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...People familiar with the consortium's internal discussions say that the Russians have not yet officially proposed an ownership transfer. CPC executives couldn't be reached for comment. A spokesman for Chevron, which has the biggest private-sector involvement in the consortium, declined to comment and a spokesman for Mobil, which also has a stake, said the firm "does not speculate on rumors." Fretting Being so political isn't always a boon. Russia, for example, subsidizes some Rosneft oil shipments from its Vankor fields by rail to China, even though it could sell the same oil to Europe without...
...price-fixing. But BP can especially not afford it now. Every month of record gas prices brings more pressure on Congress to impose a windfall tax on oil companies. BP?s chief executive, Lord John Browne, made a relatively modest $8.24 million last year, but his counterpart at Exxon-Mobil, Lee Raymond, retired with a package worth an astonishing $400 million - adding more fuel to the fire over CEO pay and calls for oil industry profits to be reined in. While BP isn?t lobbying for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the company has big plans to expand...
...when Mobil Travel Guide subtracted one of the five stars from the Bel-Air's rating in 1999, Lopes knew a face-lift to the "dated and tired" design was imperative. He would have to nip and tuck carefully to avoid rankling the hotel's faithful. "I had to update every facet, while preserving the classical elegance that is the Bel-Air's signature," he says...
...space a different feel. Even the desk lamps vary from room to room. Lopes also tailor-made several suites for the guests who use them most often. These personal touches include a a hand-painted ceiling design, built-in bookshelves and hardwood flooring. The initial revamp so impressed the Mobil judges that they restored the five-star rating in 2003. Since then, the final touches, such as a semi-enclosed treetop terrace for tastings from the hotel's 40,000-bottle cellar, have helped the Bel-Air keep its top Mobil designation...
...Grace Kelly, as well as Prince Charles, Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts. For many glitterati, the Bel-Air serves as a second home. "I've never managed a hotel where the clientele is so loyal, has such high standards, and feels so proprietary about it," Lopes says. So when Mobil Travel Guide subtracted one of the five stars from the Bel-Air's rating in 1999, Lopes knew a face-lift to the "dated and tired" design was imperative. He would have to nip and tuck carefully to avoid rankling the hotel's faithful. "I had to update every facet...