<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:01:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-35009320080815?sp=true</category><category>Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-35201720080827?sp=true</category><category>Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINT26420320080828</category><category>Oil News Update by http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0843192420080808</category><category>Oil News Update by http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080808?sp=true</category><category>http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34505020080714?sp=true</category><category>http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34515220080715?sp=true</category><category>http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34580420080719?sp=true</category><category>http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINBKK10262220080713</category><category>http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINL1328196020080713?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34929120080810?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINL2219159120080808?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080810?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from://http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34690220080726?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from:http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/07/25/oil.rise.ap/index.html</category><category>oil news update from:http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080729?sp=true</category><category>oil news update from:http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN2445072420080724?sp=true</category><category>oil news update frome:http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINL57495620080725?sp=true</category><category>www.cnn.com</category><category>www.reuters.com</category><title>oil news update</title><description></description><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>42</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-5914803379161249288</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-27T18:05:00.216-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINT26420320080828</category><title>NYMEX crude up for 4th day at $118 amid storm fear</title><atom:summary type="text">(To see the day&#39;s top energy news click [TOP/O]) TOKYO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures rose for afourth straight session to stay above $118 a barrel on Thursday,amid concerns Tropical Storm Gustav will intensify into amajor hurricane as it moves towards energy facilities in the Gulfof Mexico. * Frontmonth U.S. crude for October delivery CLc1 was up 20cents at $118.35 a barrel on the </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/nymex-crude-up-for-4th-day-at-118-amid.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3930387596621319571</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-27T18:00:23.928-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-35201720080827?sp=true</category><title>Oil rises as Gustav threatens U.S. Gulf</title><atom:summary type="text">NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil rose on Wednesday on forecasts that Tropical Storm Gustav will intensify into a hurricane as it ploughs toward the U.S. oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.Further support came from weekly U.S. government inventorydata that showed an unexpected drop in crude oil stockpiles inthe world&#39;s top consumer. U.S. crude gained 77 cents to $117.04 a barrel by 1 p.m.</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oil-rises-as-gustav-threatens-us-gulf.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3361867376154573432</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-15T09:27:17.347-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Oil News Update : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-35009320080815?sp=true</category><title>Oil falls under $112 on bearish global demand</title><atom:summary type="text">By Golnar MotevalliLONDON (Reuters) - Oil dropped below $112 a barrel on Friday, down more than $2.50, to its lowest level since early May, pressured by faltering global demand, rising supply and a stronger dollar.Crude has fallen sharply since reaching an all-time high of $147.27 a barrel on July 11 partly on concern about weakening demand. It fell as low as $111.85, the lowest since May 2, on </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oil-falls-under-112-on-bearish-global.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-5190292835719575357</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-10T17:42:12.251-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINL2219159120080808?sp=true</category><title>Oil&#39;s plunge powers rally on Wall Street</title><atom:summary type="text">By Kristina CookeNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks soared on Friday rounding out their best week in more than three months, as oil plunged below $115 a barrel, easing inflation concerns and improving prospects for business and consumer spending.The slide in oil prices to their lowest level in three months powered the biggest rally in retailing shares in six years, with Home Depot (HD.N: Quote, </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oils-plunge-powers-rally-on-wall-street.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3741362314335248803</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-10T17:38:40.711-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080810?sp=true</category><title>Oil rises over $1 on military conflict in Georgia</title><atom:summary type="text">By Fayen WongPERTH (Reuters) - Crude oil topped $116 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from the previous session&#39;s decline on concern that fighting between Russia and Georgia could disrupt energy exports from the Caspian region.U.S. light crude for September delivery was up 80 cents at $116 a barrel by 6:43 p.m. EDT, after rising as much as $1.19 earlier.The contract had settled down $4.82 to $</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oil-rises-over-1-on-military-conflict.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-2995285451918381020</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-10T17:33:42.350-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from : http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34929120080810?sp=true</category><title>Oil vulnerable as OPEC supply cushion thins - Iran</title><atom:summary type="text">By Hashem KalantariTEHRAN (Reuters) - Rising OPEC output has cut the group&#39;s spare capacity and left the oil market vulnerable to any surprise supply disruptions, Iran&#39;s OPEC governor said on Sunday.The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped more oil for the third consecutive month in July, helping to bring prices down $30 from a peak above $147 a barrel to a three-month </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oil-vulnerable-as-opec-supply-cushion.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3500431603026129305</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-08T08:27:35.569-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Oil News Update by http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0843192420080808</category><title>US STOCKS-Wall Street jumps as oil drops</title><atom:summary type="text">(Updates with market hitting session highs)NEW YORK, Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as a further drop in oil prices buoyed hopes that inflation will ease, stimulating spending by businesses and consumers, which would restore corporate profit growth.The slide in oil prices overshadowed news of a fourth straight quarterly loss from home finance company Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/us-stocks-wall-street-jumps-as-oil.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-4324933589786502148</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-08-08T08:22:28.672-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Oil News Update by http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080808?sp=true</category><title>Oil falls as dollar rises, ignores Georgia conflict</title><atom:summary type="text">By Margaret OrgillLONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell $4 to below $116 on Friday in line with declines across the commodities complex as weaker demand and a stronger U.S. dollar outweighed concern conflict in Georgia could disrupt Caspian energy supplies.U.S. light crude was down $3.50 at $116.52 a barrel by 10:30 a.m. EDT, up from an intraday low of $115.75.London Brent crude fell by $3.52 to $114.34.</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/08/oil-falls-as-dollar-rises-ignores.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3305769997804094619</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-29T08:39:03.651-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from:http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINT14048520080729?sp=true</category><title>Oil falls below $121, lowest since May</title><atom:summary type="text">By Alex LawlerLONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $4 a barrel to below $121 on Tuesday, touching the lowest price since May, as signs of weakening demand outweighed a disruption to Nigerian oil output.The drop also coincided with a firmer U.S. dollar, which may have reduced the appeal of commodities to some investors, and comments from OPEC&#39;s president that oil could fall to $70 or $80 in the </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-falls-below-121-lowest-since-may.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-5557544384935029117</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-26T09:48:23.787-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from://http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34690220080726?sp=true</category><title>Iran says oil could reach $500 on dollar, politics</title><atom:summary type="text">TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran&#39;s OPEC governor said world oil prices could reach as high as $500 per barrel in a few years&#39; time if the U.S. dollar falls further and political tension worsens, an Iranian weekly said.&quot;If the dollar&#39;s value continues to decrease and if the political crisis becomes worse, the oil price would reach up to $500,&quot; Mohammad Ali Khatibi told Shahrvand-e Emrooz in an interview </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/iran-says-oil-could-reach-500-on-dollar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-7196021938773465139</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-25T08:02:59.302-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oil news update from:http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/07/25/oil.rise.ap/index.html</category><title>Oil rises above $126 a barrel</title><atom:summary type="text">(AP) -- Oil rose above $126 a barrel on Friday, extending gains in the previous session after recent declines over the past two weeks. A weaker dollar is making oil futures more attractive to investors.Reports that U.S. crude oil supplies rose by 3 million barrels last week has prompted a fall in oil prices. 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Greenpeace protesters targeted a waste-water pipe at a Syncrude Canada Ltd oil sands project on Thursday, demanding a halt to rising crude production in the region, which they say is devastating the environment.Greenpeace said in a release that protesters put a cap on the pipe to a toxic waste-water pond at the Aurora North mine at Syncrude&#39;s project site </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/update-1-greenpeace-protest-targets.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-6843266306441116214</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-19T08:00:54.821-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34580420080719?sp=true</category><title>Oil falls, down 13 pct from peak on Iran, demand</title><atom:summary type="text">By Matthew RobinsonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil fell to below $129 a barrel on Friday, extending a slide that has knocked nearly 13 percent off last week&#39;s record peak on easing tension between Iran and the West and growing demand concerns.Oil&#39;s losses this week are the steepest in dollar terms since futures began trading in New York in 1983 and the steepest in percentage terms since December 2004.</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-falls-down-13-pct-from-peak-on-iran.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-8792084562606684905</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-15T06:53:14.594-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34515220080715?sp=true</category><title>Oil above $146, rebounds after earlier dip</title><atom:summary type="text">By Alex LawlerLONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose to near $146 a barrel on Tuesday, rebounding after an earlier dip prompted by the restart of some production in major African oil exporter Nigeria.Concern about the dispute between Iran and the West over Tehran&#39;s nuclear work, a weakening U.S. dollar and a gathering storm in the Atlantic supported prices -- as did a bullish picture based on past price </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-above-146-rebounds-after-earlier.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3416975279764016773</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-14T08:25:22.208-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-34505020080714?sp=true</category><title>Oil near $145, US plans calm financial markets</title><atom:summary type="text">By Santosh MenonLONDON (Reuters) - Oil steadied near $145 a barrel on Monday as a U.S. plan to restore confidence in its financial sector shored up the dollar and financial markets, with worries about threats to supplies providing support.The U.S. government at the weekend unveiled an emergency plan to shore up embattled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- which control $5 trillion in </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-near-145-us-plans-calm-financial.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-5329755499483164784</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-13T07:50:59.449-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINL1328196020080713?sp=true</category><title>UPDATE 2-Chinese firm to build $1 bln road in Nigeria oil hub</title><atom:summary type="text">(Adds quote, background)By Nick TattersallLAGOS, July 13 (Reuters) - One of China&#39;s top engineering firms has signed a $1 billion deal to build a road around the volatile Nigerian city of Port Harcourt, the hub of Africa&#39;s biggest oil industry, the AFC development bank said on Sunday.The deal makes Beijing a key development partner in the Niger Delta, home to Nigeria&#39;s 2.1 million barrels per day</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/update-2-chinese-firm-to-build-1-bln.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-8868488216963351579</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-13T07:39:17.180-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINBKK10262220080713</category><title>RPT-Thai PM says seeking cheap diesel from Russia</title><atom:summary type="text">(Repeats to wider audience with no change to text)BANGKOK, July 13 (Reuters) - Net crude oil importer Thailand is in talks to buy 300,000 tonnes a month of cheap diesel from Russia, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Sunday, a move by his embattled government to appease angry farmers and truckers. Samak did not name the parties involved in the deal, but he said the first batch of fuel, which</atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/rpt-thai-pm-says-seeking-cheap-diesel.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-5292351261431812774</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-06T20:07:34.862-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.reuters.com</category><title>RPT-Wall St Week Ahead: Oil, GE may keep stocks on bear&#39;s turf</title><atom:summary type="text">(Repeating column initially transmitted late on Thursday)By Walker SimonNEW YORK, July 6 (Reuters) - It will be tough for Wall Street to shake off the bear market blues this week if the price of oil keeps rising and the earnings season kick-off from Alcoa and General Electric disappoints investors.Earnings estimates for the second quarter have fallen steadily after several big U.S. companies, </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/rpt-wall-st-week-ahead-oil-ge-may-keep.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-3064071861261458707</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-06T19:46:30.932-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">www.cnn.com</category><title>Changes in China: Koppel investigates</title><atom:summary type="text">NEW YORK (AP) -- The image of Ted Koppel interviewing world leaders is so ingrained that it feels odd to see him wearing a hardhat for a nervous trip into a Chinese coal mine, or sitting in a Chongqing karaoke bar where teenage girls are hired to &quot;entertain&quot; male customers.Ted Koppel stands with a coal miner in Datong, part of the Chongqing province of China.Good thing he did, since the field </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/changes-in-china-koppel-investigates.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-4969171986820863816</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-03T09:13:04.205-07:00</atom:updated><title>Iran hints at oil production boost</title><atom:summary type="text">By CNN Correspondent Charles HodsonMADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Iran Wednesday hinted at a possible increase in its production of crude oil to stabilize prices as they hovered above $140 a barrel.Speaking as he prepared to deliver a briefing on his country&#39;s oil industry at the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, Gholam Hossein Nozari dismissed the possibility of prices moving to $170 or even $200 a </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/iran-hints-at-oil-production-boost.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-1379706542237387125</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-03T09:11:37.858-07:00</atom:updated><title>Oil price soars to record above $145</title><atom:summary type="text">KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Oil soared to a record above $145 a barrel Thursday, fueled by concerns over a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. stockpiles and the threat of conflict with Iran.Traders work on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York City.Expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates later Thursday is expected to weaken the U.S. dollar and </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-price-soars-to-record-above-145.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-2944562273923624733</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-07-03T09:05:58.193-07:00</atom:updated><title>Oil tops $145 ahead of U.S. July 4 holiday</title><atom:summary type="text">By Ikuko KaoLONDON (Reuters) - Oil jumped to record highs above $145 a barrel on Thursday as traders rushed to buy ahead of the long holiday weekend in the world&#39;s top consumer to mark U.S. Independence Day.Expectation was high that a combination of a weak U.S. dollar, lower U.S. crude stocks and tension between Israel and major oil producer Iran would push prices to $150 before the close of </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-tops-145-ahead-of-us-july-4-holiday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-8358756167160534117</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-28T06:01:59.204-07:00</atom:updated><title>Obama dicusses the economy</title><atom:summary type="text">The following is a transcript of Sen. Barack Obama&#39;s speech on May 9, 2008, as provided by Obama&#39;s campaign.It&#39;s great to be back in Oregon. Over the last fifteen months, we&#39;ve travelled to every corner of the United States. Now I know that if you listen to Washington or pay attention to the pundits, you hear a lot about how divided we are as a people. But that&#39;s not what I&#39;ve found as I&#39;ve </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/06/june-27-2008-updated-0117-gmt-0917-hkt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489357163472326065.post-8255300309112753386</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-06-28T06:01:14.541-07:00</atom:updated><title>McCain speech on relationship between U.S. and Canada</title><atom:summary type="text">The following is a transcript of Sen. John McCain&#39;s speech on June 20, 2008, as provided by McCain&#39;s campaign.Thank you all very much. I appreciate the warm welcome to Ottawa, and the hospitality of the Economic Club of Toronto. The reputation of the Economic Club as a place for serious discussion of policy is well known in America, and I am honored by your invitation. There aren&#39;t any electoral </atom:summary><link>http://oilworlds.blogspot.com/2008/06/june-27-2008-updated-2141-gmt-0541-hkt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (news update)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>