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Scorching Hot Energy Sector

Filed under: Oil, S&P/TSX, Canada — dal at 12:04 am on Sunday, July 30, 2006

Finally, let’s take a look at the S&P/TSX Energy Trust Index…
That’s right, a 121% gain since start of this index in 2002.

That’s just the energy income trusts, how about the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index:
Last year’s growth was near 60%! It’s had 20%+ growth every year since 2003. It’s up 250% since it’s 2001 bottom.

Ofcourse, that’s directly correlated to the oil price…
Not to mention Natural Gas prices…

Oil Prices Surpass $78 a Barrel

Filed under: General, Oil — dal at 11:41 am on Friday, July 14, 2006

The price of oil surpassed $78 a barrel Friday and leapt 5 percent in the past week after Israeli attacks against Lebanese militants stoked fears of a wider Middle East conflict and possible oil-supply disruption.