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- Trouble Brewing In Oil & Gas MLP Land? (PAA, OGE, DVN, XCO, VQ, WES, APC, BSR)
- Petrobras needs more oil rigs, Transocean's shares surge
- OPEC trims world oil demand estimate
- UBS ups oil price view, lifts Chevron rating
- Despite expense, oil-producing countries keep subsidies in place
- Lauer Presses Exxon CEO to Justify Doing Business
UBS Hikes Oil (CVX, DO, HERO, NE, PDE, RDC, RIG)
UBS has raised its raw oil price targets for 2008 to 2010 and has lifted its coverage in the oil sector. UBS also initiated coverage on some of the oil and...
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Rural crime rises as fuel and fertiliser get more expensive
http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ rural-crime-rises-as-fuel-and.htmlThe rising price of oil (and thus fertiliser) is being blamed for rising crime rates in rural areas. The cost of fuel, grain and fertiliser are on the rise, and so too is the rate of rural crime in Queensland. Police say fuel and stock theft on farms has escalated.
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Crude Oil: how high can it go?
http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ crude-oil-how-high-can-it-go.htmlUgo Bardi has a post up at TOD Europe looking at the full depletion curve for whale oil and bone over time and wonders what lessons we can learn about oil prices from the whale commodity prices. 19th century whaling is today one of the best examples we have of a complete cycle of exploitation of a natural resource.
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Palm Oil Firms Vow to Stop using Forests
http://www.planetmole.org/ indonesian-news/ palm-oil-firms-vow-to-stop-using-for…Palm Oil Firms Vow to Stop using Forests By Barrie | May 16th, 2008 | No Comments » Palm oil companies operating in Indonesia pledged to stop expanding plantations into forests in response to growing global criticism about deforestation and to promote more sustainable products.
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It’s all about the pipelines
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ its-all-about-the-pipelines/Okay…so it’s discovered that one of the largest remaining untapped resources, of the most lucrative commodities on the planet, lies beneath an area on earth which is landlocked by surrounding countries who don’t like you.
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Onions
http://marketplace-daily-art.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ onions.htmlOnions by Alison Vernonwww.alisonvernon.com16x20, oil
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ART IN PROGRESS & PROGRESS THROUGH ART
http://ellenmcdermott.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ art-in-progress-progress-through-a…I'm working on this geisha, 70cm x 60cm, oil on board. This is the first pass of blocking in the colour and I'll post more photos of her when she has her makeup on. My Mall Walk painting was accepted for exhibition at The Hague Red Cross Summer Exhibition in The Netherlands and so I posted it off last week.
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Chevron spent $3M lobbying on energy issues in 1Q
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ chevron-spent-3m-lobbying-on-energy…Chevron spent $3M lobbying on energy issues in 1Q Posted on by John Donovan. Categories: Forbes. WASHINGTON -Chevron Corp. spent nearly $3 million to lobby on offshore oil and gas development and other energy-related issues in the first quarter of the year.
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BP America spent $2.6 million lobbying in 1Q
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ bp-america-spent-26-million-lobbyin…BP America spent $2.6 million lobbying in 1Q Posted on by John Donovan. Categories: Forbes. WASHINGTON - America spent $2.6 million to lobby on oil and gas production and exploration, as well as foreign trade agreements and other issues in the first quarter of the year.
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Senate Takes Step On Energy Oversight
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ senate-takes-step-on-energy-oversig…Senate Takes Step On Energy Oversight Posted on by John Donovan. Categories: Oil Prices, The Wall Street Journal. Federal regulators would have greater oversight of energy markets as part of the massive farm bill passed by the Senate Thursday.
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Exxon Chief Criticizes U.S. Oil Policy
http://royaldutchshellplc.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ exxon-chief-criticizes-us-oil-polic…Exxon Chief Criticizes U.S. Oil Policy Posted on by John Donovan. Categories: The Wall Street Journal. Exxon Mobil Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson says he finds it “astonishing” that President Bush is asking Saudi Arabia to pump more oil rather than working harder to clear the way for more oil production at home.