| _______________ | 1 |  | Ex-EPA official faults probe of BP pipeline spills | | SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The former head of an EPA criminal probe into pipeline spills at a BP Plc oilfield in Alaska claims the U.S. Justice Department prematurely ended the investigation and settled with the oil company for less than the case | | 16h 16min ago | |
| _______________ | 2 | | Alberta offers royalty-rate discount to stimulate new oil drilling | | The Alberta government announced Wednesday it will offer resource companies starting new projects on or after Jan. 1 a reduced royalty rate in the short term to encourage new drilling in the province. 'The world has changed in recent months, and we must | | 16h 16min ago | |
| _______________ | 3 | | Oil slips below $54 | | Regular unleaded gasoline sells for $1.46.9 per gallon at a Quik Trip store in Independence, Mo. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. Wholesale prices plunged a record amount in October as energy prices fell by the largest amount in 22 years. (AP Photo/Charlie | | 16h 18min 1sec ago | |
| _______________ | 4 | | New oil pricing measures to be in place | | China is ready to reform its oil pricing mechanism in 20 days, which covers mainly the current price regulation on refined petroleum products, reliable sources said. Related readings: Fuel tax 'to be levied soon as timing is right' Gov't to levy fuel tax | | 16h 18min 1sec ago | |
| _______________ | 5 | | Gas Tax Cut to Help Consumers through Tough Times | | The government will cut consumption tax on kerosene, LPG propane, and LNG for cooking and heating by 30 percent from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28 to ease the pressure on ordinary people amid the recession. The enforcement decree of the tax law will be revised in | | 16h 18min 1sec ago | |
| _______________ | 6 | | Alberta softens oil royalty change, cites downturn | | By Jeffrey Jones CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Alberta government softened its shift to higher oil and gas royalties on Wednesday in hopes of stemming a downturn in drilling and loss of jobs in Canada's biggest energy-producing province. Alberta, its | | 16h 19min 1sec ago | | | | |
| _______________ | 10 | | Asda drops fuel prices across UK | | Asda has dropped petrol prices to GBP0.90 per liter, which is reportedly the lowest petrol prices since April 2007. The company has also dropped diesel prices to GBP1.05 per liter. Asda's new prices are effective across all of its 172 forecourts from | | 16h 28min ago | |
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