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NEWS RELEASE November 5, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175 Gasoline Price Spike Heralds Economy-Busting Christmas ‘Present’ For Oil Companies Price for Regular Up 14 Cents Nationally, to $3.01, In One…
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NEWS RELEASE November 1, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, (310) 392-0522, ext. 305, cell: (213) 280-0175; or Tim Hamilton, (360) 495-4941 Perspective on Exxon: $9.4 Billion Quarterly Profit Only $2 Billion Shy of 2002 Yearly Profit;…
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10-24-07 by dugan Nope, no surprise today in ConocoPhillips’ third quarter profit report… down some on lower refining profits, up some on higher oil prices. The net effect was a 5.2% drop from last…
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NEWS RELEASE October 19, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 x305 Giuliani Leaps Past $500,000 Mark in Big Oil Contributions; All Presidential Candidates Should Return Oil Industry’s "Dirty Money," Says Watchdog Group Santa Monica, CA —…
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Spike in Crude Oil Price to $88/Barrel Without New Run-Up in Pump Price Exposes Oil Industry Deception, Profiteering; Oil Companies’ Claim That Crude Oil Costs Drive Gasoline Price Makes No Sense With Today’s Barrel Prices…
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Rally, T-shirts Warn Cal Could Become “UC-BP”; $500 Million BP Deal Near Completion As Big Oil Pumps Money Into Colleges Berkeley, CA — Oil giant BP must not be allowed to use a $500 million…
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NEWS RELEASE September 26, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317, or (310) 292-1902, cell Big Oil U Pilloried On "Boston Legal" Season Premiere; $500 Million BP Deal at Berkeley Near Completion; Oil…
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NEWS RELEASE July 27, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell: 213-280-0175, or John Simpson, ext. 317 Chevron Record Profit Driven by Refining Profits Up 41% in US, 30% Overall, On Record Gasoline…
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07-26-07 by dugan Once Upon a Time, Big Oil made its big profits on drilling oil. Now the oil guys are pickpocketing motorists directly, racking up ever-larger profits on gasoline and diesel production. Exxon…
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07-25-07 by dugan What’s up with Conoco Phillips reporting a 94% drop in it 2nd Quarter profit, to a measly $310 million, but analysts were drooling over its record refinery profits, not a $4.5…
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07-5-07 by dugan Someone recently asked me why Shell sold its mega-profitable Southern California refinery to the refining company Tesoro. Umm, I dunno, was my brilliant reply. Today, there’s a blazingly obvious answer, but…
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06-25-07 by dugan ExxonMobil and Conoco Philllips are playing a high-stakes game of chicken with Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez over his seizure of control in the companies’ Orinoco oilfields. The worst-case result could be the…
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NEWS RELEASE June 21, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, (310) 392-0522, ext. 317;(310) 292-1902 (cell) BP Foundation’s $7.5 million Grant To Stanford Came After Favorable Research Article Santa Monica, CA — The flow of Big…
