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BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Peter Coy	Oil Pricing: Don't Underestimate The Fear Factor The Middle East money gusher is fed by many wellsprings, and one of them is fear.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006	Why This Oil Boom Is Different Three decades ago, OPEC nations didn't know what to do with their oil money. This time, they're spending it.
Geotimes March 2006 Megan Sever	Gassy Eruption in Oklahoma In December, a normally peaceful creek in Oklahoma became a raging torrent of mud, gas and water, when gas escaped from a blowout at a nearby natural gas reservoir that Chesapeake Energy had just found. The estimated blow to the company is likely in the millions of dollars.
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Adam Aston	Here Comes Lunar Power Hydropower, the granddaddy of green energy, is making a comeback.
Food Processing February 2006 Mike Pehanich	Electro-shock therapy Energy management suddenly has taken on grave importance. Read what Tyson, ConAgra, Publix and other processors are doing to reduce consumption and find alternatives.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	E.ON's Plan B Unable to buy Scottish Power, this German utility giant targets a Spanish peer. Investors, stay tuned to see how the various governmental bodies handle a cross-border buyout of this magnitude.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	Energy: New Plants, Old Problems Hundreds of new power plants are in the works in the United States, but they won't make energy cheaper or more reliable for manufacturers or consumers.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	Energy: Supply-Side Manufacturers Benefit An upsurge in power plant construction will benefit such firms as General Electric Co. and ABB Ltd., the North American unit of Zurich-based ABB Group., which make such gear as turbines, generators, transformers and controls.
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Stanley Reed	What The U.S. Can Learn From Sasol South Africa's Sasol Ltd. makes liquid fuel from coal, not Mideast oil. And its margins are huge.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Petrobras Closer to Parity The Brazilian energy company's recent above-average appreciation has taken a lot of the easy money out of the shares. It's still a quality idea among large energy stocks, but perhaps not such a compelling buy as before.
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