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	<title>Crude Awakenings</title>
	<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil</link>
	<description>A Crude Oil, Unleaded Gas, Heating Oil, and Natural Gas Futures Trading Blog by Paul Skarp</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>General Announcement</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=25</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=25#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Peak Oil</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gas Prices</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gasoline Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Futures Trading</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Energy Market Analysis</dc:subject><dc:subject>commodity futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil market</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil trading</dc:subject><dc:subject>energy crisis</dc:subject><dc:subject>Gasoline Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>heating oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York Mercantile Exchange</dc:subject><dc:subject>NYMEX</dc:subject><dc:subject>nymex oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil investing</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil market</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil trading</dc:subject>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Do to the overwhelming workload that I have had with my company Aaron Trading and these commodity futures markets that just won&#8217;t quit I haven&#8217;t been able to post on this blog in a while. However, I hope to once again publish timely crude oil and energy commentary on this blog. Just not sure when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Futures Trading - 02/09/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=24</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=24#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gasoline Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Futures Trading</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>energy investing</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil investing</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil trading</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Crude Oil Futures Trading
	March crude oil futures closed unchanged on Thursday as it consolidates below the 50% retracement level of the November-January rally crossing at 63.10. The low-range close sets the stage for a steady to lower opening on Friday. Stochastics and the RSI remain bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near-term. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Futures Commentary - 02/03/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=23</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=23#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gasoline Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Futures Trading</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>henry hub natural gas futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>nymex henry hub</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil prices</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=23</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Crude Oil Futures
	March crude oil was slightly higher due to light short covering overnight as it consolidates some of Thursday’s huge decline, which led to a close below the 20-day moving average crossing at 66.17. Stochastics and the RSI have turned bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near-term. If March extends this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Futures Report - 1/26/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=22</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=22#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gasoline Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Futures Trading</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York Mercantile Exchange</dc:subject><dc:subject>nymex crude oil</dc:subject><dc:subject>nymex energy futures</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=22</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	NYMEX Crude Oil Futures
March crude oil closed higher on Thursday due to short covering but remains below the 10-day moving average crossing at 66.53. The mid-range close sets the stage for a steady opening on Friday. Stochastics and the RSI are bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near-term. 
	NYMEX Heating Oil
March heating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Gas Status Report - 1/26/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=21</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=21#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Natural Gas Overview
Natural gas spot prices continued to decrease this week at all market locations as unseasonably mild temperatures persist in most regions of the United States.  For the week (Wednesday to Wednesday), the spot price at the Henry Hub declined 35 cents per MMBtu, or about 4 percent, to trade at $8.50 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Petroleum Status Report - 1/26/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=20</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=20#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=20</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending January 20, 2006
	Crude Oil
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged nearly 14.7 million barrels per day
during the week ending January 20, down 14,000 barrels per day from the previous
week&#8217;s average, as, apparently, some refineries continue to undergo maintenance.
Refineries operated at 86.2 percent of their operable capacity last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Energy Report - 1/26/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=19</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=19#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil market</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>Energy</dc:subject><dc:subject>Gasoline Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>gas market</dc:subject><dc:subject>heating oil market</dc:subject><dc:subject>heating oil prices</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=19</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	In analyzing crude oil markets, some people may look at market conditions now and find some comparable period in the past in order to draw conclusions about where the market is headed. Other people analyze current pricing patterns and use them as the basis for forecasting future prices. And still others will base their assessment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas Prices: Weekly Report 1/26/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=18</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=18</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Weekly U.S. Retail Gas Prices, Regular Grade
Dollars per gallon, including all taxes
	1/2/06	1/9/06	1/16/06	Week Ago	Year Ago
	Gas Prices - Region	
U.S.	                     2.327	2.32	2.336	0.016	0.483
East Coast 	2.37	2.381	2.395	0.014	0.535
New England  	2.377	2.397	2.414	0.017	0.554
Central Atlantic	2.407	2.422	2.452	0.03	0.571
Lower Atlantic	2.341	2.345	2.347	0.002	0.504
Midwest        	2.332	2.263	2.282	0.019	0.435
Gulf Coast	  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYMEX Energy Futures Report - 1/25/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=17</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=17#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Natural Gas Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Gasoline Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Futures Trading</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Unleaded Gas Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>crude oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>Energy Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>Gas Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>heating oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>ICE Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>Natural Gas Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York Mercantile Exchange</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=17</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	NYMEX Crude Oil Futures
March NYNEX crude oil futures closed lower on Tuesday and below the 75% retracement level of this fall’s decline crossing at 68.05 as it consolidates some of its recent gains. The low-range close sets the stage for a steady to lower opening on Wednesday. Stochastics and the RSI are overbought and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crude Oil Falls; OPEC Indicates Stockpiles are Adequate - 1/24/06</title>
		<link>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=16</link>
		<comments>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=16#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Skarp</dc:creator>
		
	<dc:subject>General</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Heating Oil Futures</dc:subject>
	<dc:subject>Crude Oil Futures</dc:subject><dc:subject>Heating Oil</dc:subject><dc:subject>heating oil prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>New York Mercantile Exchange</dc:subject><dc:subject>NYMEX</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil</dc:subject><dc:subject>oil prices</dc:subject>
		<guid>http://peakoilportal.com/crudeoil/?p=16</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Crude oil futures fell for a second day as OPEC&#8217;s production and growing U.S. stockpiles eased concern supplies of crude from Iran and Nigeria would be interrupted. 
	Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting (OPEC) Countries didn&#8217;t need to alter production at current prices, an Indian television channel reported yesterday. [...]]]></description>
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