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Oil leak shuts down StatoilHydro platform

State-controlled Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA was forced to shut down its Statfjord C offshore oil platform Friday after it leaked water contaminated by oil into the North Sea.

StatoilHydro announces cost cuts for 2009

State-controlled Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA announced plans Wednesday to cut its 2009 costs by 1.5 billion kroner ($215 million) to adjust to weaker market conditions amid the world economic downturn and lower crude prices.

Norway gas field shut down for lifeboat problems

Norwegian state-controlled oil company StatoilHydro ASA on Thursday temporarily shut down its Kristin natural gas field after tests revealed problems with a new type of lifeboat installed to help crew escape in emergencies.

StatoilHydro appoints senior executives

State-controlled oil company StatoilHydro ASA on Monday announced the appointment of three senior executives after a corruption investigation into Libyan oil contracts forced out two top managers.

StatoilHydro 3Q profits down more than half

Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA on Monday reported its net profit fell by more than half in the third quarter due largely to a high tax bill triggered by currency exchange rates.

StatoilHydro strikes gas in Barents Sea

Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA said Friday that it had struck natural gas near its Snoehvit offshore field in the Barents Sea.

Fire shuts Norwegian oil platform in North Sea

Norwegian oil company StatoilHydro ASA says it has halted oil and gas production on a North Sea platform after a fire broke out.

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US Embassy in Azerbaijan a Terror Target
Source: Guardian Unlimited

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - The U.S. and British embassies suspended operations Monday in Baku, where the government said it thwarted a radical Islamic group's plot to conduct a ``large-scale horrifying terror attack'' against diplomatic missions and government buildings.

A Quest for Energy in the Globe's Remote Places
Source: The New York Times

As global demand soars and prices rise, energy companies are going to the ends of the earth to find new supplies.

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