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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from MoneyWeek in Oil ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aliko Dangote: the Nigerian billionaire industrialising Africa ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aliko Dangote, Africa's wealthiest man, built the continent's largest oil refinery. It will alleviate the energy crisis and transform his conglomerate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Jane Lewis) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VAHp7eufwzPoUJBUQXT5bT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Venture Global: a promising way to play the energy crisis  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ LNG-producer Venture Global is set for a windfall from higher natural gas prices and looks like a promising play on the brewing energy crisis ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Energy Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Hargreaves ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vyRgG2tgyXW5G84M4cpU4M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Venture Global Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Venture Global Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the war on Iran will shake the global economy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The war on Iran is having repercussions far beyond the Middle East. Just how bad will things get? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Simon Wilson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fPAkiV4RtLumLtLeNFa3gZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why there are no safe-haven assets for investors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/no-safe-haven-assets-for-investors</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Traditional safe-haven assets no longer offer protection against a turbulent market ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:57:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Alex Rankine) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Rankine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c2TYgrPcfixXMRrNYZrZ6i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Investors should brace for Trump’s great inflation' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Donald Trump's actions against Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will likely stoke rising prices. Investors should prepare for the worst, says Matthew Lynn ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:43:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Le7aMsFuW9ny9QX2EkmSTN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The state of Iran’s collapsing economy – and why people are protesting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iran has long been mired in an economic crisis that is part of a wider systemic failure. Do the protests show a way out? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Global Economy]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Simon Wilson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hhHAe3FC7heLFxMqtt5MGd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does Donald Trump want Venezuela's oil? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The US has seized control of Venezuelan oil. Why and to what end? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Global Economy]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Simon Wilson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FpvKLcmbsMdZjsHg84Kdef-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Scotland's proposed government bonds are a terrible investment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Politicians in Scotland pushing for “kilts” think it will strengthen the case for independence and boost financial credibility. It's more likely to backfire ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:58:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK Economy]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9tzWm3sskcNeMxYz48KPJA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What MoneyWeek has learnt in the last 25 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Financial markets have suffered two huge bear markets and a pandemic since MoneyWeek launched. Alex Rankine reviews key trends and lessons from a turbulent time ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:39:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[UK Economy]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Alex Rankine) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Rankine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PxBPFGnCBMwaUVqcGUvzc5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Investors can tap into juicy yields in overlooked companies’ debt and equity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ian “Franco” Francis, fund manager, Manulife CQS New City High Yield Fund tells MoneyWeek where he’d put his money ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'BP’s days as an oil giant are numbered – a merger with Shell would be the best outcome by far' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ BP has been in decline for some time, could a takeover by Shell save it? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntyQd9AZQyjDGAF4vBnJKi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Investors remain calm as the Middle East war unfolds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conflict in the Middle East has failed to shake oil or stock markets. Can the peace hold? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 07:50:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oil price stays steady as tensions in Middle East boils over ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil prices surged after Israel's attack on Iran, but the global market for the commodity is forecast to remain well-supplied until 2030 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:56:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Alex Rankine) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Rankine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/diWXSCxcuCUpGYXZQJY4rM-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Labour’s green-energy policy is unsustainable, says Dominic Frisby. That bodes well for British oil explorers ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dominic Frisby) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dominic Frisby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TiRXNqVdNsXPjjBn2XHT35-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BP's 'long, painful decline' – and why next year could be even tougher ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Long-suffering shareholders in oil giant BP have been pushing for change. It won’t come soon enough, says Matthew Lynn ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:53:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ENVqnmoY8yjSHby7SekCfb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does a potential BP and Shell merger mean for the UK oil industry? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ BP’s struggles have made it vulnerable to a takeover. Could it merge with Shell to create a British behemoth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:50:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yFwy7vUBHW3eyhGEcHYegS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oil sector off the boil: what happens now? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil giants BP and Shell are starting to struggle amid a glut of black gold. And growth in demand looks likely to slow ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7BmG2t2gTqhdMf2tRFDg8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is the supply of oil rising? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/investments/commodities/energy/oil/supply-of-oil-is-rising</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The supply of oil is rising despite conflict in the Middle East. What's causing the increase? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Alex Rankine) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Rankine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQmu6bE9jyvReisxJYsC59-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the outlook for oil prices?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil prices will be set by the face-off between Saudi Arabia and US shale producers. Could tail risks change the possible outcome? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:30:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Cris Sholto Heaton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cris Sholto Heaton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QRju8TBH2T5RkjBxSJopLP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BP is moving away from its oil output target ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil giant BP has retreated further from its target to cut oil output. Where does that leave the sector’s net-zero credentials? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:38:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2mTRGJpdqAFWVQ33ncew-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the market missing the opportunity in energy?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is the market missing the opportunity in energy? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:48:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:38:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ moneyweek@futurenet.com (MoneyWeek) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ MoneyWeek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcvVoTVBVW5aqqQ6gqSz4Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The demand for oil is slowing and green energy is taking over ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The IEA forecasts oil demand growth to slow sharply in the next few years. The end of the era may be underway. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:48:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Cris Sholto Heaton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cris Sholto Heaton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G33hReWJpB9DwLZA8dfp3G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Net Zero delusion will drive oil prices higher ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world needs more oil, but producers are not investing enough to meet rising demand. That suggests the outlook for prices, and oil stocks is bright says Dominic Frisby. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:47:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 27 August 1859: The birth of America’s oil industry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On this day in 1859, Edwin Drake struck oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, proving that his pioneering drilling techniques were economically feasible. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:09:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Ben Judge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Judge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UC24KoaueU9ppPsXsjbDPo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Drake&#039;s discovery sparked an oil boom in Pennsylvania]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Early Oil Drilling Technology]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ EnQuest buys in to Kraken discovery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ EnQuest, the North Sea focused oil company, is spending up to $90m for a 20% interest in the Kraken oil discovery in the East Shetland basin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tower Resources rises on drill funding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tower Resources, the Africa focused oil and gas explorer, is up 2.3% this morning on news of a new financing agreement. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shell ends final salary pension scheme ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shell, the Dutch oil and gas company which is listed in London, is to close its final salary pension scheme, the last FTSE 100 company to do so. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:44:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Petrofac buddies up with Schlumberger  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oilfield services firms Petrofac and Schlumberger are to combine forces on a number of production projects in the emerging and growing production services and production enhancement market. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aurelian wins two news licences  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Europe-focused exploration and production company Aurelian Oil and Gas, has been awarded two new licences by the Ministry of Environment in Poland. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New World open data room to assess potential partners ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil and gas investment firm New World Oil and Gas saw its share price surge after announcing that it has established a 'virtual data room' following the receipt of a number of approaches from potential farm-in partners about two promising looking projects it has in Denmark and Belize. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BP wants $60bn from Halliburton after Gulf of Mexico spill ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ BP is claiming its contractor, Halliburton, should pay for the entire clean up following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ViaLogy confident of future oil & gas work ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares of ViaLogy surged 33% after it said substantial progress has been made in consolidating relationships with major oil and gas exploration companies on three continents during the last quarter of 2011. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:11:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lamprell to deliver Mexican jackup rig ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil and gas engineer Lamprell has won a contract to build the Hull 108, a Friede & Goldman-designed Super M2 self-elevating mobile offshore drilling platform. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:13:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Max Petroleum's SAGW-2 not commercial ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in AIM-listed oil and gas firm Max Petroleum fell on Wednesday after it revealed that one of its appraisal wells in the Blocks A&E Licence proved not to be commercial. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enegi Oil rockets on Newfoundland approval ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enegi Oil has leapt 18% in early trading on news it has received permission to complete a work-over programme on its PAP#1 well in western Newfoundland. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:59:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sefton Resources thwarted by oak trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sefton Resources, the US-focused oil company, has seen the drilling of one of its wells in California delayed by a bureaucratic impasse. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern Petroleum completes well test  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AIM-listed Northern Petroleum has completed an extended well test of the Ottoland oil discovery in The Netherlands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:53:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Victoria Oil and Gas makes first commercial gas delivery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in Victoria Oil and Gas (VOG) were given a boost after the firm's flagship Logbaba site delivered its first commercial gas production on schedule. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Silvermere dives on installation delay  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in Silvermere, an independent oil and gas company, dived after the firm announced a delay in production plans for the I-1 Well on its Mustang Island asset located in Texas waters in the Gulf of Mexico. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frontier Oil to manage jet fuel services at 15 new airports ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Independent oil and natural gas supply company Frontier Oil has today announced an agreement between its subsidiary South China Bluesky Aviation ("Bluesky") and China National Aviation Fuels. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:04:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parkmead invests in 'attractive' North Sea blocks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/24286/parkmead-invests-in-attractive-north-sea-blocks-111219-0823-70549</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ AIM-listed oil and gas group Parkmead has acquired four separate 20% stakes in Blocks 47/4d, 47/5d, 47/10c and 48/6c in the UK Southern North Sea. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fortune Oil expands LNG operations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in China-focused oil and gas group Fortune Oil jumped on Friday after the firm said it intends to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant in Xinyang. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BP to receive $250m oil spill settlement from Cameron Intl  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ US-listed oil and gas equipment firm Cameron International Corporation, the company which designed and manufactured the Deepwater Horizon 'blowout preventer', is to pay UK oil titan BP $250m to settle all claims between them related to last year's oil disaster. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:51:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baltic Oil shares plummet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in Baltic Oil Terminals dived 35% on the same day the group resumed AIM trading following the release of its interim report which showed a decline in earnings per share (EPS). ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Contract losses hit Wood Group ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shares in oilfield support services giant Wood Group dropped after the firm admitted international performance for the year ended 31 December will be below expectations. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:49:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ BG to earn $3bn in planned Karachaganak 10% sell-off  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil and gas giant BG Group is set to receive $3bn in return for reducing its stake in the giant Karachaganak gas-condensate field in north-west Kazakhstan by one-tenth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rockhopper Falklands oil disovery grows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rockhopper Exploration, the company which found oil off the north coast of the Falkland Islands, has seen its shares soar 9.3% this morning following the announcement of a successful well dig. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:23:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Petrofac's LFL growth to exceed 20% ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oilfield services firm Petrofac expects to deliver like-for-like (LFL) profit growth in 2011 of at least 20%, the company announced this morning. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ President Petroleum well disappoints  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil and gas firm President Petroleum delivered a mixed bag in its most recent update on its Louisiana operations, but investors chose to focus on the negative, sending the share price nearly 7% lower. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gulfsands revenue hit by new regulations  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oil and gas firm Gulfsands Petroleum has been hit by new EU sanctions in Syria, where the firm operates, which have prevented the group from engaging in activities, including funding activities, connected with its Block 26 fields, until further notice. ]]>
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