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  • In the 1970s, Casey, then a lawyer at the politically well-connected firm of Rogers and Wells, advised Shaheen on a troubled oil refinery that Shaheen built at the wind-swept coastal town of Come-by-Chance, Newfoundland, Canada.

    Printing: Original October Surprise (Part 3) 2006

  • A consortium studying a second oil refinery near the site of the existing Come-by-Chance facility is proceeding to a detailed design and costing phase of its evaluation.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Ed Hollett 2006

  • Because of his failing Come-by-Chance refinery, Canadian courts had frozen Shaheen's bank accounts.

    Original October Surprise (Part 3) 2006

  • In the 1970s, Casey, then a lawyer at the politically well-connected firm of Rogers and Wells, advised Shaheen on a troubled oil refinery that Shaheen built at the wind-swept coastal town of Come-by-Chance, Newfoundland, Canada.

    Original October Surprise (Part 3) 2006

  • Harvest Energy, new owners of the Come-by-Chance facility, have already signaled their intention to increase the refinery's capacity.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Ed Hollett 2006

  • Because of his failing Come-by-Chance refinery, Canadian courts had frozen Shaheen's bank accounts.

    Printing: Original October Surprise (Part 3) 2006

  • If you have a surplus of oil, I would be delighted to discuss it, because we need it, and I'm prepared to publicly commit the province of Ontario to $7.50 a barrel, laid down at Come-by-Chance!

    Britain Today 1976

  • We landed (you will note that the nautical phraseology of the country has already gripped me) in the same storm at Come-by-Chance Junction.

    Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911

  • The time for the steamer to make the journey from Come-by-Chance to

    Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911

  • Quite by chance I came across it -- 'Come-by-Chance' was what I read;

    The Man from Snowy River 1902

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