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		<title>Commodity price transparency under threat</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/european/commodity-price-transparency-under-threat/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/european/commodity-price-transparency-under-threat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[collusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manipulation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=55423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Gas-cooker-PA-15863516.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Price reporting agencies are under intense scrutiny after allegations of price manipulation. However, heightened regulation is not necessarily the solution for improved market transparency</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Unintended consequences</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/unintended-consequences/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/unintended-consequences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/stock_market.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">The decision by key oil and gas companies, trading houses and banks to stop submitting data on gas deals to price reporting agencies has revived speculation about the future of pricing regimes in the energy sector.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Wildcat’s Pick of the Week</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/wildcats-pick-of-the-week-48/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/wildcats-pick-of-the-week-48/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/polish-calendar1.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Evert Monday, Wildcat  gives you a headstart on the coming week, as well as a round-up of what mattered last week.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Talk of the barrio: Amnesty, Argentine style</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/talk-of-the-barrio-amnesty-argentine-style/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/talk-of-the-barrio-amnesty-argentine-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=55074</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/PA-10161521.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">President Kirchner’s latest tin-rattling technique for Argentina's untapped shale resources is also a threat to the country’s tax evaders. </div>]]></description>
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		<title>Price stasis in China</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/price-stasis-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/price-stasis-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China imports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gas prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[price reform]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=55040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Processing-gas-at-Changbei-China-Shell.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Artificial gas prices are an anachronism which China must do away with to ensure continued growth in the sector</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Wildcat’s Pick of the Week</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/wildcats-pick-of-the-week-47/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/wildcats-pick-of-the-week-47/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 16:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gas industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural gas news]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=54826</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/polish-calendar1.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Wildcat  gives you a headstart on the coming week, as well as a round-up of what mattered last week.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Bear hunt in Beirut</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bear-hunt-in-beirut/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/middle-east/bear-hunt-in-beirut/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exploration and Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Licensing Rounds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bear tracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exploration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licencing round]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=54726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Bear-Microsoft.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">With the launch of its first licensing round announced this week, Beirut would do well to heed old Norse wisdom.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Talk of the barrio: Divine intervention</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/talk-of-the-barrio-divine-intervention/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/talk-of-the-barrio-divine-intervention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energa Invest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lotos Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ORLEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pope]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=54284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/PA-16259693.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Poland woos Argentina with PowerPoint Popes and Uruguay opens up for business, while Brazil’s not out of the woods yet regarding its drought.</div>

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		<title>Harsh realities in the Arctic</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/russia-and-the-caspian/harsh-realities-in-the-arctic/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/russia-and-the-caspian/harsh-realities-in-the-arctic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liquefaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy and Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia & the Caspian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upstream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gazprom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novatek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rosatomflot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tschudi Kirkenes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yamal LNG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=54229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Rosneft-drilling-rig-in-Arctic2.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">The prospects of shipping Russian LNG through the Arctic has got many excited, but the cold reality could still put a significant brake on the ambitions of both gas producers and shippers.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Beijing LNG event to go big, but first Perth</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/asia-pacific/beijing-lng-event-to-go-big-but-first-perth/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/asia-pacific/beijing-lng-event-to-go-big-but-first-perth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia Pacific]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=53731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/tiananmen-gate2.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">As LNG 17 in the United States comes to a close, Australia – as an LNG exporter – gears up for hosting duties. Meanwhile China, with its growing import volumes, looks ahead to its turn as host in 2019.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>For the industry, by the industry</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/for-the-industry-by-the-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/for-the-industry-by-the-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNG 17]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=53129</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/houston.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">What the Wildcat is looking forward to at LNG 17 in Houston this week.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbourly love</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/asia-pacific/neighbourly-love/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/asia-pacific/neighbourly-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia Pacific]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon market]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=52914</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Beijing-smog.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">China’s and India’s shows of interest in introducing emissions-reducing measures have made the prospects of a wider Asia Pacific carbon market all the more attractive.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>The price of gas</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/north-america/the-price-of-gas/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/north-america/the-price-of-gas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=52626</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/anadarko-southwest-texas1.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">US gas prices have tanked since the shale boom began pumping billions of cubic feet into the market, but how much have prices really changed over the years? </div>]]></description>
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		<title>Talk of the barrio: is Enarsa a political liability?</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/latin-america/talk-of-the-barrio-is-enarsa-a-political-liability/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/latin-america/talk-of-the-barrio-is-enarsa-a-political-liability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Wildcat</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://interfaxenergy.com/?p=52513</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/argentina-flag1.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt"><em>Wildcat's</em> fortnightly round-up of news and views from Latin America.</div>]]></description>
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		<title>A solar century?</title>
		<link>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/a-solar-century/</link>
		<comments>http://interfaxenergy.com/natural-gas-news-analysis/opinion/a-solar-century/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Batty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[oil-prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="topstory_image"><img src="http://interfaxenergy.com/images/post-content/Germany-solar-plant2.jpg" width="209px" height="108px" /></div><div class="topstoryexcerpt">Solar and wind power have come a long way in the past 20 years, but to what extent can they realistically replace traditional electricity generation technologies?</div>]]></description>
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