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| Fri. |
Global |
Oil recovers after four-day slump Oil prices moved back above $130 a barrel after sliding more than 11% in the past 4 days, with prices dropping $15 a barrel in that period
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| Thu. |
USA |
Gore challenges US to ditch oil 
| The Nobel laureate and ex-VP has urged Americans to abandon electricity generated by fossil fuels within a decade | |
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| Jul. 14 |
Washington |
Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling
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| Jul. 2 |
Singapore |
Oil prices reach new record high
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| Jul. 1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis rule out further crude increases
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| Jun. 30 |
New York |
Oil price surges above $143 a barrel Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $3.31 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, by midday in Europe
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| Jun. 24 |
Belgium |
Oxfam: Caution needed on biofuel boom
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| Jun.23 |
Global |
Oil prices surges despite Saudi pledge
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Oil summit calls for supply boost
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Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output| King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp rise in prices | |
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| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit
Map of Jeddah Saudi Arabia S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
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Saudi Arabia |
U.S.: Oil production has not met demand
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Nigeria |
Oil pipeline attacked
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| Jun.19 |
China |
China raises fuel prices
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling| President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports | | |
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| Jun.17 |
London |
Oil steady but further spikes feared
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| Jun.16 |
New York |
Oil at record near $140 a barrel
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| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi oil output to rise in July Saudi Arabia will increase its oil production by 200,000 barrels a day next month to meet growing world demand
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UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians
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| Jun.13 |
United Kingdom |
Fuel prices see strikes spread globally |
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| Jun.8 |
Spain |
Hauliers on fuel strike
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Japan |
G8: Oil prices could spur global recession Japan's energy chief launched a meeting of ministers from the G8 nations by warning that soaring oil prices could trigger a global recession
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| Jun.7 |
Japan |
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy
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| Jun.6 |
New York |
Oil price soars as US woes mount| The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, gaining more than $10 - its biggest-ever one-day rise | |
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New York |
Oil prices soar above $134 a barrel |
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Summit targets global food crisis
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| May.30 |
Portugal |
Europe fuel protests spread wider
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| May.23 |
Nigeria |
Violence ripples to gas prices |
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| May.22 |
New York |
Oil soars to new record over $135| The price of oil is more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by fallen US supplies of crude | |
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| May.15 |
Nigeria |
100 killed in pipeline fire |
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| Apr.30 |
Iran |
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades Iran has stopped conducting oil transactions in U.S. dollars in a concerted attempt to reduce reliance on Washington
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| Apr.26 |
England |
BP readies pipeline closure |
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| Apr.25 |
Nigeria |
Oil firms cut output Industrial action and attacks from militants have forced Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell to cut their production
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Nigeria |
Militants claim pipeline attack |
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| Apr.21 |
UN |
Leaders warn on biofuels and food
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Crude hits record $117 per barrel
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| Feb.12 |
Venezuela |
Exxon Mobil cut off from Venezuela's oil |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire |
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| Dec.21 |
Venezuela |
Chavez proposes oil barter scheme
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| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
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| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
Oil nudges $99 a barrel The declining dollar and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates also boosted prices
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| Nov.8 |
Brazil |
Oil discovery rocks Brazil
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| Oct.29 |
UN |
Israel's Gaza fuel cuts alarm UN |
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| Jul.13 |
North Korea |
N. Korea receives oil shipment |
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| Jun.26 |
Iran |
Protests fuel rationing
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| Jun.25 |
Venezuela |
US firms 'reject' Venezuela deal |
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
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| Jan.16 |
Washington |
BP failed on safety - U.S. panel |
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
Russia oil row hits Europe supply
Oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine have been cut amid a row between Belarus and Moscow
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260
A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue
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APEC vows to salvage trade talks
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| Oct.19 |
Qatar |
Opec approves cut in oil output
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel Due in part to N. Korea's missile launches, Middle East Crisis, Iranian nuclear brinkmanship
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| Jun.4 |
Iran |
Iran warns U.S. on oil shipments |
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| May.12 |
Nigeria |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
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| Apr.21 |
New York |
Oil breaks through record $75 There are fears of a supply disruptions in Iran and Nigeria and reports of gas shortages on the U.S. East Coast
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| Dec.29 |
Northern Iraq |
Death threats cut oil flow |
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| Nov.25 |
China |
Oil firm apologizes for toxic slick |
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| Nov.23 |
Iran |
MPs reject oil minister |
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| Sep.30 |
Indonesia |
Clashes over fuel hike |
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| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis pledge to keep pumping oil |
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| Jul.27 |
Mumbai |
Fire breaks out on oil rig |
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China scraps yuan peg to dollar
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
G-7 finance leaders focus on oil, debt |
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| Mar.23 |
Texas |
Huge blast rocks oil plant |
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| Dec.19 |
Moscow |
Yukos unit fetches $9bn at auction
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| Dec.16 |
Gulf |
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
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| Nov.19 |
Russia |
Russia confirms Yukos break-up |
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
Oil price rises above $55 a barrel Petroleum supply crude data has shown 5 weeks of falling inventories of distillate fuel
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| Oct.10 |
Nigeria |
Fuel price strike starts
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
Oil climbs to $53 price peak |
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
Oil rises to $50 Rising tension in Nigeria has pushed U.S. crude oil futures to the psychological level
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
Oil Halts Slide on Iraqi Pipeline Attacks |
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| Aug.20 |
New York |
Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark
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| Jul.3 |
Moscow |
Police raid Yukos headquarters |
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| Jun.15 |
Iraq |
Sabotage stops Iraqi oil flow |
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| Jun.3 |
Beirut |
Opec 'to increase output by 8%' |
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| Jun.2 |
Lebanon |
Opec meets to tackle oil output |
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Saudi Arabia |
Saudis say oil industry 'secure' |
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| May.31 |
Saudi Arabia |
Oil price surge after siege |
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Government fears hit shares
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| Apr.25 |
Iraq |
Raid disrupts oil exports |
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| Apr.24 |
Iraq |
Blasts target oil terminals |
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| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Yukos shares seized by government |
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| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
Fire halts flow of oil |
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| Jun.21 |
Nigeria |
105 killed in oil blast |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
Ex-oil minister gives up |
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| Jan.12 |
Austria |
OPEC to raise daily oil output
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| Dec.19 |
Venezuela |
Oil execs defy court order, stay off job |
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| Dec.18 |
Venezuela |
Strike strangles oil exports
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| Nov.14 |
North Korea |
Oil shipments to N Korea frozen |
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Nasdaq fell to 1,114
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
Iraq cuts off oil exports |
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Euro mark celebrations
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| Apr.16 |
Colombia |
Rebels kidnap oil workers |
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| Mar.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
World's biggest oil rig sinks |
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| Mar.17 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Rush to save slowly sinking oil rig |