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Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
The State
By ADAM SCHRECK - AP Business Writer | NEW YORK -- | Oil prices surged more than $3 Friday, shattering a previous record in a spike near $128 a barrel, as prices at the pump pushed to new highs of their own. | The gains come 10 days before the Memorial Day holiday, the traditional start of the peak ...
Bahraini King Hamad (sl1)
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Saudis see no reason to raise oil production now
Lexington Herald-Leader
| RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- | Saudi Arabian leaders made clear Friday they see no reason to increase oil production until their customers demand it, apparently rebuffing President Bush amid soaring U.S. gasoline prices. | During Bush's second personal appeal this year to King Abdullah, Saudi officials...
Mass. bill would help protect, manage coastal waters
The Examiner
BOSTON (Map, News) - A landmark bill designed to better manage everything from wind farms to whale watching in the coastal waters off Massachusetts is making its way through the Statehouse and could emerge from a key legislative committee as soon as ...
Mass. bill would help protect, manage coastal waters
Examiner
BOSTON (Map, News) - A landmark bill designed to better manage everything from wind farms to whale watching in the coastal waters off Massachusetts is making its way through the Statehouse and could emerge from a key legislative committee as soon as ...
Mass. bill would help protect, manage coastal waters
The Boston Globe
| BOSTON—A landmark bill designed to better manage everything from wind farms to whale watching in the coastal waters off Massachusetts is making its way through the Statehouse and could emerge from a key legislative committee as soon as this w...
Deepwater risk management needs clear goals
Offshore Magazine
| Gene Kliewer, | Technology Editor -- Subsea & Seismic | HOUSTON -- Strategies, management, and reliability were the central topics at a presentation organized by INTEC Engineering and featuring Devon Energy Corp., Chevron, and BP today at the Offsh...
 George W. Bush - President of the US / aaeh
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Bush to ask Saudi Arabia to help reduce gas prices
International Herald Tribune
| : U.S. President George W. Bush is appealing to oil-rich Saudi Arabia to increase production just as oil prices have hit another record high. | As U.S. consumers cope with rising...
President George W. Bush and King Abdullah bin Abdul Al-Aziz stand for their national anthems Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, after the President arrived at Riyadh-King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
White House / Eric Draper
Bush in Saudi Arabia for Nuclear Deal
Voa News
| U.S. President George Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Washington and Riyadh. VOA White House Cor...
Petron - Davao City, Philippines
WN / Janice Sabnal
Oil price surges to record 127.43 dollars
Middle East Online
LONDON - The price of oil rocketed to a record high point of 127.43 dollars per barrel on Friday, as US President George W. Bush prepared to urge Saudi Arabia to pump more crude, a...
Saudis rebuff Bush's request for more oil production
International Herald Tribune
| : With the price of oil hitting record highs, President George W. Bush used a private visit to King Abdullah's ranch here Friday to make a second attempt to persuade the Saudi government to increase oil production and was rebuffed yet again. | Step...
Oil sets record near $128; pump price at high, too
Examiner
NEW YORK (Map, News) - Oil prices surged more than $3 Friday, shattering a previous record in a spike near $128 a barrel, as prices at the pump pushed to new highs of their own. | The gains come 10 days before the Memorial Day holiday, the traditiona...
MOG Continues Drilling Offshore Italy at Ombrina Mare 2
Rig Zone
| Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc (MOG) reported that the scheduled horizontal side track well (OM2dir) to drill an approximately 800 meters long horizontal hole inside the carbonate reservoir is progressing well at the Ombrina Mare 2 Appraisal Well (OM2...
Offshore Companies
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Polar bear now listed as 'threatened' species
CNN
By Marsha Walton | CNN | ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Polar bears will be listed as " threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. | Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, more than four months after a decision was due. | "I believe this decision is most consistent with the record and legal standards of t...
Offshore Investment
Visitors monitor indicator boards, with a graph showing Australia's All Ordinaries Index during the course of yesterday and in early trade today, at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. The Australian share market plunged in early trading on Jan. 22 following heavy losses in Europe and Asia as concerns about the U.S. economy continue to roil global markets. The fall marks the 12th consecutive day of losses - the longest selling streak in more than 26 yea
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Consumer stocks help lift bourse
The Australian
| AUSTRALIAN shares ended higher yesterday in mixed trading with consumer-focused stocks doing well while investors took profits in other areas. | The market responded to strong corporate news and a positive lead from overseas offset losses in the resource sector. | The S&P/ASX 200 ended up 18 points or 0.3 per cent at 5890.7 after trading as high ...



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