Oil prices plunge The Australian | OIL prices dived below $US140 a barrel today as the US currency firmed and tensions eased over major crude producer Iran, analysts said. | New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, slumped $US5.64 to $US139.65 a barrel in pit trading. | The contract had punched a life-ti...
More ways to help Malaysians face rising oil prices The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is working on other mechanisms apart from offering the fuel rebates to Malaysians to face the onslaught of rising global oil prices, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said. | Among them was the creation...
Petrol dealers laud self-service system The Star | THE Perak Petroleum Dealers Association has lauded the im-plementation of the self-service system beginning Aug 1. | Its newly-elected president Ng Bee Keong said the move, along with the increase of pe-trol and diesel sales commission, would help ...
One drive-off a week at petrol stations - MTA NZ Herald | Petrol stations had almost one drive-off per week last month, according to a survey carried out by the Motor Trade Association. | The survey of 125 petrol stations around the country found that 455 people left petrol stations without paying. | MTA ...
Oil dips as NZ fuel prices rise TVNZ Jul 8, 2008 10:02 AM | Just as petrol goes up another six cents at New Zealand pumps, the price of oil has dipped on international markets. | Crude has fallen over $US4 a barrel to trade at $US140 a barrel, a drop of 3.3%. | The move is being put dow...
Oil prices plunge The Australian | OIL prices dived below $US140 a barrel today as the US currency firmed and tensions eased over major crude producer Iran, analysts said. | New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, slumped $US5.64 to $US139.65 a barrel in...
Petrol prices rise again TVNZ Jul 7, 2008 6:29 PM | Most major petrol companies have increased the price of petrol and diesel by six cents a litre. That puts the price of 91 at $2.18.9 a litre. | Gull New Zealand has resisted, but General Manager Dave Bodger is sayin...
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PM pushed for petrol price guarantee in emissions trade The Australian | BRENDAN Nelson has challenged Kevin Rudd today to guarantee that the introduction of an emissions trading scheme will not raise petrol prices. | Signalling a tough line on the in...
Petrol pain strikes wings and wheels Sydney Morning Herald | TRAVELLERS are resorting to cashing in their credit card reward points because of the skyrocketing price of plane tickets, following recent increases in fuel surcharges. | These ...
Petrol hikes 'need to be made public' The Australian | THE Federal Opposition has called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to reveal any plans for petrol price hikes following the release of the Garnaut Report on climate change. | Professor Ross Garnaut has recommended paying more for petrol, gas power and ...
Rally at mosque to protest fuel price fizzles out The Star | KUALA LUMPUR: A rally planned in front of the Kampung Baru mosque yesterday to protest the fuel price increase did not materialise, as police did not allow any gathering at the venue. | However, two PKR Youth members, Khairul Anwar and Mohd Haidir,...
Biofuels to blame for high fuel Journal Online LONDON - Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. | The daily said the report was finished in April but was not publ...
Focus on nature and adventure The Star | THE Malaysian brand issue of identifying what's unique about Malaysia has cropped up again as highlighted by Pulai MP Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed who said that "We have to find something unique to us," (The Star, June 21). | I would like to focus on the field of tourism as part of our efforts in branding Malaysia. Jazlan commented: "People say it's ...
G8 summiteers agree on joint action to curb oil prices The Australian | THE G8 leaders have agreed the big industrial economies will co-operate more closely in efforts to curb soaring oil prices, calling the huge recent rises in energy and food costs a "serious challenge to stable growth worldwide". | Oil prices have doubled in the past 12 months, reaching a record $US146 a barrel last week, and basic food costs have...
