February 21st, 2009 by Murali Venkatesh
Here’s an interesting post on how T. Boone Pickens is using social media to promote the Pickens Plan.
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February 13th, 2009 by Murali Venkatesh
- Gold $255 (4/01) - $1033.90 (Mar 17) - and $681 (Oct 23)
- Silver $4.54 (1/03) - $21.44 (Mar 17) - and $9.09 (Oct 24)
- Platinum $406 (10/01) - $2308.80 (Mar 4) - and $752.10 (Oct 27)
- Copper $0.60 (11/01) - $4.26 lbs. (May 5) - and $1.25 (Dec 26)
- CRB $184 (11/01) - $618 (July 2) - and $327.50 (Dec 5), Reuters Commodity Research Bureau Index of 17 commodities.
- Oil $10 (12/98) - $147.27 (July 11) - and $32.40 (Dec 19).
- U.S. Dollar, eur:usd $0.8228 (Oct 26, 2000) to $1.6038 (July 15) - a 95% decline and $1.23 (Oct 23) up 22% in 3 month.
- Wheat from $4.12 (Apr ‘07) to $13.49 (Feb 17) - and $4.71 (Dec 5)
- Corn from $2.22 (Sep ‘06) to $7.79 (Jun 27) - and $3.05 (Dec 5)
- Soybeans from $6.00 (Oct ‘06) to $16.60 (Jun 27) - and $7.76 (Dec 5)
- Rice from $6.18 (Jul ‘05) to $24.35 (Apr 18) - and $12.60 (Jan 23 ‘09)
- US dollar - up 24.9% in 7 months:
70.80 on 17 March 2008 to 89.25 on 11/19.
- Japanese yen, jpy:usd - up 40.9% in 18 months:
$0.008087/123.6 on 11 June 2007 to $0.01149/87.0 on 12/17.
- Chinese yuan/renminbi, cny:usd - up 18.6% in 3 years:
$0.123/8.11 on 21 July 2005 to $0.146/6.82 on 10/10.
- Euro, eur:usd - down 22% in 3 months:
$1.60/.625 on Jul 15 to $1.23/.813 on Oct 23.
- British Pound, gbp:usd - down 36.4% in 14 months:
$2.11/.474 on Nov 5 2007 to $1.35/.741 on Jan 23.
- Canadian Dollar, cad:usd - down 30% in 1 year:
$1.10/.909 on Nov 5 2007 to $0.768/1.302 on Oct 28.
- Indian Rupee, inr:usd - down 28.6% in 11 months:
($0.025/39.1 on Feb 1 2008 to $0.020/50.3 on Dec 1.
- Russian Ruble, rub:usd - down 37.2% in 6 months:
$0.043/23.2 on Jul 11 2008 to $0.027/35.9 on Jan 16.
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February 13th, 2009 by Murali Venkatesh
Commodity Trading Products (Physical and Financial)
Energy: Crude oil, gasoline, heating oil, natural gas, LNG, electric power, etc
Precious Metals: Gold, silver, platinum, palladium etc
Base Metals: Copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc, etc.
Agricultural: Tobacco, grains, soy beans, coffee, pork bellies, etc
Others: Coke, chess, pulp, paper, weather, chemicals, etc
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February 6th, 2009 by Murali Venkatesh
Energy Trading Risk Management Trading Platform (ETRM) (OpenLink-Endur & pMotion) reviewing the flow of commodity (Power and Gas) trading.
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February 6th, 2009 by Murali Venkatesh
The following table lists United States pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, as shown on the map. It is followed by the map, which you can click to see an enlarged version. The pipeline routes on the map are labeled with the codes that are explained in the table. Pipeline label codes are colored green for oil, red for gas and blue for products, such as gasolene and ethylene. The diameter, length and capacity of the pipeline, if known, are shown on the table. Follow these links for current United States economic data, which include oil and natural gas production, consumption, imports and exports, and for more detailed statistics from the US Census. For historical data, follow this link, and on that page click on a year, and then a country name.
Click here to view the pipeline Map of US and Mexico
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