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Cardium Formation
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Natural Gas Benchmarks
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Global Oil Supply and Inventory Primer
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Written by an oil and gas analyst in a Bulge Bracket investment bank Metrics & Multiples Analysis: Oil and Gas Metrics and multiples are a key dimension of valuation within Investment Banking and Equity Research (and corporate banking). Each metric/multiple tells a different story about the current state of the business. Analysts