hitting record highs. Every piece of negative speculation sends the price rising further.

 

Financial Mail Special Report
 9 September 2005

18th World Petroleum Congress
CONTENTS
    		• The global oil industry - At a crossroads
    		• The World Petroleum Congress - An introspective industry
    		• The congress in SA - A vote of confidence for Jo'burg's infrastructure
    		• PetroSA - An important contribution to SA's forex reserves
    		• Imogen Mkhize - A firm hand on the tiller
    		• Africa's sponsors - Leaders in expanding the continent's oil production
    		• Sasol - More to pioneer than synfuels
    		• SA petrol market - Paying the price for regulation
    		• Cleaner fuels - Local drivers will have to let go of 'dirty' petrol

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     Writers:Sven Lünsche, Stafford Thomas, Caroline Southey and David Furlonger
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