International Business News - TSO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Energy stocks plunged Friday as crude and natural gas prices dropped to levels not seen in more than a year. The sector has fallen alongside a broader sell-off on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping nearly 700 points at one point Friday, or about 8 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/energy-stocks-whacked-by-diving-crude-gas-prices.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:06:54 EDT Shares of refiners fell in Wednesday afternoon trading as demand worries grew after the government said interest in gasoline dropped over the last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/sector-snap-shares-of-refiners-slide.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:29:06 EDT Crude-oil inventories rose for the second time last week and joined gasoline stockpiles with an unexpected jump, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/crude-oil-stockpiles-unexpectedly-jumped-last-week.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:47:46 EDT Crude-oil inventories rose last week after dropping in the previous four periods, while gasoline stockpiles increased unexpectedly, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/crude-oil-stockpiles-rose-unexpectedly-last-week.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:47:13 EDT Crude-oil inventories dropped last week for the fourth week in a row, and gasoline stockpiles tumbled more than expected, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/crude-oil-stockpiles-dropped-last-week.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:49:26 EDT Crude-oil inventories fell last week for the third week in a row while gasoline stockpiles dropped, according to government data released Wednesday. For the week ended Sept. 12, crude-oil inventories fell by 6.3 million barrels, or 2.1 percent, to 291.7 million barrels, which is 8 percent below year-ago levels, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/crude-oil-stockpiles-dropped-last-week.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:51:56 EDT Refining stocks dropped Tuesday morning--even as crude oil prices fell--as the global markets digested more worrisome news out of the financial sector, including Goldman Sachs' latest earnings, the demise of Lehman Brothers and trouble at American International Group. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/shares-of-refiners-slide-with-wall-street.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:19:52 EDT Even though the price of crude continued to decline, shares of refiners dropped Monday in the wake of Hurricane Ike's tear through the heart of the nation's refinery system on the Gulf Coast. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/sector-snap-shares-of-refiners-drop-after-ike.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:41:16 EDT Oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico braced for Hurricane Ike Friday as the storm barreled toward southern Texas where it is expected to make landfall early this weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/ahead-of-the-bell-oil-companies-brace-for-ike.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:03:04 EDT The Energy Department said Wednesday it will invest $4.4 million in six university biofuel projects that focus on areas such as seaweed sludge and algae cultures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/doe-awards-4-4m-in-grants-for-biofuel-research.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:52:48 EDT Crude-oil inventories dropped sharply for the second time last week while gasoline stockpiles plunged, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/crude-stockpiles-fell-last-week-in-gustavs-wake.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:48:58 EDT Crude-oil inventories tumbled last week after sliding slightly in the prior period, while gasoline stockpiles fell less than expected, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/crude-oil-stockpiles-tumbled-last-week.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:29:38 EDT Full exploitation of the oil-rich Bakken shale formation in western North Dakota will require extensive infrastructure expansion so oilmen do not idle rigs, government and industry officials say. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/nd-bakken-potential-stunted-by-infrastructure.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:04:24 EDT Crude-oil inventories fell slightly last week after rising sharply in the prior period, while gasoline stockpiles dropped less than expected, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/crude-oil-stockpiles-fell-slightly-last-week.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:47:22 EDT Wall Street posted a sizable advance Wednesday after the government reported a larger-than-expected increase in orders for big-ticket manufactured goods that indicated the economy could be stronger than some investors thought. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117191-wall-street.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/stock-futures-lower-ahead-of-durable-goods-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/stock-futures-lower-ahead-of-durable-goods-report.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:08:10 EDT Natural gas in storage in the U.S. rose last week and is 1 percent above the five-year average for this time of year, a government report said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/doe-says-natural-gas-supplies-rose-last-week.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:41:27 EDT Crude-oil inventories jumped much more than expected last week after sliding in the previous period, while gasoline stockpiles tumbled, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/crude-oil-stockpiles-jumped-last-week.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:46:38 EDT Crude-oil inventories fell last week after rising in the prior period, and gasoline stockpiles plunged, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/crude-oil-inventories-gas-stockpiles-slide.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:53:07 EDT Shares of refiner Tesoro Corp. jumped 7 percent Friday afternoon as crude prices continued their recent slide, potentially lowering costs for the producer of gasoline and other fuels made from oil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/tesoros-stock-climbs-as-crude-prices-fall.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:29:50 EDT Shares of oil refiner Tesoro Corp. jumped Wednesday after oil prices fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Light, sweet crude for September delivery finished the session down 59 cents at $118.58 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices earlier fell as low as $117.11, the lowest since May 2 and slightly more than $30 below their trading high of $147.27 reached July 11. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/tesoros-stock-jumps-on-lower-oil-price.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:17:38 EDT