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Louisiana Light • 2 days | 73.66 | +0.86 | +1.18% | ||
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Bonny Light • 30 days | 78.62 | -2.30 | -2.84% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 73.57 | +0.80 | +1.10% | ||
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Mars US • 321 days | 75.54 | -1.36 | -1.77% | ||
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Gasoline • 10 mins | 2.042 | +0.031 | +1.54% |
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Bonny Light • 30 days | 78.62 | -2.30 | -2.84% | ||
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Girassol • 30 days | 79.56 | -1.80 | -2.21% | ||
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Opec Basket • 2 days | 73.57 | +0.80 | +1.10% |
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Peace Sour • 8 hours | 66.88 | -0.08 | -0.12% | ||
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Light Sour Blend • 8 hours | 66.13 | -0.08 | -0.12% | ||
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Syncrude Sweet Premium • 8 hours | 70.88 | -0.08 | -0.11% | ||
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Central Alberta • 8 hours | 67.88 | -0.08 | -0.12% |
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Eagle Ford • 2 days | 67.67 | +1.10 | +1.65% | ||
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Oklahoma Sweet • 2 days | 67.75 | +1.25 | +1.88% | ||
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Kansas Common • 2 days | 58.02 | +1.10 | +1.93% | ||
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Buena Vista • 3 days | 76.57 | +1.17 | +1.55% |
Daniel J. Graeber
Daniel Graeber is a writer and political analyst based in Michigan. His work on matters related to the geopolitical aspects of the global energy sector, as well as Iraq and broader Middle East developments, has been featured extensively with United Press International (UPI) as well as foreign media outlets. His academic contributions include an assessment of the U.S. doctrine of containment. He also teaches media literacy courses at Grand Valley State University.
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Latest articles from Daniel
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Gazprom Tilting Eastward
Russian energy company Gazprom signed a recent deal with Japan to develop a liquefied natural gas project for the Far East. Japan, already a world…
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OPEC Predicts More of the Same
OPEC in its market report for September offered more of the same when compared with the previous month's assessment. U.S. gasoline prices and oil in…
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Bulls Running for Canadian Crude
The top administrator at the Bank of Canada last week said high oil prices were good for the national economy. Crude oil prices were mixed…
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A Chink in Riyadh's Armor?
State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. reported its hydrocarbon exploration and production systems were unaffected by a computer attack last month. A computer hacking team claimed…
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Iraq's Oil Exports Hide Broader Problems
Iraqi oil production reached its highest level in more than 30 years last month. Oil production in the country has steadily increased despite lingering violence…
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Big Oil 1 - 0 Environment: Shell Granted Permit to Work off Alaskan Coast
Environmental groups concerned about the potential damage to the Arctic environment suffered another blow after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted a temporary air permit…
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Economy, not Physical Markets, Driving Oil Prices
The U.S. Department of Energy last week issued one crude oil loan from the Strategic Petroleum reserve to Marathon Petroleum Co. as gulf operators dealt…
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"Prophets of Doom" Cloud Kenyan Oil Prospects
The top foreign policy chief for the European Union met this week in Nairobi with Kenyan leaders. The country is a key Western ally in…
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U.S. Energy Policy Debate too Myopic
Brazilian state oil company Petrobras last week announced it encountered a 984-column of hydrocarbons in an offshore field just days after boasting of a new…
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Turkey's Genel Energy Takes Gamble in Iraq
The top executive at Turkish company Genel Energy announced a deal with Heritage Oil increased its stake in the Miran exploration block in the Kurdish…
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New Layers to Canada's Oil Sand Debate
A newspaper publisher in the Canadian province of British Columbia announced plans for a refinery that would process crude oil expected from the Northern Gateway…
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Fear Driving Energy Markets
Crude oil demand in the United States is down to its lowest level since the onset of the global economic recession. A lackluster economic recovery,…
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Kazakhstan to Solidify Caspian Energy Role
Kazakhstan is expected to start making deliveries from its giant Kashagan oil field by the middle of next year. The state-controlled consortium managing the field…
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Sanctions on Syrian Energy Taking Toll on Regime
The International Monetary Fund said Syria was one of the few countries in the Middle East whose economy is expected to contract in 2012. The…
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Sanctions Force Iranian Retreat from Global Stage
Domestic demand for gasoline in Iran was driving growth in the energy sector for the year. OPEC, in its latest report, said retail gasoline consumption…
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'Storm Clouds' Darken Global Energy Skies
The U.S. Energy Department, in its short-term energy outlook for the month, predicts some economic recovery in store given optimism surrounding international stimulus efforts. Overseas,…
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Violence may Hinder Sudanese Oil Advances
South Sudan and Sudan made headway in resolving oil disputes lingering since January. A peace deal that secured South Sudan's independence last year called for…
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U.S. Midwest hit by Perfect Gasoline Storm
Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. Midwest were as much as 50 cents higher than in the rest of the country. By Monday, the price…
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Kurds Hold the Aces in Iraqi Oil Sector
The Kurdish government in Iraq announced Wednesday it would resume oil exports from the region later this week. Erbil had shut down exports in April,…
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For the U.S. Energy Sector, the Numbers have It
Oil demand in the United States was stronger in May compared with the same time last year. The U.S. Energy Department, in its monthly report,…
