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BP spill clouds future of U.S. oil drilling

Posted on July 10, 2010 by admin

Daniel Becnel Jr., speed dialing over a speaker phone, places a call to a lawyer for a defendant in the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill. “This is the king of torts calling,” he says when he reaches … Continue reading →

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Exxon Mobil voiced standby supports to avoid future oil spill in AOGC conference

Posted on June 12, 2010 by admin

Exxon Mobil Corp has been providing assistance in response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, said Andrew Swiger, the U.S. oil major’s senior vice president. ”We stand ready to support efforts to determine how such an incident can … Continue reading →

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The relationship between Oil sands and future pensions in Europe

Posted on May 31, 2010 by admin

The reason for the discussion on tar sands is that Norway’s Statoil is going to invest huge amounts into the tar sands and Swedish pension funds are investors in Statoil. My task was to describe the role of Canada’s tar … Continue reading →

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