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African villagers can sue Chevron per judge

August 20, 2007
The Associated Press reports that a group of nine Nigerian villagers can have a jury decide if Chevron Corp. is responsible for two government military attacks that left protesters dead
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House shifts $16 billion toward renewable energy

August 6, 2007
Reuters reports that U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a Democratic rewrite of U.S. energy policy that strips $16 billion in tax incentives away from Big Oil and puts it
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Eastman to operate two coke gasification plants

July 30, 2007
Eastman Chemical Co. said it plans to operate and invest in two new plants that will use petroleum coke instead of natural gas to produce industrial chemicals used in consumer
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Archer Daniels Midland to buy Fasco

July 30, 2007
The Associated Press reports that agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. will acquire Fasco Mills Co., a family-owned grain and feed company, expanding its presence in northern Illinois and increasing
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Exxon Mobil loses Alaska pipeline case

July 30, 2007
A federal appeals court rejected an effort by Exxon Mobil Corp. to overturn rules governing access to a potential multibillion-dollar pipeline that would transport natural gas from Alaska to the
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Peabody, ConocoPhillips to explore Midwest Coal-to-substrate natural gas facility

July 23, 2007
According to Business Wire, Peabody Energy and ConocoPhillips recently announced they have entered into an agreement to explore development of a commercial scale coal-to-substitute natural gas (SNG) facility using proprietary
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Aramco selects KBR for chemical plant

July 16, 2007
The Associated Press reports that Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco and The Dow Chemical Co. have awarded KBR Inc. a contract to manage the construction of a chemicals and plastics
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BP freezes severance payments to ex-CEO

July 10, 2007
According to the Associated Press, BP PLC has temporarily frozen severance payments worth around 2 million pounds (US$4 million; euro2.9 million) owed to former Chief Executive John Browne and former
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Tyson Foods, Syntroleum to build United States’ first commercial synthetic fuels plant

June 25, 2007
Prime Newswire reports that Tyson Foods, Inc. and Syntroleum Corporation, a Tulsa-based synthetic fuels technology company, will announce the formation of Dynamic Fuels LLC, which will produce synthetic fuels targeting
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Supreme Court declines case of Alabama leukemia victim''s widow

June 11, 2007
According to the Associated Press, the widow of a leukemia victim failed to persuade the Supreme Court to consider allowing her to sue oil companies over her husband''s exposure to
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