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GOLDEN, Colo - President George W Bush called today for tapping renewable energy sources like wind and solar power to contend with surging energy costs but environmental groups questioned his commitment to easing US oil dependence.
Bush also told employees at a key laboratory for renewable energy research that he regretted "mixed signals" that had led the Colorado facility to announce job...
The West African nation -- the United States' fifth-largest oil supplier -- is reeling from weekend attacks in which militants blasted oil and gas pipelines and sabotaged a key oil-loading terminal belonging to Shell Oil Co. That and an earlier attack have forced Shell to halt the flow of about 455,000 barrels a day, about one-fifth of daily output.
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Militants holding nine foreign oil-workers hostage refused to negotiate directly with the Nigerian government Tuesday, while crude oil prices climbed on worries that the country's recent pipeline attacks could disrupt global supply.
The West African nation—the United States' fifth-largest oil supplier—is reeling from weekend attacks in which militants...
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LAGOS, Nigeria -- Militants holding nine foreign oil-workers hostage refused to negotiate directly with the Nigerian government Tuesday, while crude oil prices climbed on worries that the country's recent pipeline attacks could disrupt global supply.
The West African nati..."We can't wait for the 2006 Pirates baseball season to get started!" said Tim Schuldt, Pirates Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Broadcasting. "Sales have been extremely strong this offseason. We've sold 10,000 season tickets to date and more and more fans continue to purchase each day. Our group sales programs are driving new business for us as well. Now, we're ready to put our individ...
NEW YORK Feb 21, 2006 (AP)- Stocks drooped Tuesday after a robust reading on the economy, minutes from the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve and the continuation of a solid earnings season cemented the feeling on the Street that additional rate hikes are a near certainty.
The selloff, which followed a higher opening, began after the Conference Board said its Index of Leading Econ...
Oil Rises in New York After Weekend Attacks Cut Nigeria Exports
Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for a third session in New York after rebels attacked oil facilities, halting almost a fifth of Nigeria's output, and threatened to intensify their offensive.
Since Feb. 18, militants have assaulted a Royal Dutch Shell Plc export terminal and a pipeline, kidnapped nine foreign w...
NEW YORK — America Online Inc. and WebEx Communications Inc. are teaming up to provide a business version of AOL's popular AIM instant-messaging software.
Called AIM Pro, the business version will offer more security - communications, for instance, will be encrypted - and more features to help workers collaborate, using conferencing tools offered by WebEx, based in Santa Clara, Ca...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa predicted a 6.21 million tonne maize crop for 2005/6 on Tuesday, sharply down on the 11.45 million tonnes officially produced the previous season but bang in line with a Reuters poll.
The Crop Estimates Committee also left its planting forecast for maize little changed at around 1.55 million hectares.
The data, released after the market closed, ...