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A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
(photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
The Star
| OSLO (Reuters) - Governments will seek a new climate partnership in 2010 to protect tropical forests with funds going through the United Nations, the World Bank or bilateral channels, Norway said on Tuesday. People walk on the street with a huge globe in the background in Copenhagen in this Decemb...
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia.
(photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
The Guardian
* Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery, other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail, background, byline, updates share price) By Braden Reddall NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil compa...
Water management for oil sands mining operations
HeavyOilinfo
Heavyoilinfo.com talked to hydrogeologist Geoff Beale about the challenges of managing water during surface oil sand mining operations. Contents Introduction | Oil sands within 75 meters [250-ft] of the surface can be open-pit mined (Source: Alberta ...
Troms Offshore signs management agreements
Offshore Shipping Online
| - | Nor-Ocean Offshore says Troms Offshore has signed several vessel management agreements, including one with Fred Olsen controlled Ocean Link Management in Oslo Norway. | The purpose of the new agreements is to expand the company's activitie...
New Managing Director for Ashtead Technology
Subsea World
| Ashtead Technology is pleased to announce that Mark Derry has joined the company as Managing Director – Offshore Division.  Mark joins from SBS Marine where he was Managing Director. | Mark has gained considerable experience, in the subs...
Water management for steam-assisted heavy oil production
HeavyOilinfo
Hydrogeologist Ken Campbell spoke with heavyoilinfo.com about the challenges of water supply and disposal for steam-assisted heavy oil production operations. | Introduction | Water supply challenges | Wastewater disposal challenges | Using oilfield t...
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines  -  Oil Products  -  Gasoline Station  -  Fuel
WN / Trigedia
Oil firms raise fuel prices 25 to 50 centavos per liter
Inquirer
| Most Read Business Gokongwei's Cebu Pacific to go public Warning against fraud, PDIC denies more deposit claims US stocks end mixed after big rally Save or pay off debt? What to ...
Buildings  -  Business Establishments  -  Offices  -  Makati City, Philippines
WN / Trigedia
Philippines catches recovery wave
Asia Times
| By Jennee Grace U Rubrico | MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and buoying e...
Gold - Jewel - Jewellry - Precious Metal - Golden - Investment - Make a profit
WN / akgunsemra
Gold prices dip as dollar gains strength
Kansas City Star
Related: | More News | Gold prices retreated Monday as the dollar gained against other currencies. | Other commodities were mixed. Crude oil inched up while natural gas fell on con...
Chevron looks for Pembrokeshire oil refinery buyer
BBC News
| Chevron says it is looking for a buyer for its refinery in Pembrokeshire which employs around 1,400 people. | The US-based company said it wanted to gauge interest in the Pembroke site but said it would not close down. | It processes 220,000 barrel...
BP expands Houston's role as it centralizes operations
Houston Chronicle
| Follow news and speeches from CERAWeek at . | . . . | British oil giant BP has quietly elevated the role of Houston in its far-flung global business as it seeks to build on gains made during a turnaround in recent years. | British oil giant BP has ...
Oil drops below US$81 early afternoon in Europe
Syracuse
| (AP) - UNDATED - Oil prices have dropped sharply to below US$81 a barrel, as a stronger dollar contributed to a loss of momentum after a monthlong run-up fueled by growing investor optimism about global economic growth. | By early afternoon Tuesday...
Offshore Companies
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the media during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.
(photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
US billions for Iran sanction-busting firms
Breitbart
| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Istanbul. Washington has awarded m... | Washington has awarded more than 107 billion dollars in payments to foreign and US companies doing business in Iran despite US sanctions, The New York Times has reported. | That sum included nearly 15 billion dollars paid to companies that defied US sanctions law by ...
Offshore Investment
Rupee - Currency - India
(photo: WN / Geeta)
Rupee near 2-month peak on dollar fall; firm shares
The Times Of India
MUMBAI: The rupee climbed to its highest level in nearly two months on Monday, riding on a firm start to the local sharemarket and broad weakness in the dollar versus major currencies. | At 10:05 a.m. (0435 GMT), the partially convertible rupee was at 45.48/49 per dollar after hitting 45.42, its strongest since Jan. 12, and 0.3 per cent above its c...



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