Oil futures hit record as Nigeria violence stirs supply fears
Oil prices rose to near one hundred dollars a barrel on global supply worries after renewed violence in Nigeria and a warning that OPEC may miss demand by 2024. Port Harcourt attacks killed four police, three civilians, six attackers. Niger Delta Vigilante Movement claimed responsibility.
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OPEC
Port Harcourt
Niger Delta
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SunTrust Robinson
Amanda Kurzendoerfer
Summit Energy Services Inc
Louisville
Kurzendoerfer
Oil prices likely to stay cyclical say experts
Perryman argues world uncertainty will keep oil prices reactive to events while Edwards notes energy demand remains strong despite high gasoline prices. He warns developing nations will become major energy users and that known oilfields are peaking, requiring alternative energy sources as prices trend upward.
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OPEC
Perryman
Kirk Edwards
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Edwards
Cell phone use slows traffic in congested commutes
Washington study finds drivers talking on cell phones slow about 2 mph on clogged roads, even with handsfree devices, and take around 3 percent longer on highly congested routes. Data from 36 students in simulators links distraction to delayed reactions and single-car following.
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Washington
David Strayer
University of Utah
Strayer
Transportation Research Board
National Academy of Sciences
Four Die In Reeves County Two Vehicle Crash
Four people were killed when a 2001 Ford Explorer driven by Lourdes Alemany collided with a 2004 Chevrolet pickup driven by Elisa Lara on Highway 285 eight and a half miles north of Orla. Lara survived in stable condition. Affected victims include Ernie Valencia Jr and residents Lorine Orosco and Jose Orozco.
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Lourdes Alemany
Bronx
Ernie Valencia Jr
Rio Rancho
N.M
Elisa Lara
Carlsbad
Department of Public Safety
Cletus Tapp
Lorine Orosco
Jose Orozco
Union City
Calif
Lara
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Alemany
Orla
Tapp
Sand Hills Rodeo to Open 75th Year with New Daisy Tour
Odessa hosts the 75th Sand Hills PRCA rodeo kicking off the season with a new Daisy Protection Bullfighting Tour adding four two man teams in protection and freestyle. The event features bull riding barrel racing calf roping steer wrestling saddle and bareback riding plus team roping and livestock shows. Harry Vold of Fowler Colorado plans to stock about 100 horses for bareback and saddle bronc events and notes many world champions are entered. Woolard invites all to attend stock show and rodeo nights for family friendly entertainment and community support.
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Rodeo Cowboys Association
United States
Patti Woolard
SandHills
Las Vegas
Odessa
PRCA
Sand Hills Rodeo
Harry Vold
Harry Vold Rodeo Co
Fowler
Colo
Kirsten Vold
Woolard
Adela Uranga Honored For Humanitarian Work In Odessa
Adela Uranga devoted her life to feeding the hungry using day-old bread and leftovers from local businesses. In 1988 Odessa officials proclaimed Adela Uranga Day and Hispanic Heritage of Odessa awarded her a humanitarian prize in 1997. A rosary is set for Friday at 7 p.m. and a memorial Mass at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Marys Catholic Church.
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Ector County
Adela Uranga
Hispanic Heritage of
Odessa
Black Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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