The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russia's Gazprom and Poland's PGNiG have agreed to extend their natural gas contract until 2037 with an increase in supplies, the companies said on October 30.

The FINANCIAL -- Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. energy producer, posted a drop in quarterly profit on October 30, amid lower natural gas and oil prices.

The FINANCIAL -- According to RIA Novosti, Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft posted on October 30 a 5.6% decrease year-on-year in its net profit under Russian Accounting Standards to 2.6 billion rubles ($89.5 mln) in January-September.

The FINANCIAL -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) on October 29 reported that for the first time average worldwide production surpassed 600,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day during the third quarter, increasing 3.4 percent from the second quarter and 19 percent from the prior-year period.

The FINANCIAL -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) on October 29 announced that the Hostetter #1-23H well located in Washita County, Okla., is producing 17 million cubic feet (MMcf) of gas and 800 barrels of liquid hydrocarbons per day.

The FINANCIAL -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (“Sinopec Corp.” or “the Company”) (CH: 600028; HKEX: 386; NYSE: SNP; LSE: SNP) on October 30 announced its unaudited results for the first nine months of the year which ended on 30 September 2009.

The FINANCIAL -- On October 29, Eni and Sonangol announce an important oil discovery at the Cabaça Norte-1 well, 350 km North of Luanda, offshore Angola.

The FINANCIAL -- Despite the ongoing difficult macroeconomic environment, the Volkswagen Group generated a clearly positive operating profit of €1.5 billion in the first nine months (January – September 2008: €4.9 billion).

The FINANCIAL -- Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, on October 29 announced that its new Legacy Series (Legacy Sedan, Legacy Station Wagon and Outback) has won the "Best Value Award", one of the awards of Car of the Year Japan 2009-2010.