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Die Suche nach »OPEC« hat 34 Resultate geliefert. Angezeigt werden die Resultate von 11 bis 20.



For Lobbyists, High Gas Prices Are Good News
Jim Snyder, of The Hill: "There may be one group of people who don't mind the soaring oil prices - lobbyists. Rising gas prices have provided steady employment on K Street, even if the spike has made it... ...
Gates: 2nd carrier in Gulf a ‘reminder’ to Iran
MSNBC 04/29/08 Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that sending a second U.S. aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf could serve as a ‘reminder’ to Iran, but he said it’s not an escalation of force.... ...
OPEC blames record oil prices on US
USA Today 03/05/08 Oil rallied to a record near $105 a barrel Wednesday after OPEC decided to maintain output and federal data showed lower U.S. crude inventories. U.S. crude futures settled up $5.00... ...
Schlechte Aussichten für den Klimaschutz
Das größte Hindernis beim Aufhalten des Klimawandels könnte das selbstsüchtige Verhalten des Menschen sein. Wir sind selbst bei großem Gesamtrisiko offenbar nicht bereit, bewusst unseren eigenen kleinen... ...
The fall of the Dollar Empire
OPEC considers dumping US dollar Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plans to discuss a proposal by Iran and Venezuela to price oil in non-dollar currencies. http://www.pr esstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=43 221&sectionid=3510213... ...
Another New Low for the Dollar
The dollar fell to a new all-time low against the euro Monday after a weekend meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers ended without a clear statement about weakness in the U.S. currency. http://biz.yaho o.com/ap/071022/dollar.htm l?.v=2 Fear... ...
Gulf funds drift away from dollar
Asset diversification by the Gulf sovereign wealth funds and the possibility that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) will change the pricing of oil from the dollar to another currency... ...
Retreat from Basra: the slow death of the Iraq campaign
In the week that British forces departed from Basra Palace, Kim Sengupta reports on the propects for a country where so many have died - and are still dying. http://news.indepe ndent.co.uk/world/middle_e ast/article2944349.ece F rom... ...
The Liberator
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich An agreement was struck with OPEC to price oil in U.S. dollars exclusively for all worldwide transactions. This gave the dollar a special place among world currencies and in... ...
Oil companies salivating over U.S. reserves
Colorado and Utah have as much oil as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela, Nigeria, Kuwait, Libya, Angola, Algeria, Indonesia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates combined. Trapped in limestone up to 200 feet... ...