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Russia's Lukoil begins shipping crude oil from Murmansk to Madre de Deus, Brazil.
2023-09-8

The MT "New Diamond" is towed out of sea off the coast of Sri Lanka amid major fears of a massive oil spill after the ship caught fire yesterday, killing one Filipino crewman. The Panamanian-registered ship carries about 270,000 tonnes of crude oil. The government of the Maldives has expressed worry, with a presidential minister saying that the country needs to take all precautions to prevent oil from reaching its shores.
2020-09-4

As new Libyan production comes on line, the world price of crude oil falls below $55 a barrel.
2016-12-23

General Electric says it plans to merge its oil and gas business with the large oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. This follows the demise of a merger plan between Baker Hughes and Halliburton.
2016-10-31

The price of crude oil drops to $48 per barrel, the lowest since April of 2009.
2015-01-6

A Canadian National Railway train from Toronto carrying crude oil and propane derails and catches fire in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, in the northwest part of the province, causing 45 homes to be evacuated in a rural area. No one has yet been injured, and the fire has diminished, so far without the propane exploding. [http:--news.msn.com-world-canadian-oil-train-derails-catches-fire (MSN)]date=April 2020
2014-01-8

2013 Mayflower oil spill: An Exxon Mobil crude oil pipeline ruptures near the town of Mayflower in the U.S. state of Arkansas, spilling thousands of barrels from the tar sands.
2013-03-31

Barclays Capital raises its forecast for crude oil prices, referring to the "intensification of the geopolitical background" for the market.
2011-07-5

Qatar recognizes Libyan rebels as the representative of the Libyan people, after a deal to market crude oil.
2011-03-28

Uncertainty in Libya leads to falls in world stock markets and increases in crude oil prices.
2011-02-22