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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 74.01 | -0.43 | -0.58% | ||
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Bonny Light • 20 hours | 76.57 | +0.93 | +1.23% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 75.47 | -1.62 | -2.10% | ||
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Mars US • 3 hours | 72.83 | +1.44 | +2.02% | ||
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Gasoline • 13 mins | 2.653 | +0.012 | +0.44% |
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Bonny Light • 20 hours | 76.57 | +0.93 | +1.23% | ||
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Girassol • 20 hours | 79.08 | +1.14 | +1.46% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 75.47 | -1.62 | -2.10% |
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Peace Sour • 19 hours | 65.99 | -0.41 | -0.62% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 19 hours | 67.29 | -0.41 | -0.61% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 19 hours | 76.24 | -0.41 | -0.53% | ||
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Central Alberta • 19 hours | 65.59 | -0.41 | -0.62% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 68.22 | -0.41 | -0.60% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 68.25 | -0.50 | -0.73% | ||
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Kansas Common • 2 days | 62.00 | +0.00 | +0.00% | ||
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Buena Vista • 6 days | 76.40 | +1.64 | +2.19% |
Article Archive | Page 1645
The Coming Copper Crisis and Price Forecasting - Is There a Better Way?
David Threlkeld of metals trading advisor Resolved Inc. got some press this week. That happens when you predict a catastrophe. Threlkeld was quoted by Bloomberg repeating an ominous prediction…
Renewable Energy Coming Under Fire Over Subsidies and Shortcuts
In a global economic scene dominated by continuing uncertainty, one of the few “sure bets” has SEEMED to be the “green tech / cleantech” sector. But in the last few…
Government Intent on Curbing Speculation and Contract Ownership in Energy Markets
Increasingly, it would seem the government is intent on curbing speculation and contract ownership of core commodities. Starting last summer, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, began to debate…
As the Middle East Peace Talks Hit Deadlock, Talk of Israel Joining the European Union Increases
The Middle East peace talks are at a deadlock. Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to move ahead with the plan established by the so-called Quartet – the US., U.N.,…
A Mortally Wounded Private Sector
The President’s 2011 budget proposal was so outrageously egregious that Obama had to hold a special conference on Monday just to spin the news. The scope of the proposed budget…
Oil and Gas Industry Weathers Shifting Climate
Often the green movement’s whipping boy, the oil and gas sector has no chance of escaping the scourge of climate change, an issue that everyone from international leaders to even…
10 Geopolitical Predictions for 2010 & Short Term Strategic Outlook
A great - and still growing - divergence appeared in 2009 between public statements by leaders and their public performance. The politicized, romanticized theater of increasingly populist “democratic” leaders and…
Energy prices sink lower despite strong GDP growth
Crude oil futures slipped below $73 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate late Friday as a temporary boost from strong GDP figures failed to last and let prices sink to…
Save The Middle Class While Fixing the Banks for Good
While I’m disgusted with the level of banker’s bonuses and with the obscene leverage practices financial institutions undertook, I do not think the answer to how we clean up…
Gazprom: Angel or Demon?
Gazprom faces regular opprobrium for its bullying ways of using energy as a pressure and political tool. Seen by some, mostly Russians, as the symbol of a successful and strong…
Are Official Estimates of Oil Reserves Correct? What Does this Mean for Oil Prices
Over the next year or two, you will likely find yourself paying a LOT more at the gas pump. Big changes are taking place in the oil industry . With…
Changing the Balance of Power: 16 Geopolitical Megatrends Affecting Every Aspect of your Life
Substantial and unmistakable signs of profound change in the global strategic framework have become concrete in the past year. The stress in the structure has already developed into fissures. The…
Canada's Alluring Energy Supply Regaining it's Lustre Despite Continued Criticism
As the recession fades from the Canadian oil sands and projects delayed amid months of uncertainty score a second chance, criticism has still not simmered down over how these pockets…
Despite Financial Constraints, Indonesia Continues to Slowly Modernize its Defenses
Indonesia, although a considerable distance from being a state capable of projecting power, has begun to bring greater focus to its strategic situation, and, at the same time, it is…
The Value of Empty Space - Japan Secures Oil Supply
Here's an interesting one in the realm of oil security. As we've discussed, Japan is using a lot less oil these days. In the last year, Japanese consumption dropped 800,000…
Quick Take of the Markets Today
U.S. markets calmed Monday on good earnings news but Asian markets remained roiled overnight, down about 2 percent across the region. The Yen rose, reflecting a flight to safety as…
Get Ready, A Major Change Has Hit
Let’s talk about sentiment. Last week was the worst market week since March 2009. Similarly, the three-day decline from Wednesday through Friday was the worst three days since March 2009.…
Crude Oil Prices Fall Victim to China Syndrome
Oil Market roundup for 01/18/2010 – 01/22/2010. New measures by Chinese authorities to curb bank lending reversed a rally in energy prices early in the week, bringing West Texas Intermediate…
Will India Become the Largest Nuclear Energy Producer in the World?
It is a sobering thought. In 2006, according to the UN, India was the fourth largest emitter of carbon dioxide (C02, or greenhouse gas) in the world. At that time,…
Oil, Politics and Power
Oil and politics have always gone together for a simple reason; since oil became an indispensable commodity without which the world as we know it today would not function, countries…
