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June 23rd, 2008:

Russian slaps fine on TNK-BP and its British CEO

MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia's labour inspectorate said on Monday it had fined oil firm TNK-BP, owned 50-50 by BP Plc (BP.L:Quote, Profile, Research) and a group of Russian tycoons, a penalty that could force its chief executive, Robert Dudley, from his post.

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Shell Nigeria wants to restore Bonga output quickly

ABUJA, June 23 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell wants to get its Nigerian offshore oilfield Bonga back to production as soon as possible, a senior executive said on Monday, but gave no indication of how long that might take.

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Maine couple opens Shell gas museum

Maine couple opens Shell gas museum

Associated Press

June 23, 2008

OXFORD, Maine (AP) — Maine’s newest museum looks a lot like a gas station.

Lamb’s Antique Gas Station Museum, which opened to the public over the weekend, is dedicated to all things related to Shell gasoline.

Jim Lamb’s grandfather once owned a Shell station and Lamb caught the memorabilia bug after somebody gave him a key chain featuring his grandfather’s Shell station logo.

After that he began collecting Shell collectibles ranging from old gas pumps and oil can racks to matchbooks, oil filters and cans of Shell brake fluid and antifreeze. read more

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Who wants oil prices to fall?

...does Saudi Arabia really want to bring oil prices down?

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Global Oil Crisis: Oil Rises as Saudi Pledge Fails to Ease Global Supply Concerns

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Oil rose to within $3 of a record on speculation Saudi Arabia's output increase may not raise global supply because of production halts in Nigeria and the North Sea.

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Bush’s last gasp on oil

America's energy independence will not be found in offshore oil drilling.

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MEND declares “an all out war”

...in a swift reaction to the president's directive to the armed forces the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which claimed responsibility for the attack, has declared an all out war and warned all foreigners in the region to leave immediately or face the consequences.

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Global Oil Crisis: Jeddah Deepens Oil Price Dialogue, But No Quick Fix

"In this critical hour, the world community should rise to its responsibility and cooperation should be the cornerstone of any efforts," Saudi King Abdullah said on Sunday, calling for a global "energy-for-the-poor" initiative.

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Global Oil Crisis: Agreements Are Elusive at Oil Talks in Saudi Arabia

Despite the urgency that brought hundreds of participants here, Jeroen van der Veer, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell, summarized the difficulties faced by oil producers in dealing with record prices: “There are no overnight solutions.”

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With Oil’s Rise, Floridians Shift on Drilling

Consumer anger over high gasoline prices is driving a reconsideration of the U.S. ban on coastal drilling for oil and natural gas, even in Florida...

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Panel Cites Surge in Speculative Oil Trades

...the latest sign that Washington is gearing up to try to limit the role of hedge funds, investment banks and other speculative traders in the oil markets.

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Global Oil Crisis: Saudis Promise More Oil To Curb World-Wide Fears

But it is unclear whether the Saudi bid to reassert its oil muscle will be enough to slow a historic surge in crude prices that many fear could go far higher...

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Global Oil Crisis: Dangers of demonising oil futures traders

In recent months, as the spike in oil prices has filtered down to consumers in the shape of large increases in petrol prices, ICE has been cast by some media in the US as a menace, allowing speculators to manipulate the oil market and push up prices by trading electronically in London-based markets which are beyond the reach of US regulators.

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Saudi oil output increase set to be wiped out by Nigeria crisis

Saudi Arabia's decision to pump more oil than it has in nearly 30 years risks being more than outweighed by the sharp drop in output caused by attacks on production facilities in Nigeria.

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Global Oil Crisis: Chevron pipeline blown up in Nigeria

The sabotage took place hours after militants shut down 200,000 b/d of oil production from Royal Dutch Shell's Bonga oilfield.

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Global Oil Crisis: Saudi Arabia acts to avoid blame for rise

Soaring energy costs have prompted concerns about political and social instability in developed countries and fuelled high inflation in many nations. And the last thing Saudi Arabia wants is to be blamed.

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Nigeria oil militants announce ceasefire

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) declared the ceasefire just days after one of its most daring attacks so far, which forced Royal Dutch Shell to halt output from its main Nigerian offshore oilfield, Bonga.

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Is the fuel crisis a blessing in disguise?

It depends on your point of view, of course, but there is some evidence that the surge in oil prices is succeeding where green campaigners and government initiatives have not...

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Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientist

James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer.

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Opec rift fuels new fears for oil prices

Fears that the price of oil could reach new highs in the coming weeks have intensified following the emergency meeting of the world's oil powers in Saudi Arabia.

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Oil price rises despite Saudi Arabia’s pledge

Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, agreed that there would be no "silver bullet" solution to curb spiralling oil prices. "What I've heard so far are basically all good ideas, but it will probably not change the price tomorrow morning," he added.

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Demand causing oil crisis, insists Brown

Gordon Brown clashed with leading oil-producing nations yesterday, insisting that surging demand from the developing world rather than speculative pressures was driving up oil prices and creating an oil crisis to match those of the 1970s.

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The struggle for control of TNK-BP has sunk to new depths

BP owns 50 per cent of TNK-BP and now war is declared it is steeling itself for a long fight

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Fears of oil price rises as attacks in Nigeria offset gains at summit

Emergency talks to address the high global oil price broke up in disarray last night as ministers traded accusations over the cause of the increase and reports of fresh rebel attacks in Nigeria threatened to overwhelm a Saudi pledge to pump more oil.

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FBI ‘to probe Swiss bank UBS’ in tax dodging case (Shell CFO Peter Voser is a director of UBS)

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made a formal request to travel to Switzerland to probe a multi-million-dollar tax evasion case involving top Swiss bank UBS, a news report said Sunday.

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