By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 August 2007 Gunmen in Nigeria's troubled oil-rich southern Rivers state have set free a Nigerian oil worker and a Pakistani construction manager seized about a month ago. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that only one ho

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 18 April 2006 watch report Rising Gas Prices Crude oil futures hit $70 a barrel for the first time in seven-and-a-half months Monday, pushed higher by concerns over declin

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By Greg Flakus Houston 27 March 2007 Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, better known as Pemex, celebrated its 69th birthday on March 18, amid concerns that it is on the brink of insolvency and its production is falling. As VOA's G

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Longtime Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is calling on the U.S. government to take steps to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. He is promoting an energy plan that features wind and natural gas - a proposal he discussed with lawmakers a

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By Greg Flakus Houston 18 June 2008 President Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are both calling for an end to a moratorium on developing oil and natural gas resources along much of the U.S. coastline. Democratic presidential ca

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Falling Oil Prices Prompt Russian Economic Fears Khanty-Mansiysk in Siberia - home to around 70 percent of Russias developed oil fields and the source of much of the countrys wealth. Russia produces more than 10 million barrels of oil per day - makin

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Indiana Town's Economy Benefits from Canadian Oil Boom The town of Whiting, Indiana, is home to the largest inland oil refinery in the United States. The energy company BP operates the Whiting Refinery, which originally was built by the Standard Oil

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By Selah Hennessy London 20 October 2009 A global watchdog group says world oil supplies are running low and that may lead to food shortages and spiraling armed conflict. Britain-based Global Witness says governments are doing nothing to prepare for

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It was going to be my wife's 30th birthday this week and I was surprising her with a trip to San Diego for the weekend. Since it was going to be a surprise, I needed to pack both of our bags before picking her up from work and hitting the road. Packi

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Oyster harvests along the Gulf Coast have been in decline for decades now. Actually, this year, Alabama canceled its season because there were so few oysters. NPR's Greg Allen reports that help may be on the way thanks to millions

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 13 August 2007 Security officials say gang fighting that broke out over the weekend in the main oil city of Port Harcourt has been quelled. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja. Local police chief Felix Ogbaudu told

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 May 2007 The outgoing Nigerian government is entertaining bids in a last-minute auction on Friday of 45 oil exploration licenses. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the plan is going ahead despite a court ord

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO

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By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 04 May 2006 watch Ripple Effect of Oil report The latest data on consumer spending shows the U.S. economy continues to expand at a healthy pace. But some economists fear o

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By VOA News 06 March 2008 Crude oil prices continued their surge Thursday hitting a new record high of nearly $106 a barrel. Prices for crude for future delivery went as high as $105.97 before easing slightly. The latest record high for oil follows a

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 16 November 2007 The international environmental group Greenpeace is blocking a ship carrying palm oil from leaving a port on Indonesia's Sumatra island. Their goal is to highlight the environmental damage caused by pa

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 15 May 2007 Revenues from large deposits of oil and gas discovered in Cambodia's territorial waters are expected to start flowing by the year 2010. The government says the funds will be used to pay for much-needed infrastruct

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 June 2006 A militant group in the Niger Delta Wednesday staged a bloody raid on an oil facility seizing five South Korean oil workers and killing four soldiers. ----------

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 August 2007 In a sign of a growing rift between Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region and the country's interim government, Puntland's president says he will not recognize a proposed oil law that nullifies any exploration

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Fears of a global recession and falling oil prices are driving Gulf stock markets down dramatically, once again, and the generally morose economic climate has Arab investors scrambling for cover, as Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut. Stock

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