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Newfoundland's New Field
Wall Street Workbook | September 2nd 2008 by Andrew Taylor
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has finalized arrangements for development of its Hebron oil field,which is about 217 miles-or 350 kilometers-off its southeast coast.Hebron follows the province's three other oil fields of Hibernia, read more
Gulf Oil Production Stops as Hurricane Gustav Approaches
pajamadeen.com | August 31st 2008 by pajamadeen
In a move which has already caused a slight spike in gas prices, oil companies including BP and Royal Dutch Shell have shut down more than three-fourths of Gulf oil production in the face of Hurricane Gustav, which is expected to make a Louisiana lan read more
Obama releases latest TV advertisement on taxes
Samson Dada’s blog and exclusive anthology of: Fictional a… | August 20th 2008
The repetitiveness of Barack Obama’s economic plan looks set to run all the way to the presidential election on November 4. This comes as he released a new 30-second TV ad comparing Obama’s plan to cut taxes for middle class families, to read more
Lexington and New Energy
power of suggestion | August 19th 2008 by Charles Jones
I just read through the energy plans of John McCain (The Lexington Project) and Barack Obama (New Energy for America). I was surprised by both. Obama’s is deeper than I expected it to be. That says more about my expectations than the plan, th read more
10 Things That Can Make America Energy Independent
GoalForTheGreen.com | August 10th 2008 by BarbaraRae
submit_url = 'http://goalforthegreen.com/2008/08/10/10-things-that-can-make-america-energy-independent/';We all know that America needs to become energy independent. However, there isn’t a clear vision for achieving that goal, and no real cle read more
Democratic National Committee Launches Exxon-McCain '08 Campaign
Black Political Thought | August 7th 2008 by Janet Shan
I guess the Democratic National Committee has said enough is enough to the Republican taunts abut tire gauges. According to Politico, it is launching an “Exxon-McCain ’08” campaign, complete with a gas-pump logo and garish red buttons, bumper s read more
Exxon Mobil: des profits de 11,68 milliards en trois mois!
LeBuzz.info | August 7th 2008 by Isabelle Hontebeyrie
Alors que le prix du baril de pétrole est toujours au-dessus des 100 $, que les pays occidentaux commencent à s'enfoncer dans la récession, Exxon Mobil affiche des profits records... mais il y a bien pire! read more
Two Stocks to Buy Now - Priceline and Visa
StocksandBlogs.com | August 6th 2008 by Faisal Laljee
The recent market correction has left many investors shell-shocked and bottom picking value seekers in the red. From financials to tech to energy, the fate of stocks like Citi (C), Exxon (XOM), Apple... Visit http://stocksandblogs.com for FREE acces read more
Windfall Profits Tax? Where’s The Windfall?
Boom2Bust.com | August 5th 2008 by Christopher E. Hill
Driving back and forth between Chicago and Burlington, Wisconsin, last week, I listened to the news on the radio quite a bit. There was a lot of chatter about Exxon Mobil reporting its highest quarterly profit ever ($11.7 billion) on Thursday. Not su read more
Offshore Drilling Ban to Expire October 1st
NeoConstant | August 5th 2008 by NeoConstant
That’s right folks….if the Democrat led Congress doesn’t renew the ban. Think about it…we have $4 per gallon gasoline, billions of dollars per year going to Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, a Democrat presidential candidate t read more
Green Livin At the Pump And Past The Limit
Green Livin | August 4th 2008 by Stephen M Harrell
Green Livin High Prices Cause Drivers to Hit Credit Card CutoffsGreen livin the pump slowed and cut off Brendan Baker's gasoline purchase at $74. He returned the nozzle to the pump, swiped his credit card a second time, then put the nozzle back in hi read more
$50 billion
In Case You Missed It | August 1st 2008 by Shane
It wasn't so long ago that $50 billion was considered a lot of money. Well, the world has changed and along with it, so has the value of money. General Motors' net losses since 2005, $51.1 billion; the six largest oil companies combined profits this read more
ExxonMobil pays World Record $32 Billion in Taxes during Q2
Prodromus | August 1st 2008
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) released yesterday that they paid an astonishing $32 Billion in taxes during the second quarter of 2008. Apparently the federal and state governments have made out like bandits, cashing in on the rising price of read more
Exxon’s 2Q revenue leads to record taxes paid, again
Hypocrisy.com | August 1st 2008 by Kim
Have you heard the other record Exxon Mobil set in 2Q? I had to go looking for it, and want to share. I'm sure everyone knows about the record setting quarter Exxon Mobil just had. They made $11.68 billion on revenue… read more
Hey, Hey, Hey–It’s the Weekend Baby!
APOOO | July 31st 2008 by Yasmin Coleman
TGIF! APOOO wants to know what’s everyone doing this weekend? Anyone planning to attend the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta this weekend? Any author appearances or literary events going on in your neck of the woods? What books d read more
Texans Demand an End to the Gridlock
Doing My Part For The Left | July 31st 2008 by steve whichard
Bryan, Tex. - Washington has shown us once again why Texans are fed up with their government and have had enough of partisan games, said the Rick Noriega campaign today. While Texans are feeling the pinch at the pump, some Senators, led by minority l read more
Big Oil Leading the Alternative Fuel Charge?
Soob | July 23rd 2008 by Jay
Photo: carreviewsuk.co.ukJust an off the top of my head bit of thought that came about after reading Dan's post on Peak oil.The vehement rhetoric directed against Big Oil is understandable. Most are too blinded by the numeric "billion" and the chrono read more
Petronas ranked the world’s 8th most profitable company
The Flaccid Mind | July 17th 2008
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) - The national oil company, which posted revenue growth of 40.9% The national oil company, which posted revenue growth of 14.9% with profits of US$18.1 billion is ranked the world’s 8th most profitable company read more
Tick Tock Tick Tock Ti..
Must be the Humidity | July 16th 2008 by Sherman Hemsley
So, Oil has dropped more than $10.00 a barrel in the last two days. How long will it take for the Mobil or Shell to reflect that in their pricing? They seem to up the price pretty fast. Will they reduce their prices at all? You'd think at least one o read more
Big environmental week in Pennsylvania
EnviroPolitics Blog | July 13th 2008 by Frank Brill
It's been was a big week for environmental headlines in the Keystone State with the resignation of Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty, the enactment of a $650 million energy bill and the additional signings of climat read more
Coincidence or Collusion?
Must be the Humidity | July 12th 2008 by Sherman Hemsley
Along the same vein as my last post..northern mariana islands, cnmi, guam blogLocal Mobil and Shell have held the consistent line that they don't fix prices. So why are the prices at both of their stations exactly the same.. to the tenth of a cent? W read more
The Errington Thompson Show - 07-15-08
Where's the Outrage? | July 12th 2008 by Errington Thompson
Current topics. I talk with Linda Monk, constitutional scholar and author, about the recent Supreme Court decisions - Gun Control, Exxon Mobil, Habeus Corpus - Gitmo and more. Great show. Enjoy. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Errington Thom read more
Why charging for bags makes sense?
The Airliner Blog | July 9th 2008 by airlinerblog
American Airlines started it and then came in United Airlines and US Airways. Now Northwest Airlines is going to charge to charge for first checked bag. Well, my first reaction - “It is stupid! Now I don’t just pay for the ticket but for read more
Top Performers
Wall Street Workbook | July 8th 2008 by Andrew Taylor
The top performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average for Q2 were Chevron(CVX),up 13.77,or 16.1%;Wal-Mart(WMT),up 3.52,or 6.7%;and Exxon Mobil(XOM),up 3.55,or 4.2%. read more
Around the Energy Horn
Manufacturing Blog | July 7th 2008
Three from the government view of things, three from the private sector… Carbon Tax, Eh? From the Winnipeg Sun: “Last Tuesday, as the rest of Canada celebrated our nation’s birthday, left coasters awoke to a new “green” read more
Uncle Sam and Oil Dependence
The RAB Experience | July 5th 2008 by Rob Baiton
Something for the cynic in all of us. read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
America For Purchase | July 4th 2008 by Ike
Vote Vets (http://www.votevets.org/index_html created the following video to honor America’s troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. On America’s Independence Day, it is right to pause and remember those currently fighting and those who have read more
Cliff May attacks Americans
America For Purchase | July 4th 2008 by Ike
Cliff May, President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies stated on AC360 (CNN) last night (July 3, 2008) that Barack Obama “ understands the situation in Iraq fairly well, certainly better than the Daily Kos does and some of those on the l read more
Crime and Punishement?
Fight The Hypo | June 27th 2008 by Casebook Sherpa
Before Big Show decided to use the SCOTUS decision in Louisiana v. Kennedy as cover for the Federalist Society talking points, I found myself considering the “punishment” that the Court found appropriate on for an individual defendant and a corpo read more
Supreme Court Overturns Exxon Valdez $2.5 Billion Punitive Damage…
Managers Realm | June 25th 2008
In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court overturned the record punitive damages of $2.5 billion Exxon Mobil (nyse:XOM) had been required to pay as a result of the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez in 1989. The damages will now be $507.5 million, down from the or read more
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