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Oil leak in Scotland continues to cost Total
Apr 3, 2012
An oil rig off the coast of Scotland has been leaking oil into the North Sea for five days. The rig is owned by French gas company Total, and is costing millions a day in lost revenue and attempted repairs.
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Gas prices' latest victim: Refineries
Mar 29, 2012
Squeezed by high oil costs and shrinking demand, major changes are coming in the oil refinery biz.
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President Obama asks to repeal big oil tax breaks
Mar 29, 2012
The president wants lawmakers to repeal $4 billion worth of tax breaks that oil companies currently get. How much of an issue are these subsidies?
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If the oil subsidies went away
Mar 29, 2012
The defeat of a U.S. Senate bill to end oil company subsidies leads us to wonder: What would actually happen if subsidies ended?
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Do Americans approve of Obama's energy plan?
Mar 22, 2012
President Obama is touting a new "all of the above" energy plan that supports more of both oil and alternative energy production. What do Americans want in an energy policy?
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Dark side of an oil boom
Mar 21, 2012
There's an oil boom going on in western North Dakota. The region is sitting on billions of gallons of oil. The city at the heart of it -- Williston -- is stretched beyond capacity.
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No connection between drilling and pumps
Mar 21, 2012
A new Associated Press analysis shows domestic oil production doesn't translate to gas prices.
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Go North, young man!
Mar 21, 2012
The promise of steady work is attracting workers of all ages to Williston, N.D., and creating a new boom town on America's energy frontier.
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The scarce ways that crude oil costs could drop
Mar 21, 2012
The president might be able to do little to really bring down short term gas prices. But reporter Scott Tong outlines some things that actually would affect the price.
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What can be done about high oil prices
Mar 21, 2012
Oil prices are slightly lower this morning in overseas trading, around $124 a barrel, but that is still very high. And those high oil prices are leading to high gas prices which are starting to really worry some economists who are concerned about our recovery and whether or not it could be derailed.
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