A bit of a fun one for Friday. JODI is the Joint Oil Data Initiative. A project run by the International Energy Agency and a consortium of partners, collecting data on oil demand and supply around the world. Every month, JODI polls nearly 100 nations asking about their crude production, imports, stockpiles and...
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Asia is one of the more interesting gas markets in the world. Places like Thailand and its southeast Asian neighbors have seen phenomenal demand growth over the last several years. Total has said they’re in Thailand for gas. (Part of the reason I believe Thai shale gas may become an interesting play...
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it has lifted its economic growth outlook, but warned that governments.....
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Sometimes the briefest bits of information are the most critical. The Bank of Japan today put out its usual one-page summary for the April meeting of its Policy Board. The summary begins normally, noting that Japan is faced with overcoming deflation and returning to price stability. This has become fairly common language from...
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The Greek debt crisis now threatens to spiral out of control - in spite of IMF rescue efforts - and the fate of the entire eurozone is at stake.....
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In the "commodities new world order," commodity producers will be king.....
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By William Patalon III, ...
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