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There is enough oil in the market: Venezuela

Rahul — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:18:58 +0000

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 to boost production to keep the tempo of oil prices stable, but Venezuela’s...

Obese women are at greater risk of having pregnancy comlications

Kalpana — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:31:38 +0000

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 data from nearly 24,000 UK females who delivered their babies from 1976 to...

BP pledges to regain profits despite failures

Rahul — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:50:17 +0000

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 problems. BP’s second quarter replacement cost profit decreases by 1 percent...

Gazprom acquires Kovykta oil field from BP

Rahul — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:56:34 +0000

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 field with Russian driller TNK, will get $700 million to $900 million for...

Shell's 2Q profit mounts 18%

Rahul — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:11:06 +0000

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 profit surged to $8.67 billion, which is a record for quarterly earnings...

Investors reach compromise at TNK-BP

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:55:30 +0000

BP PLC and its billionaire Russian partners have reached a deal over TNK-BP, signaling an end to a bitter struggle for control at the Russian-British joint venture, a Russian official said...

Report: Investors near compromise at TNK-BP

AP — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:21:52 +0000

BP PLC is close to reaching a deal with its billionaire Russian partners in the TNK-BP, signaling an end to a bitter struggle for control at the Russian-British joint venture, a newspaper reported...

BP America buys 25 percent Chesapeake stake

AP — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:29:18 +0000

British oil company BP PLC said Tuesday that its U.S. unit plans to buy a 25 percent stake in Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Fayetteville Shale assets in Arkansas for $1.9...

All but 1 state suit from BP explosion settled

AP — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:14:56 +0000

Victims of a deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery have settled all but one of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed in state court after the blast, attorneys said...

Attys: All but 1 suit over BP explosion settled

AP — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:25:22 +0000

Victims of a deadly explosion at a BP PLC refinery have settled all but one of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed after the blast, attorneys said Friday.