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How dry I am…

…(MENA) oil and gas resources, the IEA (2005) projects in the reference scenario a rise in MENA oil production from the 2004 level of 29 mbd to 33 mbd in…

Oil and the real trade balance

…and it will make little difference to the world oil markets or what we pay for oil, if Canada exports its oil via pipelines to Oklahoma or through its Pacific…

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…