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To: Piranha

Nice collateral damage. But they aren’t cutting production and losing market share to someone else. Their breakeven cost is <$20/bbl so they have a ton of headroom.


9 posted on 01/13/2015 10:50:16 AM PST by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Wyatt's Torch
Their breakeven cost is <$20/bbl so they have a ton of headroom.

I have doubts that all of Saudi's production is really that low. They have started enhanced oil recovery on Ghawar years ago. They spent $17 Billion on Manifa for 900,000 BPD of heavy, sour (cheap) oil.

Their problem, and most of the other producers, is their spending. They need oil back up to $106 to match what they are spending. They are quickly spending billions at these prices.

14 posted on 01/13/2015 11:04:55 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

Where do you get <$20/bbl?


15 posted on 01/13/2015 11:05:35 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Wyatt's Torch

If consumption outpaces production, who’s oil is not being purchased?


20 posted on 01/13/2015 11:12:00 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Wyatt's Torch

True, they also have the benefit of tens or hundreds of billions of dollars of financial reserves that the rest of the Middle East and Russia do not have.


29 posted on 01/13/2015 11:20:19 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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