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March 16, 2015

Shell lays out welcome mat to USW
Pittsburgh (UPI) Mar 13, 2015
Shell said it's time to welcome striking workers back into the fray after finding "common ground" with negotiators from the United Steelworkers union. USW initiated labor strikes at U.S. refineries Feb. 1, a walkout that eventually spread to impact about 20 percent of the nation's refining capacity. Several refineries continued normal operations under emergency stop-gap measures, though the union said the work stoppage would be in place until the agreement with Shell is ratified. Aamir F ... read more

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				Consumers Winning With Low Oil Prices, For Now Lest we be too quick to forget whence we came, America is now 9-months into lower gasoline prices, which started their swoon the week of June 30, 2015 from a lofty national average just under $3.70, ... more		Vitol bruised by low oil prices Dutch-owned Vitol, the largest independent energy trader in the world, said Thursday its 2014 revenue dropped 12 percent on low oil prices. ... more

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Canada's Encana Corp. cuts spending

West coast refinery issues spill over to pump

Kremlin: Ukraine has natural gas until Tuesday

Oil markets ending week on high note

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