http://www.oilintel.com Real time news on the oil industry, energy markets, spot prices, gasoline, natural gas and petroleum. us-en Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:07:16 -0500 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:00 -0500 CFWebtools.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss editor@oilintel.com jason@cfwebtools.com http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6517 July 23, 2008 3:42 PM ET The NYMEX September crude, and August RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts were crushed again today after EIA inventory data for the week ending July 18 revealed solid increases in gasoline and distillate fuel stocks des... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6517 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6516 July 23, 2008 2:58 PM ET States that adopt laws promoting clean and efficient vehicles and investing in public transit are helping protect their citizens from high oil prices, according to a new report released yesterday by the Natural Resources De... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:58:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6516 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6514 July 23, 2008 11:13 AM ET The September crude and August RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts are all well into negative territory as market participants have reacted to bearish EIA inventory estimates for the week ending July 18. According to ... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:13:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6514 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6512 July 23, 2008 9:56 AM ET With the president's July 21 signature of the Maritime Pollution Protection Act of 2008, U.S. agencies are setting course to implement a key international agreement to reduce air pollution from large ships. This key step cl... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:56:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6512 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6509 July 23, 2008 8:24 AM ET The September NYMEX crude oil and August RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts are called to open down from yesterday's settles. NYMEX prices remain under pressure as Hurricane Dolly is about to make landfall near the Mex... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6509 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6508 July 23, 2008 7:32 AM ET The price of the OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $127.43 per barrel on Tuesday, down $0.29 from Monday, July 21, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The basket of OPEC crude grades is made up of the following... [More] Energy News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:32:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6508 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6506 July 22, 2008 3:08 PM ET The NYMEX August crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts finished the day in negative territory but well off the intraday lows for August crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil of $125.63, $3.0945 and $3.6430 respectiv... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:08:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6506 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6505 July 22, 2008 11:15 AM ET When President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore drilling it was an effort to pressure Congress to do the same and change the laws restricting access to the east and west coasts and the eastern Gulf of Mexico ... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:15:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6505 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6504 July 22, 2008 11:07 AM ET The August crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts are all well into negative territory as market participants have returned to selling the rallies. Yesterday, August crude oil was up more than $2.00 on supply conc... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:07:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6504 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6502 July 22, 2008 8:39 AM ET The August NYMEX crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts are all called to open either side yesterday's settles. We believe the steady opening is due to some lingering concerns about Tropical Storm Dolly and the pote... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:39:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6502 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6500 July 22, 2008 7:21 AM ET Rising fuel prices and worsening traffic are driving 26 percent of employees to consider changing jobs to improve their commutes, reports a study conducted by BusinessWeek Research Services (BWRS) and commissioned by Transi... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:21:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6498 July 22, 2008 6:53 AM ET The price of the OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $127.72 per barrel on Monday, down $0.21 from Friday, July 18, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The basket of OPEC crude grades is made up of the following:... [More] Energy News Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:53:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6498 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6494 July 21, 2008 3:17 PM ET The NYMEX August crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts finished the day in positive territory with Hurricane Dolly the main focus of many market participants. Tropical Storm Dolly has moved into the Gulf of Mexico ... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:17:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6494 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6492 July 21, 2008 9:26 AM ET In a letter to the House and Senate Congressional leadership today, Consumers for Competitive Choice (C4CC) President Robert Johnson called for immediate Congressional intervention to restrain oil speculation. "Consumers are... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6492 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6491 July 21, 2008 9:22 AM ET Williams (NYSE:WMB) today announced that it has agreed to purchase privately held Aspect Abundant Shale LP's and other parties' interests in north Texas' Barnett Shale for approximately $166 million cash. The parties expect ... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:22:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6491 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6490 July 21, 2008 8:24 AM ET The August NYMEX crude, RBOB gasoline and heating oil contracts are all called to open above Friday's settles. We are attributing the higher opening to two factors; the first and likely most important is Iran. On Saturday a... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:24:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6490 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6489 July 21, 2008 6:35 AM ET The price of the OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $127.93 per barrel on Friday, down $3.10 from Thursday, July 17, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The basket of OPEC crude grades is made up of the followin... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:35:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6489 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6488 July 21, 2008 6:24 AM ET Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) announced today that the Briseis-1 exploration well on Australia's Northwest Shelf discovered natural gas in Jurassic and Triassic sandstones. The well encountered 151 feet (46 meters) of net gas... [More] Energy News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:24:00 -0500 http://www.oilintel.com/newshome.cfm?action=showstory&news_id=6488