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# oil - Monday 14 May, 2012

From Business ETC Futureshock

Price of oil could double in a decade, warns IMF paper

14/05/12 1,977 Views 24 Comments

A working paper commissioned by the IMF says previous trends in oil prices point to a major surge in costs by 2022.

# oil - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Exploration This post contains videos

Report calls for ‘clear and transparent’ policies on Irish gas and oil

09/05/12 1,659 Views 14 Comments

Oireachtas Committee report on offshore exploration says tax on petroleum finds should be raised.

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Gallery: India’s top court bans Exxon Valdez from anchoring

09/05/12 2,651 Views 3 Comments

The Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 saw millions of gallons of crude oil spill into Alaska’s Prince William Sound. Indian authorities say the ship is toxic.

Exploration

Oireachtas report due on Ireland’s offshore oil and gas exploration

09/05/12 1,758 Views 7 Comments

Joint committee recommendations to focus largely on a fair and equitable tax regime for the petroleum industry.

# oil - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

Bord Gais

No change in Bord Gáis Energy Index in April

08/05/12 585 Views No Comments

However the index showed that there were changes in the individual commodities such as electricity, natural gas, oil and coal.

# oil - Sunday 29 April, 2012

Back To The Future

Column: Why I’m bringing the DeLorean back – as an electric car

29/04/12 5,482 Views 53 Comments

Electricity is more readily available and cheaper than petrol, but people need to be converted to electric cars and realise that you can still get high performance from those vehicles, writes Stephen Wynne.

# oil - Monday 16 April, 2012

From Business ETC Oil

Oil price dips after positive signs from Iran nuclear talks

16/04/12 1,576 Views 18 Comments

EU foreign policy chief says “constructive and useful” talks will continue next month in Baghdad.

# oil - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Census 2011

Bad news for the environment: 4 out of 5 use fossil fuels to heat homes

29/03/12 3,232 Views 36 Comments

Census 2011 found a clear urban-rural split between people using oil and natural gas to heat their homes.

Panic At The Pumps

Some UK petrol stations shut after fuel panic-buying

29/03/12 5,651 Views 16 Comments

The government has been blamed for the panic-buying after warning people to stock up ahead of a threatened strike by fuel tanker drivers.

# oil - Sunday 25 March, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

25/03/12 7,608 Views 10 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Natural Resources

How much is the Barryroe oil find actually worth to us?

25/03/12 13,108 Views 78 Comments

The Barryroe well, 50km south of Cork, is Ireland’s first commercially viable oil well. But what can Ireland get out of it?

# oil - Friday 23 March, 2012

From Business ETC Yee-haw!

Gas well at Barryroe oil site is ‘highly productive’

23/03/12 2,911 Views 29 Comments

The gas reservoir at the site of the successful oil drilling operation “far exceeded expectations”, Providence Resources says.

# oil - Sunday 18 March, 2012

Uh-Oh

Bad news for drivers: petrol and diesel prices hit record highs

18/03/12 8,636 Views 73 Comments

The average cost of one litre of petrol in Ireland is now 162.1c – and there’s no sign of the price coming down any time soon.

# oil - Saturday 17 March, 2012

In Numbers

Buses, oil and Facebook passwords: the week in statistics

17/03/12 4,318 Views 4 Comments

Plus: An all-time record for Irish exports, and how many of the government’s 109 TDs were in the Dáíl on Wednesday night…

# oil - Thursday 15 March, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Thursday

15/03/12 3,525 Views No Comments

TheJournal.ie’s evening round-up of all the day’s main news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

15/03/12 7,764 Views 30 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

From Business ETC Yee-haw! This post contains videos

Irish company successfully taps commercially viable oil well off Cork

15/03/12 7,914 Views 106 Comments

Providence Resources says the rate of oil being tapped from the Barryroe well is almost twice what had been expected.

# oil - Monday 5 March, 2012

Russia

Medvedev orders conviction review for Russian tycoon

05/03/12 1,301 Views 10 Comments

Russian’s president has ordered a re-examination the conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky – whose imprisonment has been widely viewed as Kremlin punishment for his political ambitions.

# oil - Friday 2 March, 2012

From Business ETC Oil

Oil prices reach highest level since 2008 after report of Saudi blast

02/03/12 1,827 Views 16 Comments

Reports of an explosion at a Saudi pipeline – which have since been denied – sent the price of oil to its highest in years.

# oil - Monday 20 February, 2012

Iran

Iran says it may extend oil cut to more EU countries

20/02/12 1,641 Views 19 Comments

Iran halted oil shipments to Britain and France yesterday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the EU after it imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports.

# oil - Sunday 19 February, 2012

Iran

Iran halts oil exports to Britain and France

19/02/12 3,789 Views 25 Comments

The move is an apparent pre-emptive blow against the EU, which imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports over the country’s controversial nuclear programme.

# oil - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

From Business ETC BP

BP reports gains despite payments after Gulf spill

07/02/12 693 Views 2 Comments

The company reports that it has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 per cent, even after making payments to compensate for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

# oil - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

Fracking

Concerns raised over use of fracking for ‘multi-billion euro’ gas reserve

01/02/12 2,710 Views 40 Comments

A company has said that the gas in north-west Ireland could lead to hundreds of jobs – but environmentalists have urged caution over the controversial technique.

# oil - Sunday 29 January, 2012

Nukes

UN nuclear inspectors start investigation in Iran

29/01/12 1,459 Views 19 Comments

The inspectors are examining whether Iran really does have a secret atomic weapons programme, which Iran vehemently denies.

# oil - Monday 23 January, 2012

Iran

UN nuclear watchdog to visit Iran

23/01/12 963 Views 3 Comments

The IAEA says it is heading to Iran next week to clear up “outstanding substantive issues” with Tehran over its nuclear programme.

Sanctions

EU agrees oil embargo against Iran over nuclear programme

23/01/12 930 Views 17 Comments

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was part of an “unprecedented set of sanctions” against Iran.

# oil - Friday 20 January, 2012

Limerick

Council hopes to restore water supply after shut off in Limerick

20/01/12 1,032 Views 4 Comments

Some 1,500 households in Askeaton, Foynes, Shanagolden, Creeves and surrounding areas have had their water supply shut off overnight.

# oil - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

Energy

Chinese premier stresses need to keep Hormuz open

18/01/12 2,463 Views 5 Comments

Major customer of Iranian oil and gas China stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open – amid threats by Iran to shut the strategic waterway.

# oil - Sunday 15 January, 2012

Iran

UK: Europe will adopt sanctions on Iranian oil

15/01/12 1,669 Views 16 Comments

The British Foreign Secretary says he believes the EU will agree on tough new sanctions against Tehran’s oil sector later this month.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

15/01/12 6,991 Views 19 Comments

Nine things to know on this Sunday morning…

# oil - Thursday 5 January, 2012

Oil

EU gears up for Iranian oil ban over nuclear dispute

05/01/12 1,167 Views 12 Comments

The move will build pressure on Iran, which is already facing a currency crisis and a tense naval standoff with the US.

# oil - Sunday 1 January, 2012

Iran

Iran tests surface-to-air missile

01/01/12 2,764 Views 14 Comments

The country says it performed the test today – amid reports it is a drill for closing waterway should the West block Iran’s oil sales.

# oil - Saturday 31 December, 2011

Oil

Drilling thrives 18 months after BP oil spill

31/12/11 2,973 Views 8 Comments

The first new drilling began in the region in March of this year – and is thriving even after the disastrous BP oil spill.

# oil - Thursday 15 December, 2011

Brazil

Brazil sues oil giant $10.6bn for spill

15/12/11 1,093 Views 1 Comment

Chevron is being sued for $10.6 billion over the spillage of almost 3,000 barrels of crude oil of the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

# oil - Thursday 8 December, 2011

Syria

Explosion strikes major Syrian oil line: report

08/12/11 569 Views 1 Comment

The domestic supply pipeline carries around 140,000 barrels of oil a day.

# oil - Friday 2 December, 2011

Iran

US Senate unanimously backs sanctions on Iran

02/12/11 753 Views 6 Comments

The US Senate agreed to impose new sanctions on Iran by penalising foreign institutions doing business with the Iranian Central Bank.

# oil - Thursday 1 December, 2011

Iran

EU agrees new Iran sanctions – but no oil embargo

01/12/11 1,119 Views 9 Comments

Today’s sanctions follow increasing tensions between EU members and Iran after Britain’s embassy in Tehran was attacked on Tuesday.

# oil - Tuesday 25 October, 2011

From Business ETC BP

BP sees huge Q3 profits, announces ‘turning point’

25/10/11 35 Views No Comments

The oil giant’s chief executive has said Q3 results mark a turnaround from the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

# oil - Tuesday 18 October, 2011

Opinion

Column: For now, Ireland’s oil reserves are best off in private hands

18/10/11 1,611 Views 49 Comments

Yes, our oil resources are rich – but the cost of exploiting them means we’re better off leaving it to commercial firms, writes Simon Tuohy.

# oil - Monday 17 October, 2011

Take 5

Take 5: Monday

17/10/11 2,960 Views 3 Comments

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

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