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    Among polemical straw men slain at the Democratic National Convention July 26-29 was a beauty smitten by former President Bill Clinton.
    Aug. 9, 2004
    If the goal is US respect in the world, why would a presidential candidate pursuing it treat an important part of the world with deliberate disrespect?
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    The board of ConocoPhillips has elected James J. Mulva to succeed Archie W. Dunham as chairman upon Dunham's retirement in September. Mulva also will continue to serve as president...
    Aug. 9, 2004
    Producers and their congressional supporters looking to expand drilling on certain federal lands praised a recent action by the US Department of Agriculture's US Forest Service...
    Aug. 9, 2004
    Regulators face growing scrutiny over how publicly traded oil and natural gas companies book proven reserves, thanks to shareholder lawsuits and election-year politics.
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    In 1988, when 27-year old Stanford University petroleum engineers Hal Washburn and Randy Breitenbach prepared to launch BreitBurn Energy Co. in Los Angeles, people tried to discourage...
    Aug. 9, 2004
    Most recent merger and acquisition activity in the oil and natural gas industry has involved multinational corporations, while independent firms continue to trade upstream properties...
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Crude oil futures prices last week reached above the $44/bbl mark on the New York Mercantile Exchange, setting another record.
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    In the process of exploring for oil and natural gas under the Earth's waters, oil companies conducting surveys occasionally make some other interesting discoveries, such as sunken...
    Aug. 9, 2004
    In the US, discovery of oil peaked back in 1950. US production of oil peaked in 1970, 20 years after the discovery peak.
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Blocks that range from shore into deep water in the Mozambique Channel off northern Madagascar are garnering more interest from exploration companies.
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Enhancements have been added to the VX500 dockable photoionization detector (PID). The new features increase its functionality and accuracy while maintaining its simplicity.
    Aug. 9, 2004
    A year from now, will oil markets be buzzing about investment prospects brightening in Venezuela but worsening in Russia?
    Aug. 9, 2004
    Venture Oil & Gas Inc., Laurel, Miss., staked a wildcat to Lower Tuscaloosa in nonproducing George County, southeastern Mississippi.
    Aug. 9, 2004
    Baker Atlaswww.bakeratlas.com
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Data compiled and published last month by Intertanko, the international association of independent tanker owners, suggests the trend in tanker incidents per year since 2001 has...
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Plans for a major European petrochemical pipeline took an important step forward earlier this summer when a commission of the European Union approved subsidies for the project...
    Aug. 9, 2004
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    Afghanistan's transitional Islamic administration is working towards licensing oil and gas blocks in the North Afghan-Tajik basin.
    Aug. 9, 2004
    BP Trinidad and Tobago and EOG Resources will jointly drill the deepest well in the Caribbean island, Prime Minister Patrick Manning has announced.
    Aug. 9, 2004