Brad Zigler

Another 1,000 Word Picture About Oil

And this has WHAT to do with the subject matter of the article?


On May 02 07:42 PM The Greatest Rip Off of our Time wrote:

> Why Congress looks the other way when is comes to gas and oil companies?
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> A total Campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry in 2008:
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> $23,500,000.00 to Democrats
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> $45,035,398.00 to Republicans
> Check it out.
> opensecrets.com

Another 1,000 Word Picture About Oil

You can see part of the reason depicted in the graph above: margins have flattened.


On May 02 12:53 PM rayban32 wrote:

> If the oil companies are making so much profit why are the share
> prices going down.I bought Shell in January and am showing a loss
> of 16%.

Another 1,000 Word Picture About Oil

The futures market. Your carry profit is built into the market contango.


On May 02 10:29 AM Ferdinand E. Banks wrote:

> I would certainly like to steer some oil into storage. In fact maybe
> later today I'll walk over to the nearest 7-11 and pick up a few
> barrels for storage in my bed room. But how do I find those people
> who will sign forward contracts to buy it in 3 months at a price
> that will give me a profit.

Commodities vs. Commodity Stocks Redux

Fred & Sakata -

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