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Will President Obama Tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

In recent days, speculation has grown that President Obama would soon tap into the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve.   As oil prices have rapidly spiked (at the time of writing, the price of WTI crude oil is just over $108 per barrel), g…

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Oil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meeting – The Associated Press

DAWN.comOil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meetingThe Associated PressSINGAPORE (AP) — Oil prices fell below $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as traders looked to this week's OPEC meeting for clues about the cartel's future crude output. Benchmark …

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December 12, 2011
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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do – Inside Futures

Breaking Up Is Hard to DoInside Futures… ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet and his incoming successor Mario Draghi also said euro nations must press ahead with structural reforms to strengthen the bloc's economic and fiscal governance to prevent …

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Libya’s Post Gadhaffi Future – Who gets the Oil? – OilPrice.com

msnbc.comLibya's Post Gadhaffi Future – Who gets the Oil?OilPrice.comProjecting into the future, analysts believe that has reserves to sustain its previous level of production for 80 years. Who will eventually control this asset, with oil prices cu…

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August 24, 2011
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Metals rise on better outlook – The Associated Press

Metals rise on better outlookThe Associated PressIn energy trading, oil prices closed slightly lower on uncertainty over future demand. Oil prices had risen through the afternoon along with the stock market, but fell in late afternoon trading to close …

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Gas prices expected to drop to ‘normal’ level – The Desert Sun

FOX Toledo OnlineGas prices expected to drop to 'normal' levelThe Desert SunCrude oil prices dropped since last week from about $99 to $85 per barrel after hovering around $100 for most of July. If prices stabilize around $85 for the foreseeabl…

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Our Oil Future may not be a Bleak as it Seems – OilPrice.com

Our Oil Future may not be a Bleak as it SeemsOilPrice.comFor the alternative, new product, biofuel, environmental, and global warming perspectives high oil prices make their future goals real. The barrier for them is the research and development costs …

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SMT Reports Geoscientists Predict Higher Oil Prices in 2012 – SYS-CON Media (press release)

SMT Reports Geoscientists Predict Higher Oil Prices in 2012SYS-CON Media (press release)… View of the Future survey, conducted at the AAPG Conference in April. Prior year results from 2008 thru 2010 are also available. Seismic Micro-Technology, the m…

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Market Buzz: The Big Players Turn Bullish Again

By Barbara Zigah (eToro Blog) The last week saw sharp declines in commodity prices and equity markets, with oil taking a big hit as Eurozone worries rose to the fore.  After the drop in oil prices, which many analysts point out was merely correcting t…

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Oil Prices Look to Top $150 by Midsummer On Resilient Demand and MENA Turmoil – Money Morning

Oil Prices Look to Top $150 by Midsummer On Resilient Demand and MENA TurmoilMoney Morning"We face a future where China needs to fuel its economic development and it is likely that can only be achieved by outbidding the West for the world's in…

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