Refiners tender for South Africa's gasoil supply

Refiners in South Africa are seeking nearly 80 000 tonnes of diesel for delivery in January through spot tenders issued late last week.

$8bn payback for 'Amazon Chernobyl'

Chevron cries foul but the plaintiffs might yet push for the $27-billion they claimed.

Energy giants sign off on huge Australian LNG project

Energy giants Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil on Monday agreed to develop Australia's massive Gorgon field.

Oil firms to scramble for Iraq deals on live TV

The secretive world of Middle East oil deals will be thrown open in Baghdad next week when a contract auction is broadcast live.

Nigerian rebels threaten junior World Cup

Rebels on Monday claimed more attacks against facilities run by US oil giant Chevron and warned Fifa against letting Nigeria host the junior World Cup

Canada counts its dirty oil rush costs

Production is soaring in Alberta’s bitumen belt, but the environment is suffering, writes John Vidal.

The big firms that prop up Zim

Last month British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged British companies to stop investing in Zimbabwe, saying his government was preparing sanctions.

Pipeline attack worsens Nigeria's oil woes

Nigerian militants have blown up a key oil-supply pipeline operated by Chevron, in the latest attack targeting the country's oil industry.

Electricity crisis hits fuel supplies

The Chevron Refinery said it will not be able to supply consumers with liquefied petroleum gas from Wednesday. Chevron Refinery's public affairs manager, Phumi Nhlapo, said on Tuesday night that it had sufficient diesel and petrol stocks but could not resume production because it did not have a stable power supply.

Chevron to pay $30m in oil-for-food settlement

Chevron, the number-two United States oil company, has agreed to pay $30-million to resolve criminal and civil liabilities related to procurement of oil under the United Nations oil-for-food programme, US prosecutors said on Wednesday. Chevron will not be prosecuted and will continue to cooperate with investigators, they said.

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