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Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia.
Chevron   Earnings   Energy   Photos   Prices  
Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices
| Filed at 10:47 a.m. ET | NEW YORK (AP) -- Chevron's second-quarter earnings tripled on better refining margins and higher prices for oil and natural gas, the company said Friday. | Chevron reported ... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
The New York Times
OPEC Vienna Oct. 2006 001
Economy   Energy   Opec   Photos   Wikipedia: OPEC  
Opec's compliance with output curbs falls in July
| London: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is meeting only half its promised cuts in oil supply this month thanks to a big jump in exports from Nigeria and despite a small... (photo: Creative Commons / Gryffindor)
Gulf News
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, second from left, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspect a guard of honour before their talks in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Cameron is in Turkey for a two-day visit. British PM urges Turkey to use links to influence Iran
| NICHOLAS WATT in Ankara | TURKEY SHOULD use its links with Iran to persuade Tehran to change course on its nuclear programme, according to David Cameron. | As Ankara pledged to ignore tough new EU a... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) Irish Times
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Turkey   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Rt Hon David Cameron MP speaking at the Conservative Middle East Council Annual Gala Dinner British PM visits Turkey
| ANKARA, Turkey - British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday the world needs Turkey's help in pushing Iran to address international concerns about its suspected nuclear weapons program, and he... (photo: Creative Commons / CMEC) Herald Tribune
Cameron   Minister   Photos   Politics   wikipedia : David Cameron  
Top Stories
Gasoline - Oil Prices Energy Update: Higher fuel prices push profits for oil companies for quarter
  BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press    Leave a comment | NEW YORK — The major oil companies continue to climb back from the recession, with hi... (photo: WN / sweet) The Oklahoman
Companies   Energy   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Price of petroleum  
gas - oil - gasoline - prices Oil prices down in Asian trade
SINGAPOREL: Oil prices tumbled in Asian trade today on profit-taking ahead of a key report expected to show that the US rebound from recession is losing pace. | New York'... (photo: Creative Commons / Flyinace2000) The Times Of India
Economy   Energy   Photos   Stocks   Wikipedia: Price of petroleum  
 exxon mobil - air pollution - climate - global warming cg1 Exxon Mobil sees 91% jump in profit
| Exxon Mobil Corp.'s profit rose 91 percent in the second quarter as the economy sputtered toward recovery. | The Irving oil giant enjoyed higher crude oil and natural g... (photo: David Anderson/Centre College ) The Dallas Morning News
Company   Oil   Photos   USA   Washington  
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of an UNASUR meeting in Quito, Thursday July 29, 2010. South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift
| QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two An... (photo: AP / Patricio Realpe) The Star
Colombia   FARC   Photos   Venezuela   Wikipedia: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
| Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vita... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency) The New York Times
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
A worker monitors water in Talmadge Creek in Marshall Township, Mich., near the Kalamazoo River as oil from a ruptured pipeline, owned by Enbridge Inc, is attempted to be trapped by booms Thursday, July 29, 2010. Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan
| BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — More than one million gallons of oil may have spilled from a pipeline into the Kalamazoo River this week, significantly more than the pipeli... (photo: AP / Paul Sancya) The New York Times
Environment   Michigan   Oil Spill   Photos   Wikipedia: Great Lakes  
OPEC Vienna Oct. 2006 001 Opec's compliance with output curbs falls in July
| London: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is meeting only half its promised cuts in oil supply this month thanks to a big jump in exports fr... (photo: Creative Commons / Gryffindor) Gulf News
Economy   Energy   Opec   Photos   Wikipedia: OPEC  
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China. U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
| LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations' climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-w... (photo: AP / Elizabeth Dalziel) The Star
Climate Change   Kyoto Protocol   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Greenhouse gas  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010. Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
| FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency) The Star
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost
| LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the compan... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Star
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell  
In this April 4, 2005 file photo, a sports utility vehicle drives past an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest oil refiner, will spend more than $1 billion in the next couple of years to increase its global production of cleaner-burning diesel by about 10 percent, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts
| The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday that its nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from ... (photo: AP / File) The New York Times
Business   Company   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: ExxonMobil  
Anger over the years
| I grew up in La before the clean energy age...Locals called it 'Cancer Alley'. We were told the chemical waste pouring from the big Chemical Companies that were being d... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Newsvine
Energy   Mississippi   Photos   Years   pollution  
edible oil - oil - food - india - am1 Oil in sachets a must now
P M Raghunandan, July 29, Bangalore: | The State Government has at last has taken a crucial step towards ensuring quality and quantity in the supply of edible oil to cons... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Deccan Herald
Bangalore   Consumers   Crucial   Photos   Wikipedia: Oils  
Energy Market Data & Prices
British Airways Posts Q1 Loss of $190 Mln
Hong Kong Group Bid $9 Billion for British Power Grid
Taiwanese Player Shares Lead In the Women's British Open
UPDATE 1-EDF sells its British power grids-sources
 David Cameron, leader of Britain´s Conservative Party waves to the audience beside his wife Samantha after he delivers his keynote speech on the last day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool, England. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. The annua
Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows
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British Airways Posts Q1 Loss of $190 Mln
Taiwanese Player Shares Lead In the Women's British Open
UPDATE 1-EDF sells its British power grids-sources
Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows
 David Cameron, leader of Britain´s Conservative Party waves to the audience beside his wife Samantha after he delivers his keynote speech on the last day of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool, England. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. The annua
Outspoken British PM Embroiled in Diplomatic Rows
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Science & Technology Gas Market
Take note and cheer up
Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking
Gaming gamble for Google
Members of the Communist-affiliated PAME labor group stand behind a banner as they have blockaded the Athens Stock Market to protest government austerity measures aimed at tackling Greece's debt crisis in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010.
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking
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Life's plain sailing for British Gas chief after massive
British Gas defends energy prices as profits nearly double
British Gas warns of rise in utility bills despite £585m pr
British Gas profits rise by 98%
In this image made from television Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, right, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is greeted by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tripoli, Libya on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009.
US demands Lockerbie info from BP
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Oil Nuclear Issues
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
U.S. expert: China oil spill far bigger than stated
China struggles to recover from 'worst ever' oil spi
Cautioned by BP oil spill, Brazil continues deep-sea drillin
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
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Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
A Persian message for Obama
Iran Aims for Space, U.S. Aims for War
Chinese nuclear safety bodies need more money, IAEA experts
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks with media during his press conference at the presidency in Tehran, Iran
Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms
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Electricity Environment
Guernsey Electricity blames regulator for losses
Has any minister in history seemed more hopelessly unfit to
Tehran ready for nuclear talks after Ramadan
Iran says nuclear talks after Ramadan
 Wind turbine-wind energy (sl1)
Has any minister in history seemed more hopelessly unfit to do his job?
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Luketic recycles a Hollywood standard
Letters: July 31, 2010
Russian forest fires death toll reaches 25
Russian forest fires death toll reaches 25
Mountains covered with  ice -climate change-ice at the highest point on mountain-India
World has 12 years to go before its ice melts
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