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The crude reality of oil prices | Tom Bower
'The difference in price also depends on the distance between the oilfields and refineries in three locations: Oklahoma, the North Sea and Dubai, as well as other factors.' Photograph: Getty The bankers have finally got their revenge.
Serious Fraud Office and police asked to investigate petrol...
The police and Serious Fraud Office have today been asked to launch an investigation into claims oil firms have been ripping off drivers by fixing prices.
Norwegian giant moves in on Bight oil
NORWEGIAN energy giant Statoil has signed a farm-in deal with BP to create a joint venture exploring for petroleum in the Great Australian Bight, south of Ceduna.
Alex Brummer: Trying to untangle the oil price riddle
Sensitive: Oil prices, like Libor and for that matter gold bullion, are not set by matching buyers and sellers - as in share or foreign exchange markets - but by reporting agencies There long has been a suspicion that the market price of oil is rigged.
Market Report: BP eyes 600m Petroceltic deal
Rumours that a super-heavyweight industry neighbour in Algeria could soon be knocking on its door before it gets the chance to move from the junior AIM market to a main listing in June helped Ireland-based upstream oil and gas explorer Dealers heard gossip that oil giant BP, 3p better at 468.55p, which has a natural gas facility in Algeria next ... (more)
Total and BP Outbid Oil Rivals for Brazil Amazon Coast Licenses
Total, based in Paris, gained exploration access to operate five blocks at the Foz do Amazonas basin in northern Brazil together with partners BP and Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the oil regulator said today.
Recommended: Meet Kenneth Feinberg: The man who puts a price on pain
Blunt yet sympathetic. Good with a calculator under pressure. Loves doing pro-bono work as a hobby.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.
Charles Ramseya s turbulent 15 minutes of fame
Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough.
Talisman Energy Inc. Uk Regulatory Announcement: Talisman Energy Announces Paul Smith as New Cfo
"I am very pleased that Paul will fit into this role seamlessly, given his knowledge of the company, his operational and financial skills, and international and North American experience" Talisman Energy Inc.
WTI Falls as Syria Attack Seen Having No Impact on Supply
West Texas Intermediate crude fell from a one-month high on speculation that air strikes in Syria won't affect the flow of oil from the Middle East .
BP Plans to Reopen Former Washington Township Getty
The former Getty on Washington Avenue in Washington Township could reopen as a BP, if the township Planning Board approves an application for the plan.
BP to shut Miss. gas processing plant for work on May 3-Plains
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Judge clears Empire State Building IPO
New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill,... The Empire State Building in New York was the target of a New Year's Day bomb threat by a 16-year-old developmentally disabled boy who has been charged with three felonies.
N.Y. socialite sentenced in fraud that bilked companies
New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill,... Dina Wein Reis leaves the Federal Court Building in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Nov.
Best Buy exits Europe; stays in China, Canada
New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill,... A shopper checks a digital camera at the Shanghai store of Best Buy in this file photo.
BP Hit With Flood of Lawsuits 3 Years After Deepwater Horizon
The bad news for British Petroleum just keeps on coming. Remember that $20 billion the company set aside for claims arising out of the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill? They only have $1.7 billion unassigned after Business Economic Losses claims were higher than expected , reports Reuters.
Some Southern foods are adopting a much more Northern flavor
New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill,... Chef Edward Lee grills lamb in Louisville, K.Y. Lee recommends lamb barbecue for its smokiness and simplicity in his book, 'Smoke & Pickles.' / AP The South's love affair with fried chicken, collard greens, gumbo and biscuits is being challenged - ... (more)
BP Profits On Sale Of TNK-BP As Production Surpasses 3 Million Barrels A Day
Russia's Vladimir Putin along with BP CEO Dudley, a board member, and Rosneft's president - Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife saw its profit hit $16.6 billion.
U.K. Stocks Drop; Unilever Falls on Hindustan Offer
U.K. stocks declined, even as the FTSE 100 and FTSE All-Share Indexes both headed for their longest-ever streaks of monthly gains, after Unilever offered to increase its majority stake in its Indian unit.