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Iraq to Offer Service Contracts Next Week

Their share price may being pummeled, but there is some small good news for the beleaguered oil companies. At a meeting in London, Iraq will provide the oil majors with details of the service contracts under which it hopes the...

Alaska Threatens Companies Over Gas Pipeline

Alaska could revoke leases for oil fields like Prudhoe Bay if top energy companies refuse to participate in a government natural gas pipeline plan, the Governor Sarah Palin has said. Exxon Mobil Corp, BP and ConocoPhillips together control more than...

China May Lead Iraq Oil Race

China may have sat out the Iraq war, but that does not stop it eyeing up the spoils of war. Desperate to find it new sources of oil to fuel its growing economy, it could be the first country to...

Oxy Pulls Out of Peru

Environmental groups and indigenous leaders have claimed a dramatic victory after Occidental Petroleum Corp confirmed plans to withdraw from a controversial oil and gas venture in Peru. Occidental's departure, which the company said is contingent on approval by the Peruvian...

Arnie Splits the Oil Companies In California

We are used to Arnie's muscle winning the day in Hollywood block-busters, but now it seems that the California's Governor has won a different victory. He has managed to split the once united front of the oil companies on climate...

BP: Rich Financial Rewards, Great Reputation but at What Cost?

BP is on course this year to announce the largest profits ever by a British company, with annual profits of over $21bn (£12bn). This is despite the company taking a billion dollar hit over the fallout from Hurricane Katrina. The...

Carbon Offset Companies Using Enron Style Accounting

A new report from Climate Trade Watch, which is affiliated to the Transnational Institute, accuses carbon offset companies of using the same sort of ‘future value accounting’ that caused the collapse of energy giant Enron. The report argues that when...