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Oil's surge in 2010 paves the way for $4 gasoline,
yahoo ^ | 1/2/111 | ap, Chris Kahn, AP Energy Writer

Posted on 01/02/2011 8:34:08 PM PST by Nachum

Price of oil rises 30 percent in 2010; gasoline prices could hit $4 a gallon in 2011

NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil is poised for another run at $100 a barrel after a global economic rebound sent it surging 34 percent since May. That could push gasoline prices to $4 a gallon by summer in some parts of the country, experts say.

Flying, shipping a package and ordering a pizza all likely would get more expensive in the new year if that happens and companies pass along higher energy costs. Some economists say rising energy prices will slow economic growth.

The U.S. is the world's largest oil consumer, but prices since spring have been on a roll primarily because of rising demand in developing countries, especially China. China's oil consumption is expected to rise 5 percent next year; that compares with less than 1 percent growth forecast for the U.S.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: energy; inflation; oil; oils; paves; surge; way
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1 posted on 01/02/2011 8:34:12 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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2 posted on 01/02/2011 8:35:51 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Barry’s boys have a lot of Chevy Volts that they need to get rid of.


3 posted on 01/02/2011 8:37:35 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("The Dems have a 'war room' for everything but war..." - Dennis Miller)
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To: Nachum

Hmmmm, I guess they don’t have Bush, Cheney or Halliburton to kick around any more. No mention of Obama in the article. No mention of the declining value of the dollar under Obama’s watch. Lots of thing unmentioned in the article. Drill baby drill.


4 posted on 01/02/2011 8:39:19 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Nachum
Some economists say rising energy prices will slow economic growth.

Some real bright fellers here.

5 posted on 01/02/2011 8:44:15 PM PST by umgud
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To: Nachum

Global economic rebound? ROFL. Fiat money.


6 posted on 01/02/2011 8:48:37 PM PST by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bailout)
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To: Nachum
Some economists say rising energy prices will slow economic growth.

GEEEZ!!!
Ya Think???

Wow! Ya Figured That Out All By Yourself!
Click the Pic

7 posted on 01/02/2011 8:50:10 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Nachum

Gee, I wonder if asshat’s successful ban against drilling in the Gulf has had anything to do with that. All of the rigs have gone bye bye, and now it looks like 2012 before another well is drilled. Thanks bama..


8 posted on 01/02/2011 8:53:13 PM PST by richardtavor (One of the rare establishment Republicans backed by the "Tea Party" movement that wants limited gove)
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To: Nachum
Some economists say rising energy prices will slow economic growth.

We're in good shape folks, it's only "some" economists who say it.

9 posted on 01/02/2011 8:55:50 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Nachum; Red Badger

Means diesel is gonna be 5$ again I suppose.....;o(


10 posted on 01/02/2011 8:58:18 PM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Nachum

Bob Brinker talked about this over a year ago on his radio program. He predicted a rise in oil prices because of Obama’s push for things like wind and solar power, coupled with the ban on drilling. He was baffled by the Obama energy policies....


11 posted on 01/02/2011 9:01:46 PM PST by Fu-fu2
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Remember Iran’s Ahmadi-Nejad has just taken over as head of OPEC!

And Soros does not want his Brazilian investments and off-shore drilling to face competition that Obama can so easily stop!

Nor does Obama’s other boss, Saudi Arabia want our purchases to diminish.

There is so much slime around Obama that I don’t believe there is enough detergent in the world to wash it clean.


12 posted on 01/02/2011 9:02:40 PM PST by FARS (Be Healthy, Happy and Thrive)
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WHAT??? You mean it ISN’T the fault of the evil oil men in the White House? HOW CAN THIS BE!!!

Obama’s media buds are trying to soften the blow when gas finally hits $4 due to Democrat stupidty, and the economy begins to shut down again.

At $4 gas, we stop making a lot of trips.


13 posted on 01/02/2011 9:20:03 PM PST by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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Oh, really.....THE bob brinker who voted for Obama?


14 posted on 01/02/2011 9:23:47 PM PST by goodnesswins (You deciding how to spend your health care $, thatÂ’s freedom. Govt deciding, thats a death panel)
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To: richardtavor
All of the rigs have gone bye bye

Well, not really. Read the article.

15 posted on 01/02/2011 9:26:37 PM PST by upchuck (When excerpting please use the entire 300 words we are allowed. No more one or two sentence posts!)
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To: goodnesswins

Yep, that’s a shocker and I lost all respect for him with that move. Somebody told me he supported Clinton as well. Do you know if that’s true?


16 posted on 01/02/2011 9:47:40 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD

No, I don’t know about that.


17 posted on 01/02/2011 10:04:21 PM PST by goodnesswins (You deciding how to spend your health care $, thatÂ’s freedom. Govt deciding, thats a death panel)
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To: FARS
Remember Iran’s Ahmadi-Nejad has just taken over as head of OPEC!

That's extremely bad news.

18 posted on 01/02/2011 10:15:22 PM PST by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenario at a time.)
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To: FARS

It will be a Herculean task, like Hercules cleaning out the Augean Stables..


19 posted on 01/02/2011 11:02:31 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Nachum
"...prices since spring have been on a roll primarily because of rising demand in developing countries, especially China. China's oil consumption is expected to rise 5 percent next year..."

Naw, that couldn't be! The experts told us over three years ago and ever since that China is on the verge of an economic crash.


20 posted on 01/02/2011 11:11:55 PM PST by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-' 96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote.)
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