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QUITO, July 15 - French oil company Perenco will temporarily halt operations in Ecuador from Thursday over a fight with the government concerning taxes, a top company executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Ecuador has seized the bulk of Perenco's production since March in a bid to ...
July 13 - Oil and natural gas company Forest Oil Corp (FST.N) forecast sequentially lower net sales volume for its second quarter, citing reduced rig count. The company said it expects average oil and gas net sales volume of 520 million cubic feet equivalent per day (mmcfe/d), 5 ...
SAO PAULO, Aug 18 - Brazilian oil giant Petrobras' (PETR4.SA) (PBR.N) production in Brazil rose in July, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The company's oil production in Brazil rose to 1.938 million barrels a day in July compared to 1.927 million barrels per day in ...
Aug 18 - Canadian oil and gas company Sterling Resources Ltd (SLG.V) posted a wider quarterly loss, hurt by interest expense on secured notes and lower interest income. For the second quarter, the company reported a net loss of C$1.7 million, or 1 Canadian cent per share, ...
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 - Oil prices expended its losses on Monday as global equities fell and the dollar strengthened against a basket of major currencies. Light, sweet crude for September delivery tumbled more than 3 percent during the session before rebounding to settle at 66.75 ...
NEW YORK, Aug 17 - SemGroup Energy Partners LP (SGLP.PK), a midstream oil and asphalt company, seeks to bring its SEC filings up to date and relist its shares on Nasdaq by fall, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters Monday. Tulsa-based SemGroup Energy, among the ...
LONDON, Aug 17 - Gasoline prices dropped by almost 6 percent in Europe on Monday, heading below $650 for the first time since late July on a sell-off in the futures market and low exports to the United States. Tight supplies and Nigerian demand had pushed European gasoline prices ...
BASRA, Iraq, August 17 - A technical team from oil major BP (BP.L) has met Iraqi oil engineers as part of preparations to sign a deal to develop Iraq's giant Rumaila field, senior Iraqi oil officials said on Monday. Dhiya Jaafar, acting chief of Iraq's South Oil Co., said there ...
PERTH, Aug 17 - ExxonMobil Corp (XOM.N) plans to extend oil and gas production from its resources in the Bass Strait off southeast Australia by at least 30 years, the company said on Monday. Exxon said it plans to bring two more fields online for the Kipper-Tuna and Turrum ...
CARACAS, Aug 16 - Venezuela said on Sunday it is renegotiating an oil deal which gives favorable terms to poor Caribbean and Central American countries and is an integral part of President Hugo Chavez's foreign policy. Known as Petrocaribe, the program has helped over a dozen ...
MELBOURNE, Aug 17 - Australian drilling services company Boart Longyear Ltd (BLY.AX) plans to raise $635 million by selling new shares at a 39 percent discount to help pay off most of its debt, the company said on Monday. The U.S.-based company flagged in May it was looking for ...
ISTANBUL, Aug. 23 - Turkey, which is short of gas and oil, is trying to turn itself into the largest energy hub in the world through forging a series of high-profile transit agreements. First, Turkey signed with four European countries a deal on the Nabucco gas pipeline in Ankara ...
HONG KONG, Aug 23 - Sinopec Corp (0386.HK), the world's second-largest oil refiner after Exxon Mobil (XOM.N), posted record quarterly profits that widely exceeded expectations on higher fuel prices and falling crude oil prices, underscoring the turnaround in fortunes for China's ...
SYDNEY, Aug 23 - A leaking Australian oil well is likely to pour oil into the Timor Sea for nearly two months before it can be stopped, the operator said on Sunday, as environmentalists expressed grave fears for rare wildlife. Rig operator PTTEP Australasia said it planned to ...
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 - Wall Street rebounded on Wednesday as higher oil prices lifted energy shares. Oil prices jumped nearly 5 percent on Wednesday as government report showed U.S. crude inventories dropped sharply. The U.S. Energy Department's Energy Information Administration ...
SYDNEY, Aug 23 - Aircraft sprayed chemicals to break up a large oil slick off Australia's northwestern coast on Sunday as environmentalists expressed fears for rare wildlife from oil gushing into the sea from an uncapped well. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said ...
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 - Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended higher on Wednesday as crude oil jumped sharply upon unexpectedly plunging oil inventory. Silver finished lower, but platinum rose. Gold price for December delivery climbed 5.60 U.S. ...
NEW YORK - Oil surged more than 4 percent on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a steep drop in crude imports and inventories in top consumer the United States. U.S. crude stockpiles plunged by 8.4 million barrels in the week to August 14 -- against analysts' forecasts ...
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug 19 - Imperial Oil Ltd (IMO.TO) may dust off long-held plans for a C$1 billion ($910 million) expansion of its massive Cold Lake oil sands project in northern Alberta that would increase output by 30,000 barrels per day, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. ...
SAO PAULO, Aug 18 - Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) (PBR.N) said on Tuesday domestic oil production rose in July. The company's oil production in Brazil rose to 1.938 million barrels a day in July compared to 1.927 million barrels per day in June. Production ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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
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