Oil & Gas
December 1, 2008
In the past 10 years, more than 20,000 miles of new natural gas pipelines have been built and brought on line, according to the Associated Press. Those pipelines can carry
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November 24, 2008
The Associated Press reports that Delek US Holdings has confirmed that one man has died of injuries sustained in a Tyler, Texas, oil refinery explosion. The explosion and subsequent fire
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November 24, 2008
Businesswire.com reports that Flowserve Corporation has announced it has signed a 10-year strategic supplier agreement with Saudi Aramco, one of the world''s largest oil producing companies. The supply agreement includes
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November 19, 2008
Big Oil is set to spend billions on new exploration in 2009, but in addition to ocean beds thousands of feet below the water''s surface, major producers are surveying the
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November 17, 2008
Chevron Corporation announced that it has started crude oil production from its Blind Faith Field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, as reported by the Associated Press. First oil from
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November 12, 2008
StatoilHydro and Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced their agreement to jointly explore unconventional gas opportunities worldwide, according to the Associated Press. StatoilHydro will initially acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake''s Marcellus
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November 12, 2008
Ethanol might reign as the king of biofuels, but several companies are betting that a close cousin may overcome some of its shortcomings. Butanol has traditionally been used as paint
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November 10, 2008
The Associated Press reports that an environmentalist group and four Nigerians have filed suit against Royal Dutch Shell PLC in the Netherlands, claiming the company was negligent in cleaning up
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November 5, 2008
Barack Obama''s victory in the presidential race will give labor unions and the embattled U.S. auto industry a strong ally in the White House, and likely will put pressure on
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November 3, 2008
The five Western oil majors rang up a combined $45 billion in third-quarter profits, heading into a recession with a bigger cash cushion than most industries, but still facing uncertainty
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