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    Three Ways to Play Money Morning's Prediction That Oil Prices Will Reach $187 a Barrel

    Author Image for William Patalon IIIWilliam Patalon III
    By William Patalon IIIExecutive EditorMoney Morning/The Money Map Report A plummeting greenback, inflationary fears fanned by the U.S. central bank and soaring global demand are combining to fuel a record advance in crude oil prices. But the market madness of recent days is just the start. Crude oil prices will hit $187 a barrel within...

  • Oil

  • While There's Action in Oil Stocks, There's Real Energy in Coal Shares
    • By , Global Investing Specialist, Money Morning  -   February 29, 2008
    By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Oil prices above $100 per barrel have made the headlines recently, and investment advisors have competed with each other in recommending oil investments. But here's some inside insight from the shrewdest investing pros: The true energy play is an energy source whose price has risen more than oil in the...
  • Gazprom Drills $70 Billion into Arctic Exploration, Plans to Double Crude Production by 2020
    • By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning  -   February 5, 2008
    By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Gazprom Neft OAO (OTC:GZPFY) – Russia's largest company and the world's largest producer of natural gas – plans to double its crude production by 2020 and spend $70 billion developing Arctic fields, Chief Executive Officer Alexander Dyukov told Moscow-based newspaper Kommersant. Dyukov didn't specify how the company plans to raise...
  • Kazakhstan Squeezes the Last Drop Out of Eni
    • By , Managing Editor, Money Morning  -   January 21, 2008
    By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor After months of discussion and management restructuring, work at one of the world's largest oil fields is set to continue. Under the terms of a new agreement Eni S.p.A (E), the Italian oil company, will cede its control over operations at the Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's state oil...
  • Why the President's Push for Lower Oil Prices is Nothing But a Pipe Dream
    • By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report  -   January 16, 2008
    By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report Every president has a defining moment when the American people, and indeed the world, recognize that he's badly out of touch with some aspect of reality. I can't help but think that President George W. Bush has just had his moment as I watch...
  • Investors Will Benefit From New Plan to Have the United States and China Cooperate in Curbing Oil Speculation
    • By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report  -   January 10, 2008
    By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report Here's a headline investors probably never expected to see: The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on the management of the two countries' strategic oil reserves. We don't know whether to find this story – first reported by China's state-run Xinhua News Service...
  • Outlook 2008: Continued Supply Crunches Will Add a "Glow" to Uranium Stocks
    • By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning  -   January 3, 2008
    Editor's Note: This is the Sixth Installment of an Ongoing Series Highlighting the Global Investing Outlook for 2008 By Don Miller Contributing Writer Of all the commodities to ride the volatile global roller coaster in 2007, uranium had the wildest ride. Overall, it gained 28% for the year. But that seemingly simple statistic masks a...
  • Oil Hits $100 a Barrel on Global Political Tension and Supply Concerns
    • By , Managing Editor, Money Morning  -   January 3, 2008
    By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor After flirting with the century mark for months, crude oil finally it the record $100 a barrel level yesterday (Wednesday), fueled by violence in Nigeria, bad weather in Mexico and an unprecedented admission by the Middle East oil cartel that petroleum supplies will fall short of demand by 2024. An...
  • Outlook 2008: How to Profit When Oil Bubbles Up Above the $100 Level
    • By , Managing Editor, Money Morning  -   December 20, 2007
    Editor's Note: This is the Second Installment of an Ongoing Series Addressing the Outlook for Investment Opportunities and the Global Economy in 2008. By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor The price of oil has climbed nearly 50% this year, a rise that culminated on Nov. 21 when the "black gold" hit a record high of $99.29...
  • Putin Wins Chavez Loses: A Net Win for Oil Investors
    • By , Global Investing Specialist, Money Morning  -   December 4, 2007
    By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor Russian president Vladmir Putin's United Russia party won 64% of the vote in Sunday's elections, while Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez lost his constitutional referendum in by a slim 2% margin the same day. That's a split result for the wannabe dictators, but it looks like a net win for investors....