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The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Dominion Feels The Heat In addition to citing the higher cost of fuel used for electricity generation, the company also mentioned that it lost money on its hedges against changes in the price of natural gas.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	ConocoPhillips Looks East The oil and gas company is rumored to be preparing a big investment in Russia's Lukoil.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Rich Smith	Are Coal Stocks Really Diamonds? The high cost of natural gas could be a significant boost to the demand for coal. Based on levels of supply and demand, are coal-fired plants making better profits than natural-gas-fired plants? The author takes a look at what he views as an emerging trend -- and offers his thoughts on some potential diamonds in the rough.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Rich Duprey	Schlumberger Strikes Hefty Profits Increased drilling activity leads to tripling of profits at the oil field services giant.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	A New Blow To Investors In Russia Russian oil company Yukos is about to be financially destroyed
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	A Mighty FPL Wind It looks like the Florida utility company has a bright future, with reported second-quarter earnings of $1.40 per share, $0.03 better than the consensus estimate of $1.37. Revenues rose 12% year over year to $2.62 billion.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 Brian Gorman	Halliburton's Mixed Quarter Its second quarter wasn't pretty, but the oil-field and engineering-services outfit might alleviate its problems if it decides to spin off KBR. Most investors would probably cheer the move.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rich Duprey	Carbo Ceramics Gushes Profits The oil services company reports booming business from its tiny beads. With a share price above $68, Carbo Ceramics is pricey.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Rich Smith	A Gem in the Pipelines? The natural gas pipeline company Kinder Morgan continues to pump out the profits.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004 John Rossant	France's Poweo: Aiming To Spark A Revolution Can a new private electric utility become a serious rival to France's electricity monopoly? That's just what Poweo founder and chief executive Charles Beigbeder has in mind.
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