Threats of oil

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Oil prices ease in Asian trade

May 14th, 2008

…  further on Tuesday, trading near 123 dollars a barrel as profit taking helped to cool a red-hot market, analysts said. Crude oil prices …  East supply have failed to materialise, and as violent threats to output in Nigeria are increasingly priced in. “There is still scope …

Hurricanes May Target Gulf and East Coast

May 13th, 2008

…  East Coast has a greater risk than usual of being hit by a hurricane this year, according to the latest forecast from …  said forecaster Joe Bastardi. He also thinks gas and oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico will have to deal with a week to 10 days of disruptions or threats of disruptions because of storms. “Specifically, the forecast is for …

Oil tops $120 a barrel

May 6th, 2008

…  crude for June delivery jumped to a new trading record of $120.36 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange before retreating to …  $119.97. Prices were supported by a number of perceived threats to supply overseas. Kurdish rebels warned they could launch suicide …

EPA orders cleanup of toxic Nevada mine

January 21st, 2007

…  years of delay, federal regulators have ordered Atlantic Richfield Co. to take the …  order stems primarily from studies in 2003 that found the soil and groundwater had been contaminated with uranium, apparently a …  a necessary step in addressing imminent and substantial threats from hazardous substances.” Local residents and environmentalists …

EPA orders ARCO to investigate mine contamination

January 19th, 2007

…  not meeting these deadlines. During Tuesday’s meeting of the mine site stakeholders, Michael Montgomery, of EPA Region IX Superfund …  which is necessary in addressing imminent and substantial threats from hazardous substances at the former mine. The related scope of work …

Cameco anticipates boom in uranium demand from China

December 1st, 2006

…  negotiations on a framework deal — including issues of non-proliferation — that would open the door for Canadian uranium …  are part of the problems of the world and one of the threats to civilization, then the idea of sharing the life blood of that stuff …

Oil prices weaken further

October 31st, 2006

…  to 58.25 dollars per barrel in electronic deals before the official opening of the US market Tuesday. In London, Brent North Sea crude …  said coalition troops were taking measures against any threats. Shum said on Tuesday that prices were likely to trade within a …

South Africa: Lead, Nickel Take the Shine From Gold

October 31st, 2006

…  gold share index and is now outperforming it. About 77% of Anglo’s profit comes from industrial commodities including base and ferrous …  oil market, Sasol’s downward tick came from renewed threats of an investment-linked tax. As yet charts continue to generally point …

Oil Companies OK Ukraine Gas Price Cap

August 15th, 2006

…  and increased tariffs from Russia — a major source of Ukraine’s fuel. Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko told reporters that …  with lawsuits if they did not institute price caps. Her threats caused a fuel crunch at many gas stations and ultimately led to her …

Lebanese oil spill could rival Exxon Valdez disaster: UN

August 9th, 2006

…  Tuesday the spill that poses severe ecological and human threats is already comparable to a 1999 oil tanker accident off the coast of France and had the potential to get far worse. “In the …