Articles Tagged With "Big Oil"

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Oil company tax breaks targeted by Congressional Supercommittee

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October 25, 2011, 10:01 AM
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The Congressional Supercommittee targets oil company tax breaks as a way to cut the nation’s budget deficit.

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Motiva’s oil refinery expansion in Port Arthur nears completion

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September 27, 2011, 11:58 AM
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Motiva Enterprises is betting on the continued US appetite for gasoline as it doubles the capacity of its refinery in Port Arthur.

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Big Oil lobbies the Congressional Deficit Supercommittee

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September 21, 2011, 9:46 AM
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Big Oil steps up its lobbying, trying to convince the Congressional Deficit Supercommittee that expanding domestic oil and gas activity is the best way to increase revenues and job growth.

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Will Tropical Storm Don affect oil production in the Gulf?

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July 28, 2011, 9:23 AM
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A brewing tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could bring welcome relief to a parched Texas. It could also threaten the rigs responsible for about 25% of US oil production and 10% of its natural gas output, and the coastal refineries.

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Venezuela tops Saudi Arabia as the country with the most oil reserves

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July 19, 2011, 7:57 AM
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Who is King of the World? In terms of oil reserves it is Venezuela.

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US oil production up, foreign oil imports down

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July 8, 2011, 8:52 AM
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The US economy may be dragging, but domestic oil production is booming, and foreign oil imports are down.

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What Peak Oil? — US oil and gas reserves grew in 2010

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June 17, 2011, 8:25 AM
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What a difference it makes when oil prices are robust. US oil and gas reserves hit a five year high.

Big Oil faces the Senate: Accountablilty or empty ritual?

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May 12, 2011, 10:28 AM
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A Senate panel faced down BIg Oil executives in an annual encounter aimed at linking Big Oil’s profits to high gasoline prices. Accountability or empty ritual?

Deepwater drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico get the green light

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March 24, 2011, 2:09 PM
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It looks like it is safe for everyone to get back into the water. The Department of the Interior is handing out permits again for oil ang gas companies to explore in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Shell’s disappointment. Arctic drilling is on hold

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February 8, 2011, 1:26 PM
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Shell is anxious to drill for oil in the Arctic, but the federal government is slow to grant permits to companies looking to open up new offshore drilling in the wake of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.