Further, this is the seventh time the president has mentioned energy independence in his State of the Union message, but for the first time this exchange is taking place in a Congress led by the Democratic Party.
Gordon is luring more energy clients with such services as an online exchange where refiners can establish fuel prices in real time, rather than send out a price list once daily, and can verify the credit status of potential customers.
At the same time, East European governments might approach Arab energy suppliers with the suggestion that, in exchange for receiving below-market prices on oil (and perhaps gas) deliveries for a period of time, the producer-countries can gain important new energy markets.