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A (Very) Simple Oil Field
Assume and are the amount of oil in the ground and the production rate respectively. We model the behaviour of the oil field with a system of linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). In clear...
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The Oil Price Widget
UPDATE: This widget no longer works. Please consider the Commodities Widget instead. Apple Mac OS X (version 10.4 and above) has this neat feature called dashboard. It lets tiny programs, called...
View ArticleWho’s Driving the Price of Oil Up?
I have to admit it: I’m a speculator. I own shares in the United States Oil Fund (USO). I even own call options on USO. Needless to say, I have made a nice return so far. You have probably heard that...
View ArticleWho’s Driving the Price of Oil Up Part 2
Maybe the weak US dollar can explain the recent increase in the price of oil? If this is the case, then the price of oil measured in a stronger currency, such as for instance the euro, should remain...
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Maphacker!
Maphacker (noun) – A player who uses a hack to see the entire gaming field, giving him an unfair advantage. The word maphacker is so catchy, though, that I would like to apply it in a much broader...
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The Commodities Widget
I know it’s been a while, but the sequel to the broken Oil Price Widget is now here. The new widget not only shows the oil price, it shows a set of other futures, currencies and indices as well. I...
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The Financial Crisis pt II
It’s gearing up for the next round of financial crisis. While our so-called leaders have enjoyed their annual back-patting exercise at Davos, I have become exceedingly alarmed by what’s currently going...
View ArticlePeeing Your Pants Just to Stay Warm
The US and Great Britain are back at it, releasing their strategic oil reserves “in an effort to prevent high fuel prices derailing economic growth in an election year”. Last year, they did the same...
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Iran Next?
Tension between Israel & the US and Iran has been growing the past few months. The economic sanctions are really starting to hurt Iran, but they are also hurting the West with higher oil prices....
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