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July 17, 2013

Protests held as YPF, Chevron sign Argentina oil deal
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma De Buenos Aires (AFP) July 16, 2013
Chevron and Argentina's state oil giant YPF signed a $1.2 billion agreement on Tuesday to exploit a huge oil reserve, triggering protests over the fracking it will entail. Loma La Lata Norte, in the southern Vaca Muerta reserve area, is one of the world's largest non-conventional oil and gas shale deposits, and is expected to bring in some $15 billion in total investments. About 1,000 indigenous Mapuche occupied two oil wells at Vaca Muerta on Tuesday, saying they were opposed to the deal. ... read more

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				Quebec train disaster highlights pipeline shortage Death and destruction unleashed on a Quebec town when a runaway oil tanker train derailed and exploded put a spotlight Monday on the challenges of transporting oil by rail, versus pipelines. ... more		BP fights 'feeding frenzy' of US oil spill claims BP asked a US appeals court on Monday to scuttle a "feeding frenzy" of "fictitious" compensation claims stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ... more

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