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• Digital subscriptions stabilise NY Times revenues - FT.com

  Digital subscriptions to the New York Times online edition stabilised revenues at the publisher’s flagship title in the fourth quarter of 2011, but group results were dragged down by a further decline at About.com, its consumer information website.

• Fracking Boom Could Finally Cap Myth of Peak Oil: Peter Orszag - Bloomberg

  The U.S. oil market could be on the verge of its own fracking revolution, similar to what the natural-gas market is already experiencing. As a result, domestic production is now projected to rise significantly over the coming decades, reducing the relative share of imports in U.S. oil consumption.

• Tribalism in the Arabian Peninsula: It's A Family Affair

  Today, the ruling dynasties of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait all belong to the ‘Anazas of central Arabia. The ‘Anaza tribe is amongst the largest and most ancient Arabian tribes. Its members can be traced back to Prophet Mohammed’s companions and its descendants can be found across the Arabian Peninsula, as well as in non-Arab Iran and Turkey.

• Saudi nominates Opec governor for top post | Energy, Oil and Gas | AMEinfo.com

  Saudi Arabia has nominated its Opec governor, Majid Al-Moneef for the group's next secretary general, in a move that may reignite a quarrel over influence in Opec between Gulf Arab nations and Iran

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