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Only two letters separate “pre-salt” from “pre-school,” but between these two options is an immense separation for the future of Brazil. Diverse...
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The case, in which the company was accused of backing a campaign of repression conducted by Nigeria’s former military government in the oil-rich Niger Delta...
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Jonathen Trent, the lead research scientist at NASA Ames Research center in Moffett Field, California has come up with a solution to overcome U.S reliance on foreign...
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Oil prices lingered above $54 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as growing investor optimism about the global economy left crude poised to break out of a month-long trading...
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AP, Denver
Natural gas and oil producer Forest Oil Corp. said Monday it widened its first-quarter loss because of a write-down for oil and gas properties.
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AP, Houston
Energy companies are venturing deeper into the Gulf of Mexico as they explore for and produce new sources of crude and natural gas, a new government report shows.
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AP, Sioux Falls
Signs of increasing energy demand in China, the world’s second largest consumer, pushed oil up to near $54 a barrel Monday, but concerns over the state of the...
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AP, Houston
Despite millions in new investments and President Barack Obama’s push for clean energy technology, many oil and gas executives say mass production of renewable...
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AP, Sioux Falls
Signs of increasing energy demand in China, the world’s second largest consumer, pushed oil up to near $54 a barrel Monday, but concerns over the state of the...
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices hovered above $53 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors looked to U.S. bank stress test results and April unemployment data this week for signs the worst of...
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AP, New York
Oil prices finished the week with a late surge above $53 a barrel as traders looked past tepid economic reports and latched onto signs that U.S. manufacturing was on...
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AP, New York
Oil prices rose sharply Friday as a trade group reported that deterioration in the American manufacturing sector appeared to be slowing.
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices fell below $51 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors clung to a month-long trading range amid uncertainty about when the global economy may emerge from a...
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices dipped below $51 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors clung to a month-long trading range amid uncertainty about when the global economy may emerge from a...
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The oil industry is off to a dismal start this year, with Exxon Mobil and Marathon Oil on Thursday becoming the latest majors to report first-quarter profits plunging...
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Oil prices fell Thursday as the nation’s employment picture darkened and consumers pulled back on spending.
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Marathon Oil says its first-quarter profit fell 61 percent from a year ago as the company, like many competitors, saw results dive along with oil and natural gas...
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AP, Singapore
Oil rose above $51 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors took heart from optimistic comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve that the worst recession in decades is...
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Oil prices rose Wednesday even though the government reported that the United States is consuming less than it has in years and inventories are bloated with the most...
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AP, New York
Oil prices rose Wednesday even though the government reported that the United States is consuming less than it has in years and inventories are bloated with the most...
made popular Apr 29 2009
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Oil prices lingered above $54 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as growing investor optimism about the global economy left crude poised to break out of a month-long trading...
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Signs of increasing energy demand in China, the world’s second largest consumer, pushed oil up to near $54 a barrel Monday, but concerns over the state of the...
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Sioux Falls
Signs of increasing energy demand in China, the world’s second largest consumer, pushed oil up to near $54 a barrel Monday, but concerns over the state of the...
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices hovered above $53 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors looked to U.S. bank stress test results and April unemployment data this week for signs the worst of...
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AP, New York
Oil prices finished the week with a late surge above $53 a barrel as traders looked past tepid economic reports and latched onto signs that U.S. manufacturing was on...
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AP, New York
Oil prices rose sharply Friday as a trade group reported that deterioration in the American manufacturing sector appeared to be slowing.
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices fell below $51 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors clung to a month-long trading range amid uncertainty about when the global economy may emerge from a...
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices dipped below $51 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors clung to a month-long trading range amid uncertainty about when the global economy may emerge from a...
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Prices for U.S. hogs slipped on Thursday as concern deepened about swine flu’s spread around the world, worrying traders that pork demand will drop as consumers...
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AP, New York
Oil prices fell Thursday as the nation’s employment picture darkened and consumers pulled back on spending.
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Oil rose above $51 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investors took heart from optimistic comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve that the worst recession in decades is...
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Oil prices rose Wednesday even though the government reported that the United States is consuming less than it has in years and inventories are bloated with the most...
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Oil prices rose Wednesday even though the government reported that the United States is consuming less than it has in years and inventories are bloated with the most...
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Oil prices ticked higher Wednesday despite expectations that a government report will show U.S. inventories of petroleum continue to grow.
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Oil prices rose above $50 a barrel Wednesday on hopes of a nearing end to the global economic slump but concerns that a swine flu outbreak could further depress demand...
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AP, Singapore
Oil prices hovered near $50 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as concern that a swine flu outbreak could undermine crude demand offset optimism about an eventual recovery from...
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Oil prices dipped Wednesday in Asia as concern that a swine flu outbreak could undermine crude demand overrode optimism about an eventual recovery from a global slump.
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Oil prices fell for a second straight day Tuesday on fears that the outbreak of swine flu would delay an economic recovery and further dampen energy demand.
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AP, Vienna
Fears that the spread of swine flu could further undermine demand for crude by cutting air travel pushed prices down near $49 a barrel Tuesday.
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A customer pumps gas at a gas station in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. Murmurs of price gouging by gas station owners and big oil companies turned into a howl this week as benchmark crude prices fell to a yearly low on the same day that...
