Streetwise Oil & Gas Articles
Oil Benchmarks: Widespread Confusion
Source: The Economist (6/16/11)
"For years, prices of WTI and Brent were locked together, but that has changed."
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Marcellus Shale Bulls
Source: Ian Cooper, Wealth Daily (6/16/11)
"What's Goldman up to this time, another oil flip?"
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Pentagon Presents Its First Energy Plan
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Keith Johnson (6/15/11)
"Plan aims to benefit both the battlefield and budget-conscious DC."
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Oil Companies Play Waiting Game on Libyan Crude
Source: The National, April Yee (6/15/11)
"How, with whom will they need to negotiate to revive mass production?"
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Stocks & Commodity Technical Trading Pt. I
Source: Chris Vermeulen, TheGoldAndOilGuy (6/14/11)
"The summer should be exciting for traders!"
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The Asia-Canada LNG Connection
Source: Globe and Mail, Nathan Vanderklippe and Carrie Tait (6/14/11)
"Canada stands poised to become a major source of natural gas for Asia."
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IEA "Still Assessing" Oil Market After OPEC Stalemate
Source: Dow Jones, Geraldine Amiel (6/14/11)
"Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka reiterated that the IEA 'stands ready to act' if the market requires additional oil."
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Congress Mixed on Cuba's Gulf Drilling
Source: Hearst Newspapers, Jennifer Dlouhy (6/13/11)
"Only one of the companies lined up to drill near Cuba has U.S. leases."
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The IEA's Golden Age of Gas
Source: Industrial Fuels and Power, Giles Crosse (6/13/11)
"IEA sees gas comprising more than 25% of global energy demand by 2035."
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DOE to Hold Meeting on Fracking
Source: Associated Press (6/13/11)
"Over 3,000 wells have been drilled in the Marcellus in recent years."
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Oil Rises as OPEC Maintains Production Level
Source: Bloomberg, Chris Kahn and George Jahn (6/9/11)
"OPEC meeting 'one of the worst ever,' said Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi."
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IEA, U.S. Lawmaker Call for OPEC Battle Plan
Source: Reuters, Timothy Gardner (6/8/11)
"Rep. Edward Markey asks Obama administration to tap strategic oil reserves."
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Russia, Norway Resolve Oil-Rich Barents Sea dispute
Source: AHN (6/8/11)
"The deal will divide the disputed region into two equal parts."
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Golden Age for Gas to Benefit Canada
Source: National Post, Peter Foster (6/8/11)
"Latest report represents a major revision in the IEA's energy outlook."
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Chen Lin: Capitalize on Oil Stock Fluctuations
Source: George Mack of The Energy Report (6/7/11)
Successful resource investor Chen Lin loves energy equities. In this exclusive interview with The Energy Report, Chen shares some favorite positions currently boosting his portfolio.
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Venezuela, Brazil Sign Agreements on Oil and Infrastructure
Source: El Universal (6/7/11)
"Rousseff says Brazil is committed to Venezuelan development of hydroelectric plants and petrochemical projects."
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U.S. Examines Permits for Offshore Work
Source: UPI (6/7/11)
"Washington is considering ways to make the offshore approval process easier for the energy sector."
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Coming Soon to a State Park Near You: Oil Drilling?
Source: MSNBC, Harriet Baskas (6/7/11)
"Cash-strapped state parks across the country are exploring some controversial options to stay open this summer."
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Natural Gas Booming in Asia
Source: Daily Reckoning, Chris Mayer (6/6/11)
"Australia will challenge Qatar as the world's largest LNG exporter."
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U.S. May Cut Oil Demand View
Source: Reuters, Tom Doggett (6/6/11)
"The move may be a double-edged sword, stoking OPEC's argument."
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Africa's Riding the Red Dragon
Source: Richard (Rick) Mills, AheadOfTheHerd (6/2/11)
"China's aim to acquire Africa's, other nations' resources should be on everyone's radar screen."
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Economists Call for Price on Carbon
Source: The Australian (6/1/11)
"There should be five elements in designing a carbon-pricing mechanism. . ."
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DRC to Publish Mining, Oil Contracts Online
Source: SteelGuru, Matsiko Mike (6/1/11)
"DRC mining stakeholders sign code of conduct to increase transparency."
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Bill Would Allow $500M Emergency Oil Sale
Source: Reuters, Tom Doggett (6/1/11)
"Obama administration requests sale of $500M oil from U.S. emergency stockpile."
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Hurricane Could Jolt Oil Markets
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Ryan Dezember (6/1/11)
"This year's hurricane season could make traders jump."
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