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• 12/31/1999 -- Chem board back on track
  Expectations were high for the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board at its inception 2 years ago.
• 12/03/1999 -- US independent refiners get some breathing room, but long-term outlook bleak
  Near-term prospects are turning around for the US independent refining sector. That?s the good news. The bad news is that, for the long term, this will still remain an especially tough business to make much money in. Accordingly, market and other, external pressures will increasingly propel US independent refiners into further consolidation?and even that won?t help things much.
• 11/19/1999 -- Will $30/bbl oil in December cause OPEC to rethink production cuts?
  Will $30/bbl oil in December cause OPEC to rethink extending production cuts next March?
• 10/29/1999 -- Despite October price drops, market tightness still looms
  Despite two bouts of price declines in October, a supply squeeze--and higher oil prices--still looms in the fourth quarter.
• 10/22/1999 -- Atlantic Basin refiners to struggle with gasoline glut before margins rebound next decade
  Following a period of struggling with a gasoline glut emanating from Europe, Atlantic Basin refiners will see significant improvement in profitability in the next decade.
• 10/15/1999 -- Refining outlook brightening again--after 2001
  Is it heresy to suggest that good times are ahead for the world?s refiners again? It isn?t, if you concentrate on the longer-term outlook.
• 10/15/1999 -- Contractor anticipates cost reductions through subsea innovation
  Contractor reckons further massive saving in offshore development and operating costs are possible, while the UK safety watchdog cites problems in taking a tanker design approach to designing FPSO's.
• 08/30/1999 -- OPEC the only barrier to an oil price shock this winter?
  There is a growing belief that the oil market is headed for a serious price shock in the fourth quarter if OPEC does not relent on its production restraint.
• 07/26/1999 -- Ins and outs of Elf's counter-bid for TotalFina
  How Elf took industry by surprise with a counter-bid for TotalFina, but analysts failed to be impressed.
• 07/12/1999 -- BP Amoco looks to slash costs further and plans $10 billion assets sale
  BP Amoco turns the BP management scalpel onto its Amoco assets, and targets big cost cuts and even bigger disposals.