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November 22, 2016

Polluted water in hand, Nigerian king takes Shell to court in London
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2016
King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi holds up a plastic bottle containing contaminated water from his community in Nigeria, proof of oil pollution that he blames on Royal Dutch Shell - and on which he hopes a London court will deliver justice. "My people are drinking this water," said the tribal king of the Ogale community in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Okpabi flew to London for a High Court hearing on Tuesday in which lawyers for more than 40,000 Nigerians are demanding action from Shell to clean up o ... read more

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Where Russia's Lukoil sees oil prices going Russian oil company Lukoil said during a meeting of the board of directors its two-year budget starting in 2017 would be based on oil priced at $40 per barrel. ... more		Crude oil prices searching for OPEC direction Crude oil prices staged an abrupt retreat in early trading Tuesday as doubts lingered over OPEC coordination. ... more		More reserves uncovered in Barents Sea Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it made an oil and gas discovery in a frontier area near an existing field in the Barents Sea. ... more
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				Bangladesh gets help with gas assets A loan totaling more than $150 million will help Bangladesh address the mounting energy challenges in its expanding economy, the Asian Development Bank said. ... more		Oil prices rally on production proposal support Crude oil prices opened the shortened trading week in rally mode as leaders from major oil-producing nations expressed support for a production proposal. ... more

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	How Iran and Russia are locking step on oil A Russian delegation visiting Tehran on Friday signed a handful of agreements to work with an Iranian oil company, a managing director said. ... more		Let's consider freezing oil production, Russia says Major oil-producing nations could implement a freeze in output levels as a tool to bring the market back into balance, Russia's energy minister said Friday. ... more

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Oil-rich Texas takes closer look at earthquakes

Norway's DNO signs oil agreement with Iran

Oil prices retreat after banner day

Scientists find land-based birds affected by Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Oil market latest pressure for Dakota Access pipeline

Cheaper, more effective cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells

Australia's Woodside expands gas portfolio

Study links groundwater changes to fracking

Relief finally coming at the U.S. gas pump

Oil prices rise on latest verbal stimulus

UN chief calls for 'elimination' of fossil fuel subsidies

OPEC's Bearish Report Provides Little Hope For Oil Markets

U.S. drillers focus sights on Permian shale

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