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The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Hugo's Cuffs Removed A U.K. judge has thrown out an order freezing $12 billion in Petroleos de Venezuela SA -- the national oil company of Venezuela's -- assets.
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The Motley Fool March 26, 2008 David Lee Smith	Russia's At It Again Western companies doing business in Russia must deal with government interference. Last week, Russian police visited the offices of TNK-BP, a joint venture between U.K.-based oil giant BP and a pair of Russian companies.
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The Motley Fool June 26, 2008 David Lee Smith	Exxon Catches a Supreme Break It's taken almost two decades, but ExxonMobil has wriggled out from under most of the $2.5 billion in punitive damages assessed against it after the infamous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska's Prince William Sound.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Yet Another Battle for Chevron Along with its difficulties in Venezuela and Kazakhstan, Chevron's got a new battle. Investors may want to take a pass on shares until its operating economics and its geopolitical squabbles become more settled.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	PetroChina: Still Pumping Out the Profits Government alliances and a booming Chinese market make this stock one to watch.
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The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Rich Duprey	Big Oil Can't Resist the Chavez Charm Despite getting shafted before, Big Oil is swooning over Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez' latest scheme.
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