Tag Archive | "Gustav"

Upgrader:Canadian election in focus

Friday, September 12, 2008

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Heavy Oil Investing News Market news Ouch! For our Canadian investors in commodities, times have certainly been better. The TSX has been dragged downward by mining and energy concerns this week, and investors are understandably worried. Some see it as a natural part of a cycle, others as a [...]

Upgrader: September 3

Thursday, September 4, 2008

By Duncan Sutherland – Exclusive to Heavy Oil Investing News Market News As most of you know by now, the barrel price for oil has dropped pr ecipitously in the wake of Gustav’s fairly uneventful passage through the Gulf of Mexico. The drop in prices has weighed down the energy-heavy TSX indexes, energy companies and [...]

Oil prices drops to more than $7

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Oil futures dropped to more than $7 a barrel on Tuesday after Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf region with less force and apparently less damage than initially estimated. Cathy Landry, a spokeswoman for the American Petroleum Institute said: We’re still in assessment mode, but so far, things are looking good. For more information, click here

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