Oil Companies Foresee Changes But No Doomsday Scenario.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 15, 1998 ;     700+ words ......of two of the world's largest oil companies say the days of the big oil company...the world energy scene, major oil companies must rethink their attitudes...executive of British Petroleum, agreed oil companies will have to make large changes...

GOP Blocks Measures Boosting Taxes on Oil Companies' Profits; Provisions...

The Washington Post;  April 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......tax bill that would force the oil companies to pay billions of dollars more...accounting rules that have allowed oil companies to substantially lower their tax...party is not ready to hit the oil companies hard - - even on measures that...

Oil companies urged to invest record earnings.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  October 26, 2005 ;     700+ words ......DALLAS _ If you've been cursing big oil companies when you fill up at the gas pump...quarter. Two of the world's largest oil companies, ConocoPhillips and BP, already...diesel, rose even faster. What are oil companies doing with all that money? They'...

Oil companies 'clicking on all cylinders' in the third quarter.

Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  October 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......27--If you've been cursing big oil companies when you fill up at the gas pump...quarter. Two of the world's largest oil companies, ConocoPhillips and BP, already...diesel, rose even faster. What are oil companies doing with all that money? They'...

Oil companies settle Texas tax claim for $18.3 million.

Odessa American (Odessa, TX);  June 24, 2004 ;     419 words ...Jun. 24--Six oil companies, including Shell and Texaco, have...private royalty owners claimed certain oil companies had breached the terms of their oil...office. The state alone claimed the oil companies had underpaid their severance taxes...

OIL COMPANIES INCREASING SEARCH FOR OIL

The Journal Record;  June 25, 1987 ;     700+ words ......Mexico, large and small domestic oil companies appear to be increasing drilling efforts. In the past few months, oil companies ranging from the giant Chevron...exploration level is still too low for oil companies to reverse the decline in domestic...

Crude reality: oil companies reinvest profits; no help at pump.

Fairfield County Business Journal;  October 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......disconcerting might be the fact that oil companies are increasing investments in...than cash flow. Biracree said oil companies are not reinvesting the entire...from the wholesalers, the big oil companies, he said. No one is against making...

forum; Sham Oil Shortage; While oil companies blame environmentalists,...

Monterey County Weekly;  October 13, 2005 ;     608 words ......enough refineries to meet demand. Oil companies like it that way. A scarce commodity...want to see prices fall, then oil companies have to sell their heating oil...peak demand and limited supply, oil companies are exporting our heating oil...

Oil Companies Take Heat for Royalty Exemptions

NPR All Things Considered;  February 15, 2006 ;     677 words ......Things Considered (NPR) 02-15-2006 Oil Companies Take Heat for Royalty Exemptions...what they call give-aways to big oil companies. The law makers are fuming after...Times reported this week that oil companies will not have to pay royalties...

Oil Companies Catching Up To Pure Chemicals Producers.

Chemical Market Reporter;  December 28, 1998 ;     700+ words ......performance, vertically integrated oil companies' petrochemical operations are...the early part of the decade, oil companies have been late in the game in...within the past few years have oil companies intensified their focus on the...

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS: Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East

The Middle East Journal;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......CONDITIONS Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East, by Valerie...surrounds the state-owned or national oil companies (NOCs). The assertion, perhaps...that eight of the ten largest oil companies in the world are NOCs, as are...

Oil Companies May Avoid Royalty Payments

AP Online;  September 12, 2006 ;     601 words ...WASHINGTON - Oil companies are under pressure to resolve flawed...to make changes in the leases. The oil companies, nevertheless, have argued that the...them. Congress has put pressure on oil companies to come up with a compromise solution...

Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East.(Book review)

Middle East Quarterly;  September 22, 2007 ;     364 words ...Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East. By Valerie...seen a resurgence of state-owned oil companies. From Russia to Venezuela, and...privately-owned international oil companies such as Shell or Exxon Mobil in...

Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East

Business History Review;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Oil Titans: National Oil Companies in the Middle East. By Valerie...namely, the part played by national oil companies (NOCs) both in the global energy...and executives of international oil companies (IOCs). All the interviews provide...

Fed: Fels confident oil companies would pass on GST savings

AAP General News (Australia);  June 26, 2000 ;     254 words ......06-26-2000 Fed: Fels confident oil companies would pass on GST savings BRISBANE...Allan Fels says he is confident oil companies will pass on any GST inspired...ACCC would closely scrutinise oil companies to ensure the consumer benefits...