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Shell petrol station located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
(photo: Creative Commons / Bidgee)
Royal Dutch Shell profits almost double
BBC News
Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell have almost doubled after the firm completed a year-long corporate restructuring programme. | The firm reported profits of $4.5bn (£2.9bn) on a current cost of supplies basis, up from $2.3bn a year ago. | But it marked a drop from the $4.9bn it ...
 Gold, Gold Smith,Women Accessories, Jewel, Jewellery  ( mk1)
(photo: WN / Minakumari)
Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1%
Mining Weekly
| SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest gold-backed ETF dropped to their weakest since early June. | While jewellers were happy to buy at lower levels, uncertainties in the outl...
New policy to manage U.S. waters in place
Denver Post
| RelatedJul 20:China seaport awash in oilBP cap to stay despite leaking oil, gasJul 19:BP: Cap will hold; feds say not so fastJul 18:Past oil spills give Gulf Coast possible peek at its futureJul 17:Oil-well readings puzzle engineers as pressure slo...
Geokinetics Provides Update on the CFO Position and Announces New Management Changes
redOrbit
| HOUSTON, July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Geokinetics Inc. (NYSE Amex: GOK) today announced that Scott A. McCurdy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has agreed to delay his departure date from the Company and remain with Geokineti...
Obama launches new national policy to strengthen management of oceans
Hartford Courant
(AP) — The administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes. | Officials said the framework is needed now more than ever following the massive Gulf oi...
Obama launches new national policy to strengthen management of oceans
Orlando Sentinel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday announced a new national policy for strengthening the way the U.S. manages its oceans and coasts, and the Great Lakes. | Officials said the framework is needed now more than ever following th...
Traces of an oil sheen float on the Gulf of Mexico five and a half miles south of the Louisiana coast Thursday, April 29, 2010.
AP / Patrick Semansky
Vast oil slicks all but disappear in Gulf of Mexico
Irish Times
| LARA MARLOWE in Washington | THE FIERY explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 men on April 20th was followed by images of stricken wildlife, acrimonious hearin...
oil - gas - gasoline - prices
Creative Commons / Ravenelle
Oil prices slide on US inventory data
The Times Of India
NEW YORK: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a huge unexpected jump in crude stockpiles in the United States added to nerves caused by fading consumer confidence. | New York's main...
The exterior of the Arak heavy water production facility in Arak, Iran, 360 kms southwest of Tehran, is seen on Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004. Iran's top leader rejected a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment and threatened Wednesday that Iranian diplomats will withdraw from talks with European negotiators if they insist on such a suspension. Heavy water is used to moderate a nuclear chain reaction in a nuclear reactor.
AP / str
US hopes for Iran nuclear talks
Al Jazeera
| The United States has said it hopes to hold talks with Iran soon and would be prepared to follow up on a plan to provide fuel for Iran's research reactor in exchange for low-enri...
GE Shipping April-June net up, beats f'cast
The Times Of India
MUMBAI: Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd said on Thursday it posted a 12 per cent rise in net profit for the June-quarter on foreign currency gains, beating analysts forecasts. The firm posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1.7 billion in April-June co...
Pipavav Shipyard to adopt new name
The Times Of India
MUMBAI: Nikhil Gandhi-controlled Pipavav Shipyard will change its name to reflect its increased focus on manufacturing of naval and coast guard vessels for the Indian Navy. | “The current name does not do justice to the business the company is into...
box funds perform as bubbles burst -Mulvaney
The Guardian
* Performed when Internet bubble burst, Lehman collapsed * Performance poor this year, but investors undeterred By Maytaal Angel LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Black-box funds based on mathematical models give investors a means of reducing risk and can ...
Offshore Companies
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 4,2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., right, look on.
(photo: AP / Harry Hamburg)
Reid unveils pared-down energy and oil bill
Herald Tribune
| WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a draft of energy and oil spill legislation Tuesday, having to settle for a far less sweeping bill than the cap on carbon emissions he had hoped for. | Reid, D-Nev., was forced last week to give up the cap on carbon, which is blamed for global warming, when it became clear he didn't have the...
Offshore Investment
Shell CO.
(photo: Creative Commons / David M)
Shell may team up with Woodside rival Chevron
The Australian
| SHELL is likely to join Chevron's giant Wheatstone liquefied natural gas project in competition with Woodside Petroleum's Pluto project. | The chances of Shell linking with Chevron have increased with the offshore exploration success of the two companies in Western Australia. | Shell yesterday said it was looking at commercial terms und...



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