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News Briefs: Halliburton Reports $3 Billion in Losses in Second Quarter
Halliburton reported a $3.2 billion loss in the second quarter when it released its earnings report on July 20. The loss is largely because of a $3.5 billion breakup fee it paid rival…
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News Briefs: 1 Injured in Texas Refinery Fire
One person was burned when a unit making diesel ruptured on Saturday morning at a refinery in Pasadena, Texas, owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras.
The company said in…
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News Briefs: Bakken Pipeline One Step Closer to Being Approved
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is one step closer to approving what would be the largest crude oil pipeline in the Bakken, but one of the panel’s three members won’t vote on…
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News Briefs: Eagle Ford Breaks Record for Frac Sand Shipment
The oil industry broke a record in the Eagle Ford shale on July 4 when Unimin Energy Solutions, Union Pacific Railroad and Twin Eagle Sand Logistics moved the largest shipment of frac…
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News Briefs: Union, Oil Industry Reach Tentative Deal
The United Steelworkers union announced on March 12 that a tentative deal to end the largest U.S. refinery strike in 35 years was reached with the oil companies.
The new agreement,…
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News Briefs: Refinery Explodes in California
Two people suffered minor injuries at an explosion at the ExxonMobile Refinery in Torrance, California, on Feb. 18.
The explosion, which occurred in a gas-processing unit, was…
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News Briefs: 2 More Refineries Go on Strike
The strike by U.S. refinery workers expanded to two more plants on Sunday. Workers say they are striking because of unfair labor practices by oil companies.
Workers at BP’s Whiting,…
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News Briefs: Union Workers at Refineries Go On Strike
Union workers at four refineries in Texas went on strike Feb. 1 after their contracts expired at midnight.
Employees at the Shell’s Deer Park refinery, LyondellBasell’s Houston…
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News Briefs: Three Mines Set to Close in West Virginia
Alpha Natural Resources, a supplier of metallurgical coal, announced Sept. 26 that it will close three mines in West Virginia because of weak market conditions and government…
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