January 23

Oil Jumps Most in 16 Months on US Plan to Increase Reserve
Bloomberg - USA
23 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil surged the most since hurricanes devastated the Gulf of Mexico coast in September 2005 after the US said it will double the size ...
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Concern over birds as oil pumping is hindered
What is the Word - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
LONDON - Around 300 birds are believed to be in danger as the oil slick off the stricken cargo ship MSC Napoli is believed to have completely covered them. ...
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Vinod Khosla: President Bush, Please Declare a War on Oil!
Yahoo! News - USA
To win the war on terror, we must first stop funding terrorists with our oil money. Let's instead use our money to fund a war on oil. ...
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Iraq's oil
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
A new draft hydrocarbons law will pave the way for "transparent and fair" competition in bids to develop Iraq's oil wealth, the oil minister said Sunday as ...
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Oil refiner offers grants to most grads
Buffalo News - Buffalo,NY,USA
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - An oil company announced Monday it is putting up $50 million for college scholarships for nearly all high school graduates in its ...
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‘Saudi aims for moderate oil price’
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
TOKYO: Saudi Arabia is aiming for moderate oil prices and assured Japan on Tuesday of supplies from the world’s top crude producer in case of emergencies, ...
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January 15

Heritage Oil shares jump on test result in Uganda
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
CALGARY – Shares in Heritage Oil Corp. (TSX: HOC) hit an all time high in intraday trading Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it announced ...
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Oil Is Little Changed on Doubts OPEC's Cuts Can Stem Decline
Bloomberg - USA
16 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed near $53 a barrel in New York amid doubts OPEC can cut output enough to support prices after mild weather ...
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Euroshares higher midday after Dow gains, oil stocks lifted by ...
Forbes - NY,USA
LONDON (AFX) - Leading European exchanges remained higher midday after a rebound on Wall Street on Friday, with heavyweight oil shares gaining after a ...
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US close: Oil strength boosts Wall Street
ShareCast - London,UK
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Wall Street moved ahead as a strong retail sales report encouraged the bulls while oil prices moved ahead again. ...
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Toronto stocks rise with hopes for oil prices
Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"The market is perceiving that the price of oil has reached a bottom and is tending to look forward in anticipation of higher share prices," said Rob Moss, ...
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Venezuela Seeks Cuts in World, Local Oil Production (Update3)
Bloomberg - USA
15 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela supports a cut in world oil output to boost sagging prices and will order foreign joint ventures in the country to slash ...
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Four chiefs killed in Nigeria's oil delta - police
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
Kula is one of many communities in the Niger Delta that play host to the oil industry. It was unclear what prompted the attack. ...
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US: Iraq oil won't be nationalized
Earthtimes.org - USA
15 President Bush is confident Iraq won't nationalize its oil sector and, instead, will open it up to investors, including US oil companies. ...
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January 8

US stocks rebound as oil rises and falls
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) -- US stock indexes rebounded to begin the year`s first full week on a high mark Monday as oil prices first jumped and ...
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Oil fuels stocks in Toronto
National Post - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Energy shares climbed along with the price of US crude oil, which rose above $57 a barrel as oil supplies to Poland and Germany through Russia’s Druzhba ...
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Oil prices fall on mild weather concerns despite possible OPEC ...
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices declined Monday, resuming last week's plunge as heating oil supplies go unused due to mild weather in the Northeast United States ...
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Claiming the Prize: Bush Surge Aimed at Securing Iraqi Oil
Empire Burlesque - Oxford,Oxfordshire,UK
The new bill will "radically redraw the Iraqi oil industry and throw open the doors to the third-largest oil reserves in the world," say the paper, ...
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Doubling up: GE buys oil/gas service co. Vetco for $1.9 billion
Blogging Stocks - USA
General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) added to its diversified operational base Monday by agreeing to buy oil and gas services company Vetco Gray for $1.9 ...
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Spring-like weather offers relief to heating oil users
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - That sound New Englanders are hearing in their basements - the sound of silence as their oil-burning furnaces sit idle - is saving ...
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ENERGY STOCKS Energy shares cling to slim gains as oil slips
MarketWatch - USA
HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- Oil and gas shares closed with slim gains Monday, supported by higher natural gas prices and reports that Saudi Arabia would adhere ...
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January 2

Get ready to pay more for edible oil
Economic Times - India
... quantities for January. No ship carrying vegetable oil is expected to dock till January-end to increase availability of palm oil. Even if ...
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Iraq Government Focusing on Rebuilding Oil Industry
Voice of America - USA
By Jim Randle. Iraq's Kurds, Sunnis, and Shi'ites are bickering over how to distribute the nation's potentially vast oil revenue. ...
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Javelin Energy reports sweet natural gas, crude oil flow from well ...
Oilweek Magazine - Edmonton,Canada
CALGARY (CP) _ Javelin Energy (TSXV:JAV) reported Tuesday that it has flow-tested sweet natural gas and crude oil at a well in the Clear Prairie, Alta., area. ...
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Foreign Services in Oil Sector Gulp $10 billion Annually
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... Nigerian Content Development (NCD) Unit, Mr Joseph Akande, says that about 10 billion dollars are spent on foreign products and services in the oil and gas ...
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Hardman Oil Take-Over Approved
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
TULLOW Oil has taken over Hardman Resources' shares following approval by the Federal Court of Australia. The take-over took effect December 20, 2006. ...
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Oil prices slip
BusinessWeek - USA
Oil prices slipped in quiet trading Tuesday, turning lower on warmer than usual winter weather in the United States and expectations of an agreement between ...
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Canadian Oil Increases Syncrude Stake
Houston Chronicle - United States
© 2007 AP. NEW YORK — Oil production investor Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. said Tuesday it completed the purchase of an additional ...
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Report: Siemens probed on food-for-oil
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
NUREMBERG, Germany (UPI) -- Electronics giant Siemens is being investigated on suspicion of corruption in connection with the UN oil-for-food program in Iraq ...
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