- On Monday a jury acquitted Chevron Corp. in a human rights case involving Nigerian militants and protestors.
- The case, Bowoto v. Chevron, concerned allegations of human rights abuses by the San Ramon oil giant.
- In a 1998 incident, Nigerian protestors boarded an offshore Chevron oil platform and some of them were then shot by Nigerian police.
- Chevron has long said it had no control over the tactics used by Nigerian police in the incident, while those who filed the suit in U.S. court maintain the company was responsible for the shootings.

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• CVX Yesterday 05:00pm
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• XOM Yesterday 11:46am
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• Yesterday 01:53am
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• XOM 1/7/2009 01:29am
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• 1/6/2009 02:15pm
  Rep Markey introduces bill to "permenently" put ANWAR off limits for drilling
  

Energy sector headlines

• PCX Today 04:05pm
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• TMR Today 02:02pm
  Meridian Resource Corp. Names Chairman Paul Ching interim CEO
  
• EDF.FR Today 12:45pm
  Electricite de France S&P cuts EDF S.A. to A+ from AA-- British Energy rating raised to BBB- - these actions follow the merger
  
• Today 11:56am
  Deutsche Bank lowers Q1 oil price forecast to $45 from $55, expects bottom of market at year's end (timing uncertain)
  
• DEP Today 11:45am
  Duncan Energy Partners LP Boosting cash distribution to $0.4275 from $0.41 prior- Payable Feb 9 to unitholders of record at the close of business Jan 30.