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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 - (May 2, 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
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Crude Oil, Gasoline and Natural Gas Futures

NYMEX Prices for
May 8, 2008
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude +0.16
$123.69
IPE Brent +0.52
$122.84
RBOB Gasoline NY Harbor +0.0196
$3.1378
Heating Oil NY Harbor +0.0625
$3.5098
NYMEX Natural Gas -0.064
$11.263
Graphs: Oil & Gas Spot and Futures prices
News & Issues:
Election Year + $124 Crude Oil = Silly Solutions
Oil futures expand winning streak to top $124
Niger Delta push for US mediator
Nigeria: ExxonMobil, Shell Resume Production
Chavez: Venezuela won't tolerate secession in Bolivia
OPEC head says no shortage in oil market
Oil's surge: what's behind it and what it means for Saudi Arabia
Bill Targets Oil Firms and OPEC

Oil ends atop $123, up almost 10% in four sessions
Senate Democrats unveil new energy tax plan
33% oil revenue goes back to consumer nations: OAPEC
OPEC to earn over $1 trillion from oil exports-EIA

Three-session win sends oil to a close near $122
Nigeria oil rebels pledge truce if Carter mediates
PetroChina, Venezuela Are in Talks Over Oil Refinery
Indonesia May Leave OPEC in 2009 as Oil Output Drops
Anti-pollution march staged in western China
Clinton pledges to smash OPEC

Oil futures near $120 to end at a fresh record
Bush to tell Saudis of oil price worries: White House
Groups sue to stop seismic oil exploration in Arctic seas
King Faisal Stood Firm on Oil Embargo

Oil Rises More Than $3, Most in a Month, on U.S. Jobs Report
Exploration: U.S. Rig Count-3, Canada +7, International +22
Shell: Attackers sabotage oil installation in Nigeria
Chavez nationalizes Argentine foundry, Venezuela’s largest
Chavez shops to shorten Venezuela food lines

Crude falls for third day as dollar strengthens
Exxon Mobil Production Resuming In Nigeria
Critics denounce gas tax 'holiday' backed by Clinton and McCain
Oil Price May Go Up to $250, Warn Experts

Crude falls after inventories data, Fed rate cut
OPEC might hold extraordinary meeting over prices: Kuwait
'Biofuels frenzy' fuels global food crisis: experts
Fort Worth's natural gas rush
Nigeria oil union says to continue Exxon strike
Venezuela says power outage hit some oil ouput

Oil Falls More Than $3 as BP Restarts Pipeline, Dollar Rises
Valero 1Q profit drops on lower margins
BP sees Texas City, TX refinery full contribution end 2008
Oil consumption hits record high in 1st quarter

U.K. Refinery Strike Set to End, Restoring Fuel, Crude Supplies
Oil major Total to buy Synenco Energy for $471 million
PetroChina and Sinopec lag forecasts
Candidates Shift on the Gas Tax

BP Shuts Pipeline on Strike, Cutting U.K. Oil Output
Oil leaps $2.46 U.S. a barrel
BP to Shut Forties Pipeline, Cutting U.K. Oil Output
$200 a barrel oil? $75 is more likely

Crude drops on dollar's strength, home sales data
ExxonMobil workers begin strike in Nigeria
Senators call for block of arms deals with OPEC
Turkish army confirms air raid in northern Iraq

Oil gains on U.S. gasoline inventory fall
Strike to shut Scottish refinery processing North Sea oil
Oil's big issue is investment, not reserves-Naimi

Oil rallies to record near $120 on supply worries
British oil refinery strike talks begin
Surge in oil prices prompts warnings of global recession
Lack of capacity foils action on oil price - Libya


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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