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South Parse: Talking Turkey

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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What else can be said about the natural gas market? Futures seem to have reached a rough stabilization in the $6.50 - $7.50 range, and winter approaches. Barring a major depression of the sort where people make shoelace soup, winter means more demand for natural gas. So unless you’ve decided to invest in a bindle-heavy portfolio, its time to ignore the financial statements for a while and wait for recovery.

South Parse:Warning signs

Thursday, November 6, 2008

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The high $6 - mid $7 NYMEX future price seems to be relatively stable given the incredible volatility of other commodities and market indices. Though this stability is preventing gas investors from riding the same emotional rollercoaster that most other investors have boarded, it has had a deleterious impact on the overall market.

Introduction to Hydrocarbon Investing

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Hydrocarbons are the sine qua non of modern life. A short thought experiment illustrates the point rather well. Think of how your day would go if you couldn’t use the internal combustion engine, plastic, most electricity, the products of commercial agriculture or anything that has traveled by ship.

Introduction to Natural Gas Investing

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Recently, historians have re-evaluated ancient Greek accounts of the Oracle at Delphi. Some now suggest that these divinations were the result of priestesses inhaling ethylene or methane that filled the cave from a fissure in the rock. During the intervening millennia, mankind has found more prosaic uses for these hydrocarbons. Natural gas has been used to [...]

Brazil’s Petrobras has commenced refining oil from Pre-Salt Basin

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

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Brazil’s government managed oil corporation Petrobras declared this week it had commenced refining oil from the Tupi field, located at the pre-salt area of Santos Basin which is Brazil’s great hope for becoming a major player in the world’s hydrocarbons market. For full story, click here

Nigeria, Algeria and Niger has signed accord on Gas Pipeline

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

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Nigeria, Algeria and Niger has signed an agreement on a proposed Trans-Saharan pipeline that will ship natural gas from Nigeria to Europe. For full story, click here

Reliance Natural Gas has moved Supreme Court on KG Gas Pricing Dispute

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

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Reliance Natural Resources Ltd has declared that it has moved Supreme Court against a 15 June Bombay high court order on its three-year-old lawsuit against Reliance Industries Ltd over the price of natural gas. For full story, click here

AES, Sulgas has claimed $1.05 bln damage over YPF Natural Gas Dispute

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

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Brazilian energy companies AES Uruguaiana Empreendimentos SA and Companhia de Gas do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, or Sulgas declared that they are seeking $1.05 billion in damages from Argentine energy company YPF SA over disputed natural gas contracts. For full story, click here

Russia has sought Turkish Help in Gas project

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

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Russia seeks Turkish cooperation in the South Stream gas pipeline project, declared Russian deputy prime minister as he invites Turkey to join the project, which some see as a rival to the Nabucco pipeline. For full story, click here

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