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ThinkstockThe run-up in crude oil prices that got rolling in mid-April has pushed West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude prices from…
ThinkstockEliot Spitzer’s loss in his attempt to become New York City comptroller proves that brands still matter. His brand disintegrated…
Wikimedia CommonsEven if crude prices are at two-year highs, $110 per barrel crude has done nothing to help most oil…
ThinkstockHercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ: HERO) announced on Tuesday that it is experiencing a well control incident in the Gulf of…
ThinkstockA federal judge in New Orleans has denied a motion by BP plc (NYSE: BP) to suspend payments to some…
ThinkstockIn what may be a Pyrrhic victory, Anglo-Dutch oil supermajor Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) is the market leader…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly initiated a formal investigation into the way oil and refined product benchmark…
ThinkstockRussia’s state-controlled oil giant Rosneft has signed a 25-year deal to supply $270 billion worth of crude oil to China,…
ThinkstockThe process for setting benchmark oil prices has never been particularly transparent, depending as it does on self-reporting by traders…
ThinkstockRecent information from Japan and the United Kingdom shows that accelerated recoveries from deep recessions are underway. There may be…
ThinkstockLast year was a good year for oil and gas stocks, but unless a company had a refining and marketing…
ThinkstockTwo days ago, officials of the European Commission (EC), the executive arm of the European Union, raided the offices of…
ThinkstockJust two weeks ago, the $76 billion merger was completed that created London-traded Glencore Xstrata. Today, shareholders shook up the…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning as investors weighed conflicting data from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. In Europe,…
courtesy of BP plcBP PLC (NYSE: BP) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The oil and gas…
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