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January 1st, 2009Role oil
Vitol Lays Out Role in Oil Market
Federal investigators trying to pinpoint what is behind gyrations in the price of oil in the past year and a half are scrutinizing a series of moves by Dutch-Swiss oil trader Vitol ... (more...)
The new role of oil wealth in the world economy - The McKinsey ...
The new role of oil wealth in the world economy. A Capital Management Feature Article about oil wealth economy by The McKinsey Quarterly. Free registration for most Corporate ... (more...)
Business & Technology | Speculators' role in crude-oil prices under ...
Speculators' role in crude-oil prices under examination. Federal regulators have uncovered evidence that oil speculators operating in unregulated "dark markets" may have helped ... (more...)
Oil Industry Role Eyed In Katrina Disaster, Debate Rages Over ...
Many scientists say the oil industry's 10,000 miles of canals - enough to stretch nearly halfway around the world - and the drilling they supported played a decisive role in the ... (more...)
Research: NOCs
The Role of National Oil Companies in International Energy Markets ... The Baker Institute extends its sincerest thanks to these sponsors for their ... (more...)
Brown sues Cosco Busan owners in bay oil spill - Oakland Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO ? California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking millions of dollars to recover the clean-up cost of the massive 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill. "This was a preventable accident that had tragic consequences ... (more...)
All the Presidents' lunch: Barack Obama meets past presidents - New York Daily News
WASHINGTON - Talk about a power lunch. President George W. Bush , President-elect Barack Obama and all three living former presidents -- Jimmy Carter , George Herbert Walker Bush , and Bill Clinton - will meet in the Oval Office and then have lunch ... (more...)
Chávez forced to curb spending - Miami Herald
CARACAS -- High oil prices allowed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to spend freely to spread his socialist gospel and challenge the U.S. role as the dominant player in Latin American and the Caribbean. The sharp drop in oil prices is imperiling ... (more...)
Conservation groups threaten lawsuit over federal oil shale plans for ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
DENVER - Environmental groups are threatening to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Twelve groups sent letters to Tuesday to the ... (more...)
Oil out with a bang with 14% spike - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The price of oil jumped Wednesday, capping a volatile year with a swing of $7 from the session low to the close, as investors responded to news of a possible supply disruption in Europe. Light, sweet crude for February ... (more...)