OPEC production to remain at 30 million b/d VIENNA _ Cheap oil that could get even cheaper: That’s the challenge OPEC ministers face as they try to cut their losses at a time when supply is outstripping demand. But their hands appear tied. Ahead of their meeting Friday, there is recognition that the 12-member Organization […]
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US oil export ban began in 1975 WASHINGTON _ Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Thursday approved a sweeping bill to boost U.S. energy production, lift a four-decade ban on crude oil exports and modernize the aging electric grid. The first major U.S. energy legislation in nearly a decade, the bill would
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British Tornado jets struck ISIS oil facilities LONDON _British Tornado jets struck oil fields in eastern Syria on Thursday that help finance the Islamic State group and Germany prepared to send reconnaissance aircraft to the Middle East as coalition forces stepped up efforts to fight the militants. The strikes at the Omar oil field came
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Clean Air Act puts EPA in a bind By Daniel Cohan, Rice University When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its new tighter standard for ozone smog in October, predictable lines of debate emerged. Opponents claimed reducing ozone would be too costly and not yield measurable benefits. Environmental groups argued 70 parts per billion
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