Keyword: oil prices

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OPEC Output Hits New High in May

29.05.2012 - OPEC output in May has hit its highest since 2008 as Saudi Arabia maintained high production rates despite a drop in prices and Iranian shipments did not fall substantially further...

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World to Gain from Gas Glut if Regulation Right

29.05.2012 - A boom in unconventional natural gas over the next 20 years could see the United States and others benefit from cheaper energy while the importance of the Middle East declines, the...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bio-Production of Light Olefins

07.03.2012 - Alternatives To Oil - Light olefins, or short alkenes, are key platform molecules for the chemical industry. They are almost exclusively obtained from fossil oil. Because of the...

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Exxon Narrowly Beats, But Production Falls Short

02.02.2012 - Exxon Mobil reported quarterly earnings that narrowly beat expectations, on higher oil prices and asset sales of about $1 billion, but the company's shares dropped nearly 2% as its...

Strategy & Management

Oil And Gas

06.09.2011 - Oil and gas account for more than half of all primary energy consumed globally. The sheer volume of oil and gas consumed means that these fuels will continue to feed a large share...

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OMV to Buy Pioneer Natural's Tunisia units for $866 Million

07.01.2011 - OMV has agreed to buy U.S.-based Pioneer Natural Resources' Tunisian units for $866 million as the Austrian energy group bulks up North African operations that have become a core...