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U.S. Shale May Force More European Refinery Closures

21.02.2013 - Europe's hard-pressed refining industry faces more closures as its competition in the United States enjoys the double bonus of growing domestic shale oil supply and cheaper...

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Nigerian Offshore Attacks Surge as Pirates Advance

21.02.2013 - A spike in piracy off Nigeria's oil-rich coast has shown gangs are willing to venture further afield and use more violent tactics, increasing the risk of doing business in Africa's...

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Rosneft in Talks to Increase Oil Supply to China

18.02.2013 - Russia's top crude producer Rosneft said its chief executive had started talks in China over the possibility of increasing oil supplies to the world's largest energy consumer. The...

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Total to Raise Exploration Budget

13.02.2013 - Total plans to raise its exploration budget in 2013 under an investment policy that takes advantage of high oil prices and financing from large-scale asset sales. The world's fifth...

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US Senate Panel Mulls Future of Natural Gas Policy

12.02.2013 - Booming shale gas production is reshaping the energy outlook in the United States and Washington must re-examine how it regulates natural gas development and exports, lawmakers...

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Big Crop, Policy Revive Brazil's Sugar-ethanol Mills

12.02.2013 - Brazil's big sugarcane mills have begun to invest in ethanol production again, after licking their wounds from years of slim margins, as an expanding crop and favorable government...

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German Minister Dashes Hopes for Shale Gas Fracking

11.02.2013 - Germany's environment minister said on Monday he did not want to make it easy for companies to start using controversial gas drilling methods, or fracking, dampening gas explorers'...

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U.S. Shale Gas Revolution Throws Down the Gauntlet to Europe

04.02.2013 - The United States is enjoying an energy bonanza thanks to shale gas, making it a magnet for industry, reducing import dependence and challenging Europe as it battles to dig itself...