Crude-oil futures rose to more than $59 a barrel, pushed higher by problems at U.S. oil refineries and after the International Energy Agency boosted its forecast for Chinese and global oil demand.
Here is Tuesday’s roundup of oil and energy news:
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CONFAB IN HOUSTON: Exxon Mobil and Shell executives, speaking at a seminar at the annual Cambridge Energy Research Associates conference in Houston, said educating the public about their industry is a high priority, the Houston Business Journal reports. At the weeklong conference that began Monday, dozens of the industry’s heaviest hitters were expected to discuss topics such as the tricky balance of supply and demand and initiatives to develop new sources of energy.
•Oil, Gas Production Costlier: The cost of producing oil and gas has risen about 53% the past two years, and the trend is expected to continue this year, according to a report released Monday.
•Venezuelan Oil Program Takes Heat: A discount oil program for the poor run by former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and using mostly Venezuelan oil is being criticized by a Florida congressman who says Mr. Kennedy is relying on “a sworn enemy of the United States.”
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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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