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Kuwait receives oil product tanker from Daewoo: report

Kuwait City, February 10, 2012, 639 am EST/1139 GMT

State-owned Kuwait Oil Tanker Co received a new 800,000-barrel oil product tanker Friday from Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co, an official from Daewoo Shipbuilding said.

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OPEC Guide: Group cuts call on crude to 30.04 million b/d

February 10, 2012

OPEC's 12 member countries produced an average 30.898 million b/d in January, nearly 900,000 b/d more than their new output ceiling which came into effect at the beginning of the year and some 1.35 million b/d above expected demand for OPEC crude in the first quarter, the oil cartel's Vienna secretariat said February 9.

Iranian Oil Sanctions: Iran moves to speed ban on oil exports to EU

February 8, 2012

Members of the Iranian parliament are moving to accelerate a bill that would halt oil exports to the European Union ahead of an EU ban on oil imports from Iran that comes into force on July 1, and which would also ban imports of goods from the EU, Iranian news agencies reported February 7.

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The impact of extreme weather conditions on the European tanker markets
February 9, 2012 - Discussing the impact of extreme weather conditions on the European clean and dirty tanker markets

Is deep-water oil exploration the next big thing for China?
February 7, 2012 - Discussing how deepwater oil exploration in China might be a hot topic in 2012.

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The Barrel: The Eagle Ford is pumping out oil and gas on Cadillac finances

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The Barrel: Obama's energy plans in the SOTU sound awful familiar

In his much-hyped State of the Union address, President Obama gave a rhetorical bearhug to US energy development, even stealing a line from Republicans and pronouncing the need for an "all-out, all-of-the-above strategy" on increasing energy production.

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2011: a momentous year for oil

December 7, 2011 (13:01 mins)

With Dated Brent crude oil at an historic average high, Platts editors analyze the key geopolitical and structural factors that have sustained such a high price.

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Dated Brent: The Pricing Benchmark for Asia-Pacific Sweet Crude Oil

The Dated Brent benchmark has taken on an increasingly significant role in the determination of oil prices in the entire Asia-Pacific region. This paper examines and explains the reasons for this ongoing and accelerating trend. (published May 2011).

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