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/ 22 October 2008
Oil fell below a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by a gloomy outlook for the global economy.
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/ 15 October 2008
Angola’s ruling party called for greater fairness in the distribution of the country’s massive oil wealth on Wednesday.
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/ 12 October 2008
Despite signs of chaos, Russia insists it is not on the brink of a national crisis, writes Tony Levene.
Oil prices fell below a barrel on Thursday in Asia on investor fears that crude demand will weaken amid turmoil in the financial system.
Crude oil prices slumped to eight-month lows below $90 a barrel on Monday as worsening financial turmoil triggered fears about slowing demand.
Nigeria may rank among Africa’s top oil producers but many people scrape by on day or less.
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/ 30 September 2008
Nigerian authorities rounded up about 300 suspects after an armed group in the Niger Delta declared a ceasefire following attacks.
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/ 23 September 2008
Civil society members are disappointed that the World Bank investment in oil in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad has broken down.
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/ 22 September 2008
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors grappled with the possible effects on crude demand of a -billion US proposal to buy bad mortgage debt.
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/ 19 September 2008
Nigerian militants clashed with each other in the Niger Delta, a military spokesperson said on Friday, highlighting a complex security situation.
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/ 17 September 2008
Nigerian militants threatened on Wednesday to broaden their ”oil war” to offshore oilfields.
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/ 16 September 2008
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday confirmed an overnight attack on one of its pipelines in southern Nigeria.
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/ 16 September 2008
Nigerian militants launched assaults on two oil installations in the Niger Delta in the heaviest fighting there in two years, sources said on Tuesday.
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/ 15 September 2008
Nigerian militants on Monday attacked a Shell-operated oil installation, forcing the evacuation of nearly 100 people.
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/ 10 September 2008
World oil prices rebounded on Wednesday above $100 a barrel after a surprise decision Opec to cut production by 520 000 barrels a day.
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/ 6 September 2008
Is it over? Was that the oil shock? Can we relax, sit back and expect our energy bills and prices at the pumps to tumble?
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/ 2 September 2008
Oil prices dived under $105 on Tuesday, reaching four-month lows, after Hurricane Gustav apparently spared key United States energy facilities.
Gustav weakened after it slammed into Haiti as a hurricane on Tuesday, killing at least two people, but could strengthen again, said forecasters.
Oil companies began early storm preparations on Tuesday as forecasters predicted Hurricane Gustav will enter the Gulf of Mexico as a major storm.
Oil fell to a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session’s steep losses.
Nigeria’s most prominent militant group on Monday accused the military of killing 12 civilians, but the army said nobody was hurt in such an incident.
Even for climate change optimists, it sounds too good to be true: a liquid fuel made from plants that is chemically identical to crude oil.
Under fire from Republicans, top Democratic politicians in the United States are considering lifting a ban on new offshore oil drilling.
Oil fell to its lowest price in three months on Friday, briefly touching the level after the dollar muscled higher.
Oil prices fell further on Friday on the prospect of reduced energy demand because Europe’s main economies are shrinking, dealers said.
The main militant group in Nigeria said on Thursday that two German workers kidnapped more than a month ago will be freed.
It is too soon to call an end to the oil price crisis that has engulfed global energy markets in the past year, the West’s oil watchdog has warned.
Vast swathes of the western Amazon are to be opened up for oil and gas exploration, putting some of the planet’s most biodiverse forests at risk.
The Democratic candidate said he would dip into the US’s strategic oil reserves to try to drive down prices, a policy he had previously opposed.
South Korea has extended a joint crude stockpiling deal with Algerian state-owned energy group Sonatrach, the presidential office said on Friday.
Oil edged below a barrel on Monday, but there were concerns about a tropical storm that threatened facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Rival militant factions in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have clashed in an apparent turf war, killing at least four people.