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Oil, Windfall Profits Tax, and Ceteris Paribus

…lot to do with missed projections on energy prices. But did the tax on U.S. providers of oil cause Russian and OPEC to start supplying more oil? Spencer in a…

The Gasoline Market and Government Policy

…excise tax, which proponents said was designed to ensure that oil companies did not benefit from unanticipated windfalls caused by fluctuating crude oil prices … If it is again enacted,…

Oil Still Going Up

…of possible attacks on petroleum-industry infrastructure. Iraq’s Southern Oil Co. stopped pumping oil after militia troops threatened to attack oil facilities, Agence France-Presse reported, citing an official at the state-run…

Oil Prices Keep Rising The price of crude oil hit a new high yesterday (for the year, at least) of nearly $40 per barrel. The price of gasoline rose in…