Sammy Hagar will not be happy as Senator John Warner calls for a new national speed limit to combat high fuel prices in the US.Motorists, let us know in the polls: would you be in favor of a new speed limit, or can...
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Obama isn't the only politician who does U-turns on Iraq. McCain was the only honest one stating he wants troops in Iraq for a hundred years...."Out of the question. Don't be silly. Never was a factor. Such are the...
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Indonesia President now as economic analyst, too." "The world crude oil price could well reach US$160 to US$200 per barrel," the head of state said. The president said the government recently increased domestic fuel oil prices by an average of 28.7 percent as it had...
"As one of Asia's best performing markets in 2007, the Indonesian bourse has so far this year been struggling to revisit its record peak, but analysts believe it is not going to happen within the next three to six months. Soaring oil prices, which forced the government to...
""It means the House now has the authority to investigate the government`s policies on the management of fuel oils , including its policy of raising the fuel oil prices by 28.7 percent last May," he said. Through the inquiry, it was hoped the government`s policies on the...
"Navy Col Hadi Susilo, commander of the Tarakan naval base, said nine of the 11 suspects were nabbed last Saturday (June 21) in a hotel in Tarakan and the remaining two on Sunday (June 22) also in Tarakan.Five of the arrested men were members of the tanker`s crew who might or...
Even the world's biggest oil producer cannot stop the surge in oil prices--it is becoming clearer that speculation is the strongest force out there. " Oil rose nearly 1.0 percent Monday, as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran stoked supply...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe U.S. Energy Boss blaming shortages and not speculators driving up oil prices certainly must be the same slick oil salesmen who has Prime Swamp land in Florida for...
"King Abdullah has agreed that his country will increased output to 9.7 million barrels a day as he opened a summit on the soaring international price of crude."
"US light crude rose to $139.89 a barrel, surpassing the previous high of $139.12 on 6 June. The price later fell 25 cents to $134.61 at the end of New York trade. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it would boost...
"“Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal, 33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon Californian sun. “I mean, this is essentially agriculture, right? But the people I talk to – especially the ones...
An oil pipeline has leaked between 75 and 125 barrels of crude into the Red Deer River and Gleniffer Lake in Alberta, Canada. Crews are working to clean up the spill."Crews are trying to clean up a spill of sweet crude oil from a pipeline that runs under the Red Deer River...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSeem since President Bush's visit to Saudi Arabia to get the Saudi's to increase oil output failed last month, it seemed because the Saudi's ran out of $50.00 a barrel...
"By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment CorrespondentLONDON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's investment arm is banking on commodity prices to fall over the rest of this year, with the price of crude oil dropping back to between $100 and $120 a barrel, one of its top executives said...