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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 2, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 213-280-0175 Chevron Still On Pace For Record Annual Profit; Consumer Group Warns Of $4+ Gasoline As Chevron & Others Return To High Refining Profits In Spring ’08…
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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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10-29-07 I got a letter today and discovered Chevron actually doesn’t keep every consumer dollar that it could. I got a buck back from the oil giant. You’ll remember I dropped by Town Hall Los…
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10-25-07 by simpson Chevron CEO Dave O’Reilly came to Los Angeles to make a speech. We figured it was a great opportunity to remind him what the company’s soaring gasoline prices do to consumers. I…
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NEWS RELEASE October 25, 2007 CONTACT: John M. Simpson, 310-392-0522, x317, or cell: 310-292-1902 Consumer Advocate Confronts Chevron Chief Executive Over Soaring Gasoline Prices With "Golden Nozzle Award" Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Advocates from…
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10-25-07 by dugan As Shell announced its 3rd quarter results (down a little because U.S. refining profits finally fell below pirate level), chief financial officer Peter Voser broke some new ground. He became the first…
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NEWS RELEASE October 23, 2007 CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522, ext. 305, or cell, 213-280-0175, or Tim Hamilton, 360-495-4941 BP Profit Drop Just a Pause in Windfall Profits, Says Consumer Group; Company Warned Not to Skimp…
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10-22-07 by dugan How the heck would oil prices hit $100 a barrel? Because oil speculators really, really want it to. The Wall Street Journal’s Matt Chambers has a concise summary today, noting that…
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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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10-15-07 by dugan A rumor briefly swirled yesterday that Gov. Schwarzenegger would veto a deceptive “biofuel development” bill pushed with the full force of Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez . That sounded too good to be…
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10-11-07 by dugan/insider I’d been wondering why diesel was up, even while gasoline was (sort of) down. So of course I checked with Insider. His answer tells us why the oil industry should thank…
