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Oil Word of the Day

The Oil Word of the Day is Recoverable Resources. Recoverable Resources in context to Oil means:

Hydrocarbon reserves that can be produced with current technology including those not economical to produce at present. ... Read More

Oil News

Gustav's threat whips oil prices higher (USA Today)
Oil prices rose for a third-consecutive day Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav posed the biggest threat to Gulf Coast energy production since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit in 2005. Read More

Venezuela nets 4.3 billion dollars in windfall oil profit tax (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Venezuela has raked in 4.3 billion dollars from a tax on windfall oil profits it started collecting from state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela in mid-April, President Hugo Chavez said. Read More

Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices climbed for a third day Wednesday as fears deepened that Tropical Storm Gustav could enter the Gulf of Mexico as a powerful hurricane and disrupt oil and natural gas production. Read More

Oil higher as Gustav heads toward Gulf of Mexico (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices surged Wednesday as Tropical Storm Gustav appeared headed for the Gulf of Mexico and its oil and gas installations. Read More

Oil rises above $118 as Gustav spins toward Gulf (AP via Yahoo! News)
Oil prices shot up above $118 a barrel Wednesday, rising for a third day as Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on a possible collision course with offshore oil and gas platforms. Read More

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