BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy The Guardian | For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… 'The spill is slathering four states now. It could be blown over to Texas. It could show up in the marinas of Key West... Lawsui...
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth The New York Times | NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the continent’s riches draw a new cast of prospectors and predators, but the question is the same: who b...
Pacific Rim v. El Salvador Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 1:34 pm | Press Release: Council on Hemispheric Affairs | Pacific Rim v. El Salvador and the Perils of Free Trade in the Americas | by COHA Research Associate Krista Scheffey | In 2005, then-Senator Barack Obama published an o...
Apollo Tyres turnover crosses Rs. 8,000 crore The Hindu | Special Correspondent | KOCHI: Apollo Tyres has recorded a turnover of Rs.8,120 crore for 2009-10 over the previous year's Rs.4,984 crore, a growth of 63 per cent year-on-year. | Talking to reporters on the eve of the annual general meeting held in...
Sensex holds its own in July, but lags BRIC peers The Times Of India MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange’s (BSE) benchmark index, the Sensex, rose for the second straight month in July after ending 0.7% lower on Friday, but underperformed emerging market peers in the month, as RBI’s key rate hike and mixed earnings ...
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Opec's compliance with output curbs falls in July Gulf News | 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...
BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost The Star | 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 company's rivals...
Shell profit rises to $4.4 billion in second quarter Houston Chronicle | Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, posted a 15 percent increase in second- quarter profit on higher oil prices and production as it exceeded a target for cost savin...
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth The New York Times | NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the continent’s riches draw a new cast of prospectors ...
TransCanada: 'Multiple bids' for Alaska gas line Breitbart JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - TransCanada Corp. has received "multiple bids from "major industry players and others" to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, a company official said Friday. | Tony Palmer, Tra...
Miller Energy Resources Announces Fiscal Year End Record Financial Results redOrbit | HUNTSVILLE, Tenn., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Miller Petroleum, Inc. dba Miller Energy Resources ("Miller") (Nasdaq: MILL) a high growth oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company announced today its financial results f...
UAE has highest Opec quota compliance Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: The UAE in June had the highest quota compliance with the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (Opec) re-adjusted quota for member countries, latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows. | "Opec's largest producer Saudi Arabia pumped 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) above target, with compliance just over 9...
Chevron 2Q Income Triples on Higher Energy Prices The New York Times | 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 income of $5.4 billion, or $2.70 per share, for the three months ended June 30. That compares with $1.7 billion, or 87 cents per share, in the same pa...
