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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 87.12 | +0.03 | +0.03% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.87 | +0.67 | +0.76% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 86.51 | -1.01 | -1.15% | ||
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Mars US • 173 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.730 | +0.004 | +0.15% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.87 | +0.67 | +0.76% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 89.45 | +0.81 | +0.91% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 86.51 | -1.01 | -1.15% |
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Peace Sour • 9 hours | 76.56 | +1.46 | +1.94% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 9 hours | 79.61 | +1.46 | +1.87% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 9 hours | 86.56 | +1.46 | +1.72% | ||
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Central Alberta • 9 hours | 76.96 | +1.46 | +1.93% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 79.33 | -0.29 | -0.36% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 5 days | 79.75 | +0.50 | +0.63% | ||
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Kansas Common • 1 day | 73.50 | +0.50 | +0.68% | ||
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Buena Vista • 2 days | 87.02 | -0.29 | -0.33% |
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COLOMBIA: Oil Pipelines Remain Constant Rebel Target
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Time to Hop on the Natural Gas Train
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Carbon Capture: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
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SOMALIA: This New Frontier Isn’t Ready for Oil
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EU: Tighter Regulations for Explorers
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Geothermal Energy: More Exciting than Media Thinks
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A Perfectly Positioned Company Set to Benefit from North America’s Oil Boom
The most compelling news of the week in the energy world was the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) mid-term report, calling for a ‘supply shock’ from North America’s increasing oil supply.
US LNG Exports … Who We Like
This is it … the US Department of Energy is expected to decide on US natural gas exports this summer, and President Barack Obama has already suggested that the US…
Oil Market Forecast & Review 17th May 2013
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US: Mexico-TAP and the Dodd Frank Act
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URUGUAY: Regasification Plant Heralds Major LNG Ambitions
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KURDISTAN: Understanding the Power Brokers
Bottom Line: Kurdistan is a good place to be right now for E&P companies, but navigating the playing field of power brokers and gatekeepers is a challenging necessity if you…
Supercomputing: Game-Changer for Oil & Gas Exploration
Oil majors are second only to the US Defense Department in terms of the use of supercomputing systems. That’s because supercomputing is the key to determining where to explore next—and…
A Company that Stands to do Well from the Collapsing WTI-Brent Spread
Another week away from my usual trading desk in New York does lead to a different and useful perspective on energy events without concentrating on the minute movements on my…
