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Brent crude has reached US$ 74 a barrel because of lowered refinery use

Huh? Less demand be refineries would cause prices to fall.

11 posted on 04/20/2006 1:28:33 PM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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12 posted on 04/20/2006 1:28:43 PM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along.)
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To: Rodney King
Huh? Less demand be refineries would cause prices to fall.

Not really. There is a lot of spec money involved, and commodity prices don't follow supply and demand curves all the time. Part of it is that everyone expects the price to rise, so it does. Doesn't matter if they are looking for tank space to store the crude, the price will still rise.

18 posted on 04/20/2006 1:31:42 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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