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The Motley Fool February 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Energy's Unstable Foundation How longer-term global events and conditions could affect energy prices, and what it means to investors.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	Iran's Energy Squeeze Don't take your eyes off energy stocks as long as Ahmadinejad is making noise. A prudent approach to energy investment involves the large international players, particularly on the exploration side.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Iraq: Stuck in the Middle with You The news from Iraq overlooks that nation's importance in global energy. Given the trends, investors would be wise to include major, geographically diverse oil producers in their portfolios.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2008 David Lee Smith	More Oil, Please? The President's request for increased OPEC oil output may be difficult to fulfill.
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Watch Out for OPEC's Black Friday Party For the third time in as many months, OPEC will meet over production cuts.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 David Lee Smith	How the Saudis Might Boost Energy Prices The Saudi's understated crude production could boost prices.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Has OPEC Been Neutered? With production sliding within OPEC and gaining elsewhere, the cartel isn't what it once was. Given both the inherent stakes and the macro changes occurring in energy, investors would be unwise to neglect a strong representation in this important sector.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2011 David Lee Smith	OPEC Members Complete a Civil Session Following a highly contentious session in June, the OPEC cartel has calmed its hostilities.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2008 David Lee Smith	OPEC's Production Cuts: Balderdash The Cartel's 1.5 million barrels a day cut will have almost no effect.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2009 David Lee Smith	OPEC Buys Energy Investors Some Time Crude prices are rising, but you can't blame OPEC.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2008 David Lee Smith	OPEC Has Handed You an Opportunity No Cairo cuts means sliding crude, but probably only for a couple of weeks.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 David Lee Smith	Is Crude Demand Slip-Sliding Away? Investors, now's not the time to give up on the energy sector.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 David Lee Smith	OPEC Poses Petroleum Price Problems With half of the cartel's countries on shaky ground, is crude headed for the stratosphere?
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	OPEC's Dangerous Bobbsey Twins The misdeeds of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have so far had little impact on the world's crude prices, but the pair could have a profound influence on the world's energy picture in the near future.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	Did You Really Think Crude Would Drop? Crude prices hit $100 a barrel, but the future will almost certainly see it go higher.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Robert Aronen	Hugo Chavez Makes His Move Venezuela's leader wants to be OPEC's top dog. The other members of OPEC are unlikely to welcome this development, but it will not be easy for them to simply reject the proposal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2011 David Lee Smith	Our Energy World Is on a Slippery Slope Anything can happen, and likely will. Fully six of OPEC members (that's 50% in my book) are facing question marks or concerns.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 David Lee Smith	ExxonMobil Knows When to Fold 'Em The world's largest integrated oil company apparently won't challenge Venezuela's Chavez over crucial oil projects. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	My Chicken Little Costume Has Been Stolen! A new International Energy Agency forecast sees world crude supplies below demand the next five years. If your portfolio is light on this important sector, prudence would seem to dictate a reconsideration of your allocations.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 David Lee Smith	Energy's Excessively Short-Term Orientation Obviously, you'll want to monitor your energy names, just as you do all the companies in your portfolio. But given the inherent volatility of the sector, excessively frequent attention to your energy names likely will do little for your mental health.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Walking a Slick Tightrope An investor's look at two volatile oil-exporting countries: Venezuela... Nigeria...
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BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Stanley Reed	The Sheiks Don't Shriek Why the Saudis can live with cheaper oil.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Does Iran Really Matter? With its vital geographic location, its financial back to the wall, and its significant position within OPEC, Iran should be taken very, very seriously. Investors must monitor emerging geopolitical strains while retaining their international energy representation in their portfolios.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	Libya to the West: Let's Party Moammar Gadhafi attempts to boost Libya's oil and gas output by bringing back a group of majors.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2009 David Lee Smith	Is Iraq About to Have an Oil Surge? While the rest of OPEC may cut production again, Iraq could be in for a boost.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 David Lee Smith	First Iran, Now Nigeria Add Nigeria to the expanding list of OPEC producers with one foot figuratively on a political banana peel. Pay close attention to the progressively more important energy sector in your investment allocations.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	Dangerous Curves Ahead Declining production at the world's largest oil fields spells trouble. These concerns should lead wise investors to pay careful attention to the vital energy sector.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	5 Things You Didn't Know: OPEC Still not fully understood by the most of the public, we think it's time to introduce you to five things you didn't know about OPEC, your friendly neighborhood oil cartel.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004	Oil: The View from "a Long-Term Bull" Will oil prices stay at their highest levels in two decades for the foreseeable future? And what's ahead for the stock prices of the big oil outfits? Guinness Atkinson Asset Management's chairman and chief investment officer offers his vision of crude-oil prices in 2005.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2011 Aimee Duffy	Big Oil Cranks Up Investments in Iraq The oil majors make a big investment in Iraq's oil infrastructure.
BusinessWeek November 4, 2009 Stanley Reed	Why Oil Majors Are Coming Back to Iraq Global oil companies are finding it harder to resist the huge volume of crude in Iraq, but their change of heart could increase tensions in OPEC.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Getting Crude in All the Wrong Places These energy companies may remain good investments for years to come, but as demand begins to outstrip supply, will confrontations among nations affect the substantial amount of crude oil we need to import each year?
The Motley Fool December 9, 2008 David Lee Smith	Don't Hurt Yourself by Dumping Energy While oil prices have plummeted, you should still a position in energy.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Have Oil Prices Lost Their Brakes? Who'd have though crude would dive following a record OPEC chop?
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Monitoring Energy's Geopolitical Shakiness With two key OPEC members acting unpredictably, the world of energy warrants investors' attention.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	Hugo, the Russians, and You Venezuela tops a list of unstable oil-producing regions. Don't forget it.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Will Frankenhoff	Can Oil Still Power Portfolios? This is the first in a series of articles regarding the outlook for investments in the oil industry in 2006 and beyond: Oil demand growth... Declining growth in production rates... etc.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2011 Dan Dzombak	High Oil Prices Are Here to Stay Cheap oil is not coming back.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 David Lee Smith	$200 Crude in 2012? With U.S. forces exiting, the Persian Gulf region becomes a tinderbox.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Big Bills for Big Oil Rising costs may push Chevron to jettison some high-cost projects. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	Opening Your Energy Mailbag Energy mailbag: Why do drillers have such low P/Es?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Manhattan Project for Energy, Part 1 A worldwide energy crisis is staring us in the face, and inaction is not an option. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Robert Aronen	Is the Oil Boom Over? The oil patch is undoubtedly cyclical. Do the numbers support the notion that the oil boom is coming to a close? Investors, take note.
Knowledge@Wharton January 29, 2003	The Outlook for Oil: What Lies Ahead? Surging oil prices are squeezing U.S. corporate profits, contributing to bankruptcies and forcing some companies out of business altogether. With the threat of war in Iraq and a drastic cut in supply from strike-bound Venezuela, companies are braced for further increases soon.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 David Lee Smith	Oily Activities South of the Border The real oily activity these days seems to be coming out of South America, not the Middle East or Siberia.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	ExxonMobil Works to Bulk Up The world's largest publicly owned oil company steps up its efforts to maintain its reserve and production levels. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Mark Shenk	Oil Prices: Down and Heading Lower Weak global demand has more than offset the impact of the biggest oil spill in U.S. history.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	Pushing on a Saudi String The Saudis have agreed to increase their daily output of crude oil by as much as 200,000 barrels, but crude prices haven't backed off.