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Below is an Interesting article I found, which says that.....Do not
+ V" z+ }5 }1 g# O1 xexpect much from Crude Oil producers and future is not with the $ v* F2 X3 B, q. @
companies producing Jet fuels but Biofuels. Also no wonder if some of
% O0 ?9 ~* V$ u4 H8 bthese oil producer will go bankrupt or out of the business even if 0 [8 N) _; Y4 W" D
crude prices improves. This implies also to good names such as Shell, / E+ x$ x1 f+ n9 c, G
EXXON, BG, BP, Cheveron ....xyz.. oils
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4 i% g* [* O% |& O% GRecently OPEC reduced crude oil production twice over just a few
5 w9 g, b+ e: [1 Y) \; J$ R% rmonths. There are three wars going on in Gaza, Iraq and Afghandistan. ; `$ C5 L7 Z: @
A year ago these things would have spiked the price of crude oil by at ! V) p& w0 y; Q/ N
least $50.00 per barrel. Today, oil price declined by a record amount.
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There are several reasons the price of oil is decreasing in the face / p5 N7 ]- O8 G% H4 p9 l
of so much news. These reasons are:
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8 h8 p( b& i1 D7 H  V* o1. New oil has been found in Canada, Montana, North & South Dakota and
% a4 Q/ F8 }( J3 K. A- Kin the ocean near Brazil. Each of these oil fields has more oil than 1 _/ r! M5 ^0 l" u: L: v1 Q
Arabia. 8 |+ d1 n* T9 G3 l0 b
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2. New natural gas has been found in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
' @! D5 ~  q: ]This is the largest find in North America.
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3. New methods of injecting CO2 and surfactants into oil wells is 8 L; Z6 r2 o. e; H4 \
being used to double their output. # P" s' y$ q; m! c: G! _: J! o

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% R3 L' l% W8 C2 z0 K4. Production of bio-fuels is beginning to reach critical mass. Bio
1 Z& S7 o( J/ h0 g7 f  ufuel is being produced from many plants and algae. The production
! E5 G( d3 S9 ]' s& H" v  {. _potential per acre in some cases is astounding. Many countries are
0 s; l- k* r: F: q7 C3 A+ jracing to produce bio fuels. 4 {: u% i2 J: Y+ a" u5 V
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4 d3 [: g1 L# j2 j( p5. Virtually every restaurant in the US and all food processing plants : w% @7 a5 ]1 x" T
are now selling their used oil to bio-diesel producers. Every pork,
6 P. @/ K0 E' Q) Xcattle, turkey and chicken processing plant will soon sell their fat
7 I! u: e4 F/ E) Eto bio-diesel producers. One pork processing plant in Oklahoma is
+ b9 a+ A. \; _/ g- }producing 30,000 gallons of bio-diesel per day from pork fat.
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6. There are 99 nuclear reactors in various stages of planning and
  _3 |) K$ J$ _3 p' G. Rconstruction around the world at this time. Several hundred more are
  O- k$ D, a; h2 u  M; j, P. @7 Iexpected to be built in the future. Much of the energy they produce
: d* u( X5 p: Ywill replace oil. 3 H2 I/ L# q+ |; `' t' h8 q( e

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7. Every company in any form of transportaion business is replacing
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with new more fuel efficient equipment. Airlines and railway companies
0 O& ]$ S4 @* U& A; Rare experiencing 20% to 25% better fuel econony with the new ! n4 |) X# m! `, h: S4 j
equipment.
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5 U% @$ o3 e& P5 e$ wAirlines are flying airplanes with bio-fuel. They are finding the bio- ! R4 z* D1 d! z" C
fuel is cleaner and performs better than jet fuel.
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8. Cities and counties throughout the US are selling the rights to
8 b+ R+ T% s' y5 q& bcapture methane gas from landfills. This is a huge source of gas
, T, X; u" B+ }7 G5 e' Z& Eavailable at very little cost or risk. The gas is displacing crude ' B( p2 ?2 }) F, y  A6 i3 Q+ z
oil. 2 s+ B. F, k  |0 V5 m
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9. Coal is being transformed into a clean burning liquid fuel. The CO2
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oil wells.
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5 b: V  U- \2 a2 L) n10. Solar, wind and ocean energy is displacing oil as an energy 5 R; |1 b& X( o( @! t0 W# P
source. Three new wind turbines are being erected every day in the US. 1 A4 ^/ ^5 F& a7 g) h8 R: w

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Each of the above by itself will not make a large difference in the 0 M, Y( i8 q, j' N: A" i
price of crude oil but the sum of all of them together is world ! |: i) U* o3 C! J
changing. The important thing is that OPEC no longer has the ability 4 l* Q& K% V/ l% z& K9 ]3 A9 \" l
to control oil prices.
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With the above scenario, I still believe that there are under
1 r3 P0 g2 |# l0 Zperformed OIL companies and probably they are yet to get the justified
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IAE- Ithaca , EPL Energy Partners Ltd, Opti etc ... + {  G- e  z/ t" x% b
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The above articles are from WSJ .............PUBLISHED ON 9TH JAN
% i+ e/ {( g4 @8 n6 G2009 ... FYI-Only
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