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The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Robert Aronen	Hugo Chavez Makes His Move Venezuela's leader wants to be OPEC's top dog. The other members of OPEC are unlikely to welcome this development, but it will not be easy for them to simply reject the proposal. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Palmeri & Coy	Is There Plenty Of Oil? Thanks to a combination of higher prices, increased exploration and production spending, and improved technology, oil supplies are poised to grow much faster than they have in recent years.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Can Oil Still Power Portfolios? This is the first in a series of articles regarding the outlook for investments in the oil industry in 2006 and beyond: Oil demand growth... Declining growth in production rates... etc.
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Coy, Reed & Bush	The Trouble With Gushing Oil Demand Traders, worried about any interruption in supply, have bid up oil prices.
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BusinessWeek February 9, 2004 Peter Coy & Forest	Why Is Oil So Expensive Again? More demand and fears of Mideast extremism are two reasons, but prices could ease soon
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Iraq: Stuck in the Middle with You The news from Iraq overlooks that nation's importance in global energy. Given the trends, investors would be wise to include major, geographically diverse oil producers in their portfolios.
Geotimes July 2005 Hirsch et al.	Peaking of World Oil Production: Is the Wolf Near? We are finding less and less oil in spite of vigorous efforts, suggesting that nature may not have much more to provide. As such, many credible analysts have recently become much more pessimistic about the possibility of finding the huge new reserves needed to meet growing world demand.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Robert Aronen	What Happened to the Oil Boom? Have oil prices dropped enough to create a buying opportunity?
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BusinessWeek February 13, 2006 Peter Coy	Exxon's Silver Lining Has A Cloud High energy prices fuel profits. But they also make it harder to tap new oil supplies.
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BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Stanley Reed	Why You Should Worry About Big Oil Beyond the fat profits, the oil giants are surprisingly vulnerable worldwide. That's bad news for business - and consumers.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004	Oil: The View from "a Long-Term Bull" Will oil prices stay at their highest levels in two decades for the foreseeable future? And what's ahead for the stock prices of the big oil outfits? Guinness Atkinson Asset Management's chairman and chief investment officer offers his vision of crude-oil prices in 2005.
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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.
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The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	Dangerous Curves Ahead Declining production at the world's largest oil fields spells trouble. These concerns should lead wise investors to pay careful attention to the vital energy sector.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Jean Graham	Book Review: "Twilight in the Desert" In this book, Matthew Simmons has written a pivotal and accessible work confronting the complacent notion that there is an inexhaustible supply of oil to be readily tapped when needed.
Finance & Development March 1, 2003 Bright E. Okogu	Middle East to Dominate World Oil for Many Years With oil exports from MENA projected to more than double by 2020, this region will continue to dominate the oil market for the foreseeable future.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Saudi Oil: A Slippery Future? Saudi Arabia's oil minister makes several reassuring comments, but can we rely on them? With so much of an important resource concentrated in one place, we'll likely see plenty of nervousness and volatility for years to come.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Getting Crude in All the Wrong Places These energy companies may remain good investments for years to come, but as demand begins to outstrip supply, will confrontations among nations affect the substantial amount of crude oil we need to import each year?
CFO October 1, 2004	Oil Man Occidental Petroleum CFO Stephen Chazen has no control over the price of oil. But he does get to spend the windfall. And in this article he gets to discuss the reserve controversy, his hopes for Libya, and why higher oil prices "will bring out more supply."
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 October 20, 2005 Robert Aronen	Drilling for Inspiration Sometimes, investment inspiration comes from strange sources. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says oil is running out. Could that be true? What does it mean for investors.
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The Motley Fool May 22, 2007 David Lee Smith	Drilling in the Heart of Darkness Large oil companies need to range widely, often into hostile locations, in the quest for oil and gas reserves. What is the message here for savvy investors?
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.
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The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Glen Trematore	An Oily Opportunity Can't choose from among the oil companies? Then choose a bunch through Oil Service Holders.
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The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Robert Aronen	Russia's Gas Weapon Russia and Ukraine's natural gas dispute shows the tenuous connections among world energy markets. Investors should take that into account before buying shares of an emerging market player.
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