In theory, the Ceyhan line could also be used for oil from the other side of the Caspian, where Chevron and other oil companies have won huge contracts.
The octopus is also a stand out, with quality olive oil on the side.
He has America's oil lobby powerfully on his side: the American companies that pioneered Libya's lucrative oil industry have had to stand by frustrated while half a dozen European companies go happily to work.
While iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, and crude oil faced temporary supply side disruptions that boosted prices excessively, the longer-term, commodity super cycle remains intact.
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The supply side of the oil market is far weaker today than it was in 2008, Barclays says.
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On the energy side of commodities, crude oil imports broke a record last month, too.
An epochal shift has been triggered: "Peak oil" is emerging on the demand side.
It is concerned about the impact of the oil-price shock on the supply side of the economy.
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Two problems: First, the logistics of shipping the oil, which is on the Atlantic side of South America, to the Liaoyang refinery in northern China, are challenging.
But now, as the head of PDVSA, the state-owned oil company, he is on the other side.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said "as many as three or four" oil wells may be burning on the Iraqi side of the Iraq-Kuwait border.
Nelson's cottonseed is trucked from the Shallowater gin to the Plains Cooperative Oil Mill (PCOM), on the east side of Lubbock.
About three hours in, we got a slab of lamb ribs cooked with honey and a side of potatoes with oregano, olive oil and lemon juice.
In 2012, the growth of U.S. oil supply saved the market from significant supply-side tightness given the scale of non-OPEC supply disappointments elsewhere, like in Brazil.
Lawrence Summers, America's treasury secretary, attracted attention recently when he likened the new-technology boom to a positive supply-side shock, the converse of the oil-price shocks of the 1970s.
In the Valdez incident, the company responsible was a giant multinational with deep pockets and an interest in keeping on the right side of the American government and the oil-rich state of Alaska.
Further strengthening the Canadian side of this pair was the US Crude Oil Inventories report which showed a surprise drop of 5.1 million barrels.
Since South Sudan's independence, tension between the new neighbours has been strained, with rebellions breaking out on either side of the border and a dispute over oil which escalated to the brink of war last April.
The other side of the Atlantic experienced a shortage of whale oil used for illumination.
Statoil knows which side its bread is buttered, especially without major oil and tax breaks to improve Shtokman economics.
The crude oil bears still have some downside near-term technical momentum on their side.
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However, crude oil bulls still have some upside near-term technical momentum on their side.
The volatility in oil presents an abundance of opportunities both on the long and the short side.
When cooking the fish skin-side down, be sure to coat the pan completely with oil, and to watch the fillet closely.
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Drizzle with a little olive oil and roll the lamb up in a spiral, seasoning the fatty side with salt and pepper as you roll.
The crude oil bulls have some fresh upside near-term technical momentum on their side, which also should be a bullish underlying factor for the precious metals.
For international oil companies it has become even more difficult to stay on the right side of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. law forbidding bribery of foreign officials.
On that occasion, the win was supposed to be the first taste of success for the new incarnation of the team, a talented side that would only get better as it splashed around its oil-rich owners' money.
Before things get that far, Washington will re-plead its case to Saudi Arabia to open the taps, or at the very least prompt Ali Naimi (the long standing Saudi oil minister) to quell the market with the right kind of supply side messages.
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On the negative side, coal lost more than 19 percent, followed by crude oil (-14.1 percent), nickel (-13.6 percent) and lead (-12.3 percent).
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