Oil and gas company profits soar
Oil and gas extraction companies increased their profits to 57.6 per cent in the first quarter, as wholesale prices soar.
Business|Jul 1, 2008
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Iraq in deal with foreign oil majors
The Iraqi government has drawn up contracts with five major Western oil companies to develop fields in the country, US media has reported.
Business|Jun 30, 2008
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Oil prices crash through $140 record
Oil chiefs and energy ministers are meeting this week in Madrid for the World Petroleum Congress to discuss soaring prices, which this week topped $140 a barrel.
Business|Jun 30, 2008
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Saudi oil output promise fails to dent prices
A pledge by Saudi Arabia to increase its daily oil output by 200,000 extra barrels has failed to prevent further price rises.
Business|Jun 23, 2008
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Gordon Brown meets Saudis for oil talks
Prime minister Gordon Brown is meeting today with major oil-producing countries in the Middle East in an attempt to tackle soaring fuel prices.
Business|Jun 22, 2008
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Oil falls as China hikes fuel prices
Oil prices dropped sharply yesterday after the Chinese government raised fuel prices by 18 per cent.
Business|Jun 20, 2008
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Oil prices ease after Friday surge
Oil prices slipped back today after rising beyond $139 a barrel on Friday, as US unemployment rates unexpectedly jumped.
Business|Jun 9, 2008
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Brown discusses 'oil shock'
Prime minister Gordon Brown will discuss what he describes as the "third great oil shock" with oil industry leaders this morning.
Business|May 28, 2008
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Oil firms profit as prices soar
Business Editor Amy Bould reports on how soaring fuel costs are hitting readers' bank balances.
Business|May 24, 2008
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Oil prices soar to $135 a barrel
Oil prices hit $135 a barrel yesterday as news US stockpiles had fallen to 5.4 million barrels stoked fears of a supply shortage.
Business|May 22, 2008
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Oil spill in garage fire
More than 200 litres of oil spilled across one of Sandwell's busiest roads following a devastating blaze which gutted a car repair centre in Sandwell today.
Sandwell|May 21, 2008
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Oil could reach $200 a barrel
As oil prices continue to shatter records, a Goldman Sachs analyst has predicted prices could rise as high as $200 a barrel.
Business|May 7, 2008
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Oil refiner suspends president
PKN Orlen, Poland's largest oil refiner, has suspended its president and chief executive Piotr Kownacki for causing "significant worsening" to the company's image.
Business|Feb 29, 2008
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Food and oil push up inflation
Inflation soared above four per cent today on the back of record-breaking rises in the cost of fuel and household food bills, official figures showed. Inflation soared above four per cent today on the back of record-breaking rises in the cost of fuel and household food bills, official figures showed. The Consumer Price Index, the Government's official rate of inflation which is based on average household spending apart from mortgages, increased to 2.2 per cent in January. But the headline Retail Price Index, which also includes payments of home loans, rose to 4.1 per cent, straying further away from the Government's two per cent target. Nick Graham, chief executive of Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, said today's rise highlighted a difficult balancing act for local companies, which were having to either absorb higher costs, or pass the rise onto their customers. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Business|Feb 12, 2008
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Oil rig 'security alert'
Over 500 people are being evacuated from a North Sea oil rig after a security alert, according to reports.
Business|Feb 10, 2008
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