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        <title><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers - Former Editor:Oil Trading Americas]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brent Crude Falls Below $100 for First Time Since Late April]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A pumpjack is silhouetted as it operates in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Two years after descending into junk, Azerbaijan&apos;s shortest path to winning back its investment grade is by rebuilding the stash of petrodollars it raided during a recession and a banking meltdown, according to Fitch Ratings. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Veteran Trader Andurand Says ‘Hard to Think of a Downside’ to Russian Oil Price Cap ]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:54:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Fluctuated With to IEA Release More Barrels From Stockpiles]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 23:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Demand Destruction Is Here Amid Ukraine War, JPMorgan Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:53:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A pump jack operates near Stratford, Texas, U.S., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. After all the trauma the U.S. oil industry has been through this year -- from production cuts to mass layoffs and a string of bankruptcies -- many producers say they’re still prioritizing output over reducing debt. Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commodities Post Record Weekly Gain of 13% on Ukraine War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:53:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chevron Stock Hits Record After Surprise Boost to Dividend]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:55:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Propane Demand Remains Near Record as Cold Blasts Northeast]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucia Kassai]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Grants First Oil From Biden’s Reserves Release to Exxon]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:18:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Sees Oil Dropping Even If OPEC+ Postpones Hike]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:36:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Says It’s Ready to Tap SPR Again if Needed]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:54:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Brent Crude Drops Below $75 for First Time Since Late September]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2021 15:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[San Francisco Storm Mayhem Pushing Gasoline Prices to Record]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-25/san-francisco-storm-mayhem-pushing-gasoline-prices-to-new-record</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara J. Powell]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:42:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nearly Half of Shell’s Gulf Output Stranded With Platform Down]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:49:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Royal Dutch Shell Plc Norco refinery ahead of Hurricane Ida in Norco, Louisiana, U.S., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Hurricane Ida is growing in size and power as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, and New Orleans is bracing for disaster -- clearing out hospital wards, shutting down oil refineries and forcing residents of low-lying neighborhoods to flee.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Biden Looking Into Why Gasoline Prices at the Pump Are So High]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warding Off Winter Cold in U.S. Will Be Pricey as Propane Soars]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 17:24:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Caps Third Weekly Gain With Ida’s Supply Impact in View]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-10/oil-set-for-weekly-loss-after-china-confirms-release-of-reserves</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:03:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Heads for Weekly Loss as Delta’s Spread Shakes Outlook]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rakteem Katakey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A staircase ascends a storage tank located near a dock for Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. oil industry support vessels in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, U.S., on Thursday, June 11, 2020. Oil eclipsed $40 a barrel in New York on Friday, extending a slow but relentless rise that’s been fueled by a pick-up in demand and could signal a reawakening for U.S. shale production. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Jet Fuel Demand Surges But Full Recovery Is Still Elusive]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Bair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:53:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[U.S. Gasoline Demand Soars to Record on July 4 Travel Surge]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Bair]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 15:09:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil Reverses Gains Hitting Six-Year High on OPEC+ Crisis]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jeffers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:46:15 GMT</pubDate>
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