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European Union Investigates Crude Oil Price-Fixing

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 9:10 am

Two days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A), BP PLC (NYSE: BP), ...
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Italy Borrowing Costs Hit Two-Year Low

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 11:35 am

Italy is one of the PIIGS, and therefore one of the big troubled spots for investors to keep their eyes on. The good news is that if the hangman is ...
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PIIGS KILLERS: Italy PM Vote Threatens Austerity, All Over Again

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 3:00 pm

What happens when you put a vote out to the people about whether or not their benefits and public spending should be cut to appeal to international creditors? If you ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — November 23, 2012: Markets Higher on Throngs of Shoppers (E, PQ, TI, NOK, BIG, JOSB, SDRL, RIMM, KITD, MCP)

Posted: November 23, 2012 at 1:07 pm

U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after taking a day off to celebrate Thanksgiving. Reasonably good news out of Europe this morning on several fronts. First, PMI numbers were ...
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Exxon Talking to Buyers for Iraqi Oil Field Stake (XOM, RDS-A, BP, E)

Posted: November 9, 2012 at 9:03 am

On Wednesday, the Iraqi government said that Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) had notified it that the company planned to sell its stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field project. ...
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Production Returns in the Wake of Hurricane Isaac (E, RDS-A, XOM, CVX, BP, PSX, VLO)

Posted: August 31, 2012 at 7:32 am

Crews were returning to both shallow-water and deep-water rigs in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday as the oil and gas industry prepares to restart production following Hurricane Isaac. A report ...
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Iraq Shoots Down Chevron

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 8:19 am

The government of Iraq has barred Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) from bidding on lease contracts in central and southern Iraq, following the company’s deal with India’s Reliance Industries last week ...
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Norway Ends Lockout Threat in North Sea Oil Fields

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 7:20 am

The government of Norway has ended a 16-day strike against offshore oil and gas producers and killed the threat of an industry lockout that was set to begin at midnight ...
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Norway Prepares to Lockout Offshore Oil Field Workers

Posted: July 9, 2012 at 1:02 pm

An association representing oil companies working on Norway’s continental shelf is preparing for a lockout against striking workers beginning at midnight tonight. If the lockout is enforced, about 6,500 workers ...
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Weatherford Scores Iraqi Contract (WFT, SLB, E, OXY)

Posted: June 19, 2012 at 1:01 pm

Oil field services company Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT) has won a contract worth $843 million to build six crude oil production facilities at Iraq’s Zubair field in the south ...
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Exxon Banned from Iraqi Energy Auction (XOM, RDS-A, CVX, OXY, TOT, BP, E)

Posted: April 19, 2012 at 7:34 am

The government of Iraq will prohibit Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) from participating in the May auction of new leases because the US company last year signed six leases for ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (NSC, DNDN, EBAY, CELG, DLR, AXAS, AMCX, CATO, E, FF, ROST, TA, CLWT, TWER, AIXG, WGO, JVA, SCHL, FLML, VRS, EGLE, VRNG)

Posted: March 15, 2012 at 4:07 pm

Markets opened higher this morning after positive news on new unemployment benefits claims and manufacturing (more coverage here). Indexes have risen more or less steadily all day, with the S&P ...
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New Crude Oil Pipeline System to be Built in Gulf of Mexico (EPD, GEL, APC, APA, XOM, E, PBR, PXP, BP, MRO, RDS-A, CVX, COP)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 9:57 am

Two pipeline companies have agreed to a 50-50 joint venture to build a new 149-mile offshore gathering system in the Gulf of Mexico. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) and ...
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European ADRs Follow Italy Much Lower, Wrecking U.S. Market Gains (E, LUX, TI, ALU, MT, BHP, STD, IRE, CS, UBS, DB, FTE, PHG, ERIC, NOK, NBG, SI, EWI)

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 7:32 am

Well, it used to be Greece taking us down daily, but now it is the much larger concern of Italy.  The markets were supposed to be cheering that Silvio Berlusconi was ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AET, AGP, E, JBHT, JNPR, KR, NWSA, RES SWY, CRM, SNDK, SKT, TMS, VOD, WPI, WY, WFM)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 8:29 am

These are some of Monday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls. Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) Raised to Conviction Buy List at Goldman Sachs. AMERIGROUP ...
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