This is a very positive, strong report and encouraging because it included Katrina and a spike in oil prices and we still just seem to have a lot of momentum going into the fourth quarter.

For Indonesia to continue to develop its oil and gas resources and to step back into the role of a true net exporting country and replace their position in OPEC this is a pretty important deal for them to close.

The move up in crude oil price from $12 a barrel to nearly $31 a barrel has been really positive for oil stocks, ... The Fund that we manage has responded well to that. Every time oil prices fluctuate - retreating, and then moving back up --- that helps oil stocks.

We had a positive lead from Wall Street. Oil prices were up again.

Exporters are going to lead the market higher in the second half. The fall in oil prices and positive economic indicators are supporting the advance.

We're a lot of positive short- and long-term momentum that began on Monday when oil broke through a key technical level, ... The EIA report helped draw attention to this.