Fact Watch: Playing politics with gasoline prices; both parties make questionable claims

By FactCheck.Org

Democrats and Republicans both demagogue the gasoline price issue

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… ces and gouging the public. Republicans have called for increased domestic oil production and warned that any attempt to penalize oil companies will cause more pain …"

"… on the price of crude oil and that the tax changes would not affect crude oil production; therefore, the price would likely not be affected.CRS, May 11: The price …"

"… ts-per-gallon figure "disingenuous," because it ignores high earnings from oil production. "Bringing crude oil to market has been incredibly profitable," Kloza said …"

$163 million spent on oil pollution research — with no coordination

By Laurel Adams

Interagency committee to coordinate oil pollution research - didn't

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… plan in 14 years and research being conducted does not reflect changes in oil production, like the increase in deep-water drilling and Arctic oil production.The go …"

"… ges in oil production, like the increase in deep-water drilling and Arctic oil production.The goal of the committee was to coordinate oil pollution research among f …"

Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

By Charles Lewis

On January 30, 1990, Platt's Oilgram News, a respected trade journal of the petroleum industry, reported that a subsidiary of a small, Dalla

Excerpts from this story referencing "Princeton University":

"… elder Bush’s political career, ever since the two had been classmates at Princeton University. Baker managed Bush’s presidential campaign in 1980 and was Secretary of …"

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Analysis — U.S. interests at risk in six Mideast nations

By Barbara Slavin

Snapshots of six pivotal nations: Turmoil in Middle East threatens U.S. interests in short term even if more democratic governments emerge..

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… .S. concerns focus on Saudi succession and preventing disruptions to Saudi oil production. Abdullah is 87 and in poor health; his half brother and crown prince, Sul …"

"… s on Feb. 24 arrested two opposition leaders and their wives.Disruption of oil production in Libya and general uncertainty in the region have boosted oil prices and …"

Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… to the AUC, these armed delinquents have been able to keep the region’s oil production in check and also control the narcotraffickers whose livelihood depends on …"

Fishing and the offshore oil industry: A delicate imbalance

By Christiane Badgley

Fishing and the offshore oil industry in Ghana

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… vironmental agency.”At its current pace of around 120,000 barrels a day, oil production will account for about 5 percent of Ghanaian GDP in the next few years. Th …"

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Canada's about-face on climate

By William Marsden

Tar sands and a tough business lobby pull Ottawa far from Copenhagen

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… , Alberta is responsible for about 70 percent of the country’s oil production. With its refineries, gas flaring, coal-fired power plants, and tar sands …"

Winning contractors

U.S. contractors reap the windfalls of post-war reconstruction

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… , but banking publications report the real windfalls will come once Iraq's oil production resumes full capacity and anticipated billions of dollars flow through the …"

Contracts with provisional authorities

By Kevin Baron, Neil Gordon and Laura Peterson

Some players in Iraq got their business from Baghdad and Kabul

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… t banking publications report that the real windfall will come once Iraq's oil production resumes full capacity and an anticipated billions of dollars will flow thr …"

Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "oil production":

"… rated as a movement by the late 1970s.The war barely touched Angola's oil production, largely because the bulk of the reserves are offshore. Angola produced an …"

"… $355 million. The company also announced it would annually publish data on oil production as well as any payments or taxes paid under its contracts with the Angolan …"

"… golan Finance Ministry in summer 2002 posted sales on its Web site showing oil production and value figures in 2001 – economists say the move is only one small st …"

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