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OIL SPECULATION

Are oil prices being pumped up by speculation, or are prices mainly affected by the forces of supply and demand? Should the government try to curtail speculation, or is it an important part of the way markets function? This topic will keep you abreast of the latest research and commentary on oil speculation.

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OPEC sees world oil demand to rise in 2010more

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, standing by an earlier forecast, predicted that world oil demand...

Enironmentalists rap Canada's oil sands ahead of Obama-Harper meetmore

A coalition of environmental groups wants US President Barack Obama to call for a "moratorium" on Canadian...

Libya to invest $10 billion in oil field developmentmore

Libya plans to invest 12.1 billion dinars ($9.92 billion) in the development of 24 wells in fields it calls...

Recovery to mean fewer land rigs needed to drill N. America?more

Lost in the financial chaos of the 2009 downcycle is the emergence of what appears to be a fundamental change in the...

Chinese oil demand growth to slow to 0.7% in 2009: IEA more

"Oil demand growth in China is...expected to be less than a fifth of what was recorded in recent years, while in...

Oil: Wall Street vs. Main Streetmore

It's the interests of pension-fund managers against those of waitresses as Congress digs into the controversy...

Platts podcast: Interview with Bob Levin, Managing Director of CME Gro...more

Bob Levin, Managing Director of CME Group Energy Research and Product Development, discusses energy risk and the way in...

Opec still has storage concernsmore

At last week’s Opec meeting in Vienna, no change was made to production levels - but there were distinct rumblings...

Angola Is U.S. Priority as Rising Oil Output Boosts Influencemore

Angola, currently Africa’s top oil producer, is now a priority in Washington. Hillary Clinton’s overnight visit last...

Platts feature: OPEC keeps oil output limits unchanged, mindful of glo...more

OPEC agreed, as expected, at late night talks in Vienna September 9 to leave its current crude production limits...

Crude futures stabilize Monday following Friday's slidemore

Having lost up to 4.3% on the day through late trading Friday, crude futures continued lower Monday before stabilizing...

Chevron approves 15 million mt/year Gorgon LNG projectmore

The long-awaited Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia has finally been given the go-ahead for a A$43 billion ($37...

Platts podcast: Mediterranean LSFO strong on increased utility demandmore

Platts EMEA fuel oil reporters Maria Gradobitova and Benno Spencer discuss the recent strength of low sulfur fuel oil...

Platts The Barrel: Who cares about OPEC compliance? Not OPECmore

It was pretty clear in the runup to OPEC's September 9 meeting that ministers were not going to change quotas.

Platts - The Barrel: India's Jet may buckle under pilot strikemore

The Indian airline industry received yet another blow September 8, when about 360 Jet Airways pilots went on an illegal...

CNPC borrows $30B for acquisitionsmore

Oil M&A is on the rise, i-banks are hiring in response, and China's run on commodities just got a hefty push.

Platts - The Barrel: In grudging praise of Europe's refinery maintenan...more

It's an old sporting adage and one that in England is often ascribed to the legendary football manager, Brian Clough.

Academic Study Sheds New Light on Oil Speculation Debatemore

The research of Rice University's Kenneth Medlock and Amy Myers Jaffe contends that oil speculation by financial...

BP Makes Huge Oil Find (BP)more

Good news, we still have large sources of oil in stable parts of the world.

Shell restarts Utorogu gas plant in western Niger Deltamore

Shell Petroleum Development Co. has restarted its 300-MMscfd capacity gas plant in Utorogu in western Niger Delta after...

Addax to explore Kina prospect in Gulf of Guineamore

Addax Petroleum Corp., Calgary, is using Transocean’s Deepwater Pathfinder drillship to explore the Kina prospect on...

Platts - The Barrel: One for the watercoolermore

For doubting Thomases of Cash for Clunkers handouts, here's more fodder for skepticism in the face of what proved...

Platts - The Barrel: NAPE Expo sees less attendance, exhibitors -- and...more

The bi-annual North American Prospect Expo may not be as well-known as some other energy gatherings, but it has been...

Platts - The Barrel: From the shores of Tripoli, all roads lead to Rom...more

A month before the US bombing of Libya in April 1986, the world's media descended on Libya in anticipation of a...

Signs of shift away from WTImore

Oil traders are quietly pricing some of their deals away from the West Texas Intermediate contract, traditionally the...

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