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Newsjock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:49 PM Original message |
Oil market oversupplied: Saudis |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oversupplied at $100+ / barrel ?? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Speculation driven oil prices brought about a scenario recently |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. yep -- speculation. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. Which is doing EXACTLY what commodies traders do EVERY DAY with many |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Not exactly a ringing endorsement of commodities traders, is it? |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Short Answer: Yes, If Regulated |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
59. Point taken |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
100. It's a bubble. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
56. And It IS Speculators Causing $3.90 at the Pumps |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:35 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Exactly -- and these markets used to be REGULATED to prevent speculation -- !! |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
75. Where were you when gas was $1.90? Were you hysterical about |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. Let Me Google That For You |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #56 |
83. I'm a step ahead of you, (two steps actually) |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Well, obviously the world is oversupplied with dollars more. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
103. No, a small percentage of people are oversupplied with dollars. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm sure Opec and Saudi Arabia are very upset |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Dept. of Energy should be selling short like crazy against the SPR |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
62. kr |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Gee, you sure couldn't tell at the filling station. n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. They are trying to cover up that their oil production is dropping. |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The only thing covered up is |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. It is thought by some that the Saudis intentionally exagerated their oil reserves. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
87. I think you're correct. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. I'm just about sick and tired of this thing where people blame speculators... |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Although I agree with the basic fundamentals of trading you discribed... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #34 |
42. This is what cracks me up about people such as yourself that get angry |
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wellst0nev0ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. You're Goddamn Right I Was Angry |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #53 |
65. I asked about $70 dollar oil... |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. LOL! This is what cracks me up with folks who "think" |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #54 |
66. One day you will understand how commodity trading works. |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
93. No, I want to know if you are telling me... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. oh lord. |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:43 AM Response to Reply #94 |
95. Nope, calling out to nothing won't help... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 07:21 AM Response to Reply #95 |
97. what ever gets you through the night. |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:43 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. Nope, calling out to nothing won't help... |
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primavera (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. Actually, I rather like the UN idea |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #61 |
67. I brought that up a while ago... |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
84. They shoud be forced to take delivery. NT |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 04:47 AM Response to Reply #84 |
86. ... and then drink it ... (n/t) |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
99. Exactly. nt |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. If it were over supplied, wouldn't the price go down? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The price is going sky high due to speculation. |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Yup. Hyped by the MSM who are spokepersons for the MIC and fossil fuel monsters. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. You are completely discounting growth in China and India. |
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zogofzorkon (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 05:27 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. You forgot tulips. A classic supply vs demand speculation. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #37 |
43. Tulips aren't a finite resource. nt |
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zogofzorkon (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. they are as finite as wheat and soybeans |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. You can't "grow" oil. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #64 |
104. Tell that to Brazil. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
68. However all your points here are moot, because right now there is |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Prove it or stand down. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
105. Read the ConsortiumNews article mentioned in post #100 |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. And I Guess We Weren't To Be Angry With Speculators, Then, Either |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Well that is what the supply side economist say |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Supply side and trickle down theories don't take monopoly into account, do they? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. "If" is the key word there. The Saudis aren't the most trustworthy |
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pasto76 (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. oil prices are not driven by supply and demand. They tell us everyday that "speculators" are |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Gee! reduced demand triggers higher prices. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Where is demand reduced? |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:50 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. Everywhere. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #38 |
44. First site is from BP... |
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sulphurdunn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
70. I think we're comparing |
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ensemble (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Saudi Arabia did not make up for Libyan oil |
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Johnny Morales (76 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Libya is a minor producer in terms of total production |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #15 |
45. Libya supples the EU with roughly 8% of their total oil usage... |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
16. So the Sauds will pump less to lower the prices, to make less money? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #16 |
46. Crazy, isn't it? |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. Great. Now tell the middle men so the price of gas will go down. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Nice scam boys. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
22. The Saudis are playing a shell game |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
24. They must be pushing for a President Romney. |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. Bull shit |
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indimuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. shouldn't there be a CAP on speculations? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Deleted message |
NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. I'd Like to See It Confined to Those Who Can Take Delivery |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
98. A cap and an electric chair! |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
33. Some thoughts about the Saudis ~ |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
74. Not only that, they are investing HEAVILY in solar research and tech. A country |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
35. so, the $4.50 a gallon.... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. Gotta pay for all..... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. AKA they can't ramp up production enough to meet demand... |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 09:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. +1 |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #40 |
76. Yep...we've entered the period of continuing, worsening recessions. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. You may as well forget it. Because if you think there's a chance it will change, |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
41. oil prices |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. People here DO NOT WANT TO KNOW the truth about oil. It's that simple. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
63. +1 |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #49 |
77. Speculators have been using peak oil as cover for their fucking people over. That's the only... |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Lulz! What makes your paticular theory any more credible? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. It's fun playing handmaiden to the oligarchs. You make a prediction, they use it as cover, and.. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Like I said, knock yourself out. Pump until the cows come home. And, FGS, |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #49 |
85. The Problem is not lack of oil, it's lack of cheap oil. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. Very good contribution to the discussion. |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 06:43 AM Response to Reply #69 |
88. finite commodities |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
48. "As Saudi Arabia goes, so goes the world." |
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Vinee (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
51. $5 per gallon, here we come. eom |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
73. When oil production is down 33% from the current in a few years, you'll |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
55. Peak Oil = Peak Profits |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
72. Yea, and it doesn't help when you have Trump sitting there with Crowley |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
89. it was shocking |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
90. Three graphs that should make us worry. |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. You should post this as its own OP in GD. I would recommend it. n/t |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Done |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #90 |
101. It's a bubble. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #101 |
102. Is production really going up? |
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