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A midweek update. Oil prices continued to fall this week, capped by a precipitous drop after the EIA said US crude stocks had increased the most since record keeping began in 1982.

A midweek update. It has been a down week for oil prices with NY futures closing Wednesday at $49.18  and London at $49.98. The decline on Wednesday came after a surprising decrease in the US stockpile contrary to what analysts had been estimating and the API had been reporting.

 A midweek update. This week’s EIA stocks report gave a major boost to the oil markets by reporting that US crude stocks had declined by 5.2 million barrels while analysts were expecting an increase of 2.7 million barrels.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Quote of the week -Graphic of the week -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Russia -Nigeria -Venezuela -The Briefs

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the Global Economy -The Middle East and North Africa -Russia -Nigeria -Venezuela – The Briefs

 A midweek update. Oil prices have climbed some 13 percent during the six trading sessions since OPEC announced it was considering freezing its production at 32.5 – 33 million b/d.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Quote of the week -Graphic of the Week -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Russia -Nigeria -Venezuela -The Briefs

A midweek update. It has been a down week for oil prices with New York futures falling from $47.50 on Thursday of last week to close Wednesday at $43.64.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil events, including: -Quote of the week -Graphic of the week -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Russia -Nigeria -The Briefs

 A midweek update. Oil prices climbed during the first three trading sessions this week on a weaker dollar, expectations of a drawdown in US crude stocks, and reports that the oil markets are balancing.

 A midweek update. Oil prices fell 3 percent on Wednesday, paring their big gains for August after EIA data showed a surprise weekly build of 2.3 million barrels in US crude and distillate stockpiles and a smaller-than-expected drawdown in gasoline.

 A weekly roundup of peak oil news, including: -Oil and the global economy -The Middle East and North Africa -China -Nigeria -Venezuela -The Briefs