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Gender	Male
Industry	Consulting
Occupation	Petroleum Industry Analyst
Location	Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Links	Audio Clip
Introduction	Bob van der Valk is expert in forecasting gasoline and diesel fuel pricing by following trends affecting the petroleum industry. His previous employment includes working for major oil company and independent petroleum distributors on the West Coast in various marketing management capacities. Bob has extensive experience in the retail gasoline business both as a dealer for Unocal Corporation as well as their Retail and Wholesale Manager for over 30 years. Bob van der Valk is an expert in retail and wholesale market of the petroleum industry. He does, however, do more than just sell fuel and lubricating oils. He represents it in a simple and agreeable manner on radio, television, as well in the written word. He has tirelessly and unselfishly devoted a large part of his career to educating the public on what they need to know about the reasons for the wild price swings in the oil markets. His forecasts are unfettered by not having any vested interest in either the commodities and equities markets. His viewpoints about the U.S. petroleum industry can be found at: http://www.4vqp.com/ourconsultants/thegasguy.html
Interests	photography, golf
Favorite movies	Full Metal Jacket, The Party, Dancing With Wolves, The Postman, Slumdog Millionaire
Favorite music	all kinds
Favorite books	Ian Fleming's James Bond series