5-23-08 by dugan There’s no one harder hit by fuel prices than the nation’s truckers, and they’re going bankrupt at near record rates. The price of diesel jumped a nickel a gallon nationwide today, to…
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Archive | Tag: refining-operations
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Bush Forced to Cap Oil Reserve
White House Forced to Cap Oil Reserve; Should Embolden Congress to Push for More To Drop Energy Prices Consumer Watchdog Calls for Sales from Reserve, Warning to Refineries, Swift Action on Oil Trading Curbs Judy…
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Oil Supply Up, Price Down
5-14-08 by dugan I hope the nay-sayers who insist that stopping the flow of oil into the federal Strategic Petroleum Reserve won’t drop prices were watching today. On news that U.S. petroleum supplies…
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Tax Refunds Going to Gas Tanks
Gas Up 11 Cents In Week, 34 Cents In a Month; Consumers’ Tax Incentive Going Straight to Gas Tanks White House Scorns Action, Congress in Gridlock as Soaring Prices Push Inflation, Motorists Cry ‘Uncle’ …
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Chevron’s Record 1st Qtr Profit
NEWS RELEASE: Chevron Rides Soaring Crude Oil Prices To Record Profit As Consumers Feel Squeeze At Pump CONTACT: John Simpson, 310-392-0522 x317, cell 310-292-1902; or Jamie Court x327 May 02, 2008 Santa Monica, CA —…
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Exxon Posts More Record Profits
NEWS RELEASE May 01, 2008 ExxonMobil Profits Soar to Record On Speculative Oil Prices While Consumers and Economy Suffer Bush, Congress Avoid Real Solutions; Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group CONTACT:…
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Shell & BP Record 1st Qtr Profits
NEWS RELEASE: April 29, 2008 Speculative Oil Price Brings Roof-Busting Profits to Shell, BP at Cost of Squeezed Consumers, Suffering Economy Government’s ‘Business as Usual’ Stance Is Inexcusable as Pump Price Soars, Says Consumer Group…
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Conoco’s Profit = Higher Gas $
NEWS RELEASE: Consumer Group Sees Warning in Oil Profit Report that Refining Profits Set to Rise, Spiking Gasoline Prices Further Analyst Predicts Over $4 a Gallon Nationally, Up To $5 in California CONTACT:…
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Milk Is Sold Fairly; Not Gas
4-23-08 by dugan Edited 4/23, 5:00 p.m. to use exact temperature benchmarks, as provided by K. Floren. Around a meeting table at the California Energy Commission today, some of us were stifling yawns. Then,…
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How to Have It Both Ways
4-17-08 by dugan Yep, the price of oil keeps rising. But the price of gasoline is now rising even faster, up nearly two cents a gallon in one day to $3.418 nationally. Here’s how it’s…
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Bush Blames $115 Oil on OPEC
NEWS RELEASE: CONTACT: Judy Dugan, 310-392-0522 ext. 305; or cell, 213-280-0175 April 16, 2008 New Oil Price Spike to $115 a Barrel Shows a "Two-Faced" White House That Takes Oil Off U.S. Markets While Blaming…
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Upside, Downside on Gas Tax Relief
4-15-08 by dugan The big upside of Sen. John McCain’s proposal today to suspend the 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax through this summer is that it’s simple and popular: Get rid of a tax…
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Where’s Congress, White House on Gas Prices?
NEWS RELEASE: April 07, 2008 Gallon of Regular Gasoline Spikes Nearly a Nickel in a Week, 17 Cents Since March 3 Refineries’ Profit Surge Comes On Top of Record Profits Reaped From High Oil Prices;…