Ira Flatow will be here with a conversation with Sylvia Earle about what the oil spill means for marine life.
What crews are dealing with is an oil spill from the explosion that continues to grow in the Gulf of Mexico.
Herman went into business with them at what became Kaiser-Francis Oil Co.
Another interesting realization the people at Nomura made had to do with what percentage of production came from international oil companies (IOCs) in different MENA countries.
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Perhaps the most formidable competitor is Compact GTL. This UK-based company is focused largely on addressing the problem of what to do with associated gas resulting from oil development that would otherwise be flared or reinjected.
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That seems to be what Soros is betting too with his "short oil, long gold" strategy.
That evening, he cooked up a big pan of what he preferred to call porcini, with olive oil, pepper, salt, and pancetta, and we ate them with grilled polenta, salad, and red wine, a Barolo.
What might a marketing strategist have to discuss with an oil analyst, you ask?
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What if we increased the price of oil with an increase in gas taxes by two cents a gallon each and every month until the demand for oil dropped to the point where we did not need foreign oil?
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So, given that traders have been treated to a big batch of better-than-expected economic data this week, the action over the past two sessions seems to suggest that the economy may trump the worry about what might (or might not) happen with oil prices.
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What does the economic crisis in Greece have to do with the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico?
Bolinas goat poached in whey with vineyard grasses, sea salt, and olive oil--but what struck me was the pure, pleasurable flavor impact of his combinations.
From such expectations Tulis reasons that oil and gas stocks are undervalued, along with stocks throughout what he calls the "energy chain, " which starts with exploration and production and ends with power transmission.
Palin has been described as an asset to the GOP ticket because of her energy experience, but what people are really talking about is her experience in dealing with oil and natural gas issues.
Moreover, rising oil prices can do nothing to keep inflation dead and buried with what we thought was a stake through its heart.
Russia's petro-giants, GAZPROM and LUKOIL, along with Venezuela's PDVSA, recently agreed to form what will be the largest oil consortium in the world.
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Oil has been rallying, along with many other commodities, on what many analysts consider a dual play on dollar weakness and increased emerging market demand.
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Dr. Stacy provided a detailed technical presentation of the physical location, size and geo-political complexities associated with bringing to market what he characterized as potentially the world's second-largest oil reserves -- and a key energy resource for the industrialized nations in the 21st Century .
But you know what, after three decades of not doing anything, we got together with the oil companies, we got together with the unions, we got together with folks who usually do not see eye to eye, and we negotiated new fuel economy standards that are going to make sure our cars average nearly 55 miles per gallon by the middle of the next decade.
And they have to accept that oil prices are very volatile and they have a lot more to do with what OPEC does than what Ben Bernanke does.
In the 70s we used to calculate peak oil and peak gas and came up with some great numbers that were consistent with what happened in the next three decades, but then things changed.
The boss of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, has said that he has had assurances that oil is at the top of the agenda in Moscow's negotiations with Washington on what to do with Iraq.
With the oil continuing to leak and as we prepare to celebrate World Oceans Day, ask yourself, what will be your solution?
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"One by one, the courts in New York are siding with the people over oil and gas industry interests, ruling that local municipalities have the right to decide what industrial activities are appropriate for their communities, " said Deborah Goldberg, attorney for the environmental group Earthjustice who will argue on behalf of Dryden and Middlefield in Albany on Thursday.
So, what we're trying to do is come up with new technology that will allow us to extract more oil from the same area that we're extracting it now.
Maybe what really needs to be studied is the size of the Prince William Sound to that oil spill compared with the size of the Gulf to this oil spill.
Nearly two weeks ago, Nomura analyst Alastair Syme floated what looked like a novel idea at the time: with debt financing appearing expensive and asset sales taking time, oil giant BP may consider an equity-linked financing backed by a sovereign wealth fund.
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We are going to be increasing the production of oil in the United States, but there is a global plan put forward that would say this will require a concentrated effort for years to come, but ultimately, what this is about is diversifying our supply of energy from oil into many other different sectors, and with that we can have the means to go forward.
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