Oil & Gas
August 4, 2008
TransCanada Corp. won Alaskan legislative approval to build and operate a huge pipeline to ship natural gas from the North Slope to a network feeding domestic markets, according to Reuters.
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July 28, 2008
The Associated Press reports that life-threatening safety violations continue to plague a Texas City BP refinery, leaving it susceptible to another major accident like the one in 2005 that killed
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July 21, 2008
BP plans to acquire Chesapeake Energy''s stake in about 90,000 acres of natural gas properties in $1.75 billion, the Associated Press reports. The properties are in the Arkoma Basin Woodford
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July 16, 2008
Royal Dutch Shell PLC is selling its investment in a petroleum distribution business in Zimbabwe to South Africa-based Engen Petroleum Ltd, the Associated Press reports. Shell, which has a 50
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July 14, 2008
According to the Associated Press, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid countries struggling with high oil
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July 11, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that pharmaceuticals maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has agreed to spend $3.65 million to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations by eliminating ozone-depleting refrigerants at factories
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July 11, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that six cases have been settled out of court over the deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery in Southeast Texas, leaving four plaintiffs in
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July 9, 2008
According to the Associated Press, two conservation groups filed a lawsuit recently challenging the Bush administration''s decision to let oil companies unintentionally harass or harm polar bears and walruses off
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July 7, 2008
According to the Associated Press, Louisiana authorities say three people are being treated for burns after a steam accident at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery.Plaquemines Parish Sheriff''s Office Major John Marie
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July 2, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that FMC Technologies Inc. said recently it signed a deal worth $120 million to supply underwater oil and gas production equipment to ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS.Under
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