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  <title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Invests $1.4 B in Chile Copper Mine]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[To increase the production capability of the Escondida copper mine in Chile, Rio Tinto has approved US$1.4 billion for two projects supporting this move.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:25:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is seen heading for a slow but steady start on Tuesday with the positive global markets performance extending limited gains on commodities and other risk-related assets.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview 02/14/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stocks added to gains and hit session highs in afternoon trading, buoyed by the adoption of austerity measures by Greece&#039;s Parliament. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently ahead 82 points, or 0.6%, at 12884. The Standard & Poor&#039;s 500-stock index advanced 10 points, or 0.8%, to 1353, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 29 points, or 1%, to 2933.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:41:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Deere & Company Earnings Preview: Q1 Boosted by U.S. Farm Income]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Deere & Co., the world&#039;s largest maker of farm tractors and combines, is expected to report strong fiscal first quarter results as U.S. farmers flush with cash update aging fleets and Deere&#039;s products gain greater acceptance in Brazil.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Soros: Shale Gas and Oil Prompting Economic Recovery]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Billionaire  investor George Soros  attributed the nation&#039;s favorable economic outlook to the nation&#039;s shale resources in a weekend interview.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:07:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 02/13/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Stocks were dragged down for their worst one-day loss in about six weeks by tumult over the Greek bailout, disappointing readings on the U.S. economy and a downgrade of nearly three dozen Italian banks.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:49:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Petrobras Approves 26 New Rigs for Offshore Oil]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pretrobras, Brazil&#039;s oil giant approved the construction of several dozen new oil rigs designed to tap into the country&#039;s large offshore oil deposits.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cuban Oil: Country's Ambitions Endanger Florida Coral Reefs and Coast]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Offshore drilling for oil has begun in Cuban waters in the shadow of the Florida Keys, and with the memory of BP&#039;s Macondo Gulf of Mexico spill still fresh, authorities are bracing for the worst.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:54:14 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Third Company Scales Back U.S. Shale Operations]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[With the price of natural gas so low, BG Group has become the latest company to scale back their shale natural gas production in the United States, in what could be the start of a temporary retreat from the gas industry in the country.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:08:24 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Natural Gas Industry Responds to New Pa. Law: 'I Think It's Going to Hurt a Little Bit']]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In the fallout of months-worth of bitter debate, the Associated Petroleum Industries of Pennsylvania is trying to find out if the state&#039;s General Assembly did indeed put in place &quot;a fair and reasonable impact fee.&quot;.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:22 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/09/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is perceived to maintain its current bouyant status thugging within its comfort zone range between 4,200 to 4,300 with the absence of catalysts to bring forth a major boost, analysts said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:05:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 02/09/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks pared losses to inch higher as investors digested headlines over a Greek debt-restructuring deal that would allow the euro-zone country to avoid a default.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania General Assembly Votes to Impose Fees on Natural Gas Companies]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania legislature, after a full day&#039;s debate, narrow approved a bill that would levy annual fees against natural gas companies for each natural gas well they drill in the state.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:37 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ConocoPhillips Wants Arctic-Bound Offshore Rig Designed by 2013]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[In the next year, ConocoPhillips expects to increase its Arctic footprint thank to a partnership with Singapore&#039;s Keppel Offshore and Marine.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295382/20120208/arctic-exploration-drilling-offshore-conocophillips.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:15 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania House To Decide Natural Gas Fee Legislation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania lawmakers in the state&#039;s Senate have set a template for the rest of the Northeast U.S. to follow in approving a measure to impose annual fees on natural gas companies for each natural gas well they drill.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/295166/20120208/house-natural-gas-fracking-fee-well-drilling.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:54:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Commits $3.4B More in Pilbara, Western Australia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto has committed a further US$3.4 billion to the major expansion of its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/08/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The positive leads from U.S. markets may not impact much on local stocks especially the currency-sensitive ones with the rate pause initiated by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), analysts say.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:12:05 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Vote on Natural Gas Fee]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania lawmakers could by the end of the day Tuesday vote to have the state collect fees from natural gas companies drilling in the state.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/294451/20120207/natural-gas-hydraulic-fractruring-law-fee-production.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:59 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia Construction Declines Further as New Orders Weaken]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Further drops in activity and new orders saw the national construction industry spend another month in the red according to the latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®), in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association. The seasonally adjusted index fell by 1.2 points to 39.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:46:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/07/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is seen to hold firm, but gains are narrowed down by the grim prospects in Greece, that has yet to settle prevailing debt concerns.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:01 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 02/07/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[U.S. stocks drifted lower as the recent rally paused, with investors shifting focus to wrangling in Greece over fiscal austerity. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eased 38 points, or 0.3%, to 12824 as the last hour of trading approached. The Standard & Poor&#039;s 500-stock index lost 2.7 points, or 0.2%, to 1342, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 7.8 points, or 0.3%, to 2898.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:21 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Research Shows Potential of Advanced Mining Automation]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[World-first technology in the mining industry is contributing to better health and safety for miners, production efficiencies and improved energy consumption and environmental benefits, according to a new research.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/293335/20120205/rio-tinto-look-benefits-costs-autonomous-technology.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/293335/20120205/rio-tinto-look-benefits-costs-autonomous-technology.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:02:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 6 February 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The optimism generated by the better-than-expected US jobs is seen to redound to the stock market.

Analysts are bullish that Monday&#039;s trading will record some gains benefitting from the major averages posted by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 1.2% to close at 12862; the S&P climbed 1.5% at 1345; and the NASDAQ advanced 1.6% to end at 2906.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:23:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Bureau of Land Management Reduces Proposed Oil Shale Land Availability]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management Friday recommended that a substantially smaller than originally proposed tract of public land be made available for oil shale and tar sand oil development and research, under a new draft environmental impact statement.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:36:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Facebook IPO: Top 10 Largest U.S. IPOs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Having filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, Facebook has the potential to debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with one of the largest IPOs ever. Check out this slideshow to see which were the largest IPOs in U.S. history.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:36:02 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Petrobras Says Oil Spill from Pipeline Rupture Has Been Contained]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The cause of the pipeline rupture is still under investigation. The pipeline connected a well head on the ocean floor to a floating platform, which was conducting a well test when the rupture took place. The well&#039;s safety mechanisms responded appropriately and the well was closed off automatically.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:26:34 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 03/02/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian stock market is off to a slow start on Friday with commodity-related stocks led by Lynas Corp (ASX: LYC), Aquarius Platinum Ltd (ASX: AQP), Atlas Iron Ltd (ASX:AGO) hitting some gains as of 10:00 AM (AEST).]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:40:56 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Year In Review: 2011 Not The Best for Energy but U.S. Became a Net Exporter Again]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Faced with international political tensions, disruptive weather and natural disasters and global economic woes, oil companies in the U.S. and Europe reported overall declining earnings for the fourth quarter, even as they earned. The good news is that the U.S. became a net energy exporter for the first time since 1949.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:15:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[EPA Defends Recent Stance on Hydraulic Fracturing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is once again facing criticism from oil and natural gas companies over its controversial findings in Wyoming, in which a draft study links hydraulic fracturing to ground water contamination.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/292027/20120202/epa-hydraulic-fracturing-natural-gas-dimock-study.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:15:46 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell's 4Q Profit Tops Expectations]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell, Europe&#039;s largest oil and natural gas company, posted fourth quarter earnings that despite less than favorable market conditions, exceeded analyst expectations thanks to increased natural gas sales.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291839/20120202/royal-dutch-shell-earning-q4-profit-natural.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:41:47 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Xstrata, Glencore Talk Merger, Combination Would be Worth $79B]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Mining group Xstrata and commodities trader Glencore are in talks about an all-share deal that could create a combined group worth more than 50 billion pounds ($79 billion).]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291820/20120202/xstrata-glencore-mining-group-commodities.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:22:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Prosecutors Accuse China of Industrial Espionage Plot Against DuPont]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Federal authorities successfully kept a U.S. businessman in jail Wednesday ahead of his trial for trade secret theft, and argued that it was Chinese government representatives who directed him to obtain valuable technology manufactured by chemical giant DuPont.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291528/20120201/u-s-prosecutors-accuse-china-industrial-espionage.htm</guid>
  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291528/20120201/u-s-prosecutors-accuse-china-industrial-espionage.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:06:42 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Petrobras Oil Spill Extends 43 Square Miles]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Officials with Brazilian oil giant Petrobras, and Brazil&#039;s environmental protection agency (IBAMA), announced Wednesday that 26 cubic meters of &quot;oily water&quot; was collected from an offshore oil production column that ruptured the day before.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/291481/20120201/brazil-petrobras-oil-spill-santos-basin-offshore.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:38:35 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 2 February 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[FROM MORRISON SECURITIES PTY. LTD

U.S. stocks rose broadly, moving to within striking distance of a multi-year high, as investors were bolstered by solid manufacturing reports around the world.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:28:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: Shell Expected To Post Slight Profit Despite Poor Market]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Europe&#039;s biggest  oil company, Royal Dutch Shell is expected to take a hit in its refining and marketing earnings, but could follow the likes of ExxonMobil in posting profit that at least matches analyst expectations thanks to high oil prices.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:40:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cattle Export Ban to Indonesia Fails to Dampen AAco Revenue]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The temporary ban on cattle export to Indonesia failed to dampen the growth of the Australian Agricultural Company (AAco) which even registered a 40 per cent improvement performance that led into a $10.5 million net profit.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:15:54 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 1 February 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s stock market had not moved in pace with the rest of the Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday and is seen to remain flat on Wednesday&#039;s trading, but some action will push media-related stocks led by Fairfax Ltd.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[API Lanches Public Workshops About Hydraulic Fracturing]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The American Petroleum Institute, starting Tuesday, will be hosting a series of public workshops around the country the goal of which is to educate lawmakers, members of the public and various associations on shale gas and hydraulic fracturing.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 1 February 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Dow was in line for a fourth straight decline after a weaker than expected reading on consumer confidence erased early gains prompted by agreements designed to address Europe&#039;s sovereign-debt issues.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:00:11 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil: Q4 Earnings Largely Due To Europe Weakness]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil vice president of investor relations David Rosenthal said his company&#039;s lower than expected earning figures are largely  due to lingering global economic weakness in Europe which hurt the U.S. economic recovery and prompted declines in industry and chemical refining.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:47:33 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hydraulic Fracturing: How Does a Natural Gas Well Get Drilled?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[A lot has been said about hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas drilling technique that has sparked a rush for natural gas in the U.S. Here is how they are built.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19:43 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil's 4Q up but Misses Street View, Shares Down]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil Corp., the world&#039;s largest integrated oil and natural gas company, Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings up six percent, less than analysts expected, as higher crude oil profits offset weaker refining margins.]]></description>
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  <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/290331/20120131/exxonmobil-crude-oil-earnings-profits-q4-2011.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:44 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Leads - 31 January 2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Lacklustre trading is expected in Australian markets following the subdued overnight trading results in the U.S. and European markets still deeply embroiled in the debt crisis.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:22:10 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Two Miners Killed in South Africa's Modikwa Platinum Mine: Union]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Two miners died at South Africa&#039;s Modikwa Platinum underground mine after a cave-in, bringing the number of workers killed at mines in the country this year to more than 10, the National Union of Mineworkers said Saturday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:03:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ExxonMobil Earnings Preview: Profits To Continue Rising in Q4]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[ExxonMobil, the world&#039;s largest integrated oil and natural gas company, is expected to report an increase in revenue in its fourth quarter thanks to high oil prices which have helped the company overcome sluggish refining and low natural gas prices in the United States.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:59:51 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ford Reports Lower-Than-Expected 4Q on Higher Commodity Costs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Friday due to higher commodity costs and losses in its automotive operations in Europe and Asia.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:39:38 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Canadian Feds List Aboriginal Peoples as 'Adversaries' in Oil Sands PR Strategy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[An e-mail circulated among individuals close to a Canadian-government sanctioned public relations team, whose charge is to promote Canada&#039;s image and natural resources in Europe, labeled aboriginal groups and environmentalist as &quot;adversaries&quot; to the country&#039;s business interests.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:55 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[U.S. Appeals Court Explains Chevron-Ecuador Case Decision]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday explained why a New York judge did not have the authority to order an injunction last year prohibiting Ecuadorean plaintiffs from collecting on a ruling against Chevron Corp.]]></description>
  <guid>http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/288283/20120126/chevron-ecuador-court-decision-texaco.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:39:49 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nucor 4Q up 25% on Rising Prices and Shipments]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Nucor Corp. beat weak expectations for its fourth quarter profit on Thursday with a 25 percent increase in earnings, marking a swing to profitability fueled by an uptick in steel prices and shipments.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:08 EST</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shares of Gold, Silver Mining Companies up with Metals' Prices]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The price of gold was up 1.57 percent in afternoon trading to $1,726.8 while the price of silver is up 1.77 percent to $33.71.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:29:20 EST</pubDate>
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