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Oil falls below $87 in Asia on fears credit crisis will trigger slowdown, cut crude demand
Associated Press WriterSINGAPORE (AP) _ Oil prices fell below $87 a barrel Wednesday in Asia on investor concerns that the credit crisis that began in the U.S. will trigger a prolonged global economic slowdown and hurt crude demand. Light, sweet crude for November delivery was...Tags: Inventories, Stock Activities, State Budgets, Stocks, Public Finance
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Heating costs expected to rise
757-247-4738The federal energy department is forecasting an expensive, cold winter nationwide. And it may be worse in the Southern region, which includes Virginia. The Energy Information Administration's winter energy outlook report released Tuesday expects the...Tags: Weather Reports, Baptist, Christianity, Family, Kerosene
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Brown, Schweitzer clash over energy, economy during gubernatorial debate
Associated Press WriterBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) _ Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and his Republican challenger, state Sen. Roy Brown, continued to grapple over the pace of energy development, whether taxes are too high and if Montana can weather the economic downturn as they met...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, State Budgets, Stan Jones, Government, Regional Authority
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Key moments in the debate Analysis by Naftali Bendavid and Bob Secter
Priorities 1. Asked to set priorities for tackling critical domestic problems, Sen. Barack Obama said he would make energy independence job No. 1 while pegging health-care reform as his second goal and education reform as his third. He said dependence on...Tags: Barack Obama, Energy, John McCain, Death and Dying, Social Sciences
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Fact Check: McCain sharply criticizes Obama for Pakistan stance hardly different from his own
Associated Press WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican John McCain expressed incredulity in the presidential debate Tuesday that Democrat Barack Obama would tip off the enemy by saying publicly that he'd attack al-Qaida in Pakistan under certain conditions. "Remarkable," McCain...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Fines, Civil Unrest, National Government, Medical Services
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Nigerian conflict a warning for Big Oil in Iraq
The Associated PressRecurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq -- a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact that attacks are at their lowest level in more than four years. Representatives...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Corporate Crime, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Human Rights, Local Authority
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Violence in Nigeria offers lessons to oil companies hoping to operate in Iraq
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq — a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact that attacks are at their lowest level in more than four...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Corporate Crime, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Human Rights, Local Authority
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Home heating oil prices cooling off
carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.comHomeowners wringing their hands over high home heating oil prices received a sedative of sorts yesterday after crude oil prices slid below $90 a barrel. Oil had risen as high as $147 a barrel in July. Lower crude means lower heating fuel prices, which...Tags: Long Island, Kerosene, Commodity Markets, New York Mercantile Exchange, Local Authority
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Government warns of sharp increase in winter heating costs, especially for homes using oil
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Heating U.S. homes with oil this winter will cost a painful $450 more than a year ago, another slap to families already reeling from high gasoline and food costs and fearful of losing their heat because of unpaid bills. Gas, propane and...Tags: Weather Reports, Commodity Markets, Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry, Economy
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Saving gas, beyond the car
Consumer ReportsTaking a hard look at the relationship between peak oil (when the maximum rate of oil extraction is reached) and water shortages paints a grim picture. Oil supplies from non-OPEC sources have already peaked, according to Dr. Peter Wells, an oil industry... -
Hurricane Ike spilled 500,000 gallons of oil
WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. Only now is the environmental damage becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Rick Perry, Hurricane Ike, Weather Reports, Disasters
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Official: Russia has asked Britain to extradite former oil tycoon Gutseriyev
MOSCOW (AP) _ Russia has asked Britain to extradite a former oil tycoon who fled after what he said was severe harassment by the government, an investigative official said Monday. Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former president of Russneft, fled the country...Tags: Vladimir Putin, International Law, State Budgets, Laws, Extradition
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