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amvet commented on an article. 4:05 PM

Iran Wants More Money From You

Is the writer unaware that the US government is demanding that the world not buy Iranian oil?

In addition the US demands other sanctions against Iran which cost normal Iranians great hardships including not

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amvet commented on an article. 9:56 AM

A New Climate Could Destroy Even the Biggest Energy Stocks

An important missed point is that while oil use in the developed world is decreasing oil use in the developing world is increasing faster.

If the rich countries tell the poorer countries to use less oil, the

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amvet commented on an article. 4:29 PM

10 Incredible Numbers From the Bakken

The Bakken numbers are impressive. Many new wells are drilled and the total production increases, but look at the details.

New wells with high production come on line. Older wells declling rapidly. How much does

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amvet commented on an article. 4:21 AM

Exxon's Earnings Highlight Worrying Trend Among Oil Majors

The pattern of more exploration and development spending together with flat or decreased production is not new. The whopee about a world awash in cheap oil has no solid basis.

Problems: (1) Many new fields

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amvet commented on an article. 3:24 PM

What Investors Want From 3D Systems

The topic of the artical is false. The article deals with short term trading, not investing.

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amvet commented on an article. 4:06 AM

3 Factors Dramatically Affecting the Price of Oil

wgcross,

Typically, Saudi Arabia overproduces oil to keep the price down and help the US economy. In return, we help keep the royal dictators in power. The Saudi public knows this and is not pleased.

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amvet commented on an article. 4:03 AM

3 Factors Dramatically Affecting the Price of Oil

It is well known that oil prices are not set by supply and demand but be giant banks and hedge funds buying and selling trillions of dollars of futures contracts.

If Mr. Crowe is interested in informing the

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amvet commented on an article. 3:19 PM

1 Big Risk That Has Energy Companies Quaking

A reasonable article. Aside from possible damage to buildings, earthquakes could open passages from waste water wells to the fresh water strata. If that happens on a large scale, the legal results will be very ugly.

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amvet commented on an article. 2:59 PM

Are Scotland and England Headed for Divorce Court?

The English have, in general, been greedy and inept rulers of others. They have caused much suffering. e.g., Moving Hindus to Buddist Sri Lanka. Moving Protestants to Catholic Ireland. Moving Muslims to Buddist Burma. Creating the

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amvet commented on an article. 3:23 AM

Does This Taste Like 3-D Printing to You?

My favorite is the Swedish firm Arcam AB (AMAVF) which makes printers that produce metal components including ones of cobalt-steel.

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amvet commented on an article. 12:23 PM

Is the United States Sitting on Trillions of Barrels of Oil?

Actually, a lot is known about kerogen. It has been mined and used since 1837 (France). In modern times Brazil, China, Estonia, Russia, and Germany have mined the kerogen containing shale. Kerogen varies but much of it yealds oil

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amvet commented on an article. 1:37 PM

Does Japan’s Recent Discovery Change the Global Energy Game?

Major breakthrough? The quantities produced were not commercial. Everyone knew methane can be produced from methane hydrates. For example, in nothern Siberia, in summer, a meter deep hole in a bog will give you enough methane to

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amvet commented on an article. 12:58 PM

Has Russia Just Become Energy's Capital?

The flurry of deals between Russia and China has been partially fueled by the years long propaganda war against Russia and Russian energy to Europe waged by the US, the UK, and some other European media and some European

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amvet commented on an article. 5:52 AM

Don't Export More LNG Exports Anytime Soon

Correction. The US does indeed export LNG. The one facility in Alaska in old, functioning, and profitable.

In addition, once an export facility has approval, there are the problems of buying, receiving, and

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amvet commented on an article. 11:38 AM

LNG Exports: ExxonMobil Versus Dow Chemical

It is reasonable to debate the pros and cons of exporting LNG. It is even more reasonable to debate wheather or not the projections of massive, low cost, long term NG production are valid.

My take is that when

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amvet commented on an article. 4:43 AM

Kodiak Oil & Gas Misses on Both Revenue and Earnings

Our culture of having a few people working and the many speculating about the work of the few is not functioning.

Forget predictions from the speculators, tell it like it really is, "KOG´s revenue

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