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Gazprom Neft, Japan to Start Siberia Oil Output in 2016

07.06.2013 - Gazprom Neft and Japan's JOGMEC will start jointly producing oil in East Siberia in 2016, the head of the Russian company said on Friday. Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian gas...

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PetroChina Dalian Refinery Blasts Injure Two

02.06.2013 - Explosions at a PetroChina refinery in northeastern China has left two people injured and another two missing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. The blasts occurred...

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Chevron, Exxon Investors Sustain Calls for Fracking Disclosure

30.05.2013 - About 30% of shareholders of both Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Wednesday backed calls for more disclosure surrounding their use of hydraulic fracturing, the top two U.S. oil...

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Rosneft to Take Over Russian Gas Firm Itera for $3 Billion

28.05.2013 - Russia's state-controlled oil company Rosneft is planning to take over local gas firm Itera for $3 billion, two sources close to Rosneft said on Tuesday, strengthening its hand in...

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Ghana Hopes to Shield Economy from African Oil Curse

21.05.2013 - Oil brought riches to Nigeria but also ravaged its economy and fuelled corruption and conflict. Now nearby Ghana has begun production and wants to take the wealth but dodge the oil...

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New US Fracking Rules Attempt to Placate Opposing Camps

17.05.2013 - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as...

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Venezuela 2012 Oil and Fuel Exports Rise, Crude Output Slips

04.05.2013 - Venezuela's oil and fuel exports rose slightly in 2012 over the previous year even as crude production and refinery output slipped, the oil minister said on Friday, as the OPEC...

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UK Shale Gas Firms Plan Make-or-break Drilling Effort

02.05.2013 - Britain's shale gas companies plan to drill at least 20 to 40 exploration wells over the next three years to test the production potential of newly discovered deposits, making or...