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Brent crude oil hovered near five-month lows on Friday as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for fuel demand.
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Ample supplies, concerns over the pace of the U.S. recovery and a wobbly euro zone economy outweighed the prospect of stronger demand in Asia, dragging oil below $111 a barrel.
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A dramatic shift in how energy is being produced and consumed around the world could lead to far-reaching changes in the geopolitical order.
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Brent crude rose above $111 a barrel in choppy trading on Monday, while U.S. crude prices fell as a pipeline leak in Arkansas threatened to increase the glut of oil in the U.S. Midwest.
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Lukoil, Russia's second-largest crude oil producer, agreed to acquire small producer Samara-Nafta for $2.05 billion from Hess as part of a long-term strategy to stabilize falling oil output.
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Israel moved closer to its goal of energy independence as natural gas from a large offshore field began flowing into the country, a harbinger of important change that will benefit the country.
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Peak oil – the theory that fossil fuel supply will, at some point in the unspecified future peak, sending prices spiking – has now given way to peak demand.
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Once attracting billions in private investment and public subsidies, enthusiasm over the solar sector has waned recently, underscoring the limits of renewable energies and the dominance of fossil fuels.
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Exxon Mobil was working to clean up thousands of barrels of oil in Mayflower, Arkansas, after a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude ruptured, a major spill likely to stoke debate over transporting Canada's oil to the United States.
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Natural gas shot up 20% in the first quarter, its fourth straight quarterly gain, begging the question — can this hot streak continue?
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
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Brent crude eased under $110 a barrel on Monday after Chinese manufacturing data missed market expectations, signaling possibly slower oil demand growth in China.
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Oil rose, underpinned by expectations of a revival in demand growth in the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer, while Europe's debt worries capped gains.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Natural gas has more than doubled since April of last year and is at a 19-month high, she reports. Tomorrow's report could show a draw down of 83-87bcf, which would likely drive prices higher.
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Nat gas futures prices hit an intraday high of $4.078, their highest level in more than 18 months.
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Natural gas has been on fire lately. On Wednesday, it hit the highest level since September 2011, and it's risen an incredible 113 percent since April. So can nat gas keep running higher?
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Oil slowly crept towards $110 a barrel in choppy trading on Wednesday, pressured by rising crude stockpiles in the U.S. and festering worries over the euro zone.
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CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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U.S. shale gas may not be the panacea being touted by Japan's politicians and companies to sharply reduce the country's crippling energy bills.
Power Shift
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In a domestic energy market developing faster than just about anyone can remember, the key is in finding an edge.
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A dramatic shift in how energy is produced is having a far-reaching impact on the geopolitical order.
