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title: "Energy Catch-Up"
url: https://independentstockanalysis.com/energy-catch-up/
description: "Oil Trades Near Four-Month Low on Demand Concern at Bloomberg . Obama’s Next Steps on Energy and Climate ( NYT ). That’s one side. A piercing look at the…"
published: 2012-11-09
updated: 2012-11-09
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# Energy Catch-Up

Published 2012-11-09

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J.J. Butler

Oil Trades Near Four-Month Low on Demand Concern at [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-09/oil-fluctuates-after-rebounding-from-lowest-level-in-four-months.html).

Obama’s Next Steps on Energy and Climate ([NYT](http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/obamas-next-steps-on-energy-and-climate/?smid=tw-share)). That’s one side. A piercing look at the US Bureau of Land Management from the unreliable [Casey Research](http://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/another-layer-bureaucracy-oil-and-gas-exploration-us?ppref=NRG450ED1112A).

“President Obama has gained a second term in which a shale gas and oil boom seems likely to write a new chapter in America’s energy future with or without help from a politically fractured Washington, D.C.” [EE News](http://www.eenews.net/public/energywire/2012/11/07/1)

Exxon Mobil changes its mind on Iraq: “Exxon Mobil has informed the Iraqi government it wants to pull out of a $50 billion oil project, and Baghdad expelled Turkey’s state oil operator from another contract on Wednesday, both signals of trouble in Iraq’s petroleum policy.” [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/iraq-exxon-idUSL5E8M75CL20121107)

“Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. is at its highest level ever…New vehicle sales showed a 4-mpg gain from October 2007 to October 2012, an **improvement of about 20 percent**.” [Edmonds](http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/fuel-economy-hits-all-time-high-say-university-of-michigan-researchers.html)

For John: Why Ford is more profitable than GM at [Auto News](http://www.autonews.com/article/20121106/BLOG06/121109911/why-ford-is-more-profitable-than-gm).

Study: Alberta has huge shale resources at [Upstream Online](http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1269226.ece).

A Look At North America’s Oil And Gas Plays at [Forex Pros](http://www.forexpros.com/analysis/a-look-at-north-america's-oil-and-gas-plays-142525).

A steel producer gets into the natural gas business…[Nucor and ECA](http://www.nucor.com/investor/news/releases/?rid=1754835).

A bit old, but Maison Energy Monthly at [Energy Talks](http://moneytalks.net/pdfs/MM26SepFinal.pdf).