5-29-07 by dugan Folks, here’s the announcement you definitely won’t hear today: Chevron Corp., with the unveiling of a large Galveston Bay biodiesel plant today, also announced the launch of “Chevron Clean D,” a branded…
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Defining Gouging
5-24-07 by Court TV is buzzing about the House of Representatives passage of new legislation to restrict gasoline price gouging. The laudable goal is to restrict unconscionable prices, and it is laudable that the debate…
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Public Rage=Senate Action?
05-06-07 by dugan Until this weekend, I was sure the Senate, including California’s senior Senator, would cave in to the oil industry and weaken, if not kill, House legislation to fix botched federal contracts that…
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Insider: Another Dime Per Gallon This Week?
05-01-07 by Dugan OilWatchdog’s Insider is sounding the alarm about substantial new gasoline price increases in the pipeline in California. He told us last Friday about wholesale delivery increases of 8 cents to 10 cents…
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A Connect-the-Dots Moment
04-27-07 by Dugan Here’s news that screams “Brought To You By Big Oil” Well-reported stories from the AP and USA Today report a sharp oil price jump after news of a foiled Al Qaeda…
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Insider Scoop on Bigger Price Spikes
04/27/07 by dugan Oilwatchdog’s buddy known as “Insider” tells us that gasoline stations are seeing 10-cent-a-gallon increases this week in the gasoline delivered to them by oil companies. It’s more than one company and looks…
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Shell-raiser Gets Goldman Prize
4-24-07 by Court Irish farmer William Corduff is in California to claim his Goldman prize. Corduff stopped Shell Oil from building a high pressure pipeline to connect proposed off-shore gas production with a refinery six…
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Big Week for Big Oil
This is 1st quarter profit week for Big Oil. BP Tuesday, Conoco Wednesday, Exxon Thursday and Chevron Friday (Shell not until next week). Yet another record? We’ll be writing about it.
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CA Pipeline Break Next Excuse?
04-18-07 by Court As gas prices hit new records in the Bay Area, the rupturing of a pipeline that moves oil between Bakersfield and Shell’s Martinez refinery backed up traffic along I-580 for miles near…
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Chevron’s Big Bet On Iraqi Oil
04-15-07 by dugan (05-08-07 UPDATE: The summit has been moved to Dubai, probably for security and better-hotels reasons. And BP, Shell and Conoco have signed on as lesser–read "less expensive" sponsors) The news popped two…
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Conoco Takes The Plunge
By Simpson4-11-2007 ConocoPhillips finally took the plunge and became the first major oil company to call for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Other dirty Oil Giants have so far merely dabbled their toes in the…
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Congress Wakes Up
Rep. Dennis Kucinich is way ahead of other elected officials on gasoline prices, even if he’s not leading the presidential-primary pack. Kucinich, as head of the House Domestic Policy Subcommittee, sent a letter today to…
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Congress: CA Gas Supply Plan?
NEWS RELEASE: April 10, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305, cell: 213-280-0175, or Jamie Court, ext. 327, cell: 310-874-9989 Congress Presses Refiners on California’s Gasoline Price Spike, Supply Restrictions; Rep. Kucinich Requests Oil Companies’…