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Gulf States Lose Their Swagger Amid Regionwide Sell-Off

CAIRO, Oct. 9 -- The oil-rich princes and financial titans of the Persian Gulf went into the week touting their immunity from the financial turmoil of the West, but stock markets in the region ended it posting sharp losses.


A Record Fall on Wall St.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Without a federal bailout plan to prop up confidence in the U.S. financial system Monday, stocks fell sharply around the globe, oil sank, gold soared and yields on government debt skidded closer to zero as traders ran from risk and sought safe-haven investments.


Oil and Gas Headlines

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines:  If Drivers Can Fill Up, They Get Sticker Shock (Post, September 26, 2008; Page D01)

Oil's Wild Ride:  Latest Run-Up Yields Calls for Stricter Supervision of Trading (Post, September 23, 2008; Page D01)

Russia Again Halts Stock Trading:  Emergency Steps Taken to Prevent Collapse as Market Turbulence Spreads (Post, September 18, 2008; Page A10)

The Power of Oil Consumers (By Henry A. Kissinger and Martin Feldstein, September 18, 2008; Page A21)

Markets, Liquidity Concerns Roil Industry:  Baltimore Gas & Electric's Parent in Active Talks With Potential Partners (Post, September 18, 2008; Page D01)

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY:  Oil's Dramatic Price Retreat Ripples Around the World (Post, September 17, 2008; 5:28 PM)

THE GLOBAL ECONOMY:  Oil's Dramatic Price Retreat Ripples Around the World (Post, September 17, 2008; Page A01)

House Passes Bill To Expand Drilling, Fund Renewables:  Republicans Say Measure Isn't Enough (Post, September 17, 2008; Page A10)

ENERGY:  Oil Drops Below $100 A Barrel (Post, September 16, 2008; Page D01)

Gas Prices Continue to Rise as Hurricane Destroys Oil Facilities (Post, September 15, 2008; Page A09)

Offshore Drilling Is Coming to a Vote:  Democrats to Offer a Mix of Proposals (Post, September 14, 2008; Page A04)

Ike Roars Through Gulf Coast:  Rescuers Search for Survivors of Devastating Storm as Recovery Begins (Post, September 14, 2008; Page A01)

Storm Takes Toll at the Pump, Curbs Energy Production (Post, September 14, 2008; Page A18)

Heart of U.S. Oil and Gas Industries Shut Down as Storm Approached (Post, September 13, 2008; Page A06)

Texans Flee Coast as Ike Threatens Houston Area (Post, September 12, 2008; Page A02)

Speculators Did Not Raise Oil Prices, Regulator Says (Post, September 12, 2008; Page D01)

Report Says Oil Agency Ran Amok:  Interior Dept. Inquiry Finds Sex, Corruption (Post, September 11, 2008; Page A01)

OPEC to Pare Back Production by Enforcing Its Own Quotas (Post, September 10, 2008; 9:56 AM)

OPEC to Pare Back Production By Enforcing Its Own Quotas (Post, September 10, 2008; Page D08)

Congress's Return Adds Another Facet to Elections (Post, September 7, 2008; Page A09)

Drilling For Clean Energy (By Jim Marshall and Roscoe Bartlett, September 5, 2008; Page A21)

BP Concedes to Russian Partners (Post, September 5, 2008; Page D01)

U.S. Airlines Improve On-Time Performance (Post, September 4, 2008; Page D08)

U.S. Airlines Improve On-Time Performance (Post, September 4, 2008; Page D08)

In Gustav's Wake, Bush Touts Drilling:  Congress Pressed to Open Coastal Areas (Post, September 3, 2008; Page A06)

Oil Industry Waits to Assess Storm's Impact (Post, September 2, 2008; Page A04)

For Bicyclists, a Widening Patchwork World:  U.S. Lags Behind Two-Wheeled Boom (Post, August 31, 2008; Page A01)

Want a Better Way to Power Your Car? It's a Breeze. (By Lester R. Brown, August 31, 2008; Page B03)

On the Road Again:  Pump Prices Revive Appeal of Natural Gas on Capitol Hill and in Detroit (Post, August 26, 2008; Page D01)

Frequent Fliers' Wings Are Clipped:  Airlines Curtail Loyalty Perks and Add Fees (Post, August 23, 2008; Page D01)

A Few Speculators Dominate Vast Market for Oil Trading (Post, August 21, 2008; Page A01)

Commodity Prices Retreat:  Declines for Oil, Food That Help Consumers Could Disrupt Strong Run for U.S. Exports (Post, August 21, 2008; Page D01)

Energy Firms Bid on Gulf Tracts:  Nearly $500 Million Spent to Explore Recently Opened Waters (Post, August 21, 2008; Page D03)

Agreement on Drilling Doesn't Yet Mean Action (Post, August 20, 2008; Page A13)

Shifting to a Greener Attitude on Tire Ratings (By Cindy Skrzycki, August 19, 2008; Page D01)

Renewable Power's Growth in Colorado Presages National Debate (Post, August 18, 2008; Page A01)

OPEC Plays Oil Junkies for Suckers (By Warren Brown, August 17, 2008; Page G02)

The Great Energy Confusion (By Robert J. Samuelson, August 13, 2008; Page A15)

Russia's Strike Shows The Power Of the Pipeline (By Steven Pearlstein, August 13, 2008; Page D01)

Thirst for Oil Feeds Innovation in Oman:  Mindful of Its Dwindling Supplies, Nation Focuses on New Techniques to Maintain Production (Post, August 12, 2008; Page A06)

Sovereign Funds Become Big Speculators:  Pools of Foreign Wealth Move Into Commodities (Post, August 12, 2008; Page D01)

The Misdirected Energy Debate (By Warren Brown, August 10, 2008; Page G02)

Falling Oil Prices Boost Stocks After Volatile Week (Post, August 9, 2008; Page D01)

EPA Denies Texas Temporary Easing Of Ethanol Rules:  Agency Sees No 'Severe Economic Harm' (Post, August 8, 2008; Page A03)

No Will To Drill (By Charles Krauthammer, August 8, 2008; Page A17)

Crude Campaigning (By Ruth Marcus, August 6, 2008; Page A17)

Obama Urges Opening Up Oil Reserves:  Policy Shift Is His Second in a Week on Energy Issue; McCain Urges Immediate Drilling (Post, August 5, 2008; Page A04)

OIL SHOCK:  Gas Prices Apply Brakes To Suburban Migration (Post, August 5, 2008; Page A01)

Obama Says Energy Compromise Is Necessary (Post, August 3, 2008; Page A14)

At $4 a Gallon, the Price Is Right (By Warren Brown, August 3, 2008; Page G02)

Obama Signals Support for Wider Offshore Drilling:  Oil Search Would Be Part of 'Comprehensive Energy Policy' Aimed at Lower Gas Prices (Post, August 2, 2008; Page A04)

Breaking Own Record, Exxon Sets Highest U.S. Profit Ever:  Second-Quarter Earnings Total $11.68 Billion (Post, August 1, 2008; Page D01)

Exxon Breaks Profits Record, but Shares Fall (Post, July 31, 2008; 12:41 PM)

OIL SHOCK:  Calif. Field Goes from Rush To Reflection of Global Limits (Post, July 29, 2008; Page A01)

Transparency Sought as Speculators' Activity in Oil Market Grows (Post, July 28, 2008; Page A07)

In Russia, 'Legal Nihilism' as Usual (By Jackson Diehl, July 28, 2008; Page A17)

Oil Shock:  China's Cars, Accelerating A Global Demand for Fuel (Post, July 28, 2008; Page A01)

This Time, It's Different:  Global Pressures Have Converged to Forge a New Oil Reality (Post, July 27, 2008; Page A01)

Oil May Become GOP's 2008 Issue:  Cost of Gas Touches a Chord With Voters (Post, July 27, 2008; Page A10)

Industry Gushed Money After Reversal on Drilling (Post, July 27, 2008; Page A10)

Let the Oil Deals Flow (By Raad Alkadiri, July 26, 2008; Page A15)

Rising Feed Costs Sock Poultry Giants:  Ethanol, Floods and the Global Food Crisis Add Up to Sticker Shock on Corn and Soybeans (Post, July 26, 2008; Page D01)

An Oil Romance On the Rocks:  Five Years After BP Partnered With Russian Tycoons, This Lucrative Marriage of Opportunity Is in Collapse (Post, July 25, 2008; Page D01)

CFTC Charges Firm With Manipulating Oil Prices:  Agency Under Pressure to Rein In Trading (Post, July 25, 2008; Page D03)

United, US Airways, JetBlue Report Losses (Post, July 23, 2008; Page D06)

An Oilman's Bet Against Oil:  Pickens Reinvents Himself With Alternative-Energy Campaign (Post, July 22, 2008; Page D01)

The Answer's in the Wind -- and Sun (By James Tisch, July 20, 2008; Page B07)

Gore's Energy Oomph (By E. J. Dionne Jr., July 18, 2008; Page A17)

American Airlines, Delta Post Steep Losses as Oil Costs Soar (Post, July 17, 2008; Page D02)

Bush Rescinds Father's Offshore Oil Ban:  Drilling Still Blocked by Congressional Edict (Post, July 15, 2008; Page A08)

The Shale Charade (By Ken Salazar, July 15, 2008; Page A19)

Prospect of Drilling Roils Political Waters (Post, July 15, 2008; Page B01)

Offshore Drilling Backed as Remedy for Oil Prices:  President Bush Scheduled to Make Statement Lifting Executive Ban (Post, July 14, 2008; 12:05 PM)

Offshore Drilling Backed as Remedy for Oil Prices:  Push for U.S. Exploration Gains Traction, but Big Political Hurdles Remain (Post, July 14, 2008; Page A01)

Oil Paranoia (By Robert D. Novak, July 14, 2008; Page A13)

An Electric Moment (By Andrew S. Grove, July 13, 2008; Page B07)

Keep Your Energy Dollars From Going Up in Smoke (Post, July 13, 2008; Page F01)

Stocks Gain Footing In Rocky Trading (Post, July 11, 2008; Page D01)

A Week of Hunger (By Michael Gerson, July 9, 2008; Page A15)

Oil Sinks $9 in Two Days As Global Economy Cools (Post, July 9, 2008; Page D01)

Oil Prices Swing Downward:  $4 Fall Comes as Dollar Gains Strength, U.S. Demand Drops (Post, July 8, 2008; Page D03)

Pension Funds Boosted By Oil:  While Stocks Fall, Commodity Bets Are Paying Off (Post, July 7, 2008; Page A01)

Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We. (By Gal Luft, July 6, 2008; Page B01)

Cause for Crime and Cutbacks:  Police, Agencies Modify Budgets To Keep Pace With Gas Prices (Post, July 6, 2008; Page C01)

Quarterly Investment Outlook:  Spring's Rally Fades, and Dark Clouds Settle In (Post, July 6, 2008; Page F01)

It's a Cruel Market, and It's Just What We Need (By Warren Brown, July 6, 2008; Page G02)

Shareholder Dispute Could Affect Oil Output at BP's Russian Affiliate (Post, July 2, 2008; Page D03)

Who's Behind High Prices (By Robert J. Samuelson, July 1, 2008; Page A11)

Oil Prices Pass $143 a Barrel (washingtonpost.com, June 30, 2008; 8:03 AM)

Oil Cash May Prove A Shaky Crutch for Iran's Ahmadinejad (Post, June 30, 2008; Page A01)

Stocks End a Down Week Closer to a Bitter Milestone (Post, June 28, 2008; Page D01)

Stocks Nosedive As Oil Hits Record:  Outlook on Banks Contributes to Drop (Post, June 27, 2008; Page A01)

House Passes Bill Bolstering Oil Trade Regulator (Post, June 27, 2008; Page D08)

Justices Slash Damages for Exxon Oil Spill (Post, June 26, 2008; Page A01)

The Wrong Way to Kick An Oil Habit (By Michael Gerson, June 25, 2008; Page A13)

Consumer Pain Goes Beyond The Pump:  Gas Fees Added in Several Industries (Post, June 24, 2008; Page A01)

The Return of Inflation? (By Robert J. Samuelson, June 24, 2008; Page A17)

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