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Oil Price Speculation

…affect oil prices without causing large inventories of oil above the ground is false unless I can explain what is different now compared to a year ago. This is possible…

What is up with the leases?

…about 13 million acres are actually producing oil and gas. _ Offshore, only 10.5 million of the 44 million leased acres are currently producing oil or gas. _ Combined, oil

$70 Oil

…image. Dr. Nouriel Roubini suggests that $70 oil may have a significant impact on the US economy: ” … if oil prices were to drift towards $70 and stay there…

Watching Oil

…the spike in oil prices right now is Hurricane Ivan, so we’ll see prices fall substantially again soon. Today, despite its recent surge, the average price of crude oil in…

Oil

Middle East is cutting oil prices. My guess is their wanting to stymie US production which is more expensive. A runup to the late sixties oil embargo without the embargo….