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<title><![CDATA[EIA: US household spending on home energy fell last year]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[US average consumer spending on home energy fell $12 billion in 2012 compared with 2011, the Energy Information Administration reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Geopolitical pressure from Syria pushed up oil prices]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Oil prices continued to rally Apr. 25 with the front-month crude contract climbing 2.4% in the New York futures market on speculation of US military intervention after US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the Syrian government “likely” used chemical weapons “on a small scale” in its 2-year ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EIA: US Household spending on home energy fell last year]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:24:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[US average consumer spending on home energy fell $12 billion in 2012 compared with 2011, the Energy Information Administration reported.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Energy prices fall amid economy fears]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy prices fell across the board Oct. 3 with even the natural gas rally taking a flop as fears for the economy shook the markets.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Oil, gas prices decline as Isaac diminishes]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil and natural gas prices declined Aug. 29 even as the Obama administration talked of releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to compensate for the 1.3 million b/d of oil and 3.2 bcfd of gas production from federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico shut in when Hurricane Isaac hit the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Reduced inventory, warmer weather increase oil, gas prices]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:48:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Energy prices rose July 11 recouping much of their losses from the previous session. The front-month crude contract gained 2.4% in the New York market on a larger-than-expected drop in US inventory, and natural gas was up 2% on forecasts of hotter weather.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Bullish inventory report lifts oil prices]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:39:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil futures prices increased 1% in the New York market June 27 following a bullish government report on oil inventories and positive economic indicators in durable goods and housing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MARKET WATCH: Energy prices mixed in uncertain markets]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Not pacified by the European bailout of Spain’s banks, markets were mixed June 12 with front-month crude increasing 1% in the New York futures market and North Sea Brent declining 1% in London.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abundant oil doesn't mean energy independence, SAFE report warns]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 May 2012 14:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Abundant US oil resources made possible by new technology potentially will provide significant economic benefits to the nation, but won't make the country energy independent by itself, a new report from Securing America's Future Energy's Energy Security Leadership Council concluded.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Abundant oil doesn't mean energy independence, SAFE report warns]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 May 2012 12:46:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Abundant US oil resources made possible by new technology potentially will provide significant economic benefits to the nation, but won’t make the country energy independent by itself, a new report from Securing America’s Future Energy’s Energy Security Leadership Council concluded.]]></description>
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