http://www.geoexpro.com/rss/Market_Update_headlines.xmlThis newsfeed has been automatically generated by GEO Exproen-gb15 May 2012Copyright: (C) http://www.GEOExpro.comOil is the world’s most powerful political tool at the moment.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Oil_A_Political_Tool/caed41e2.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Oil_A_Political_Tool/caed41e2.aspxSun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The last time that the oil weapon was used was during the oil crisis in 1973. The US no longer had an oil buffer for the West to lean on and was thus unable to defend itself against OPEC’s oil supply cut. Does shale oil mean the US could once again become selfsufficient in oil?http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Paradigm_Shift_for_US_Oil_Production/b9cc5466.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Paradigm_Shift_for_US_Oil_Production/b9cc5466.aspxMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A severe slowdown in global economic activity will cut oil demand markedly and thereby trigger a sharp fall in oil prices. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Will_Global_Slowdown_Reduce_Oil_Prices/4e39227a.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Will_Global_Slowdown_Reduce_Oil_Prices/4e39227a.aspxMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Political tension in Sudan may add to market tightness.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/South_Sudan_Gains_Independence/7b30142c.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/South_Sudan_Gains_Independence/7b30142c.aspxMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT