Monday, March 23, 2009

Suncor To Buy Petro-Canada, Crude Oil Up Sharply On Fed Plan and Stock Rally


"Suncor To Buy Petro-Canada For $15 Billion Of Stock"
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) said Monday it will acquire Petro-Canada (PCZ) for about $15 billion in stock as the two oil-sands companies bulk up to cut costs in the face of lower oil prices and a slowing world economy....Complete Story

"Crude Up Sharply As Stock Markets Rally"
U.S. crude oil futures rose on Monday, jumping above $53 a barrel as Wall Street and global stock markets rallied on a U.S. plan to buy up so-called toxic assets to tidy up bank balance sheets....Complete Story

"Schlumberger Says Another Round of Layoffs Coming"
Schlumberger is preparing for its second round of layoffs this year amid a global downturn in oil and gas activity that also has also pushed rivals to cut jobs....Complete Story

"Russia Sees No Economic Reason to Join OPEC, Energy Minister Shmatko Says"
Russia Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said his country has no economic reason to join OPEC at the moment as the national oil industry already responds to market signals....Complete Story

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