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Mar 18 2010 10:00:00 EST
Could a rise in demand for gasoline be met by refiners? (podcast)
Can the spare refining capacity in US and Europe absorb any potential spike in demand for gasoline and diesel?

Mar 18 2010 09:00:00 EST
Coal executives besieged, bothered ... but apparently not bewildered (Power Lines)
Coal executives speaking at Platts' Coal Properties and Investment Conference met in a besieged mood.

Mar 17 2010 12:30:00 EST
OPEC opens new building in Vienna with fanfare, lack of drama (The Barrel)
OPEC's meeting ended as expected, with the cartel maintaining its existing output target of 24.845 million b/d.

Mar 17 2010 09:00:00 EST
Impact of Chile's earthquake on Latin American oil market (podcast)
Effects in the oil markets after the Chile earthquake; harvest season in Argentina and Brazil likely to add pressure to US Gulf Coast market.

Mar 17 2010 16:00:00 EST
Hydraulic fracturing goes to the movies (Power Lines)
Shale gas has hit the big screen, and the drilling industry has been typecast as the villain.