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Oil tumbles below $34 a barrel on economic fears (amid growing doubts about stimulus package)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 2/12/09 | Mark Williams - ap

Posted on 02/12/2009 1:00:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge

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1 posted on 02/12/2009 1:00:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

This is a problem. I know Bill O’Really and Hurlalldo like to bash oil companies, but low-priced oil is just as damaging to the country as too-high oil.

$70 is really the “sweet” spot for the economy.


2 posted on 02/12/2009 1:03:08 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Good. It is where it should be now.


3 posted on 02/12/2009 1:04:56 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: NormsRevenge

OPEC meeting on March 15 in Vienna to discuss more production cuts, since they produce 40% of the world’s oil, I’m pretty sure we can expect the price to rise after the mid- year mark.


4 posted on 02/12/2009 1:06:10 PM PST by Troll_House_Cookies (Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
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To: NormsRevenge

This will be interesting. The Middle East countries will be grovelling to O-jerko to get US business again. At the same time the greenies will be pushing him to institute gore-bull.

It’s going to be a mess.


5 posted on 02/12/2009 1:07:13 PM PST by what's up
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why do you say that? gas prices are still rising daily.....


6 posted on 02/12/2009 1:07:13 PM PST by tatsinfla
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To: MeanWestTexan

Two thoughts:

1. Bad in long term; no incentive to solve problem of dependence on foreign oil.

2. The post-porkulus market reaction is proof that you can fool people but you can’t fool money.


7 posted on 02/12/2009 1:08:29 PM PST by henkster (When I was young I was told anyone could be President. Now I believe it.)
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To: tatsinfla
Every few weeks the gas stations try to jump gas prices by 20¢ but they can't get the price to hold. On Tuesday it went up 20¢ and has already dropped 7¢ at some stations.
8 posted on 02/12/2009 1:10:44 PM PST by KarlInOhio (On 9/11 Israel mourned with us while the Palestinians danced in the streets. Who should we support?)
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To: Troll_House_Cookies

An increase in oil prices would be good news for everyone.


9 posted on 02/12/2009 1:10:52 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: NormsRevenge
It's up 30 cents at the pump in central PA over the past month.

Gotta love those fallin' oil prices !

/snort

10 posted on 02/12/2009 1:14:35 PM PST by tomkat (tar/feathers is way too subtle)
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama is headed towards energy rationing, everyone knows it.

Constrain supply.


11 posted on 02/12/2009 1:15:39 PM PST by Tarpon (If you don't stand on principle, you stand for nothing at all.)
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To: tatsinfla
why do you say that? gas prices are still rising daily....

In Chicago it's over @2.00, up 20 cents in a day.

12 posted on 02/12/2009 1:16:49 PM PST by Pit1
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To: tatsinfla

I was talking about oil prices.


13 posted on 02/12/2009 1:18:13 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Another cycle...

It can not be produced at this low a price. So the supply will fall off soon. Meanwhile, we go through another layoff cycle.


14 posted on 02/12/2009 1:20:52 PM PST by Double Tap
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To: KarlInOhio; tatsinfla

Crude falls, gasoline goes up. Why?


15 posted on 02/12/2009 1:22:04 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: trumandogz

“An increase in oil prices would be good news for everyone.”

Your logic?


16 posted on 02/12/2009 1:23:40 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: NormsRevenge

But gas is going UP in California because of refinery capacity limitations. But, no, we can’t build any more because of the environmental a-holes.


17 posted on 02/12/2009 1:24:49 PM PST by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
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To: trumandogz
"An increase in oil prices would be good news for everyone."

Except people who have to buy oil. I don't understand why everyone thinks they know better then the market what oil should be selling at. You would think we were at DU listening to communists show their ignorance of market economics to read some of these posts.

18 posted on 02/12/2009 1:29:04 PM PST by monday
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To: Double Tap

“It can not be produced at this low a price. So the supply will fall off soon. Meanwhile, we go through another layoff cycle.”

It does not cost $30 a barrel to produce oil? Show us what it really costs to produce a barrel of oil. Break it down please
1. Middle East
2. West Texas
3. Alaska
4. Off shore (North Sea, etc)
5. Tar sands
6. Shale oil
and tell us why each is whatever it it.


19 posted on 02/12/2009 1:30:28 PM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: KarlInOhio

Filled up Tuesday, Feb 10th, @ $2.41 PG
Today, Feb. 12th, it is $2.49 PG

Luck to us...


20 posted on 02/12/2009 1:36:08 PM PST by BigIsleGal (Don't Make Me Call Out My Flying Monkeys!)
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