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Suits in civil trial from BP blast settled
BP PLC settled yesterday the four lawsuits that remained in the latest civil trial resulting from the deadly 2005 explosion at its refinery near Houston. The latest round of settlements means out of the more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed in the...Tags: Trials
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Baghdad to limit no-bid oil contracts to 1 year
Associated PressBAGHDAD — The Iraqi government will limit no-bid contracts being negotiated with several major oil companies to one year to avoid overlap with longer-term deals expected to be signed next June, a senior Oil Ministry official said Thursday. The...Tags: Contracts, Fraud, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources
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Iraq Opens Bids For Oil, Gas Fields
Associated PressIraq opened international bidding for eight enormous oil and gas fields Monday, paving the way for investment in a nation with some of the world's largest petroleum reserves. If approved, contracts to update and manage those fields could involve the...Tags: New York Times, Natural Resource Industry, Contracts, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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High gas prices may help tune up Chicago market
High gasoline prices don't hurt everyone, although it may not feel that way when you fuel your car. Real estate experts say the high price of gasoline actually could benefit Chicago commercial real estate, as the city's central location and public...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Chicago Loop, Public Transportation, Naperville, Warrenville
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Global policies sought to deal with soaring energy costs
As oil set a new record, top industry executives and a senior European Union official urged the world yesterday to pull together in the face of skyrocketing energy prices, while acknowledging that - even if it does - costly crude is here to stay for...Tags: Economic Policy, Alaska, Energy, Global Warming, Prices
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Suffolk to reap millions in pollution settlement
jennifer.smith@newsday.comThe Suffolk County Water Authority would get $73.4 million from major oil companies as part of a settlement of a lawsuit over drinking water contamination from the fuel additive MTBE. If approved, the settlement would award the water authority the largest...Tags: Valero LP, Suffolk County (New York), Defendants, Sunoco Incorporated, New York
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Earnings: BP and Shell gained $17 billion
BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe's two biggest oil producers, posted a sharp rise first-quarter earnings yesterday thanks to record crude oil prices. The combined profits of $17 billion reignited calls for a windfall tax on oil profits as...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Petroleum Industry, Prices
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U.S. report envisions big leap in wind power
From Tribune news servicesWASHINGTON — Two decades from now Americans could get as much electricity from windmills as from nuclear power plants, according to a government report that lays out a possible plan for wind energy growth. The report, a collaboration between the...Tags: Weather Reports, Nuclear Power, Alternative Energy, Global Warming, General Electric Company
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Northwestern women host NCAA tennis rounds
Tribune reporterTribune reporter Most demotions are met with protest, dejection or resignation. When Northwestern tennis coach Claire Pollard broke the news to junior Georgia Rose that she was moving from the No. 1 spot to No. 2, it was met with a shrug. "She just...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Tournament, Tennis, U.S. Open Tennis, Chicago
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BP moving 1,200 workers to the Merc
Tribune reporterOil giant BP PLC said Tuesday that it plans to move about 1,200 employees from the western suburbs to space in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in Chicago. The decision to move to the West Loop from the suburbs was driven in part by employees, two...Tags: New York, Condos and Houses, Naperville, Warrenville, Chicago Board of Trade
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