ConocoPhillips says its global production fell as expected in the second quarter because of planned maintenance, but it benefited from higher oil and natural gas prices.
In an overview of market conditions for the April-June period, ConocoPhillips also said its worldwide refining margins in the second quarter probably improved from the first quarter. But the company [...]

The Energy Department raised its outlook for the average price of a barrel of crude and a gallon of gasoline this year.
The Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook now say oil will average $127 a barrel this year, up from the $122 a barrel forecast in last month’s report. The EIA expects gasoline to average [...]

Enbridge Inc. - Al Monaco, Executive Vice President, Major Projects, will be presenting at the 2008 TD Newcrest Oil Sands Forum in Calgary, Alberta on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 9:40 am. MT.
To view the presentation on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, please visit the Presentations and Calendar page of the Enbridge Inc. website: http://www.enbridge.com/investor/presentations-calendar.php.
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Saudi Arabia’s oil minister says OPEC’s dominant producer has no immediate plans to boost crude output because there is no need to do so.
But Minister Ali Naimi said he was “concerned about the (price) level” and suggested Saudi Arabia is ready to raise production if the kingdom perceives that basics had changed, with supply no [...]

Oil prices jumped past $145 a barrel for the first time, as traders added to their bets on the commodity ahead of the long holiday weekend.
There was little good news for Americans hitting the road for the July Fourth holiday, as gas prices set their own record near $4.10 a gallon.
Light, sweet crude for August [...]

Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE:PAA) announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“OXY”), has entered into definitive agreements to acquire an aggregate 10% equity interest in the general partner of PAA directly from the existing owners. Closing is expected to occur within the next 30 to 45 days and is subject [...]

Oil supplies will remain tight despite record prices that have trimmed demand, according to the International Energy Agency.
Downsizing its estimate of how much oil will reach the market, the IEA predicted supply will exceed projected demand only by 2 million barrels a day.
The IEA is the energy watchdog for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and [...]

ArcelorMittal, the world largest integrated metals and mining company, has acquired Astralloy Steel Products Inc. (“Astralloy”) a subsidiary of IMS International Metal Service. Astralloy operates three warehouses and employs 60 people in North America. Its 2007 revenues were USD 34 million.
About ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal is the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company, with over 310,000 employees [...]

U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil fell 11.7 percent during the first four months of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration.
Analysts think the decline is partly due to stagnating Venezuelan oil production and overall lower crude imports by the U.S.

As oil set a new record, top industry executives and a senior European government official urged the world to pull together in the face of skyrocketing energy prices, while acknowledging that costly crude is here to stay for years.
The comments to the World Petroleum Congress In Madrid, Spain, by the EU Energy Commissioner and the [...]