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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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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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Gazprom Neft, Shell to Team Up on Shale Oil, Arctic

05.04.2013 - Gazprom Neft and Royal Dutch Shell will agree to drill for shale oil in Western Siberia and explore Russia's Arctic shelf when President Vladimir Putin visits the Netherlands next...

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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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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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Canadian Crude Reaches Europe as U.S. Shale Oil Booms

22.01.2013 - The United States now gets so much crude from its own shale deposits that Canadian exporters are selling as far afield as Europe, showing how deeply the U.S. energy revolution is...

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OPEC Acknowledges Shale Oil Supply May Be Significant

08.11.2012 - OPEC acknowledged for the first time on Thursday that technology for extracting oil and gas from shale is changing the global supply picture significantly, and said demand for...

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U.S. Shale Boom a Boon for Asian Crude Importers

03.10.2012 - Asian oil importers will pay lower premiums for their shipments as a shale oil boom diverts more barrels from the United States to the world's biggest net oil buying region over...