First US oil firm says it will cut back drilling
December 26-2014 The first major oil firm has blinked as a result of OPEC’s refusal to cut output; ConocoPhillips has ...
Month: December 2014
The Oil Patch
December 26-2014 WAY DOWN — The oil price still slips almost every day. The price as of Friday was $55.52. ...
Saudis say they won’t cut output even if others do
December 26-2014 Saudi Arabia said Sunday it would not cut output to prop up oil markets even if non-OPEC nations ...
Electricity exports boon for importers
December 26-2014 For the last several months the government has been boasting unrelentingly about how much electricity it is exporting ...
Pledged China investment in steel doesn’t show up
December 26-2014 Seven major steel projects in Iran that are dependent on billions of dollars of investment from China have ...
Hekmati starts hunger strike
December 26-2014 FAMILY — Amir Hekmati with his sister Sarah before his fateful visit to Tehran.Ali Hekmati has started a ...
LA nightclub king gets Nevada gambling license by apologizing, apologizing—and apologizing
December 26-2014 NAZARIAN. . . Las Vegas Sam Nazarian made his name in nightclubs in Los Angeles and now wants ...
Waitress gets 1,000% tip
December 26-2014 ASADI. . . Xmas gift Megan Asadi just recently got US citizenship. And, last week, while waitressing at ...