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To: thackney

The statement “simply store millions of barrels of oil” is an oxymoron. Oil traders buy and sell contracts, never oil.


6 posted on 02/20/2015 8:02:46 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel

With the current contango, traders are taking possession while selling a future contract. It is the part the reason of rising storage and offshore tankers being used for storage.


7 posted on 02/20/2015 8:09:20 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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