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Mexico ends Pemex's 75-year monopoly on oil
Aug 7, 2014
More on one of the biggest business and policy stories of the decade.
Russia ordered to pay $50 billion to oil shareholders
by
David Gura
Jul 28, 2014
Russia seized the assets of oil giant Yukos in 2003.
North Dakota oil wells drain energy and money
Jul 4, 2014
Fracking oil wells burn off as much a third of the natural gas they release.
Rising demand for oil: 'Growth is easy when you've been in the pits'
by
Adriene Hill
Jan 21, 2014
American thirst for oil rises faster than expected, as the nation recovers from recession and chemical makers seize on less expensive domestic supplies.
Swiss company to pay $253 million to settle corruption charges
by
Adriene Hill
Nov 27, 2013
The U.S. government has announced a $253 million fine against Weatherford, a Swiss oil and gas services company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange.
Mexico's Pemex proposal could transform North America into 'energy powerhouse'
Aug 22, 2013
Mexico is sitting on 87 billion barrels of untapped oil, yet production has dropped 25 percent in the last decade.
Why Big Oil is smaller these days
Aug 2, 2013
Four of the world's biggest oil companies -- Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and BP -- reported smaller quarterly earnings compared to a year ago.
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Gas prices may seem ok now, but don't say we didn't warn you
by
Juli Niemann
Jul 9, 2013
The wholesale price of oil fell this morning, but it's still hovering above $100 a barrel.
Oil tax cuts spur fight in Alaska
Jun 4, 2013
Alaskans are worried that a cut to oil taxes could ruin the state budget. BP credits the tax break for spurring new investments in the North Slope oil field.
How America helped weaken OPEC
May 30, 2013
The boom in U.S. oil production has disrupted global oil’s pecking order and caused fractures inside the once all-powerful OPEC.