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Screen Shot 2014-11-25 at 23.08.21ARTICLE BY STEVEN HAYWARD, PUBLISHED BY POWERLINE 25 NOVEMBER 2014

The fall OPEC meeting is under way right now in Vienna, and all eyes are on the Saudis, to see whether they will lead a strategy to stop the fall in oil prices, which is putting the crimp on Iran, Russia, and Venezuela, among other worthies. We’ve commented previously about what the Saudis may be up to (here and here), and today Business Insider reports that the Saudis show no interest in curtailing production to shore up the price, and in fact may be willing to go for two years or more with falling prices, with some Saudi insiders saying the real objective is to retard the shale oil revolution in the United States and elsewhere… read more

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North America: US has its eye on oil independence

FINANCIAL TIMES

By Ed Crooks

For decades, America has worried about Saudi Arabia’s plans for oil production; now Saudi Arabia is starting to worry about the US.

In a reversal of roles, US oil production has begun to rise, and expectations are growing that North America (including Canada, where production is growing even faster) will become an increasingly potent force in world oil markets.

FULL ARTICLE

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Chevron faces suit over Nigerian violence

A suit similar to Bowoto's, filed against Royal Dutch Shell by Nigerians including relatives of Ken Saro-Wiwa, a writer and activist hanged by the military regime in 1995, is scheduled to go to trial in New York in February.

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Madigan Announces Settlement With Shell To Curb Youth Tobacco Sales

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced an agreement with Shell Oil Products US and its joint venture, Motiva Enterprises LLC, in which Shell will implement new procedures designed to reduce cigarette sales to minors at more than 13,000 independent retail outlets.

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Shell brings Urban Concept to Eco-marathon

"The Shell Eco-marathon offers young people interested in technology, energy and transportation a unique, hands-on opportunity to stretch the boundaries of fuel efficiency," declared Mark Singer, Shell Eco-marathon global project manager.

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Bush’s last gasp on oil

America's energy independence will not be found in offshore oil drilling.

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Bush urges offshore oil drilling

President George W Bush is to ask Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in US coastal waters, the White House says.

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Obscene gas prices hurt consumers

Gas is getting so expensive that they have to conserve it or else cut into their budget somewhere else, like with food,"...

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June 2, 2008: Bad Shell

SEATTLE - Some local drivers whose car engines were badly damaged by bad gasoline last weekend say they're frustrated with how Shell Oil is treating them.

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2 JUNE 2008: STATEMENT BY SHELL OIL COMPANY: Shell Energy North America Merger Complete

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) announced today that the merger between its wholly owned subsidiary, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy North America) and four of that company's U.S.-based Coral operating companies is complete. Shell Energy North America is the remaining entity.

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The World Is Upside Down

At the annual National Forum, a gathering of business leaders, I felt like a first-world pipsqueak as leaders of the national energy company Petrobras (bigger than BP, Shell and Total) and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, or C.V.R.D. (the world’s second largest mining company), reeled off head-turning statistics.

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Shocked! How the oil crisis has hit the world

All around the world, in a multitude of ways, the soaring price of oil is hurting rich and poor alike. For the lucky ones, it is simply a matter of changing their lifestyle. But those most vulnerable to the price of oil have been driven on to the streets in angry protests, which raise a fundamental question: what can we do to survive in a world where a barrel of oil costs $127 (£64)?

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Global Demand Squeezing Natural Gas Supply

CAMERON PARISH, La. — The cost of a gallon of gas gets all the headlines, but the natural gas that will heat many American homes next winter is going up in price as fast or faster.

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Australia has cheap fuel – Shell

The oil giant says Australians have the world's fourth cheap fuel prices, behind Mexico, United States and Canada.

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Shell restarts Martinez hydrocracker – source

HOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Shell's 156,000-barrel-per-day San Francisco Bay-area refinery in Martinez, California, restarted a hydrocracker on Thursday, according to a source familiar with refinery operations.

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Shell Oil boss calls for new energy policy

On a day that oil futures touched a record $123 a barrel, John Hofmeister, president of Shell Oil Co., the U.S. division of Royal Dutch Shell, said oil companies need to find “unconventional” sources of oil as existing sources dry up.

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