Off The Net For Awhile -- A Reader Just Provided a Great Graphic; Oil Up Almost $3.00 Today;

2. NYMEX built on gains late in the US morning session to close $2.96/b higher at $93.99/b as the market reversed Wednesday's selloff.

1. For those following my "observations" regarding the USGS 2013 Survey of the Bakken/Three Forks, you may be interested in the most recent update.

It comes from a reader, and is simply ... spectacular.

http://www.milliondollarwayblog.com/2013/05/observation-3-usgs-needs-to-improve-on.html