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13 hrs ago | WHAS-TV Louisville

2 Ky. men sue contractors over exposure to toxins

A pair of Kentucky men who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing two U.S. military contractors and accusing the companies of exposing them to toxic fumes and ash from "burn pits." The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville on Monday by former Air Force Sgt.

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Related Topix: Louisville, KY, US Military, US Air Force, Energy, Oil & Gas

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Raw Story

Lawsuit: KBR May have Poisoned 100,000 in Iraq, Including Us Troops

Defense contractor KBR may have exposed as many as 100,000 people, including US troops, to cancer-causing toxins by burning waste in open-air pits in Iraq, says a series of class-action lawsuits filed against the company.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, US Politics, US News, Byron Dorgan, US Senate, Democrat, US Military, US Air Force, Huntsville Metro, Huntsville, AL

Sun Nov 08, 2009

AME Info

Halliburton wins South Ghawar deal

Saudi Arabia: 2 hours, 15 minutes ago Saudi Aramco has awarded US-based oilfield services corporation, Halliburton a broad five-year oilfield service contract to develop wells in the world's largest oil field, South Ghawar, Reuters has reported.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Lahonton Valley News

Unequal justice

In 2005, 19-year-old Jamie Leigh Jones of Houston was working for Halliburton/KBR in the Green Zone, Iraq.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Prison, US Politics, US News, Ted Poe, Republican, US House of Representatives

R & D

4 Colo. vets sue Halliburton, KBR

Four Colorado veterans are the latest to file "burn pit" lawsuits against military contractors accused of exposing soldiers to toxic fumes and ash.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Motley Fool

Do You Really Want to Buy Oilfield Services?

It hasn't been a top-notch earnings season for the oilfield services sector. Halliburton , the second-largest participant in the group, led off with mediocre results, but did manage to beat expectations.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, BJ Services

WPMT-TV York

Halliburton receives drilling contract for Saudi Arabia's Ghawar field

Halliburton Co. said Friday it received a contract to drill and complete oil wells in Saudi Arabia's Ghawar field.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, World News

Wed Nov 04, 2009

American Chronicle

Why Should We Distrust Dick Cheney......? My, Oh My, Let Me Count the Ways...

Well, here we are again. One more time we get to ask ourselves why did this man get elected as VP...and then get re-elected? ...Former A.G. Gonzales and former V.P. Cheney, both indicted on charges involving Texas Federal Prisons.

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Related Topix: Dick Cheney, Texas, Energy, Oil & Gas, Opinion

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Motley Fool

This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

At The Motley Fool, we poke plenty of fun at Wall Street analysts and their endless cycle of upgrades, downgrades, and "initiating coverage at neutral." So you might think we'd be the last people to give virtual ink to such "news." And we would be -- if that were all we were doing.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Energy, Oil & Gas

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Motley Fool

Patterson Ponders a Drilling Pickup

I didn't get to comment on Nabors Industries ' quarterly results last week, but here's the gist of that company's conference call: The numbers were even worse than management expected, but this looks like the bottom.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Schlumberger, Chesapeake Energy

Fri Oct 30, 2009

The Motley Fool

Still No Love for This Gas Company

So far for this quarter, we've heard pretty positive things from Newfield Exploration and Range Resources .

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Newfield Exploration, Range Resources Corporation, Cabot Oil and Gas, Susquehanna County, PA, Southwestern Energy

Thu Oct 29, 2009

MSNBC

What French Convictions Say About Cheney and Halliburton

The conviction of arms dealers and former top government officials in France could help to shed light on Dick Cheney's Halliburton years.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, US Politics, US News, Dick Cheney, World News, Angola, Africa, Prison, Paradise Valley, AZ

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Digital Producer

Early Success ' Realizing Value from a Global R5000 Software Upgrade at Shell

HOUSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Landmark, a brand of Halliburton , announced today that it had, in partnership with Shell, completed the first of several critical deployments in the global rollout of R5000 versions of Landmark software.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas

Tue Oct 27, 2009

PR-inside.com

Halliburton Strengthens Advanced Structural Modeling Solutions...

Halliburton announced today that it has acquired Geo-Logic Systems, LLC. Founded in 1983, Geo-Logic Systems is the leading provider of advanced structural interpretation, analysis and restoration software for complex geologic environments.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas

Myrtle Beach Online

BP Q3 profit down by a third, tops forecasts

BP PLC, Europe's second-largest oil company, reported a 34 percent fall in third-quarter profit to $5.3 billion - better than markets expected - as oil and gas prices fell from record levels a year earlier.

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Related Topix: BP plc, Oil & Gas, Energy, Schlumberger, Business News

Charleston Daily Mail

Portraying Republicans as supporting rape

Picking one's battles has never been trickier, especially if you're a member of the benighted Republican Party.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Energy, Oil & Gas, Opinion

Mon Oct 26, 2009

PR-inside.com

Halliburton Releases Innovative 3D Visualization Offering Based on...

Landmark, a brand of Halliburton , today launches GeoGraphix DiscoveryTM 3D software, the new Microsoft Windows PC-based offering incorporating state-of-the-art interactive visualization tools from Microsoft's Xbox gaming console and the 64-bit capabilities and performance of the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing and Engineering, Software, Microsoft, Startups, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games

MarketNewsVideo

SLB Earns $787 million

Oil and gas services provider Schlumberger reported earnings on Friday morning. The company earned $787 million, or 65 cents per share, during the third quarter, a drop of 48 percent from the same quarter last year.

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Related Topix: Schlumberger, Energy, Oil & Gas, Video, Business News

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Investopedia

Oil Services Still The Best Way To Play Crude

With crude oil finally pushing past $75 a barrel and coming to rest at a fresh 52-week high around $77 a barrel, hope will no doubt be renewed that black gold is poised to make another bullish run.

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Related Topix: Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil, Energy, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Lebanon Daily News

Saturday, Oct. 24

On Nov. 15, Americans will celebrate America Recycles Day. Recycling is a simple way in which everyone in Penn sylvania can protect the environment, preserve our natural resources and con tribute to the economic well-being of our nation.

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Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Lebanon, PA, Harrisburg Metro

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