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Slugcatcher hears the oilman's prayer

IT'S not a boom yet, but with oil seeming to be headed for US$100 a barrel Slugcatcher hopes bumper sticker history is being repeated, you know the one: "Please God let there be another oil boom. I promise not to piss it all away next time!"

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Slugcatcher hears the oilman's prayer

Texas is said to be the home of that famous request, but it did spread to Canada and made an appearance in Australia during past downturns of the sort experienced last year when the oil price dived to...

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