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The price of power and who foots the bill for Britain’s rocketing energy costs took centre stage yesterday as the oil giants Shell and BP unveiled huge combined profits of £7.2bn, made in just three months, and consumers were hit with a new round of...
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AP, Amsterdam
Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s first-quarter profits rose 25 percent, Europe’s largest engery company reported Tuesday, on unheard of prices for a barrel of oil.
made popular Apr 29 2008
‘Miles per Gallon’ has become a very essential phrase in the modern auto world with more and more cars and company’s competing in the category for the top honors....
made popular Apr 15 2008
Sirota Survey Intelligence questioned 3.5 million staff over three years at companies including global giants Shell, Tesco, Microsoft and Dell. The survey pointed out...
made popular Mar 30 2008
With the rise in gasoline prices, the firms are now seriously going for the alternatives. Shell and Virent Energy Systems of Madison, Wisconsin USA have teamed up for...
made popular Mar 29 2008
The ‘Eco Marathon’ sponsored by Shell catches the attention of the teams capable of producing the most fuel efficient car possible. The single-seat racer,...
made popular Mar 17 2008
What we do, our children follow. How we contribute to the Environment and make this place a better place is something our children must learn. Before we bid adieu to...
made popular Feb 11 2008
Shell is expected to announce earnings of £13.4billion today - the biggest-ever profit by a British company.The oil giant is likely to report that profits have risen...
made popular Feb 2 2008
AP, Great Falls
Long after the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa was stripped of its land and scores of its people had been moved to Canada, the 4,300 surviving members are fighting to...
made popular Jan 5 2008
The skyrocketing price of oil is a curse as well as a blessing for the environment. Lets first look at the disadvantages, and save the best for last. What is now...
made popular Jan 4 2008
Now, what makes ‘Shell’ such a popular company? Maybe it’s simple name or even its simple logo, that all can associate with so easily. Being a marine...
made popular Dec 13 2007
AP, San Francisco
Environmental and Native Alaskan groups asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to block Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s plans for exploratory oil drilling near the Arctic...
made popular Dec 4 2007
The shell eco marathon is all about designing a car and driving it using the least amount of energy. Yes, who achieves this set target gets to win $10,000 as the first...
made popular Nov 23 2007
YES, gasoline has the corner on the American car fuel market, but maybe not forever. Shell Hydrogen LLC and the City of White Plains, New York; have installed a...
made popular Nov 16 2007
AP, Amsterdam
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday that third-quarter net profit rose 16 percent despite a drop in production, but it warned that the underlying performance of its...
made popular Oct 25 2007
AP, Amsterdam
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 16 percent despite a fall in production, but it warned that the underlying performance of its refining...
made popular Oct 25 2007
Kazakh national oil company KazMunaiGaz bought 75% stake in Romanian oil firm Rompetrol for $2.7bn but requires final approval from the European Union.
The deal will...
made popular Aug 28 2007
The Russian oil giant Gazprom, discloses that company is near to increase its presence in Britain.
Gazprom didn’t reveal its partner’s name, but it is...
made popular Jun 11 2007
Russian president Vladimir Putin reassured CEOs from leading global companies about the security of foreign investment in Russia at a closed-door meeting on Saturday...
made popular Jun 11 2007
Russian regulators have held the much debated and criticized decision on BP license row for the Kovykta gas field in East Siberia.
Licensing agency, Rosnedra, is...
made popular Jun 2 2007
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AP, London
BP PLC on Tuesday reported a 63 percent jump in profit in the first quarter with the per-barrel price of oil hovering well above $100.
made popular Apr 29 2008
AP, London
A Chinese investment fund has accumulated a stake of just under 1 percent in British oil company BP PLC, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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The Kremlin appeared to have renewed its hostile campaign against British interests and big business in Russia today when the secret police arrested two men on...
made popular Mar 21 2008
AP, Houston
A congressional committee is investigating a much criticized plea deal that proposes to fine oil giant BP PLC $50 million for its criminal responsibility in a deadly...
made popular Mar 14 2008
AP, London
BP PLC increased the funds it has set aside to settle claims arising from the 2005 fatal explosion at its Texas City refinery by about a third to $2.13 billion, the...
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AP, Anchorage
BP PLC recently agreed to pay millions in federal criminal fines over a 2006 oil spill in the nation’s largest oil field, but state officials said Wednesday they...
made popular Dec 6 2007
AP, Washington
BP PLC is taking a multimillion dollar broom to sweep away a slew of federal charges linked to energy price fixing, a deadly refinery blast and pipeline leaks and focus...
made popular Oct 25 2007
AP, London
BP PLC reported a 29 percent slump in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday due to higher maintenance costs and outages at key refineries, but some analysts said the...
made popular Oct 23 2007
AP, London
BP PLC outlined a plan to streamline its structure, cutting the number of business units and stripping out management layers, as it admitted Thursday that its poor...
made popular Oct 11 2007
AP, London
BP PLC plans to simplify its operational structure, dividing the huge energy company into two business segments _ one for exploration and production and another for...
made popular Oct 11 2007
AP, Galveston
The first trial stemming from the deadly explosion at BP PLC’s Texas City refinery ended in a settlement Tuesday.
made popular Sep 18 2007
Unstable oil prices are dithering major economies as recently U.S. crude oil prices surged to record highs of $78.77 before falling to around $72.
America urges OPEC...
made popular Aug 11 2007
A recent study reveals that — the heavy females are at higher risk of developing number of problems which are related to pregnancy.
The researcher collected the...
made popular Aug 7 2007
Royal Dutch Shell PLC posted 18 percent upsurge in the second quarter, apparently boosted by the asset sales and increases margins at oil refineries.
Shell’s net...
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Unexpected market condition has forced BP to rethink on its business strategy. The company has failed to make second quarter profitable amid the recent operational...
made popular Jul 25 2007
Ultimately, British oil giant BP is knees down before Russians as it has agreed to sell its stake in Kovykta field to Gazprom.
BP, which drilled oil in Siberian oil...
made popular Jun 23 2007
The Russian oil giant Gazprom, discloses that company is near to increase its presence in Britain.
Gazprom didn’t reveal its partner’s name, but it is...
made popular Jun 11 2007
Russian president Vladimir Putin reassured CEOs from leading global companies about the security of foreign investment in Russia at a closed-door meeting on Saturday...
made popular Jun 11 2007
Rising oil prices are continue to bother consumers as it is climbing up to new record daily. Galloping oil prices do not seems to recede. Oil prices have raised again a...
made popular Jun 2 2007
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