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Benchmark: Focus on Ike and Nigeria

Monday, September 15, 2008

Though ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and Placid Refining Company are both receiving hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude from America’s federal reserves to continue refinery operations, and two rigs in the Gulf have been knocked adrift, the overall impact of Ike appears fairly benevolent to energy companies.

Floods and power shortage hit Houma-Houston oil line

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Flooding and power outages caused by Hurricane Ike affected the restart of the Houma-to-Houston crude oil pipeline on Sunday. For full story, click here

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