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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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Exxon, Chevron Earnings Boosted by Refining Margins

01.02.2013 - Strength in refining and chemicals led to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings for Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the two largest U.S. oil companies. A flood of oil produced from...

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Indonesia Calls for Exxon to Replace Local Chief

28.01.2013 - A senior Indonesian official has called for U.S. energy group Exxon Mobil to replace its country manager after delays at one of its major oilfields, fuelling concerns about state...

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Shell May Have Moved Rig to Avoid Taxes

11.01.2013 - Shell may have moved an oil rig that ran aground off Alaska last week partly to avoid millions of dollars in taxes, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey said, raising even more questions about the...

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Rosneft Leads Russian Oil Output to New High

02.01.2013 - More crude from state-owned top producer Rosneft kept Russian oil output the highest in the world last year, ahead of Saudi Arabia, Energy Ministry data showed on Wednesday. Crude...

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EPA Faces Decisions on US Fracking Boom

30.12.2012 - The past four years of U.S. environmental regulation was marked by a crackdown on emissions that angered coal miners and power companies. Over the next four, the new head of the...

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Majors Court Kingpin Eni on Mozambique Gas Bonanza

11.12.2012 - A year after Eni announced the largest discovery in its exploration history, a giant gas find in Mozambique, rival oil companies are falling over each other to get a piece of the...

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US Study Says the More LNG Exported the Better

06.12.2012 - A U.S. government-sponsored report gave full-throated endorsement on Wednesday for the expansion of liquefied natural gas exports, saying that shipping surplus gas abroad would...