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North American Oil And Gas Bankruptcy Debt Has Hit An All-Time High
The associated debt from North American oil and gas bankruptcies in 2020 has already reached an all-time high and is set to grow even further this year as the wave of Chapter 11 filings continues, a Rystad Energy report projects, analyzing industry data from law firm Haynes and Boone.
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American oil is crashing because it has nowhere to go
The spectacular collapse in oil markets is showing no signs of easing, as the coronavirus crisis saps demand and producers run out of places to store all their excess barrels of crude. What's happening: US oil prices plunged more than 28% to nearly $13 per barrel on Monday, their lowest level since 1999.
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40,000 liters of oil have spilled into the sea off a remote island in Chile's pristine Patagonia
The Chilean Navy has been deployed after 40,000 liters of diesel were spilled into the sea near a remote island on the country's southern coast. The oil spill occurred on Saturday off Guarello Island on the Chilean side of Patagonia, the pristine southernmost region making up the tip of both Argentina and Chile.
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Bottiglia di vetro olio/aceto, con erogatore versatore - ampolla condimenti per insalate
I have one of these, or similar. I bought it in Italy. It is the best thing for olive oil. When you put it down, excess oil runs down the spout and through the vein in the ground glass connection and back into the bottle. If you aren't eating more olive oil, you should be. Except possibly in the US where there is a lot of fake olive oil.
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Your olive oil is almost certainly fake
Walk into your kitchen and pick up your bottle of olive oil. You know, that health-promoting nectar of Mediterranean age-defying prowess, lubricant of pasta, the only thing that makes your kale salad palatable? Yeah, that stuff is almost certainly not what you think it is. That's because unless you've plucked your own olives from your own backyard grove and crushed the fruit and pressed the oil yourself, that slippery substance was likely cut, adulterated, and deceptively labeled before it reached the bottle in your hands
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Italy Moves to Toughen Penalties for Olive Oil Fraud
Italian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to stiffen a legislative decree that Italian olive oil producers and other critics charged would decriminalize olive oil counterfeiting. Commissions in both houses of Parliament approved the decree but recommended that the government ensure that criminal law prevail over administrative sanctions, such as simple fines, in cases of commercial fraud.
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How to Taste Olive Oil - An Illustrated Guide
Nicholas Coleman, chief oleologist at Eataly in New York City, taught us how to choose olive oil. Now, he tells us how to taste it properly. Before you cook with olive oil, it’s important to taste it—just like people taste wine or cheese. Doing this will give you ideas about what you can pair it with!
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How one man turned olive oil waste into a popular household cleaner for Whole Foods
The amazing accidental discovery also led to the invention of products that exfoliate the skin.
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Italian companies investigated for passing off ordinary olive oil as extra-virgin
The investigation, the latest scandal to hit Italy's lucrative food and drink sector, involves seven well-known producers
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Olive Oil Prices Surge Due to Drought and Disease in Spain and Italy
Producers say this year’s harvests are worst they have seen, as consumer demand begins to outstrip supply
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Bad weather and pests ruin Italy's olive harvest
Bad weather and pests have devastated much of Italy's olive harvest this year, meaning the much sought-after oil is only going to get pricier. But Pamela Sheldon Johns, an olive oil producer, says there is some room for optimism. Rumours began circulating in October that other artisanal producers here in southern Tuscany weren't picking the olives this year.
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The Great Olive Oil Shortage of 2014 Is Imminent
The world's olive crop is predicted to be drastically smaller this year.
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A Mega Drought Is Threatening To Drive Up Olive Oil Prices
Southwest Spain is experiencing its worst drought since record keeping began 150 years ago -- and agricultural crops, especially olives, are suffering badly.
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Why Mediterranean diet is 'healthy'
The combination of olive oil and leafy salad or vegetables is what gives the Mediterranean diet its healthy edge, say scientists.
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Extra Virgin Suicide
The adulteration of Italian olive oil
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Is Your Olive Oil Lying About Its Virginity?
Working backwards, it’s pretty easy to guess the “why”. There is money to be made in olive oil forgery. The US alone spends 1.5 billion dollars a year on olive oil. It might not seem worth the effort to make fake oil, but in one Italian bust alone, authorities broke up a criminal gang sitting on $8 million worth of fake oil.
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12 Deliciously Unexpected Olive Oil Desserts
When you think of olive oil, dessert is not likely to be the first course that comes to mind. But as these 12 recipes prove, it's a category that deserves some consideration. Whether in a cake, cookie, or even a gelato, the right olive oil can make for a divine dessert. And stay tuned tomorrow, we'll be sharing an olive oil sweet treat of our own!
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