Lawrence Eagles
Lawrence Eagles
dangerous follow game playing prepared
OPEC is playing a dangerous game of bluff, and has to be prepared to follow it through.
again avoid barrel excess falling last prices supply time wants year
This time last year prices were around $32 a barrel before falling to $22 a barrel in May, because of excess supply in the market. OPEC wants to avoid that (happening again this year),
behind clearly doubt driving east force gasoline main market middle momentum provides tension upside
While gasoline was clearly the main driving force behind the market on Friday, there is little doubt that the Middle East tension also provides some upside momentum for crude.
iraqis job last money projects short supposed
Most of these projects were supposed to be done last year. If U.S. money had been made available, Iraqis could have done the job faster. Whichever way you look in the short term, it comes back to security.
airline clear concern explain reason
No one fundamental reason can explain this whopping fall, ... There is concern that demand, particularly from the airline industry, could fall. There are clear recessionary concerns.
oil plan proposals regard slammed
The plan has been slammed by environmentalists and some commentators who regard the proposals as a handout to the oil industry.
disruption further physical response review specific supply
We have responded to a very specific physical supply disruption and we will review that response as we go further forward.
clearly however risk small
There is clearly a risk that this is going to happen, however small that risk may be,
against attacks evidence former giving likely recently running short sponsor
Recently a former aid, giving evidence against him, said he was running short of funds. Therefore, if he was the instigator of the attacks on the US, another sponsor was likely to be involved.
driven due overnight price protests recovery security
Part of the recovery overnight (in the price of oil) may have been due to anti-Israeli protests in Jordan, where 30,000 protestors had to be driven back from the boarder by security forces,
cut mexico million output russia talking
OPEC is now talking about a 1 to 1.5 million bpd cut and Mexico and Russia are at least talking about output cuts,
band below cause itself mechanism price shown slump waiting
OPEC has shown itself to be market-savvy by recognizing that waiting for the price band mechanism to kick-in could cause a slump well below $22 a barrel,
agreeing cut discuss february january likely meeting paranoia time
OPEC has a paranoia with oversupply, ... This weekend's meeting is likely to see OPEC agreeing to meet some time in January or February to discuss a cut in supply.
caution clearly collapse currently early given main next oil paranoia price pumping threatens
Given the paranoia of the cartel that it is currently pumping too much oil and that this threatens a price collapse early next year, caution will clearly be the main watchword.