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The Motley Fool November 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	Don't Let These Energy Stocks Slip Away This is not the time to sell your energy names. In a year or so, it's very likely that you'll be watching your share prices be pulled decidedly higher by a return to triple-digit crude.
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 November 12, 2008 David Lee Smith	Blink and You'll Miss the Energy Bottom New reports say we'll soon be squeezed between a dangerous combination of rising oil demand and sliding production.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Halliburton Gets Ready to Head Deeper Halliburton offers $3.4 billion for Expro International Group, an oilfield services company based in Reading, U.K.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Halliburton's Healthier Quarter The oil-services giant may have turned the corner.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2008 David Lee Smith	Crude Could Fly High Again The 2009 price forecasts are coming in, and they might surprise you.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Sun Shines on Weatherford Weatherford, one of the larger members of the oilfield service space, turns in solid results that belie the drubbing the company has been handed by the market since mid-summer.
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.
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The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 David Lee Smith	Put Some Energy in Your Earnings Season A movement in crude prices -- along with an eventual rebound in natural gas -- will likely boost share prices in all the big energy companies set to report.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Way to Handle Cheap Natural Gas The average ratio of oil-to-gas market prices has hovered around nine for the past couple of decades. It's now hovering around 15, meaning that, even though they've fallen, oil prices are still lots higher on a relative basis than their gaseous counterparts.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2011 David Lee Smith	For Your Portfolio's Sake, Don't Ignore Energy Energy predictions can change overnight, but as never before, your portfolio needs it.
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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.
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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 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.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Peter Coy	Oil Prices: Don't Count On A Dip Why are prices so high when crude inventories are above average? Because traders are looking past the inventory numbers to the potential for trouble ahead.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2009 David Lee Smith	Pay Attention to Oilfield Services Oilfield services has been down in the dumps, but that could change.
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The Motley Fool June 9, 2009 David Lee Smith	One Scary Energy Forecast A move to higher crude prices could thwart our economic recovery.
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The Motley Fool May 4, 2009 David Lee Smith	Chevron Keeps It in the Ballpark With crude prices way down, Chevron's quarter was much like that of the other Big Oil players, way down.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Overdoing ExxonMobil's Shortfall ExxonMobil missed analysts' expectations slightly in its quarterly report. Is it reasonable to forecast to the penny the results of a company of this magnitude, one whose operations are complex and technically challenging?
The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 David Lee Smith	Obama's Pipe Dream Could Grease China's Energy Skids The administration's Keystone XL postponement could put the U.S. on a slippery slope.
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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 3, 2009 David Lee Smith	Big Oil Takes One on the Chin Crude prices plummeted in December, and Big Oil companies took it on the chin.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Oilfield Services' Steady Flow Amid the market's frantic oscillations, energy services is displaying new-found stability.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2009 David Lee Smith	Petrobras Still in the Driver's Seat Petrobras's earnings slid a little, but criticism seems inappropriate.
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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 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.