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The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Rita Spares the Worst There's no such thing as a good hurricane, but the U.S. energy infrastructure escaped this one with relatively minimal damage. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Travis Hoium	Offshore Drillers Get Back to Work After Storm Scare After a weekend of weather scares, oil platforms and rigs are headed back to work.
Geotimes December 2005 Naomi Lubick	Global Climate Affects Storms? Experts caution that drawing a direct link between climate change and hurricane behavior is not yet possible, and that the El Nino-Southern Oscillation may have more of an impact on storm intensity and occurrence.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Robert Aronen	Gasoline Hangover Consumers are still feeling the pain of high prices after Katrina and Rita, but for how much longer? As production returns, oil prices continue to fall -- crude oil futures were down 6.6% and gasoline futures were down 14.4% last week alone (retail gasoline prices fell only 2.7%).
Geotimes August 2005	Hurricane Outlook Updated With high activity early in the season, in addition to ripe oceanic and atmospheric conditions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised its hurricane outlook. The new outlook indicates an increase in the number of expected hurricanes.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Total Growth Story The French oil giant Total SA was one of the few oil companies to benefit from higher prices after the Gulf hurricanes. While this stock has already been an outperformer among its large brethren, investors shouldn't be in a hurry to sell just yet.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: Refiners and Others Given how little excess refining and energy-handling capacity there is in the United States, we are lucky that Katrina didn't inflict more damage upon these companies. Investors can breathe a sigh of relief.
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The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Ignoble Treatment of Noble Despite a 15% drop over the past few weeks, the market for offshore drilling is good and getting better. Investors, take note.
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InternetNews September 21, 2005 Paul Shread	Stocks Plunge On Rita, Rate Fears Stocks tumbled for the third straight day on fear of rising interest rates and oil prices... The Nasdaq fell 24 to 2106, the S&P lost 11 to 1210, and the Dow tumbled 103 to 10,378... etc.
Geotimes June 2003 Lisa M. Pinsker	Raining hydrocarbons in the Gulf Below the Gulf of Mexico, hydrocarbons flow upward through an intricate network of conduits and reservoirs. They start in thin layers of source rock and, from there, buoyantly rise to the surface.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Apache Should Catch Up Holding an underperformer is frustrating, but don't let the market shake you out of a good company. Apache is unquestionably one of the best-run independent oil and gas companies out there.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Robert Aronen	Cal Dive's Roughneck Love Cal Dive International announced that it will purchase Remington Oil & Gas for $1.4 billion in cash and stock. Investors, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico remains one of the hottest prospects in the oil patch.
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Geotimes December 2006 Linda Rowan	A Look Back at the 109th Congress: Like Oil and Water Congress had a year marked by short-term decision-making, in which large emergency spending maintained status quo when it came to natural hazards and energy legislation.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Robert Aronen	Still Waiting for the Refinery With gas prices dropping to pre-Katrina levels, the need for additional refining capacity is no longer headline news. What has been happening while gas prices were falling? Do refining companies, trading with P/E ratios near 10, still represent a decent value?
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Robert Aronen	Gas Prices Won't Go Down Blaming Big Oil does not get to the root of rising prices at the pump, but the negative publicity oil companies face may cause oil stocks to sell off, and that could make for some temporary bargains in the oil patch. Pay attention, and you may just profit from the hoopla.
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