PetroChina to spend 800 mln yuan on an ethanol project in Sichuan
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - PetroChina Co Ltd (SHA;601857;HK 0857), the country's largest oil and gas producer, plans to invest 800 mln ...
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OPEC SUMMIT Saudi’s King Abdullah says oil should not become tool of war UPDATE
(Updates to add background to King Abdullah's comment) RIYADH (Thomson Financial) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said on Saturday that ...
Marathon Oil plans refinery expansion
HOUSTON (AP) - Integrated oil and gas company Marathon Oil Corp. said Wednesday its approved a $1.9 billion expansion and ...
Ex-CIA chief wants energy independence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - It is in the U.S.'s national security interest to continue developing transportation fuel derived from agricultural ...
Sarkozy asks French businesses to freeze Myanmar investments UPDATE
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on French businesses including oil giant Total to freeze their investments ...
Metals – Nickel sinks to 11-month low amid rising fears of global credit crunch
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Nickel sank to its cheapest price since last September while aluminium hit a ten-month low amid ...
China’s oil-tanker construction falls behind rising oil imports – COSCO official
SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - The rate of construction of oil tankers for Chinese shipping lines is falling behind the rate of ...
Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks crash, dollar gains
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - US SUMMARY: Stocks continue sharp fall as bond yields rise; oil up on supply worries Index ...
Oil rig count rises by 16
HOUSTON (AP) - The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the United States increased by ...
Halliburton opens Russia training center
HOUSTON (AP) - Energy industry service provider Halliburton Co. said Friday it opened a new training center for employees in ...
Peruvian group suing Oxy over pollution
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Members of an indigenous group in Peru are suing Occidental Petroleum Corp., claiming the company's oil ...
Indonesia’s Pertamina, Russia’s Lukoil ink joint oil exploration/production MOU
AKARTA (XFN-ASIA) - State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ...
