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  • Iran Governor Bans Officials From Leaving Oil-Rich Province Amid Flood Alarm

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    Published 25 March 2019 | viewed 13,750 times

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  • Exxon Could Be Stripped Of European Parliament Lobby Access

    Published 22 March 2019 | viewed 8,692 times

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    Published 22 March 2019 | viewed 21,241 times

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  • Mexico to Use Stabilization Fund to Pay Down Pemex Debt

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  • Judge Blocks Oil, Gas Drilling Projects Citing Climate Change

    Published 21 March 2019 | viewed 18,992 times

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  • Oil Group Criticizes Canada Government For Neglecting Oil Industry

    Published 21 March 2019 | viewed 10,154 times

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  • BP Faces Platform Workers’ Strike

    Published 21 March 2019 | viewed 16,989 times

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  • U.S. On The Hunt For Iranian “Ghost Tankers”

    Published 20 March 2019 | viewed 21,666 times

    When Washington announced the return of economic sanctions against Iran, the main idea was pretty clear: cut exports of vital oil to zero to paralyze…

  • Japanese Refiners To Stop Iran Oil Purchases By April

    Published 20 March 2019 | viewed 9,337 times

    Japanese refiners are unlikely to continue buying Iranian crude from April onwards, the president of the Petroleum Association of Japan said as quoted by Reuters.…

  • BP Considers Powering U.S. Operations With Solar

    Published 20 March 2019 | viewed 10,318 times

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  • UK Oil, Gas Production Up 20% Since 2014

    Published 20 March 2019 | viewed 8,021 times

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