Archive for June, 2008

Oil Prices Skyrocket, Taking Biggest Jump Ever – NYTimes.com

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Oil prices had their biggest gains ever on Friday, jumping nearly $11 to a new record above $138 a barrel, after a senior Israeli politician raised the specter of an attack on Iran and the dollar fell…

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Oil prices rocket close to record heights near 135 dollars

Friday, June 6th, 2008

were catapulted close to record levels near 135 dollars per barrel on Friday as traders reacted to fresh weakness in the US currency after negative data on the American economy.

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Oil crosses 137 dollars a barrel for first time

Friday, June 6th, 2008

crossed 137 dollars a barrel Friday for the first time in New York and London trade, jumping more than nine dollars as the market reacted to a sharp decline in the dollar.

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Oil rises jump more than $10 to new record high

Friday, June 6th, 2008

shot up more than $10 to a new record above $139 Friday after a major investment bank predicted a spike to $150 in the coming weeks and rising tensions in the

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Voyager Petroleum Announces Factoring Agreement With BLN Capital Funding, LLC Through Fifth Third Bank

Friday, June 6th, 2008

HINSDALE, Ill., June 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Voyager Petroleum Inc. (OTCBB:VYGO) (Frankfurt:DXD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a factoring agreement with BLN Capital Funding LLC, for up to $1 million in purchase order, inventory and receivables financing. Management believes this credit facility will provide the working capital necessary to generate additional revenue by accelerating production at the Detroit facility. The company is marketing its eco-friendly, re-processing method for reclaimed used oil and working diligently to inform regional automotive and industrial customers in the Midwest of its processing capabilities.

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Oil rises jump almost $7, closing in on record

Friday, June 6th, 2008

suggesting it could raise interest rates. “We had a rally of something like $12 in about 24 hours. It makes no fundamental sense,” said Stephen Schork, an analyst and trader in Villanova, Pa. “With o…

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Chevron to help Kazakhstan skirt Russia with pipeline

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Chevron will help Kazakhstan’s state oil company build a $1.5 billion pipeline from the nation’s biggest producing field to the Caspian Sea, …

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China’s Quake Lake Threatening to Burst; Key Oil Pipeline

Friday, June 6th, 2008

In addition to towns and survivor camps downstream, the lake also threatens a key oil pipeline just 37 miles away that belongs to the state-owned China …

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US Cash Products-Strong futures dampen trade, diffs

Friday, June 6th, 2008

“Oil people are lost and confused,” said one Houston-based oil products broker, who cited high futures and lack of shipping on the Colonial Pipeline, …

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Mushroom Clouds and Friday Night Fights

Friday, June 6th, 2008

A staggering 8.5+ % upward move in oil (to a new record near 139) followed yesterday’s already historic gains in the commodity and it promptly translated into a 2% gain in gold, a 2.6% fall in the Dow, and a near .80% drop in the dollar

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