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BIG OIL

Big Oil refers to the top oil companies in the world. ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Shell and formerly BP have been members of Big Oil for years. Together, they currently produce the majority of the world's crude oil supply. This topic covers the latest news and information on Big Oil.

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Don't Be a Retail Lemming— - Buy at the Bottom: Steve Palmer [URE, U...more

A short-term investor's trash is a long-term investor's ticket to returns, and with resource stocks hitting all-time...

Will Global Energy trigger the collapse of the Financial System?more

According to a recent report, the world is on the verge of another bout of economic upheaval.

Ruling against BP clears way for appeal of spill payoutsmore

A U.S. judge's ruling Friday against BP Plc means the company can proceed with its appeal of the way a court-appointed...

The BP Trial - Phase 1 Ends, 7 Questions Remain....more

With the conclusion of phase 1 of the oil and gas industry's spotlight trial, there will be no further court testimony...

BP Spill Judge to Hear From Explosion Survivor This Weekmore

The judge presiding over the trial of BP Plc for the Macondo well disaster is set to hear from a survivor of the fatal...

Shell: Oil Theft has 'Significant' Environmental Cost - Nigeriamore

Rising incidences of oil theft in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta come at a significant environmental cost, Royal...

Total Strikes Oil off Ivory Coastmore

Operated by Total E&P Côte d'Ivoire, Ivoire-1X is the first well drilled on the CI-100 block. It was drilled to a...

BP, Chevron Spill Records Add Most Risk for Oil Investorsmore

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Europe’s Shale Boom Lies in Sahara as Algeria Woos Exxonmore

Europe’s answer to the U.S. shale boom may lie beneath the Sahara desert.

Texas City Refinery sale completed by BPmore

BP has completed the sale of its Texas City, Texas refinery and a portion of its retail and logistics network in the...

BP cancels Florida cellulosic projectmore

BP today abandoned plans for a commercial-scale cellulosic plant in Florida, saying the company would shift funding for...

Unconventional: Jim Letourneau's Investment Taste [BSP, URE, URG]more

Whether the topic is peak oil, climate change or commodity bull markets, Jim Letourneau tends to take the contrarian...

Niger Delta oil spill investigations a fiasco, says Amnestymore

Accuses Shell of ignoring the evidence of poor management of pipelines whose leak is cause of corrosion in the Bodo...

Cameron Dismissed From All Claims in BP Gulf Spill Casemore

Cameron International Corp. won dismissal from all claims arising from BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after a...

ConocoPhillips’ oil sands assets pursued by Indian firms: Sourcesmore

With fuel demand and refining capacity rising, the government has told state firms to secure energy assets overseas to...

Florida, Mississippi sue BP, others for Macondo spillmore

The state of Florida is suing BP and Halliburton for economic losses related to the April 2010 Macondo oil spill,...

Total awarded exploration license for deep waters off Kenyamore

Total announced the signature of a production sharing contract with the Kenyan government for Block L22, which it will...

BP Expects Some US Gulf Oil Spill Claims To Be Higher Than Anticipatedmore

BP PLC now expects to pay more than previously anticipated in compensation for private economic and property damage...

Oil Spill Detected near Exxon Operations in Nigeriamore

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on Monday outlined a proposed plan to open additional acreage in the National...

Chevron profit slips, but refineries shinemore

Chevron Corp reported a 7 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday as oil prices weakened from a year earlier, but...

Investors versus Traders: A Battle for Oil & Gas Profits [RDS.A, ...more

The worst may be over for companies and investors who have weathered the depressed gas prices of the past few years,...

Chevron’s $19 Billion ‘Disaster’ Gets Hearing: Corporate Canadamore

Chevron Corp. is facing its first test of whether farmers and fishermen from the Amazon rainforest will collect $19...

Iraq blacklists Chevron for Kurdish oil dealsmore

Iraq hit out at Chevron Corp over its just-signed oil contract with Kurdistan, barring it from any oil agreements with...

BP America pays million dollar civil penaltymore

The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue announced that BP America Inc. paid a $5.

Chevron Plans to Proceed with Second Phase of Offshore Angola Projectmore

Chevron Corp. plans to proceed with a $5.6 billion Mafumeira Sul project off the shore of Angola, a move that will...

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