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BIG OIL

Big Oil refers to the top oil companies in the world. ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Shell and formerly BP have been members of Big Oil for years. Together, they currently produce the majority of the world's crude oil supply. This topic covers the latest news and information on Big Oil.

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DOI: Shell must meet more standards before Arctic drilling resumesmore

Shell Offshore Co. will have to develop a comprehensive operations management program—including closer oversight of its...

Rosneft completes TNK-BP acquisition | Reutersmore

Rosneft said on Thursday that it had closed the acquisition of TNK-BP, making it the world's largest listed crude...

BP Ordered to Pay TNK-BP $3.1 Bln on Failed Rosneft Dealmore

BP Plc was ordered to pay TNK-BP, its joint Russian venture with a group of billionaires, 100.4 billion rubles ($3.

Exxon oil spill in Arkansas seeps into Keystone debatemore

Nebraska Congressman Lee Terry echoed Stephen Harper’s comments on Keystone decision being a ‘no-brainer’

BP's legal gamble may trim spill bill by billionsmore

BP Plc's attempt to get a U.S. federal court to pin at least a sizeable amount of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon...

BP Expects to Start Libya Oil Exploration Drilling Next Yearmore

U.K. oil giant resumes it $2 billion exploration program halted by the rebel overthrow of Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime...

Exxon tells Iraq wants to quit huge oil projectmore

Exxon Mobil has officially informed Iraq's government it wants to pull out of a $50 billion oil project, telling...

Shell Prepared to Contest Nigeria Oil Spill Finemore

Royal Dutch Shell PLC will challenge any fine that Nigeria may decide to levy against the oil giant for an offshore...

Earnings Rise, Oil Production Declines for ExxonMobilmore

ExxonMobil recorded higher fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings, but saw its upstream earnings and oil production...

Total makes a new oil discovery in the Norwegian North Seamore

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 25 and 75 million barrels of recoverable oil.

Oil majors to gain most from East Africa gas boommore

Large western energy companies stand to gain most from a boom in East African natural gas exports as their technical...

Mississippi Suing BP Over Gulf Oil Spillmore

Mississippi has become the third state to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Ecuador Court Increases Chevron Damages Bill to $19.02Bmore

An Ecuadorian judge has ruled that Chevron Corp. must pay $19.02 billion in environmental damages stemming from its...

Energy groups address US fracking fearsmore

Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron and Consol Energy have formed a new alliance with groups including the Environmental Defense...

US Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against Shellmore

The Supreme Court Wednesday said a centuries-old statute making international law enforceable in U.S. federal court...

Daren Oddenino: How to Spot Oil and Gas Takeout Targetsmore

Let's make one thing clear: There is no magic formula to determine which company will be the next big buyout story.

Exxon Mobil hit with $1.7M pipeline safety fine days before Arkansas o...more

Four days before the residents of Mayflower, Ark. watched crude oil bubble up from their yards and pour down their...

Report: BP Nears $15B Settlement Over Gulf Oil Spillmore

Company could take a further $11 billion hit.

BP bucks oil industry allies on advanced biofuels, with a boost from t...more

Oil giant BP is betting big on biofuels, which the London-based company says could account for 30% of the world's...

Top U.S. Law Firms Battle in Chevron's Pollution Casemore

Far from Ecuador, Gibson Dunn has accused Patton Boggs of aiding a "fraudulent scheme" it alleges was...

Shell, India's ONGC Hold Talks on Opportunities in Indiamore

Executives at ONGC said they were in the process of agreeing a long-term alliance to jointly explore oil and gas...

Chevron Unveils Deepwater Discovery in US Gulf of Mexicomore

Chevron Corp. unveiled a deepwater oil discovery in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico about 190 miles off the coast of Louisiana.

Natural gas hurting energy majorsmore

Low natural gas prices led to a painful second quarter in 2012 for most of the world's largest publicly-traded energy...

Big oil on the back foot in changing energy worldmore

It happens every time.Oil prices fall and the industry turns cannibal: big energy companies hunt out bargains among...

Funds sue BP for hiding truth over safetymore

BP is being sued for millions of dollars in the U.S. by institutional investors who say it misled them over safety...

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