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IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Samuel K. Moore	You Tell Us: Electron Beams Zap Oil to Pump More Petrol Cold cracking uses beams of high-energy electrons to transform the thick parts of crude oil into oils, gasoline, and other petroleum products thin enough to pump through a pipeline. The question is whether a conservative, capital-intensive oil industry will buy the idea.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Wendy Zellner	Crude Lessons About Oil Low-quality $35-a-barrel oil is plentiful, but refineries lack the capacity to handle it. The result is that the price of oil -- and of products made from it -- is higher and more volatile than it might be.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Total Trust In SulphCo The company is no titan in the oil patch, but its Sonocracking technology may put it on the map. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Glen Kenney	ExxonMobil's $400 Million Insult: Part 2 Oil companies are presently making a lot of money. They make it by pennies per gallon from refining, and only a little more from production. Oil prices are set by global supply and demand, and they will continue to rise as long as demand keeps increasing.
Chemistry World May 18, 2012 Anthony King	Ultra-low sulfur jet fuel on the radar The costs and benefits of introducing ultra-low sulfur fuel for aviation have been weighed up in a new study, and there are unexpected pros and cons for the environment.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Valero Spins Crude Into Gold Valero's ability to inexpensively produce low-sulfur gasoline should spark investor interest.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Robert Barker	Valero's Sweet Spot A once deep undervaluation of independent petroleum refiners has been righted.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Brave Frontier This small refiner seems overpriced, but it's positioned in the refining sweet spot. Investors, be careful about overpaying for this stock, though.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Glen Kenney	ExxonMobil's $400 Million Insult How much compensation is too much? Former ExxonMobil chief Lee Raymond recently left with a $400 million golden parachute. How much of your $3-a-gallon gas goes to such compensation packages?
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Bill Paul	Shoulder Shock: The New Rite of Spring The oil industry's equivalent of sticker shock offers pain for consumers, but a potential opportunity for investors.
Geotimes July 2003 Joyce A. Ober	Mineral Resource of the Month: Sulfur Information on sulfur, global production of which minimizes the environmental effects of oil and natural gas production.
Wired July 2004 Brendan I. Koerner	The Trillion-Barrel Tar Pit Who needs "oil independence" - our friendly neighbor to the north is sitting on a black gold mine!
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Chris Mallon	The Best Oil Stock You Don't Own Valero Energy has been one of the best performing oil stocks this year, but will it continue?
The Motley Fool May 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	Chevron in Step Like its peers, Chevron posted solid results this quarter. But it's not all milk and honey for the integrated companies these days.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2008 Kris Eddy	Digging Into the Oil Sands There's oil in them thar sands. The world wants it, and it's not doing the growing international economy much good trapped in sand. It's not easy or pretty to get to it, but for companies playing in the oil sands, sustained high oil prices would mean high sweet profits for years to come.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	Big Oil About to Flip With refinery margins dropping, expect the Big Oil companies to report down quarters. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool February 20, 2008 Toby Shute	Good Golly, Holly The explosion in the share price of refiner Holly Corp. certainly had to do with the company's unexpectedly strong results for the fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Toby Shute	Suncor Still Under Construction Oil sands production will continue to present unique challenges, and Suncor will have to navigate plenty of operational risks to meet its ambitious targets. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 David Lee Smith	Chevron's New Downstream Tricks A new process could increase the amount of gasoline manufactured from gooey crude.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Robert Aronen	Oh, Canada's Oil Sands Our northern neighbors are sitting on a potential 2.5 trillion barrels of oil. While oil sands production appears to be poised for future growth, investing in this area does carry some risks.
Geotimes December 2004 Naomi Lubick	Global Oil Hot Spots As consumers continue to face higher gas prices at the pump, petroleum geologists continue to search the world for oil and natural gas.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero: Hooked on Crack Spreads Valero depends on them to earn its outsized profits. With gasoline inventories low, business is booming. These high spread levels can't last indefinitely -- so investors need to be careful with this refiner group.
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The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Salim Haji	Unearthing Values in Oil Stocks As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. One company looks particularly good. As the price of oil continues to hit new highs, oil stocks should benefit. Suncor, a small, non-traditional Canadian company, particularly stands out as an attractive investment opportunity.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Toby Shute	PetroChina's Profit Pickle PetroChina's refining arm doesn't get to pass on higher crude costs to consumers.
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The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Robert Aronen	Totally French? In light of increased oil prices, the French government has pressured the major oil companies in Europe to lower prices.
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The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	CITGO's No-No? Will the Venezuelan government give CITGO an unfair competitive advantage?
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The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	ConocoPhillips Leads a Majors Parade This quarter, Conoco's higher upstream income wasn't able to overcome lower refining results.
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Otis Port	Tapping Gushers Beneath The Gushers Many engineers are reassessing the riches that may lie hidden under low-flow oil wells.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero Rises Through Cracks There's nothing crude about Valero Energy's business model. Buy oil and turn it into more valuable end-user products.
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Geotimes March 2003 Greg Peterson	New stature for Canadian oil sands Estimates of Canada's oil reserves jumped from 4.9 billion barrels to 180 billion this year, making the country the second-largest oil reserve in the world, according to an annual survey. This year the figure included Alberta's vast oil sands as part of Canada's oil reserves.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Oxy's Well-Oiled Quarter Occidental Petroleum rode crude prices and an oil orientation to a solid third quarter.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Bill Mann	Nothing Sour About Valero The oil company demonstrates what can happen when you have an absolute advantage in material costs.
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BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Coy et al.	Why Isn't Big Oil Drilling More? One would expect oil companies to be pumping more oil from existing wells, drilling new wells in current fields, and boosting exploration budgets, yet despite the recent runup in prices, the oil industry is slow to pick up the pace.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Big Oil Gets a Little Bigger Good margins and cash flow make ExxonMobil an energy stock worthy of consideration.
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