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Meralco - Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company
Consumers   Electricity   Meralco   Philippines   Photos  
 Inquirer 
Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
| MANILA, Philippines—The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has petitioned government regulators for approval to lower the generation charge for March, claiming that the sudden increase in the generation ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Defence   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   US  
 The New York Times 
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed war... (photo: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau )
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia.  The Guardian 
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
* Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery, other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail, background, byline, updates share pr... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Jobs   Photos   Refinery   Trading  
New York Mercantile Exchange, NYME, New York, USA, March 2008  The Press Democrat 
Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
| Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 68 cents to $81.19 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 37 cents to sett... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis)
Economy   New York   Photos   Singapore   US  
Top Stories
Gasoline Station - Petron Inquirer
Petron, Chevron raise gasoline prices by P0.50/L
| MANILA, Philippines—Major oil players Petron Corp. and Chevron Phil. Inc. increased fuel prices Tuesday morning, the firms said. | In separate advisories, both firms sa... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Chevron   Manila   Petron   Photos   Prices  
Power Grid - Electricty - Energy - Power Supply - Davao City - Philippines Inquirer
Power supply still unstable, says NGCP
| MANILA, Philippines—The country's power supply remained unstable marked by the thin reserves of the Luzon and the Visayas grids, and huge generation deficiencies of the... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Electricity   Energy   Mindanao   Philippines   Photos  
Shell Petrol Station in Istanbul - Oil - Petrol price - benzine - gas The Times
Shell and PetroChina eye £2bn bid for Arrow
| Royal Dutch Shell confirmed today that it is in talks to buy Arrow Energy, an Australian natural gas producer, for about $3 billion (£2 billion). | Shell will partner w... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra)
Business   China   Economy   Oil   Photos  
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the National People's Congress, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Daily Star Lebanon
China says Iran sanctions offer no cure
| ‘We don’t think diplomatic efforts have been exhausted’ – foreign minister | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Chris Buckl... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian)
China   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions  
In this image issued by EU NAVFOR on Friday March 5, 2010 shows a boarding party from the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose on Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast on Friday March 5, 2010. The Star
Thai ship free after ransom - Somali pirates
| MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia pirates said they had released the Thai-flagged Thai Union 3 ship on Sunday after receiving a $3 million ransom. | The tuna fishing vessel... (photo: AP / EU NAVFOR)
Photos   Piracy   Shipping   Somalia   Thailand  
A Philippine Air Force Huey helicopter flies away from a camp of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front on top of Mt. Palaw, Sultan Gumander town in Lanao del Sur, Southern Philippines after dropping off troops and supplies Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002. The MILF camp, captured by government troops last October 10, was allegedly occupied by MILF and Abu Sayyaf rebels led by Isnilon Hapilon who fled Basilan island to escape military pursuers. Army soldiers engaged the rebels in several running gunbattlesand killed nine and captured one The Siasat Daily
Philippine marines kill 7 suspected militants
| Manila, March 08: Philippine marines killed at least seven al Qaeda-linked militants on Sunday in a raid on a coastal hide-out, but failed to capture a Malaysian terror... (photo: AP / Froilan Gallardo)
Extremism   Intelligence   Military   Philippines   Photos  
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi looks on during his talks with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at Rome's Chigi palace, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 DNA India
China says Iran sanctions no cure
| Beijing: China's foreign minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over its nuclear programme, while chiding the United States after... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   US  
A Philippine military tank parked near the Philippine Army Headquarter Breitbart
Philippines troops kill seven militants in raid
| Philippine marines killed seven Islamist militants in a raid on their remot... | Philippine marines killed seven Islamist militants early Sunday in a raid on their remo... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Mindanao   Philippines   Photos   Raid   Terror  
Electricity  -  Compact Fluorescent Light  -  Power Supply Inquirer
Luzon to be blackout –free this week
| MANILA, Philippines – Luzon can expect uninterrupted power supply this week if no sudden power plant shutdowns due to technical problems occur, the National Grid Corpor... (photo: WN / Trigedia)
Energy   Luzon   Philippines   Photos   Supply  
The Manila City Hall - City Government - Philippines The Daily Tribune
No stink in Century Park deal
| BLURBAL THRUSTS | 03/07/2010 | At first glance, the graft charges filed recently before the Office of the Ombudsman against Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, Vice Mayor Isko Mo... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Government   Lucio Tan   Manila   Philippines   Photos  
High numbers of police personnel are deployed into wooded areas on Tuesday March 4, 2008 in Singapore. Authorities believe a top Muslim terror suspect has not managed to flee Singapore and have launched an investigation into how he escaped from a high-security prison, a senior government official said Sunday. More than a thousand security personnel were involved in a nationwide search for Mas Selamat Kastari, who is accused of plotting to hijack a plane and crash it into the Singapore's international airport BBC News
Singapore boosts security over threat to oil tankers
| Singapore has bolstered security on land and sea, after receiving reports of a possible plot to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Strait. | Home Minister Wong Han Seng ... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)
Photos   Security   Shipping   Singapore   Terrorism  
Exploration Maritime Industry
- Two trading ships detained
- Maritime enforcement agency saves sick sailor
- Four small Oahu firms get Navy contracts
- Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US t
Container ship Hanjin Ottawa manouevres away from the terminal at Harbor Island as the Ban bridge Island ferry enters the Port of Seattle. The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport.
Hanjin says Subic shipyard's cost competitiveness stands out in crisis
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- Hanjin says Subic shipyard's cost competitiveness stands
- Trade eyes alternate routes, oil buffers over Malacca risk
- Terror alert for Malacca oil tankers
- Tankers warned of terror threat in Malacca Strait
Container ship Hanjin Ottawa manouevres away from the terminal at Harbor Island as the Ban bridge Island ferry enters the Port of Seattle. The Port of Seattle is a port district that runs Seattle's seaport and airport.
Hanjin says Subic shipyard's cost competitiveness stands out in crisis
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Energy Gas
- EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
- Energy Dept. still sees $3-plus gasoline coming
- Energy Department still sees $3-plus gasoline coming
- Energy Dept. still sees $3-plus gasoline coming
A cane cutter works in Batatais, Brazil, in this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo. Booming Brazil is in overdrive with test drilling at a potentially mammoth offshore oil field, trucks jamming ports to offload soy shipments for China, biofuel production galore and plenty of cash for mega-infrastructure projects ranging from bridges to dams
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
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- Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
- US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
- Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
- PetroChina, Shell set sights on Arrow
Meralco - Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company
Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
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Shipping Oil Prices
- Two trading ships detained
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
- South Korea back on track
- Four small Oahu firms get Navy contracts
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
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- Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
- Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
- Petrol price war is over as costs rise across Australia
- Shell and PetroChina eye £2bn bid for Arrow
Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia.
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
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OPEC Business
- Oil hovers above $74; Japan, dollar support
- Oil slips to $74, Japan growth supports
- Oil near $75 in Asia amid improved economic data
- Oil near $75 in Asia amid improved economic data
Oil prices rollback - energy prices market - gasoline and oil pump
Oil near $75 in Asia amid improved economic data
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- China gains Sea of Japan trade access via N. Korean port+
- Calls to end Australia's 'inhumane' sheep exp
- Japan's machinery orders fall in January
- Import of Pakistani rice to quadruple this year
Meralco - Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company
Meralco asks ERC to slash generation rate
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