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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 87.09 | +0.49 | +0.57% | ||
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.20 | -0.49 | -0.55% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 87.52 | +0.17 | +0.19% | ||
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Mars US • 172 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.684 | -0.002 | -0.06% |
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Bonny Light • 1 day | 88.20 | -0.49 | -0.55% | ||
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Girassol • 1 day | 88.64 | -0.56 | -0.63% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 87.52 | +0.17 | +0.19% |
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Peace Sour • 8 hours | 75.10 | -0.32 | -0.42% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 8 hours | 78.15 | -0.32 | -0.41% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 8 hours | 85.10 | -0.32 | -0.37% | ||
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Central Alberta • 8 hours | 75.50 | -0.32 | -0.42% |
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Eagle Ford • 4 days | 79.62 | +0.41 | +0.52% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 79.75 | +0.50 | +0.63% | ||
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Kansas Common • 6 days | 73.00 | -2.50 | -3.31% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 86.90 | +0.04 | +0.05% |
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Yet Another Attack on Turkish Pipelines
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Duel in the East China Sea
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Factors that Could Threaten the Oil & Gas Industry in the Future
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Energy Bereft Japan goes Fracking
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Does Canada Need a Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
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Smash the Rally in Oil
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Full Steam Ahead for Suezmax Tankers, Thanks to Iran Sanctions
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Is a Larger Middle East War Inevitable?
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Pipeline to Nowhere?
Last week the news headlines blazed on about the proposed natural gas project in Alaska between Exxon, Conoco and Trans-Canada to build a pipeline over 800 miles long to run…
Oil Industry to Face Epic Changes over the Coming Years
UK based think tank Chatham House has published a new report: What Next for the Oil and Gas Industry? The report predicts a continued lessening of demand for middle…
Is Fracking the Only Explanation for Earthquakes in Dallas?
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The Art of Solar War
Iran’s government may not be manufacturing apocalyptic weapons. It may have purely peaceful uses for the enriched uranium being spun in underground centrifuges. But it’s unlikely.From Sun…
Natural Gas Vehicles: US States Aim to Sway the Market
As America attempts to harness the power of natural gas to its fullest—and to find a non-export-related use for plentiful supplies—there appears to be a shopping spree for natural gas…
The Reasons Behind California's High Gas Prices
I am getting numerous questions about the situation with California’s surging gasoline prices. Therefore, I want to take some time to explain what makes California’s gasoline situation unique.The…
Kazakhstan Will Not Invest in Renewables Until they Become More Competitive
Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry said the country will have to wait until alternative sources of energy become competitive economically before the energy industry seriously considers it.In a…
Oil Continues Slide Ahead of OPEC Report
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U.S. Navy Investigates Making Jet Fuel from Seawater
For centuries navies used a renewable energy form as a means of propulsion. The wind. Now the U.S. Navy is investigating another potentially limitless fuel source to produce…
The Solution to the Energy Storage Problem
Among the obstacles in the way of the triumph of renewable energy, one stands out: the lack of cheap, efficient means to store power. Now, it could just be starting…
