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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.
ahead chooses cut meeting output prices public remain size whether
Whether OPEC chooses to make public the size of any output cut ahead of the ministerial meeting Nov. 14 is uncertain, ... But it may well choose to do so if prices remain weak.
clear demand high impact moment oil prices seen signs starting
There are clear signs at the moment that we are starting to see the impact of high oil prices on demand -- and that's being seen in many regions.
clearly however risk small
There is clearly a risk that this is going to happen, however small that risk may be,
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.
continue crude current feeling next physical prices surplus week
Our feeling is that with the current surplus of physical crude that prices will continue to erode from here for the next week or two.
agree feeling global impact net supplies
Our feeling is that OPEC will agree to the increase, but that the net impact on global supplies will be negligible.
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,
imagine means price smart trigger un until
I would imagine they'll use their 20-day price trigger as the barometer, which means not until the end of June, by when we should know what the UN is doing with smart sanctions,
dangerous follow game playing prepared
OPEC is playing a dangerous game of bluff, and has to be prepared to follow it through.
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.