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The Common Council of the city of Buffalo has voted to make it only the second city in the US after Pittsburgh to ban hydraulic fracturing (fraccing) on its territory

The US could become a net fuels exporter in 2011 as a result of weak domestic consumption and increasing demand in the Latin American refined products market, according to a senior... 2010-11-11

Anglo-Irish independent Tullow Oil has secured a major partner for its French Guianese operations after Royal Dutch Shell agreed to acquire up to 45% in its Maritime Guyane licence... 2009-11-11

Canadian oil sands producer Nexen has sought to distance itself from speculation that it is a takeover target. According to a report in the Financial Times, French major Total is... 2008-11-28

Baltimore-based US power company Constellation Energy Group has been acquired in a US$4.7bn deal by MidAmerican Energy, a holding company of energy assets that is majority owned... 2008-09-19

US independent Occidental Petroleum announced on June 9 2008 that it has agreed to pay CAD500mn to acquire a 15% stake in the Total-operated Joslyn oil sands project in Alberta... 2008-06-24

The latest in a long line of unwelcome measures to penalise international oil companies (IOCs) has cleared its first hurdle in Venezuela, with lawmakers approving the first reading... 2008-04-04

In spite of a troubled relationship with international oil companies (IOCs) and progressively less attractive contract terms, Venezuela is seeking bids to develop the Carabobo field... 2008-02-04