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Farmer U Thant Lwin stands on the site of his old paddy field, which has been ripped apart to make way for a gas pipeline to China, near the northeastern town of Pyin Oo Lwin January 23, 2012. Picture taken January 23, 2012. To match Insight MYANMAR-CHINA/
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Oil hovers below $101 ahead of US supply data

AP - Tue Feb 14, 4:41 am ET

AP - Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Tuesday in Asia ahead of U.S. crude supply figures that will provide clues about the strength of demand.

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Iraq blocks Exxon Mobil from oil exploration bids
CNN Money - Mon Feb 13, 3:58 pm ET
Exxon Mobil is being shut out of bidding on the next round of oil and gas exploration contracts in Iraq because of its decision to sign an exploration deal with Kurdistan's regional government in the northern part of that country.
LukOil(OAO) - Director/PDMR Shareholding
AFX CNF via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Tue Feb 14, 3:07 am ET
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OR CONNECTED PERSONS OAO LUKOIL (the «Company») was notified of the following transactions with ordinary shares ...
Brazil Petrobras CFO: Cascade, Chinook Fields To Start Up In 1Q
Nasdaq - 9 minutes ago
Brazil Petrobras CFO: Cascade, Chinook Fields To Start Up In 1Q
Iraq blocks Exxon Mobil exploration bids
KSAT San Antonio - Tue Feb 14, 2:53 am ET
Exxon Mobil is being shut out of bidding on the next round of oil and gas exploration contracts in Iraq because of its decision to sign an exploration deal with Kurdistan's regional government in the northern part of that country. Iraq's decision, confirmed by a spokesman for Deputy Prime Minster for Energy Hussein al-Shahristani on Monday, is not a surprise. Iraq has plans to increase its oil ...
Bay Biz Buzz: Gas prices rise, Bridgelux funding, Jive soars, Chevron in Australia, Ultra Clean earnings
San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
California-blend gasoline in the Bay Area jumped to a six-week high against futures after Tesoro was reported to be extending an overhaul at its Martinez refinery by two weeks on longer-than-expected repairs.
Petrobras new CEO focuses on boosting output
Hartford Courant - Mon Feb 13, 6:20 pm ET
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Petrobras' new chief executive, Maria das Gracas Foster, said on Monday her concern is to increase oil and gas output but she did not plan to expand the investment budget for Brazil's state-run oil company.
Calvalley Petroleum Inc., (TSX: CVI.A) provides operations update
CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
Calvalley Petroleum Inc., (TSX: CVI-A.TO - News) provides operations update
OPEC basket price up by 14 cents to USD 116.41
MENAFN - Tue Feb 14, 4:24 am ET
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The OPEC daily basket price rose by 14 cents to USD 116.41 a barrel last Friday, said the organization's bulletin on Monday. OPEC's annual average price last ...
Shell, Petron, Chevron, Total hike prices
InterAksyon - Mon Feb 13, 11:51 pm ET
(UPDATE2 - 12:37 p.m.) Oil firms Shell, Petron, Chevron and Total raised the prices of their fuel products Tuesday morning.
Petrobras Oil Discovery Makes STX OSV 30% Undervalued: Real M&A
BusinessWeek - Tue Feb 14, 3:14 am ET
STX OSV Holdings Ltd., the world’s biggest maker of oil-rig support vessels, may attract a takeover premium of more than 30 percent as buyers look to profit from the Western Hemisphere’s largest oil discovery in three decades.
Police find nothing in Chevron bomb scare
The Pitt News - Tue Feb 14, 12:06 am ET
A bomb threat at Chevron Science Center on Monday afternoon turned out to be a false...
Instant view: Retail sales rise 0.4 percent in January
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 17 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail sales rose less than expected in January as consumers cut back on car purchases and did less online shopping. Import prices rose a touch more than expected in January as petroleum and food rebounded strongly, a government report showed on Tuesday, but underlying imported inflation pressures remain muted. COMMENTS: BORIS SCHLOSSBERG, DIRECTOR OF FX RESEARCH, GFT ...
China Shale Delay to Boost LNG Imports in Boon for Exxon: Energy
BusinessWeek - Tue Feb 14, 2:11 am ET
China’s ambitions to unlock the natural gas trapped in shale rocks are likely to take longer than planned, boosting the nation’s reliance on overseas suppliers from Exxon Mobil Corp. to Royal Dutch Shell Plc.
Exxon barred from Iraqi oil, gas auction
UPI - 1 hour 32 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
Iran Sanctions Tighten as OSG to Frontline Halt Crude Cargo
BusinessWeek - Tue Feb 14, 3:15 am ET
Sanctions on Iran are tightening after Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Frontline Ltd. and owners controlling more than 100 supertankers said they would stop loading cargoes from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ second-largest producer.
9 Ex-Dividend Stocks With Buy Ratings
TheStreet.com - 2 hours 4 minutes ago
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - The following stocks go ex-dividend Wednesday, meaning an investor must purchase the shares Tuesday to qualify for the next dividend payment: BP, Broadcom, Chevron, Duke Energy, Moody's, Royal Dutch Shell, United Technologies, Visa and Walgreen. Each of the stocks received a buy rating from TheStreet Ratings. See the complete Dividend Calendar. ... Click to view a price ...
Subsidies Driving Up Global Oil Prices: Pro
CNBC - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Global exports of crude oil have been in decline since 2005 and domestic subsidies are partly to blame, Mark C Lewis, research analyst at Deutsche Bank told CNBC on Tuesday.
Bumpy Ride Ahead: Gas May Soon Hit $4/Gallon
ABC News - Mon Feb 13, 6:11 pm ET
Gasoline prices could soon hit $4 a gallon, a threshold they haven't flirted with since last spring. The average price paid by U.S. drivers for a gallon of regular now stands at $3.52, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration , which released its latest figures this afternoon.
Crude Oil Falls From Highest Settlement in One Month in New York Trading
Bloomberg - Mon Feb 13, 6:37 pm ET
Crude oil for March delivery fell as much as 40 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $100.51 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange and was at $100.52 at 10:09 a.m. Sydney time.
Retail sales rebound as consumers step up spending
Associated Press via Yahoo! News - 9 minutes ago
Americans rebounded from a weak holiday season and stepped up spending on retail goods in January, an encouraging sign for the strengthening economy.