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The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Occidental Gets Hosed Another banana republic decides to play fast and loose with contracts. Ecuador has decided to revoke Occidental's contract in the area and will soon begin to take over the oil fields in question. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Battle for Endesa Continues Nothing ever seems to happen quickly with European businesses. Logic says the deal will get done, but governments can be illogical. Ultimately it's the shareholders who have the most to gain or lose in this electric utility deal.
IEEE Spectrum May 2006 Karl Stahlkopf	Taking Wind Mainstream Given wind's intermittency, can the power grid handle much larger amounts of variable generation?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Robert Aronen	Proof of Price Fixing at the Pump? Last month when I said gas prices wouldn't go down, readers lined up to tell me all about how the fix was in. So, if there are approximately 169,000 sites selling gasoline, owned by tens of thousands of small businesses, why does this price fixing myth persist?
The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Eni Getting Squeezed The Italian oil company depends heavily on emerging markets for its production growth, and that makes it vulnerable to strong-arm tactics. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Aqua America: Increasingly Interesting This water company shows that for the right price, monopolies are some of the best business models going. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Tim Hanson	Don't Invest Like the President Is the leader of the free world giving bad investment advice? Instead of joining the cry for oil companies to pay too much for a short-term fix, consider investing in some of the small service companies that are seeing their dayrates rise.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2006 Robert Aronen	A Gusher for Alon USA Alon USA Energy doubles its size by paying $459 million for two West Coast refining companies. Investors, the company's recent moves suggest this a stock for the long haul.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Changes Afoot for Total A spin-off and global disruptions make life more interesting for this French oil giant. What's the stock market without a little excitement every now and then, right? Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 15, 2006 Stanley Reed	Why You Should Worry About Big Oil Beyond the fat profits, the oil giants are surprisingly vulnerable worldwide. That's bad news for business - and consumers.
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