Oil prices rose on more freezing temperatures in the U.S. Northeast, but they fell back after being unable to retake $60 a barrel.
Here is Tuesday’s roundup of oil and energy news:
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BP’S NET FALLS: The oil titan posted a 22% drop in fourth-quarter net income as it suffered from lower output, declining natural-gas prices and shrinking margins at its refineries. Net was $2.88 billion, or 14.9 cents a share, compared with $3.69 billion, or 17.7 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2005. Revenue slipped to $62.5 billion from $63.6 billion. BP’s American depository shares fell 54 cents, or 0.9%, to 63.25 in 4 p.m. composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
•Oil-Demand Casualty: A “war” on greenhouse-gas emissions is causing the first decline in oil consumption among the 30 members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in more than two decades, according to CIBC World Markets.
•Anadarko Results: Anadarko Petroleum’s net income rose sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of a Canadian unit and a 66% rise in revenue. Its shares gained a little more than 1% on the day.
•Duke’s Dive: Duke Energy’s net income fell 36%, as earnings from its Cinergy acquisition were offset by charges related to the sale of the company’s 50% stake in Crescent Resources. Its stock slipped 23 cents to $20.06.
•Diversification Call: Russian President Vladimir Putin told business leaders that Russia suffers from an over-reliance on raw materials such as crude oil and gas, and he urged production of better and more high-tech exports.
•Kidnapping: Another oil worker was taken by gunmen in Nigeria’s Delta region. Some reports from the region say there was a gunfire during the abduction and a police officer who had been escorting the Shell Nigeria worker, was killed.
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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