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Moody's Downgrades Saudi Arabia on Lower Oil Prices
Jakarta Post ^ | Sun, May 15 2016

Posted on 05/15/2016 12:33:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Saudi Arabia's credit rating has been downgraded by Moody's because of the long and deep slump in oil prices.

Moody's Investors Service said Saturday that it also downgraded Gulf oil producers Bahrain and Oman. It left ratings unchanged for other Gulf states including Kuwait and Qatar.

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest oil exporter. Moody's cut the country's long-term issuer rating one notch to A1 from Aa3 after a review that began in March.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bahrain; credit; energy; kuwait; methane; moodys; oil; oman; opec; petroleum; qatar; sauduarabia

1 posted on 05/15/2016 12:33:12 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
It goes way beyond oil prices and has to do with political stability.

But yes, and prices are probably going to stay soft.

2 posted on 05/15/2016 12:50:21 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: nickcarraway

http://wire.kapitall.com/investment-idea/tank-car-manufacturers-to-benefit-from-crude-by-rail/


3 posted on 05/15/2016 12:53:37 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: Bogie

I have seen miles of unused tanker cars parked along unused tracks lately.


4 posted on 05/15/2016 4:59:00 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Vince Ferrer

There’s a good chance the “unused” railway tankers are full of oil, storing it until markets improve.


5 posted on 05/15/2016 7:27:45 AM PDT by 5by5
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To: nickcarraway; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks nickcarraway. A coworker just resigned in the past couple of weeks, becoming a truck driver, school is paid for, has to drive for the new employer x number of years -- and it's in the Dakotas, I'd guess, oil tanker trucks.

6 posted on 05/15/2016 7:50:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: Bogie

When the House of Saud can’t payoff crazies within their own family there will be insane takeovers and chaos...

Iran will step in - and we’ll all be involved in a war.

Or we can let the ME rot in hell and stay out of it... which is the better solution.


7 posted on 05/15/2016 8:05:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (Trump wants to increase the size of the pie. Ryan wants everyone eat less.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Yeah, but the hammer is still there and ready to drop on the sand kingdom.


8 posted on 05/15/2016 10:27:03 AM PDT by Bogie (Just a coincidence?)
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To: GOPJ

After 1973, we should have made Energy Independence our top priority.


9 posted on 05/15/2016 10:32:09 AM PDT by dfwgator
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