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Chevron Profit Slips, but Refineries Shine

27.07.2012 - Chevron profit fell 7% in the second quarter as oil prices weakened, the No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Friday, and oil and gas output will fall short this year, but margins are...

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ExxonMobil Profit Lower than Expexted

26.07.2012 - ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as its oil and gas output sagged and its chemicals business...

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U.S. Shale Gas Boom Brings Bad News for Europe's Oil Refiners

26.07.2012 - European oil refiners are set to lose a vital export market because the U.S. petrochemical industry is shifting away from reliance on oil products, notably naphtha, and using cheap...

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ConocoPhillips, Hess Profits Drop as Oil Prices Weaken

25.07.2012 - Lower oil prices hurt quarterly profits at ConocoPhillips and Hess, but both companies beat Wall Street forecasts. Conoco, reporting earnings for the first time since shedding its...

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OPEC Sees 2013 Oil Demand Growth Slowing

12.07.2012 - World oil demand growth will slow in 2013 from the already weak 2012, OPEC said on Wednesday, citing Europe's debt worries, a faltering U.S economic recovery and deceleration of...

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Texas Refinery Crisis Rattles Saudi Oil Export Drive

21.06.2012 - Saudi Arabia's unexpected surge in oil exports to the United States this year has fallen into question following a deepening crisis this month at the kingdom's jointly owned and...

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Sinopec Turns Down Cut-Price Iran Crude

12.06.2012 - Chinese refiner Sinopec has turned down offers of bargain Iranian crude and will cut imports by up to a fifth this year, a senior Chinese oil executive said, insisting ties with...

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OPEC Chief Hints at Action to Reduce Oil Glut

11.06.2012 - OPEC's president signalled on Monday it could act to reduce a glut of oil that has knocked the price down towards double digits, but said it was unlikely to set individual country...