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Oil prices could soon turn negative as the world runs out of places to store crude, analysts warn
CNBC ^ | April 1, 2020 | Sam Meredith

Posted on 04/01/2020 11:38:35 AM PDT by C19fan

Global oil storage could reach maximum capacity within weeks, energy analysts have told CNBC, as the coronavirus crisis dramatically reduces consumption and some of the world’s most powerful crude producers start to ramp up their output. The coronavirus pandemic has meant countries have effectively had to shut down, with many governments imposing draconian measures on the daily lives of billions of people. It has created an unprecedented demand shock in energy markets, with storage space – both onshore and offshore – quickly running out.

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TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: chinavirus; energy; hydrocarbons; maga; oil; oilprice; opec; saudiarabia; virus
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1 posted on 04/01/2020 11:38:35 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

We could be putting some in our Strategic Reserve if Pelosi didn’t SCROOOOOOOOOO us.


2 posted on 04/01/2020 11:41:15 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: C19fan

Geez, somedays I wish I had a gas-guzzler!


3 posted on 04/01/2020 11:41:26 AM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no justice until The PIAPS is legally executed)
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To: C19fan

Houston, you have a problem.


4 posted on 04/01/2020 11:41:48 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: C19fan

Why is OPEC and Russia still producing so much? It’s not like a cow you have to milk daily.


5 posted on 04/01/2020 11:42:19 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: C19fan

Not yet time to top off the boat. Give it a few more days/weeks.


6 posted on 04/01/2020 11:42:45 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: C19fan

I may buy an oil storage tank.


7 posted on 04/01/2020 11:43:03 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn....)
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To: C19fan

Recycled news at least 10 days old.


8 posted on 04/01/2020 11:43:04 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: C19fan

I can store another 70 gal of Diesel.

Will that help?


9 posted on 04/01/2020 11:43:24 AM PDT by Paladin2
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Will they pay us to fill out gas tanks?


10 posted on 04/01/2020 11:43:43 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The US media is the most destructive, mendacious irresponsible institution that there is.)
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To: C19fan

So, in California gas prices might fall below $3.18?


11 posted on 04/01/2020 11:44:48 AM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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Gas still $3 a gal in California.

Waiting for my free fill up.


12 posted on 04/01/2020 11:45:22 AM PDT by Regulator
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To: 1Old Pro

“ Why is OPEC and Russia still producing so much?”

Perhaps it is some scheme to ran their competitors out of business.


13 posted on 04/01/2020 11:45:47 AM PDT by Meatspace
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To: I want the USA back

Next time I want to buy a sandwich, I’ll go to the gas station, fill up my car, accept the $10 bill they give me, and then head over to the sandwich shop. Yee Haa!


14 posted on 04/01/2020 11:47:03 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Fai Mao

I wish I kept dear ole dads 500 gal diesel tank. Would called for a delivery


15 posted on 04/01/2020 11:48:12 AM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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To: C19fan

Turn negative? They will pay us to fill up at the pumps? lol


16 posted on 04/01/2020 11:49:00 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Regulator

93 octane premium was $1.86/gallon here in the north Atlanta burbs last Friday.


17 posted on 04/01/2020 11:49:00 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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We are already being told that we have to shut in or pinch back our high-volume oil wells.


18 posted on 04/01/2020 11:50:25 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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[[93 octane premium was $1.86/gallon here in the north Atlanta burbs last Friday]]

89 octane ‘cheapo’ gas was still $2.19/gallon where we are-


19 posted on 04/01/2020 11:50:35 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: samadams2000

is that for premium gas? Our premium is near $3.00/gal, but regular gas is $2.19/gal


20 posted on 04/01/2020 11:51:31 AM PDT by Bob434
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