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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 73.02 | -0.64 | -0.87% | ||
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Bonny Light • 31 days | 78.62 | -2.30 | -2.84% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 73.65 | +0.08 | +0.11% | ||
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Mars US • 322 days | 75.54 | -1.36 | -1.77% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.050 | -0.011 | -0.51% |
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Bonny Light • 31 days | 78.62 | -2.30 | -2.84% | ||
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Girassol • 31 days | 79.56 | -1.80 | -2.21% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 73.65 | +0.08 | +0.11% |
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Peace Sour • 7 hours | 68.16 | +1.28 | +1.91% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 7 hours | 67.41 | +1.28 | +1.94% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 7 hours | 72.16 | +1.28 | +1.81% | ||
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Central Alberta • 7 hours | 69.16 | +1.28 | +1.89% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 67.39 | -0.28 | -0.41% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 67.50 | -0.25 | -0.37% | ||
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Kansas Common • 3 days | 58.02 | +1.10 | +1.93% | ||
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Buena Vista • 3 days | 77.67 | +1.10 | +1.44% |
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The Moscow Bombing: An Inevitable Victory for Moscow, But a Hard Struggle Ahead
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The U.S. Government Will No Longer be Propping up the Mortgage Markets. Supposedly
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Tension Builds in the Gulf of Guinea as Competition for Economic Resources Increases
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Good Day for Oil and Gas Companies as US East Coast Officially Opens for Drilling
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The Fundamentals of Crude Trading
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OPEC Adding to Capacity Amid Concern Supply will Dampen Oil Prices
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The True Causes Underlying the Moscow Metro Bombings
The tragic news of the 29 March twin suicide bombings of two Moscow Metro stations during the morning rush hour has produced outrage worldwide, with the Kremlin quickly adding that…
Debts and Doubts Delay Kirkuk-Cehyan Oil Pipeline Renewal
The delay in the renewal of the agreement for the operation of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline has served as a reminder of the many obstacles that still have to be…
EU Fuel Standards Become Latest Oil Sand Battlefield for Environmentalists
The latest draft of European Union fuel standards appears to mark a lobbying victory for the Canadian oil industry because it drops tighter restrictions originally envisaged for crude oil derived…
Gold Futures Take Flight Over the proposed E.U. Bailout of Greece
The action in gold on Friday was notable. Spot gold jumped over $5. And the rally has continued this morning, with gold now back above $1,110 for the first time…
The Hydropower Solution in Central Asia: yes but...
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Argentina Running Out Of Options In Falklands Oil Fight
As Argentina's oil battle with the United Kingdom rages on, the only other obstacle the South American country can throw at oil companies planning to drill near the Falkland Islands…
Demand from India Reshaping the Global Coal Market
Attention international coal industry. There's a new kid on the block. The nation of India. India is emerging as a major re-shaping force for the global coal market. With in-country…
Flaws in Weekly EIA Inventory Reports
"The numbers in this report can't be right -- and yet the market is reacting to them!" -- there's a complaint we've heard so many times about USDA reports, but…
Critical Indicator Signals America's Economic Fortunes May be Changing
Something unusual happened the last few weeks. Bank lending in the U.S. didn't fall significantly. Since the onset of the financial crisis, outstanding loans at U.S. commercial banks have been…
Shell's China Connection Grows Stronger with Another New Gas Venture
Royal Dutch Shell further intensified its relationship with China in a new 30-year accord to appraise and develop tight gas reserves in the Sichuan basin. The new project in the…
