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Louisiana Light • 5 days | 89.16 | +0.62 | +0.70% | ||
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 91.29 | -2.25 | -2.41% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 89.57 | -1.20 | -1.32% | ||
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Mars US • 165 days | 77.67 | -1.57 | -1.98% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.814 | +0.030 | +1.09% |
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Bonny Light • 2 days | 91.29 | -2.25 | -2.41% | ||
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Girassol • 2 days | 91.81 | -2.21 | -2.35% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 89.57 | -1.20 | -1.32% |
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Peace Sour • 11 hours | 78.61 | -0.25 | -0.32% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 11 hours | 81.66 | -0.25 | -0.31% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 11 hours | 88.61 | -0.25 | -0.28% | ||
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Central Alberta • 11 hours | 79.01 | -0.25 | -0.32% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 81.89 | -0.25 | -0.30% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 81.75 | -0.25 | -0.30% | ||
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Kansas Common • 5 days | 76.00 | -5.50 | -6.75% | ||
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Buena Vista • 5 days | 89.36 | +0.64 | +0.72% |
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Kurt Cobb
Kurt Cobb is a freelance writer and communications consultant who writes frequently about energy and environment. His work has also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Resilience, Le Monde Diplomatique, TalkMarkets, Investing.com, Business Insider and many other places. He is the author of an oil-themed novel entitled Prelude and has a widely followed blog called Resource Insights. He is currently a fellow of the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions.
Latest articles from Kurt
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Scientists Warn Gulf Stream Slowdown Could Begin as Early as 2025
There were two pieces of recent news which highlight why what was once most often referred to as global warming is now called climate change.…
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Can We Find a Balance Between Economic Growth with Environmental Sustainability?
The perils that threaten the continuity of human civilization are so obvious that it is puzzling that so little is being done to counter these…
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Saudi Arabia Signals a Shift in Oil Strategy
In 1943 President Franklin Roosevelt declared that "the defense of Saudi Arabia is vital to the defense of the United States." The reason: Ten years…
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U.S. Natural Gas Exports: A Double-Edged Sword for Domestic Consumers
After reading Art Berman's excellent summary of how fast-growing U.S. natural gas exports are likely to reduce domestic supplies significantly over the next several years…
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Why The U.S. is Suddenly Expanding its Claims on Ocean Seabeds
There is an iron rule of resource exploitation: Go after the easy stuff first. If you don't, your competitors will and run you out of…
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China just expanded its already tight restrictions on export of technology related to refining rare earth minerals. The most recent restrictions involve technology for making…
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Self-Driving Cars Face Reality Check
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The Surprising Scarcity Of Suitable Sand
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The Growing Energy Footprint Of The Information Economy
Back in 2009 I wrote a piece entitled "The unbearable lightness of information." Since then the information economy has become ever more resource intensive. Examples…
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The Growing Importance Of Graphite In The Clean Energy Economy
The substance that constitutes a pencil lead and an important component of electric vehicle batteries is suddenly less available. China, the world's top producer of…
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The Metals Behind Our Clean Energy Future
A very observant longtime friend of mine opined recently that the clean energy economy is really just a metals energy economy where metals provide the…
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Fracking Fallout: Is America's Drinking Water Safe?
Eleven years ago, I wrote about the how millions of holes drilled deep into American soil were already destined to pollute groundwater across the United…
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Panama's Water Crisis Is Reshaping Global Trade
You've almost certainly read about the backup of ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal, which carries 6 percent of all commercial ships worldwide. While…
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White Hydrogen: Boon Or Bust For A Sustainable Future?
Just when you thought the hydrogen economy zombie was dead and gone, it rises again, this time in color. Yes, hydrogen comes in many colors…
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What Happens When Essential Commodities Become Luxuries?
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Reducing Consumption: The Unpopular Answer To Global Crises
There are those who believe our current way of life is not facing any near term threat and will go on indefinitely. In this view,…
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Escalating Geopolitical Tensions Begin To Chip Away At Globalization
The most salient fact about natural resources such as minerals and fertile soil is that they are unevenly distributed around the world. That means some…
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Rising Seas, Rising Rates: The Impact Of Climate Change On Insurance
A person buying insurance does so because he or she is concerned about the future. A house fire could lead to a financial wipe-out. A…
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Climate Change Threatens Outdated Infrastructure
We humans now face an era of climate that is uncharted for the size and complexity of the human community. Our roads, rails, ports, buildings,…
