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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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Groups’ $237m deal ends US graft inquirymore

Six oil and freight companies agree to pay fines

Big Oil spends $69.5m on ads to get the Congress it wants | Environmen...more

Suzanne Goldenberg The next Congress is expected to throw up a whole new set of roadblocks to Barack Obama's...

Successfully Combining Two North Sea Oil Businessesmore

At the Growth Summit for Junior Oil and Gas, Tom Reynolds, Commercial Director, Bridge Energy ASA, describes how to...

BP after the spill: Oil slicks and slick lawyersmore

For all these signs of a return to normal, the costs of the spill continue to mount. In its previous quarterly figures,...

Nigeria's Oando eying new reserves of up to 4 million barrelsmore

Nigeria is drafting a new petroleum industry bill that Oando expects will force large oil companies to sell several...

BP pay-outs to be less generous after spillmore

Pay-out policy to be reconsidered in an effort to restore growth

Analysis: Majors Dominate Top 10 of Platts' Global Energy Company Rank...more

Integrated oil and gas (IOG) companies continue to dominate the 10 top spots in the 2010 Platts Top 250 Global Energy...

Russian branch of French Total to gradually step up oil productionmore

Total Exploration & Production Russia plans to produce 1.382mn metric tons of oil in 2011 at the Kharyaga oilfield...

Conoco Eyes More Western Canadian Asset Salesmore

Houston-based ConocoPhillips could be putting more of its Western Canadian assets on the market in the new year, the...

Total's Planned Bab Bid Signals Renewed IOC Interest In Sour Gasmore

Total's interest in developing the Bab field's sour gas reserves reflects the UAE's huge reserves and rapidly growing...

One Year After Amnesty, Militants Strike Again -Agip Shuts in 60,000 B...more

ConocoPhillips Plans to Start Drilling Campaign Off Australia's Northw...more

ConocoPhillips plans to start a drilling campaign off northwest Australia in March 2011, the company said today in a...

BP Profit Drops After Taking Further Charge on Gulf Spillmore

BP Plc said profit fell 66 percent after taking a further charge of $7.7 billion related to the biggest oil spill in U.

BP bills Mitsui $1.9bn for Macondo oil spillmore

But Mitsui said it will continue withholding any payment with investigations still continuing into the explosion on the...

BP oil spill costs reach nearly $40 billion ...more

BP PLC said its costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have reached $39.9 billion through the end of the third...

ONGC eyes Angolan assets of Exxon and Totalmore

Indian group joins China in energy scramble

Platts - The Barrel: BP oil spill cleanup still carries on across Gulf...more

Maybe I should have been a tarball for Halloween. The BP Macondo oil spill seems to have washed away from the national...

ExxonMobil JV Finds Rich Gas Condensate Offshore Nigeriamore

MPN said significant additional potential remains in untested deeper targets within the block and in adjacent blocks.

Statoil Scoops Up 8 Blocks on the UKCSmore

Statoil was awarded operatorship of parts of licenses 8/15 and 9/11D, close to the Statoil-operated Mariner heavy oil...

Oil lobby in legal threat to North Sea wind farmsmore

Trade body Oil and Gas UK claims energy policy must uphold drilling rights over offshore wind farms

BP's behaviour was shameful. But it wasn't the only one to blame for t...more

The financial consequences for BP after the Deepwater Horizon spill will rightly be heavy. But as the investigation...

Exxon Mobil Makes Big Bet on Natural Gasmore

An Exxon Mobil executive offers passionate praise for the product that the corporation has staked so much on.

Shell laments lost time in Gulf of Mexicomore

Effect of moratorium could last until next year

Shell earnings increase as oil production risesmore

Excluding profits from one-offs and inventories, profits were $4.9bn, a jump from $2.6bn last time and ahead of...

Exxon Mobil profits from higher oil pricesmore

The world's largest oil company made a net profit of $7.35bn (£4.6bn) in the three months to 30 September, up from $4.

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