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The sharing of dreams dates back at least as far as 3000-4000 B.C in permanent form on clay tablets. In ancient Egypt, dreams were among the items recorded in the form of hieroglyphics. In ancient Egyptian culture dream sharing had a religious context as priests doubled as dream interpreters.

Those whose dreams were especially vivid or significant were thought to be blessed and were given special status in these ancient societies. Likewise, people who were able to interpret dreams were thought to receive these gifts directly from the gods, and they enjoyed a special status in society as well.

The respect for dreams changed radically early in the 19th century, and dreams in that era were often dismissed as reactions to anxiety, outside noises or even bad food and indigestion. During this period of time, dreams were thought to have no meaning at all, and interest in dream interpretation all but evaporated. This all changed, however, with the arrival of Sigmund Freud later in the 19th century. Sigmund Freud stunned the world of psychiatry by stressing the importance of dreams, and he revived the once dead art of dream interpretation. Stop Dreaming Start Action

One way these urges and impulses are released is through your dreams. Because the content of the unconscious may be extremely disturbing or harmful, Freud believes that the unconscious expresses itself in a symbolic language.

Freud categorizes aspects of the mind into three parts:

Id – centered around primal impulses, pleasures, desires, unchecked urges and wish fulfillment.

Ego – concerned with the conscious, the rational, the moral and the self-aware aspect of the mind.

Superego – the censor for the id, which is also responsible for enforcing the moral codes of the ego.

When you are awake, the impulses and desires of the id are suppressed by the superego. Through dreams, you are able to get a glimpse into your unconscious or the id. Because your guards are down during the dream state, your unconscious has the opportunity to act out and express the hidden desires of the id. However, the desires of the id can, at times, be so disturbing and even psychologically harmful that a “censor” comes into play and translates the id’s disturbing content into a more acceptable symbolic form. This helps to preserve sleep and prevent you from waking up shocked at the images. As a result, confusing and cryptic dream images occur.
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The price of natural gas varies greatly depending on location and type of consumer. In 2007, a price of $7 per 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) was typical in the United States. The typical caloric value of natural gas is roughly 1,000 BTU per cubic foot, depending on gas composition. This corresponds to around $7 per million BTU, or around $7 per gigajoule. In April 2008, the wholesale price was $10 per 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) ($10/MMBTU). The residential price varies from 50% to 300% more than the wholesale price. At the end of 2007, this was $12-$16 per 1,000 cu ft (28 m3). Natural gas in the United States is traded as a futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Each contract is for 10,000 MMBTU (gigajoules), or 10 billion BTU. Thus, if the price of gas is $10 per million BTU’s on the NYMEX, the contract is worth $100,000.

United Kingdom

Natural gas is also traded as a commodity in Europe, principally at the United Kingdom NBP and related European hubs, such as the TTF in the Netherlands.

Rest of the world

In the rest of the world, LNG (liquified natural gas) and LPG (liquified petroleum gas) is traded in metric tons or mmBTU as spot deliveries. Long term contracts are signed in metric tons. The LNG and LPG is transported by specialized transport ships, as the gas is liquified at cryogenic temperatures. The specification of each LNG/LPG cargo will usually contain the energy content, but this information is in general not available to the public.

United States

In US units, one standard cubic foot of natural gas produces around 1,028 British Thermal Units (BTU). The actual heating value when the water formed does not condense is the net heat of combustion and can be as much as 10% less.

In the United States, retail sales are often in units of therms (th); 1 therm = 100,000 BTU. Gas meters measure the volume of gas used, and this is converted to therms by multiplying the volume by the energy content of the gas used during that period, which varies slightly over time. Wholesale transactions are generally done in decatherms (Dth), or in thousand decatherms (MDth), or in million decatherms (MMDth). A million decatherms is roughly a billion cubic feet of natural gas.

In 2008, natural gas was $22.25 per 1 million BTUs.

Source: http://NatunaIslands.com, Natural Gas Information Center

The normally busy summer driving season in the U.S. kicked off with the just-ended Memorial Day weekend, and some analysts are predicting that data will show it had a lackluster start.

“It definitely was lower than (previous) Memorial Day weekends,” said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service in Wall, N.J.

U.S. Energy Department data covering the weekend won’t be released until next week.

The United States is the world’s largest energy consumer in terms of total use, and fluctuations in demand there can have an outsized impact on international oil prices. Also, since Americans are particularly reliant on their cars dues to a lack of mass transport in all but a few cities and they have to drive longer distances to their jobs, their consumption of gasoline is closely watched.

Midday in Singapore, light, sweet crude for July delivery was up 6 cents at $128.91 a barrel in electronic trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $3.34 to settle at $128.85 a barrel Tuesday, the first day of trade after the Memorial Day holiday.

Tuesday’s drop was oil’s biggest one-day decline since March 31. The front-month contract is now more than $6 off its all-time peak of $135.09 a barrel reached last Thursday.

The decline came in the face of supply problems in Mexico and Nigeria that could have driven oil prices higher. That’s an indication that demand concerns are weighing on the market and giving investors reason to pull back from the record high oil prices, analysts said.

Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research Inc. in Winchester, Mass., said he thinks energy investors are selling on recent data showing that Americans are driving less due to high prices. That includes weekly Energy Department reports that show gasoline demand is falling and Federal Highway Administration data showing Americans drove fewer miles in March.

“If present trends continue, we could be heading for the first annual drop in gasoline consumption in some 17 years,” said Edward Meir, an analyst at MF Global UK Ltd., in a research note.

Oil prices were also pressured Tuesday by the dollar, which gained ground against the euro. Investors who buy commodities such as oil as a hedge against inflation when the dollar falls tend to sell when the greenback strengthens. Also, a rising dollar makes oil more expensive to overseas investors.

Investors shrugged off a number of events that could have sent oil prices higher, including news that crude oil production in Mexico fell 13 percent in April compared to the previous year, the temporary shutdown of a North Sea oil platform and the latest in a spate of oil-pipeline bombings in Nigeria.

Investors also ignored continued strength in heating oil futures, which have over the last month helped send crude oil smashing through a string of new record highs. Distillate supplies worldwide are seen as strained due to strong demand for diesel from Europe and Asia.

In other Nymex trading, June heating oil futures fell 0.11 cent to $3.7981 a gallon while gasoline futures fell 0.53 cent to $3.3777 a gallon. Natural gas futures fell 1.9 cents to $11.782 per 1,000 cubic feet.

July Brent crude was flat at $128.31 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

News Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/05/28/oil.prices.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText

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In Nigeria, more bombings of pipelines disrupted supply while there was an unexpected shutdown of a drilling platform in the North Sea and reports from Mexico said that crude production was down by 13 percent there in April.

The declines came on demand concerns; last week the US Energy Department said that fuel consumption was down 1.3 percent in the week ending 16 May, from the same period last year.

At-the-pump prices for gasoline in the United States was still up overnight, but only slightly.

Unleaded regular gasoline was up 0.1 percent to a record $3.937 per gallon on average nationwide, while diesel also hit a new record at $4.768 per gallon according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service, but the gains were smaller than recent overnight price rises.

At right around the close of floor trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange, West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery had dropped $3.34 to $128.85 per barrel, while Brent crude was recently down $4.20 to $128.17 per barrel.

Nymex June gasoline was down a cent to $3.38 per gallon while July heating oil dropped 2 cents to $3.84 per gallon and July natural gas was 6 cents lower to $11.92 per million British thermal units.

Article source: http://www.oilmarketer.co.uk/2008/05/27/crude-prices-drop-below-129-per-barrel/

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Trading unit: Crude Oil Futures trade in units of 1,000 U.S. barrels (42,000 gallons). Options: One NYMEX Division light, sweet crude oil futures contract.

Trading Months: Crude Oil Futures trade 30 consecutive months plus long-dated futures initially listed 36, 48, 60, 72, and 84 months prior to delivery. Additionally, trading can be executed at an average differential to the previous day’s settlement prices for periods of two to 30 consecutive months in a single transaction. These calendar strips are executed during open outcry trading hours. Options: 12 consecutive months, plus three long-dated options at 18, 24, and 36 months out on a June/December cycle.

Price Quotation
Crude Oil Futures are quoted in dollars and cents per barrel.

Minimum Price Fluctuation: $0.01 (1¢) per barrel ($10 per contract).

Maximum Daily Price Fluctuation
Futures: Initial limits of $3.00 per barrel are in place in all but the first two months and rise to $6.00 per barrel if the previous day’s settlement price in any back month is at the $3.00 limit. In the event of a $7.50 per barrel move in either of the first two contract months, limits on all months become $7.50 per barrel from the limit in place in the direction of the move following a one-hour trading halt.

Options: No price limits.

Last Trading Day
Crude Oil Futures: Trading terminates at the close of business on the third business day prior to the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the delivery month. If the 25th calendar day of the month is a non-business day, trading shall cease on the third business day prior to the last business day preceding the 25th calendar day.
Options: Trading ends three business days before the underlying futures contract.

Delivery
F.O.B. seller’s facility, Cushing, Oklahoma, at any pipeline or storage facility with pipeline access to TEPPCO, Cushing storage, or Equilon Pipeline Co., by in-tank transfer, in-line transfer, book-out, or inter-facility transfer (pumpover).

Delivery Period
All deliveries are rateable over the course of the month and must be initiated on or after the first calendar day and completed by the last calendar day of the delivery month.

Alternate Delivery Procedure (ADP)
An Alternate Delivery Procedure is available to buyers and sellers who have been matched by the Exchange subsequent to the termination of trading in the spot month contract. If buyer and seller agree to consummate delivery under terms different from those prescribed in the contract specifications, they may proceed on that basis after submitting a notice of their intention to the Exchange.

Exchange of Futures for, or in Connection with, Physicals (EFP)
The commercial buyer or seller may exchange a futures position for a physical position of equal quantity by submitting a notice to the Exchange. EFPs may be used to either initiate or liquidate a futures position.

Deliverable Grades
Specific domestic crudes with 0.42% sulfur by weight or less, not less than 37° API gravity nor more than 42° API gravity. The following domestic crude streams are deliverable: West Texas Intermediate, Low Sweet Mix, New Mexican Sweet, North Texas Sweet, Oklahoma Sweet, South Texas Sweet.

Specific foreign crudes of not less than 34° API nor more than 42° API. The following foreign streams are deliverable: U.K. Brent and Forties, and Norwegian Oseberg Blend, for which the seller shall receive a 30¢-per-barrel discount below the final settlement price; Nigerian Bonny Light and Colombian Cusiana are delivered at 15¢ premiums; and Nigerian Qua Iboe is delivered at a 5¢ premium.

Inspection
Inspection shall be conducted in accordance with pipeline practices. A buyer or seller may appoint an inspector to inspect the quality of oil delivered. However, the buyer or seller who requests the inspection will bear its costs and will notify the other party of the transaction that the inspection will occur.

Position Limits
Any one month/all months: 20,000 net futures, but not to exceed 1,000 in the last three days of trading in the spot month.

Margin Requirements
Margins are required for open futures or short options positions. The margin requirement for an options purchaser will never exceed the premium.

Trading Symbol
Futures: CL
Options: LO

Article Source: http://www.wtrg.com/daily/crudeoilprice.html

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