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Oil Price History and Analysis -  100+ years of oil prices and the economic and political events that shaped the price: wars, domestic policy, embargoes and price control.
Measures of Petroleum Dependence and Vulnerability in OECD Countries Examines energy security, petroleum dependence, and petroleum vulnerability of the major consuming countries.  Originally published in Middle East Economic Survey
The Coming Energy Crisis? Parallels with earlier energy crises underscore US vulnerability to oil supply shocks today. This summary of our research appeared in the Oil and Gas Journal the first in a series on Global Energy Security. 
Rig Counts - (June 13, 2008Short and long term graphs of U.S., Canadian, Foreign and World Rotary Rig Count as well as U.S. Workover Rig Count.
Venezuela Once again a nation in crisis, possibly facing civil war with dire implications for oil prices.
OPEC Issues and Analysis: Articles written over several years analyzing the decisions faced by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
 
FRB: Testimony, Greenspan--Natural gas supply and demand issues--June 10, 2003
National Energy Policy - The report to the President.
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Crude Oil, Gasoline and Natural Gas Futures

NYMEX Prices for
July 23, 2008
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude -3.98
$124.44
IPE Brent -4.26
$125.29
RBOB Gasoline NY Harbor -0.1128
$3.0344
Heating Oil NY Harbor -0.1281
$3.5501
NYMEX Natural Gas -0.279
$9.788
Graphs: Oil & Gas Spot and Futures prices
News & Issues:
Oil falls for second day as hurricane worries ease
Iran praises US participation in nuclear talks
Iran Offers 2 Pages and No Ground in Nuclear Talks
Iran sees no need to cut output at OPEC Sept meeting
Venezuela, Belarus sign oil deal

Nigeria Loses $2.5bn Annually to Gas Flaring
Iran's gasoline imports prime target for sanctions
Interior proposes lower royalties on oil shale
Partisanship threatens Senate efforts to lower gas prices
Pickens sees $300 oil unless U.S. cuts crude imports
Huge oil trading loss sinks energy trader SemGroup

Crude rises first day in five on Iran, tropical storm
Exxon says evacuates some Gulf rigs ahead of storm
Eni says Nigerian oil pipeline repaired
Nigeria accuses oil delta rebel leader of crimes
U.S. govt to propose rules to develop oil shale

Oil prices end lower on four-day drop
Iran talks set to begin in Geneva
Bush, Maliki, agree on 'time horizon' for US troop cut
Oil's 3-day tumble nears $16
Europeans Welcome US Participation in Iran Nuclear Talks

Crude down $4 as higher U.S. inventories surprise
Petrobras, oil worker talks fail, strike continues
Britain to work with Nigeria on security in oil-rich Niger Delta
Valero to Receive Canadian Crude Oil for Its Gulf Coast Refining System

Oil prices plunge on worries about economic downturn
OPEC sees oil demand growth slowing in 2008, 2009
Platts: OPEC crude output rises to 32.47M b/d in June, up 230,000 b/d
Bush lifts executive ban on offshore drilling
Venezuela To Cut US Oil Flow If Exxon Hurts PdVSA - Chavez
Venezuela's Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact, denies it's a giveaway
Brazil oil workers strike, output losses said limited
Brazil's Petrobras makes 150-mln-barrel oil find
Chevron Nigeria Resumes Onshore Crude Production After Attack
Nigerian military beefs up security in Niger Delta
Britain offers to help keep Nigerian oil taps open

Exploration: U.S. Rig Count +1, Canada +26, International +27
Oil ends the week almost flat after surpassing $147
Bush wants more oil drilling, but sites not clear
Airlines Call on Congress to End Oil Speculation

Graphs Oil and Natural Gas Prices
Futures Prices Spot Prices
NYMEX Crude Oil WTI Cushing, Oklahoma
Brent Crude Oil Brent Spot
RBOB Gasoline Gasoline - New York Harbor
Heating Oil Heating Oil - New York Harbor
NYMEX Natural Gas Natural Gas Henry Hub Louisiana
 
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