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- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:06:00 GMT

USA: BP fined again for 'wilful' safety breaches
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Trades Union Congress - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:06:00 GMT

Yet another gas hike: pump price rise 4.14 % since December 18
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Guadalajara reporter - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:00 GMT

Another 10-cent hike in Shell's gas prices
Shell Marianas increased the pump prices of all its gasoline products by 10 cents a gallon yesterday morning, marking the second round of price hikes on Saipan this year. The first 10-cent a gallon hike this year was on Jan. 8 for Shell and Jan. 9 for More...
Saipan Tribune - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:01:00 GMT

British Gas seeks 1,100 for insulation work
British Gas is recruiting for its first insulation depot opening this month, one of 12 planned for the UK. British Gas' aim to establish a new cavity wall and loft insulation business, will mean recruiting 1,100 people who will be trained up at its More...
Heatingandventilating.net - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:01:00 GMT

Libya Oil Head: Opec Unlikely To Raise Quotas In Line With Production - NASDAQ
Press TVLibya Oil Head: Opec Unlikely To Raise Quotas In Line With ProductionNASDAQLibya's crude oil production rose from 1.538 million barrels per day in January to 1.560 million barrels a day, based on secondary sources.Oil Producers that Follow the More...
Oil Online - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:56:00 GMT

Natural gas exceeds 24% of world total energy mix and going higher - Gerson Lehrman Group
Gulf TimesNatural gas exceeds 24% of world total energy mix and going higherGerson Lehrman GroupExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips are making the transition from crude oil to natural gas. Currently in focus is the shale gas business which More...
Oil Online - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:56:00 GMT

Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield
LOS ANGELES -- This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, More...
Washington Post - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:56:00 GMT

Argentina's Bridas Confirms Joint Venture With CNOOC - Wall Street Journal
Argentina's Bridas Confirms Joint Venture With CNOOCWall Street JournalBUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--Argentina oil and gas company Bridas Energy Holdings, or BEH, on Sunday confirmed that China National Offshore Oil Corporation ...... Terms:wall street More...
Oil Online - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:56:00 GMT

CNOOC Ltd. Established Joint Venture With Bridas Energy Holdings
CNOOC Limited (the "Company" or "CNOOC Ltd.") (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announces today that the Company proposes to form a 50%/50% joint venture with Bridas Energy Holdings Ltd ("BEH") in Bridas Corporation ("Bridas" or the "JVCo") for a consideration of More...
Charlotte Business Journal - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:53:00 GMT

CNOOC Ltd. Established Joint Venture With Bridas Energy Holdings
CNOOC Limited (the "Company" or "CNOOC Ltd.") (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announces today that the Company proposes to form a 50%/50% joint venture with Bridas Energy Holdings Ltd ("BEH") in Bridas Corporation ("Bridas" or the "JVCo") for a consideration of More...
Baltimore Business Journal - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:48:00 GMT

Regulators accused of lax oversight at LA oilfield
This sprawling metropolis is built atop one of the richest oil basins in the world. Wells dot the city landscape, some hidden behind hollow building facades much like a Hollywood movie set, or, in the case of Beverly Hills High School, encased in a tower More...
Sacramento Bee - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:46:00 GMT

CNOOC Ltd. Established Joint Venture With Bridas Energy Holdings
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Dayton Business Journal - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:46:00 GMT

Petroleum Development: The Trend Continues Higher (PETD)
Petroleum Development is currently above its 50-day moving average of $20.52 and above its 200-day moving average of $17.85. Look for these moving averages to climb to confirm the company's upward momentum. SmarTrend will continue to scan these moving More...
TradingMarkets - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:44:00 GMT

China is experiencing "astonishing" growth in oil demand this year to match its economic rise while consumption in developed economies is falling, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. The IEA said demand surged in China in January by 28 percent
The IEA said demand surged in China in January by 28 percent on a 12-month comparison and raised its forecast for global demand in 2010 to 86.6 million barrels per day (mbd) from its projection last month of 86.5 mbd. The forecast was 1.8 percent higher More...
Petroleum World - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:39:00 GMT

US-based energy giant Exxon Mobil said Saturday it had finalised financing and sales agreements for its 15 billion US dollar gas project in Papua New Guinea and was ready to begin construction. "Sales and purchase agreements with buyers and financing arra
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Petroleum World - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:39:00 GMT

Oil prices fell Friday after news of a surprise decline in US consumer confidence in the world's biggest oil-consuming nation stirred concern about energy demand. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for April delivery, dropped 87 cents to close at
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for April delivery, dropped 87 cents to close at 81.24 dollars a barrel. London's Brent North Sea crude for April shed 89 cents to settle at 79.39 dollars a barrel. Earlier in the session the New York benchmark More...
Petroleum World - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:39:00 GMT

Venezuelas benchmark dollar bonds rose to a seven-week high on speculation a rally in crude oil, the countrys biggest export, will prompt the government to pare back debt sales this year. The yield on Venezuelas 9.25 percent bonds maturing in 2027 fell 10
Venezuela's benchmark dollar bonds rose to a seven-week high on speculation a rally in crude oil, the country's biggest export, will prompt the government to pare back debt sales this year. The yield on Venezuela's 9.25 percent bonds maturing in 2027 More...
Petroleum World - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex [PEMX.UL] has pinned its long-term hopes on the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where the government estimates as much as 29.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent could lie. But so far the drilling campaign has had few su
The following table lists exploratory wells drilled by Pemex in deep waters, classified as anything more than 500 meters (1,640 feet): WELL WATER DEPTH RESULT Chukta-201 513 m Dry hole Nab-1 679 m Oil, non-commercial 2006 Noxal-1 936 m Gas, More...
Petroleum World - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Iran warns against too much oil
Iran has warned of a worsening oil glut and predicts OPEC will urge its members to comply with their production quotas when its ministers meet on Wednesday.The second-biggest OPEC producer also said there was no need for the group to revise output More...
Abu Dhabi National - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:24:00 GMT

Big players climb aboard shale gas train
IF we say the words 'shale gas', do you roll your eyes and/or stifle a yawn? Well, think again. Shale gas is one of the new buzz phrases in the energy world -- not here, yet, but coming soon to an investor chat room near you. A report from Fortis Bank More...
Herald Sun - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:22:00 GMT

Are Crude Oil & Natural Gas about to Explode Higher?
PM By: Chris_Vermeulen Last weeks price action unfolded just as we expected. Money poured into stocks with the focus being on small cap, banks and technology stocks. The fact that these sectors are showing strength while utilities, health care and More...
Market Oracle - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:17:00 GMT

China Oil Firm Takes $3.1B Stake in SAmerican Firm
Leading offshore producer China National Offshore Oil Corp. said Sunday it has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to form a joint-venture with a major Argentine energy firm, helping to expand China's access to natural resources in South America. The investment More...
ABC News - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:17:00 GMT

Govt may bid out oil shale blocks by 2012
New Delhi: The government is planning to bid out blocks of oil shale in India’s north-east by 2012 to reduce its dependence on oil imports, director general of hydrocarbons S.K. Srivastava said.An oil shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock containing More...
Livemint.com - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:14:00 GMT

Money!, It's a Gas: Pink Floyd Sues EMI Over Royalty Row
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New York Lawyer - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:12:00 GMT

National Energy Conference Discusses Syria's Role as Center for Crossing Electric and Petroleum Energies
Damascus, SANA- Activities of National Energy Conference on the 2nd day focused on energy economies, Syria's role as a center for crossing electrical and petroleum energies, economic administration of production and consumption and the impacts of Arab More...
Syrian Arab News Agency - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:05:00 GMT

LNG: cash way behind gas
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TradingMarkets - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:02:00 GMT

UPDATE:Libya's Ghanem:Opec Not Seen Raising Quotas With '10 Production
VIENNA(Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is 'unlikely' to raise its assigned quota level in line with its current production level this year, Libya's top oil official said Sunday. 'If whenever they (member More...
Morningstar.com - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:01:00 GMT

Libya Oil Head: Opec Unlikely To Raise Quotas In Line With Production
VIENNA(Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is 'unlikely' to raise its assigned quota level in line with its current production level this year, Libya's top oil official said Sunday. 'If whenever they (member More...
Morningstar.com - Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:01:00 GMT

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