BAGHDAD -- China clinched a deal to develop an oil field in southeastern Iraq, marking the first major oil contract here with a foreign company since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The agreement, which revives a deal first struck between Beijing and the ...
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John McCain's campaign Web site says the Arizona senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee "does not support a windfall profits tax" on oil companies. Such a tax, favored by Democratic candidate Barack Obama, would hinder domestic ...
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Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's government is studying ways to take greater control over the oil industry following huge subsalt reserve discoveries made by state energy company Petrobras (PETR4.SA: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz )(PBR.N: Quote ...
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Sudan has offered the United States the opportunity to explore for oil in Darfur, parts of which reportedly have been recently cleared for Chinese exploration by way of government troops and aerial assaults on rebel-held areas. Sudanese President ...
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- With oil so lucrative, the exploration and drilling business is booming. But even as Congress debates expanded drilling, companies - flush with oil cash - struggle to find new workers. Soaring crude prices and years of ...
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 28, 2008) - Contact Exploration Inc. ("Contact") (TSX VENTURE:CEX) is pleased to report the following update on its shale gas exploration activities in the Windsor Shale Block in Nova Scotia (30% non-operated ...
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