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Wang Tianpu, president of top refiner Sinopec Corp, says China's oil imports from Iran will remain at the current level of around 400,000 barrels per day (bpd)...Iran is the No.3 oil supplier of China, the world's No.2 oil user. Chinese oil companies...
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In an interview with The Times , Abdullah Salem al-Badri, of Libya, who is due to speak in Copenhagen, said that richer oil-consuming countries such as Britain and the US should acknowledge that historically they have created most carbon dioxide emissions...
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Froth and bubbles in the oil sector Low interest rates and Opec discipline seem to have contributed to the soaring oil price Why does oil cost almost $80 a barrel? The recession is clearing but the speed of the run-up from $38 earlier this year has surprised...
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Oil prices remained depressed Friday amid a strengthening dollar and concerns over sustainable economic recovery. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for December delivery, dropped 74 cents to end the week at 76.72 dollars after slumping by more...
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Oil futures rose Wednesday for a third session, as government data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories and as the U.S. dollar turned lower, lifting dollar-denominated commodities prices. Crude oil for December delivery rose 44 cents, or 0.5%,...
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Bank, Middle East-Gulf expected an early economic recovery during 2010 and 2011 despite the forecasts of more inflation effect and high oil prices. Williams, during the annual economic forum organized by the bank, urged Kuwait to formulate a hedging plan...
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The chief Saudi negotiator at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month is pessimistic about the chances of the forum succeeding and has accused developed countries of protecting their own economic interests at the expense...
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Apparently uncomfortable with such hard-knocking criticisms, Amaechi has been hitting at the council chairmen for allegedly not promoting good governance, and effectively tackling the scourge of abject poverty at the grassroots. Sources say some closely...
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Qatar, for example, is set to raise its oil-production capacity early next year from an existing field known as Al Shaheen. The more than $6 billion expansion project brightens the revenue prospects of the Mideast state but highlights a bigger problem...
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Oil prices fell to near $78 a barrel Tuesday as traders continued to focus on the dollar's exchange rate, whose rise makes crude more expensive for international investors. Prices were also supported by forecasts indicating expanding oil demand in Asia...
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