Oil Pushes Above $83

Crude oil prices moved above $83 Monday — from just above $70 only two months ago. There are a number of causes for the increased price of crude, among them the growth in demand for oil in China.
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BP Will Join Other Oil Giants in Spill Response Group

BP (BP) will join an oil spill response group formed by fellow oil giants Exxon Mobil (XOM), ConocoPhillips (COP), Chevron (CVX) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A).

BP will make its underwater well containment equipment and personnel available to the group, called the Marine Well Containment Co., The Washington Post said.

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BP Will Join Other Oil Giants in Spill Response Group originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:49:00.

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Enbridge Says it Recovered Most of the Oil From Damaged Pipe

Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) drained most of the oil from a damaged pipeline that had disrupted imports from Canada.

The 34-inch pipe in Romeoville, Illinois, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, is still shut, with no indication of when it will re-open, Bloomberg News reported. The company said it collected about 6,050 of the 6,100 barrels that leaked.

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Enbridge Says it Recovered Most of the Oil From Damaged Pipe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:53:00.

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