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Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their oil concession to nationalization as Saddam Hussein rose to power.
Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP...
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Russia’s lower house of parliament on Saturday passed a measure quadrupling government funding for major political parties. This will bring tens of millions of...
made popular Jul 5 2008
Britain’s security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown’s first meeting with...
made popular Jul 5 2008
AP, Nazran
Russian officials say attacks in the restive Caucasus regions have left one policeman dead and at least five others injured.
made popular Jul 5 2008
The following is my partial translation of an article from the Russian newspaper Kommersant (”The Merchant”) which appeared on July 3, 2008.
In Chechnya,...
made popular Jul 5 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian investigators say two top public notaries for the Moscow region have been shot dead near the capital.
made popular Jul 4 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has resigned as governor of a remote Arctic region, a position he has held for almost eight years and long wanted to leave.
made popular Jul 4 2008
AP, Brussels
The European Union and Russia said Friday they would discuss all aspects of energy cooperation _ including access to energy markets _ during negotiations on broader...
made popular Jul 4 2008
AP, Brussels
The European Union and Russia have started talks on a new cooperation deal on political and economic ties the EU hopes will redefine the way it imports much of its oil...
made popular Jul 4 2008
EA’s confirmed that Warhammer Online will ship in Russian, in Russia, early next year.
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Moscow
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Moscow
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for controversial Olympic facilities planned for Sochi to be relocated, saying ecological concerns were more important...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says suggestions that the country be thrown out of the Group of Eight can’t be taken seriously.
made popular Jul 3 2008
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, has called for a new era of relations with Britain following a torrid two years which saw the murder of a high-profile emigre...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved agreements in which the United States will provide aid to help the country dismantle its nuclear, chemical and other weapons.
made popular Jul 2 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian lawmakers warned Lithuania against agreeing to place U.S. missile defense sites in the Baltic country, saying Wednesday that such a move could trigger a Russian...
made popular Jul 2 2008
AP, Moscow
Russian officials say a helicopter has crashed in Siberia, killing nine of the 16 people aboard.
made popular Jul 2 2008
AP, Moscow
An Interior Ministry spokesman says insurgents in Russia’s violence-plagued south destroyed a senior police official’s house in a grenade attack.
made popular Jul 2 2008
I still never understood what all the fuss was about when St. Petersburg was planning to have the new Gazprom tower and irrespective of those who view it as a radical...
made popular Jul 2 2008
Since living in the concrete jungle has limited our chances to get in touch with nature, its time to look up as vertical hanging gardens are here to lift everyone’s...
made popular Jul 2 2008
One of the best sources of information about Russia’s troubles with its breakaway provinces of Chechnya and Igushetia is the Prague Watchdog website. You know...
made popular Jul 2 2008
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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...
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Los Angeles:
At the opening of California’s first retail hydrogen and gasoline refueling station on June 26, 2008, City of Los Angeles Councilman Bill Rosendahl demonstrated the hydrogen pump along with Graeme Sweeney, Executive Vice President for Shell Future Fuels...
