Bush says US will tap emergency oil supplies
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices inched closer to $50 a barrel yesterday even as the Bush administration offered to tap the nation's emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
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OPEC's president has taken the  unprecedented step of urging the United States to tap its  emergency crude reserves to bring down world oil prices.
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US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he&#39;s committed to helping the countries that were affected by the disaster &quot;in the difficult weeks and months that lie ahead.
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NEW YORK/SAN DIEGO  -  President Bush on Tuesday declared that an "emergency exists" in areas of California stricken by wildfires and authorized federal agencies to coordinate relief in the Los Angeles area.
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By Muklis Ali JAKARTA  - OPEC took the unprecedented step of urging the United States to tap its emergency crude reserves to bring down world oil prices.
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Oil has leapt back above $50 as President George W. Bush edges towards US election victory, a result which traders. say will bolster fuel demand and underpin anxiety over security of Middle East supply.
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President Bush says the United States will stand by the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami, calling the tragedy one of the major natural disasters in world history.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush on Monday  received assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that  his country would boost production and export of oil as prices  hover near record levels.
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With oil prices close to &#36;50 a barrel, the Bush administration is set to allow oil refineries to borrow crude from the government's emergency petroleum stockpile to make up for supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan, a congressional source briefed on the pending decision told Reuters on Thursday.
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PLEAS FOR OIL: President Bush warned Tuesday that surging oil prices threaten the U.S. economy and urged OPEC nations to boost their output. His plea drew little sympathy from oil-rich Saudi Arabia, which said production levels appear normal.
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President Bush called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and said the United States is prepared to give any help needed to resolve the hostage-taking at a Russian school, the Kremlin said.
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President Bush mobilized the federal emergency assistance establishment today on behalf of Southern California officials struggling with devastating wildfires that are forecast to get bigger
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The US is to put more funding into energy research, especially the development of ethanol, to end its reliance on oil, President George W. Bush said in an interview.
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OPEC has taken the unprecedented step  of urging the United States to tap its emergency crude reserves  to bring down world oil prices.
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With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush  administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with  refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency  stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
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President Bush on Tuesday nudged OPEC powerhouse Saudi Arabia and other cartel members to produce more oil, recognizing that soaring prices are straining the US economy
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President Bush mobilized federal emergency assistance Tuesday on behalf of Southern California officials struggling with devastating wildfires, and scheduled a visit to the stricken region on Thursday.