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Chavez Death Could Affect Oil Prices, Production and Pollution
2013-03-10 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: A Venezuelan oil minister once referred to his country's main export as the "devil's excrement." Well see how the death of Hugo Chavez affects production levels of this Faustian fuelwhich influences both the global oil market and the climate. Venezuelas oil has problematic qualities. The thick, tar-like oil requires extra heat to flow. Once finally on the move, it's fed to refineries where the heavy oil must be what the engineers call "cracked." That chemical process removes excess carbon...
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Richmond | 3-5-13 | 3322 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd | PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE | EA 13-118097
2013-03-07 00:46:23| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 686kbCategory: Pre-Application Conferences
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Hugo Chavez Leaves Venezuela Rich in Oil, But Ailing
2013-03-06 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Venezuela's oil wealth fueled Hugo Chavez's socialist programs at home and policies abroad, but the world's largest petroleum reserves were never enough to deliver prosperity in his 14-year rule. One of Chavez's final acts, ordered last month from his hospital bed, was to cut the price of the national currency by a thirdthe seventh devaluation of his presidencyin an attempt to narrow a staggering deficit with a hike in the cost of living for Venezuelans. He died yesterday at the age of 58, leaving...
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Chavez successors likely to continue to use oil as political tool
2013-03-06 17:28:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
Five years ago, a full-page ad blasting Exxon Mobil appeared in the Venezuelan newspaper Ultimas Noticias.
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Brent Trades Near Four-Day High on Pipeline Halt; Chavez Dies
2013-03-06 13:27:41| Appliances - Topix.net
Brent crude was little changed near its highest in four days as a North Sea pipeline system remained shut and Venezuela, OPEC's fourth-biggest producer, announced the death of President Hugo Chavez.
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