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'Peak oil' sentiment pumping up long-term futures

chron.com
May 21, 2008
        

Oil prices are heading to almost $140 a barrel in the next eight years, according to futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange, on concern that growth in supply may fail to keep pace with rising demand. Oil for delivery in December 2016 surged $17.08, or 14 percent, in the three...

Pump more oil, quick!

makewealthhistory.org
May 21, 2008
        

Both the US and the UK governments appear to be settled on the most obvious solution to high oil prices - pump more oil. It’s a hasty political solution that may work in lowering prices, but it will only speed the inevitable end oil - more on celsias.

Oil breaks $130 level

dw-world.de
May 21, 2008
        

Worries about tight supplies and a weaker dollar have driven the price of oil to above 130 dollars for the first time. Light, sweet crude for July delivery hit $130.47 in electronic trading in New York. The new high was the 11th time in the last 13 sessions that oil prices have hit trading or...

Lawmakers seeking answers about soaring fuel prices

kwch.com
May 21, 2008
        

Associated Press - May 21, 2008 4:43 AM ET CAPITOL HILL (AP) - Oil and gas company executives will be in the spotlight as a Senate committee looks into the skyrocketing price of oil. ... Associated Press - Oil and gas company executives will be in the spotlight as a...

Oil prices not driven by speculation, Bank of England says

marketwatch.com
May 21, 2008
        

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The 13% rise in Brent crude oil in sterling terms during April wasn't driven by speculation, the Bank of England said in minutes from the last interest-rate meeting. "According to the Bank's market contacts, speculative purchases did not seem to be the prime cause of the...

Kenya: What Drives World Oil Markets And Demand

allafrica.com
May 21, 2008
        

Posted to the web 21 May 2008 David Mataen Nairobi Sorry sight to behold. In fact pump price watching has become a favourite pastime, effectively deposing bird watching in leafy parts of Nairobi. To be fair, much of the cause of the escalating oil prices is external, outside of the influence of...

What Drives World Oil Markets And Demand

allafrica.com
May 21, 2008
        

Posted to the web 21 May 2008 David Mataen Nairobi Sorry sight to behold. In fact pump price watching has become a favourite pastime, effectively deposing bird watching in leafy parts of Nairobi. To be fair, much of the cause of the escalating oil prices is external, outside of the influence of...

Oil settles above $129 for first time

ljworld.com
May 21, 2008
        

Crude prices spiked to yet another trading high Tuesday as supply concerns mounted. At filling stations across the country, the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline touched $3.80 for the first time, having followed oil’s spectacular rise.

                   

Costlier oil offers investors new opportunities, dangers

chicagotribune.com
May 21, 2008
        

With continually rising oil prices draining your pocket each time you fill the car's gas tank, you might wonder if you should pour some of the liquid gold into your investment portfolio too. To be sure, holding an energy exchange-traded fund or a broad variety of energy stocks has been a sure way...

Big Oil vs. Big Govt.

pittsburghlive.com
May 21, 2008
        

Bring down prices at the pump? Easy. Drill off the coasts of Florida and California. Drill in Alaska (ANWR). Build new refineries in the United States. Build new nuclear power plants in the United States. Forget it. Liberal Democrats beholden to the "environmentalists" and their useful idiots...