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S&P revises Anadarko outlook to ‘Positive’

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 11:04 pm

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Friday that it revised its outlook on oil and natural gas producer Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Original post by MSN Money

Retailers say pellet stoves are hot item as customers flee from pricey oil heating

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 9:00 pm

Concern about high home heating prices is again driving consumers to shop for alternatives, particularly wood pellet stoves, according to local retailers.
Original post by Array

Gustav’s impact on Gulf Coast refineries

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 6:50 pm

Below are some of the Gulf Coast refineries idled by the threat of Hurricane Gustav, their locations and their daily crude refining capacity.
Original post by The Modesto Bee

Devon Evacuates Workers From Gulf

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 2:37 pm

iDevon Energy has begun removing nonessential workers from its two drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Gustav moves toward the region.
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Original post by KTUL

LUKoil, ConocoPhillips bring North Russia oil field on stream

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 10:30 am

iLUKoil and US energy giant ConocoPhillips have put into operation an oil deposit in northern Russia, the country’s leading crude producer said Thursday.
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Original post by Budapest Business Journal

Delek Group Announces Consolidated Results for the Second Quarter and First Six..

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 6:27 am

Delek Group Ltd. announced today its results for the three and sixth month period ending June 30, 2008.
Original post by Automotive

Cycling’s Widening Patchwork World

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 5:52 am

TACHIA, Taiwan — Antony Lo is one happy biker. He is 60 but looks younger, with a body buffed by commuting 130 miles a week on his bike. He is also president of Taiwan-based Giant, the world’s largest bicycle company, where sales are soaring, helped along by global anxiety over oil prices. With …
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Greenpeace Canada blasts Syncrude lawsuit

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 2:22 am

iGreenpeace Canada blasted a lawsuit brought against it by Syncrude Canada Ltd, saying the move was designed to intimidate critics of the sprawling oil sands developments in northern Alberta.
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Original post by Canada.com

State sues former CEO of OKC energy company

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 10:06 pm

iOklahoma regulators have accused the former chief executive officer and chairman of Quest Resource Corp.
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Original post by Tulsa World

Want a Better Way to Power Your Car? It’s a Breeze.

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

iWant a better way to power your car? It’s a breeze.
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Original post by Lester R. Brown

For Bicyclists, a Widening Patchwork World

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm

TACHIA, Taiwan — Antony Lo is one happy biker. He is 60 but looks younger, with a body buffed by commuting 130 miles a week on his bike. He is also president of Taiwan-based Giant, the world’s largest bicycle company, where sales are soaring, helped along by global anxiety over oil prices. With…
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Transeuro and Questerre testing natural gas potential of deep shale in B.C.

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

Transeuro Energy Corp. and and Questerre Energy shares got a boost Wednesday after the companies announced they are testing the natural gas potential of deep shale in the Liard Basin, in northeastern British …
Original post by CBC News

Companies speed up removal of workers from Gulf

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

iHOUSTON - Oil companies and drilling contractors on Thursday accelerated the evacuation of thousands of workers and secured offshore rigs and other equipment in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Gustav …
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Original post by Desert Sun

US oil and gas rig count up by 33

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 9:34 am

The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States rose by 33 this week to 2,031. Houston-based Baker Hughes Inc.
Original post by KXMB News

Analysis: McCain choice impacts energy debate

Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 5:31 am

If Democrats hoped to paint Republican John McCain a pawn of Big Oil, their task has become a bit more complicated with the selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
While an ardent advocate for more drilling _ off Alaska, off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and in the off-limits Arctic National Wildlife […]