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The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Time to Re-Oil Your Portfolio Despite the world's rapt attention to its meetings, OPEC gatherings mean very little. Most of the OPEC nations are already producing at pretty close to their all-out capacity. Investors should take note, and tend to the energy portions of their portfolios.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	OPEC Hangs Back Satisfied by crude prices, the cartel keeps current quotas through September. Investors should have meaningful international energy representation in their portfolios.
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 February 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Iran's Energy Squeeze Don't take your eyes off energy stocks as long as Ahmadinejad is making noise. A prudent approach to energy investment involves the large international players, particularly on the exploration side.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Energy's Unstable Foundation How longer-term global events and conditions could affect energy prices, and what it means to investors.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	OPEC's Production Cuts: Balderdash The Cartel's 1.5 million barrels a day cut will have almost no effect.
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	Did You Really Think Crude Would Drop? Crude prices hit $100 a barrel, but the future will almost certainly see it go higher.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2008 David Lee Smith	More Oil, Please? The President's request for increased OPEC oil output may be difficult to fulfill.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Has OPEC Been Neutered? With production sliding within OPEC and gaining elsewhere, the cartel isn't what it once was. Given both the inherent stakes and the macro changes occurring in energy, investors would be unwise to neglect a strong representation in this important sector.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 David Lee Smith	How the Saudis Might Boost Energy Prices The Saudi's understated crude production could boost prices.
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.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	Libya to the West: Let's Party Moammar Gadhafi attempts to boost Libya's oil and gas output by bringing back a group of majors.
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The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	ExxonMobil Knows When to Fold 'Em The world's largest integrated oil company apparently won't challenge Venezuela's Chavez over crucial oil projects. Investors, take note.
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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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The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Manhattan Project for Energy, Part 1 A worldwide energy crisis is staring us in the face, and inaction is not an option. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	OPEC's Dangerous Bobbsey Twins The misdeeds of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have so far had little impact on the world's crude prices, but the pair could have a profound influence on the world's energy picture in the near future.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	My Chicken Little Costume Has Been Stolen! A new International Energy Agency forecast sees world crude supplies below demand the next five years. If your portfolio is light on this important sector, prudence would seem to dictate a reconsideration of your allocations.
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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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The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	Opening Your Energy Mailbag Energy mailbag: Why do drillers have such low P/Es?
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The Motley Fool May 1, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Market Can't Handle Skyrocketing Energy Prices How will the markets recover with energy prices going up, up, up?
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?
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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.
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The Motley Fool August 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Latin American Halliburton? Having successfully booted a host of producers, Hugo Chavez is now after oilfield services. But Chavez's privatization of all aspects of Venezuela's energy production may already be resulting in a sharp slide in that production. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Has OPEC Lost Its Moorings? It looks like OPEC wants to have its cake and eat it too. Perhaps the cartel can explain to us how the private companies might invest and presumably operate in a group of countries that, with few exceptions, prohibit such activities. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	Energy's Sweet and Sour World New joint ventures in China indicate the increasingly global, complex -- and perhaps volatile -- nature of energy. Investors are urged to include energy in their portfolios.
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