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Oil prices have become something of a contrarian indicator for alternative energy. While the surge above $145 a barrel this summer seemed to promise a golden age of investment in cleaner power, now that prices are back near the $37-a-barrel range and...
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Fears the global economy will get worse dropped oil prices to levels not seen in 4.5 years.
Investors shrugged off Wednesday’s record production cut by OPEC, the...
made popular Dec 19 2008
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Oil prices are getting a big boost today, as...
made popular Dec 16 2008
I could not believe my eyes today, gas at $2.87!
I remember this summer I was driving home from the beach and noticed the rural (which is always lower than suburban)...
made popular Oct 25 2008
The world undergoes a major financial crisis resulted from credit crisis. Some financial analysts and experts have said that it is the major crisis since the...
made popular Oct 21 2008
All of us prayed, some of us wept, and some of us thought it would never happen.
But check out this headline in The New York Times : Oil Prices Slip Below $70 a...
made popular Oct 20 2008
To win allies and forge an anti-American front, Mr Chavez sells oil to friendly countries at low prices. Ironically, the only big customer buying Venezuelan oil at the...
made popular Oct 14 2008
Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Wednesday, rebounding from a five-month low after OPEC surprised traders with a deal to effectively cut production by just...
made popular Sep 10 2008
A few weeks ago, the idea of offshore drilling was starting to be seriously considered. Many officials were realistic, saying that the oiled obtained would not come in...
made popular Aug 8 2008
Oil rose over $1, climbing back above $126 a barrel, on Monday lifted by jitters about Iran’s nuclear activities and violence in OPEC member Nigeria.
US light...
made popular Aug 4 2008
I used to be an energy correspondent of a newspaper in Nigeria’s business capital, Lagos. In that role, I covered the oil industry in Nigeria. As the country with the...
made popular Jul 12 2008
OPEC president Chakib Khelil warned Sunday that oil prices will continue to rise because of the falling dollar, in an interview in the Algeria-News.
made popular Jul 7 2008
The 4th of July is here and America is celebrating our independence, freedom and fortune. You know where I’m going with this right? First off let’s talk about the...
made popular Jul 4 2008
Oil soared to a record above $145 a barrel Thursday, fueled by concerns over a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran
made popular Jul 3 2008
Oil slipped from a record high above $143 a barrel on Monday as weak U.S. demand countered mounting tensions between OPEC nation Iran and Israel.
U.S. crude settled 21...
made popular Jul 1 2008
It was predictable that the oil men in the White House, one’s Bush and Cheney, would try something irrational to fill their coffers before leaving office. So to go...
made popular Jun 25 2008
Leading oil exporters have acknowledged the need to boost supplies to curb soaring prices but stopped short of specific commitments on extra output.
Following their...
made popular Jun 23 2008
The oil market is plentifully supplied and the rally to record high prices is fake and imposed. Iran’s president said on Tuesday, blaming a weak U.S. dollar which...
made popular Jun 19 2008
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working...
made popular May 21 2008
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The US House of Representatives approved legislation to bring a lawsuit against OPEC calling it a cartel solely responsible for skyrocketing oil prices and global...
made popular May 21 2008
Why can’t President Bush start his month long August vacation at his ranch now and continue on until some time around the middle of November? After he said he would...
made popular May 18 2008
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has increased its output to meet rising demand and to compensate for declining production from other...
made popular May 25 2008
US President George W. Bush pressed Saudi Arabia to raise oil output on Friday, but the world’s biggest crude exporter said global supply is balanced with...
made popular May 17 2008
Kimberly Stevens, a 42-year-old resident of Lewisville, Texas, and a Croesus follower, is also refusing to buy into the official Washington line that the nation’s...
made popular Apr 12 2008
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has urged OPEC members to form a joint bank and stop pricing oil trades in U.S. dollars.
Ahmadinejad told OPEC Secretary General...
made popular Apr 7 2008
OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri has rejected calls from oil consuming states for a hike in the cartel’s crude output, saying that non-fundamental factors...
made popular Apr 7 2008
In Honolulu, Los Angeles and most U.S cities, the price of gas is now over $4.00 a gallon. To make sure we do not panic, experts are busy assuring us that it will...
made popular Mar 15 2008
Oil prices reached a record close, surging above $104 after OPEC decided Wednesday to keep its production unchanged. The cartel ignored calls from President George W....
made popular Mar 6 2008
The speedy fading situation on the ground in Iraq indicates an even more horrible situation for American soldiers and the people of the world community. Following the...
made popular Jan 16 2007
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ali Ibrahim Naimi, right, welcomes Algeria`s Minister of Energy and Mines Chakib Khelil, left, during the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, seminar at Vienna’s Hofburg...
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