American refiners are facing the prospects of weakening gasoline demand for the first time in five years, stoking fears earnings this year may be worse than the dismal performances seen in 2016.

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There are 12 weeks to go to the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon.

The severe weather conditions did not deter the thousands of athletes from participating in two marathon events in Dublin and Cork today.

One player went to extreme lengths to deal with a pitch invasion at the end of a recent Honduran football game.

With both mainstream and social media dominated by political disharmony and the negativity caused by the mishandling of the Irish Water debacle it is easy to get lost in a haze of public discontent.

Honda’s 1.6 i-DTEC engine from the next-generation Earth Dreams Technology series has underlined its impressive real-world fuel efficiency, with the new Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC powering Honda to victory in this year’s ‘MPG Marathon.’

Honda’s 1.6 i-DTEC engine from the next-generation Earth Dreams Technology series has underlined its impressive real-world fuel efficiency, with the new Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC powering Honda to victory in this year’s ‘MPG Marathon.’

This has to be the strangest red card of the week.

Fionnuala Britton’s debut marathon catapulted her to fourth in the Irish all-time list as the double European cross-country champion finished tenth at the European Championships 26-miler in Zurich.

The number of police officers on duty for the London Marathon has been boosted by 40% to provide reassurance in the wake of the atrocities in Boston, Scotland Yard said today.

Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, are now confirmed as dead and more than 100 are injured after two blasts at the finishing line of the Boston Marathon yesterday.

Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon today, killing two people, injuring 22 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators at America’s oldest and most prestigous marathon.

Two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon have resulted in injuries.

Thomas Cook is expected to see a breakthrough in its turnaround today when it secures approval for two key disposals, without which the holiday giant has warned it could collapse.

Sparta Maestro is 10-1 second favourite for Derby glory with sponsors Ladbrokes after a powerful display in the final of the Larry Dunne Open 525 at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night.

Punters didn’t have things easy in the opening round of the College Causeway/ Killahan Phanter Easter Cup and they can expect more of the same at Shelbourne Park this evening.

Although the commercial viability of the Barryroe oil field has been established, the next stage is by no means risk-free.

Oil production at Ireland’s first commercial discovery could reach as high as 20,000 barrels a day when production commences at the Barryroe field in the next three years.

Hopes for Ireland’s first commercial oil strike have soared after tests broke key targets yesterday.

Ireland is set to become a major focus of large international companies looking for oil, if the initial test flows from Providence Resources appraisal oil well — 50km off the Cork coast — prove to be commercial.

Broadstrand Lad may be approaching his fourth birthday, but the brilliant son of Hallucinate retains all his ability and he will be bidding for the biggest title of his career when he lines out in the final of the Tyrur McGuigan @ Stud Open 575.

ISN’T IT amazing how the greyhound world has changed in a relatively short number of years?

Conor McCabe’s The Sins of the Father is the latest attempt to explain our economic collapse and is by far and away the best, writes Tom O’Connor

ONE of Shell’s partners in the €2.5 billion Corrib Gas project has conceded that gas will not now be brought ashore until 2014.

SHELL IRELAND has received a further cash injection of €60 million from its parent company to complete the Corrib gas field project.

A FURTHER €203 million has been written down in impairments in connection with the Corrib Gas Field project.

An American judge who struck out the Obama administration’s six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has extensive investments in the oil and gas industry, according to financial disclosure reports.

PUNISHING sections of one of the country’s most popular marathons has been scrapped as part of a course revamp announced yesterday.

SHELL Ireland has received a €90 million cash injection to complete its controversial works to allow gas be taken from the Corrib gas field.

WE are a country that is practically bankrupt. Is this any surprise, considering we have given away some of our greatest natural assets.

PROVIDENCE Resources is set to enter the lucrative gas storage and trading market and double its daily oil production levels after winning an option to buy a significant share in part of the former Irish assets of international exploration company, Marathon Oil.

The US-headquartered energy company Marathon Oil today announced the sale of its Irish subsidiary, Marathon Oil Ireland Limited (MOIL) to PSE Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas).

ISLAND Oil & Gas has said exploration investment will largely be shelved in favour of increasing its gas storage facilities.

THE Marathon Oil Corporation has sold off the bulk of its Irish operations — which include gas fields off the Cork coast that supply 8% of Ireland’s natural gas needs — to the Malaysian government for $180 million (€130.26m).

Donal Hickey reports on Ireland’s Atlantic oil basins.

Island Oil and Gas confirmed it may consider bidding for all or part of Marathon’s gas assets off the Cork coast.

Providence, and IEX (Dublin) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, is today pleased to announce details of its summer drilling programme in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland.

THE Corrib Gas Field is worth billions and has been given away for nothing to Shell, Statoil and Marathon.

Hundreds of people will gather at the site of the onshore Corrib gas refinery in Co Mayo today to support the community in objecting to the controversial construction.

A number of events are planned for Co Mayo today to mark the first anniversary of the imprisonment of the Rossport Five.

WORLD Cup fans are accustomed to the yellow of Brazil, the blues of France and Italy and the stripes of Argentina and Paraguay. They should get ready for the elephants of Ivory Coast, the eagles of Tunisia and the black stars of Ghana.