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Mar 19 2010 10:00:00 EST
Top oil stories of the week (podcast)
Discussion of US Gulf Sale 213 nets just shy of $1 billion; bill to cut heating oil sulfur; possible sanctions for Iran.

Mar 19 2010 12:30:00 EST
On the road again (The Barrel)
Hollywood starlet Daryl Hannah is taking her "clean fuel" show to Sacramento, California, to cajole regulators to side with greater ethanol use.

Mar 18 2010 10:00:00 EST
Could a rise in demand for gasoline be met by refiners? (podcast)
Can the spare refining capacity in US and Europe absorb any potential spike in demand for gasoline and diesel?

Mar 18 2010 09:00:00 EST
Coal executives besieged, bothered ... but apparently not bewildered (Power Lines)
Coal executives speaking at Platts' Coal Properties and Investment Conference met in a besieged mood.

Mar 17 2010 09:00:00 EST
Impact of Chile's earthquake on Latin American oil market (podcast)
Effects in the oil markets after the Chile earthquake; harvest season in Argentina and Brazil likely to add pressure to US Gulf Coast market.