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An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil war. Crude oil, or petroleum a dark, thick ooze from the earth had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever been made of it. In the 1850s Samuel M. Kier, a manufacturer i
An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil war. Crude oil, or petroleum - a dark, thick ooze from the earth - had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever been made
Observers in China are suggesting the impending launch of crude oil futures next month in Shanghai should help give China more clout when it comes to the overall pricing of the commodity. The long-awaited crude oil futures contracts will begin tradin
AS IT IS 2014-06-18 Railroad Safety a Concern in Northern US 美国北部的铁路安全存在隐患 North Dakota is the second largest oil-producing American state, after Texas. Companies remove about one million barrels of crude, unprocessed, oil f
China Seeks New Technology in Oil Deal Tar sands projects run by Nexen are one reason the Canadian oil company is being offered $15 billion by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation or CNOOC. Besides oil sands, Nexen has deepwater drilling opera
Plunging Oil Prices Have Unpredictable Impact on Politics, Economics WASHINGTON Global oil prices are falling drastically, and a new World Bank study says they may remain low for a year or more. Lower energy costs can often help boost economic growth
OPEC Sees Oil Demand Decline Again Demand for crude oil from OPEC countries is expected to decline again next year, as independent producers, especially the United States, increase their supplies. Times are gradually changing for OPEC, the Organizati
US Oil Surge Could Impact Mideast Geopolitics The IEA report describes a 'supply shock' from the United States rippling through world oil markets. The key to it is the resurgence of shale development in the United States, John Mitchell, an oil market
By VOA News 21 November 2007 World oil prices hit a new record in Wednesday's trading, hitting $99.29 a barrel before easing downward. That is 67 cents above the previous record, which was set on November 7. Traders say the soaring prices stem from t
US Could by 2017 Be World's Biggest Oil Producer The International Energy Agency says that by 2017 the United States is likely to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest oil producer. The Paris-based energy agency said Monday in its annual forec
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
By Barry Wood Washington 06 June 2008 Friday was a very volatile day in financial markets as the oil price rebounded to gain over ten dollars a barrel while US stock prices plummeted following the report of a sharp rise in unemployment. VOA's Barry
HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is expected to be about 100 U.S. dollars per barrel in 2012, five dollars per barrel higher than the average price in 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (
More than 2,000 representatives of world oil and gas companies, academics and industry experts are in Houston this week for the 30th annual conference(会议) sponsored by Cambridge Energy Research Associates, or IHS-CERA. With prices rising, partly
By Greg Flakus Piceance Basin, Colorado 12 November 2007 As the price of oil soars on world markets and demand for energy grows, energy companies are looking at so-called unconventional sources such as Canada's oil sands and the vast deposits of oil
But first which country is the world's biggest crude oil producer? Saudi Arabia, right? No, wrong, there's a new number one. Saudi Arabia has been knocked off its perch by the United States. According to the latest report from Bank of America, US pro
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's crude oil production increased only 0.6 percent year on year to 17.24 million metric tons in July as the current economic slowdown dampened fuel demand in the country, according to data released by the National De
TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran has refused to deliver oil to Greece in Persian Gulf, the local Fars news agency reported on Sunday. The Islamic republic refused to deliver a shipment of 500,000 barrels of crude oil to one of the refineries in Greec
Saudi Arabia is signaling that it is going to boost its supply of oil on its own after failing to convince other oil producers to jointly agree to more production. Several news agencies reported Saturday that the Saudis could increase their oil produ
NEW YORK, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices rose on Friday as supplies tended to be tight on new Iran sanctions and production problems in North Sea. There was news on Thursday saying that the Obama administration expanded sanctions on Iran, in an eff