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China's oil production gamble
Washington Post
China has invested billions of dollars during the past 15 years to pump oil from Africa. In newly divided Sudan, where China walks a political tightrope between the north and south, oil production increased 180 percent in the past decade. ...

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China's oil production gamble - Washington Post

Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Libya, holder of Africa’s biggest oil reserves, is now pumping “more than a million” barrels a day as the oil industry recovers from months of armed conflict, the chairman of its state-run National Oil Corp. said.

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The country will resume normal oil production by the middle of next year, Nuri Berruien told reporters in Cairo today, where he attended a meeting of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OAPEC.

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The North African nation was pumping about 1.6 million barrels a day in January, before the armed uprising began in February that eventually ousted leader Muammar Qaddafi.

Libya Says Oil Production Exceeds 1 Million Barrels a Day - BusinessWeek

Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Oil climbed for a third day in New York as investors bet that signs of an economic recovery and shrinking stockpiles in the U.S., the world’s biggest crude- consuming nation, indicate fuel demand may increase.

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Futures advanced as much as 1.2 percent after the American Petroleum Institute said crude inventories declined 4.57 million barrels last week to the lowest level in almost two years. An Energy Department report today may show supplies fell 2.13 million barrels, according to a Bloomberg News survey. Prices surged 3.4 percent yesterday on U.S. housing data that beat estimates, unexpected growth in German business confidence and signs shipments from Iran may be curbed. Crude for February delivery rose as much as $1.20 to $98.44 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and was at $98.13 at 12:48 p.m. Sydney time. The contract yesterday climbed $3.19 to $97.24. Prices are 7.4 percent higher this year after gaining 15 percent in 2010.

Oil Climbs a Third Day on US Economy, Shrinking Crude Supplies - BusinessWeek

Protesters shout slogans as they picket the office of Shell oil company, one of the so-called Big Three oil companies in the Philippines, to protest the alleged unabated price increase of fuel pump prices last month. Oil futures climbed nearly a dollar a barrel Dec. 20, 2011, as regional stocks and hopes for the US economy rose.

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Oil futures climbed to near $95 a barrel Tuesday in Asia , buoyed by gains in the region's stock markets and in anticipation of improved U.S. economic data. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 95 cents to $94.83 a barrel at late afternoon Kuala Lumpur time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange . The contract rose 35 cents to settle at $93.88 on Monday.

Oil futures rise to near $95 - Christian Science Monitor

Oil traded near its lowest in more than six weeks in New York on concern that European government measures to stem the debt crisis will be ineffective, leading to weaker growth and lower fuel demand.

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European Union finance ministers will hold a conference call today addressing a self-imposed deadline for drawing additional aid and creating new budget rules. Europe’s crude demand may drop 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2012 from this year’s fourth quarter, the International Energy Agency forecast on Dec. 13. Crude fell as much as 1.1 percent after the official Korean Central News Agency said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had died. Crude for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell as much as 99 cents to $92.54 a barrel and was at $93.55 at 9:31 a.m. London time. The contract, which expires tomorrow, fell as low as $92.52 on Dec. 16, the lowest price since Nov. 3. The more actively traded February futures were at $93.79, up 4 cents. Prices are 2.4 percent higher this year after rising 15 percent in 2010.

Oil Trades Near Six-Week Low in New York as Hopes for Europe Solution Fade - Bloomberg

At least four people died when the floating Kolskaya oil rig overturned and sank with 67 people on board in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk as it was being towed to shore, 200 kilometers off Sakhalin Island.

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Fourteen people survived with minor injuries and 49 were reported missing late Sunday, the Transportation Ministry said. Four survivors were flown to the Nogliki Airport on Sakhalin Island.

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The Kolskaya, owned by state-owned offshore drilling company Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka, was being transported to Sakhalin after testing the Pervoocherednaya deep-sea oil well.

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4 Dead, 49 Missing After Arctic Oil Rig Sinks - The Moscow Times

This Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 photo shows dying trees next to an oil spill near the town of Usinsk, 1500 kilometers (930 miles) northeast of Moscow. Komi is one of Russia's largest and oldest oil provinces but ruptures in aging pipelines and leaks from decommissioned oil wells make oil spills in the region routine. Environmentalists estimate at least 1 percent of Russia's annual oil production, or 5 million tons (35 million barrels), is spilled every year. That's equivalent to one Deepwater Horizon-scale leak about every two months. Crumbling infrastructure and a harsh climate combine to spell disaster in the world's largest oil producer, responsible for 13 percent of global output.

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On the bright yellow tundra outside this oil town near the Arctic Circle, a pitch-black pool of crude stretches toward the horizon. The source: a decommissioned well whose rusty screws ooze with oil, viscous like jam. This is the face of Russia's oil country, a sprawling, inhospitable zone that experts say represents the world's worst ecological oil catastrophe.

AP Enterprise: Russia oil spills wreak devastation - San Francisco Chronicle

Payroll tax cut legislation that would force President Obama to speed up a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline would likely keep the project from moving forward because it would cut short the necessary environmental review, Obama administration and State Department officials said on Saturday.

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The two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, which cleared the Senate on Saturday, includes a Republican provision that would compel the president to decide the fate of the pipeline within 60 days. It would also allow any changes to the pipeline route to bypass the National Environmental Policy Act, which subjects major federal projects to review.

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The president had vowed to veto any bill that included conditions on Keystone XL, but the Republican rider has put him in the position of having to kill the project during election season or allow it to move forward without full, federal environmental safeguards, certain to outrage environmental groups.

Tax Bill Can Stall Oil Pipeline, Officials Say - New York Times

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 10 dead.

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The state of emergency will last until 5 January to "ensure public safety, rebuilding law and order, and defending citizens' rights and freedoms," said a decree on President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official website. So far, 70 people suspected of taking part in the disturbances have been detained, the prosecutor-general's office told a news conference.

Kazakhstan curfew on oil town Zhanaozen after fatal clashes - BBC News

TransCanada Corp. said Thursday that it has received customer support to undertake an extension of its stalled Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline pending regulatory approval in the U.S.

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TransCanada Corp. said Thursday that it has received customer support to undertake an extension of its stalled Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline pending regulatory approval in the U.S. Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer, said in a statement that the potential 50-mile (80-kilometer) expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline would increase the capacity of the pipeline to 830,000 barrels per day from 700,000 barrels.

Canada oil pipeline into US gets extension support - Boston.com

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell back towards $105 a barrel on Thursday, as European debt troubles persisted and a recovering dollar helped erase early gains made in reaction to the previous session's near-four-percent plunge in crude markets.

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Oil markets were also constrained by the lack of agreement by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on individual output allocations limiting oil supply. Oil markets were also constrained by the lack of agreement by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on individual output allocations limiting oil supply. "Continuing worries about the euro zone debt crisis are keeping gains limited today, despite the positive U.S. data on jobless claims and New York manufacturing activity. Investors are reassessing the market after yesterday's sharp drop" said Chris Dillman, an analyst at Tradition Energy.

Oil stalls as gains capped by Europe debt worries - Reuters

Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Oil traded near the lowest in more than five weeks in New York after OPEC raised its output ceiling and Europe’s debt crisis worsened, threatening a recession that may curb demand for commodities.

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Futures were little changed after dropping the most since September yesterday after members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meeting in Vienna agreed on an output target of 30 million barrels a day. Prices also slipped as Italy’s five-year bond yield climbed to a 14-year high at an auction. Ernst & Young LLP said the euro-area economy is likely to slip back into recession.

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Crude for January delivery was at $95.04 a barrel, up 9 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 10:47 a.m. Sydney time. The contract yesterday slid 5.2 percent to $94.95, the lowest close since Nov. 4. Prices are 4 percent higher this year after climbing 15 percent in 2010.

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Oil Trades Near Five-Week Low on OPEC Production Ceiling, Europe - BusinessWeek

SINGAPORE — Oil prices inched down below $100 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid expectations OPEC will likely keep its output quotas unchanged.

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Benchmark crude for January delivery was down 29 cents to $99.85 a barrel in midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $2.37 to settle at $100.14 on Tuesday. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet later Wednesday in Vienna amid a slowing global economy threatened by rising energy costs. The 12-nation group will also seek to avoid a supply glut as Libya’s oil exports gradually recover next year.

Oil inches below $100 in Asia as OPEC weighs slowing global economy ahead of ... - Washington Post (blog)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday as geopolitical jitters about Iran combined with threats to supply and key shipping lanes sent U.S. crude back above $100 a barrel.

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Crude futures briefly surged nearly $4 a barrel after markets opened in New York in a furious burst of trading that traders attributed to renewed fears over Iran, expectations of further monetary easing and computer-driven dealing.

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Brent and U.S. crude prices shot up at 9:45 a.m. EST, adding to previous gains as volumes surged in one of the most concentrated bursts of trading activity in months.

Oil jumps 2 percent on Iran jitters, OPEC meeting eyed - Reuters

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Oil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid expectations Europe's debt crisis will hurt the continent's economic growth and demand for crude. Oil prices hovered below $98 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid expectations Europe's debt crisis will hurt the continent's economic growth and demand for crude.

Oil hovers below $98 amid Europe economy concerns - Boston.com

Oil power struggle as US leaves - CNN

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For Todd Kozel, CEO of the independent oil and gas exploration and production company Gulf Keystone, it was an irresistible lure at the time few were daring to invest in Kurdistan.

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But not all is well in Kurdistan and old arguments with Baghdad over oil power and revenue are likely to loom large as U.S. forces withdraw from the country. Kozel says Kurdistan offers opportunity. "To be able to compete with majors we have to be able to go places and do things and try to find opportunities that are unconventional," he says.

Oil power struggle as US leaves - CNN

Oil prices rose for the first time in three days, as the European Union moved closer to a plan that promises to fix the eurozone debt crisis.

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Benchmark crude rose $1.07 Friday to end the week at $99.41 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, which is used to price foreign oil imported by some U.S. refineries, added 53 cents to finish at $108.47 in London. Massive debts in several European nations have rattled investors for months. Experts say the eurozone is headed back into recession, and a drop in energy demand and consumer spending is inevitable given the series of government spending cuts under way in numerous eurozone nations.

Oil prices rise as EU closes in on new treaty - BusinessWeek

Oil traded near a two-week high in New York as steps by six central banks to make funds available and ease strains from Europe’s debt crisis countered a more-than projected rise in U.S. crude stockpiles.

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West Texas Intermediate futures were little changed after rising 0.6 percent yesterday, capping a second month of gains. The Federal Reserve and five other banks cut the cost of emergency funding for European banks. The Energy Department said U.S. oil supplies rose by 3.9 million barrels last week, compared with a forecast for a 50,000 barrel increase in a Bloomberg News survey. The U.K. said it’s pulling some diplomats out of Tehran after its embassy was attacked.

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Crude for January delivery traded at $100.54 a barrel, up 18 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile at 12:02 p.m. Sydney time. The contract yesterday rose 57 cents to $100.36, the highest close since Nov. 16. Prices gained 7.7 percent in November.

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Oil Futures Open 15 Cents Higher at $100.51 a Barrel in New York Trading - Bloomberg