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The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Toby Shute	CVRD Going Gas Hunting The world's biggest iron ore producer is taking energy matters into its own hands, by teaming up with a Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary to jointly evaluate future projects.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Toby Shute	Oy Vey, GlobalSantaFe The contract driller GlobalSantaFe announces a speculative newbuild order for an uncontracted rig. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Striking Oil With Petrobas? Will Brazilian oil giant Petrobas continue to be an Exxon-like market beater? Can it continue to grow? These and other questions are discussed in this video.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Toby Shute	Energy Jargon, Demystified: "Upstream" With all the recent buzz surrounding the energy sector, it's good to understand the industry jargon. "Upstream" refers to the companies that find and produce hydrocarbons. Is it time to add some upstream exposure to your portfolio?
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Time to Re-Oil Your Portfolio Despite the world's rapt attention to its meetings, OPEC gatherings mean very little. Most of the OPEC nations are already producing at pretty close to their all-out capacity. Investors should take note, and tend to the energy portions of their portfolios.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Rich Smith	Gazprom Outsources Altruism Although having negotiated a production sharing agreement with the Russian government guaranteeing Exxon the right to sell to whom it chose, at the best price on offer, the Kremlin and Gazprom are not standing by that arrangement.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Toby Shute	Wall Street Isn't Thrilled by These Drills There are several catalysts behind Monday's downgrade of a few key shallow-water contract drilling players. Ensco, Rowan, and Noble all took a hit. Investors should take note.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	TXU: The Buyout Flame Is Flickering The expanding credit crunch saves the TXU buyout, but will likely prevent others like it. You're unlikely to see another private-equity deal this big for a while.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 Toby Shute	Pogo Deal May Not Stick Value-oriented fund Fir Tree Partners controls about 9% of Plains Explorations shares, and opposes their proposed purchase of Pogo Producing.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	Will Big Oil Stay Big? 2030 is the year in which forecasters such as Exxon and the U.S. Department of Energy think the world's daily energy requirements will reach about 120 million barrels of oil. That's more than 40% above today's level, and the realization faces a couple of big, perhaps insurmountable, hurdles.
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