Malcolm M. Turner
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January 24, 1936 - December 28, 2021 It is with…
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Wednesday, January 5 2022
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January 24, 1936 - December 28, 2021 It is with…
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Tuesday, January 5 2021
Authors: Cinda Lohmann
Happy New Year to each of you. I know many…
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Tuesday, July 9 2019
Authors: Sam Davis
The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 74th session in May 2019 with key environmental topics on its agenda including its strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. This was the last MEPC meeting by the IMO ahead of the new sulphur spec implementation on January 1,…
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Monday, June 17 2019
Authors: Sam Davis
With only six months into his presidency, AMLO’s impact on Mexico’s energy landscape is already being felt. Early into his administration, he made headlines by announcing the shutdown of pipelines connecting product terminals to retail stations in response to the growing issue of rampant fuel theft in the country. A…
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Monday, May 20 2019
Authors: Sam Davis
We continue with our blog series reviewing highlights from the recent Q1 earnings calls. In last week’s blog, we focused on the downstream businesses of Integrated Majors in the US. This week’s blog provides highlights from US Independent Refiners who equally reported disappointing Q1 2019 results, driven by weak industry…
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Tuesday, April 30 2019
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
As the struggle to build much-needed pipeline capacity from Alberta proceeds, further delays continue on both of the two largest proposed projects out of the region – Transmountain (TMX) and Keystone XL (KXL). TMX, which would provide 590 MBPD of additional capacity to the Vancouver area on the Pacific Coast,…
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Tuesday, April 9 2019
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
The “electric vehicle” (EV) revolution has certainly been much promoted and is getting even more press with the introduction of the “New Green Deal” (NGD) as a “thing.” While the NGD is much more than just an effort to replace petroleum with EV’s and in any case isn’t going anywhere…
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Tuesday, April 2 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
“Crazy Train” is an all-time heavy metal classic rock song from British rock legend Ozzy Osbourne that can be found on his solo debut album “Blizzard of Ozz” released in 1980. The song is about the Cold War and the fear associated with a global nuclear conflict. While the current…
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Tuesday, March 26 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
“Your Time is Gonna Come” is a Led Zeppelin classic off their debut album. It is interesting to note that the group was formed in 1968, and this song was performed live on Zeppelin’s 1968 Scandinavian Tour, and then never played live again by the band. The song is about…
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Monday, March 4 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
By Dan Cronin and John Auers “We Shall Overcome” is a protest song that is based upon a 1900 hymn composed by Charles Albert Tindley. The song is most famously associated with the U.S. civil rights movement and has also been utilized throughout history by groups trying to overcome adversity. …
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Tuesday, March 19 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
By: Dan Cronin and John Auers After an extremely cold February (even by Albertian standards), many in the Province are happy that spring is on the way and with it comes a provincial election. An election in Alberta used to be a relatively straight forward event as everyone knew who…
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Monday, March 11 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
By Dan Cronin and John Auers A good case can be made that Canadian rock legends Rush best summed up the pipeline situation in Western Canada with their hit song, “Time Stand Still.” It is no secret that a pipeline is the most efficient and environmentally friendly way to transport…
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Monday, February 25 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
“The Producers” is a 1967 satirical film written and directed by the incomparable Mel Brooks (his directorial debut) which later was made into a Tony award-winning Broadway musical and remade into a 2005 film. The story focuses on a scheme to oversell shares for a musical that is designed to…
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Tuesday, February 19 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
The song, “Let’s go to the Pub” by Bowling for Soup, addresses everyday problems in the world that can be solved by – you guessed it, going to the pub! Perhaps you missed an anniversary/birthday or perhaps your boss is giving you trouble at work, then going to the pub…
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Monday, February 11 2019
Authors: Sam Davis and Guillermo Suarez
Mexico’s refining system has been on a steady decline for the past decade as poor maintenance and reliability have hampered refineries and reduced domestic production of fuels. The country’s logistics network faces serious bottlenecks as the existing infrastructure, built by Pemex over seven decades ago, is geographically limited; however, the…
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Monday, February 4 2019
Authors: Sam Davis
In this edition of the blog, we feature announcements made last week by Oil Majors, Chevron and ExxonMobil, to expand refining capacity by processing increasing volumes of Permian crude. Chevron announced on January 30, 2019, that it had reached an agreement with Petrobras Americas to acquire the assets of its…
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Monday, January 28 2019
Authors: Markus Auers and Beth Hilbourn
While the U.S. federal government shutdown consumed much of the headlines over the last several weeks, it does not mean that changes haven’t been brewing in Washington D.C. In fact, the Trump Administration continues to make a variety of moves, including some which will have important impacts on the petroleum…
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Tuesday, January 22 2019
Authors: George Baker and Sam Davis
Authors: George Baker and Sam Davis AMLO’s Response to Gasoline Theft…
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Monday, January 14 2019
Authors: Dan Cronin and John Auers
By Dan Cronin and John Auers In today’s blog, we…
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Tuesday, January 8 2019
Authors: Admin
Turner, Mason & Company is pleased to announce the upcoming…
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Wednesday, January 2 2019
Authors: Admin
2019 is shaping up to be a year of volatility…
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Tuesday, December 25 2018
Authors: Leo Tolstoy
Author – Leo Tolstoy With crude and product prices tumbling…
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Monday, December 17 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers The classic reggae tune…
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Tuesday, December 11 2018
Authors: Brian Mason and John Auers
By Brian Mason and John Auers In a blog last…
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Monday, December 3 2018
Authors: Beth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Beth Hilbourn and John Auers Little did she know…
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Monday, November 26 2018
Authors: Sam Davis
Author: Sam Davis As we await the sale of the…
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Tuesday, November 20 2018
Authors: Brian Mason and John Auers
Authors: Brian Mason and John Auers Over the past couple…
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Monday, November 12 2018
Authors: Brian Mason & Robert Auers
Authors: Brian Mason & Robert Auers This week, we will…
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Tuesday, November 6 2018
Authors: Sam Davis
Independent refiners take advantage of crude bottlenecks; see bright future…
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Monday, October 29 2018
Authors: Sam Davis and John Auers
Sam Davis and John Auers Last week, we highlighted some…
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Tuesday, October 23 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By: John Auers and Robert Auers We have written frequently…
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Monday, October 15 2018
Authors: John Auers
John Auers Last week, I attended the 39th Annual Oil…
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Tuesday, October 9 2018
Authors: Brian Mason
By Brian Mason Today we’ll talk about the proposed rule…
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Tuesday, October 2 2018
Authors: Beth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Beth Hilbourn and John Auers Although a little late…
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Tuesday, September 25 2018
Authors: David St Amand
By David St Amand, guest writer Mr. David St. Amand,…
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Tuesday, September 18 2018
Authors: Beth Hilbourn and Robert Auers
By Beth Hilbourn and Robert Auers Streamlining of federal fuel…
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Tuesday, September 11 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers Last Friday, September 7,…
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Tuesday, September 4 2018
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers “This is the song…
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Monday, August 27 2018
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers We’ve written a lot…
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Monday, August 20 2018
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Back in early April,…
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Tuesday, August 14 2018
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers The 1966 song by…
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Tuesday, August 7 2018
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
By John Mayes and John Auers Driven by decades of…
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Monday, July 30 2018
Authors: John Auers
By John Auers I had the privilege of participating as…
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Monday, July 23 2018
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
John Mayes and John Auers We’ve seen a number of…
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Tuesday, July 17 2018
Authors: John Auers and Brian Mason
By John Auers and Brian Mason In reviewing the refinery…
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Monday, July 9 2018
Authors: Beth Hilbourn
By Beth Hilbourn In some ways, RIN prices are just…
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Monday, July 2 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
John Auers and Robert Auers The classic track from The…
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Tuesday, June 26 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By John Auers and Robert Auers Mexico certainly has been…
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Monday, June 18 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers We last covered the…
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Monday, June 11 2018
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers For today’s blog, we chose a song…
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Tuesday, June 5 2018
Authors: John Auers and Brian Mason
By John Auers and Brian Mason There certainly has been…
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Tuesday, May 29 2018
Authors: Admin
“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy…
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Tuesday, May 22 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By John Auers and Robert Auers Much has been written…
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Monday, May 14 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers We’ve spent a lot…
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Monday, May 7 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By John Auers and Robert Auers It just so happened…
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Monday, April 30 2018
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
By John Mayes and John Auers The move to low…
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Monday, April 23 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers Over the previous weeks,…
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Tuesday, April 17 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers Over the previous weeks,…
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Monday, April 9 2018
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers While “The Sad Cafe”…
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Monday, April 2 2018
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers Over the previous weeks we have reviewed…
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Tuesday, March 27 2018
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers Today, after taking a week off, we…
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Tuesday, March 20 2018
Authors: Brian L. Milne
By Brian L. Milne, Editor, Product Manager with DTN Billing…
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Monday, March 12 2018
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers Today we begin a series discussing various…
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Monday, March 5 2018
Authors: Admin
The question of the day is, “Why don’t more refiners…
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Monday, February 26 2018
Authors: John Auers
By John Auers The profitability of all manufacturing businesses is…
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Monday, February 19 2018
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By John Auers and John Mayes The past year was…
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Monday, February 12 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By John Auers and Robert Auers Immigrant Song, released in…
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Monday, February 5 2018
Authors: James W. Jones
By James W. Jones Last week’s guest blog by George…
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Monday, January 29 2018
Authors: George Hoekstra
Written by: George Hoekstra, guest writer Mr. Hoekstra retired from…
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Monday, January 22 2018
Authors: Tom Hogan
By Tom Hogan Current Sulfur in Gasoline Regulations The United…
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Tuesday, January 16 2018
Authors: John Mayes and Robert Auers
John Mayes and Robert Auers We chose Fleetwood Mac’s 1975…
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Monday, January 8 2018
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
By John Mayes and John Auers Opportunities and challenges come…
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Wednesday, January 3 2018
Authors: John Auers and Robert Auers
By John Auers and Robert Auers New Year’s Day was…
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Monday, December 18 2017
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers Since the end of…
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Tuesday, December 12 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers Last week we discussed…
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Monday, December 4 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Refiners these days can…
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Tuesday, November 28 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers A couple of weeks…
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Monday, November 20 2017
Authors: Admin
With many of us already making preparations for the upcoming…
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Tuesday, November 14 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers Gordon Lightfoot, perhaps Canada’s…
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Tuesday, November 7 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers ZZ Top’s First Album…
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Tuesday, October 31 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers It wasn’t long ago…
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Tuesday, October 24 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By Robert Auers and John Auers The so-called “Teapot” refineries…
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Monday, October 16 2017
Authors: Admin
The Who’s single, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” released in 1971,…
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Monday, October 9 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and Robert Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and Robert Auers Many people, particularly politicians,…
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Monday, October 2 2017
Authors: John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn
By John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn The original Renewable Fuel…
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Tuesday, September 26 2017
Authors: Admin
The Following Turning Point blog is provided by Brian Milne,…
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Monday, September 18 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and Wei Li
By: Elizabeth Hilbourn and Wei Li We can all remember…
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Tuesday, September 12 2017
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers Europe originally began promoting diesel over gasoline…
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Wednesday, September 6 2017
Authors: John Mayes and Robert Auers
By: John Mayes and Robert Auers Our thoughts and prayers…
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Tuesday, August 29 2017
Authors: John Auers, John Mayes and Robert Auers
By: John Auers, John Mayes and Robert Auers Our thoughts…
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Tuesday, August 22 2017
Authors: Robert Auers
By Robert Auers Mark Twain is often famously (mis)quoted as…
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Monday, August 14 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Monkey in the Middle…
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Tuesday, August 8 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Just when the Renewable…
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Tuesday, August 1 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By John Auers and John Mayes While developments in Venezuela…
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Monday, July 24 2017
Authors: Stu Ehrenriech/Cascade Resources and John Auers
Stu Ehrenriech/Cascade Resources and John Auers The decision last October…
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Monday, July 17 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Over the past two…
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Tuesday, July 11 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers Developments, regarding the Renewable…
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Monday, July 3 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers
By Elizabeth Hilbourn and John Auers The classic Doors tune,…
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Monday, June 26 2017
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
By John Mayes and John Auers Last year (May 10,…
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Monday, June 19 2017
Authors: Admin
The following Turning Point blog is provided by Dennis Sutton. …
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Tuesday, June 13 2017
Authors: John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn
John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn The year 1975 was a…
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Tuesday, June 6 2017
Authors: Larry Sullivan
Author: Larry Sullivan Aviation produces as little as 2% or…
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Tuesday, May 30 2017
Authors: Admin
There’s no question that both the upstream and downstream segments…
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Tuesday, May 23 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
John Auers and John Mayes The upset election of Donald…
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Tuesday, May 16 2017
Authors: John Auers
By: John Auers The decision last October by the International…
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Monday, May 8 2017
Authors: Robert Auers and John Auers
By: Robert Auers and John Auers Many analysts are proclaiming…
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Monday, May 1 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By John Auers and John Mayes Everybody’s been issuing their…
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Monday, April 24 2017
Authors: John Auers
By John Auers Many words can and have been used…
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Tuesday, April 18 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By: John Auers and John Mayes In this last of…
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Tuesday, April 11 2017
Authors: John Auers
By: John Auers Last week, in the second of what…
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Tuesday, April 4 2017
Authors: John Auers
By: John Auers Last week we discussed the potential fate…
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Tuesday, March 28 2017
Authors: John Auers
By: John Auers As in any industry, economic prospects for…
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Monday, March 20 2017
Authors: Andy Hill, John Mayes and John Auers
BY Andy Hill, John Mayes and John Auers While activity…
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Tuesday, March 14 2017
Authors: John R. Auers
By John R. Auers Over the last few weeks and…
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Tuesday, March 7 2017
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
By John Mayes and John Auers Government programs can often…
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Tuesday, February 28 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
John Auers and John Mayes While low prices have made…
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Tuesday, February 21 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes The song, “Down in…
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Monday, February 13 2017
Authors: John Mayes and John Auers
John Mayes and John Auers In the very first week…
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Monday, February 6 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By John Auers and John Mayes Since Henry Ford first…
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Monday, January 30 2017
Authors: John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn
By John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn Pink Floyd’s song, “Empty…
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Monday, January 23 2017
Authors: John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn
By John Auers and Elizabeth Hilbourn Last Friday, many (just…
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Friday, January 13 2017
Authors: Elizabeth Hilbourn
By Elizabeth Hilbourn Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that refers…
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Monday, January 9 2017
Authors: John Auers and John Mayes
By John Auers and John Mayes The 1969 Blood, Sweat and…
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Tuesday, January 3 2017
Authors: John Auers and Andy Hill
By John Auers and Andy Hill In recent years refiners…
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Friday, February 1 2019
Authors: Admin
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Thursday, November 22 2018
Authors: Admin
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Thursday, November 22 2018
Authors: Admin
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Thursday, November 22 2018
Authors: Admin
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Thursday, November 22 2018
Authors: Admin
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Monday, November 19 2018
Authors: Admin
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Monday, November 19 2018
Authors: Admin
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Monday, November 19 2018
Authors: Admin
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