According to a report by Cambodia's Huashang Daily on June 8, following the recent discovery of a large number of oil deposits, Cambodia has reported the discovery of a second large-scale resource reserve worthy of the world's attention - gold and aluminum ores.

Officials from the European Union and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held a roundtable meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to seek to strengthen the exchange of information in the field of energy decision-making. This meeting is part of the "EU-OPEC Energy Dialogue" mechanism.

On the 21st, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) under the U.S. Department of Energy released the "2007 World Energy Outlook" report. The report predicts that although international oil prices continue to rise, the growth rate of demand is still difficult to contain; only after 2015 will the global demand for oil and other liquid fuels slow down due to high prices.

Talisman Energy Inc. (TSX code: TLM) first-quarter profit increased by 520 million yuan, and stock dividends increased by nearly 17%.

Ramirez, Venezuela’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum and President of the National Petroleum Corporation, told the media on the 3rd that if the US company ConocoPhillips continues to refuse Venezuela to take over control of its oil business in Venezuela, the company will be expelled.

Following his visit to the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began a visit to five Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt.

The European Union recently proposed a new plan that will strengthen various cooperative relations with countries in the Black Sea region, especially in the energy field, and will also help stabilize tense regional situations.

As world oil prices rise again, OPEC says it will maintain current oil production levels. OPEC is willing to increase oil production if necessary.