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Exxon Mobil CEO makes first big changes to refining

Business

Category: Energy

Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Darren Woods is reorganizing the company’s refining operations, part of a push to boost profits amid volatile oil and natural gas prices, the company said on Monday. The changes at the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer are the most sweeping to date by Woods, who became chief executive in […]

Source: Reuters


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Avgiftshopp setter norske arbeidsplasser i fare

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Category: Food & Beverage

Svenske kjøpmenn langs norskegrensen jubler over økte sjokolade- og sukkervareavgifter i Norge. Taperen er norsk matindustri, som står tilbake med svekket konkurransekraft og arbeidsplasser i fare. Orkla har produksjon i mange land. Norge er blant våre viktigste satsingsområder, og vi har de siste årene investert mange hundre millioner kroner i våre fabrikker her i landet. […]

Source: Dagens Næringsliv


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GOP bets that tax bill will unlock corporate cash overseas

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Category: Government

Republicans and major technology firms who support a tax overhaul have touted reforms that they say will bring offshore profits back into the country, boosting U.S. tax revenue and benefiting the economy. But critics are skeptical of those claims, doubting that both the House and Senate versions of the tax bill give companies like Apple […]

Source: The Hill


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God vinhøst tross dramatiske branner i California: Brann truet California-druene. Men nå kan ekspertene skåle av glede mot alle odds

Business

Category: Food & Beverage

Lederen for Wine Institute, Robert Koch, avslører at årets vinhøst i California – mot alle odds – er av eksepsjonell kvalitet. Vinelskere verden over grep nervøst rundt glassene da voldsomme branner nylig herjet i California. Den solfylte vestkyststaten står for produksjonen av rundt 85 prosent av all amerikansk vin. Noen av landets aller mest kjente […]

Source: Dagbladet


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Summary: AmCham 2017 Thanksgiving Charity Dinner

AmCham

Category: AmCham News

Members and partners turned out in force at Grand Hotel, raising a record NOK 75.000 for the Norwegian Church Abroad in Houston as AmCham hosted a tradition-rich Thanksgiving Charity Dinner. Sponsored by AIG, ExxonMobil and First House, this year legendary American chef Craig Whitson collaborated with the renowned Grand Hotel kitchen to serve an unforgettable, […]

Source: AmCham


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