Palin also shouldn\'t look for Alaska\'s all-Republican congressional delegation to stump for her in the final days of the campaign. That strategy helped U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, beat Knowles and keep her seat two years ago.
Normally stalwart Republican backers are shunning Sarah Palin and defecting to Democrat Tony Knowles in this year's gubernatorial race, with business and oil industry executives leading the way.
In announcing its $10.5 billion third-quarter profit, ExxonMobil casually noted that it spent $8.4 billion for the quarter, and $21.2 billion in the first three quarters, on buying up its own stock. That expenditure does nothing but boost the stock price and provide a "bank" for windfall profits, said the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. It also has tens of billions of dollars of
Chevron Corporation announced today that it will develop, with project co-owners, the Great White, Tobago and Silvertip fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, approximately 200 miles south of Freeport, Texas.
CALGARY, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Suncor Energy Inc. ( Nachrichten ) today reported third quarter 2006 net earnings of $682 million ($1.48 per common share), compared to $315 million ($0.69 per common share) in the third quarter of 2005. There was no unrealized foreign exchange adjustment in the third quarter of 2006. Excluding the effects of unrealized foreign exchange gains on the
Suncor Energy Inc. today reported third quarter 2006 net earnings of $682 million , compared to $315 million in the third quarter of 2005. There was no unrealized foreign exchange adjustment in the third quarter of 2006.
MOSCOW, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Russian state oil firm Rosneft will consider expanding abroad by acquiring assets, the company's vice-president said on Thursday, reiterating plans outlined earlier by its chief executive.
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Rex Tillerson used his four-year tenure managing drilling at Exxon Mobil Corp. to hunt for oil in remote environs such as Madagascar and Chad.
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, Europe's biggest oil company, said third-quarter profit fell 3.6 percent because of lost production in Alaska and a slump in refining margins.
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc, Europe's biggest oil company, said third-quarter profit fell 3.6 percent amid lost production in Alaska and a slump in refining margins.