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An Esso gas station in Stabekk, Norway. Esso is an international trade name for Exxon Mobil and its related companies. Pronounced /so/ ("S-O"), it is derived from the initials of the pre-1911 Standard Oil, and as such became the focus of much litigation and regulatory restriction in the United States.
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New technology propels 'old energy' boom
Denver Post
NEW YORK—Technology created an energy revolution over the past decade—just not the one we expected. | By now, cars were supposed to be running on fuel made from plant waste or algae—or powered by hydrogen or cheap batteries that burned nothing at all. Electricity would be generated...
Ted Cruz speaking to Tea Party Express supporters at a rally in Austin, Texas.
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Ted Cruz Tells South Carolina Republicans To Protect Constitution, Text Him Their Number
Huffington Post
COLUMBIA, S.C. -– In the space of a few minutes here Friday night, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) went from talking about constitutional amendments to asking for people to send him text messages. | That's what talk of a presidential run will do to a politician when he comes to an early primary state. | C...
Reality check for shale oil boom
Canberra Times
For the past three years, the boom in the US shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to market. | Now, at the periphery, ...
Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria
Daily Press
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to ma...
Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria
Baltimore Sun
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to ma...
Analysis: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria
Sun Sentinel
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past three years, the boom in the U.S. shale oil industry has outstripped all expectations. Production surged far faster than any forecasts; drillers raced to secure space in new pipelines to get their crude to ma...
Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill
Chicago Sun-Times
Updated: May 17, 2013 6:04PM | HOUSTON (AP) — Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. | The lawsuit, fi...
UpdateDow lauds LNG export decision, calls it a ‘prudent step’
ICIS
   | HOUSTON (ICIS)--Dow Chemical praised the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision on Friday to allow a second non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) export permit for liquefied natural gas (LNG), calling it a “prudent step in pursuit of a ...
Study cites $1.7 billion in economic impact from Alamodome events
Business Journal
Sanford Nowlin Reporter- San Antonio Business Journal Email | Events staged at San Antonio’s Alamodome sports facility generated $1.7 billion in total economic impact between 2003 and 2012, according to a survey conducted by economist Steve Niven o...



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