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• Pickens: $100-a-Barrel Oil on the Way Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | 7:52 PM ET

  There's no end in sight for the rise in crude oil prices, according to BP Capital CEO Boone Pickens.

• Pickens Tells CNBC: Gas Deals May Be Better in U.S. Than China Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | 6:26 PM ET

  Texas oilman Boone Pickens is less certain about cutting a deal with China to distribute liquefied natural gas, CNBC’s Becky Quick reports from Beijing.  Pickens, chief executive officer of BP Capital, said better deals may be available in the U.S.

• Pickens Tells CNBC: Gas Deals May Be Better in U.S. Than China Friday, 20 Jul 2007 | 9:30 AM ET

  Texas oilman Boone Pickens is less certain about cutting a deal with China to distribute liquefied natural gas, CNBC’s Becky Quick reports from Beijing.  Pickens, chief executive officer of BP Capital, said better deals may be available in the U.S.

• CNBC Exclusive: Pickens Targets Natural Gas Growth in China Wednesday, 18 Jul 2007 | 8:25 AM ET

  Energy investor and financier Boone Pickens says natural gas is the biggest opportunity for his businesses in China now.

• Oil May Dip Slightly, But Will Hit $80 by Next May: Pickens Friday, 13 Jul 2007 | 10:09 AM ET

  Boone Pickens, Texas oilman and chief executive of BP Capital, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he expects oil to hit $80 a barrel before he turns 80 next May.

• Pickens Tells CNBC Oil Is Heading Higher Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | 10:25 PM ET

  Oil billionaire Boone Pickens is sticking to his guns. Even though oil prices have declined since the beginning of April as Iran fears fade, the Chief Executive of BP Capital tells CNBC he still thinks crude will be heading higher, "testing the highs" of  $78 per barrel before the end of the year.

• Pickens Tells CNBC: Fundamentals Pushing Up Oil, Not Politics Thursday, 29 Mar 2007 | 1:53 PM ET

  Texas energy investor Boone Pickens told CNBC that the recent spike in oil prices is due more to "fundamentals" than geopolitical tensions with Iran and that "you're going to look at $70 oil pretty quick." The billionaire  said the current market is "very tight" because inventories have declined for seven straight weeks. 

• Falling Crude Putting Hedge Funds Over a Barrel? Friday, 19 Jan 2007 | 12:26 PM ET

  When the price of natural gas plummeted last Summer, hedge fund Amaranth took a nose dive.  Now some investors are worried the same could happen with hedge funds that invested heavily in oil. "In the short term, market sentiment is overwhelmingly bearish and it's possible for (the) price to go lower than $50 (a barrel),” said Victor Shum, an analyst with Purvin & Gertz.

• Pickens On CNBC: No Panic-Oil Prices Will Go Up Wednesday, 17 Jan 2007 | 9:47 AM ET

  

  He's Boone Pickens--he's CEO of the private equity firm BP Capital--and he's a major "player" when it comes to oil (he has an estimated worth of $2.7 billion). He called in to "Squawk Box" this morning to talk about the falling price of crude. A little background before we get to what Pickens said.