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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 86.49 | -0.63 | -0.72% | ||
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 89.32 | +0.45 | +0.51% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 88.45 | +1.94 | +2.24% | ||
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Mars US • 174 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 16 mins | 2.768 | +0.033 | +1.22% |
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 89.32 | +0.45 | +0.51% | ||
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Girassol • 2 days | 89.90 | +0.45 | +0.50% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 88.45 | +1.94 | +2.24% |
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Peace Sour • 15 hours | 76.01 | -0.55 | -0.72% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 15 hours | 79.06 | -0.55 | -0.69% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 15 hours | 86.01 | -0.55 | -0.64% | ||
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Central Alberta • 15 hours | 76.41 | -0.55 | -0.71% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 79.29 | -0.04 | -0.05% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 79.25 | -0.50 | -0.63% | ||
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Kansas Common • 3 days | 73.50 | +0.50 | +0.68% | ||
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Buena Vista • 4 days | 87.02 | -0.29 | -0.33% |
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David Blackmon
David Blackmon is an independent energy analyst/consultant based in Mansfield, TX. David has enjoyed a 38-year career in the oil and gas industry, the last 25 years of which have been spend in the public policy arena, managing regulatory and legislative issues for various companies, including Burlington Resources, Shell, El Paso Corporation, FTI Consulting and LINN Energy. During this time, David has led numerous industry-wide efforts to address a variety of issues at the local, state and federal level, and from April 2010 through June 2012, he served as the Texas State Lead for America’s Natural Gas Alliance.
In addition to client-related work, David also maintains a growing media communications practice. He is currently a contributor on energy-related matters at Forbes.com, and a feature writer for both World Oil Magazine and Shale Magazine. He is a regular guest on several radio programs, and executes frequent public speaking engagements around the state of Texas.
The text or links to all of David’s writings and podcasts can be found at www.dbdailyupdate.com.
David attended Texas A&I University and The University of Texas, earning B.A. in accounting in 1979.
Latest articles from David
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Big Oil’s Sudden Decision To Exit Russia Comes At A High Price
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Supply Shortages Are Wreaking Havoc On The Energy Industry
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Europe’s Winter Of Discontent Isn’t Over Yet
The devastating consequences stemming from 20 years of counterproductive government policies related to energy are coming home to roost across the European continent this winter.…
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Democrat Senators Are Trying To Limit U.S. LNG Exports For All The Wrong Reasons
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Who The Oil & Gas Industry Supports In 2020 US Elections
In the July 31 Democratic presidential debate, former Vice President Joe Biden gave this reponse to a question about whether he would continue to support…
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Should Trump Set A Floor Under Oil Prices?
I had an interesting email inquiry from a reader over the weekend. I don't know if he'd want to be identified by his full name,…
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Is The U.S. Close To Achieving ‘Energy Dominance’?
If you hadn’t heard, the Trump Administration has declared this week to be “Energy Week”, a week during which the President and his senior officials…
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The Most Ignored Oil Price Influencer
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