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The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Spectra Stronger Than Its Quarter Spectra Energy finds itself down 39% year-over-year in its quarterly earnings. However, this is a case where investors must look at the whole picture.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Cleantech Rocks, but It's Still Just a Bill The U.S. House of Representatives passes its version of the energy policy bill, stripping tax incentives away from Big Oil, and redirecting them towards wind, solar, and geothermal energy sources. It seems that Big Oil's gravy days are numbered.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2007 Jack Uldrich	A New Power Play: Negawatts "Demand management" companies are helping utilities and consumers use less energy. There are a few promising options for risk-tolerant investors.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Toby Shute	Gray Skies Over Grey Wolf? Land drilling rates are softening, but this operator is well positioned to benefit from any shakeout. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2007 Toby Shute	Is Unit Losing It? Shaky year-to-date results from Unit Corp. show cause for concern. The oil and natural gas specialist reported the lowest dayrate on contract drilling seen yet this quarter.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Toby Shute	Transocean's 200K Per Day Oil companies go drilling, and Transocean makes a killing. Quarterly results report an all-time high dayrate of more than $200,000.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Chesapeake Produces, and Then Some Ambitious words from Chesapeake Energy. Having just become the third-largest natural gas producer in the U.S., they aspire to be the largest sometime in 2008.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Busy-Bee Week for Marathon Marathon Oil management may be panting as it completes this week. There has been the acquisition of a Canadian Oil Sands company, and the settlement of a price-manipulation case.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Valero Rises Through Cracks There's nothing crude about Valero Energy's business model. Buy oil and turn it into more valuable end-user products.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2007 Toby Shute	Anadarko Lights It Up Anadarko Petroleum took a chance last year acquiring two large companies to boost their presence in the Rockies and Gulf of Mexico. It looks as though the integration is going remarkably well.
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