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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:27:08 GMT

Martin Rowson on the veto of the UN security council's Syria resolution - cartoon - The Guardian


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Martin Rowson on the veto of the UN security council's Syria resolution - cartoon
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While the government has begun to work with international energy companies in the hopes of eventually becoming a gas exporter, all gas currently produced is consumed domestically. In fact before ww2 started it was preceded by small factional wars with ...
Activists: Syrian troops heavily shell restive city of HomsNewser

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:32:45 GMT

ENERGY MARKETS REPORT INCLUDING: Turkey energy official says natural gas flow ... - Proactive Investors UK


ENERGY MARKETS REPORT INCLUDING: Turkey energy official says natural gas flow ...
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Nigeria's Oando Energy Services has been awarded a two year contract for its swamp rig OES Passion by Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell for operations in the Niger Delta. • Total has started the second phase of the Ofon field development, off-shore Nigerian ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:07:26 GMT

COLUMN-Making fracking politically acceptable: John Kemp - Reuters


COLUMN-Making fracking politically acceptable: John Kemp
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The views expressed are his own) By John Kemp LONDON Feb 6 (Reuters) - Fracturing oil and gas from tight rock formations promises secure energy supplies for generations, but only if industry and regulators can convince voters it can be done safely ...

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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:27:27 GMT

Shell exec discusses alt-energy support - AZ Central.com


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Shell exec discusses alt-energy support
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3, 2012 10:18 AM It is OK for oil companies to support renewable energy because alternative-power sources don't stand a chance of displacing fossil fuels, a Royal Dutch Shell plc executive said Thursday in Phoenix. With the global population projected ...
Oil executive urges use of alternative fuel at business-school luncheonDowntown Devil

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:08:49 GMT

Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy - BusinessWeek


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Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy
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While the source of the CO2 bubble was natural, originating from volcanic magma deep below the lake, the devastation shows how shifts in the Earth's crust can trigger worst-case scenarios for the energy industry, just as an earthquake in Japan in March ...
Carbon Capture Imperiled From Exxon to Nuon by Worst-Case Scenario: EnergyBloomberg

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:31:04 GMT

Peak Oil Scare Fades as Shale, Deepwater Wells Gush Crude - Bloomberg


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Peak Oil Scare Fades as Shale, Deepwater Wells Gush Crude
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Worries about energy supplies have abated, several years after the 9/11 attacks and Iraq war made them central to daily chatter about the US economy and homeland security. In that environment, the late Texas investment banker Matt Simmons was able to ...

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:48:34 GMT

Shell profits up 54% to £2m an hour - The Guardian


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Shell profits up 54% to £2m an hour
The Guardian
"Shell reminds us of the moral bankruptcy of the corporate elite. The company is needlessly closing its final salary scheme while posting colossal profits," he said. "Rather than provide security to its future staff and still make a profit, ...
News and information on Royal Dutch Shell Plc.Royal Dutch Shell plc .com

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:35 GMT

Iran: a new track is needed - The Economic Voice


Iran: a new track is needed
The Economic Voice
Earlier in December 2011, Iran has issued a new proposal to receive International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) personnel in Teheran to discuss concerns and remove “ambiguities” about its disputed nuclear programme. These invitations open a window of ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:33:11 GMT

BP's "Hidden Victims" - bestofneworleans.com


BP's "Hidden Victims"
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by Alex Woodward @alexwoodward In his January State of the Union address, President Barack Obama told Americans that his administration is going "all out" to beef up domestic energy production. Obama also announced his commitment to justice in making ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:25:39 GMT

Iran-Sanctions Bid Targets Oil, Tanker Companies - Bloomberg


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Iran-Sanctions Bid Targets Oil, Tanker Companies
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2 Oil Company Frank Verrastro, director of the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, criticized Congress as “incredibly irresponsible” for seeking more sanctions, as the administration ...
Iran-Sanctions Bid Targets Oil, Tanker Companies' SalesBusinessWeek

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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:22:27 -0800

Shell exec discusses alt-energy support

It is OK for oil companies to support renewable energy because alternative-power sources don't stand a chance of displacing fossil fuels, a Royal Dutch Shell plc executive said Thursday in Phoenix. Read more

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:52:00 -0800

Ivanhoe Energy's interest in China's Zitong Block to be sold to Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary for cash proceeds of up ...

Ivanhoe Energy's interest in China's Zitong Block to be sold to Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary for cash proceeds of up to US$160 million Read more

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:33:16 -0800

Shell sells 20 per cent interest in B.C. shale lands to PetroChina

CALGARY - PetroChina is buying part of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's shale gas lands in northeastern British Columbia, the latest in a series of investments state-owned Chinese companies have made in Canada's energy sector. Read more

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:46:58 -0800

Shell's Odum notes improvement in offshore-permitting pace

The pace of offshore-drilling permits is improving nearly two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and subsequent drillin - More -  We're hiring wells, drilling and subsurface professionals now At BP, we're committed to America's economy and energy security. Our operations in the Gulf of Mexico are key to this. It's here that deepwater experts like you are working to drive industry standards ... Read more

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:00 -0800

Sky Harvest to develop gas storage project in Turkey

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:38:39 -0800

Future leaders discuss the energy challenge in Shell Youth Congress

MANILA, Philippines — Imagine fitting another India and China into the planet in less than 40 years from now. Read more

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:11:14 -0800

Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy

The cloud of carbon dioxide that burst out of Lake Nyos in Cameroon and asphyxiated 1,700 people haunts the plans of oil and power companies to bury their greenhouse gases underground. Read more

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:06:59 -0800

Ivanhoe Energy's interest in China's Zitong Block to be sold to Royal Dutch Shell for Cash Proceeds of up to US$160 ...

Ivanhoe Energy's interest in China's Zitong Block to be sold to Royal Dutch Shell for Cash Proceeds of up to US$160 million Read more

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:19:47 -0800

Year In Review: 2011 Not The Best for Energy but U.S. Became a Net Exporter Again

Faced with international political tensions, disruptive weather and natural disasters and global economic woes, oil companies in the U.S. and Europe reported overall declining earnings for the fourth quarter, even as they earned. The good news is that the U.S. became a net energy exporter for the first time since 1949. Read more

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0800

ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson to Speak at CERAWeek 2012

ExxonMobil Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson will be a keynote speaker at the 31st annual IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates executive conference, Read more

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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:36:46 GMT

BP ups dividend after profitable 2011 - Proactive Investors UK


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BP ups dividend after profitable 2011
Proactive Investors UK
BP (LON:BP.) has increased its dividend as it revealed it was back in profit in 2011. The oil giant said that replacement profits increased to US$7.6 billion for the fourth quarter (Q4 2010 : US$4.6 billion), which will see the firm posts just shy of ...
BP's "Hidden Victims"bestofneworleans.com
BP posts 38% jump in Q4 earnings, ups dividendProactive Investors USA & Canada

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:46 GMT

Collateralised commodity borrowing, BP edition - FT Alphaville (blog)


Collateralised commodity borrowing, BP edition
FT Alphaville (blog)
The idea being that lenders have a claim on the underlying oil used as security for the loan if and when BP defaults. That said, it's not clear if the lenders themselves would have the right or incentive to sell the 'oil security' on during the ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:28 GMT

Carbon Capture Imperiled From Exxon to Nuon by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy - Bloomberg


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Carbon Capture Imperiled From Exxon to Nuon by Worst-Case Scenario: Energy
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Enlarge image Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario Carbon Capture Projects Imperiled by Worst-Case Scenario Adam Berry/Bloomberg The In Salah Gas (ISG) Krechba Project, run by Sonatrach, British Petroleum (BP), and StatoilHydro, ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:09:56 GMT

Connected by Pipeline from Canada, Tar Sands Represents Bonus and Risk to ... - Circle of Blue WaterNews


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Connected by Pipeline from Canada, Tar Sands Represents Bonus and Risk to ...
Circle of Blue WaterNews
BP is spending nearly $4 billion to expand and modernize its Whiting, Indiana refinery to process tar sands oil from Canada – an investment that has helped to make the Great Lakes Basin both a center of commerce in the two nation's oil production boom ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:54:51 GMT

Auditor's report on emissions errors a blow to green dream - Sydney Morning Herald


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Auditor's report on emissions errors a blow to green dream
Sydney Morning Herald
The auditor also found the computer system through which companies report their emissions to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency contained ''significant security vulnerabilities'' that could allow an outside person to fiddle with the ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:38:52 GMT

Oil Declines on European Economic Concern; Brent Premium Rises - BusinessWeek


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Oil Declines on European Economic Concern; Brent Premium Rises
BusinessWeek
The 27 member states of the EU accounted for 16 percent of global oil demand last year, according to BP Plc's annual Statistical Review of World Energy. In Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said it carried out a Feb.
ENERGY MARKETS REPORT INCLUDING: Turkey energy official says natural gas flow ...Proactive Investors UK

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:29:00 GMT

Energy Geopolitics To Shift Farther East By 2030 - BP Economist - Fox Business


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Energy Geopolitics To Shift Farther East By 2030 - BP Economist
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"By 2030, China's import dependency will be higher than the US's has ever been...this will be another faultline for energy security," said Ruehl, who was presenting BP's Energy Outlook 2030 report. The forecast is a further sign that geopolitical ...
US on path to energy self-sufficiencyFinancial Times
BP expects Iraq's oil production to rise in long-termTrend.az (subscription)
North America 'Import Dependence' Nearly Over by 2030, Says BPNGI's Shale Daily (subscription)

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:03:26 GMT

Carbon bubble: Bank of England's opportunity to tackle market failure - The Guardian


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Carbon bubble: Bank of England's opportunity to tackle market failure
The Guardian
The depth of the financial system's exposure to high carbon and environmentally unsustainable investments could be a systemic risk that threatens economic security. In a letter sent to Sir Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, ...

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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:47:06 GMT

COMMENT — The final leg in the race for Caspian gas - Oil & Gas Journal


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COMMENT — The final leg in the race for Caspian gas
Oil & Gas Journal
A once wide-open playing field of midsize European companies and regional national champions has given way to a competition to be determined almost exclusively by Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR. Just a year ago, the race focused on the massive ...
Flagship EU gas pipeline project 'near collapse'AFP

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:41:21 GMT

BP 'surprised' by exploration wins after Gulf of Mexico disaster - Telegraph.co.uk


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BP 'surprised' by exploration wins after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Telegraph.co.uk
Energy giant BP's chief executive has said he was "surprised" that the company had not been more hindered in its oil and gas exploration plans in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster resulted in the deaths of 11 men and ...

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:38:51 -0800

U.S. to Be Free from Foreign Oil by 2030: BP

Follow Yahoo!'s The Daily Ticker on Facebook here! Oil and gas company BP recently released its annual Energy Outlook and many of its projections should be viewed with concern. According to the company, carbon emissions will increase 28 percent by 2030, a dire forecast for those trying to reverse the effects of climate change. Moreover, [...] Read more

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:37:36 -0800

Energy Geopolitics To Shift Farther East By 2030 - BP Economist

Changing patterns in global fuel demand will shift issues around energy security farther eastward, as Chinese and Indian demand for hydrocarbons outpaces anticipated supply and their dependence on oil and gas imports increases to previously unseen levels, Christof Ruehl, BP PLC's (BP, BP.LN) chief economist, said Wednesday. Read more

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:13:43 -0800

Flagship EU gas pipeline project 'near collapse'

Europe's flagship project to bolster its energy security by building a major gas pipeline to the Caspian that skirts Russia is near collapse, analysts say, with a newly confident Turkey playing a key role. Read more

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:12:00 -0800

Tuesday newspaper round-up: BP, Scottish energy, Coryton

British and European Union officials are working to persuade the US Congress to exempt a BP project from new American sanctions aimed at stopping Iran's nuclear programme. The $20bn project in the Caspian ... Read more

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:47:40 -0800

EU gas pipeline project said near collapse

ANKARA: Europe's flagship project to bolster its energy security by building a major gas pipeline to the Caspian that skirts Russia is near collapse, analysts say, with a newly confident Turkey playing a key role. Read more

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:11:14 -0800

“Victory in Achieving Energy Security and Independence is in Sight, but Washington’s Leaders could Still Blow it” Says ...

An independent analysis by the citizen energy-independence advocacy group Energy Alternatives for the 21st Century (EA-21) confirms the conclusions of a just-released BP report that U.S./North America can become energy independent in the near future ... but EA-21 raises the concern that Washington policy makers are turning that dream to dust.New York, NY (PRWEB) January 22, 2012 "For years ... Read more

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:58:06 -0800

BP 'surprised' by exploration wins after Gulf of Mexico disaster

Energy giant BP's chief executive has said he was "surprised" that the company had not been more hindered in its oil and gas exploration plans in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Read more

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:20:30 -0800

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: MarkWest Energy Partners, HDFC Bank, BP Plc, Sempra Energy and General ...

Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: MarkWest Energy Partners, HDFC Bank, BP Plc, Sempra Energy and General Electric Read more

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:41:23 -0800

Flagship EU gas pipeline project near collapse: analysts

(ANKARA ) - Europe's flagship project to bolster its energy security by building a major gas pipeline to the Caspian that skirts Russia is near collapse, analysts say, with a newly confident Turkey playing a key role. Read more

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:09:13 -0800

Caspian exemption from sanctions sought

LONDON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Britain and energy multinational BP say they have lobbied the U.S. government to exempt a major Caspian Sea gas field from new sanctions imposed on Iran. Read more

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