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Jan 27 2012 09:00:00 EST
Lots of questions, few answers and more questions: your guide to the Volcker rule (The Barrel)
Since the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law, few of its rules have raised more questions, consternation and downright befuddlement than the Volcker rule.

Jan 27 2012 05:30:00 EST
Iranian Oil Sanctions (news feature)
India's HPCL to take slightly less Iran crude oil; Ahmadinejad brushes aside impact of latest sanctions.

Jan 26 2012 23:15:00 EST
Platts on CNBC: Geopolitics, the biggest threat to oil (The Barrel)
Platts' Shailaja Nair sat down with CNBC to talk about the effect of geopolitical events on oil and gas going forward.

Jan 26 2012 11:45:00 EST
Eight areas to watch on China in the year of the Dragon (The Barrel)
2012 will be another year that the world will again focus on China and actions to be taken by world's second largest oil consumer.

Jan 26 2012 10:00:00 EST
Crude oil to gas ratio near all-time highs...who cares? (The Barrel)
On January 19, the NYMEX crude-to-gas futures contract ratio hit an all-time, 22-year high of 43-to-1, tightening to 36-to-1 January 25.