Oil

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Examining the impact of COP28's big step forward
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Science & Environment
Posted
13 December 2023
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Is humanity ready to kick its fossil fuel addiction?
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Science & Environment
Posted
10 December 2023
Nigeria takes major step to producing refined oil
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Africa
Posted
9 December 2023
Brazil deploys troops to Venezuela border
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
7 December 2023
Is this the end of oil and gas as we know them?
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Science & Environment
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6 December 2023
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1150
Latest News Picks. A Climate Conflict of Interest? Audio, 6 minutes
The UAE planned to strike fossil fuel business deals while hosting the UN climate summit.
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BBC News
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Blame game begins over Grangemouth's symbolic loss
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Scotland business
Posted
22 November 2023
Grangemouth: 100 years in the oil industry
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Tayside and Central Scotland
Posted
22 November 2023
PM defends fossil fuel production at gas plant
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Norfolk
Posted
6 November 2023
Shell posts $6.2bn profit as oil prices rise again
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Business
Posted
2 November 2023
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762
World Bank warns oil prices could reach $150
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Business
Posted
30 October 2023
Witness History. The billion dollar bid to stop oil drilling in the Amazon. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2010 a $3.6billion fund began to stop oil drilling in Ecuador’s Yasuni national park
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BBC World Service
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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
19 October 2023
'Difficult winter' ahead as oil prices remain high
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Northern Ireland
Posted
15 October 2023
Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel
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Business
Posted
9 October 2023
Witness History. Protectors of the Amazon. Audio, 9 minutes
In 2003, the Sarayaku community began a legal battle against an oil company
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BBC World Service
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Witness History. The Amoco Cadiz oil spill. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1978, a crude oil tanker was shipwrecked off the coast of France
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BBC World Service
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Petrol prices rise for fourth month in a row - RAC
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Business
Posted
4 October 2023
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332
Witness History. The oilfield that changed Kazakhstan. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1993 Kazakhstan partnered with Chevron and started drilling for oil
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BBC World Service
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Oil cartel leader says demand expected to grow
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Business
Posted
3 October 2023
Warning over fuel prices as oil hits 10-month high
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Business
Posted
19 September 2023
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2005
Guyana scrambles to make the most of oil wealth
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Latin America & Caribbean
Posted
11 September 2023
Oil terminal expansion green-lit despite opposition
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Northern Ireland
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7 September 2023