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The Hindu Business Line  May 19  Comment 
Public sector explorer ONGC has added 84.84 million tonnes to its reserves in a single year — 2012-13. This is the highest reserve accretion that the oil major has achieved in two decades.
The Hindu Business Line  May 17  Comment 
Public sector oil major ONGC is planning to join hands with IndianOil for acquiring West Bengal Government’s 40 per cent stake in the ailing Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd, according to sources. IOC ho...
Reuters  May 17  Comment 
Spanish energy regulator CNE on Friday accused three oil companies of colluding to hike fuel prices at the pump to protect their profits during a period of steep falls in demand in the midst of a deep recession.     
Benzinga  May 16  Comment 
Below are the top small-cap major integrated oil & gas stocks on NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Adams Resources & Energy (NYSE: AE) is $3.38 billion. Adams Resources & Energy had $47.24 million in...
Financial Times  May 15  Comment 
Ed Davey, UK energy secretary, warns if any oil groups are caught fixing prices, they will face the ‘full force of the law’ and ‘heavy fines’
Financial Times  May 15  Comment 
A handful of energy companies, the largest commodity traders and investment banks that are active in commodity trading dominate crude and oil markets
The Straits Times  May 15  Comment 
May 15, 2013 10:42 AM BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission has carried out surprise inspections at several major oil companies over possible price fixing in breach of EU anti-trust rules.     
Reuters  May 14  Comment 
European authorities have raided offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil in an investigation of suspected manipulation of oil prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor rigging scandal.
Reuters  May 14  Comment 
European authorities have raided offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil in an investigation of suspected manipulation of oil prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor rigging scandal.     
Financial Times  May 5  Comment 
Oil major and partners to begin work 150km off the coast of County Kerry to explore the Dunquin prospect, seen as one of the most exciting formations in Irish waters




 
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The oil majors are vertically integrated oil and gas companies involved in all stages of the oil industry - exploration, production, refining, trading, marketing, and, sometimes, transportation.

The supermajors are the six largest non-state owned oil companies, formed during the consolidation of the oil industry during the mid-1990s:

In the middle of the 20th century, the world's most powerful oil companies were known as the "Seven Sisters". On March 11th, 2007, the Financial Times named a "New Seven Sisters" (most of which are state-owned):

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