May 31, 2010

[$$] Storing a Bet on Higher Oil Prices (at The Wall Street Journal)

Storing a Bet on Higher Oil Prices A global scramble for oil-storage facilities is boosting profitability and the share prices of both storage operators and the companies that build new capacity.

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[$$] Oil Prices Inch Higher (at The Wall Street Journal)

Oil Prices Inch Higher Crude futures made tentative gains as the dollar weakened against a basket of major currencies, but trade was thin due to public holidays in the U.S. and U.K.

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May 30, 2010

Adrok secures Mideast deal for technology (at Financial Times)

Adrok Group, a Scottish company that believes it can save the oil and gas industry millions of pounds through its geological imaging technology, has signed a deal to expand into the Middle East.

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East Timor PM prepared to block Sunrise gas: report (at Reuters)

East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is prepared to block the multi-billion dollar Timor Sea development of the Greater Sunrise gas field by Australia s Woodside Petroleum , a report said on Monday.

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Algerian oil minister looses job in reshuffle (AP)

The Algerian president made a surprise Cabinet reshuffle on Friday, kicking out his longtime ally Chakib Khelil, a former OPEC chief, from the Energy Ministry amid a growing corruption scandal in the North African country s oil and natural gas industries.

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Summary Box: Sugar falls on ample supply outlook (AP)

SUGAR DROP: Sugar fell nearly 5 percent Friday amid expectations that the global supply will be plentiful for the first time in about two years. The price has fallen about 51 percent from a 29-year high in early February.

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Sugar plummets on improving production outlook (AP)

Sugar prices plummeted nearly 5 percent Friday amid expectations that global supplies will be plentiful for the first time in about two years.

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