Crude
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| Initial release | New York |
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| Directors | Joe Berlinger |
| Initial DVD release | February 23, 2010 |
| Producers | Joe Berlinger |
| Michael Bonfiglio | |
| J. R. DeLeon | |
| Richard Stratton | |
| Distributor | First Run Features |
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| ID | 2595919 |
About Crude
In this documentary, director Joe Berlinger looks into a major environmental disaster in the Amazon, which involves the oil industry in Ecuador. While the film explores the human toll of the corporate presence in the heart of the jungle, it also presents the circumstances involved in the massive legal case associated with the complicated situation. Investigating the issue from a variety of perspectives, the movie shows how big business can drastically affect the world. … MORE
Opec oil producers announce surprise cut in output
... The group accounts for about 40% of all the world s Crude oil output...
Shanghai Covid: Oil prices slide after city starts lockdown
... Brent Crude lost more than $3 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand for oil will fall...
Airline giant Delta warns oil increases mean higher ticket prices
... At the start of January, Brent Crude - the international benchmark for oil - was under $80 a barrel, but it recently reached as high as almost $130 as the of oil from the world s biggest exporter, Russia...
Oil price falls below $100 but petrol hits new high
...Motoring groups have called for fuel prices to fall as the cost of Crude oil fell to its lowest level for two weeks...
Petrol price hits new record above £1. 60 a litre
... Oil prices are mainly determined by the price of Crude oil and the dollar exchange rate, as agreements are made in dollars...
War in Ukraine: Warning oil sanctions will further hit UK living costs
... " Surging pump pricesThe price of Brent Crude - the global oil benchmark - has climbed for weeks, hitting a 14-year high of $139 a barrel at one point on Monday...
Ukraine conflict: Oil price soars to highest level
... Brent Crude - the global oil benchmark - spiked to above $139 a barrel, before easing back to below $130...
Metal price rise will make canned food more expensive, says LME chief
... This week, the price of Brent Crude - the global oil benchmark - surged to more than $119 a barrel at one point, the highest since May 2012...
Shanghai Covid: Oil prices slide after city starts lockdown
Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai , an important financial and manufacturing hub.
Brent Crude lost More Than $3 a barrel on concerns that The Move would mean that demand for oil will fall.
The Shanghai Composite stock index fell in early trade before regaining most of the losses later in The Morning .
The lockdown, which began on Monday, is China's largest since the coronavirus outbreak began More Than two years ago.
Until Now , Chinese authorities had resisted locking down The City of almost 25 million People to avoid destabilising The World 's second largest economy.
The City will be Locked Down in two stages over Nine Days while authorities carry out Covid-19 testing.
The Key Financial Centre has battled a New Wave of infections for nearly a month, although case numbers are not high by some international standards.
It Comes after, including the entire Jilin province and the technology hub of Shenzhen.
The Futures contract for Brent Crude - an international benchmark for oil prices - was down by 2. 8% at $117. 30 in late morning trade.
Traders were concerned about the, said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management .
Mr Innes also said in a note to investors that there were expectations of further supply chain disruptions as well as a Fall In demand.
" We might be only dealing with the tip of The Iceberg , " He Said .
Meanwhile, the Shanghai Composite stock index opened lower on Monday before rebounding to trade down by just 0. 13% at lunchtime.
Shanghai 's Public Transport has been suspended and firms and factories in The City have been ordered to halt operations or work remotely.
The lockdown will take place in two stages, starting on Monday with The Eastern side of Shanghai , which includes The City 's Financial Centre .
From Friday, the western side of Shanghai is scheduled to go into lockdown.
This staggered approach means that half of The City will be able to remain open.
Some businesses had already stopped operating in Shanghai , which has been battling a New Wave of Covid infections for nearly a month.
Last week, the Shanghai Disney Resort said it would close until further notice, citing the " current pandemic situation".
" We will continue to monitor the pandemic situation and consult local authorities, and will notify guests as soon as we have a confirmed date to resume operations, " it said.
China's Financial Capital , home to almost 25m People - Shanghai is now a divided city.
Everyone east of its main river is now Locked Down . Another Round of mass testing has started.
By The Weeks end the western half of The City will be shut.
Public Transport is being closed and The City sealed off. Anyone leaving needs to show a negative test.
It is all part of a huge effort to try to stop the spread of a resurgent virus that China's leaders thought they had banished.
Anyone testing positive here is sent to hospital or forced quarantine.
As the numbers continue to rise china's insistence on a zero-Covid strategy is being Tested - But also subtly adapted.
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