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Repsol, Shell renegotiating Iran gas deal: Repsol company source (AFP)

May 12, 2008 at 05:56 PM
AFP - Spain's biggest oil group, Repsol, and British-Dutch peer Royal Dutch Shell are renegotiating their participation in a multi-billion dollar natural gas project in Iran but still want to take part, a Repsol internal source said Monday.

Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind (AFP)

May 11, 2008 at 06:07 PM
AFP - As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition.

Beijing Olympics to boost Chinese energy demand: analysts (AFP)

May 11, 2008 at 03:44 AM
AFP - The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will boost China's rampant demand for energy, threatening to push world oil prices beyond current record heights, according to industry analysts.

Democratic senator calls for GOP to alter energy policy (AP)

May 10, 2008 at 03:02 PM
AP - The public must pressure Republicans in the White House and Congress to change directions in the country's energy policies, which have pushed oil and gas prices to record highs, a Democratic lawmaker said Saturday.

Vietnam starts construction on 6 billion dollar oil-refinery (AFP)

May 10, 2008 at 05:52 AM
AFP - Energy-hungry Vietnam started building its second oil refinery on Saturday, a 6.2 billion dollar complex, in a bid to feed the nation's booming economy, the State Oil company announced.

Forbes: Energy

Holly's Bittersweet Success

May 12, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Oil refiner's shares pop after earnings, though weak, beat estimates.

Holly High

May 12, 2008 at 08:00 PM
Oil refiner rises as earnings, though weak, beat estimates.

ETFs In The Sweet Spot

May 9, 2008 at 02:00 PM
Even though the major averages have moved sideways so far this year, some sectors are real screamers.

The Case For $80 A Barrel Oil

May 9, 2008 at 07:57 AM
New Saudi projects could boost output by 1.3 million barrels a day, a report explains.

Sponsor's Content: Earth in the Balance Sheet: Sustainability Reports

May 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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Platts : Top Headlines

Venezuela's Chavez creates new steel company with PDVSA

Caracas (Platts) --12 May 2008 -- [Oil] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced the establishment of the Steel Corporation of Venezuela, a joint venture between Siderurgica del Orinoco, or Sidor, and state oil giant PDVSA, the Bolivarian ...

Canada's EnCana says to split into separate oil, gas companies

Caracas (Platts) -- 12 May 2008 -- [Oil] Canadian-based independent EnCana plans to splits its combined North American production of 760 million boe/d and proved reserves of 3.165 billion boe into separate publicly-traded entities in early 2009, ...

Magellan says to build products line from Port Arthur refineries

New York (Platts) -- 12 May 2008 -- [Oil] Magellan Midstream Partners plans to build a 150,000 b/d pipeline to carry petroleum products from Motiva Enterprise's expanded refinery and other refineries in Port Arthur, Texas, to its terminal in East ...

US DOE sees challenges, benefits from sharp boost in wind power

Washington (Platts) --12 May 2008 -- [Electric Power] The US could reach the "ambitious" goal of obtaining 20% of its electricity from wind generation by 2030 if it is able to resolve a number of "significant" challenges, the US Department ...

Salt River Project to buy output of proposed TransCanada plant

Washington (Platts) -- 12 May 2008 -- [Electric Power] Tempe, Arizona-based public power utility Salt River Project said Monday it has agreed to buy the output from a 575 MW peaking power plant that TransCanada Corp. plans to build. Calgary, Alberta-based ...