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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 73.53 | -2.49 | -3.28% | ||
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 76.08 | +0.77 | +1.02% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 76.94 | -0.55 | -0.71% | ||
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Mars US • 3 days | 71.47 | +0.84 | +1.19% | ||
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Gasoline • 25 mins | 2.679 | -0.024 | -0.89% |
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 76.08 | +0.77 | +1.02% | ||
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Girassol • 3 days | 78.05 | +0.70 | +0.90% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 76.94 | -0.55 | -0.71% |
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Peace Sour • 7 hours | 66.92 | +0.84 | +1.27% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 7 hours | 68.22 | +0.84 | +1.25% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 7 hours | 77.17 | +0.84 | +1.10% | ||
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Central Alberta • 7 hours | 66.52 | +0.84 | +1.28% |
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Eagle Ford • 3 days | 69.15 | +0.84 | +1.23% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 3 days | 69.25 | +0.75 | +1.09% | ||
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Kansas Common • 3 days | 63.00 | +1.00 | +1.61% | ||
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Buena Vista • 6 days | 76.15 | -1.09 | -1.41% |
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Natural Gas Analysis for the Week of October 3, 2011
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The Broken Dreams of Nuclear Electricity
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Although stocks around the globe appear to be expecting the Eurozone to produce a game changing plan involving a leveraged, TARP-like approach, not all investors are convinced that Europe is…
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When I heard that Molycorp (MCP) had just cratered by $22 from $53 to $31 in two days, I did what I usually do when a mining company I follow…
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Forty-one years ago on Sesame Street, Kermit the frog sang a plaintive song, “It’s not easy being green.” In a gesture of solidarity, perhaps he should fax the lyrics…
Energy Innovation Should be the Primary Goal of Policy Makers
The national energy and climate policy debate is broken. If it doesn't get fixed, any new policy at the city, state, or national level may very well fail to address…
Republic of Cyprus Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration Unsettles Turkey
The Republic of Cyprus has recently begun oil and natural gas exploration and drilling in the eastern Mediterranean. Last year the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel signed an accord…
