U.S. GULF OF MEXICO - Eight miles north of the maritime border with Mexico, in waters a mile and a half deep, Shell Oil Co. is constructing the most ambitious offshore oil platform ever attempted in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 15th, 2008:
Oil border battle brews in the Gulf of Mexico
Oil prices threaten to end Malaysian party’s 50-year rule
As oil price protests spread around the world, the government of Malaysia could become the first to fall as a result of the crisis.
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Oil: does anyone know which way the wind blows?
As Opec hosts a meeting of global leaders, Mark Leftly sees if sanity can be restored to a world where predictions lurch from $80 to $250 a barrel and from stability to catastrophe.
Tempers fray as Shell strike begins to bite
With striking workers continuing to blockade Shell petrol depots around the country, there were growing reports of panic buying and people travelling dozens of miles just to fill up
WILL WE SOON BE RUNNING ON EMPTY?
On Friday, Saudi announced an emergency summit, to be held next weekend in the port of Jeddah, inviting leading oil producers and consumers - including the UK and the United States.
Petrol strike: garages start to run out of fuel
By late yesterday as many as 150 of Britains 9,000 garages had run out of unleaded fuel. At least half these were garages selling petrol from Shell, the oil company targeted by tanker drivers demanding a 13% pay rise. Some still had more expensive premium fuel for sale.