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International players from the oil industry meet in Houston

by Annie Baxter
Mar 7, 2017
International players from the oil industry are meeting in Houston this week for the annual gathering called CERAWeek. It’s the first meeting since the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, declared a historic cut in oil output last November in order to bring prices up from a 12-year low. It’s also the first […]
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Last of pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 22, 2017
Most left peacefully, but some were arrested after the government's deadline to leave the area.
Campers set structures on fire in preparation of the Army Corp's deadline to leave the Oceti Sakowin protest camp today in Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Activists and protesters have occupied the Standing Rock Sioux reservation for months in opposition to the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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Italian prosecutors seek criminal case in oil giants' deal in Nigeria

by Scott Tong
Feb 9, 2017
The case looks at an alleged bribery in a $1.3 billion oil deal.
A Shell employee at the Afam VI power plant takes a picture at the plant in Port Harcourt on September 29, 2015. 
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Corruption in the fossil fuel sector may get less prying eyes

by Scott Tong
Feb 1, 2017
The dismantling of coal, oil and gas industry regulations raises eyebrows and applause.
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FERC loses a member, throwing a wrench into pipeline approvals

by Scott Tong
Jan 27, 2017
The agency that OKs pipelines will be stalled on a number of key builds for the foreseeable future.
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A look at energy policy in the age of Trump

by Scott Tong
Dec 23, 2016
Trump has promised to lift environmental restrictions on the energy sector.
 Supporters cheer for Donald Trump while he was on the campaign trail in West Virginia. 
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Energy independence – reality or myth?

by Scott Tong
Dec 21, 2016
Is it even achievable?
Shutting down California's offshore oil rigs would be costly.
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What does it mean to have the ExxonMobil CEO as secretary of state

by Annie Baxter
Dec 13, 2016
The multinational oil company has what amounts to its own foreign policy, which can be contrary to U.S. policy.
Chairman and CEO of US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, speaks during the 2015 Oil and Money conference in central London on October 7, 2015. 
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The catch to the OPEC-Russia deal on oil? The U.S.

by Jed Kim
Dec 12, 2016
OPEC and Russia plan to cut oil production to raise prices – which could spur drilling in the U.S.
Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih walks alongside his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak during their meeting in Riyadh on October 23, 2016. 
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OPEC hopes to include Russia in its pact to cut oil production

by Scott Tong
Dec 9, 2016
Pledging to cut production hasn’t always led to actual cuts.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak, and various members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) attend a press conference during the 23rd World Energy Congress on October 12, 2016 in Istanbul.
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