WTI Crude •16 mins	40.69	-0.14	-0.34%
Brent Crude •10 mins	42.43	-0.19	-0.45%
Natural Gas •10 mins	2.848	+0.053	+1.90%
Mars US •2 hours	41.03	-0.20	-0.49%
Opec Basket •4 days	41.37	+0.08	+0.19%
Urals •20 hours	39.60	+0.00	+0.00%
Louisiana Light •4 days	42.25	-0.14	-0.33%

	Louisiana Light • 4 days	42.25	-0.14	-0.33%
	Bonny Light • 20 hours	42.10	+0.14	+0.33%
	Mexican Basket • 4 days	37.87	-0.14	-0.37%
	Natural Gas • 10 mins	2.848	+0.053	+1.90%
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Marine •20 hours	41.64	-0.18	-0.43%
Murban •20 hours	42.62	-0.16	-0.37%
Iran Heavy •20 hours	40.10	-0.18	-0.45%
Basra Light •20 hours	44.04	-0.21	-0.47%
Saharan Blend •20 hours	41.78	-0.16	-0.38%
Bonny Light •20 hours	42.10	+0.14	+0.33%

	Bonny Light • 20 hours	42.10	+0.14	+0.33%
	Girassol • 20 hours	43.22	+0.17	+0.39%
	Opec Basket • 4 days	41.37	+0.08	+0.19%
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Canadian Crude Index •31 days	29.39	-0.02	-0.07%
Western Canadian Select •2 hours	32.02	+0.28	+0.88%
Canadian Condensate •19 hours	40.12	-0.12	-0.30%
Premium Synthetic •19 hours	41.52	-0.12	-0.29%
Sweet Crude •2 hours	37.72	-0.12	-0.32%
Peace Sour •2 hours	37.12	-0.12	-0.32%

	Peace Sour • 2 hours	37.12	-0.12	-0.32%
	Light Sour Blend • 2 hours	37.62	-0.12	-0.32%
	Syncrude Sweet Premium • 2 hours	37.72	-0.12	-0.32%
	Central Alberta • 2 hours	37.52	-0.12	-0.32%
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Louisiana Light •4 days	42.25	-0.14	-0.33%
Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •20 hours	37.25	-0.25	-0.67%
Giddings •20 hours	31.00	-0.25	-0.80%
ANS West Coast •5 days	42.08	-0.30	-0.71%
West Texas Sour •20 hours	34.78	+0.67	+1.96%
Eagle Ford •20 hours	38.73	+0.67	+1.76%

	Eagle Ford • 20 hours	38.73	+0.67	+1.76%
	Oklahoma Sweet • 20 hours	37.25	-0.25	-0.67%
	Kansas Common • 4 days	31.25	+0.00	+0.00%
	Buena Vista • 4 days	43.96	-0.08	-0.18%
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Fracking is Worth Over $100 Billion a Year to US Consumers

By Editorial Dept - Jun 28, 2012, 4:53 PM CDT

Energy production is one of the few bright spots in the American economy. A back of the envelope cost-benefit calculation from a Yale-associated group estimates that recent increases in shale gas production have been worth just over $100 billion annually to US consumers. In comparison, the authors estimates that groundwater contamination costs $250 million per year, a 400 to 1 benefit to cost ratio.

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