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Alaska Gov. Rejects ConocoPhillips Plan

January 14, 2008
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Sarah Palin recently rejected a multibillion proposal by ConocoPhillips to build a natural gas pipeline linking the state''s energy rich North Slope to Midwestern
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Nicaragua Buys Esso Standard Oil Tanks

January 11, 2008
The Associated Press reported recently that Nicaragua has bought a disputed fuel tank facility from an Exxon Mobil subsidiary to store subsidized Venezuelan oil, according to President Daniel Ortega who
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Exxon Mobil Starts Production Off Angola

January 10, 2008
The Associated Press reported recently that Exxon Mobil Corp. announced it has begun oil production from a multibillion-dollar project off the west African coast. The company plans to drill more
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Analysis of BP refinery case finds problems in Indiana permit process

December 10, 2007
An independent analysis of the regulatory process Indiana used to approve a permit boosting pollution discharges from BP''s Whiting, Ind., refinery into Lake Michigan concludes that the permit fully complies
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U.S. natural gas in storage grows

November 26, 2007
The Associated Press reports that natural gas in storage in the U.S. grew last week and is about 8.7 percent above the five-year average for this time of year. The
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Gunshots fired near ExxonMobil site in Nigeria

November 12, 2007
Gunshots were fired outside ExxonMobil Corp.''s main oil export terminal in Nigeria on Monday, according to the Associated Press. No injuries were reported. Oil operations at the Qua Iboe terminal
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New emissions in BP air permit application

November 5, 2007
According to the Associated Press, BP''s refinery would emit more lead, sulfur dioxide and particulates but less carbon monoxide and other pollutants under a revised air permit it is seeking
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BP to relocate Chicago employees to Houston

October 22, 2007
BP plc notified its 3,300 employees in its suburban Chicago offices that many could be laid off, and many more could be headed to Houston, bizjournals.com reports. According to Reuters
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Cambodia eyes onshore oil prospect

October 12, 2007
The Associated Press reports that the Cambodian government has formed a body to manage the country''s Tonle Sap lake basin, which is thought to contain onshore oil and gas reserves.
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Exxon, Murphy Oil sue Canada

October 1, 2007
The Associated Press reports that ExxonMobil and Murphy Oil plan to sue Canada for breaching the North American Free Trade Agreement by permitting Newfoundland to require them to spend millions
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