TMX Group's Montréal Exchange to launch futures contract on Canadian Heavy Crude Oil
MONTRÉAL, June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Montréal Exchange Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group and Canada's national derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch a futures contract on Canadian heavy crude oil.

How To Cut Down On Your Heating Oil Bill
A lot of homeowners can relate to the fact that heating oil bill is one of the highest bills that they have to pay for during the winter season. But do you know that you actually do something to lower down the cost of your heating oil bill?

Ethanol Tries to Ditch Bad Rep
There was a time when renewable fuels like ethanol were considered by environmentalists to be the wave of the future, giving us a literal breath of fresh air. But as the alternative energy scene has evolved in recent years, ethanol has taken a beating. In a cover story, Consumer Reports called it a sham, and studies have been released that offer, at best, contradictory assessments of ethanol. Some of those reports claim it actually requires more energy to derive a gallon of ethanol than the energy that gallon of fuel provides. Meanwhile, some of those who had purchased flex-fuel cars discovered to their disappointment that they were getting fewer miles per tankful, while at the same time, their fuel was costing them more.

T & K Futures and Options Inc. Predicts $100 Crude Oil Futures Prices in 2009
When prices of any commodity are low the producers of that commodity typically cut back on production and innovation costs. In the case of crude oil the producers will tend to limit investments in exploration and production from more expensive sources of crude oil such as deep water deposits, shale and tar sands.

New Study Reveals Varying Opinions of Gasoline Prices by Demographic Group
High gas prices affect buying habits and opinions differently depending on age, gender, political affiliation, and even marital status or education level. Survey research shows where the biggest differences are.