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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 93.26 | -0.31 | -0.33% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 96.05 | -1.12 | -1.15% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 97.00 | +0.07 | +0.07% | ||
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Mars US • 11 hours | 90.45 | -0.90 | -0.99% | ||
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Gasoline • 13 mins | 2.590 | -0.030 | -1.13% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 96.05 | -1.12 | -1.15% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 97.38 | -0.81 | -0.82% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 97.00 | +0.07 | +0.07% |
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Peace Sour • 3 hours | 84.16 | -0.82 | -0.96% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 3 hours | 84.66 | -0.82 | -0.96% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 3 hours | 93.26 | -0.82 | -0.87% | ||
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Central Alberta • 3 hours | 84.16 | -0.82 | -0.96% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 87.68 | -0.28 | -0.32% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 87.75 | -0.25 | -0.28% | ||
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Kansas Common • 2 days | 81.50 | -0.25 | -0.31% | ||
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Buena Vista • 2 days | 96.15 | -0.03 | -0.03% |
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Geopolitics / International
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Much digital ink has been spilled about the oil and gas boom in the US, the result of ever improving fracking technologies, and whether or not it will lead to…
The Transition Beyond Strategic Nuclear War
The world is now well advanced in transition to the age beyond strategic nuclear weapons. It may be, from the standpoint of military descriptors, a transition to the age of…
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Weekly Energy Roundup: Libya, Syria and Gazproms Declining Influence in Europe
In this week’s weekly recap we look at what is happening in Syria, how it differs from Libya, and recap the situation Gazprom now finds itself in thanks to the…
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Piracy: Skulls, Cross-Bones and Letterhead
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Economic, social, political, and demographic changes are key drivers in what is a transforming global strategic architecture. This will necessitate a revision of existing power projection, trade, and intelligence priorities,…
Baghdad Snubs Biden over Oil 'Diplomacy'
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The U.S. Turns its Back on Europe, Allowing Russia and China to Approach
Europe is at a pivotal point. Or, rather, it is at a point where its structural transformation can no longer be ignored. Events in Europe have finally led…
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