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Oil Company Bosses' Bonuses - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "bosses at the world’s big five oil companies - had been related to bonus payouts !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of spending on fossil fuel exploration and extraction - according to analysis of company reports !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "despite the International Energy Agency, IEA - estimating !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that two-thirds of proven fossil fuel reserves - will need to remain in the ground !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "( for the climate - of the Earth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )"

 

 

 

 

 

BP and Shell raided by EU - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the offices of BP and Shell have been raided - by regulators of the European Union !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• the European Commission:  "officers carried out "unannounced inspections" - at several oil companies in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they may have colluded in reporting distorted prices - to a price reporting agency, PRA !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to manipulate - the published prices !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for a number of oil - and biofuel products !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "gas and oil was often bought and sold - "over the counter"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the prices were provided to price reporting agencies - which used them to set benchmark costs !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "BP, Shell, Statoil - and Platts !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "an oil price reporting agency - all confirmed they are being investigated !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

EXXON MOBIL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ EXXON MOBIL

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• "Exxon Mobil Corporation, ExxonMobil - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

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• "James Giffen of the Mercator Corp was indicted - of bribing Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "with US$ 78 million - to help ExxonMobil win a 25 percent share of the Tengiz oilfield !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "ExxonMobil had drawn criticism for funding organizations - seeking to undermine public opinion !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "about the scientific conclusions of burning of fossil fuels - and carbon dioxide !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "2007, the company appeared to change its position - on climate !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "when vice president for public affairs - Kenneth Cohen said:  !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we know enough now - and society knows enough now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that action - should be taken !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHELL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SHELL

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• "Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Shell - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

• "many pipelines in the Niger-Delta owned by Shell - were old and corroded !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Amnesty International criticised Shell's - slow response to problems !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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Shell in Nigeria - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Shell claimed - it had inserted staff !"

 

 

 

 

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• "into all the main ministries - of the Nigerian government !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the company's top executive in Nigeria - told US diplomats that Shell !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had seconded employees - to every relevant department !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and so knew everything - that was being done in those ministries !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the Nigerian government had "forgotten" about the extent - of Shell's infiltration !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and was unaware of how much the company - knew about its deliberations !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BP

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• "BP plc - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

• "after the Deepwater Horizon - oil spill !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "BP agreed to pay more than US$ 4.5 billion - in fines and penalties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the company had been a member of the Global Climate Coalition ( scepticism ) - but withdrew !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "saying the time to consider the policy dimensions - of climate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "is when the possibility - cannot be discounted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and is taken seriously by the society - of which we are part !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEVRON - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CHEVRON

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• "Chevron Corporation - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

• "a class action lawsuit against Chevron - was filed in Ecuadorian court !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "for US$ 28 billion - by indigenous residents !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "2011, Ecuadorian residents - were awarded US$ 8.6 billion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the action was considered the first time - that indigenous people have successfully sued !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "a corporation in the country - where pollution took place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TOTAL

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• "Total S.A. - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

 

CONOCO PHILLIPS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CONOCOPHILLIPS

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• "ConocoPhillips - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

 

 

China National Petroleum - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CNPC

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• "China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

 

GAZPROM - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GAZPROM

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• "PJSC Gazprom - is a gas company"

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAUDI ARAMCO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SAUDI ARAMCO

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• "Saudi Aramco - is an oil company"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil in Iraq - Wall Street Journal: LINK ¤ WALL STREET JOURNAL

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• "Western oil companies were kicked out - of Iraq in 1972 !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but now, in 2009 - the new government will auction off !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "oil contracts - to foreign companies !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Iraq is relatively - unexplored !"

 

 

 

 

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• "just over 20 of Iraq's roughly 80 known oil fields - have been fully or partially developed !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "exploration and development in Iraq is very low - costs US$ 1.50, to US$ 2.25 a barrel !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

History of Oil - Robert Newman - FILM - 28 mb: LINK ¤ HISTORY OF OIL






Standard Oil: LINK ¤ STANDARD OIL

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• "Standard Oil Co. Inc. - was an oil company"

 

 

 

 

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• "1911, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court judgment - and declared !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Standard Oil group to be an - "unreasonable" monopoly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "under the Sherman Antitrust Act !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "it ordered Standard - to break up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OIL COMPANY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ OIL COMPANY