SPECULATION has surfaced that Exxon Mobil plans to sell Mobil, its Australian oil refinery and marketing business.
May 23rd, 2008:
Shell may be primed for a Mobil takeover
Nigeria: Two Militants Killed At Shell Station
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta were said to have gunned down the men on Thursday when they wanted to attack the flow station belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria.
Is the world about to be running on empty
As evidence emerges of dwindling oil reserves, the price of crude hits $135 a barrel
Just how high can it go?
A year ago, analysts were talking darkly about the prospect of oil breaching $100 a barrel for the first time. It turns out they were too optimistic. The price of a barrel has hit an unprecedented $135 this week. The recent predictions of a $200 barrel of oil suddenly begin to look rather more plausible.
If $4 Gas Is Bad, Just Wait
Judging from the futures markets, shock at the gas pump is bound to get worse. Maybe much worse.
U.S. environmentally sensitive areas to be sacrificed for oil and gas
Mounting concerns about global energy supply are fueling a drive by the oil industry and some U.S. lawmakers to end longstanding bans on domestic drilling put in place to protect environmentally sensitive areas.
Oil Rises Above $131 After Slide From Record High
The cartel's view seemed shared by the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell Plc
The Same Old Song on High Gas Prices
Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida, channeled the rage of every parent in America who has pulled into a gas station recently on the way to ballet lessons or soccer practice, letting loose on the men from Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips andBP America.
Over a barrel: industry players predict future price movements
His latest prediction is for prices to hit $200 per barrel within two years because supplies will be unable to meet soaring global demand.
Australia has cheap fuel – Shell
The oil giant says Australians have the world's fourth cheap fuel prices, behind Mexico, United States and Canada.