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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 22:36 UTC

Summary Box: Copper prices fall on demand worries

COPPER DROPS: Copper prices fell as traders worried that China may take steps to curb economic growth, which could hurt demand for the metal used in construction and consumer products.

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 20:19 UTC

Oil company to pay $588,000 to settle spill claim

A subsidiary of ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to pay $588,000 to help compensate the public for environmental harm caused by a crude oil spill that marred 21 miles of Puget Sound shoreline near Tacoma, the Washington Department of Ecology said Monday.

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 19:57 UTC

Toreador 4Q loss narrows as oil prices rebound

French energy company Toreador Resources Corp. said Monday that its fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $5 million as rising oil prices partially offset falling production.

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 19:32 UTC

ConocoPhilips to pay extra $588,000 for 2004 spill

ConocoPhilips will fork over $588,000 the largest assessment of its kind to pay for environmental restoration work around Maury Island where it spilled at least 1,000 gallons of oil in 2004.

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Huffington Post, 15.03.10 18:00 UTC

Nikolas Kozloff: Falklands Dispute: Argentine Sovereignty Won't Solve the Problem

With Britain now moving to explore for oil and gas in the Falkland Islands, Argentina has cried foul. Buenos Aires claims that the Falklands, or the Malvinas as Argentines refer to the islands, ...

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 14:21 UTC

Spokane city vehicles to run on recycled oil

City vehicles in Spokane are getting an oil change.

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San Francisco Chronicle, 15.03.10 13:58 UTC

Burglar reels off one story after another

Guy Ruelas / AP Janice Hahn hopes to win the lieutenant governor seat. View Larger Image One thing you can say about San Francisco criminals - they can think fast on their feet. Take the case of ...

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 13:13 UTC

OPEC has little wiggle room at upcoming meeting

With U.S. demand for oil lackluster, even traditional OPEC price hawks like Iran and Venezuela are happy with present prices near $80 a barrel as they head into Tuesday's meeting of the 12-nation organization.

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BBC World News, 15.03.10 12:28 UTC

Explosions hit Nigeria oil talks

Two suspected car bombs have been set off in the Nigerian oil city of Warri, where officials were in talks over an amnesty for militants in the area.

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Seattle Times, 15.03.10 12:04 UTC

Nigeria: Car bombs explode during amnesty talks

Twin car bombs exploded outside a government building where amnesty talks were underway Monday in Nigeria's restive and oil-rich region, wounding two people and causing panic, a government spokesman said.