Fadel Gheit
Fadel Gheit
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There is no reason for the prices to fall when people are obsessed with the possibility of supply disruptions and the fact that prices are not slowing demand.
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Speculators have no reason to scare people with shortages. And you can see this because futures are dropping and prices will continue to drop,
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Part of the reason (companies are having trouble adding real reserves) is that there has not been an elephant discovery -- one over a billion barrels -- for 15 years.
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Everybody is trying to secure their own resources instead of being dependent on somebody else. All these government-owned companies or government agencies are emerging from the bureaucracy and the state's shadow.
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The biggest disaster was the lack of information: The refineries - are they up or down? What happened to the platforms?
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These two companies are rearranging the seats around the table of the biggest game in town. They are prepared for $12 oil; they are looking beyond that,
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It was like a very long dream, and we're finally waking up. Gasoline by any measure is still very, very inexpensive compared to anywhere.
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It's cheaper for companies to buy production and reserves on Wall Street than go drill for it. It's instant gratification.
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A rise in oil prices stifles economic growth, ... There is a close correlation between gasoline prices and retail sales. Paying more per week for gas means less disposable income, which impacts retail and the purchasing power of the consumer, as does a higher average home heating bill due to the cost of fuel oil.
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A rise in oil prices is not good news for the equity market or the economy.
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The warm weather in the U.S. may be cutting demand for oil by 1 million barrels per day.
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The volume of lost production will be significantly greater than that lost under Ivan. Not one company that was affected has been able to restore its production 100 percent.
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The U.S. and global economies are like the walking wounded, ... It's not a matter of whether they will fall, but of when.
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We might see some reflection on crude prices as well as gasoline prices going forward, but not by much. I hope that people do not have high hopes for much lower crude prices or gasoline prices, because that is not in the cards.