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CALGARY, Alberta, June 16 - TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) is buying ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) remaining stake in the Keystone pipeline for $550 million, giving it full control over the new Canada-to-United States oil pipeline, it said on Tuesday. TransCanada, known for its extensive ...
DETROIT, June 16 - The chairman and chief executive of ConocoPhillips (COP.N) said on Tuesday that oil prices had risen faster than the company expected and were now trading ahead of underlying fundamentals. Speaking on the sidelines of the National Summit, James Mulva said those ...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 16 - UTS Energy Corp (UTS.TO) has begun to plot out new ways to develop the delayed Fort Hills oil sands project but decisions must wait until Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO) closes its takeover of the operator, Petro-Canada (PCA.TO), UTS's chief executive said ...
LONDON, June 16 - European gasoline prices soared to a fresh 8-month high above $740 a tonne on Tuesday, boosted by strong demand from West Africa and Nigeria, rallying crude and U.S. gasoline futures and relatively tight supply. Gasoline's crack also jumped, as a 3 percent rise ...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 15 - A doubling of oil prices in the past six months has yet to convince many Canadian oil companies to fatten capital spending, partly because natural gas markets remain depressed, executives said on Monday. Crude has climbed above $70 a barrel in recent ...
June 15 - Oilfield services provider Basic Energy Services (BAS.N) said it expects its second-quarter revenue to be down sequentially due to lower activity across segments arising from weak natural gas markets. "We are currently projecting that revenues for the second quarter ...
HOUSTON, June 15 - ConocoPhillips reported a process upset in Area C of its 146,000 barrel per day (bpd) Borger, Texas, refinery on Monday, according to a notice filed with state pollution regulators. It was second upset in that area of the refinery in as many days, according to ...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 15 - Alberta is standing firm on its newly changed oil and gas royalty regime but it is still willing to talk to the energy industry about ways to prevent further drops in drilling, the Canadian province's energy minister said on Monday. Energy Minister Mel ...
BAGHDAD - The head of the unit that produces most of Iraq's crude said Sunday he opposed Baghdad's plan to auction off oil field service contracts, joining an apparently broad revolt against the country's first major foreign oil deals in 30 years. South Oil Co. Director General ...
CALGARY, Alberta, June 21 - A lot of oil analysts say crude prices around $70 a barrel are too steep, given the tenuous state of the economy, and energy investors don't seem to want to argue yet. By and large, Canadian energy share values reflect an oil price somewhat lower than ...
LONDON, June 21 - British utility Centrica (CNA.L) is prepared to go hostile with its 850 pence a share bid for oil and gas group Venture Production (VPC.L), which is holding out for 950 pence, the Independent on Sunday reported. The Takeover Panel said last week that Centrica ...
LONDON, June 18 - Almost 900 striking construction workers at a Total (TOTF.PA) oil refinery in eastern England were sacked late on Thursday after the unofficial walkout passed the one-week mark, the French energy company said. The strike -- which Total says breaches labour laws ...
TOKYO, June 19 - Nippon Oil Corp. (5001.T), Japan's biggest oil refiner, will halt operations at its 110,000 barrels-per-day crude distillation unit (CDU) at its Mizushima refinery from early July due to slow domestic demand, a newspaper said on Friday. The CDU could be kept shut ...
June 18 - Canaccord Adams raised Inter Pipeline Fund (IPL_u.TO) to "buy" from "hold," following the fund's C$173 million equity financing and its long-term transport service agreement for Imperial Oil Resources' Kearl project. Analyst Bob Hastings said that the fund's recent ...
NEW YORK, June 18 - Repsol (REP.MC) has signed natural gas supply deals from its newly built Canaport liquefied natural gas import terminal in New Brunswick, company executives told Reuters Television on Thursday. Vice President of Repsol Energy North America Vincent Morrissette ...
CHICAGO, June 17 - Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange gained a little on Wednesday as dollar declined after new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released. Silver ended higher, but platinum fell. Gold price for August delivery rose 3.80 U.S. ...
June 17 - Independent oil and gas company Quicksilver Resources Inc (KWK.N) said it plans to raise about $425 million through an offering of senior notes due 2016. The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, and the net proceeds from its previously announced ...
June 17 - A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City indicted a former chief financial officer of Quest Energy Partners LP (QELP.O) with three counts of wire fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud the company of $1 million, the U.S. Justice Department said. The indictment alleges that ...
NEW YORK, June 17 - Total Petrochemicals USA said on Wednesday that it shut a unit at its 174,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, according to a filing with state pollution regulators. The unit, which was only identified as "unit 836" was shut on Wednesday ...
June 9 - Independent oil and gas company Stone Energy Corp (SGY.N) said it has commenced a public offering of 6 million shares of its common stock, the proceeds of which it may use to reduce debt under its credit facility. The company added the underwriters will have a 30-day ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
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IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
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China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
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Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
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Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
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Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
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Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...