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Louisiana Light • 4 days | 83.17 | +0.44 | +0.53% | ||
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 83.46 | +0.46 | +0.55% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 83.30 | +0.35 | +0.42% | ||
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Mars US • 198 days | 77.26 | -1.51 | -1.92% | ||
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Gasoline • 2 days | 2.574 | +0.036 | +1.43% |
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Bonny Light • 3 days | 83.46 | +0.46 | +0.55% | ||
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Girassol • 3 days | 84.84 | +0.60 | +0.71% | ||
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Opec Basket • 4 days | 83.30 | +0.35 | +0.42% |
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Peace Sour • 3 days | 71.94 | +0.58 | +0.81% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 3 days | 74.99 | +0.58 | +0.78% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 3 days | 81.94 | +0.58 | +0.71% | ||
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Central Alberta • 3 days | 72.34 | +0.58 | +0.81% |
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Eagle Ford • 4 days | 75.71 | +0.60 | +0.80% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 4 days | 75.75 | +0.75 | +1.00% | ||
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Kansas Common • 4 days | 69.50 | +0.50 | +0.72% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 83.26 | +0.61 | +0.74% |
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Some Aspects of Iraq and Oil
Recently the Swedish Oil and Gas Network graciously invited me to attend one of their seminars, and perhaps share with guests from abroad some of my thoughts on Iraqi oil,…
Private Military Contractors Experiencing an Industry Boom in Iraq
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It's Off to the Races at Molycorp
I just wanted to follow up on the rare earths piece which I recently published. Despite lackluster market conditions at best, Molycorp (MCP) managed to raise $394 million through its…
Turkmenistan’s New Energy Policy Shows a Clear preference for China and the West
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International Sanctions Inflicting Pain At Gas Pump, Stalling Energy Projects
Although the Iranian government insists that countries like China and Russia can make up lost Western investment in the petroleum sector, rising gas prices and stalled energy projects are signs…
How Much Power do Wind Turbines Use
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Russia Strengthens it’s Backing of Georgia’s Breakaway Regions
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Israeli Intelligence Infiltrated Throughout Lebanese Government
WMR has learned from its Lebanese intelligence sources that the Lebanese government is coming to realize that Israeli intelligence penetration of all political groups in the country is worse than…
Australian Defense Programs Delayed by Political Impasse; New Elections Possible in Near Future
Australia’s August 21, 2010, Federal Parliamentary elections for the lower house (the House of Representatives) and upper house (Senate) led to a hung parliament, with the prospect that the next…
Peabody Energy (BTU) Takes a Hatchet to the Natural Gas Industry
After my year in the White House Press Corps, I vowed never to return, and took a really long shower, hoping to scrub every last spec of prejudice, self interest,…
A More Rational Approach to Ethanol Policy
In my recent post Thoughts on an Ethanol Pipeline, I described what I feel would be a more rational approach to ethanol policy than some of the policies that…
After Two Years of Financial Turmoil Nothing Has Changed
Despite the legislative churn that produced thousands of pages of new laws and regulations and much self-congratulatory PR, nothing of any importance has changed. All the truly important systems remain…
US CCS plan slated for lack of ambition
A US interagency blueprint for commercial-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) argues that challenging obstacles can be overcome, such as the lack of a national carbon price and…
Why Bank Profits are Good for Renewable Energy
Had a long flight home yesterday from South America. Lots of time to read through a pile of news on resource projects and financing. Here's an important development that caught…
Don’t Buy Anything That Can Be Created With a Printing Press
We’re already eight years into what is probably a 20 year secular bull market for commodities. You can start with the traditional base commodities I just want to take a…
Iraq’s Dangerous and Depressing Reality
Iraq has since 2008 retreated from the brink of collapse, though it still remains perilously close to the precipice. There are daily attacks, such as the explosion in Baghdad on…
Oil Prices Spiral Downwards as Economic Gloom Intensifies
Oil Market Summary for 08/16/2010 to 08/20/2010 Crude oil prices continued their downward spiral during the week as new data confirmed that U.S. economic growth is slowing. The benchmark West…
Return of the Great Bond Conspiracy
The old saying goes that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean everyone else isn't in on it. It's starting to feel that may be true in the bond market. For…
The About Face in Iran-Brazil Relations
Brazil's president has pushed hard to unravel the diplomatic conundrum between Washington and Tehran, yet despite any perceived failures, he will leave Brazil with a much higher level of international…
Ocean Acidification – The Other Carbon Problem
Humankind's assault on the oceans continues apace. A short time ago, we considered the loss of 40% of the phytoplankton in the oceans since 1950. In my post How…
