Article: Washington Petroleum and Heating Oil Dealers Mobilize for Lower Prices.

Article: United States: Oil Speculators Cost ...
TendersInfo;  August 25, 2008 ;     398 words ...Byline: manish03 As oil prices continued to rise steadily on world markets during the early part of 2008, it became clear to many energy and economic experts around the world that supply and demand were not the only forces pushing prices higher. Market speculators who had no intent of accepting

Article: Oil speculators hurt economy
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  August 14, 2009 ;     330 words ... ... 2 a gallon and heating oil is over $1.75 a gallon, we will remain in a stagnant economy. Oil speculators have a choke hold on the United States, and our electorate doesn't seem to be able or willing to do anything about it. Stoughton ...

Article: Washington Petroleum Marketers Warn About Oil ...
Business Wire;  January 14, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... closely with the House and Senate to pass a reform measure to stop oil speculators. "Oil supply was steady and demand decreased last summer. However ... distillate fuel consumed by motor vehicles and heating equipment in the United States.

Article: How oil speculators may be driving up prices
Capital (Annapolis);  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... what could be drained with aggressive United States regulation. Q. Can the Commodity ... percent of the U.S. futures trading in United States- delivered West Texas Intermediate ... immediately and to bring ICE under full United States regulatory oversight. (The CFTC announced ...

Article: Oil speculators may face scrutiny
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... estimated to be nearly six times as much as in 2000. Much of the trading is regulated overseas, with almost no transparency for United States regulators. So no one here knows who's trading or whether market manipulation and excessive speculation are actually occurring ...

Article: Study: Oil speculators dominate open interest in ...
NewsRx Science;  September 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... When oil prices started rising in 2007-08 from $65 per barrel to $125, governments around the world, including the United States, engaged in building strategic stockpiles. This policy signaled to oil-markets participants and the Organization of the ...

Article: VOA NEWS: JOHN MCCAIN PUSHES FOR LOWER AUTO EMISSIONS; BARACK ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 23, 2008 ;     428 words ... ... Questioned by an audience member about nuclear power, he said the United States has to have it in order to reduce greenhouse gases. On Sunday ... speculation in the oil markets. The high price of gasoline in the United States is a prominent campaign issue. McCain wants Congress to ...